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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. 
Elatior, Mixed. The choice flowers are 
borne in clusters on stout stems. All colors 
and shades. 6 to 9 In. 
Denticulata. Long foliage and globular 
heads of lavender flowers. One of the 
prettiest of Primulas. 1 ft. April, May. 
Japonica, S. & W. Co.’s Strain. Cande- 
labra habit, very vigorous in growth. 
Handsome crinkly foliage and tall spikes of 
flowers in whorls. White, pink, coppery 
red and crimson, mixed. 2 ft. June, July. 
Officinalis. The real old English Cowslip 
mn mixed colors. 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, $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. Purchaser pays transportation. 
* Dwarf plants for the Rock-Garden and edging the Perennial Border 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 


PYRETHRUM. Painted Lady. Grand bor- 
der plants of the Daisy family. They all 
flower in June and July. 2 to 2% ft. 
Single, Mixed. Reds, whites, and pinks, 
with yellow centers. Very vigorous. 
RUDBECKIA. Coneflower. Bright border 
plants of easy culture in any garden soil. 
Golden Glow. Rich double yellow flow- 
ers, good for cutting. 5 to 6 ft. Aug. 
Purpurea. A striking flower of purple 
color with a brown cone-shaped center. 
3 to 4 ft. July—Oct. 
The King. Deep crimson flowers. 3 ft. 
July—Oct. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
White Lustre. Starry blooms are: pure 
white, with a center cone that is brass- 
color. Three-foot stems make this fine 
cut-flower an imposing subject for the 
border. Give it a sunny position. $1.50 
for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
SALVIA 
Meadow - Sage; Clary 
A fine plant of branching habit, smothered 
with flowers in late summer and autumn. 
Farinacea. Spikes of powder-blue. 2 to 
2% ft. July—Sept. 
SANTOLINA. Lavender Cotton; Ground 
Cypress. > Dwarf sub-shrubs which 
hold their leaves mm winter. They are 
excellent for edgings or for the rock- 
garden, and can be clipped every year. 
The foliage is most attractive and very 
aromatic. 
Incana. Very compact, with beautiful 
silvery gray foliage with the appearance 
of bunched coral. Yellow flowers in 
July. 6 to 9 in. 
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. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed (Isaac 
House Strain). Striking plant for every 
hardy border. Delicate lilac and mauve 
predominate, but pure white and even 
dark blues often occur. 2 ft. July—Sept. 
$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. 
Acre. >» Green foliage. Bright yellow flow- 
ers. 3m. June. 
Lydium. >» Pink. 2 in. June. 
Middendorffianum. »* Excellent matting 
variety, 4 inches high; yellow flowers. 
Beautiful reddish purple foliage in autumn. 
Sieboldi. > Rose-pink. 9 in. Aug. ; 
Spectabile. A very pretty erect-growing 
species 18 inches high, with light green, 
fleshy foliage and large heads of pmk 
flowers. Sept., Oct. 
SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek; Live Forever. 
y% Evergreen succulents resembling Se- 
dums. The leaves are often brightly 
colored at the base; some are covered 
with a white cobwebby substance. 
Mixed Seedlings. Choice selection of 
all shapes and sizes. 3 to 4 in. high. 
We make a service charge of 35 cts. on Perennial orders less 
than $3.50—to partially cover digging, packing and insurance. 

RS 
Silene Schafta 
SILENE. Catchfly; Campion. 
Schafta. > One of the best autunin- 
flowering rock-plants. It blooms in 
October when flowers are scarce in the 
rockery. A compact plant with bright 
rose-pink flowers. 6 in. 
STOKESIA, Lavender Queen. Stokes’ 
Aster. A marvelous plant with a com- 
pact growth of basal leaves, 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 Iilac suffusion at 
the center. $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. 
Auricula-eyed. Chiefly reds and _ pinks; 
all have a pronounced white eye. 11% ft. 
Pink Beauty. A sparkling crushed straw- 
berry-pink. 
Scarlet Beauty. A _ vivid scarlet. 
choice and effective. 114 ft. 

Very 

THALICTRUM. Meadow Rue. Extremely 
graceful foliage not unlike a maidenhair 
fern, and dainty flowers in profusion. 
Glaucum. This we recommend especially 
as it has blue-green foliage, finely di- 
vided, and heads of sulphur-yellow, 
fluffy flowers. 4 ft. July. 

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