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For Greater Permanency of your Garden 
We present for your delight and garden pleasure a noteworthy selection of choice perennials for garden decora- 
tion and cut flowers. They will help to make your outdoor living room mean more to you. We welcome their re- 
appearance each year as much as the coming of a dear friend. 
Achillea (Yarrow) 
Ptarmica, Angel’s Breath. 20 inches high with a 
spread of 2 feet. One of the finer forms of pure white 
Yarrow. The flowers are fully double, 14-inch in 
diameter and are produced in great abundance over 
a long period. It is a good cut flower and may be 
used singly or as a filler in bouquets. Hardy. Each 
50c. 
Aconitum (Monkshood) 
Fischeri. 2 to 3 ft. Sept. Spikes of showy blue flowers 
shaped like a monk’s hood. Foliage a glossy rich 
dark green. Prefers a rich soil and some shade. 
Needs winter protection. The first season the plants 
do not attain their full perfection. They should be 
left undisturbed as long as possible. The plants may 
be used for “‘mixing in’’ a shrub border. Each 50c. 
Adenophora (Spire Bell) 
Potanini. 3 ft. Lavender-blue, bell-shaped blooms on 
tall spikes. The flowers measure 114 inches long and 
11% inches across. Each 45c. 
Agrostemma (Rose Campion) 
Coronaria atrosanguinea. 2 ft. Sometimes called 
Dusty Miller. The blood-red flowers rise from a tuft 
of silvery white foliage. Useful for creating foliage 
contrasts. Plant near the front edge of the border. 
1-yr. plants, each 25c. Clumps, each 50c. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
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Alyssum (Basket of Gold) 
Saxatile compactum. 1 ft. One of the earliest bloom- 
ing plants; suitable for the front of the border or the 
rock garden. The gray-green foliage is covered with 
spreading clusters of bright yellow flowers. When 
ripe the seed-pods have a lace-like appearance and 
may be used in winter bouquets. Each 50c. 
Saxatile citrinum. Lemon-yellow flowers. Each 50c. 
Anchusa (Alkanet) 
Dropmore Variety. 3 to 5 ft. Blooms in early sum- 
mer and later if first flowers are cut as soon as wilted. 
Foliage rough and hairy, slightly gray. Flowers rich 
gentian-blue, in loose panicles. A rather coarse-ap- 
pearing plant but fine in masses or as a border. Does 
best in partial shade. Each 40c. 
Myosotidiflora. 15 in. Early spring. A dwarf form 
from Russia. Clusters of large, dark green leaves 
and attractive bright blue, forget-me-not-like flowers. 
Each 50c. 
Anthemis (Yellow Daisy) 
Moonlight. 21% ft. A choice variety of the hardy 
Marguerite. Dark green foliage and beautiful light 
yellow, daisy-like flowers, over 2 inches in diameter. 
Blooms all summer. Each 50c. 
Aquilegia (Columbine) 
Columbines, often miscalled Honeysuckle, are grown 
for their profusion of showy flowers in early summer. 
They are of easy culture, and the color range of the 
flowers is unlimited, varying from one solid tone to 
almost every tmaginable combination of colors and 
hues. You may have your choice of long, medium or 
short spurs, or even spurless varieties. All are suitable 
for cutting. A light sandy soil, good drainage and full 
sun are preferable, although the more vigorous varieties 
will withstand half-shade. 
Akitensis. 1 ft. A rare alpine form with heavy-tex- 
tured, blue-green leaves and stiff stems bearing lovely 
soft blue flowers, tipped with creamy white. Each 50c. 
Blue King. 3 ft. An English strain bearing noticeable 
large blue and white flowers on Iong stems. Each 50c. 
Clematiflora. 3 ft. A spurless Columbine with beauti- 
ful, open, clematis-like flowers. Mixed colors. 
Each 50c. 
Longissima. 3 ft. Yellow flowers with extra-long 
spurs. Each 50c. 
Mrs. Nicholls. 2 to 3 ft. 
Columbine. Each 50c. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids. 3 ft. A refined long- 
spurred strain with graceful foliage and Iong stems. 
A wide range of clear colors and combinations. Our 
best general-purpose strain. Each 50c. 
Snow Queen. 2 to 3 ft. Large, pure white flowers. 
Each 40c. 
A choice blue and white 
SAINT PAUL 6, MINN. 
