Chaice Perennials 
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Strong, field-grown, blooming size perennial plants, dug fresh for your order and carefully 
packed so as to reach you in good condition. Select your assortment from the choice varieties 
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AQUILEGIA (Columbine). Flowers May and 
June. Height 2 to 3 ft. 
A., Dobhbie’s Imperial Hybrids. New strain. 
Wonderful range of colors, long spurred. 
A., Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. Very long- 
spurred flowers. Mixed. 
ASTER, Dwarf. Profuse bloomers, truly 
dwarf. Flowers range from deep blue to 
violet-lavender. Mixed colors only. Bloom in 
early fall. Perfectly hardy. Height 8 to 15 in. 
A., Harrington’s Pink. Truly pink Aster. 
Flowers are large and cover the 4-ft. plant 
completely. Bloom in early fall. 
TUBEROUS BEGONIA MIXTURE. This mix- 
ture contains a fantastic riot of colors, forms 
and shapes. Yellow, pink, white, rose, salmon 
in all tints and hues. Gorgeous Camellia-shaped 
blooms, curiously crested giant single flow- 
ers as well as brilliantly colored Pompons. 
A bed of these growing in a shady place will 
give you an endless variety of rare flowers 
for table decoration, not to mention a mag- 
nificent display of color outside throughout 
the summer and fall until stopped by frost. 
The bulbs should then be dug and stored in 
a cool place. They will be ready for planting 
the following April. With little care they 
last almost forever, they keep more easily 
than Gladiolus bulbs. 3 for $1.20; 6 for $2.00; 
12 for $3.50. 
CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bells). Bloom 
duiing June and July. Height 2 to 8 ft. 
C., Medium. Single. A very showy biennial; 
fine for cutting. Assorted colors. 
CARNATION, Grenadin, Hardy. Mostly 
double flowers of many color combinations. 
Height 12 to 15 in. 
C., Dark Red. 
C., Rose, White or Yellow. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum (Shasta 
Daisy). Large, glistening white flowers in 
June and July. Height 2 to 3 ft. 
COREOPSIS (Tickseed). Attractive golden yel- 
low Daisies. Height 2 to 8 ft. 
DELPHINIUM. 
D. heiladonna. Light sky-blue flowers in June 
and July. 
DB. bellamosum. Very pretty dark blue flow- 
ers in June and July. Height 3 to 4 ft. 
D. chinense. Fern-like foliage; blue and white 
flowers in June and July. Height 2 to 8 ft. 
D., Gold Medaij Hybrids. Made up from many 
strains. Fine for inexpensive planting. 
DELPHINIUM, Giant Pacific Hybrids. A 
new strain of Hybrid Delphinium. Has slen- 
der stems and a large percentage of the plants 
have proved decidedly resistant to mildew. 
Under favorable conditions, the plants will 
reach truly gigantic height. 
Lavender Shades. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. 
Light Blue Shades. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. 
White Shades. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. 
Mixed Shades. Each 30c; 4 for $1.00. 
DIANTHUS. 
D. barbatus (Sweet William). Double, enor- 
mous trusses which might well be mistaken 
for perennial Phlox. Mixed shades. Flowers 
June and July. Height 12 to 18 in. 
D. plumarius (Garden Pinks). Very beautiful 
sweet-scented flowers in great diversity of 
color. Height 12 to 18 in. 
DICENTRA spectabilis (Bleeding-Heart) An 
old-fashioned favorite. Long racemes of 
graceful, heart-shaped pink flowers always 
attractive. 
Each 50c; 2 for 90c. 
DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). A very showy bor- 
der perennial, forming a bush about 21% feet 
in height, having fragrant foliage and spikes 
of rose or white flowers. Mixed colors only. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Large beautifully 
colored, bell-shaped flowers on straight stalks 
in June and July. Height 2 to 4 ft. 
FUNKIA (Plaintain-lily). 
F. coerulea lanceolata. Broad green leaves; 
Lavender flowers from July to August. 
GAILLARDIA. 
G. grandifiora. Superb mixture of many va- 
rieties. 
GYPSGPHILA (Baby’s-breath). 
G. repens. Beautiful trailing plant for the 
rockery ; clouds of small white or pink flow- 
ers in June and July. Mixed only. 
G., Bristol Fairy. A wonderful introduction 
which produces large panicles of double white 
flowers. 
Kach o0c; 2 for $1.00. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Daylilies). 
Hyperion. The giant Amaryllis-like flowers of 
Hyperion are citron-yellow and delightfully 
fragrant. It is one of the most prolific flow- 
ering plants ever seen. The stems are grace- 
fully thin and have exceptional substance; 
about 40 inches tall, carrying delicately 
sparkling clusters of flowers, the soft color 
of which “‘ecarries’’ a great distance. Experts, 
as well as amateurs, consider Hyperion the 
finest pale yellow Hemerocallis available at 
a moderate price. Few plants surpass the 
beauty and vigor of a well-flowered clump 
of this wonderful Daylily. It received an 
Award of Merit of the Royal Horticultural 
Society of Great Britain. Its graceful arching 
foliage always looks handsome. The flower 
buds open well in water. It is perfectly 
hardy, grows in dry, wet, sunny, or shady 
places. Blooms in July and August. Plant it 
any time, anywhere! Each 65c; 2 for $1.20. 
H., Gypsy. Light orange. July and August. 
Each 35c; 2 for 60c. 
K., Mikado. Rich orange with deep mahogany- 
red throat, a beautiful color contrast. June 
and July. Each 40c; 2 for 70c. 
HEUCHERA sanguinea (Coralbells). Pale 
pink flowers produced on graceful spikes 
which are very fine for cutting. Blooms in 
May and June. Height 2 ft. Each 35c; 2 for 
60c. 
HESPERIS matronalis. Fragrant, purple 
flowers in showy spikes; 2 to 8 ft. Desirable 
for wild garden. 
GLADIOLUS 
(Spring Shipment Only) 
Exhibition Mixed—Choice Varieties 
Top Size 
25 for $1.60; 100 for $5.00 
IRIS 
Price: Each 60c; 2 for $1.00. 
Blue Shimmer. Clear, sparkling white with 
an all-over pattern of clear blue stippling. 
The blue seems to be peppered on the white 
background in an even manner, rather than 
in the familiar buttonhole-stitch style. The 
flowers are extremely large and full. Cer- 
tainly one of the most outstanding Irises of 
the past few seasons. 
Calcutta. The richness of an Indian tapestry, 
with both standards and falls a rich cocoa- 
brown overcast with a bluish veil. Immense 
flowers. Height 42 inches. 
Elmohr. Its immense, beautifully rounded flow- 
ers are colored somewhat between Bishop’s 
purple and mulberry-purple. Both flower and 
color are highly praised by the keenest of the 
Iris judges. Elmohr is robust, free blooming, 
hardy, thrives anywhere, foliage lush, blooms 
immense. 
Elsa Sass. A splendid new Iris of very un- 
usual color. The flowers are a sparkling and 
bright lemon-yellow to sulphur-yellow. The 
color is penetrating and has great carrying 
power; as a result, it is a fine variety for 
distant plantings because the color comes 
“home to you.” Grows well and stems are 
nicely branched, producing many flowers. 
Lady Mohr. A new and altogether different 
addition to the interesting Wm. Mohr family 
of Iris, this one brings a color combination 
previously unknown in the tall bearded 
group. Standards are oyster-white, huge and 
slightly fluted with strong midribs. Falls are 
pale chartreuse or greenish yellow, with 
prominent veining. There is a very prom- 
inent dark patch surrounding the beard. The 
stalks reach a height of 4 feet and carry 
several open blooms at one time. 
Sable. Almost black; a uniform shade of deep- 
est blue-black-violet, with blue beard. Sable 
has every attribute that a fine Iris should 
possess, large size, reasonably tall stalks, 
thick substance and a wonderfully lustrous 
sheen. Everybody wants Sable. 
Wabash. Pure white standards and rich vel- 
vety deep violet falls bordered white, a most 
striking variety. Very tall, branched above 
the middle of the stalk with a profusion of 
large, slightly ruffled blossoms. Awarded 
the Dykes Medal in 1940. 
Snow Velvet. Immense flowers of silken blue- 
white with a flush of plumbago-blue around 
the heart of its stiff, stalwart bloom. Crisp 
finish and ice-cold effect of the blooms is 
very striking. 
IRIS, Japanese. Mixed Colors. 
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IRIS COLLECTION 
5 Field-Grown Iris ONLY $1.50, Postpaid 
Good Mixed Colors 
LILIUM regaie. Large, white trumpets with 
pinkish brown on outside. Blooms early in 
June. Most easily grown. Height 4 to 6 ft. 
L. henryi. Bears more than 20 flowers of rich 
deep orange-yellow. Fine for borders. Plant 
in light or heavy loam. August, September. 
Height 8 ft. Each 55c; 2 for 90c. 
L. philippinense (formosanum). The sub- 
stantial blooms are trumpet-like; in fact, 
they are long, lovely white flowers with a 
beautiful pale, emerald-green throat which 
gives the flower a distinct and delicate ap- 
pearance. They commence blooming in Sep- 
tember, and flower until stopped by frost. 
Bulbs when established will produce 3 to 4 
spikes, each with 4 or 5 blooms. Height 4 to 
6 ft. Each 50c; 3 for $1.20. 
i. rubrum (speciosum rubrum). Blooms late ‘ 
summer, early fall. Tall. Ruby-carmine with 
white margin. Outstanding for size. Each 70c; 
2 fcr $1.30. 
L. tenuifolium (Coral Lily). Bright scarlet 
flowers with recurved petal:. One of the 
prettiest Lilies in cultivation. Flowers during 
June and July. Height 2 ft. Each 302; 4 for 
$1.00. 
HARDY AMARYLLIS 
Halli (Lycoris squwamigera). Produces in 
early spring attractive green foliage which 
grows until July when it ripens and disap- 
pears. About a month later, as if by magic, 
the flower stalks spring from the ground to 
a height of 2 to 3 feet, developing an umbel 
of large, Lily-shaped flowers, 8 to 12 in 
number, of a delicate lilac-pink shade. The 
bulb is perfectly hardy. Cover crown about 
4 inches. Each 60c; 2 for $1.00. 
LINUM (Flowering Evergreen). Pretty ever- 
green foliage. Blue flowers in May to August. 
Height 114 ft. 
LUPINUS, Sensational 
Extraordinary colors; many shades never 
before seen in Lupins. Individual flowers 
above average size on spikes 8 to 5 ft. tall. 
LYCHNIS chalcedoncia. Heads of vivid scar- 
let flowers. Blooms a long time. Height 3 ft. 
Russell Hybrids. 
L. viscaria splendens. Flowers profusely in 
June and July. It is one of the best flowers 
at that time of the year. Color pink and 
white. Mixed only. 
PENTSTEMON grandiflorus. A _ beautiful 
plant bearing 3-foot spikes of huge, pale blue 
flowers. 
PHLOX subulata (Dwarf Phlox). A strong- 
growing creeper covered with rose-pink or 
white flowers in early spring. 
PHLOX (TALL COLLECTION) 
5 Two-year-old, field-grown plants 
ONLY $1.50, postpaid 
Good Mixed Colors (no lavender) 
iRiS, ELMGHR 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragonhead). Spikes of delicate pink 
and white flowers during July and August. Mixed shades. 
Height 3 to 4 ft. 
PLATYCODON. Blue and white, bell-shaped flowers. Height 
20 in. 
PRIMULA (Evening Primrose). Pale yellow flowers in May 
and June. Height 8 to 12 in. 
PYRETHRUM (Painted Daisy). A very pretty perennial pro- 
on cere of all shades during May and June. Height 
0 t. 
P., Robinson’s Giant-Flowered Hybrids. 
Flowers up to 3% in. across. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea. Most attractive purple flowers with 
a very large, brown, cone-shaped center. July to October. 
Height 3 ft. 
SCABIOSA caucasica. Soft lavender. Blooms in June, July, 
and August. Height 11%4 to 2 ft. 
SEDUM spectabile, Brilliant. One of the prettiest of erect- 
growing species. Light green foliage. Showy, rose-colored 
flowers. 
STATICE latifolia (Sea Lavender). A valuable plant either 
for the border or the rockery. Immense heads, frequently 
144 feet high and 2 feet across, of purplish blue. Flowers 
during July and August. Blooms may be cut and dried and 
will last for months. 
TRITOMA (Red-Hot Poker). Hardy, if given protection. 
Bloom-spikes 3 to 4 ft. high, rich orange-searlet with yellow 
base. August to October. 
VERONICA. Literally covers itself with blossoms of intense 
blue. June to July. Height 1 ft. 
YUCCA filamentosa. Tall spikes of creamy white flowers; 
huge leaves. June. Height 6 ft. 
Mixed colors. 
NOVOTNY GARDENS .- Choice Perennials - OSAGE, IOWA 
