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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Garden of Hardy Flowers 



The rage for a few commonplace bedding plants is on the wane. Gardening with them is expensive 

 and unsatisfactory, and the using of ten thousand bedding plants to make a poor representation of an 

 elephant or a great man is no longer considered the perfection of Gardening Art. But there are always 

 false gods to follow and Formal Gardening is getting an undeserved vogue, owing to the efforts of some 

 misguided architects who are claiming that a knowledge of gardening is not necessary for garden- 

 designing — and a few are good architects and have a large audience. There are a few 

 good Formal Gardens in the world — we have seen one, that of Larz Anderson, Esq., at 

 Brookline, Mass. It is magnificent and beautiful, but it is planted entirely with Hardy 

 Plants, and it required the expenditure of a fortune and the manage- 

 ment of one of the best gardeners in America to make it a success. The 

 average Formal Garden is ugly, pretentious and absurd, and expensive 

 to maintain. THE GARDEN" OF HARDY FLOWERS will satisfy the 

 ambition of the richest, and is easily within the reach of the poorest. 

 It is the loveliest and most interesting of all gardens, and arranged with 



some judgment at first time would but add to 

 its attractions, and the happy owner might go 

 away for years and find it beautiful on his re- 

 turn. Such a garden is that of Mrs. Henry L. 

 Higginson, described and illustrated in the 

 March number of Country Life in America. 

 Certainly it is the most interesting and, we 

 think, the most beautiful garden in America, 

 and would continue to be beautiful for many 

 years to come without care or culture. 



We have been fighting for Hardy Plants for a 

 quarter of a century and have naturally acquired the 

 best collection in America, and the highest skill 

 in growing it. The following are a few of our 

 specialties: 



PRICES OF AQUILEGIAS 



PER DOZ. IOO 



AQUILEGIA caerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). The 

 most beautiful of all Columbines; one of the most charming 



hardy flowers in cultivation $i 75 



Chrysantha. Beautiful golden yellow flowers; blooms for two 



months 1 50 



Canadensis (native). Red and yellow 1 50 



Skinneri. Scarlet, handsome and distinct 1 50 



Stuarti. Large, erect, blue flowers, pure white corolla; splendid 1 50 



Glandulosa. Splendid dwarf variety, with lovely blue and white flowers 1 s° 



Vulgaris. Old-fashioned double Columbine 1 25 



Assorted Varieties, our selection 1 25 



si 2 00 



8 00 

 10 00 

 io 00 



9 00 

 10 00 



8 00 

 8 00 



SPECIAL OFFER OF HOLLYHOCKS 



See illustration on cover, March number, Country Life in America pER D0 _ 



Best Large-flowered, Single, all colors mixed $1 50 J9 00 



Best Large-flowered, Double, mixed colors 1 50 10 00 



New Allegheny. Immense semi-double flowers, with fringed edges; very beautiful 1 75 12 00 



TRITOMAS (See illustration) 



The Tritomas, which are variously known as Torch Lilies, Flame Flowers or Red-Hot Pokers, are among the 

 most striking and decorative garden plants grown. They bloom in late summer and fall and are often seen in 

 bloom after hard frosts when everything else has disappeared from the garden. 



TRITOMAS 



Uvaria grandiflora. Coral to orange flowers ; strong, vigor- each 



ous grower per 100, |5io.".$o 15 



Corallina. Coral-red ; very pretty and elegant 15 



Tucki. Salmon, fading to nearly white 20 



MacOwani. Apricot ; exceedingly pretty 20 



DOZ. 



Si 50 



1 50 



2 00 

 2 00 



Rooperi. Red-tipped ; yellow, very lasting and brilliant ; broad each doz. 



glaucous leaves So 20 $2 00 



Nobilis. Similar to grandiflora, but stronger and bolder 20 2 00 



Pfitzeri. New everblooming variety ; blooming from July until 



frost per 100, $8 . . 15 1 50 



We have the largest, finest and most comprehensive stock of Hardy Piants in America, including: three hundred varieties of the choicest Psonies, one hundred varieties of Japanese and 

 European Tree Pasonies including- extra large specimens, and also the largest collection of Japanese Iris in the world, a great collection of Roses, Wild Species and old garden varieties, and an unsur- 

 passed collection of named Phloxes. Our illustrated catalogue describing these and hundreds of other Hardy Plants, Trees, and Shrubs, will be sent on request. 



" A Plea for Hardy Plants," by J. Wilkinson Elliott, contains much information about Hardy Gardens, with plans for their arrangement. 

 We have made arrangements with the publishers of this book to furnish it to customers at a very low price. Particulars on request. 



ELLIOTT NURSERY CO., 



PITTSBURG, PA. 



