52. THE I. W. SCOTT CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
500 Liberty Ave. - 113 Diamond St. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Apes Perennials are the permanent plants of the 
garden and form the background of the picture 
to be filled in with Annuals and Bulbs. 
They appreciate regular light feeding, cultivation 
and water when Mother Nature forgets rain. Divide the 
clumps when they get too big or show decay in the center. 
The rock-garden provides places for rare miniatures 
which would be lost in a bed or border. 
pocket with the proper soil-mixture required by the 
intended occupant. 
Fill each 
Varieties marked R suitable for Rock-Gardens 
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-AQUILEGIA (Columbine), Mixed Hy- 
brids. Wonderful colors; very long- 
spurred flowers. 
BELLIS perennis. Double Daisy. Low- 
R= growing, spring-flowering, semi-hardy 
perennial that is good for shady 
places. White, Pink, and Red. 
‘CAMPANULA calycanthema. Cup-and- 
Saucer. Large, double flowers resem- 
bling a cup and saucer. Mixed colors. 
iR carpatica. Bellflower. Blue. A pretty 
species grown in compact tufts not 
exceeding 8 inches. 
Medium. Single Canterbury Bells. 
Mixed colors. 
CARNATION. A good hardy strain for 
outdoor culture. Flowers in a great 
variety of colors are borne from May 
to October. 
CERASTIUM tomentosum. Snow-in- 
R Summer. A low-growing plant having 
silvery white foliage; an abundance of 
snow-white flowers. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Hardy. Bloom 
after other flowers have gone. 
Bronze, Pink, Red, White, Yellow. 
COREOPSIS grandiflora. Tickseed. 
Bright yellow single flowers on long, 
branching stems. Will bloom all sum- 
mer if flowers are kept cut. 
AQUILEGIA, Mixed Hybrids 
DELPHINIUM, Gold Medal Hybrids. 
Hardy Larkspur. Very long spikes of 
the choicest colors. 
Wrexham Hollyhock-flowered 
Strain. Blue, white, and pink com- 
binations—many of them bicolor. 
Belladonna. Light sky-blue. 
Bellamosum. Dark blue. 
Pacific Giants. New. Large, well- 
formed flowers in shades of blue, lay- 
ender, pink and clear white. 
DIANTHUS barbatus. Hardy Sweet 
William. Large heads of red, white, 
and pink flowers in early summer. 
R deltoides roseus. A beautiful little 
plant with narrow leaves bearing a 
profusion of small crimson flowers. 
plumarius. Hardy Pinks. Low-grow- 
ing, grass-like foliage; flowers clove- 
scented; wide range of colors. 
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DIANTHUS plumarius 
DICENTRA spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart. 
An old-fashioned favorite. Its long 
racemes of graceful, heart-shaped pink 
flowers are always attractive. 
DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Spikes of tubu- 
lar flowers in mixed colors, White, 
Rose, and Purple. 
GAILLARDIA grandiflora, Mixed. 
Blanket Flower. Large orange-yellow, 
scarlet, and crimson flowers in pro- 
fusion. Very valuable for cutting. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. A _ dainty 
plant for shady places. Fragrant, beli- 
like, white flowers in May. A good 
ground-cover. 
MYOSOTIS palustris. Forget-me-not. 
A lovely dwarf plant for damp places. 
Spreads rapidly and carpets the 
ground. 
PHLOX subulata 
PAPAVER nudicaule. Iceland Poppy. 
Grows 1 foot high, with very pretty 
single, crinkled flowers in White, 
Salmon, Yellow, or Orange. 
orientale. Oriental Poppy. Immense, 
single, bright scarlet flowers in spring. 
PHLOX. A universal favorite and the 
most showy of garden plants. They 
grow 2 to 3 feet high, according to 
variety, and have large heads of 
bloom. Thrive in a cool, moist, well- 
drained soil. 
PHLOX subulata. Moss or Mountain 
R Pink. An _ early spring-flowering, 
moss-like plant with evergreen foliage. 
Alba. Pure white. 
Atropurpurea. 
Very striking. 
Rosea. Rose-pink. 
Vivid. Bright pink, fiery red eye. 
PRIMULA veris. Hardy Primrose. This 
R= strain includes various shades of 
violet-purple and lilac, as well as buff- 
orange and salmon. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum. Persian or 
Painted Daisy. A good hardy peren- 
nial with fern-like foliage. Fine for 
cutting or planting in the hardy 
border. Mixed colors. 
SHASTA DAISY (Chrysanthemum 
maximum), Alaska. Pure white 
blooms 4 to 5 inches across with yel- 
low centers. 
VIOLA. Tufted Pansies. Best edging 
R__ plant for hardy perennial border Will 
bloom from May to October. 
Deep carmine-red. 
