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Aster 
Frikarti 
HARDY HERBACEOUS 
%y, PERENNIALS 
On these five pages is packed more information and 
| variety than in many a large perennial catalog. Strong, 
| PERENNIALS last for 
Lilium, Peony, Phlox. 

UNIFORM PRICED PERENNIALS 

3 of one kind $1.25  __‘(inch) 
Gof onekind 225 8 8 
12 of one kind 4.25 oredr 3) 
ACHILLEA (Yarrow) 
—Ptarmica (The Pearl)...12 8 white 
AJUGA (Bugle) 
SEO DICN Sere, cee 4 8 blue 
ALTHAEA (Hollyhock) 
—rosea Double Giants...60 8 (note) 
ALYSSUM (Madwort) 
—saxatile compactum...12 8 yellow 
ANCHUSA (Alkanet) 
SeTOPINOTG ntsc os 8. Ee 48 18 blue 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
—Hybrids, Long-spurred..30 10 mixed 
Pa COrulech oss ee esti. 30 10 blue 
Se riMmSOrl) otOr ee eco... 30 10 red 
e-Chrysantha ice 30 10 yellow 
—-Chrysantha Silver..u..... 30 10 white 
ARMERIA (Thrift) 
—Cephalotes rubra .......... 10 6 red 
CAMPANULA (Bellflower) 
EC CUOCiCd en e 8.9 blue 
—Medium 
(Canterbury Bell)... 30 10 (note) 
—Calycanthema 
(Cup and Saucer)....... 30 10 (note) 
—Persicifolia .W.........-. 30 12 blue 
CATANANCHE 
—Caerulea major.__.........: toe 8° blue 
COREOPSIS (Tickseed) 
—Perry's Double................ 24 12 yellow 
DELPHINIUM 
—Chinese Tom Thumb....12 10 blue 
—Belladona (light)._........ 36 12 blue 
Time Special 
of Cultural 
Bloom Notes 

June-Aug. Avoid manure. 
May Mat. shade. 
June-Aug. Specify color. 
Apr.-May Drain, sun. 
June-Aug. Drain, sun. 
May-Aug. Humus, sun. 
May-Aug. Sun or shade. 
May-Aug. Part shade. 
May-Aug. fAny soil, but 
May-Aug. (part shade. 
May-June Sun, drain. 
June-Sept. Part shade. Drain. 
(Color-choice: 
May-June nee pink, blue, 
white or mixed. 
May-fune (Easy culture. 
June-July Tolerant. Drain. 
June-Sept. Dry, sunny. 
June-Aug. Sun, drain. 
June-Aug. ae loose soil. 
June-Aug. (Lime. Manure. 

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sturdy field-grown clumps are offered, except for kinds 
that do best in pots. Perennials are not shipped until 
late April and May as a rule, but ORDER NOW. We'll 
ship at the right time. 
Add 35c¢ handling on perennial orders under $3.00 
years in the PLANTING is simple: 
ground. One plant in New England has Work the loose earth 
been recorded at four generations. well in among the 
roots; spread roots 
HARDINESS is sufficient to grow most gently to allow this. 
kinds up to Zone IV. Extra hardy sorts Water well to settle. 
include: Aquilegia, Campanulas, Dian- If growth has started, 
s thus, Delphinium, Hemerocallis, Iris, shade from direct sun 
first few days. 
PERENNIALS | °°" 
THAT TAKE CARE 
OF THEMSELVES 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa,. 
ACHILLEA ptarmica 
ASTER frikarti 
BAPTISIA australis 
CAMPANULA medium 
....rotundifol. 
CORONILLA cappod. 
COREOPSIS (var.) 
CIMIFUGA racemosa 
DICENTRA (varieties) 
CYPRIPEDIUM (var.) 
IRIS versicolor 
....pseudacorus 
HEMEROCALLIS (var.) 
LIATRIS scariosa 
LILIUM (most vars.) 
LOBELIA cardinalis 
LYTHRUM virgatum 
MERTENSIA virginica 
MYOSOTIS semper. 
NEPETA mussini 
PEONIES (most) 
PENSTEMON barbatus 
PHLOX subulata 
... divaricata 
THALICTRUM (var.) 
THERMOPSIS carol. 
THYMUS serpyllum 
TRADESCANTIA (var.) 
TRILLIUM (all) 

Astilbe Fanal 
The name means “lighthouse” and 
the blazing, fiery spikes brighten 
any garden. May-June. 15 inches 
high. Space 12 inches. Rich, humus, 
sun or semi-shade. §$.85 each, 3 for 
$2.00. 
Frikarti Aster 
Wonder of Staefa. The finest garden 
plant introduced in the last 20 years. 
Mass of flowers June 1 to mid- 
November. Sun or light shade. Ht. 
30 in., space 15 inches. Lavender 
blue, branching to 2! ft. 3 for 
$1.50, 6 for $2.75, 12 for $5.00. 
Fall Asters 
Tolerant, tall. Any one kind priced 
3 for $1.50, 6 for $2.75. 
Harrington's Pink. Clear soft pink. 
Beechwood Challenger. Best red. 
Mount Everest. Snow-white. 
Violetta. Darkest purple. 
