LIST OF HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR 1916. 



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HARDY FLOWERING PLANTS. 



For the Herbaceous Border. 



Hardy Perennials succeed well in almost any location, but in general prefer a full exposure to the 

 sun. Any good garden soil suits them, if well enriched with Bone Meal, or well rotted barnyard manure 

 Frequent loosening of the soil during summer, and watering freely in dry weather, are the essentials 

 after planting. A light covering of manure in fall is n'ot a necessity, but is beneficial as a winter pro- 

 tection and enricher of the soil. The 



manure, if rotted, is usually dug CHRYSAXTHF-imtim 



into the ground in spring. tmiisAWiHMUM. 



Leucantheinum Hybridum, or SHASTA DAISY — This is a great 

 acquisition. It blooms continuously throughout the sum- 

 mer. Each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



ACHILLEA — Milfoil or Yarrow. 



A. "The Pearl" — 2 feet. July. 

 This handsome perennial can- 

 not be recommended too highly. 

 The blossoms are pure white, and are produced in 

 amazing profusion nearly all summer. Each 15c; per 

 doz $1.50 



ACONITU1U — Monkshood. 



A very interesting, hardy plant; succeeds admirably in 



shady places. 



A. Napcllus — 4 feet. August to November. Flowers 

 dark blue; very freely produced in long spikes. Very 

 desirable. Each 25c; per doz $2.50 



ANEMONE. 



Anemones, or "Windflowers, are amongst the most showy 

 of our hardy autumn-blooming plants. Their beautiful pure 

 white and rose-colored flowers are borne on long stems and in 

 great profusion. 



A. Japonlca Alba — 3 feet. August. A very handsome Japan- 

 ese variety. Flowers large, pure 'white. 

 A. Japonlca Rosea — 3 feet. August. Like the foregoing In 



habit, but the flowers are a delicate rose color. 

 A. Whirlwind — 3 feet. A very hardy and strong-growing 

 variety, very similar to Japonica, but the flowers are semi- 

 double, are produced in great profusion and last a long 

 time; color, pure white. 



Each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



AQUILEGIA — Columbine. 



Perfectly hardy. Produce a wealth of brilliant colored 

 flowers from May to September. 

 A. Coerulea — 1 foot. April to July. Flowers large, sepals 



violet blue, petals pure white. 

 A. Chrysantha — 3 feet. May. A beautiful variety, having 



golden yellow flowers, which are very fragrant. 



A. Glandnlosa — 1 foot. April and May. A conspicuously 

 handsome plant; flowers large, sepals deep blue, petals 

 white. Each 15c; per doz. 91.50. 



BOLTONIA — False Chamomile. 



B. Asteroldes — 4 feet. October. "White. Aster-like flow- 

 ers In great profusion; useful for supplying cut flowers. 

 Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS. 



An exceedingly attractive plant, blooms continuously from 

 June till late in the fall, and are very easy of cultivation. 

 The flowers are neat in form, are borne on light, but ■wiry 

 and graceful stems, and arrange beautifully in vases. 



C. Lanceolata — 2 feet. June. Golden yellow. Each 15c; per 

 doz. $1.50. 





CAMPANULA — Bluebells. 



Perhaps the most popular of all border plants. 



C. Medium (Canterbury Bells) — This strikingly beauti- 

 ful biennial is an exceedingly profuse bloomer, the large 

 bell-shaped flowers in white and shades of blue being 

 very effective. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



DELPHINIUM — Perennial Larkspur. 



A most attractive perennial. The long spikes of hand- 

 some flowers are very freely produced from early sum- 

 mer till late in fall, care being taken, however, to re- 

 move all seed pods. They are exceedingly useful for 

 cutting. 



D. Belladonna — 2 feet. The flowers are very abundantly 

 produced contiguously throughout the summer season. 

 Color a clear turquoise blue. Each 30c; per doz $3.00 



D. Formosum — 3 feet. Large blue and white flowers; pro- 

 fuse bloomer. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



D. Grandiflorum — 3 feet. This superb variety in mixed 

 colors embraces all shades of blue and violet as well 

 as white flowers. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



DICENTRA SPECTABILIS — Bleeding Heart. 



Two feet. May. One of the showiest of garden peren- 

 nials; also much grown as a pot plant for spring flow- 

 ering in the house. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



DIANTHUS — Garden Pink. 



These favorites well deserve the popularity they enjoy, as 



they certainly rank among the finest of the gems of the flower 



garden. 



D. Barbatus (Sweet William) — 1 foot, June. An invaluable 

 border plant, producing a great abundance of flowers of 

 every shade of red, pink, crimson, purple and white; es- 

 pecially useful for cutting. 



D. Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye) — Pink, 1 foot, June. White 

 and purple. 



D. Plumarius fl. pi. (Double Hardy Pink) — 1 foot, June. All 

 colors. Each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 



DIGITALIS — Foxglove. 



Handsome, stately-growing plants, with beautiful thimble- 

 shaped flowers, produced in profusion. The racemes of 

 flowers are about 3 feet long, ranging in color from pure 

 white to purple. Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



GAILLARDIA — Blanket Flower. 



G. Grandiflora — 2 feet, June. One of the showiest and most 

 satisfactory perennials in cultivation. The flowers are 

 about 2% inches in diameter, borne on long, stiff stems, 

 and are exquisite in coloring, crimson, orange and vermilion 

 blending most harmoniously. Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



