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A mixed planting of Hardy Primulas as- 
sures a brilliant show in early summer. 
PRIMULA .- Primrose 
%* For the rock and alpine garden, around 
the pool, for the semi-shady garden, for 
brightening up woodland walks, dells, or 
any place where the plants will be cool at 
the roots. 
5A 4365 Elatior, Mixed. The choice flowers 
are borne in clusters on stout stems. All 
colors and shades. 6 to 9 in. 
5A 4366 Denticulata. Long foliage and 
globular heads of lavender {‘owers. One of 
the prettiest of Primulas. 1 ft. April, May. 
5A 4367 Japonica, S. & W. Co.’s Strain. 
Candelabra habit, 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. 
5A 4368 Officinalis. The real old English 
Cowslip in mixed colors. 1 ft. May. 
5A 4369 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. 
Rudbeckia, The King 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, $1.35 for 3, $5 per doz., $35 per 100. 
* Dwarf plants for the Rock-Garden and edging the Perennial Border é 
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Primulas answer the question as to what we shall plant 
82 Hardy Perennial Plants 
With The HORTICULTURAL KIT 
PYRETHRUM. Painted Lady. Grand bor- 
der plants of the Daisy family. They all 
flower in June and July. 2 to 2% ft. 
5A 4371 Single, Mixed. Reds, whites, and 
pinks, with yellow centers. Very vigor- 
ous. 
5A 4372 Red Pigmy. Novelty. A 
small plant that makes an excellent sub- 
ject 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. 
RUDBECKIA. Coneflower. Bright border 
plants of easy culture in any garden soil. 
5A 4375 Golden Glow. Rich double yel- 
re flowers, good for cutting. 5 to 6 ft. 
ug. 
5A 4376 Purpurea. A striking flower of 
purple color with a brown cone-shaped 
center. 3 to 4 ft. July—Oct. 
5A 4377 The King. Deep crimson flow- 
ers. 3 ft. July—Oct. 55 cts. each, $1.50 
for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
SALVIA 
Meadow - Sage; Clary 
5A 4379 Azurea grandiflora. A fine plant 
of branching habit, smothered with gen- 
tian-blue flowers in late summer and 
autumn. 4 ft. high; 2 to 3 ft. across. 
5A 4380 Farinacea. Spikes of powder-blue 
flowers. 2 to 214 ft. July—Sept. 
5A 4381 Farinacea alba. A white form of 
the above. If both are planted together 
a charming combination is obtained. 
SANTOLINA. Lavender Cotton; Ground 
Cvpress. % Dwarf sub-shrubs which hold 
their leaves in winter. They are excel- 
lent for edgings or for the rock-garden, 
and can be clipped every year. The foli- 
age Is most attractive and very aromatic. 
5A 4382 Incana. Very compact, with 
beautiful silvery gray foliage with the 
appearance of bunched coral. Yellow 
flowers in July. 6 to 9 in. 
5A 4383 Viridis. A bright-green-foliaged 
variety. White flowers in July. 1 ft. 
SCABIOSA 
Scabious; Pincushion Flower 
A fine perennial needing a rich soil which 
is slightly alkaline. Large flowers borne on 
long, wiry stems make it fine for cutting. 
5A 4384 Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, 
Mixed (Isaac House Strain). Striking 
lant for every hardy border. Delicate 
Tilac and mauve predominate, but pure 
white and even dark blues often occur. 
2 ft. July-Sept. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
SEDUM .- Stonecrop 
Foundation of many early rock-gardens, 
and no rock-garden today is complete with- 
out some of the species mentioned. 
5A 4386 Acre. y Green foliage. Bright 
yellow flowers. 3in. June. 
5A 4387 Lydium. »% Pink. 2in. June. 
5A 4388 Middendorfhfanum. >» Excellent 
matting variety, 4 inches high; yellow 
flowers. Beautiful reddish purple foliage in 
autumn. 
5A 4389 Sieboldi. +e Rose-pink. 9in. Aug. 
5A 4390. Spectabile. A very pretty erect- 
growing species 18 inches high, with light 
green, fleshy foliage and large heads of pink 
flowers. Sept., Oct. 
in the shaded part of our spring garden 



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SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek; Live Forever. 
% Evergreen succulents resembling Se- 
dums. The leaves are often brightly 
colored at the base; some are covered 
with a white cobwebby substance. 
5A 4392 Mixed Seedlings. Choice selec- 
tion of all shapes and sizes. 3 to 4 in. 
high. 
SILENE. Catchfly; Campion. 
5A 4394 Schafta. y One of the best 
autumn-flowering rock-plants. It blooms 
in October when flowers are scarce in the 
rockery. A compact plant with bright 
rose-pink flowers. 6in. 
SPIRAEA 
Goat’s Beard; Meadowsweet 
Suitable for borders, damp situations, and 
water plantings. June. 
5A 4395 Filipendula alba. Finely 
foliage. Creamy white flowers. 2 ft. 
5A 4396 Palmata elegans. A light pink. 
Sit. 
5A 4397 Ulmaria fl.-pl. Well-known double 
Meadowsweet, with a profusion of creamy 
white flowers. 3 ft. 
5A 4401 STOKESIA, Lavender Queen. 
Stokes’ Aster. From basal leaves arise 
flower-stems 18 to 20 inches long. Heads 
are often 5 inches across, of a silvery blue 
color with a lilac suffusion at the center. 
55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Dianthus barbatus 
These brilliantly colored old-fashioned 
garden plants are as indispensable today as 
ever. They give a wealth of bloom in June. 
5A 4398 Auricula-eyed. Chiefly reds and 
pinks; all have a pronounced white eye. 
1% ft. 
5A 4399 Pink Beauty. A sparkling crushed 
strawberry-pink. 
cut 
5A 4400 Scarlet Beauty. A vivid scarlet. 
Very choice and effective. 14% ft. 
THALICTRUM. Meadow Rue. Extremely 
graceful foliage not unlike a maidenhair 
fern, and dainty flowers in profusion. 
5A 4404 Aquilegifolium. As its name im-- 
plies, it has foliage like a columbine, 
with rich purple-mauve flowers. 3 ft. 
June. 
5A 4405 Glaucum. This we recommend 
especially as it has blue-green foliage, — 
finely divided, and heads of sulphur- 
yellow, fluffy flowers. 4 ft. July. 
5A 4406 Lavender Mist. Foliage similar 
to maidenhair fern; Iarge, loose panicles 
of lavender flowers. 4 ft. Midsummer. 
75 cts. each, $2.15 for 3, $8.25 per doz. 
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