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HARDY P RENNIALS (Continued) 
Price: 50¢ per plant, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, except where noted 
Varieties starred (*) are suitable for Rock Gardens. Varieties daggered (+) are suitable for Cut Flowers. 
EUPHORBIA (Flowering Spurge) 
+Corollata—A tall growing, fine branching plant covered from 
June to August with dainty white flowers which can be used 
in place of Baby’s Breath for making bouquets. A perfect 
and useful garden plant of stately dignity covered with 
masses of white blooms enhanced by attractive foliage. 
Height, 2 feet. 
ERIGERON (Fleabane) 
+*Speciosus (The Midsummer Daisy)—Large clear pale mauve 
flowers with bright golden centers. Excellent for cutting. 
Height, 18 inches. 
*FUCHSIA (Lady’s Ear Drops) 
+*Magellanica—Very hardy, flowering the whole season long 
until stopped by frost. Ruby red pendulant flowers. These 
flowers do just as well in the sun as in the’shade. Suitable 
for both hardy border and rock garden work. Suggested for 
growing in solid beds in shady places. Height, 2 feet. 
FUNKIA (Plantain Lily) 
*Lancifolia—Very useful for borders and in partial shade. Late 
in season it produces a spike of lavender flowers. Plant does 
not attain a height of over 10 inches, but flower stalks will 
run up to about 2 feet. 
+Subcordata Grandiflora—The “August Lily.” Fragrant, pure 
white, Lily-like flowers, flowering in August and September. 
Does well in partial shade; has very handsome foliage. 
Height, 2 to 2% feet. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanketflower) 
+Burgundy—Deep burgundy red flowers with no other color- 
ing on the petalage. Like all Gaillardia they flower the entire 
summer and are much more profuse in bloom than other 
Perennials, and they not alone make a decorative showing 
in the garden, but are wonderful cutting material. 
+Dazzler—An improvement on the old Grandiflora, showing 
much more yellow in the petals. Height, 2% feet. 
+Monarch—This lovely strain has very large flowers of 
bronzy-red with each petal tipped bright gold. A fine cut 
flower and ideal for the Perennial border. Height, 21% feet. 
*Mr. Sherbrook—Golden yellow flowers without any mark- 
ing of any other kind. The individual flowers are around 
2% inches across, with a yellow cushion in the center. A 
lovely garden subject, since it is very free flowering and 
continues to give quantities of flowers from June until frost. 
Height, 21% feet. 
+Portola Hybrids—The flowers are very large, and of good 
substance. Color brilliant scarlet with copper hues, and 
petals heavily tipped golden yellow. Height 214 to 3 feet, 
flowering practically the entire summer. 
GEUM (Avens) 
+*Borisii—A new variety of dwarf habit with warm, blood 
orange flowers on 8- to 10-inch stems. Free flowering from 
May to July, and often again in the Fall. 
+*Lady Stratheden—The flowers are a bright golden yellow, 
blooming from June to July. Perfectly hardy, but requires 
full sun and a fairly light soil. Height, 18 inches. 
+*Mrs. Bradshaw—A new, large, double, scarlet variety, 
blooming the greater part of the Summer. A splendid cut 
flower subject. Height, 15 inches. 
+*Wilton Ruby—The color is an unusual dark ruby-red. 
Height, 15 inches. 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath) 
{Bristol Fairy—Bristol Fairy has all the virtues of the popu- 
lar Gypsophilia paniculata flore-pleno as a garden and land- 
scape subject. It is sturdier, more graceful, and has much 
more distinct white flowers. Best of all it is an all-Summer 
plant, blooming periodically from June till frost. Height, 3 
to 4 feet. 
+*Rosy Veil—Introduced into this country from Europe. 
Flowers of this variety are decidedly pink. Dwarf grower. 
Height 8 to 10 inches. 
+*Repens Bodgeri—This dwarf Baby’s Breath attains a height 
of about twelve inches, producing double white flowers 
from early spring until late fall. Fills in beautifully between 
groups of the tall growing Bristol Fairy. 
HELENIUM (Helenflower) 
This magnificent Perennial during its blooming season from 
early August until middle of September, literally produces 
hundreds of beautiful yellow to bronze colored flowers. 
+Autumnale Rubrum—Similar to Superbum, but has bright, 
terra-cotta red flowers; makes a wonderful display during 
the month of September. 5 to 6 feet. 
y+Autumnale Superbum—Broad, spreading heads, deep golden 
yellow flowers. One of the most striking flowers in cultiva- 
tions) 5) to 16 feet: 
*HELIANTHEMUM (Rock Rose) 
Low subshrubs adapted for border planting and Rock Gar- 
dens. In assorted shades of color, pink, white, yellow, etc. 
Not over 12-18 inches high, flowering June to July. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 
+Coronation—A beautiful subject for border decoration and 
extremely valuable for cutting. Produces large double flowers 
of rich yellow from August to October. Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
tLoden Gold—Large dahlia-like flowers of bright yellow. 
About 5 inches in diameter. When grown on a gravel-loam 
soil blooms develop to even greater perfection. If main 
flowers are cut when they mature, the side shoots develop 
perfectly and by this method the blooming season can be 
pape from August to very heavy frost. Height 4 to 5 
eet. 
*Multiflorus Flora Plena—Deep golden yellow with quilled 
petals, similar to a Dahlia. Height, 4-5 feet. Flowering Au- 
gust and September. 

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