HIBISCUS - Marsh Mallow or 
Mallow Marvels 
Giant-flowered. The mammoth, hollyhock- 
shaped flowers range in color from white to 
pink to crimson. They are very easily grown 
in all types of soil and like plenty of moisture. 
Provide a 6-inch covering of leaves when 
planting in the fall. Offered in assorted colors. 
Extra-strong. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Red, White, Pink. Separate colors. 3 for $1.75; 
10 for $5.25. 
Bobbink & Atkins has hundreds of other 
perennial items for planting in shade, sun, 
partial shade, etc., which are not listed in this 
catalog. Many, of course, are not for planting 
in the spring and therefore do not appear now 
but will be shown in our Fall Folder this 
coming September. 
IBERIS - Candytuft 
Sempervirens. Evergreen Candytuft. Splen- 
did rock and edging plant. 10 in. April, May. 
3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Sempervirens, Little Gem. A _ compact, 
x globular plant covered with snow-white flow- 
ers. 61n. April, May. 3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.25. 
Sempervirens, Snowflake. Large green cush- 
yxions bearing an abundance of large, pure white 
flowers. 10 in. April, May. 3 for $1.75; 10 
for $5.25. 
JAPANESE IRIS 
Iris Kaempferi 
**The Hardy Garden Orchid” 
These summer-blooming Iris are among the 
most important of the hardy perennials. In 
LEONTOPODIUM 
Alpinum. Edelweiss; Bridal Flower of the 
* Alps. A choice, hardy rock-plant. The leaves 
are silvery gray and lie almost flat on the 
ground. From the center grows a flower stem 
which has three or four star-like, white woolly 
flowers. Prefers light soil and will grow in rock 
crevices. Swiss folk have been known to risk 
their lives and climb precipitous Alpine pas- 
sages in order to gather but one or two of their 
treasured Edelweiss, about which so much 
Swiss sentiment is woven. $1.25 each; 3 for 
$3.25. 
LIATRIS 
Gayfeather 
The sturdy, long stems 
or spikes of Liatris are 
excellent for cutting. It is 
one .of the hardiest and 
most easily grown of all 
true perennials. 
Scariosa alba. New. The 
tsnowy white spikes cre- 
ate a most striking 
effect in the border for 
several weeks during mid- 
summer. 3 for $2.00; 
10 for $5.50. 
Scariosa, September 
Glory. Lovely purple 
+flowers produced during 
late August and Sep- 
tember. Fine companion 
for L. scariosa alba. 3 for 
$1.75; 10 for $5.25. 
Kindly refer to page 
39 for Fall Planting 
Items which will be 
offered in our Fall 
beauty, form, and color they rival or even surpass 
DAYLILY (Hemerocallis). 3 for $1.75 
— , : the orchid. Planting Supplement 
ger 
HEUCHERAS. 3 for $2.00 
East Rutherford, N. J. 
They grow splendidly in a sunny position in 
any ordinary good garden soil that may be 
watered heavily near blooming time, and are 
especially effective planted at the edge of a 
pool or along a stream. 
NOTE: All varieties have a pronounced gold 
streak toward the base of the petals. 
Apollo. White petals, vetned purple, with orchid 
tstigmas. 3 petals. 
Azure. Wavy petals; mauve-blue, slightly 
tdarker toward center. 6 petals. 
Conardi. French gray, red-violet center; pro- 
tnounced blue veining. 3 petals. 
+Dinah. Reddish purple, flaked white. 6 petals. 
Gold Bound. Large, pure white, most con- 
tspicuous gold streak. 6 petals. 
Hyde Park. Reddish purple, blushed with 
white. 6 petals. 
Orion. Red-violet, veined white; white stigmas. 
+6 large petals. 
Peace. Purple, yellow blotches tipped blue. 
+6 petals. 
Pyramid. Violet-blue, center of petals veined 
twhite. 6 petals. 
Princess Clothilde. = Porcelain-blue on an 
tash-gray background. 6 petals. 
Red Riding Hood. Beautiful red-violet, veined 
tand suffused white. 3 petals. 
Rosanne. Light purple with heavy purple 
tveins; stigmas dark plum color. Excellent. 
6 petals. 
All Japanese Iris: 3 of one variety for $1.75; 
10 of one variety for $5.25 
SPECIAL OFFER 
JAPANESE IRIS 
6 plants, 1 each of 6 varieties $3.25 
(our selection) - - - FOR 
(Regular value $4.08) 
12 plamts, 2 each of 6 varieties $ 
(our selection) =e) =o FOR 6.25 
(Regular value $8.16) 
available in September 
3 for $1.75 
LINUM 
Perenne. A lovely plant with blue flowers that 
yxeopen only in sunshine. 11% ft. May to Aug. 
3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
LITHOSPERMUM 
Heavenly Blue. Vivid gentian-blue flowers 
yxand prostrate evergreen foliage. Forms a 
dense mat; flowers are about 3 inches high. 
Blooms all summer. 3 for $2.00; 10 for $5.50. 
JAPANESE IPIS (Iris Kaempferi). 3 for $1.75 
LIATRIS. September Glory 
