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_ We present for your delight and garden pleasure a noteworthy selection of choice perennials for garden decora- 
tion and cut flowers. They will help to make your outdoor living room mean more to you. When planted in our 
gardens, hardy perennials become like friends and we welcome and look forward to their reappearance each spring. 
It’s a joy to work with perennials. With them you can build more or less permanent garden pictures. Some will 
add dignity and distinction to your garden. Many have fragrance. Others, such as the globe thistle and plume 
poppy, are interesting on account of unusual characteristics. Plant some of our perennials this year. 
Achillea (Yarrow) 
Ptarmica, Angel’s Breath. 20 inches high with a 
spread of 2 feet. One of the finer forms of pure white 
Yarrow. The flowers are fully double, 4% mnch mm 
diameter and are produced in great abundance over 
a long period. It is a good cut flower and may be 
used singly or as a filler in bouquets. Hardy. Each 
50c. 
Aconitum (Monkshood) 
Fischeri. 2 to 3 ft. Sept. Spikes of showy blue flowers 
shaped like a monk’s hood. Foliage a glossy rich 
dark green. Prefers a rich soil and some shade. 
Needs winter protection. The first season the plants 
do not attain their full perfection. They should be 
left undisturbed as long as possible. The plants may 
be used for “‘mixing in’”’ a shrub border. Each 50c. 
Adenophora (Spirebell) 
Potanini. 3 ft. Lavender-blue, bell-shaped blooms on 
tall spikes. The flowers measure 114 inches long and 
11% inches across. Each 50c. 
Agrostemma (Rose Campion) 
Coronaria atrosanguinea. 2 ft. Sometimes called 
Dusty Miller or Mulletn-Pink. The blood-red flowers 
rise from a tuft of silvery white foliage. Useful for 
creating foliage contrasts. Plant near the front edge 
of the border. 1-yr. plants, each 25c. 
Alyssum (Basket of Gold) 
Saxatile compactum. 1 ft. One of the earliest bloom- 
ing plants; suitable for the front of the border or the 
rock garden. The gray-green foliage is covered with 
spreading clusters of bright yellow flowers. When 
ripe the seed-pods have a lace-like appearance and 
may be used in winter bouquets. Each 50c. 
Saxatile citrinum. [Lemon-yellow flowers. Each 50c. 
Anchusa (Alkanet) 
Dropmore Variety. 3 to 5 ft. Blooms in early sum- 
mer and Iater if first flowers are cut as soon as wilted. 
Foliage rough and hairy, slightly gray. Flowers rich 
gentian-blue, in loose panicles. A rather coarse-ap- 
pearing plant but fine in masses or as a border. Does 
best in partial shade. Each 40c. 
Myosotidiflora. 15 in. Early spring. A dwarf form 
from Russia. Clusters of large, dark green leaves 
and attractive bright blue, forget-me-not-like flowers. 
Each 50c. 
Anemone 
Pulsatilla. Pasque-flower. 1 ft. An early-blooming 
plant with purple flowers. The hairy seed pods are 
interesting. Each 50c. 
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Anthemis (Yellow Daisy) 
Grallagh Gold. 21% ft. Very large, golden daisy-like 
flowers, said to be good for cutting. The plant is in 
bloom all summer. Very hardy. Small plants, each 
50c. 
Moonlight. 21% ft. A choice variety of the hardy 
Marguerite. Dark green foliage and beautiful light 
yellow, daisy-like flowers, over 2 inches in diameter. 
Blooms all summer. Each 50c. 
Aaquilegia (Columbine) 
Columbines, often miscalled Honeysuckle, are grown 
for their profusion of showy flowers in early summer. 
They are of easy culture, and the color range of the 
flowers is unlimited, varying from one solid tone to 
almost every imaginable combination of colors and 
hues. You may have your choice of long, medium or 
short spurs, or even spurless varieties. AlII are suitable 
for cutting. A light sandy soil, good drainage and full 
sun are preferable, although the more vigorous varieties 
wil withstand half-shade. 
Blue King. 3 ft. An English strain bearing noticeable 
large blue and white flowers on long stems. Each 50c. 
Longissima. 3 ft. 
spurs. Each 50c. 
Mrs. Nicholls. 2 to 3 ft. A choice blue and white 
Columbine. Small plants, each 25c. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids. 3 ft. A refined long- 
spurred strain with graceful foliage and [ong stems. 
A wide range of clear colors and combinations. Our 
best general-purpose strain. Each 50c. 
Rose Queen. 2 to 3 ft. Pink and white flowers. 
Yellow flowers with extra-long 
Small plants, each 25c. 
Snow Queen. 2 to 3 ft. Large, pure white flowers. 
Small plants, each 25c. 
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