VALLEYHEART 
4610 Van Nuys Blvd. 
JOHN C. TAPPEINER 
G ardens 
Phone STate 4-0983 Sherman Oaks, Calif. 
Just about the most important thing we offer you is free. It’s 
really valuable—it’s information. The help we can give you with all 
kinds of horticultural problems makes planting things one of the most 
keenly satisfying spare-time occupations. How to care for each kind 
of plant, where to put it so it will grow best, how to feed it, protect it 
from disease or insects, what to plant with it as good companion ma- 
terial—this and other information is yours for the asking. This catalog 
itself is part of that free service. 
We have a general garden store, filled with all the things a 
gardener needs. Insecticides, fertilizers, tools, trellises, stepping stones, 
planters, lawn curbs, ceramics, and a greenhouse full of indoor plants 
supplement our complete assortment of nursery stock. 
If you have a landscape problem, bring it to us. Our trained men 
will be only too glad to help you. Or if you desire a complete landscape 
job we have a landscape crew qualified to carry out the work. 
We Specialize in Perennial Plants 
This is a condensed list of some of the most popular varieties. 
Anemone japonica——Glossy evergreen, 4 to 5 
feet tall. Many showy rose-like flowers. 
Aquilegia (Columbine)—Long spurred kinds 
in several choice colors. 
Astilbe — Fern-like foliage, and feathery, 
plume-shaped flowers in several colors. 
DELPHINIUM PACIFIC GIANTS 
Aster frikarti—Practically everblooming, with 
lavender-blue, daisy-like flowers. 
Campanula—Several fine varieties available. 
Different heights and in blue or white. 
Delphinium—All Pacific Giant varieties. 
Dianthus — Spicy fragrance, brilliant colors, 
single or double, almost everblooming. 
Gerbera—Duplex and double as well as single 
types. Several bright colors. 
Gypsophila—Perennial Baby’s Breath. 
Helianthus—Perennial Sunflower. 
Helleborus niger—The Christmas Rose which 
blooms all winter in mild climates. 
Heuchera (Coral Bells) —Lovely nodding bells 
on slender stems | foot high. 
Penstemon— Three foot spikes of bell-shaped 
flowers from May until fall. 
Phlox—A famous and beloved perennial. 
Primrose—Both polyanthus and auricula are 
available. 
Pyrethrum (Painted Daisy) —Single or double 
flowers in many shades. 
Rehmannia angulata—Looks like a small lav- 
ender gloxinia bloom. Masses on a stem. 
Salvia pitcherimThe powder-blue salvia. 
Scabiosa—Either lavender-blue or rosy lav- 
ender flowered kinds available. 
Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) —Fern-like foli- 
age and feathery clusters of lilac-mauve 
blooms. 
Thymus—Several kinds, including the Woolly 
Thyme for gray ground cover. 
Tradescantia — Excellent for shady places. 
Clusters of orchid-like flowers. 
Veronica (Spzedwell) —Three different va- 
rieties available, all with blue or purple flow- 
ers, but of varying heights. 
Violets—We have this excellent, low-grow- 
ing perennial in three colors, violet, white 
and rose. 
GERBERA 
