FUNKIA, 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. _ 
Perennial border plants continue to command the attention and enjoy the popularity they so richly © 
deserve. In fact the demand for them the past season far exceeded that of any previous year in our expe- i 
sience. A sure indication that a taste for these hardy plants is rapidly becoming more general, and that i 
without doubt their merits will, ere long, be as universally recognized, and their beauty and usefulness as © 
much appreciated in our own country as in Europe, where for many years they have enjoyed a popularity | 
not exceeded by any other class of garden plan’s. Our stock embraces a carefully selected assortment, 
each variety being the best of its kind yet introduced. The collection includes varieties of various 
heights, and which bfoom at different seasons, producing flowers of all styles and colors. The whole or | 
a carefully selected number of them, will make a most effective bed or border, affording, by its variety and 
succession of bloom, a vast amount of pleasure throughout the entire season. -In the description of each 
we give the height, color of flowers and the season it usually begins to bloom. 
POPULAR COLLECTIONS. 
For the convenience of our customers who are not familiar with the varlous kinds of herbaceous | 
plants, we offer the following choice collections, the indivdual plants being selected with a view to getting ! 
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TW? \ il TMDERTAL the best and most useful kinds, which will produce a succession of bloom from early spring until late in fall. 
ef, \\AE JAPANESE 12 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 4of a kind as purchasers may deslre; our selection, for $1.25 | 
¥ Vf 4 i IRIS. 25 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to4 of a kind as purchasers may desire; our selection, for $2.50 
50 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 4 of a kind as purchasers may desire; our selection, for $5.00 
75 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2to 6of a kind as purchasers may desire; our selection, for $7.50 
100 plants, each a distinct variety, or 2 to 6 of a kind as purchasers may desire; our selection, for $10.00 
SPECIAL OFFER—We vill send pre- Above Coliections Shipped by Express only, purchasers paying charges. 
——_—————————— paid the ten beauti- 
ful and very popular Herbaceous Plants illustrated ACORU S— Sweet Flag. 
on the cover of this Catalogue, for 85 cents. A. Calamus Variegata—2 feet. A handsome green and whitish-yellow striped plant, very effective. 
peer waone et gece Me Nama ae Eachsone-aperdoe$2°50! 
roper generic heading, alphabetically arra ’ z 
in the following lists. ACHILLEA—Milfoil or Yarrow. 
These plants are remarkable for their ornamental foliage as well as handsome flowers; should be 
in every collection. 
A. Miliefolium Roseum—1 foot, August. 
Finely cut foliage; flowers bright pink. 
Each, 15c; per doz., $1.50. 
A. Tomentosa—6 inches. June. A choice 
and very neat creeping variety; flowers 
golden yellow. Each, 15c; per doz., $1.50. 
A. “The Pearl”—2 feet, July. This hand- 
some perennial cannot be recommended 
too highly. It is considered indispensible 
for supplying cut flowers. The blossoms 
are pure white, double and button-like, 
and are produced in amazing profusion 
nearly all summer in loose clusters on stiff, 
erect stems. Each, 10c; per doz., $1.00. 
ARABIS. 
Rock Cress. 
A. Alpina—A dwarf growing plant very 
suitable for rock-work; flowers white, very 
early. Each, 10c; per doz,, $1,00. 
AJUGA. 
Reptans. 
Four inches, May. Blue, Valuable for rock- | |! 
work. Each, 15c; per doz. $1.50. | 
See List of Iris on Page 79. ; ACHILLEA—THE PEARL. 
ARABIS ALPINA, 
