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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 tlipm, it 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 not a necessity, but la beneficial 

 as a winter protection and enricher of the soil. The manure, if rotted, is usually dug into the ground in spring. 



ACHIL,I.,EA — MUfoil or Yarrow. 



A. "The Pearl" — 2 feet. July. This handsome perennial cannot be recom- 

 mended too highly. The blossoms are pure white, and are produced in 

 amazing profusion nearly all summer. Each 15c; per doz 11.50 



ACONITUM — Monkshood. 



A very interesting, hardy plant; succeeds admirably in shady places. 

 A. Napellus — 4 feet. August to November. Flowers dark blue; very free- 



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ly produced in long spikes. 



Very desirable. 

 ANEMONE. 



Each 25c ; per doz $2.50 



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. 



August. A very handsome Japanese variety. 

 Like the foregoing in habit, but the 



A. .Taponica Alba — 3 feet. 

 Flowers large, pure white. 



A. Japonica Kosea — 3 feet. August, 

 flowers are a delicate rose color. 



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

 ilar 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. 

 Produce a wealth of brilliant colored flowers from May 



April to July. Flowers large, sepals violet blue, petals 



Perfectly hardy, 

 to September. 



A. Coerulea — 1 foot, 

 pure white. 



A. Chrysantha — 3 feet. May. A beautiful variety, having golden yellow flow- 

 ers, which are very fragrant. 



A. Glandulosa — 1 foot. April and May. A conspicuously handsome plant; 

 flowers large, sepals deep blue, petals white. 



Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



BOLTONIA — False Chamomile. 



B Asteroides — 4 feet. October. White. Aster-like flowers in great pro- 

 fusion; useful for supplying cut flowers. Each 15c; per doz $1.50 



SH.4^STA DAISY. 



(Chrysanthemum lieucanthemum Hybridum) — This is a !;reat acquisition. It 

 blooms continuously throughout the summer. Each 20"c; per doz. $2.00. 



CAMPANULA — Bluebells. 



Perhaps the most popular of all border plants. 

 Medium (Canterbury Bells) — This strikingly beautiful biennial is an 



Medium (Canterbury Bells) — This strikingly beautiful biennial is an 

 Kceedingly profuse bloomer, the large bell-shaped flowers in white, pink 

 nd shades of blue being very effective. Each 15c; per doz $1-5 



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CAL.L,IOPSIS OB COREOPSIS. 



An exceedingly attractive plant, blooms continuous- 

 ly from June till late in the fall, and is very easy 

 of cultivation. The flowers are neat in form, are borne 

 on liglit. but wiry and graceful stems, and arrange 

 beautifully in vases. 



C. Lanceolata — 2 feet. June. Golden yellow. Each 

 15c; per doz. $1.50. 







DELPHINIUM — Perennial Larkspur. 



A most attractive perennial. The long spikes of handsome flowers are 

 very freely produced from early summer till late in fall, care being 

 taken, however, to remove all seed pods. They are exceedingly useful 

 for cutting. 



D. Belladonna — 2 feet. The flowers are very abundantly produced con- 

 tinuously throughout the summer season. Color a clear turquoise blue. 



D. Formosum — 3 feet. Large blue and white flowers ; profuse bloomer. 



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

 all shades of blue and violet as well as wliite flowers. Bach 25c; per 

 doz $2.50 



DICENTRA SPECTABILIS — Bleeding Heart. 



Two feet. May. One of the showiest of garden perennials; also much 

 grown as a pot plant for spring flowering in the house. Bach 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 floviers of every shade of red, pink, crim- 

 son, purple and white; especially useful for cutting. 



D. Plum&rius (Pheasant's Eye) — Pink, 1 foot, June. White and purple. 



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

 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



DIGITALIS — Foxglove. 



Handsome, stately-growing plants, with beautiful thimble-shaped flowers, 

 produced in profusion. The racemes of flowers are about 3 feet long, rang- 

 ing: In color from pure white to purple. Each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



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