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SPRING 1954 
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. .. Hardy Perennials .. . 
The measure given is the average height, and the dates, the 
blooming periods. 
*Prices, unless otherwise noted: Field-grown plants $ .39 each; 
$3.00 for ten—3 for $1.00. 
ASTERS, Hardy— 
—Daisy — Sept.-Oct. — Harrington Pink — A select- 
ed strain of compact bushy growth. Clear rose-pink 
flowers. 3-4 ft. 
—Red Rover — The first red fall Aster. Deep rosy red 
flowers with golden centers; buds bright red. Free 
blooming, compact habit. September to frost 2 to 4 ft. 
Each $ .50 
—Mt. Everest — Finest and best white. Very tall, well 
shaped, pointed pyramids, with an abundance of later- 
cul TOW CHS GS" EO. 24 hts ine hamaeccte arene eee Each § .50 
—Beechwood Challenger—The nearest approach to red 
so far in Hardy Asters. Free-flowering, medium height, 
about 3% feet. Early fall. Profuse bloomer with bril- 
Nant crimson-réd flowers vita. dnt c noes Each $ .50 
—Blue Gem Aster—Large lovely flowers with a yel- 
low center, double flowers. Best blue in cultivation. 
September until frost, 3 to 4 feet .......... Each $ .50 
AQUILEGIA, COLUMBINES — Not particular as to 
soil, endures some shade. 
—Dobbies Imperial Hybrids — 3 feet. 
Long spurred. 
Mixed colors. 
Separate Colors, Your Choice 
Blue, Pink, Red, Yellow, White, Copper 
BLEEDING HEART—The long, graceful branches are 
lined with dainty heart-shaped flowers, bright red- 
and-white all during May and June. Easy to grow 
extra hardy, does well in either sun or partial shade. 
z 2 for $1.40 
7p faa SO ae Hl ere ot ay en Gf treo Each > .75; 
—P2—Everblooming Bleeding Heart. (Dicentra eximia) 
—Handsome fernlike foliage; lovely clusters of pink 
flowers the season through. Does well in sun or 
shade, splendid for rockery or flower garden. 
Each §$ .45; 3 for $1.25 
CREEPING PHLOX (Subulata)—These grow scarcely 
four inches tall, with moss-like foliage that stays green 
all winter. In the spring, completely covered with 
flowers. Thrives in sun or part shade. 
Blue, Pink, Red, White 
CARNATION—Dwarf 15 in.; compact, double flowers. 
State variety. 
—Red King—Bright red. 
—Pink Beauty—Soft pink. 
—Puff Ball—White as snow. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
Oriental, apaver orientale—2 ft. 
flowers with black centers. 
Large orange-scarlez 
May-June. 
Oriental, Olymphia—40¢; 
scarlet. Earliest. 
double free blooming, rich 
PYRETHRUM, PERSION OR PAINTED DAISY — 
2 to 3 ft. tall. All colors, white to deep red. 
Sedum Spetabile—Most notable of the Brect Sedums, 
producing a mound of excellent light green foliage, 
topped with immense heads of handsome rose-colored 
flowers in late summer and fall. 
GAILLARDIA, Blanket Flower—i to 2 ft. 
have red, yellow, and orange blended. 
Flowers 
—Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath)—2 to 3 ft. Great mass- 
es of small white flowers in July-August. Lovely in 
the garden and fine for cutting. 
—Gypsophila, Oldhamiana — Great masses of small 
light pink flowers. August to frost. 
Most perennials can be moved well either fall or 
spring, and many of them through the summer, Plants one foot or 
under are usually suitable for some place in the rock garden unless 
too sensitive. Special cultural requirements are briefly noted. 
HOLLYHOCKS—6 ft. towers of blooms, with big, dou- 
ble flowers all summer. Red, Pink or Yellow. State 
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LINUM PERENE, HARDY FLAX — 1 to 2 ft. Light, 
graceful foliage and stems. Paie blue flowers each 
morning. June-September if cut down occasionally. 
CANTERBURY BELLS — Big, bell-shaped flowers 
loading the 2-ft. spikes. Blooms in June. Blue, Rose 
and Pink. 
—Daisy, Alaska—1i to 2 feeet, 4 to 5 inches. 
all summer and fall. 
Flowers 
—Shasta Daisy, White Swan—For a long time in late 
spring and early summer this plant produces grea‘ 
quantities of the double white flowers on long stem 
fine for cutting. Grows 18 inches tall. 
Lychnis Chalcedonica (Maltese Cross) — Very fine 
durable, old-fashioned flower with dense heads 
flashy scarlet throughout midsummer. 
Scabiosa Caucasica—(Pin Cushion Flower)—Exquisite, 
azure-blue flowers from June to September. Grand 
border lan tagivevces ves sence eoe ieee en eee Each $ .50 
Platycodon grandiflora, Ballon Flower—2 to 3 ft. June- 
October. Large ball-shaped flowers either blue, White 
or Pink. Inflated ballon like buds, 
LYTBRRUM 
—The Beacon Lythrum—Has neat long-lasting spikes 
of large clear, deep-carmine flowers, followed with side 
spikes almost to the ground, interesting foliage, blooms 
trom July till frost. 2 feet. 
—Morden Lythrum—It’s beautiful—it’s hardy — it’s 
grand. Throughout the summer there is a continuous 
succession of lovely rose-carmine spikes that are ideal 
for cutting. Originating in Canada, it is completely 
hardy, thrives everywhere. Plant grows 3 ft. or mora 
tall. 
—Dropmore Lythrum — New hybrid, deeper in color 
than the Morden type, and grows about a foot taller. 
Often a single plant will produce 12 or more 3-foot 
spikes of bright rosy-red, lasting a month or more. 
Above 3 Lythrum, Each $ .50; 3 for $1.25 
DELPHINIUM, Pacific Hybrids—The flowers are im- 
mense, 2% to 3 inches across. The colors range from 
pure white, sky-blue to deepest indigo-blue, purples, 
violets, and those exquisite shades of orchid-pink. The 
plants grow 4 to 7 feet tall with flower trusses often 
3, tO 4 Leet, LONG. met. aes tae nets Each $ .49; 3 for $1.25 
—Delphinium, Larkspur—All like limestone soil and 
good drainage. 
—Belladonna—2-4 ft. Light blue, all summier. 
—Bellamosa—2-4 ft. Like above but dark blue ail 
summer. 
—Chinese Blue—1-2 ft. Finely cut foliage. Gentian 
blue, all summer. 
—English Hybrids—4 ft. or 
plant distinct. 
All shades each 
more, 
DICTAMUS RUBER, GAS PLANT, 45¢—2 ft. 
purple, veined darker. Strongly aromatic. 
manent in rich well drained soil. 
Rosy 
Very per- 
—Hardy Ageratum—Lovely light purple-blue flowers 
of fluffy texture from August until frost; fine for 
cutting, 12-18 inch. 
MONARDA—(Haremint) — Fringed flower heads of 
blazing scarlet appear on 20 to 30 inch stems in July 
and August; foliage somewhat aromatic. 
PERENNIAL SWEET PEA — (Lathyrus) — Hardy 
creeper or climber, with lovely clustered flowers, pink 
to rose-red, throughout the summer. Fine for cutting. 
PHYSOSTEGIA—Summer Glow. Perfected type of 
False Dragonhead. Colorful, clustered, 18 inch spikes 
of rosy-crimson on towering 4-ft. stems. August to 
September 
PURPLE CONEFLOWER — (Rudbeckia purpurea)— 
Showy, tall border flower, its rich rose-purple petals 
surrounding a large brown cone. July to October, 3 ft. 
SHASTA DAISY—Early Glistening white flowers in 
countless numbers during June, are a beautiful sight 
in the garden; grand in bouquets. Mature growth 
about 15 in, tall, 
Prices of perennials unless otherwise noted: Each $ .39: $3.00 for ten; 3 for $1.00 
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