PERENN IALS Gor Seasonal Touches of Color iH Your Garden 
Agapanthus umbellatus, Blue Lily of the Nile. 
On stout yet graceful stalks this plant bears 
large umbels of lovely blue lily-like flowers 
in great profusion in summer. 3 feet. Leaves 
long and narrow, in nice clumps. Also white 
flowered form. 
Anemone japonica, Wind Flower. |n any spot, 
sheltered from the hottest sun, these charm- 
ing plants produce their 2-212" single or 
double blooms above glossy foliag2. Pink and 
white. 
Aster frikarti, Wonder of Staffa. Bushy 
plants, alive with 2-inch lavender-blue asters 
from June to December. Rich green foliage. 
2% feet. Full sun. 
Helianthemum, Sun Rose. In sunny locations, 
or draped over banks or low walls, these low 
spreading plants are quite effective. Tiny, 
dense foliage and small early summer flowers 
in profusion. Mixed colors. 
Heliotrope. Old fashioned garden flowers. 
Very sweetly perfumed, blue to violet in late 
summer and fall. Light shade. 
Hemerocallis, Day Lilies. Handsome clumps 
of foliage graced with brilliant lilies in yel- 
low and orange shades. Essential to borders as 
delphinium and phlox. Easy, sun or shade. 
Lavandula vera, English Lavender. Dwarf 
compact shrubby plant with greyish aromatic 
foliage and tall slender spikes of bluish- 
Marguerite. We offer this popular bushy 
perennial in both white and yellow flowered 
types. Flowers, 2-inch daisies, are freely 
produced and long lasting. Indispensable. 
Pelargoniums in variety. An amazingly wide 
range of shapes and colors, with the most 
striking contrast combinations makes our col- 
lection an ideal array to choose from. 
Penstemon, Sensation. 2 to 3-foot with large 
showy trumpet-shaped flowers in pink, red, 
white or combinations. Free blooming and 
good for cutting. Full sun. 
Phlox paniculata, Garden Phlox. Never fails 
to give masses of glorious color throughout 
the summer and fall. 2-3 ft.; sun. Red, pink, 
Campanula isophylla. Trailing perennial for 
hanging baskets or rock garden. Small grey 
green leaves and trailing stems of saucer 
shaped white or blue flowers. Free flowering. 
Campanula poscharskyana, Serbian Bluebell. 
A most charming low growing perennial, sel- 
dom over 6 inches in height, making a dense 
carpet of blue saucer-shaped flowers in early 
summer. Use it as a ground cover in light 
shade or as a border plant in the flower 
garden. 
Clivia miniata. Long broad strap-like leaves 
of dark green piling one on the other in a 
fan-shaped growth, from which the flower 
stalks appear with their bright orange clus- 
ters of flowers. Dense to light shade and 
plenty of even moisture. Don’t disturb the 
roots when planting. 
Convolvulus mauritanicus, Blue Morocco 
Creeper. Light grey-green creeper with quan- 
tities of pale lavender cups all summer. Ex- 
cellent ground cover for sun. 6’’. Not weedy. 
Gerbera hybrids, Transvaal Daisies. One of 
the finest garden and cutting flowers for Cali- — 
fornia. Low tufts of leaves and long stemmed 
crisp, long-lasting daisies in a brilliant array 
of colors, pastel and bright. Sun. 
violet flowers. Very hardy. Sun. 
PHLOX 
Many Flowering Annuals and Perennials 
available from flats in season. 
lavender, and white. Excellent for borders. 
Reinwardtia trigyna, Yellow Flax. Dwarf ever- 
green perennial with luscious green foliage 
and rich yellow trumpet-shaped flowers. Sun 
or shade. 
Salvia leucantha, Mexican Sage. Low grow- 
ing with narrow pointed green leaves and 
spikes of rosy-violet flowers. Summer-fall. 
Saxifraga crassifolia. Large round leathery 
leaves making an excellent show all year in 
shaded places. Spikes of pink flowers in fall 
or winter, in broad rounded clusters. 
Shasta Daisy Esther Reed. Flowers peony- 
flowered with pompon center surrounded by 
longer ray flowers. Lovely for cutting. White. 
Shasta Daisy Marconi. Fully double white 
flowers of immense size. 
Statice perezi. Shrubby perennial with silvery 
leaves in a tuft at the base and large showy 
masses of purple-blue flowers. Sun. 
Veronica spicata, Blue Candle. Above the 
long, narrow, medium green leaves rise tall, 
slender spikes of bright blue flowers that keep 
their color a long time, even as cut flowers. 
Up to 21% feet tall and about as broad. Sun. 
GROUND COVER PLANTS 
Much publicity has been given this group of plants of late. Some 
make lawn substitutes of variable quality depending on the method 
by which they are set out. In general better results are to be had 
by carefully grading and preparing the ground as you would for a 
lawn. Then set small divisions closer than generally recommended 
to cover the soil as quickly as possible before the soil between has 
a chance to wash away. This prevents the mounding effect so often 
seen in these lawns. 
Ajuga, Carpet Bugle. One of the finest covers for shady places 
where a good water supply can be assured. Leaves make a close 
turf not over 2 inches high. Blue flowers in spring. 
Dichondra repens. Makes a very close lawn surface of tiny round 
green leaves. Best in sunny places where it can be given moderate 
watering. Becomes loose and large in shade. Needs mowing once 
in a while only. Easy to manage. 
Algerian Ivy. Large, green leaves and vigorous, rampant growth 
make this an excellent vine for ground cover, climbing on fences, 
or trained on porch posts. 
Algerian Ivy, Variegated. The green leaves are variegated with white 
in many interesting patterns. Nice to use against dark walls where 
the white and green make a lively contrast. 
English Ivy. Dark green glossy leaves, makes a cover about one 
foot deep. Needs no mowing. Excellent on banks or level areas. 
Mat is too deep to walk over comfortably. Also the variegated form. 
Makes an unusual color contrast. 
Gazania. Greyish tufts of foliage covered by quantities of golden 
or orange and reddish daisies on six-inch stems. Best in hot sun. 
Set plants 6 or 8 inches apart. 
Helxine, Baby’s Tears. Hardy, close creeper, making an excellent 
quick cover in deep shade with plenty of moisture. Tiny round St. 
Patrick’s Day green leaves. Hardy. 
Ivy Geranium. For partially shaded or sunny places. Shiny neatly 
shaped leaves and showy flowers in pink, red, white, lavender or 
purple. Makes a nice cover for banks. Trailing. 
Mesembryanthemum, Ice Plant. Rapid growing waxy succulent 
plants making excellent covers in dry sunny places. Colorful flowers 
in abundance, often cover the plants and make showy effects. 
Available in different colors, rose-pink, red, orange and yellow. 
Ornamental Strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis. Handsome glossy foli- 
age, covered in spring with countless white flowers. Hardy and 
attractive, sun or partial shade. 
Trailing Lantana. Creeping plant making a mat about one foot deep 
with showy lavender-purple flowers over a long season. Very tough 
and hardy. Should it freeze back it quickly recovers. 
St. Augustine Grass. Makes a deep springy turf of coarse leaves. 
Popular because it covers ground quickly and dries very quickly 
after watering or rain. Hardy at both desert and seashore wherever 
freezing is not severe. Must be kept mowed. Flat cut into 2-inch 
squares and planted 3 ft. apart will cover 140 sq. ft. of lawn area. 
LAWN SEED—We offer the finest quality Lawn Seed. Our 
salesmen are fully qualified to suggest the type and mixture 
for your particular problem. See us when you plant a new 
lawn or wish to renovate an old one. 
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