PERENNIALS 
that 
Prefer 
FALL 
Some perennial plants seldom succeed with spring planting; others 
(like early spring wildflowers) take spring planting reluctantly—really 
do far better in fall. On these pages most kinds that ought to be fall 
planted are listed. (In addition most ordinary perennials will succeed 
in fall as well as in spring, and may be ordered from our spring 1953 
Short Guide.) 
MODERN BEARDED IRIS are exciting, bright, clean colors . . 
Photo: Lady Slippers 
. are huge, with 
often several flowers to a stem. They are nothing at all like old-fashioned German Iris of 
even twelve or fifteen years ago. The best of the new ones as they come out sell for very 
high prices, but when available in quantity the price drops. Here are 24 such, still con- 
sidered among the top quality, but which are now available at $1. or less: 
Azure Skies—Ruffled, lavender, blue, solid 
color. Low. $.75 
Berkeley Gold—Large solid yellow, clear 
color. Late. Well branched stem. $.75 
Blue Shimmer—Creamy white, edged and 
dappled blue. $1.00 
China Maid—Blended pink, bronze and lilac. 
Still good. $.85 
Deep Velvet—Black red-purple, a glowing 
color. $.65 
Great Lakes—Pure blue, 
Grand. $.75 
Gudrun—Several huge pure white blooms 
per stem. $.50 
Lady Mohr—Oyster white and chartreuse. 
Impressive. $1.00 
Master Charles—Glowing mulberry purple. 
Brilliant. $1.00 
Mulberry Rose—Pinkish 
Unusual. $1.00 
Mohrson—Huge, veined violet. Very un- 
usual, yet beautiful. $.60 
lighter beard. 
mulberry-brown. 
Ola Kala—Deep yellow, ruffled. Striking in 
landscape. $1.00 
Ormaco—Metallic violet-bronze, with true 
brown. Fine. $.85 
Ormohr—Immense blooms of silvery violet, 
veined violet. $.50 
Pink Ruffles—Pale and deep pink, nicely 
ruffled. $.85 
Pink Satin—Solid pink. Clean. $.50 
Prairie Sunset—A blend of bright sunset 
tones. $1.00 
Rosy Wings—Pinkish brown, orange beard. 
Fragrant. $.50 
Sable—Deepest blue black. Large, tall. 
Glowing color. $1.00 
Sharkskin—Very large, very white. Show- 
iest. $.85 
Snow Flurry—Blue-white; icy and perfectly 
formed. $1.00 
The Red Douglas—Large, reddish, orange 
beard. $.75 
Tiffanja—Yellow cream, touched with tan. 
Very fine. $1.00 
Wabash—Still thought the finest iris. Violet 
and white. $.65 
Lilies 
75¢ each, any 6 for $3.25 
Auratum—Large white, dark spots and gold 
band. (Set 6 in. deep.) 
Candidum (Madonna)—Huge, fragrant white 
in July. (Set 4 in. deep.) 
Speciosum magnificum — White, overlaid 
pink. Spotted. (Set 6 in. deep.) 
True Bleeding Heart 
Dicentra spectahilis. Old favorite. Showy 
pink all summer. Space 19 inches, shade. 
Plant early in spring or better in fall. 
3 for $1.65, 6 for $2.75. 
Oriental Poppies 
Bloom May-June, tolerant, any good soil. 
Water well. Plant Aug.-Sept. 85¢ each 
(ppd.). Any 6 for $3.75 
Beauty of Livermore—Dark, crimson. 
Curtis Giant—Flesh-pink, tinted lavender. 
Often over 9-inch diameter. 
Henry Cayeux Improved—Ashes of roses. 
Very large flowers. 
Indian Chief—The best dark red. New. 
Vigorous, free blooming. 
Olympia—Very early, double. Flame scarlet 
shaded salmon. 
Mrs. Perry—Solid salmon pink. 
Perry’s White—Large white, maroon center. 
Virginia Blue Bells 
Mertensia Virginica—1 foot. Sheets of bril 
liant blue in early spring. Part shade. 3 for 
$1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Bloodroot 
Sangumaria canadensis — 18-inch. Pink- 
white in April. Rich soil in shade. 3 for 
$1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Liverleaf Hepatica 
Henatica trilobha—6-inch. Flowers vary from 
pink to blue-white, early spring. Acid, 
shade. 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.00 postpaid. 
Trillium 
Favorite lily-like natives, for shady woods. 
Flowers must not be picked. Any one kind 
6 for $1.25 postpaid. ($20 per 100 express 
not paid.) 
Trillium grandiflorum—targe white flowers 
in May, turn pink as they age. 
Tritium wndulatum (Painted Trillium) — 
Large scarlet and white flowers. 
Dog Tooth Violet 
Erythronium americanum—6-inch. Attrac- 
tive mottled foliage. Bright yellow flowers 
in early spring. 3 for $1.35 postpaid. $10 
per 100 express not paid. 
Jack-in-the-Pulpit 
Arisaema triphyllum—8-inch. Maroon in 
May. Humus, light shade, moist. 6 for $1.50; 
20 for $2.25 postpaid. 
Lady Slippers 
Orchids, hardy outdoors in moist, peaty 
shade. Bloom in May. 3 of one kind $1.75; 
6 for $3.00 postpaid. (3 each both kinds 
$3.25 postpaid.) 
Cypripedium pubescens—Yellow Lady Slip- 
per. Bright color. 
Cypripedium spectabile—Showy Lady Slip- 
per. Rosy pink, white sepals. 
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