



Variety 



IBERIS Sempervirens 

 IRIS Kaempferi 



LIATRIS Pycnostachya . 



LOBELIA Cardinalis 



LUPINUS Polyphyllus. . 

 LYCHNIS Chalcedonica 



MERTENSIA Virginica . 

 MONARDA Didyma 



PAPAVER Orientale . 



PAPAVER O. Mrs. Perry 



PHLOX Divaricata Canadensis 



PHLOX Subulata Emerald Cushion 



Blue 



PHLOX Subulata Emerald Cushion 



Pink 



PHLOX Subulata Alba 



PHYSOSTEGIA Vivid 



PLATYCODON Grand! flora 



PLUMBAGO Larpentae 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum 



RUDBECKIA Golden Glow. 

 RUDBECKIA Purpurea 



SEDUM Spectabilis. 



SHASTA DAISY 



STOKESIA Cyanea. 



TRITOMA Pfitzerii 



VERBENA Venosa. . 

 VERONICA Spicata 



VINCA Minor 



VIOLA Jersey Gem. 



YUCCA Filamentosa . 



Common Name 



Hardy Candytuft. 

 Japanese Iris.. . . 



Gay Feather .... 

 Cardinal Flower. 



Lupine 



Campion 



Virginian Blue Bells. 

 Oswego Tea 



Oriental Poppy 

 Pink Oriental Poppy. 

 Canadian Phlox 



Mass Pink. 



Moss Pink 



Moss Pink 



False Dragonhead. 

 Balloon Flower.. . . 



Leadwort 



Persian Daisy. . . . 



Golden Glow. 

 Cone Floiver. 



Brilliant Stone Crop. 



Largest Type 



Cornflower A ster .... 



Torch Lily. 



Hardy Verbena . . . 



Speedwell 



Creeping Myrtle. 

 Tufted Pansy 



Adam's Needle. 



Height 



V*-\ ft. 

 2-2 Yi ft. 



4 ft. 

 2-3 ft. 

 2-3 ft. 



3 ft. 



1-1 M ft. 



2-3 ft. 



3 ft. 

 3 ft. 

 1ft. 



Hft. 



J^ft. 



Hft- 



2 ft. 



i a ft. 



K-'A ft. 

 1 li ft. 



6 ft. 



3 ft. 



i a ft. 



2-2 U ft. 



lHft. 



2^ft. 



lHft- 



3 ft. 



6 in. 



Hfi- 



3-4 ft. 



Color 



White. 

 Mixed. 



Purple. . . 

 Scarlet. . 

 Assorted . 

 Scarlet. . 



Blue to Pink .. 

 Scarlet 



Crimson Scarlet 



Salmon 



Light Blue 



Blue 



Pink 



While 



Mauve Pink. 



Blue 



Purple Blue.. 

 Assorted 



Yellow 



Red Purple. 



Rose. . 



White. 

 Blue.. 



Orange Scarlet. 



Purplish-Blue. . 



Blue 



Blue 



Violet 



Cream White. 



Time of 

 Bloom 



Spring 



June-July.. . 



Summer. . . . 

 Aug.-Sept.. . 

 June-July.. . 

 Summer.. . . 



Sun 



Sun or Part Shade 



Sun 



Part Shade. 



Sun 



Sun 



Spring 



July- Aug. . 



Summer. . 

 Summer. . . 

 May 



Spring. 



Spring 



Spring 



July-Aug. . . 

 June-Oct... . 

 July-Oct... . 

 Summer. . . . 



July-Oct 



July-Oct 



July- Nov. . . 

 All Summer 

 June-Oct... . 



Aug.-Nov. . . 



Summer. . . . 



August 



Spring 



All Summer. 



July. 



Location 



Part Shade. 

 Sun 



Any. . . 

 Moist. 

 Moist. 

 Light. 



Moist. 

 Any. . . 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun 



Sun. 



Rich. 

 Rich. 

 Rich. 



Any. . 



Sun 



Sun 



Shade 



Sun or Part Shade 



Sun 



Soil 



Well Drained. 

 Moist , 



Any. 

 Any. 

 Any. 

 Rich. 

 Any. 

 Any. 



Any 

 Any. 



Light 

 Any. . 

 Any. . 



Rich . 



Any.. . 

 Any. . 

 Moist. 

 Rich.. 



Uses 



Rich . 



Edging or Rockery 

 Border or Waterside 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Waterside 

 Border 

 Border. Showy 



Border & Rockery 

 Border 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 

 Edging & Rockery 



Edging, Rockery 



Edging & Picking 



Edging. Rockery 



Border 



Bonier & Cutting 



Border & Rockery 



Border & Cutting 



Border Background 

 Border & Cutting 



Border & Rockery 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 



Border or Specimen 



Border or Beds 

 Border Background 

 Ground Cover 

 Edging, Very Fine 



Border or Specimen 



Price for above, 45c each; $1.15 for 3; $4.00 doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



THE "IMPERISHABLE" PERENNIAL FLOWER BORDER 100 PLANTS FOR $27.50 



A sketch plan for a typical hardy perennial border is shown below. To make one like it, 5 by 50 feet, would require 100 plants. We list below 30 varieties 

 of contrasting heights and colors and the number of plants for each group. The number after each variety gives the position in which they should be planted. 



Plants 



No. on Plan 



3 Lobelia cardinalis 1 



4 Digitalis 2 



2 Anchusa Italics 3 



2 Boltonia UtUquama 4 



3 Rudbeckia purpurea 5 



3 Hibiscus 6 



4 Delphinium Wrexham 7 



3 Helianthus multiflorus 8 



Plants No. on Plan 



3 Baptism Austraiis 9 



3 Gypsophiia particulate 10 



3 Shasta Daisy 11 



4 Gaillardia grandiflora 12 



3 Achillea the Pearl 13 



3 Pyrethrum 14 



3 Physostegia Vivid. 15 



Should any of the above varieties be sold out when order is filled we will substitute simitar sorts unless instructed to the contrary 



Plants No, on Plan 

 3 Hemerocallis (lava 16 



3 Coreopsis Golden Giant. . . .17 



4 Campanula 18 



4 Aquilegia „ 19 



3 Papaver 20 



4 Alyssum Saxatile 21 



4 Dianthus 22 



Plants No. on Plan 

 4 Funkia variegated 23 



3 Heuchera sanguines 24 



4 Plumbago Larpentae 25 



4 Arabis alpina 26 



3 Monarda didyma 27 



4 Iberis 28 



3 Scabiosa 29 



4 Phlox Subulata 30 





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Our pamphlet "Henderson's Planting Plans for Perennial Borders" contains many suggestions for making a hardy garden, 



also cultural instructions, sent on request when ordering. 



