PETER HENDERSON & CO’S QUARTERLY TRADE LIST OF PLANTS. 15 
CHOICE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, 
For Permanent Planting in Open Borders, Cemetery Plots, ete. 
We offer below a fine collection of hardy 
plants, embracing the leading kinds in general 
use. The plants are all growing in 2 and 3 in. 
pots, and will give better general satisfaction 
than dormant roots. 
Achillea *“‘The Pearl.’’ The flowers, which 
are borne upon erect foot-stalks, are of the 
finest white. Succeeds anywhere, and flow- 
ers nearly the whole season. 
Achillea Tomentosa. Flower heads flat, 
of an unusually good yellow. Excellent for 
spring and summer cutting. 
Anemone Pennsylyanica. Flowers pure 
white on long slender foot-stalks, produced 
in great profusion in early summer. + 
Anemone Japonica. One of the most 
valuable fall flowering perennials, producing 
showy rose-colored flowers on long slender 
stems. $8.00 per 100. 
Anemone Japonica Alba. Flowers of 
the purest white. Large yellow disk, re- 
sembling very much a Water Lily. Blooms 
in late fall. $8.00 per 100. 
Aquilegia Chrysantha. A pretty yellow 
flowering Columbine, growing 23 feet high, 
flowering unremittingly during summer. 
Armeria (Sea Pink.) Beautiful dark pirk 
flowers, blooming from May to July. 
Astilbe Japonica. White; plume-like 
spikes of flowers ; blooming in June. 
Asclepias Tuberosa. One of the best border 
plants. Flower heads a fine orange, lasting in per- 
fection along time. Height 2 feet. August. 
Campanula Persicifolia Alba Plena. A very 
beautiful variety, with bell-shaped, double white 
flowers of lasting quality when cut. July to 
September. $10.00 per 100. 
Coreopsis Lanceolata. This is without doubt 
one of the finest hardy perennials. The flowers 
are produced in the greatest profusion from June 
until frost. The branching wiry stems are especi- 
ally adapted for vases, bouquets, etc. $10.00 
per 100. 
Digitalis Gloxinioides Alba. A pure white 
Foxglove ; very pretty. $8.00 per 100. 
Dicentra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). One 
of the first spring-flowering plants. 
Euphorbia Corollata. White flowers. Grand 
for bouquets. Blooms all summer. 
English Daisies. White, pink and red. Spring 
and summer. $4.00 per 100. 
Funkia Undulata Variegata. A very fine 
border plant with wavy foliage, variegated with 
creamy white. Useful for edging borders of hardy 
plants. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora. Crimson and orange 
flowers. Blooms all summer and fall. One of the 
grandest of ail hardy plants. $10.00 per 100. 
Helianthus Maximilianii. A large growing, 
very free-flowering species, remaining in bloom till 
late autumn. Valuable for cut flowers 
Helianthus Mul ifiorus, fi.pl. The well-known 
double golden Sunflower, (Sve cvt.) 
Helianthus Soleil d’Or. Superior to the above 
in form and substance, quilled like a Dahlia. 
$8.00 per LUO. 
Hemerocallis Sieboldiana. 
flowers. July and August. 
Hemerocallis Flava. Orange-yellow flowers. 
Very sweet scented. June. 
Lobelia Cardinalis A tall growing variety, with 
bright scarlet flowers August and September. 
Lilac colored 
o HELIANTHUS, 
Lychnis Chalcedonica. A brilliantly colored, 
tall perennial ; the flower heads are a bright scarlet, 
and are excellent for cutting. July to September. 
Monarda Didyma. A sweet-scented herb with 
crimson flower heads. Excellent for border and 
cutting. In flower for at least three months. 
Myosotis (Forget-me-not). The best blue va- 
riety. Flowering all summer. 
Mountain Fleece. This formsa bush from 3 to 
4 feet in height and width. Its feathery white 
panicles are from 9 to 12 inches long, delightfully 
perfumed. For cemetery decoration it is unsur- 
passed. Price, $8.00 per 100. 
Gnothera Frazerii Low growing ; 
golden yellow flowers. June to September. 
Phlox Amoena. Unsurpassed for spring bedding, 
the foliage being entirely hidden under the pro- 
fusion of bright pink bloom. A grand plant for 
borders. 
Phlox Subulata (Moss Pink.) A low growing 
species, making an excellent spring bedder and 
splendid rock plant. We offer pink and white, 
$4.00 per 100. 
Plumbago Larpentae. Low growing, Prussian 
blue flowers. A grand hardy plant. 
Pulmonaria Maculata. Large foliage, blotched 
silvery white ; low growing 
Polemonium Reptans. A dwarf species, form- 
ing tufts of fine foliage, covered in early spring 
with showy blue flowers. 
Rudbeckia Speciosa. A fine plant for cutting 
or massing. Flowers with orange-colored rays and 
a black disk. Height 2 to 3 feet. 
Spirea Palmata. A superb variety, soft plurme- 
large 
like flowers of a deep shade of pink. $10.00 
per 100. 
Sweet William. In mixed colors only. June to 
August. $4.00 per 100. 
Tritoma Grandiflora Major. Spikes a foot in 
length and three inches in diameter, of the 
brightest shades of orange and scarlet. $1 per 100, 
Price, $6.00 per 100 for any of the above, unless 
where specially priced. Set of 36 sorts for $2.5v. 
