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GENERAL LIST OF HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
FOR HARDY GARDENS, HARDY BORDERS AND ROCK GARDENS 
The following list of varieties was selected for their ease of culture as well as for the profusion and beauty of their flowers. The tabu- 
lation was made to simplify the selection of varieties. The heights given include the flower spike. Send for our free pamphlet, Henderson 
Planting Plans for Perennial Borders. 
Time ot 
Variety Common Name Height Color Bloom Location Soil Uses 
Achillea Ptarmica, The Pearl...|Mzlfoil or Yarrow...... MS es INMetiOo oo pao aos AlliSummier:|Sun= 2 oe icee cee + + Dry............|Massing and Cutting 
Ajuga Reptans.................|Bugle..........--.--- 4in. |Deep Blue....... May-June...|/Sun or Shade......J/Any............/Rock Garden 
Aivecues Saxatile...... noob good U|GUHITB INI, coo p5d0000 Sah Ouae Mellow sell. Spring......J/Sun............../Well Diained.. ..|Border or Rockery 
Anchusa [talica (Dropmore)....|Alkanet.............. A Sitteen Blues secs sone AlwSummers*|S unre eee eer as| Rachie cteerersieteret ere Superb for Massing 
Anemone Japonica Alba.......|Windflower........... BS} He (NANDA a5 does ooo Sept.—Nov.. .}/Sun or Shade... ...|Moist 
Anemone Japonica pg Rae Windflower..........- 28) Hes WRENS Bo ocbooa doo Sept—Nov.. .|Sun or Shade....../Moist l......... Ideal for MEETS, Naturalizing 
nemone Japon tti 
Charlotte... Be eye pai eras weeeee+|Windflower..........- Dic. lathes soacosaad Sept.-Nov.../Sun or Shade...... ed an utes 
Aquilegia American Hybrids....|Columbine...........- 144-2 ft. |Assorted........ Wilko oe bcd Sunhieaeee eee eee IUPANES cdocuoogod Massing and Cutting 
Arabis Alpina.............----|Rock Cress......-+-+-- Yi Sito INNANKIE a p06 bo 06 April-May... .|Sum.............. ATTY Sire yepa terete rKae Border or Rockery 
ALCL A a ea sono Ns OO SRA JAAPaoasoocc0ceds ¥e tt. |Rose Pink....... AlliSummieres|Sutes cys erccieciee eel Any........... .|/Edging or Rockery 
rtemesia Silver 
35c each, $3.50 doz.....--++--|Silver Sage Brush...... 2-3 ft. |Silver Foliage... .|Sept.-Nov...|/Sun..............j/Amy............ Massing and Cutting 
Aubrieta Eyri.........-.-++-+++|Purple Rock Cress..... 4-6in. |Rosy Lilac....... Aipral-Junety | Stine oes cenen seine RLS 5 donmodoae 6 Edging or Rockery 
Baptisia Australis........- False Indigo.......... Bitte IOs sos aotecaes June-July....}Part Shade........ SRY 6 SiGode bab o Border or Wild Garden 
Boltonia Latisquama....... Thousand Flower Aster.. 3-S ft. |Light Pink....... Sep Ocbenne | Sumner tar reer ee [Wits oibacbdo aan 6 Massing and Cutting 
Campanula Carpatica.... ....--|Carpathian Harebell.... YA thin, PG woos bdocco June-Oct....|Part Shade........ RUN opasbnedase Edging or Rockery 
Campanula Media...........--|Canterbury Bell........ 2ft. |Assorted........ Early Sum...|Sun or Part Shade..|Rich............ Massing and Cutting 
Carnation, Hardy Garden......|Double Carnation. ..... 1ft. |Assorted........ All Summer. .|/Sun............... Medium......... Border and Cutting 
Cerastium Tomentosum......-.|Sxow in Summer...... Weat teen |\Wihi tener ileyeeel WunesUlyaeee| Sumerian sentence Well Drained. .. . | Edging or Rockery 
Cheiranthus Allioni...........-|Siberian Wallflower... . 1Gftn| Oranserpeaeeeer Mave iene | Siren sere Richeeeeoenerinn: .| Border or Rockery 
Coreopsis Lanceolata...........|Tickseed.............- Arte, |MONGCK. cocape4es All Summer. .|/Sun............... Any............|/Massing and Cutting 
Crucianella Stylosa.........---|Cvosswort.........++-- Ot WeieVIO> basoo0sne0 May-June. ..|Sun or Part Shade..|/Light.....:..... Rock Garden 
Delphinium Formosum........|Hardy Larkspur......- 244-3 ft. |Deep Blue...... .|All Summer. .|/Sun or Part Shade..|Rich........... -|Border and Cutting 
Delphinium sinensis: oo nono He Blue Butterfly........- 1% ft. |Deep Blue...... ./All Summer. .|Sun or Part Shade..|Rich............ Border and Cutting 
Delphinium rexham Hybri “ ; 
35c each, $3.50 doz. .......-.-|Spire Shaped Spikes.... 4-6 ft. |Assorted........ All Summer ..J|Sun or Part Shade. .|/Rich............ Border and Cutting 
Dianthus Barbatus.............|Sweei Wiliiam......... 1% ft. |Assorted........ Summer.... ./Sun or Pait Shade..J/Any........... .|Border and Bedding 
Dicentra Eximia...........----|Plumy Bleeding Heart. . SUA WBhisoosoooogados April to Fall .|Part Shade. ....... Ay eerie Rock Garden 
Digitalis Gloxiniaflora..........|Foxglove...........-- : ots |Assorted\... «jem... UWS 5 cols bobo ssuoosoDe INN 5 aoldbecods 0 Border and Massing 
Funkia Undulata, Variegated.. .| Variegated Day Lily... . Zetthen | Bluesscae ec ec ts Aug.-Sept....|Sun or Shade. .... .|/Moist........... Edging and Massing 
Gaillardia Grandificra: p000.00000 Blanket Flower........ 1a Ae Grane, conadooos june Nov. 56 gua cosbsungbg0000% Medium to Rich. . Bordcnand Cutting 
Gentiana Andrewsi........-+--|Gentian.........----- —2ft. |Deep Blue...... .|July-Oct..... (ie dag Boon nado bro POS eo omeracioaoe oc arden 
Geum Mrs. Bradshaw.......--.|Avens..... po000000000 1% ft Bright Red...... June-Aug..../Sun............... INEM sos ogon806 0 -|Border, Showy 
Gypsophila Paniculata. ........|Baby's Breath......... 2-3 ft MAsttisondoaceood¢ Atig®-Septraen| Sune eoe secrete: Well! Drained.. ..|/Massing and Cutting 
Helenium Gartensonne.......-|Helen Flower.......... Sa Ait es | Wellow)s ec seieicra- Aig? Octane | SUDE Aa terrier AMY nutter ern | BOLd ek 
Helenium Superbum Rubrum..|Helen Flowey.......... 5-6 ft. |Terra-cotta.....< Mic Sept |Silneesoee nee Any........... .|/Background 
Helianthus Multiflorus.........|Double Sunflower...... Avie iellowseleieereire INTHE cod Sitactandogbonocde AMM co oedodaDoS eo Massing and Naturalizing 
Hemerocallis Flava........-.--|Lemon Lily.......... 4 2ft., |\emone. tance Summer.....}]Sun or Shade......}/Moist........... Borders and Waterside ~ 
Hepatica Triloba..............|Liverwort...0.....-.-- _6in.— |Cavender Blue. ..}|March-April.|Shade............. WIE ssc bdcdoaKs Rock Garden 
Heuchera panculnos: 2 $ponng00 Goral sell Smee <114% ft. |Crimson........ June-Sept....{Sun...... conoo Fao RICH yee ae Border, Rockery & Cutting 
Hollyhock, Double- purple, white. 
saimon, ” yellow, pink and 
crimson.........-..--++++++++|Hardy Double. ........ 6 ft. |Separate......-..)July-Aug....j/Sun............... VEN hina Marmara Senet Aue Clumps and Background 
Uberis Sempervirens. -..-|Hardy Candytuft. 344-1 ft WWihit elt tereralstarci-ye .|Edging or Rockery 
Iincarvillea Delavayi. Trumtet Flower . oo 114 ft. |Rose Pink.......|S -|Border or Rockery 
Iris Siberica..............-....++|Sibevian Iris.......... 244-3 ft True Blue....... Border or Waterside 
Lavendula Vera. ...............|English Sweet Lavender . 1% ft. |Lavender Blue. ..}fuly-Aug..../Sun............... Rich seers oe .|Border and Cutting 
Liatris Pycnostachya...........|/Gay Feather........... 4ft. |Purple.......... SUMMen eee | SUNG biter erterrener PNiiinanoda Gocoo ds Border and Cutting 
Lobelia Cardinalis ............ Cardinal Flower . Bas ikeo Sree oodguacoad Aug.-Sept....|Part Shade........ IMMONeb as Godanes eo Border and Waterside 
Lupinus Polyphyllus...........|Lupine.............-. 2-3 ft. |Assorted......... Meh so5 diStelensounoobooouoe IMoisten eerie Border 
Lychnis Chalcedonica.......... Campioneeecrie ne Stall Scatletomerr init Summer..... Sunes eee aor Wight \eyejaneen: Border, Showy 
Lychnis Haageama........--.2-)......0 eee eee ees 1 ft. |Scarlet Crimson. .|June-Aug....|Sun or Part Shade..J/Any........... .|Border or Rockery 
Mertensia Virginica............|Virginian Blue Bells... Blue to Pink.... .|Spring......]/Part Shade......../Moist........... Border and Rockery 
Monarda Didyma....... e+e |\Oswego Tead........... Scearletemern iene TulyaAUSAe ee | SUD eerie yin Any............ .|Border ve i 
Myosotis Palustris.............|Forget-me-not.......... Blieweeeence nee. Springs ue. |ibartishade sy aemtie MICE 65 conscon06 Border, Naturalizing, Cutting 
Neneta Mussini...............|Ground Ivy or Catmint. Lavender........ ulyascpAtcas | SUNBE Eee renters AN Vase eee Border or Rockery 
Bap arey mentale: epieleleieeeleetela| OVZEntGL POD pve inner Crimson Scarlet..|Summer..... Richpeycresitacrr .|Border and Cutting 
apaver O. Mrs. Perry 
35c each: $3.50 per doz.........|Pink Oriental Poppy... Salmon-senieaee Summer Richt ences Border and Cutting 
Phlox Divaricata Canadensis... .|Canaaian Phlox....... Light Blue...... ./May........ Rich eee .|Edging and Rockery 
Phlox Subulata................|Moss Pink............ Purplish Pink... .|Spring..... .|5 Any........... .|Edging, Rockery and Grd. Cover 
Phlox Subulata Alba. ...... Relais] | LOS Sint ater eine Wihiteseneee Spring...... Any............|Edging, Rockery and Grd. Cover 
Physostegia Virginica.......... False Dragon Head..... Rinkee eect July-Aug.... INTE so GocoouDne Border 
Physostegia Vivid. ..... .......-|False Dragon Head..... Violet Mauve... .|July-Aug IMOiSteee emer Border and Cutting 
Platycodon Grandiflora........ Balloon Flower Biitetanh nce June-Oct Richey eae .|Border and Cutting 
Plumbago Larpentae........... Leadwort........ Purple Blue..... July-Oct..... Any........... .|Border and Rockery 
Pyrethrum Hybridum..... eleiele «||| atted Dazsyi so ae Assorted......... Summer..... IND AS Sop OOOao Border and Cutting 
Rudbeckia Golden Glow.......|Golden Glow........... Wellow/evaccinc aie July-Oct.... Any........... -|Border Background 
Rudbeckia Purpurea. ..........|Cone Flower........... Red Purple...... July-Oct..... IAinivaeanyeieninee .|Border and Cutting 
caviaCher Nddauncaonoo Und GHEE MOTs sonsadad Blueseee ee ..+---|Aug.-Sept... . Richhecsereeee .|Border 
5 cymoides Splendens.......|Soapwort............. May-Aug....|S Any.. .|Rock Garden 
Scabiosa Caucasica............ Blue Bonnet........... . .|June-Sept... . Bee Atrisgemenee .|Border and Cutting 
Sedum Spectabilis........... ..|Brilliant Stone Crop.... .|July-Nov.... .|Light . .|Border and Rockery 
Shasta Daisy..................|Largest Type.......... - |All Summer. . .|Any. . .|/Border and Cutting 
Stokesia Cyamea...............|Cornflower Aster....... .|June-Oct.... .|Any.......-... -|Border and Cutting 
a hae tea tS ovecadgosdo Garden Helotrope Rfatounere SNmresinthyess diIStiNossodossacoob0s Rich yereter cee eee Borden Mragrant ; 
Sefoleevolstenelclesieiels | SDECAWEIL oP ele Searels A eonlooc.a SNe cova s boo qoUo ONO ooooda5 OO ; c 
Veronica Subsessilis........... Sheeduell cogodaaceno as yaleesenn Bios Sun docs ouseundgann aw BI Seree eo Border Al Curtin 
Viola Jersey Gem..............|Tufted Pansy.......... All Summer. .|Sun or Part Shade. .|Rich........... Edging, Very Fine 
Price for above, except where specially noted, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen; $20.00 per 100, buyer’s selection. Special offer our 
selection cf varieties (of which we have a surplus) to be made when order is being filled, $2.00 per dozen; $16.00 per 100. 
Purchaser pays transportation charges on plants. See notice top of page 22. Send for free leaflet, The Rock Garden. 
