CAUCASIAN BELL-FLOWER 
It is OSTROWSKIA MAGNIFICA, Great 
Bell-flower of the Caucasus, Illustrated opposite. 
This stately, tuberous perennial may reach five 
feet, carrying wide blossoms in_ lilac-flushed 
white, to perhaps 4-inch diameters. Give full 
sun, good drainage, firm planting, with a 
covering of straw or leaves first winter. Spec- 
tacular. Each $1.35; 3 for $3.80; 10 for $11.00. 
ORANGE ASCLEPIAS 
Summer clusters of flaming orange. 25 
inches. Fullest winter hardiness. Roots, 3 for 
$1.15. 
THE HARDY ORIENTAL POPPY 
Through June the immense, satiny flowers in their gorgeous 
colorings are the glory of the garden. Winter-hardy and long- 
lived. Best moved in early autumn. Rich in reds, orange scarlet 
to crimson, along with pink, silvery rose, cerise and the like. 
See page 58 of catalog #57 for offer of separate named sorts. 
Mixed colors, dominantly but not entirely in varied reds. Each 
50¢; 8 for $1.30; 10 for $3.75. 
DIERAMA PENDULA 
For airy, swaying grace of form, for unusuality 
of stance and carriage, few hardy bulb-flowers will 
approach this pretty Afrikander. It is a true bulb, 
but once planted it can stay put without further 
digging, coming up year after year with its showing 
of delightful bloom. Illustrated opposite. The pretty 
bells of blush, pink, rose or amaranth, sway pendant 
in one-side sprays from willowy stems that may rise 
to five or six feet. Give winter mulching in cold 
areas. Plants, each 55¢; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.00. 
INCARVILLEA BREVIPES 
Great, handsome, Gloxinia-like flowers of rosy 
crimson, on 12-inch stems in late spring. Winter- 
hardy perennial. Tuberous roots. Each 60c; 3 for 
$1.55. 
EREMURUS OR FOXTAIL LILY 
The majestic Desert Lily gives stately spires, 4 to 8 feet, of 
packed, starry blossoms in pink, rose, cream, orange, yellow, 
copper, white. Winter hardy. Spectacular. Illustrated opposite. 
DIERAMA 
EREMURUS ROOTS—Supplied in dormant, semi-tuberous roots. 
BUNGEI—Slender spikes filled with big stars in gold that nears 
orange. Each $1.20; 3 for $3.40. HIMALAICUS—Fragrant, white 
flowers packed in long, dense spikes. Early. Each $1.80; 3 for 
$5.25. ROBUSTUS—Magnificent spikes of deep pink. Each $2.60; 
3 for $7.50. WAREI—Coppery rose with orange suffusion. Tall. 
Each $4.50. ELWESIANUS—Pale pink with deeper center. Im- 
mense. Each $2.85; 3 for $7.50. OFFER 84AN—One each of the 
5, names marked, for $12.00. 
EREMURUS SHELFORD HYBRIDS—Tall, slender, flower-packed 
spikes in cream, primrose, gold, apricot, salmon, orange, pink 
bronze. Mixed only. Each $1.50; 3 for $4.50; 10 for $12.75. 
THE CHRISTMAS ROSE 
It is HELLEBORUS NIGER, 
the Christmas Rose of song and 
story, a fully hardy perennial, 
that, once well-established, will 
bear its big, shallow blossom- 
cups, white or pink-suffused, 
through late winter and into 
earliest spring. It prefers rich 
soil in light shade. Illustrated 
opposite. Plants, each $1.25; 
3 for $3.30. 
BLEEDING HEART 
True Bleeding Heart, Dicen- 
tra spectabilis. Lovely rosy 
pink flowers in spring. Long- 
lived, hardy perennial. Each 
$1.00; 3 for $2.70. 
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