HERBS A fine list of Plants and Seeds of culinary, aromatic and medicinal! sorts offered on page 44 
Liatris 
GYPSOPHILA (Babysbreath) 
Bristol Fairy. Large sprays of pure white, double 
flowers. Wonderful cut flower. 3 ft. June- 
September. $3.50 for 3, $9.50 per 10. 
Bodgeri. Better than Paniculata for its later 
blooming. Pinkish white. 214 ft. August- 
September. 
Repens, Rosy Veil. Dwarf double pink variety 
for rockery and edging. 
HELIOPSIS incomparabilis. Golden yellow 
Sunflower for cutting. Gives a continuous 
show in the garden from June to frost. 3 ft. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Daylilies) 
A very reliable and beautiful perennial that 
will thrive in most any soil. Showy in the garden; 
excellent for cutting; not bothered by insects or 
disease. A planting of several varieties provides 
a grand show from May until late August. 
Any Standard Variety: $1.00 each, $2.75 per 3, 
$9.00 per 10 
COLLECTION: 1 root each of 10 varieties 
(our selection), $7.95—(Value, $9.00) 
CUllustrated list in our Fall Catalogue. Available 
on request) 
*IBERIS, Little Gem. Hardy Candytuft of 
pure white. Compact, 6 in. plants. April- 
May. 
Snowflake. Exceptionally large heads of pure 
white, 5-6 in. across. 15 in. April-May. 
IRIS. Most roots are best planted from July to 
October. We can supply all varieties in the 
German Bearded, Japanese Kaempferi, 
Siberian, and Dwarf Cristata types. 
(Ask for our Fal! Catalogue.) 
Spirea (see Astilbe page 53) 
*LAVANDULA vera, Munstead Strain. The 
true dwarf Sweet Lavender with blue flow- 
ers. 15-18 in. July-August. 
*LINUM flavum. Dwarf yellow Flax. 
May-September. 
Perenne. Graceful stems of pale blue. 15in 
May-August. 
LIATRIS Pycnostachya. The purple Kansas 
Gayfeather with long plumes on 4-5 ft. 
spikes. July-August. 
White Spires. Striking new, pure white 
variety for border and cutting. 3-4 ft. 
September Glory. Large, individual spikes 
of rich purple. Very showy. 4-5 ft. Au- 
gust—September. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Brilliant scarlet flowers 
on 3-4 ft. stems. Ideal for semi-shady spots; 
a gem for naturalizing. July-August. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus. Handsome spikes of 
White, Pink or Blue. 2-3 ft. June-July. 
Russell Hybrids. Sensational imported strain 
in many startling colors. -Fine, showy 
border plant. 
LYCHNIS, Viscaria Fl. Pl. Excellent border 
plant with clusters of double rose-red flowers 
all Summer. 18 in. tall. Dark green foliage. 
LYTHRUM, The Beacon. Improvement on 
old purple Loosestrife. Fine carmine red, 
3 ft. spikes. August-October. 
MONARDA didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. 
Of easy culture, brilliant red flowers on 
2% ft. stems. June-August. 
Salmon Queen. Salmon pink form of above. 
*MYOSOTIS palustris semperflorens. Pop- 
ular blue ‘Forget-me-Not’ flowering June on. 
*NEPETA mussini superba. Deep lavender 
blue flowers on low, compact plants for 
edging, rockery and dry walls. Flowering 
in late Spring and early Summer, very uni- 
form dwarf growth. 
*NIEREMBERGIA Rivularis (Trailing Cup 
Flower). A lovely novelty that blooms all 
Summer and spreads rapidly. Campanulata- 
like foliage covered with white cups 1 in. 
across and 2in. tall. $3.00 per 3, $8.50 per doz. 
PACH YSANDRA terminalis. Excellent ground 
cover for under trees, on banks, etc. 6-9 in. 
Field-grown. $5.50 per 10, $45.00 per 100. 
Pot-grown. At slightly higher prices. 
PAPAVER orientale. By all means reserve a 
place in your garden for Oriental Poppies. 
Best planted in late Summer and Fall. 
(Listed in variety and color in our Fall 
catalogue.) 
PENTSTEMON. (Bearded Tongue) 
Firebird. Large, Foxglove-like flowers of 
rich, ruby crimson on 1% to 2 ft. stems. 
Blooms from June until frost. Long lasting 
cutflower. 
Garnet. Similar to Firebird with deep garnet 
red blooms. 
Rose Elf. Sturdy, 3 ft. stems with rich rose- 
pink bell flowers above glossy, dark green 
foliage. Neat, upright growth. 
10 in. 
Platycodon (Balloon Flower) 
HARDY PHLOX (Decussata) 
No truly beautiful hardy garden border can be 
attained without planting several colorful clumps. 
of this choice, showy perennial. Easy to grow— 
needing only good soil, well drained and deeply 
spaded, and sunny, open location. We believe 
that the following can be classed among the 
better varieties: 
B. Comte. Brilliant rich purple. 
Count Zeppelin. White with red eye. 
Daily Sketch. Salmon pink, carmine eye. 
Leo Schlageter. Fiery scarlet. 
Mary Louise. Beautiful pure white. 
Miss Lingard (Suffruticosa Type). 
ers from June until late Summer. 
Mrs. Harding. Excellent deep salmon. 
Silverton. Very attractive lavender. 
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF. (Jilustrated in color, 
page 55.) 
Spitfire. Salmon red giant. 
Any of above: $2.50 per 3, $7.25 per 10, 
$13.50 per 25 
White flow- 
COLLECTIONS: 
A—1 each of any 6 varieties..............$4.50 
B—3 each of any 6 (18 plants)........... .11.50 
(Any Phlox variety you wish not bisted will be 
supplied at same prices) 
PLAT YCODON grandiflora. Balloon Flowers 
are fine garden plants with large, cpen 
showy bells. 2 ft. June-July. Available in 
White or Blue in single or double. 
*PLUMBAGO lIarpentae. Desirable rock or 
border edging plant. Mass of blue flowers in 
August-September. 6-9 in. 
*POLEMONIUM, Blue Pearl (Jacob's Ladder). 
A creeping rock plant with airy spikes of 
blue in April and May. 10 in. 
*PRIMULA (Primroses). 
Acaulis, Blue Shades. 
many shades of blue. 
Veris, Red Shades. 
like reds. 
Polyanthus veris, Colossea. A giant- 
flowered class in shades of Yellow, Red, 
White and Cream, or Mixed. 
PYRETHRUM (Painted Daisy) 
Plants of the easiest culture. Furnish a wealth 
of Daisy-like blooms all Summer. Excellent cut 
flower. 2-234 feet. 
Robinson Hybrid Mixed. All the shades of 
pink, rose red, salmon and white in single and. 
double flowers. Free flowering with good stem 
for cutting. 
RUDBECKIA, The King. 
Large flowers in 
Magnificent, if you 
Large, starlik , 
deep crimson red flowers on 3 ft. stems. 
July-—October. 
White Lustre. New pure white variety with 
a central golden cone. 
July-October. 
Hardy as an Oak. 
oft: 
Pyrethrum (Painted Daisy) 
{WS PRICES ON ALL PLANTS, unless otherwise noted, are: $2.75 for 3, $7.50 per 10. (Marked * for Rockery) 
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