... Medern Strains of Long-Spurred COLUMBINE | 
AQUILEGIA—Their multi-colored, meteor showers of fairy blooms 
have been a part of the garden scene since biblical times. However, 
the Long-spurred Columbines we treasure so greatly are a develop- 
ment of the past half century which became possible with the dis- 
covery of wild long-spurred species in western America. Careful 
hybridizing and selection has produced modern strains with very 
large blooms with extra-long spurs in a rich diversity of colors 
from the softest pastel pinks, yellows, and blues to the richest reds, 
crimson-maroons, and darkest blues. The plants are robust and th2 
cut foliage is attractive throughout the season. 

Longest Spurred of All... AQUILEGIA LONGISSIMA 
Culture: Columbines are some of the least demanding plants you 
can put in your garden. They prosper in light to average, loamy soils 
with good drainage and a high humus content. Although they per- 
form satisfactorily in full sun, they are superb in partial shade 
where their blooms are larger and their colors more intense. These 
modern improved types bloom from mid-spring to early summer 
and grow 21/2 to 3 feet high. Space 10 inches in groups of three 
or more for greatest effectiveness. Stunning used in arrangements. 
Crirason Star Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75 
One of the most spectacular with huge blooms produced lavishly. 
White center petals backed by rich crimson sepals and spurs. 
longissima Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00 
Exceedingly graceful with its 5 inch, pendant spurs, the longest of 
any in the family. These intriguing blooms of pale lemon yellow 
face upwards and with their trailing spurs look like a cloud of 
shooting stars. A clump in full bloom creates a unique and charm- 
ing effect unlike other Columbines or any other perennial. 
Rose Queen Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75 
An enchanting strain with large, long-spurred blooms in a mixture 
of lovely soft pink and mellow rose shades. Graceful and lovely. 
West Hills Giant Hybrids Three $1.40, six $2.50, 25 for $9.25 
A rainbow mixture of all the finest colors and shades from the 
softest pastels to deepest tones. An inexpensive luxury! 

COLLECTIONS AT REDUCED PRICES! 
PHLOX—One Each of 
B. Compte, Charles Curtis, Count Zeppelin, Daily Sketch, 
E. |. Farrington, Ethel Pritchard, Hauptman Koehl, 
R. P. Struthers, and Thor 
SAVE $1.10—Offer 5A40—9 PLANTS $4.15 
“THE RAINBOW PHLOX GARDEN” 
One Each of All 16 Varieties 
SAVE $2.10—Offer 5B41—16 PLANTS $7.40 
COLUMBINE—" The Shooting Star Collection” 
One Each of Crimson Star, Rose Queen, longissima 
plus three West Hills Giants 
SAVE 40c—5C42—6 PLANTS $2.85 
Minimum order $3.00, please! 

The New Giant PHLOX 
Make Attractive Clumps 
with Handsome Foliage 

Meteor Showers of Multi-colored COLUMBINES 
Dwarf COLUMBINE 
*flabellata pumila (akitensis) Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00 
A rock garden gem that outshines all other dwarf Columbines. It 
has clumpy, blue green foliage over which hang the most amazing 
blooms, often over 2 inches across. They come by the dozens in 
mid- and late spring and are lustrous dark blue, cream-tipped in 
the centers. The plants in full bloom measure only 8 inches high so 
you can picture the startling effect. This variety is entirely hardy 
and long-lived just so long as you give it full sun and good drainage 
One authority on Columbines has said: ‘’A. flabellata has a way of 
persisting in gardens after all others have died out from neglect.” 
Huge Blooms on Dwarf COLUMBINE Plants 


