No home landscape is complete without hardy garden flowers. A garden of perennials is a continuous 
pleasure from early spring until late fall. They give great satisfaction when arranged in clumps, masses and 
drifts of one kind. 
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur) 
The Delphinium (Larkspur) of today possesses a 
beauty and dignity of its own. It is without rival, a 
plant of tall habits and erect. Flower spikes blue and 
freely borne. 
Delphinium Belladonna. 3 ito 4 ft. The finest and most continu- 
ous blooming of all, never being out of flower from the end of 
June until cut down by hard frost. The turquoise blue of its flow- 
ers is not equaled for delicacy and beauty by any other flower. 
60 cts. each. 
Delphinium Bellamosum. 3 ft. Color deep blue, with white eye. 
Free blooming habit. 60 cts. each. 
Delphinium Chinense. 3 ft. A low growing variety with fern 
like foliage, producing deep blue flowers on open sprays. Used 
largely for background. 50 cts. each. 
Delphinium Chinense Alba. Similar to above except the bloom 
is white; very effective when contrast in color is desired. 50cts. 
each. 
Delphinium LaMartine. 4 ft. Flowers deep blue with white eye. 
Strong stems, good for cutting. 60 cts. each. 
Delphinium “H & O Hybrids.” 4 to 5 ft. Our own selected strain 
of large flowering Larkspurs in a wide range of light and dark 
colors, /orcis) cach. 4 for $2e/5, 
Delphinium “New Hollyhock.” Very full, spire shaped (like a hol- 
lyhock) heads of single and double flowers in many shades of 
blue; no two alike. Tall and sturdy growth. The best of the 
Hybrid selection. 75 cts. each. 4 for $2.75. 
1953 PRICES FOR PERENNIALS 
(unless otherwise noted) 
Strong 2 yr. field plants 50 cents each; 4 of one variety $1.75 
Extra size, 60 cents. 
(For shipment by parcel post add 10%) 
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*Dianthus Plumarius. CLOVE PINK. 9 in. The fragrant white to 
scarlet flowers bloom in early summer. Grass-like leaves. 
DICTAMNUS Fraxinella albus. WHITE GAS PLANT. 3 ft. Heavy- 
spikes of white flowers in June and July. Flowers and foliage in- 
tensely aromatic. Especially useful where Lupines do not thrive. 
$1.00 each. 
Dictamnus Fraxinella. GAS PLANT. 3 ft. Heavy spikes of deep 
pink, purple-veined flowers in June and July. Flowers and foli- 
age both fragrant. $1.00 each. 
*DICENTRA Eximia. PLUMY BLEEDING HEART. 9to12in. Rosy 
pink heart-shaped flower in bloom from May through August. 
Delicate, finely cut foliage. 75 cts. each. 
Dicentra Spectabilis. BLEEDING HEART. 18 in. 85 cts. each; extra 
size, $1.00. 
DIGITALIS. GIANT SHIRLY FOXGLOVE. 4 ft. Long flower heads 
of bell-shaped blossoms. Colors, rose, shell pink and blue mixed. 
July. 
*EUPHORBIA Polychroma. A rare border and rock garden plant. 
Grows to 1 ft. in compact form. Covered in June with lemon-yel- 
low rose-like flowers. 
*FERNS, Hardy. We offer a selection of the best strong-growing 
native hardy ferns suitable for yard planting. 60 cts. each. 
*FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis semperflorens). 10 in. Dainty blue 
flowers with yellow eye from May to September. Fine dwarf 
border plants. Likes shade and moist places. 
GAILLARDIA Grandilflora. BLANKET FLOWER. 2 ft. Rich red 
and crimson petals with broad border of yellow. June to October. 
Unsurpassed for cutting. 
GYPSOPHIILA Paniculata. BABYSBREATH, 2 to 3 ft. Unexcelled 
cut flowers. Tiny white blossoms cover the plant through July 
and August. 
DOUBLE BABYSBREATH Gypsophila. BRISTOL FAIRY. Full, dou- 
ble, snow-white flowers in large sprays. True, grafted variety. 
$1.00 each. 
HELENIUM autumnale superbum. YELLOW STAR. 4 to 5 ft. Gold- 
en-yellow flowers in August and September. 60 cts. each. 
Helenium Riverton Gem. 3 ft. Old gold shaded with terra cotta 
and red. For cutting or garden show. August to frost. 60 cts. 
each. 
HEMEROCALLIS—SEE PAGE 20 
