ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
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HARDY *PERENNIALS FOR THE BORDER 
ACHILLEA, THE PEARL—Pure white flowers in immense 
clusters; fine for cemetery planting. Height two feet 15 cents; 
$1.50 dozen. 
AQUILEGIA COLUMBINE—Assorted colors. Height two feet. 
15 cents each; $1.50 dozen. 
CAMPANULA, CANTERBURY BELLS—These imposing hardy 
plants are profusely covered with large bell shaped flowers. 
Extremely showy in shrubberies and mixed borders. Height 
three feet. 20 cents; $2.00 per dozen. 
COREOPSIS LANCEOLOTA GRANDIFLORA—Golden-yellow, 
invaluable for cutting. Height three feet. 15 cents; $1.50 per 
dozen. 
DAISIES, BURBANK’S SHASTA—The Shasta Daisy is one 
of the most marvelous productions in the flower line that has 
ever been brought to the notice of floriculturists. It is the first 
of anew type which has been obtained by hybridization and rigid 
selection through a series of years. Its first qualification is ex- 
treme hardiness. Second, it is perennial, blooming better and 
more abundantly each season. Third, it is not particular as to 
soil. Fourth, it blooms for several months. Fifth, the flowers 
are extremely large and graceful, averaging about four inches 
in diameter, with petals of the purest glistening whiteness, 
which are borne on single, long, stiff, wiry stems. Sixth, the 
blooms when cut remain perfectly fresh and in good condition 
for two weeks or more. No other flower can compare with it in 
usefulness. We have two kinds of Shasta Daisies, KING 
EDWARD and ALASKA. Height two and one-half feet. 
20 cents; $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per hundred. 
Delphinium or Larkspur 
Indispensable to the herbaceous garden, their long, showy 
spikes of flowers persist from June till frost and furnish the most 
satisfactory blues to any color scheme. Height two to three feet. 
DELPHINIUM BELLA DONNA—Pure sky-blue; white bee; 
_ fine for cutting. 25 cents each; $2.50 per doz. ; $20.00 per 100. 
DELPHINIUM BELLAMOSA—A dark blue of the type of 
Belladonna with the color of the old Formosum variety, but not 
liable to mildew like the latter and of stronger growth. 25 cents 
each; $2.50 per dozen; $20.00 per 100. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove)—Gloxinia-like flowers; fine assorted 
colors. 15 cents; $1.50 per dozen. 2 
EULALIA GRACILIS UNIVITTATA (Hardy Grass)—Makes 
immense clumps. Very graceful. 25 cents; $2.50 per dozen. 
EULALIA JAPONICA ZEBRINA (Hardy Grass)—Striped 
across the leaves. Fine plume. 25 cents; $2.50 per dozen. 
FUNKIA ‘“‘SUB-CORDATA”’ (Grandiflora Olla)—A_hand- 
some, showy plant with beautiful large, broad leaves. Flowers 
large, pure waxy-white, borne in large trusses. Very fragrant. 
50 cents each. 
GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA (Bianket Flower)—The cen- 
ter is dark red-brown, petals marked with rings of brilliant 
crimson-orange and vermilion. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per dozen. 
GYPSOPHILA (Paniculata)—Delicate free-flowering little 
plants, covered with a profusion of star-shaped blossoms. It is 
perfectly hardy. Price, 35 cents each. 
HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA (The Lemon Lily)—This is entirely 
hardy and bears flowers of a lemon-yellow color. Very desirable. 
20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen. 
GIANT HARDY HIBISCUS “MALLOW MARVELS” 
They commence flowering early in July and continue until late in September. The flowers on vigorous growing plants, will 
measure from six to ten inches across. 
CRIMSON EYE—Belongs to the family of Mallows. Flowers six 
inches across. Color pure white with pronounced eye of deep 
crimson. 25 cents; $2.50 per dozen. 
HARDY SCOTCH OR SWEET MAY PINKS—These are the 
Pinks of our mothers’ gardens; all colors. 15 cents each; $1.50 
per dozen. 
NEW HARDY SCOTCH PINK, “HER MAJESTY’’—Pure 
white flowers; fine for cemetery planting. 15 cents each; $1.50 
per dozen. 
PLATYCODON—The upright Clematis. Blue flowering. Height 
two and one-half feet. 20 cents each. 
PLUMBAGO LARPENTAE, or Lady Larpent.—Deep royal- 
blue flowers. This is an elegant plant. 15 cents each. 
PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM (Persian Daisy.)—These are very 
handsome showy flowers. Is known as the Daisy-flowering 
Feverfew or Persian Daisy. Height two feet. 20 cents each; 
$2.00 per dozen. 
RUDBECKIA LACINIATA (Golden Glow.)—Grows six to 
eight feet high, bearing hundreds of double yellow blossoms. 
Very desirable. 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen. 
RUDBECKIA PURPUREA (The Purple Cone-Flowering 
Rudbeckia).—Large drooping petals colored reddish-purple, 
with a remarkably large cone-shaped center of brown, thickly 
PINK MALLOW MARVELS—Large pink flowers with dark ma- 
roon eye. 25 cents; $2.50 per dozen. 
RED MALLOW MARVELS—Flowers six inches across. Color 
brilliant dark red 25 cents; $2.50 per dozen. 
set with golden tips in spiral lines. Two to three feet. 20 cents 
each; $2.00 per dozen. 
SAGE (Holt’s Mammoth.)—A variety of unusual substance, 
strong flavor and superior quality. 20cents each; $2.00 per doz. 
STOKESIA CYANEA (Or Cornflower Aster.)—Grows 18 to 24 
inches high, flowers lavender-blue; four to five inches in diame- 
ter, borne from June to October. 20 cents each; $2.00 dozen. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus.)—Great richness and 
variety of coloring; beautifully marked. Numerous broad, 
compact trusses of single flowers in crimson, white and rose-pink. 
We have ten different sorts, a splendid assortment. 15 cents 
each; $1.50 per dozen. 
VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope.)—The Valerianas are hardy 
perennials of easiest culture. This is one of the characteristic 
plants of old gardens, being prized for the spicy fragrance of 
its numerous flowers in the spring. Have both the white and 
the red. 20 cents each. 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA (Spanish Dagger.)—Blooms every 
year, bearing long stalks surmounted with large umbels or heads 
of white flowers. 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen. 
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a Hydrangea Arborescens. 
