RELIABLE, HARDY 
PERENNIALS 
For Permanent 
Color and Beauty 
All Are Nice, 2-Yr. Field- 
Grown Plants—Will 
Bloom This Summer. 
Improve old beds or start 
new ones with these items. 
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4158 CAMPANULA 
CARPATICA 
Old-Fashioned Sweet William, For Gay Color 
Dwarf Bluebells of Scotland 
Fie Shik ree. se bell Hone ihe borne on 4] 61 
ris, Shilka 4- to 6-inch stems above a low mound 5 enpe 
of bright green foliage. Withstands Old-Fashioned Sweet William 
4134 IRIS, SHILKA eae el Teas gsc ree mee Negcemae One of the best loved old-fashioned flowers. 
“u 1 “u : : i No garden is complete without a few of these 
THE POOR MAN’‘S ORCHID Desi aA PRIGE ESSE stele, 5 plants. Very easy to grow and sure prolific 
i i ! . bloomers. Will add much color and charm to 
_A lovely Iris to beautify your gardens! for $1.25, postpaid. the beds or border. We offer heavy rooted 
Discovered by Prof. Hansen in the cold sec- plants, in mixed colors only, which will bloom 
tions of Siberia, near the town of Shilka. this summer. Grow about 2 feet tall. Nice 
Extremely hardy and blooms are oddly shap- pee SS EA adler oo 4 for $1.25; 
ed, as shown in photo above. Color is deli- Sie gtt) hel dhe 
cate orchid. In fact, it has been called 
7 4162 NEPETA 
the poor man’s Orchid.’’ A real beauty and 
4a e e e aa 
One no flower lover will want to be without. Famous Six Hills Giant 
‘ : . t plant w of 
Field-Grown Plants—Blooming Size One Or re Dest np ae ee 
< for hot, dry and exposed perennial 
40c each; 4 for $1.50, postpaid. plantings. Gray-green foliage makes 
splendid contrast to surrcundings. Com- 
GAILLARDIA “GOBLIN” 
pact and upright habit makes it desir- 
able for massed plantings. Ten to 
twenty flower stems on each plant 
reach a height of about two feet. Rich 
One of the showiest of the Gaillardias. Giant lavender-blue blooms are borne in 
sized blooms of rich coppery yellow with deep 
glowing wine-red center disc. For brilliant color 
in the perennial bed they are unequalled. Excel- 
lent for cutting and all bouquet use. Grow 3 feet 
great profusion during blooming season, 
with occasional blooms throughout the 
tall. 
35c each; 4 for $1.25, postpaid. 
Brilliantly Colored Gaillardia, ‘“Goblin” 
summer. Fine for border or for massing. 
Heavy, 2-yr. plonts, 35¢ each; 4 for 
$1.25, postpaid. 
Dwarf Campanula Carpatica 
4182 SAPONARIA 
VINELIKE PERENNIAL FOR 
TRAILING OVER WALLS AND 
TERRACES—FINE FOR ROCKERY 
We like this the best of all the trail- 
ing plants. One main root but it throws 
out numerous” tendril-like branches 
close to the ground. Foliage is a bright 
green all season and in spring the plant 
bears small bright pink blooms jin abun- 
dance. An excellent plant to plant along 
the top of a wall where the trailing 
branches can hang over. 2-yr. field- 
grown plants, 35c each; 4 for $1.25; 
12 for $3.00, postpaid. 
Nepeta, "Six ‘Hills Giant” 
Lovely Dianthus “Flaming Star” 
4163 DIANTHUS 
“FLAMING STAR” 
Dwarf, Ball-like Perennial 
One of the finest plants ever in- 
troduced for the rockery or peren- 
nial border. Hundreds of rosy star- 
shaped flowers borne on a dwarf 
bunchy plant resembling a_ pin- 
cushion. Bluish green foliage makes 
striking contrast to color of flowers. 
Perfectly hardy and blooms year 
after year with no attention. 35¢ 
each; 4 for $1.25, postpaid. 
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