TUNICA - Coat Flower 
Slender, graceful perennials with almost hairlike stems covered all sum- 
mer with small Baby’s Breath-like flowers. Excellent for rock garden, 
rock wall or in front in sunny borders. 
Culture. Ordinary well-drained garden soil not too rich suits them best. 
Grow in rock garden, rock wall or border in full sun. Plant in fall or 
spring, 4 inches apart. 
*Saxifraga rosea flore-pleno 
Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
The lovely double, rose-pink flowers are produced all spring and summer 
in great quantities which makes it a most valuable plant for the rock 
garden or for edgings, not unlike a small Baby’s Breath. 
VALERIANA - Centranthus; Garden Heliotrope 
Hardy, old-fashioned perennials. Showy plants for dry, sunny borders, 
banks, or old walls. Flowers are borne in panicles. A great favorite in 
old-fashioned gardens, especially where soil abounds with lime. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and sunny borders. Planted in the chinks of old 
walls will speedily root and make dense bushes. Plant in spring or fall, 
12 inches apart. 
*Coccinea Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Showy heads of old rose flowers in umbels on 12-inch stems just above 
the rich green foliage, are produced from June until October. A splendid 
plant for bold effects in the wall or rock garden; plants, if too large, 
may be severely cut back without damage. Total height about 2 feet. 
Officinalis Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
(Hardy Garden Heliotrope.) Produces showy heads of rose-tinted white 
flowers during June and July, with delicious strong heliotrope odor. 3 to 
4 feet high, loves a moist spot. 
VERBASCUM - Mullein 
Hardy biannial and perennial plants of stately growth, suitable for 
borders or rock gardens. The leaves are more or less woolly, and the 
flowers are borne in branched spikes. There are now several beautiful 
hybrids in cultivation which are superior to the species. 
Culture. Mulleins require a light or medium, well-drained soil. Plant 
in autumn or early spring, about 4 to 8 inches apart. Once a colony 
of these plants is established they will reproduce themselves freely from 
seed each year. 
Cotswold Gem Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
This Verbascum received an Award of Merit when introduced a few years 
ago in Europe. Here it has proven to be an outstanding and beautiful 
plant for the border, blooming from July until the end of September. 
Its numerous flower spikes rise to a height of four feet and are covered 
with soft amber-colored flowers with sparkling purple centers. Do splen- 
didly in poor soil and do not seem to mind hot, dry weather. A colorful 
plant, splendidly adapted to our hot, dry summers. 
Gainsborough Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00 
Produces bold spikes of large, pale yellow flowers during June and July. 
Grews to a height of 314 feet. It is a very beautiful and stately plant 
used in considerable numbers in the herbaceous borders in England. It 
is particularly well suited for our climate because it likes our hot, dry 
weather. No garden should be without it. 
Pink Domino Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
The upright rugged and picturesque branching flower spikes reach a 
height of 3 feet or more. They are in bloom from June until September 
and can be depended on for a fine and colorful background in the 
border. The color is a soft rose-pink with delicate buff undertones. 
A charming plant recently received from England where it, as well as 
Cotswold Gem and Cotswold Queen, are great garden favorites. 
Veronica - Speedwell 
We cannot imagine a garden or a well kept rock garden without just 
quantities of Veronicas. No matter what may be introduced in novel plants, 
no matter how fine the garden or border in which they are to grow, this 
garden would not be complete without such plants as Veronica Longifolia 
Subsessilis. From July to September it is one of the highlights. The color 
created by Royal Blue in June is outstanding. Spicata Rubra with its pink- 
ish lavender blooms and silvery gray foliage is a lovely plant anywhere. 
Culture Good, ordinary soil will suffice for all the following kinds. Grow 
the dwarf sorts in masses on the margins of sunny borders or rock gardens, 
and the others in colonies in positions according to their height. Plant in 
autumn or spring, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Amethystina “Royal Blue” 
Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Beautiful spikes of rich gentian-blue flowers. 10 to 15 inches. June 
and July flowering. 
Blue Champion Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $35.00 
Growing two feet high, its lovely deep blue spikes show up well in the 
hardy border. The foliage is clean and plant is of bushy upright habit - 
and flewers throughout the early summer. A fine new introduction of 
real merit, and a plant which does withstand hot and dry weather with- 
out suffering. Altogether a very worth-while border plant. 
*Incana Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
(Candida.) 1 foot. July and August. A white, woolly plant; flowers 
numerous; blue. Has good appearance, both in and out of bloom. Use- 
ful in rockery or for edging paths and flower beds. 
Longifolia subsessilis Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $35.00 
2 feet. July to September. One of the handsomest blue-flowering plants. 
Perfectly hardy and increases in strength and beauty each year. Spikes 
completely studded with beautiful blue flowers; fine for cutting and one 
of the best plants for the hardy border. 
*Rupestris Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
A fine rock plant growing 3 to 4 inches high; thickly matted, deep 
green foliage, hidden in early June under a cloud of bright blue flowers. 
Does well in light shade and is also a good ground cover for shrub 
borders. 
Spicata Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Long spikes of violet-blue flowers all summer; a very fine variety for 
the middle of the hardy border. For best results lift and divide every 
three years and fertilize well with bone meal. Plant grows about 24 
inches tall. 
Spicata rubra Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
A fine dwarf, compact growing Veronica with silvery gray foliage and 
handsome soft lavender-pink flowers, which combine beautifully with 
the foliage. Habit of the plant is erect and very free flowering. Height 
when in bloom about 10 to 12 inches. A good variety for edging, as 
well as informal groups in front of the border. 
VINCA - Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle. (See page 7.) 
Thymus Serpyllum Coccineum 
Trollius Europaeus, Orange Globe 
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