J4ardy Perennial Plants 
Select Varieties for Hardy Gardens 
Those marked R Suitable for Rock Gardens 
ACONITUM Napellus. MONKSHOOD 
Dark blue, helmet-shaped flowers in spikes. 
Plants grow to 4 feet and flower in August. 
Satisfactory in partial shade. 
$1.50 for 3; $5.50 per doz. 
ANCHUSA. BUGLOSS. Blues are 
always desirable in border planting to 
neutralize vivid colors. Anchusa is par- 
ticularly useful for this purpose, since the 
forget-me-not-like flowers are graceful 
and attractive. 
Anchusa italica, Dropmore. Brilliant 
blue with very showv flowers. 4 to 5 feet. 
$1.35 for 3; $5 per doz. 
A. myosotidiflora. R I arge, heart- 
shaped leaves and large sprays of tiny blue 
flowers in Mav or June. 1 1 9 feet. 
$1.50 for 3; $5.50 per doz. 
ANEMONE. WINDFLOWER. Showy 
plants with decorative foliage and flowers 
on long, thin stems well above the green. 
A plant for woodsy soil in a sheltered spot 
that is sunny or partially shaded. A very- 
valuable perennial for late bloom. 
Anemone hupehensis. Pink or pale 
mauve flowers shaded with deeper pink on 
under side. Blooms from August on. 1 foot 
Margarete. Double, dark pink flowers in 
September. 3 feet. 
Marie Manchard. An excellent semi- 
double white with an abundance of flowers 
during late August and September. 
Rubrum. Dark crimson flowers in Sep- 
tember and October. 2 feet. 
September Charm. The medium-sized 
flowers are pink, the plants 2 feet high. 
September Queen. Semi-double, rose- 
red flowers in great numbers. 2 feet. 
Whirlwind. Double white flowers in 
September. 2}/£ feet. 
Any of above: $1.75 for 3 ; $6.75 per doz. 
COLLECTIONS 
6 plants, 1 each of above, S3. 25 
18 plants, 3 each of above, S9.50 
A Q U I LEG I A. COLUMBINE. A grace- 
ful plant with intricate, long-spurred 
flowers high above the foliage. Particu- 
larly attractive planted with the German 
iris which bloom at the same time. Toler- 
ant of partial shade. 
Super-spurred Colossal. An outstand- 
ing strain with large flowers 5 to 6 inches 
across and spurs 4 inches long. Offered 
in a mixture, which includes a very wide- 
range of colors. 
75c. each; $2 for 3; $7.50 per doz. 
American Hybrids. Magnificent stems 
often 40 inches tall, with immense long- 
spurred flowers in the finest rich and deli- 
cate shades. $1.35 for 3; $5 per doz. 
ASTER — Michaelmas Daisy 
The huge masses of soft color produced by 
the hybrid fall asters are far superior to 
native species, beautiful as they are. Their 
main use is in background planting of the 
perennial border and for odd spots in the 
rock garden, where the dwarf varieties 
are ideal. 
Harrington's Perfected Pink. A very 
fine soft pink aster, free flowering on 4 to 
5-foot stems and blooming in September 
and October. 
'Mt. Ranier. Pun white flowers in 
September and October. 4 to 5 feet. 
Royal Pink. Masses of bright pink flow- 
ers on 3} 2-foot plants. 
Little Boy Blue. A dwarf variety 1 1 •_> 
feet high with semi-double, bright blue 
flowers. 
Mount Everest. Pure white, pyramidal 
flower clusters of huge size. 4 feet. 
Peace. \ cry large soft rosy mauve Bowers 
on 3-foot stems. Superb in the garden and 
excellent as a cut flower. Blooms in Sep- 
tember and October. 
Prosperity. Showy pyramidal spikes of 
large, rose-pink flowers on 3 to 4-foot 
stems. Blooms in September and October. 
Queen Mary. Very deep, rich blue 
flowers of large size accented by golden 
centers. 
"Red Rover. Deep rosy red with bright 
yellow centers. 3 to 4 feet. 
$1.35 for 3; $5 per doz. 
COLLECTIONS 
4 plants, 1 each marked ', SI. 75 
12 plants, 3 each marked ', S5.00 
Aster Frikarti. An aristocrat among the 
fall asters. The large blue flowers are 
abundantly produced on 2-foot plants 
from August to October. 
$1.65 for 3; $6.25 per doz. 
Violetta. A verj outstanding aster that 
produces myriads of deep blue flowers on 
a single plant 3 feet high and broad. 
Blooms from August to October. 
$1.50 for 3; $5.50 per doz. 
Dwarf Hybrid Asters. (R) 
Dwarf plants a foot high are covered with 
flowers in August and September. Ideal 
for rock garden or foreground of a peren- 
nial border. 
CounteSS Of Dudley. Clear pink (lower-- 
on mound-shaped plants. 
Snowsprite. Pure white. 
Victor. Pale lavender-blue. 
$1.35 for 3; $5 per doz. 
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