CARNATIONS - Hardy Border 
Carnations are one of the most useful and popular flowers. Hardy Border 
Carnations have acquired, as a result of cross-breeding, the habit of per- 
petual-flowering. 
Culture. Carnations will grow in ordinary good, light, well-drained soil. 
Should the soil be very light, add plenty of decayed cow manure. Planting 
should be done in early fall or spring. They should be placed 12 inches 
apart; protect lightly during the winter. 
King of Black Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $6.00 
Similar to the other kinds in habit; its flowers are of the deepest ma- 
roon, almost black. 
Rose Queen Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $6.00 
Prolific blooming. Excellent for cutting and garden planting, this rose- 
pink Carnation is much desired. 
Scarlet and Red Shades Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $6.00 
Dozens of double and single red and scarlet flowers on long stems, 
loveiy for cutting, are produced during June and July. 
White Shades Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $6.00 
The same as above but single and double white flowers. 
Mixed Shades Three $1.90, Doz. $6.00 
A riot of color and flowers in great abundance in June and July, are 
the result from just a few plants. Cut back all flower stems wher: 
through blooming. 
NEW ENGLISH COTTAGE CARNATIONS 
Flower All Summer and Autumn 
This is a new race of Hardy Carnations; many types and species were 
crossed and recrossed in its development in England. The plants of the 
“Cottage Carnation’ resemble small Yucca plants; their rugged foliage 
and growth is marvelous, and they look a picture of health at all times. 
Below zero temperatures do not bother them. The flowers grow on stout 
15-inch stems. Added to the unusual freedom of bloom is a rich Carna- 
tion fragrance not equalled by the greenhouse varieties, the flowers 
measure 2 to 21/3 inches in diameter. They are grown in pots, making 
transplanting very easy. Both are exceptionally fine for cutting. 
Cynthia Each $1.00, Three $2.70, Doz. $8.75 
Pure shrimp-pink without variations in tone. The petals are waxy and Carnations 
entirely smooth at the edges, a beautiful Gardenia-like flower with Hardy Border Carnatic 
spicy fragrance. The foliage of this variety remains perfect in the aera: ate = ‘ 
most severe winter weather. Cimicifuga Simplex 
Lucia Each $1.00, Three $2.70, Doz. $8.75 
Deep rose-pink with salmon shadings, petals are sharply edged. The 
flowers are delightfully fragrant. This variety is a particularly free 
grower and bloomer, and is a favorite with us for cutting as well 
as for garden use. 
CIMICIFUGA - Snakeroot 
Handsome, herbaceous perennials. They have large, palmate leaves, and 
small flowers borne in feathery racemes. 
Culture. Grow in ordinary mcist soil in colonies of six or more, in par- 
tially shaded borders or in open woods. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 to 
12 inches apart. 
Racemcsa Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $6.00 
Handsome shade-loving plant, bearing in July and August spikes of 
pure white flowers, 4 to 6 feet high; well suited for planting at the 
back of borders, or for naturalizing at the edge of the woods. 
Simplex Each $1.10, Three $2.75, Doz. $9.50 
This is one of the finest, if not the finest, of fall flowering plants. Its 
| flower stems are 21/ to 3 feet high, terminated with a dense plume-like 
spike of white flowers which, when cut, last in perfection a long time. 
As a garden plant it is hard to beat but its greatest asset is that it 
grows superbly in shade. We know of no other plant quite as useful for 
that purpose. The flowers are at their best from September to middle 
October, and it’s perfectly hardy anywhere. 
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