S. & W. Co.'s Hardy Perennials 
CHR YSOGONUM virginianum (Golden Knee). 
%& Ground cover for sun or partial shade. Grows 
4 to 6 inches high and requires a rich woodsy 
soil. Bright starry golden yellow flowers are 
produced from May to August; handsome dark 
green foliage. 
COREOPSIS, Double Sunburst. (Tickseed). Old- 
fashioned border plants of very easy culture. 
Great profusion of brilliant golden yellow, 
double flowers in July and August. Fine for 
cutting. 2 ft. 
DIANTHUS (Garden Pinks). Plants of compact 
habit, with fragrant flowers. 
Beatrix. » Light salmon-pink, scented flowers 
from May to Nov. 9 in. 
Silvermine. > Novelty. Like Beatrix except 
that flowers are pure white. 
Scotch or Florists Finks. 4 Wide color-range; 
single and double. 1 ft. June. 
Above 3 varieties, 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Valuable plants for bor- 
ders, woods, and wild gardens, with lush foliage 
and Jong spikes of beautiful tubular flowers. 
Useful subjects for the shaded portions of your 
herbaceous border. 
Giant Shirley. A mixture of pink, white, pur- 
ple, yellow. 5 to 6 ft. June. 
DORONICUM Clusi (Leopard’s Bane). + Hand- 
some early-flowering perennial of easy culture. 
Bright yellow flowers on 9-inch stems. May. 
GAILLARDIA, S. & W. CO.’S Giant Hybrids. 
A grand strain from all the best hybrids. Pro- 
duces a continual display of richly colored 
flowers from June until October, unsurpassed 
for brilliance. 2% ft. 
GYPSOPHILA, Bristol Fairy (Baby’s Breath). 
hey are essentially for summer bouquets, and 
in the border their light, airy appearance will 
greatly enhance all other perennials. Huge 
panicles of pure white double flowers. 4 ft. 
July, Aug. 
2-yr. field-grown, 75 cts. each, $2.15 for 3, 
$8.25 per doz. 
HELIOPSIS incomparabilis (North American 
Ox-Eye). A grand plant that blooms in June 
and July; if cut back in July it will start again 
in September and bloom until frost. The mn- 
dividual flowers are 3 inches across and of the 
richest golden yellow. Needs plenty of sun- 
shine. 2% to 3 ft. 
HELLEBORUS Niger (Christmas Rose). »* 
Hellebores need a good, deep, rich soil and 
semi-shade. They Jook well planted at the 
base of a broad-Ieaved evergreen, or in a 
sheltered nook in the rock garden. They should 
not be disturbed; after a year or so, they will 
throw their beautiful flowers in ever-increasing 
profusion. Big, dark green, leathery Jeaves 
and very large white flowers in December. 1 ft. 
$1.50 each, $4.25 for 3, $16.50 per doz. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Day-Lily). Graceful grass- 
like foliage sets off the fragrant lily-like flowers 
We offer varieties blooming 5 to 6 weeks, from 
May until July. 
These Hemerocallis Average 3 ft. 
Francis Marion Series. Loveliest reds, wines, 
maroons and purples, bold patterns, with no 
yellows or orange. Varied blooming season 
gives several months of brilliant color. 
75 cts. each, $2.15 for 3, $8.25 per doz, $60.00 per 100 
Sunshine Series. New Iemon, gold and other 
light colors. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz., $42.50 per 100. 
Jacob Murray Series. AlII the darker colors— 
maroons, mahogany, rose, tan and many bi- 
colors. All vary as to height and time of bloom. 
65 cts. each, $1.90 for 3, $7.25 per doz., $52.50 per 100. 
See Spring Catalog 
for complete list of Hemerocallis 
HEDERA Helix (English Ivy). Field-grown plants 
2-ft. runners. 3 for $1.50, $5.50 per doz. 
HOLLYHOCKS (Althza rosea). These old favor- 
ites, gay with color during July and August, 
are striking as a background for other flowers 
in the perennial bed and in the shrubbery. 
Haile Selassie (The Black Hollyhock), The 
plants grow 6 to 8 feet high, with large, per- 
fectly set flowers of a dark chocolate color 
which is further enhanced by beautiful pale 
yellow stamens. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Superb Double Hollyhocks. 
Newport Pink White Mixed 
Scarlet Yellow 
IBERIS (Perennial Candytuft). 5 Beautiful 
dwarf evergreen plants thriving in sun or 
partial shade. Useful for the rock garden and 
for edging. 
Sempervirens, Little Gem. Compact little 
bright green plant, becomes a mass of white 
flowers in June. 6 to 8 in. 
Sempervirens, Snowflake. A strong variety 
with green leaves and heads of perfect snow- 
white flowers in May. 1 to 1) ft. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus (Lupine). Extremely 
handsome perennial with beautiful palmate 
foliage and long spikes of brilliantly colored 
pea-shaped flowers in June and July. They like 
partly shaded, well-drained spots with soil 
that is not too rich and free from lime. They 
hate to be moved. 
Blue Shades Red Shades 
Rose Shades Pure White 
Mixed Shades 
Russell Lupines. The much-publicized hybrid 
Lupmes from England. These wonderful 
plants bear tremendous spikes in colors and 
combinations never seen before, the fruit of 
years of careful work. 3 to 5 ft. June, July. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
LYCHNIS (Rose Campion; Catchfly). A hand- 
some plant of easy culture in any garden soil. 
They like a sunny situation and are excellent 
for beds or perennial borders. 
Chalcedonica. A striking plant. Heads of vivid 
scarlet flowers in June and July. 3 to 4 ft. 
Viscaria splendens fi.-pl. 4% A wonderful 
plant making a tuft of grassy foliage from which 
arise stiff stems, smothered with large, double, 
and extremely beautiful rose-pink flowers in 
great profusion. 15 in. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
MYOSOTIS lustris semperflorens (Forget- 
me-not). It is of creeping habit and flowers 
from June until September. The florets are of a 
beautiful clear pale blue with small yellow eyes. 
6 in. 
PHYSOSTEGIA, Summer Snow. Novelty. Tall 
white. Midsummer until falIl. Fine border 
plant. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
PLATYCODON (Balloon Flower; Chinese Bell- 
flower). Fine hardy perennial, producing cup- 
shaped 2-inch flowers through summer and 
autumn. 
Grandiflorum. Large steel-blue flowers. 11% ft, 
Grandiflorum album. White with pale blue 
tinge. 2 to 2% ft. 
PRIMULA (Primrose). »% For the rock and alpine 
garden, for the semi-shady garden, for bright- 
ening up woodland walks and dells. 
Elatior (Polyanthus), Mixed. The choice 
flowers are borne in clusters on stout stems. 
AII colors and shades. 6 to 9 in. 
Sepa ilcas S. & W. Co.’s Strain. Candelabra 
abit, very vigorous in growth. Handsome 
crinkly foliage and tall spikes of flowers in 
whorls. White, pink, copper-red and crimson, 
mixed. 2 ft. June, July. 
Officinalis. The real old English Cowslip in a 
mixture of colors. Delightful. 1 ft. May. 
Wanda. A mat-forming Primula with dark 
green foliage and a profusion of rich purple 
flowers with golden eyes, on 3-inch stems. 
4in. May. 
All Primulas, 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
PYRETHRUM (Painted Lady). Grand border 
plants of the Daisy family. They all flower in 
June and July. 2 to 2% ft. 
Red Pigmy. Novelty. A small plant that makes 
an excellent subject for the front of the border. 
Ten inches high at most, the blooms are a 
dark red. 
75 cts. each, $2.15 for 3, $8.25 per doz. 
Single, Mixed. Reds, whites, and pinks, all with 
yellow centers. Very vigorous. _ " 
SCABIOSA caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed, 
Isaac House Strain (Scabious; Pincushion 
Flower). Striking plant for every hardy border. 
Needs a rich soil that is slightly alkaline. Deli- 
cate lilac and mauve predominate, but pure 
white and even dark blues often occur. Long, 
wiry stems; fine for cutting. 2 ft. July—Sept. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
SPIRAEA (Goat’s Beard; Meadowsweet). Suitable 
for borders, damp situations, and water plant- 
ings. June. j 
Filipendula alba. Finely cut foliage. Creamy 
white flowers. 2 ft. , ? 
Davidi. A vigorous variety, growing 3 feet high 
with delicate pale pink flowers in July and 
August. 
Palmata elegans. A light pink. 3 ft. 
Ulimaria fl.-pl. Well-known double Meadow- 
sweet, with a profusion of creamy white flowers. 
Sats 
SWEET WILLIAM. These brilliantly colored old- 
fashioned garden plants are as mndispensable 
today as they were 100 years ago. Each plant 
will give a wealth of bloom m June. 
Auricula-eyed. These are chiefly reds and 
pinks, but all have a pronounced white eye. 
114 ft. 
Pink Beauty. A sparkling crushed strawberry- 
pink. 
Scarlet Beauty. A vivid scarlet. Very choice 
and effective. 11 ft. 
VIOLA odorata (Sweet Violet). The Violets listed 
below are among the best and most distinct. All 
are splendid for cutting. The double Violets 
should be afforded some protection im winter. 
Royal Robe. Deepest violet-blue; deliciously 
large, flat; stngle blooms. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz., 
$40.00 per 100 
Frey’s Fragrant. A single Violet with flowers 4 
to 34 inch in diameter, on 6 to 9-inch stems. 
Rich deep purple. Very prolific in April and 
flowering again in the fall. 
Rosina. Single, very fragrant flowers of dark 
rose-pink. 
Snow-Queen. Own introduction. Dozens of 
large white Violets on Jong stems. Spring 
flowering. 
STOKESIA, Lavender Queen (Stokes’ Aster). 
A marvelous plant with a compact growth of 
basal Ieaves, from which arise the flowers on 
stems 18 to 20 inches long. These are often 
5 inches across, and are of a silvery blue color 
with a lilac suffusion at the center. 
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