

Variety 



IBERIS Sempervirens . 

 IRIS Kaempferi 



LAVANDULA Vera 



LIATRIS Pycnostachya 



LOBELIA Cardinalis 



LUPINUS Polyphyllus. . 

 LYCHNIS Chalcedonies. 



MERTENSIA Virginica 

 MONARDA Didyma.. . . 



PAPAVER Orien tale 



PAPAVER O. Mrs. Perry 



PHLOX Divaricata Canadensis. 



PHLOX Subulata 



PHLOX Subulata Alba 



PLATYCODON Grandiflora. . . 



PLUMBAGO Larpentae 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum 



RUDBECKIA Golden Glow. 

 RUDBECKIA Purpurea 



SEDUM Spec tabi lis. 



SHASTA DAISY 



STOKESIA Cyanea.. 



VERBENA Venosa. . 

 VERONICA Spicata. 

 VINCA Minor..;... 

 VIOLA Jersey Gem.. 



Common Name Height 



Hardy Candytuft . 

 Japanese Iris 



Sweet Lavender. . 

 Gay Feather .... 

 Cardinal Flower. 



Lupine 



Campion 



Virginian Blue Bells. 

 Oswego Tea 



Oriental Poppy ... 

 Pink Oriental Poppy. 



Canadian Phlox 



Moss Pink 



Moss Pink 



Balloon Flower 



Leadworl 



Persian Daisy 



Golden Glow. 

 Cone Flower . 



Brilliant Stone Crop . . 



Largest Type 



Cornflower A ster 



Hardy Verbena 



Speedwell 



Creeping Myrtle 

 Tufted Pansy 



H-\ ft. 

 2-2 H ft. 



1 J4ft. 



4 ft. 

 2-3 ft. 

 2-3 ft. 



3 ft. 



i-i M ft: 



2-3 ft. 



3 ft. 



3 ft. 



1 ft. 



Jift. 



y t ft. 



I 'A It. 



wa ft. 

 lj^ft. 



.6 ft. 

 3 ft. 



W 'Alt. 



2-2 % ft. 



lHft. 

 t^ft. 



3 ft. 

 6 in. 

 ^2 ft. 



Color 



White 

 Mixed. 



( 

 Lavender- Blue . 



Purple 



Scarlet 



Assorted 



Scarlet t . . 



Blue to Pink .. 

 Scarlet 



Crimson Scarlet. 



Salmon 



Light Blue 



Purplish Pink. . . 



White 



Blue 



Purple Blue 



Assorted 



Yellow 



Red Purple. 



Rose. . 

 White. 

 Blue. . 



Purplish-Blue. 



Blue 



Blue 



Violet 



Time of 

 Bloom 



Spring. . . . 

 June- July. 



July-Aug. . . 

 Summer. .•. . 

 Aug.-Sept.. . 

 June-July.. . 

 Summer 



Spring 



July-Aug. . 



Summer. . . 

 Summer. . . 



May 



Spring 



Spring 



June-Oct... 

 July-Oct... 

 Summer. . . 



July-Oct.. . 

 July-Oct.. . 



July-Nov. . . 

 All Summer 

 June-Oct... . 



Summer. . . . 



August 



Spring 



All Summer. 



Location 



Sun 



Sun or Part Shade 



Sun 



Sun 



Part Shade. 



Sun 



Sun 



Part Shade. 

 Sun 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun 



Sun 



Shade 



Sun or Part Shade 



Soil 



Uses 



Well Drained. . Edging or Rockery- 

 Moist Border or Waterside 



Rich. . 

 Any. . . 

 Moist. 

 Moist. 

 Light.. 



Moist. 

 Any. . . 



Rich. 

 Rich. 

 Rich. 

 Any. . 

 Any. . 

 Rich. 

 Any.. 

 Any. . 



Any. 

 Any. 



Light. 

 Any. . 

 Any. . 



Any... 

 Any. . . 

 Moist . 

 Rich.. 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Waterside 

 Border 

 Border, Showy 



Border & Rockery 

 Border 



Border 

 Border 

 Edging 

 Edging 

 Edging, 

 Border 

 Border 

 Border 



& Cutting 

 & Cutting 

 & Rockery 

 , Rockery 

 . Rockery 

 & Cutting 

 & Rockery 

 & Cutting 



Border Background 

 Border & Cutting 



Border & Rockery 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 



Border or Beds 

 Border Background 

 Ground Cover 

 Edging, Very Fin e 



Price for above, except where specially noted, 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. 



No. on Plan Plants- 



Plants 



3 Lobelia cardinalis 1 



4 Digitalis 2 



2 Anchusa Italica 3 



2 Boltonia Latisquama 4 



3 Rudbeckia purpurea 5 



3 Hibiscus 6 



4 Delphinium Wrexham 7 



3 Helianthus multiflorus 8 



No. on Plan Plants 



NO. on Plan Plants 



No. on Plan 



3 Baptisia Austraiis 9 



3 Gypsophila paniculata 10 



3 Shasta Daisy 11 



4 Gaillardia grandiflora 12 



3 Achillea the Pearl 13 



3 Pyrethrum 14 



3 Physostegia Vivid IS 



3 Hemerocallis flava 16 



3 Coreopsis Golden Giant. . . .17 



4 Campanula IS 



4 Aquilegia 19 



3 Papaver 20 



4 Alyssum Saxatile 21 



4 Dianthus 22 



4 Funkia variegated 23 



3 Heuchera sanguinea 24 



4 Plumbago Larpentae 25 



4 Arabis alpina 26 



3 Monarda didyma 27 



4 Iberis 28 



3 Scabiosa 29 



4 Phlox Subulata 30 



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





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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. 



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