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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 heights given include the flower spike. 
lation was made to simplify the selection of varieties. 
Planting Plans for Perennial Borders. 
The tabu- 
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Variety Common Name Height Color Bloom Location Soil Uses 
Achillea Ptarmica, The Pearl ...| Milfoil or Yarrow...... 114 ft. |White........../AllSummer../Sun..............]Dry............/Massing and Cutting 
Ajuga Reptans...... cocogodd00" \Bugle.... 2... 22.2-.- 4in. |Deep Blue....... May-June...|Sun or Shade......JAny.. ...... -|Rock Garden 
Alyssum Saxatile............... Golden Tuft........04. 34 ft. |Yellow 2|Spring: 22. 5.|/Sun\.. 2). ...)- .|Well Diained.. . .|Border or Rockery 
Anchusa Italica (Dropmore)....|Alkanet.............. 4-5 ft. All Summer. ./Sun.......... [P8Ornogo00cedd0s Superb for Massing 
Anemone Japonica Alba....... Windflower.........-. 2-3 ft. ..|Sept.-Nov.. .|Sun or Shade Moist 
Anemone Japonica Rubra...... Windflower........... 2 Sifts _|Sept.-Nov.. ./Sun or Shade. ...../Moist \......... Ideal for Massing, Naturalizing 
Anemone Japonica Queen| G f and Cutting 
Charlotte............. .-.eeee Windflower.........+. Dies! PAN ss eo ooobones Sept.-Nov...|Sun or Shade... ...|Moist 
Aquilegia American Hybrids.... |Columbine........... -| 144-2 ft. |Assorted......../June........ Sunaeereeiee -|/Massing and Cutting 
Arabis Alpina...........-.---- RockliGressee enon ly ft. |White........../April-May.. .|Sun Jocoey - -|Border cr Rockery 
Armeria Maritima....... eReleneterell SSCQUELZIR AA rceterenetaetne ls tt. Rose Pink....... All Summer../Sun.............. -|Edging or Rockery 
Artemesia Silver King i 
35c each, $3.50 doz...........|Szlver Sage Brush...... 2-3 ft Silver Foliage... .|Sept.-Nov...|/Sun.............. 5 Massing and Cutting 
Aubrieta Eyri b.o00000 a eeceevees+|Purple Rock Cress..... 4-6 in Rosy Lilac....... Aiprileyuneee| Sune ee teen | AY, eienire! -|Edging or Rockery 
Baptisia Australis............. |False Indigo.......... Bift< us| Blues eerie June-July... |Part Shade. . Any odoG000R0'8 Border or Wild Garden 
Boltonia Latisquama....... .+++|Thousand Flower Aster.. 3-5 ft. |Light Pink.......JSept.-Oct....J/Sun..............JAny see eeeee -|Massing and Cutting 
Campanula Carpatica.......... Carpathian Harebell... s7aftn||Bluesenernenen Tune-Oct...'|Part Shade........|Rich............ Edging or Rockery 
Campanula Media............ -|Canterbury Bell........ 2 ft. |Assorted. .|Early Sum...]Sun or Part Shade,.|Rich........ -| Massing and Cutting 
Carnation, Hardy Garden......|Double Carnation. 1 ft. |Assorted. . |All Summer: .|Sun....... sao |Mediumiyienr -|Border and Cutting 
Cerastium Tomentosum. .-|Snow in Summer.... ls ft. |White... .|Tune-July..../Sun........ ..|Well Drained. .. .|Edging or Rockery 
Cheiranthus Allioni..... -|Siberian Wallflower... . 1ft. |Orange.......... May-June ../Sun......... _|Rich --+ -|Border or Rockery 
Coreopsis Lanceolata....... Ad aleonoonewaodao™ Dif Cam |Wiellow Aer eteeiee All Summer. ./Sun............... Any. -|/Massing and Cutting 
Crucianella Stylosa........ : Crosswort......seeeeee Gunes Purples 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....... ..|Blue Butterfly......... 11% ft. |Deep Blue...... .|All Summer. ./Sun or Part Shade../Rich........... - Border and Cutting 
Delphinium Wrexham Hybrid : 
35c each, $3.50 doz........... Spire Shaped Spikes... .. 4-6 ft. |Assorted......../AllSummer..|Sun or Part Shade. .JRich............ Border and Cutting 
Dianthus Barbatus..... Sweet Wiliiam......... 114 ft. |Assorted........|/Summer.... .|Sun or Part Shade. ./Any --» .|/Border and Bedding 
Dicentra Eximia . .-|Plumy Bleeding Heart. . 8=12)in) Rinker April to Fall .|/Part Shade. ....... Any --- -|Rock Garden 
Digitalis Gloxiniaflora..........|Foxglove............. : 3-5 ft. |Assorted........ July-Aug.. ../Sun.............. Any +--+ -|Bo1det and Massing 
Funkia Undulata, Variegated.. .|Variegated Day Lily... . AiG \NWs danas boouce Aug.-Sept..../Sun or Shade..... .|Moist........... Edging and Massing 
Gaillardia Grandiflora..... «..-.-|Blanket Flower........ 14% ft. |Orange.......... june; Novaods| SUNb neler Medium to Rich. .|Border and Cutting 
Gentiana Andrewsi............ Gentian....... 1-2 ft. |Deep Blue...... al July-Oct tia |iSunmenneneenenene MOIS the rately tel Rock Garden 
Geum Mrs. Bradshaw..........|Arens.......... 1% ft. |Bright Red...... Namne=Avuig | Sumeeers even ene ME osappan sade Border, Showy 
Gypsophila Paniculata......... Baby's Breath DAR. INK cabooocdons ‘Augi-Septsns|Sunisensecceenece. Well Drained .. . -|Massing and Cutting 
Helenium Gartensonne........ Helen Flower.......... 3-4 ft. |Yellow.......... Aug.-Oct. ...|/S -|Border 
Helenium Superbum Rubrum..|//clen Flower.......... 5-6 ft. |Terra-cotta...... Aug.-Sept... - -|Background 
Helianthus Multiflorus......... Double Sunflower...... Alita |ellowneieoenr: Aug.-Oct.... Massing and Naturalizing 
Hemerocallis Flava............ Lemon Lily. ......... A Dy tenn eemontne nena Summer.. on Borders and Waterside 
Hepatica Triloba.............. Liverwort 6in. |Lavender Blue. ..|March-April -|Rock Garden 
Heuchera Sanguinea,.......... Coral Bells. . 1-114 ft. |Crimson June-Sept.... Border, Rockery & Cutting 
Hollyhock, 20c each 
$18.00 per 100.... Hardy Double......... 6 ft. |Assorted.... .|July-Aug.... Any............ Clumps and Background 
Iberis Sempervirens. . .|Hardy Candytuft....... 34-1 ft. |White .|Spring....../Sun Well Drained . . . .|dging or Rockery 
Incarvillea Delavayi.. .. .|Trumpet Flower....... 114 ft. |Rose Pink Summer.....]Part Shade........JAMY-.--------- -|Border or Rockery 
Lavendula Vera......... .|English Sweet Lavender . 11% ft. |Lavender Blue July-Aug..../Sun... Border and Cutting 
Liatris Pycnostachya.... ..|Gay Feather........... 4 ft. urple. . Summer..... Sune ee f Border and Cutting 
Lobelia Cardinalis ....... .|Cardinal Flower....... 2-3 tt. |Scarlet Aug.-Sept....|/Part Shade 1 Border and Waterside 
Lupinus Polyphyllus.. .. Al Lupine are eee 2-3 ft. |Assorted. June-JUlyzec:|Suneeeen eee Ll Border 
Lychnis Chalcedonica... .|Campion.... 3 ft. |Scarlet Summer..... Sunviepterrecem tiene = -|Border, Showy 
Lychnis Haageana.............|....- 0 cere ee ececes 1ft. |Scarlet Crimson, .|June-Aug....|Sun or Part Shade, .|Any -|Border or Rockery 
Mertensia Virginica............|Virginian Blue Bells...) 1-11% ft Blue to Pink..... Spring...... Part Shade........ Border and Rockery 
Monarda Didyma....... Senile | Osweronmeai tani ny Bait) IScatletun ancnn ne July Augie Sune eet: -|Border 
Myosotis Palustris.............|Forget-me-not.......... WET Gs ISOs So 5c0000506 Spring. ...../Part Shade........ Border, Naturalizing, Cutting 
Nepeta Mussini...............|Ground Ivy or Catmint.| 1-11% ft. |Lavender........ July & Aug. ./Sun..... Kuboncd edo Any ..... Como oS Border or Rockery 
Papaver Orientale......... .....|Oriental Poppy........ 3 ft. |Crimson Scarlet. .|Summer..... Border and Cutting 
Phlox Divaricata Canadensis. ..|Canadian Phlox... 1ft. |Light Blue...... .|May........|s -|Edging and Rockery 
Phlox Subulata................ Moss Pink........ 14 ft. |Purplish Pink... .|Spring..... .|S -|\Edging, Rockery and Grd. Cover 
Phlox Subulata Alba. . Moss Pink......... a6 le ft. hitemereer eines Sprinernecr i: -\Edging, Rockery and Grd. Cover 
Physostegia Virginica. . False Dragon Head.. eS ifte | binkeeer erm .|July-Aug.... -|Border 
Physostegia Vivid. ............. False Dragon Head..... 1144-2 ft. |Violet Mauve....|July-Aug.... ‘|Border and Cutting 
Platycodon Grandiflora........ Balloon Flower........ NS fG. WEVNOS cheb odious. June-Oct.... Border and Cutting 
Plumbago Larpentae........... % Purple Blue..... . July-Oct..... ‘/Border and Rockery 
Pyrethrum Hybridum..... Bieter NSSOTted arepciet-r Summer..... Border and Cutting 
Rudbeckia Golden Glow.......|Golden Glow...... 4 fe. NOVO ocade dace July-Oct....|s ‘|Border Backgroun 
Rudbeckia Purpurea, .......... Cone Flower.. race g ie Red Purple. ..... July-Oct..... s ; peraee anid Cae 
Salvia Pitcherii. ...............|Meadow Sage.......... Blue....... ++... /Aug.-Sept.... '|Border 
peponaria’ = ania g 
ycymoides Splendens......./Soapwort............. S 
Scabiosa Caucasica............ Blue Bonnet.. Rose... ...+5.. May-Aug.... ee Boer rerateine 
Sedum Spectabilis.... ..|Brilliant Stone Cro Lavender. . : June-Sept. g0'5 " ‘Border and Rockery 
Shasta Daisy.... .|Largest Type.......... ese oTp BFC OD ODO” IWeINOUERS j * | Border and Cutting 
Stokesia Cyanea............... Cornflower Aster....... Bie elated liinOctiee< .| Border and Cutting 
Valeriana Officinalis...... .|Garden Heliotrope... 3-4 - g 
Veronica Spicata. Speedwell... .. is Soo 3 te Blush White. ... . June uly ee aa f Bee eepecerround 
Werenica Subsessi .| Speedwell 2 ft. ee Nae ary BNE Ney Rat hatercesel es Ss r ‘|Border and Cutting 
iola Jersey Gem.............. Tufted Pansy ft. Violet...-......_./All/ Summer. . San Gepartichadeds Richter ears Edging, Very Fine 
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Price for above, except where specially noted, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen; $20.00 per 100, buyer’s selection. Special offer our 
selection of varieties (of which we have a surplus) to be made when order is being filled, $2.00 per dozen; $16.00 per 100. 
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