HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 



GARDEN of hardy perennial herbs is an important adjunct to the home and its 

 enjoyment. These grand plants increase in size and beauty year by year, and 

 unlike the tender bedding plants, burst into growth with the advent of spring 

 and welcome the return of the growing season with a wealth of flowers and foli- 

 age. The showy Peonies, Irises, Phloxes, Foxgloves and the like, add a charm 

 and interest that should not be ignored. We offer a choice assortment of the best 

 and showiest varieties that we confidently recommend. They are of easy culture 

 and thrive in almost any good garden soil. It is, however, desirable to 

 thoroughly prepare and fertilize the soil before planting, by deep spading and 

 enriching, in order that a vigorous and luxuriant growth may be insured, for 

 without these attributes the garden and its flowers will be lacking their essential 

 qualities. 



Acanthus 



Acanthus mollis. BEAR'S BREECH. A hardy and ex- 

 ceedingly decorative plant with handsome foliage and 

 showy flowers. Native of Europe. Leaves about 2 feet 

 long and a foot wide, with deeply incised and toothed 

 segments. Flowers rosy purple, in tall spikes during 

 late summer. The Acanthus leaf has been widely 

 copied in Art and appears in more or less conventional- 

 ized form in many classic designs. 



Achillea 



Achillea ptarmica flore pleno, The Pearl. DOUBLE- 

 FLOWERED WHITE TANSY. A free-flowering herb with 

 a profusion of small double white flowers almost 

 throughout the season. It is a garden form of the 

 European White Tansy and grows i to 2 feet tall. It is 

 very valuable for cut flowers and on account of its re- 

 markably floriferous character is one of the most 

 popular of hardy perennials. 



Aconitum 



Aconitum autumnale. AUTUMN ACONITK. A tall free- 

 flowering plant with spikes of showy blue or lilac flow- 

 ers, opening in autumn. Stems clustered, 3 to 4 feet 

 tall, bearing numerous dark green, 3- to 5-lobed leaves. 

 Native of China. 



A. napellus. MONK'S HOOD. Stems upright, 3 to 4 

 feet tall, with deeply lobed and cleft leaves. Flowers 

 deep blue, in terminal racemes, opening in summer. 

 Native of Europe. A very showy plant with flowers of 

 a peculiar intense blue color. 



Adonis 



Adonis vernalis. PHEASANT'S EYE. A dainty little 

 plant growing in tufts 8 to 12 inches high. Native of 

 Europe. Leaves finely divided, densely clothing the 

 stems to the very base of the flowers. The bright yel- 

 low blossoms, 2 to 3 inches wide, are produced in early 

 spring. Splendid for rock-gardens and sunny borders. 



Anemone 



Anemone canadensis (A. pennsylvanica.). CANADIAN 

 WiNDFi-OWER. A very hardy, showy species, spread- 

 ing rapidly by underground rootstock?;" Grows natu- 

 rally from Canada, southward to Maryland and Colo- 

 rado. Leaves rich green,' borne on long petioles, with 

 3 to 5 cleft and toothed divisions. Flowers white, pro- 

 fusely borne in early summer. Splendid for a ground 



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