GROWERS OF FINE PERENNIALS 
COTTAGE 
CARNATIONS 
HARDY CARNATIONS, always bold, beautiful, 
and universally popular, have ascended to ma- 
jesty in their plant world with the addition of 
these new English Cottage varieties. Bright new 
shades, large, yet delicate flowers, and spicy 
fragrance make the Cottage types most desir- 
able. The blooms fast all summer and. into the 
fall. Wonderful for cutting and for garden plant- 
ings. 
LUCIA. Beautiful bright salmon scarlet. 
double flowers, sturdy growers. All summer. 
F.G. Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
SYLVIA. The petals are pale rose-pink edged 
with silvery white, gradually deepening to rich 
salmon. Large full double flowers. 
F.G. Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
CATANANCHE 
BLUE CUPIDONE 
COERULEA. Heads of pretty deep blue dart- 
like flowers on 14 inch stems. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
CENTAUREA 
PERENNIAL BACHELOR BUTTON 
MONTANA. (Perennial Cornflower). Grows 2 
feet high, bearing large violet-blue flowers from 
July to September. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ROSE DELIGHT. (Dealbata). Large fully double, 
bright lilac-rose. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
STEENBERGI. (Dealbata). A much improved form 
of the above. Flowers larger (up to 4 inches), 
deeper and longer lasting. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
-COREOPSIS 
A useful and attractive herbaceous perennial, 
both for border and cut flowers. They are of 
easy culture and produce their golden yellow 
flowers in profusion th:cughout the summer. 
DOUBLE SUNBURST. Here is a Coreopsis which 
is different, producing striking yellow flowers 
which are actually double and of good size. They 
attract a great deal of attention and are also 
elegant cut flowers, noted for their keeping qual- 
ities. They grow to a height of 24 to 30 inches. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
GOLDEN SHOWER (Verticillata). Rich golden yel- 
low. Continuous bloom June until frost. 24 inch. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
DELPHINIUM 
Though tnese plants are our usual spring trans- 
planted stock, the last summer’s drought re- 
stricted their size considerably. However, exam- 
ination of the plants reveals that they produced 
a substantial system of eyes, the same by num- 
ber as regularly. They will, then, swell these 
promptly in the spring and you can, by plant- 
ing them now, look forward to a full mature cut- 
flower yield in this first season. It is to e 
understood that, though the size is reduced, they 
are not seedlings. 
BELLADONNA (Clivedon Beauty, true strain). 
True Belladonna blue from stock seed handled 
carefully throughout to insure the type. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
BELLAMOSUM. This is a dark blue form of the 
popular light blue Belladonna, with which it is 
identical in habit and growth. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
LYONDELL. Widely advertised as a Delphinium 
of tomorrow—and that is one of its fine features 
—it will be here tomorrow. It is thoroughly 
hardy, blight resistant, and brightly colored 
through all the novel hues in the family. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS 
HOLBORN GLORY. Large, single white, auricula 
eyed. 
Full 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
GIANT WHITE, SCARLET BEAUTY, NIGRESCENS, 
DOUBLE DWARF MIXED. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
HARDY 
CHR YSANTHEMUMS 
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Chrysanthemum Maximum 
SHASTA DAISY or MOONPENNY 
AMONG THE BEST KNOWN AND BEST LOVED HARDY PLANTS 
The great effort that has been given to their improvement is climaxed in 
this feature presentation of the finest kinds. 
tion this superb list is unequaled. 
PLANTS ARE FULLY DEVELOPED FIELD GROWN. 
For cut flowers of distinc- 
If field liners are 
your object, they can be divided into several plants for your planting. 
Guaranteed as outlined, you can purchase your Daisies with no greater 
economy. 
ALASKA. Magnificent daisy-like flowers seldom 
less than 5 inches across. Pure glistening white 
with yellow eye carried on long stems. A very 
free flowering Daisy in bloom all summer and 
fall. Height 2 feet. 
BORDER QUEEN. New for ‘54. Large double 
fluffy snowball type flowers bloom prolifically on 
12 inch stems to make this new addition to the 
line one of the most flexible now grown. The 
plant itself is robust and extremely hardy, able 
to withstand wet or dry conditions and still pro- 
duce abundantly. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
CONQUEROR. A very strong grower, the best 
tall, later flowering variety, attaining a height 
of 3 feet. Extra large pure white flowers are 
produced on 30 inch stems. We highly recommend 
this variety for planting together with taller 
growing perennials. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
ESTHER READE. Well recognized and universal- 
ly used, pure white crested, fully double shasta 
daisy. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
FOOLPROOF. Large, airy, and graceful, a single 
in form with a tendency to overlay another 
smaller row of petals for a very crisp effect. 
It is a July, August Daisy. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
G. MARCONI. A grand variety, producing double 
Chrysanthemum-like flowers on 21-ft. stems. 
Will bloom continuously during the summer 
months if flowers are kept cut. 
Heavy F.G.—Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MAJESTIC. Immense 5 to 6 inch flowers, smallest 
button center. Double row of overlapping petals 
makes flower full, compact, and firm. 28 to 30 
inch sturdy stems prolifically produced. Very 
hardy. Medium early. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
MAY QUEEN. This is the earliest cut flower va- 
riety. In full bloom during the month of May, 
you can imagine what a market exists for its 
flowers. The plant is extremely healthy and 
hardy, the flower crop is produced more proli- 
fically than any other. Color a pure white, small 
center. 
Heavy F,G.— Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MOUNT SHASTA. A beautiful pure white, high 
crested, full double Shasta Daisy, with a double 
row of overlapping guard petals four inches in 
diameter. Sturdy and erect on stems 20-24 inches 
long. Replaces Esther Reade. A real winner for 
the florist, blooming continuously from _ late 
spring to frost. This is the best all-purpose Daisy 
on the market today. 
Heavy F. G.— Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PRIDE OF DIXIE. A lacey, powder puff effect, 
produced by double 3 inch blooms on stems 2 to 
3 feet tall. Semi-hardy, but its unique beauty 
merits the slight extra protection. Excellent for 
the South. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
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DIANTHUS 
SWEET 
EVANGELINE. Spicy, penetrating fragrance, 3 
to 4 fully double flowers of soft Persian rose on 
a stem. 
F.G. — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
HER MAJESTY. Large compact, Carnation flow- 
ered glistening white. Flower spikes to 14” on 
stately perfectly formed, silver foliage plants. 
F.G.—Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
JUNE CARMINE is a beautiful shade of bright 
carmine pink with the spicy fragrance of the old 
clove pinks. It has the lovely carnation gray- 
green foliage, and the individual flowers, on 12- 
15 inch stems, are fully double, large flowered 
perfectly formed, and makes excellent cut flowers. 
The habit of growth is very compact, neat and 
cushion-like. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
LITTLE JOE. 6 in. tall, large crimson blooms. 
Just about the neatest dwarf article in the per- 
ennials. 
F.G. — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
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OLD SPICE. Deservedly holding a high place in 
this well regarded hardy plant family, the ever 
blooming bright salmon-pink. Old Spice is one 
of the finest hardy plants. It makes an enchant- 
ing border, a bright mass and furnishes cut 
flowers constantly through a three month period. 
F.G, — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
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PLUMARIUS SPRING BEAUTY. Double and sin- 
gle blooms of rose, pink and white; fragrant 
flowers on long spikes. Blooms throughout the 
summer. 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $11.00 
WINTERI. Similar to the Dianthus Plumarius 
except that this is a real hardy Dianthus: and 
the flowers run mostly to rose pink. 
10 inches. 
Per 10, $2,00; Per 100, $15.00 
Height 8 to 
