Center Point, Iowa Hardy Perennials 
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—Rose Gem. $3.00. 4 ft. Best of the pink toned kinds we have seen. July. 
—Sachem, $1.25. 3 ft. Medium large dark red flowers with light orange 
throat. July-August. 
—Gem. 40c. 3 ft. Deep orange-yellow. June-July. A very choice kind. 
—Theron, $2.00. 212 ft. Large, full, dark, mahogany red. Throat dark red out- 
side orange inside producing a striking purple and gold effect. July-August. 
—Vinore. $3.00. 3% ft. Large glowing apricot of excelt substance. July- 
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HIBISCUS. Crimson Eye. 4 ft. White with red eye. 
—Jumbo Red. A special selection of red. 
HOLLYHOCK. Double. Colors: yellow, Newport pink and scarlet. 
HOSTA. ’Funkia, Plantainlily. All well adapted to very shady places and 
may do well in full sun. 
—Caerulea. %5c. 3 ft. Has large and the bluest flowers of the hostas. Leaves 
are large glossy green. 
—Decorata. $1.00. 2 ft. Medium sized dark green leaves with white edges, 
Purple flowers in August. 
—Fortunei. $1.00. 2 ft. A very fine variety with glaucus leaves and lavender 
flowers in July. 
—Lancifolia. 40c. 2 ft. A very hardy variety with Lilac flowers in Septem- 
ber. Narrower leaves. 
—Subcordata Grandiflora. 75c. 2 ft. Large light green leaves and very large 
pure white flowers in August. Requires shade. 
—Varigata. 50c. 2 ft. Varigated foliage, blue flowers. 
KANSAS GAYFEATHER OR BLAZINGSTAR. Liatris pycnostachia. 3-4 ft. 
Long narrow spikes of rich purple. 
LYTHRUM. Mordens Pink, 75c. 2-3 ft. Branched from the ground like a 
shrub. Clear deep pink, flowers nearly all summer. Very hardy. A great 
improvement over the old Lythrums. 
—Dropmore Purple. %5c. Similar to the above except the color is a purplish- 
red. 
PHLOX Paniculata. Garden Phlox, All like rich well drained soil and a 
mulching of well rotted manure in winter. Space does not permit listing 
all our varieties but we have most of the better kinds. 
PHLOX. Creeping. A compact creeping plant with masses of flower in May. 
—Emerald Cushion. Pure pink a new variety. 
_—Multiflora. Blue. 
—Snowflake. Pure white. 
—Vivid. Rose-pink, darker eye. Very showy. 
POPPY. Oriental. 60c. Plant in early fall. 
—Betty Livermore. Extra large deep velvety red. 
—Helen Elizabeth. The best pink we have seen. 
PRIMROSE. Requires light shade, moisture and plenty of leaf mold and peat 
in the soil. 
—Bright Eyes. 
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