@ NEW FLORAL GUIDE, AUTUMN, 1918 y 
Hardy Perennials 
OLD-FASHIONED 
GARDEN FLOWERS 
FIRST COST THE ONLY COST— ONCE PLANTED THEY ARE THERE TO STAY 
Autumn is the best time in the year for planting some Hardy Perennials. They get well established 
during the winter and are ready to start growth with the first sign of spring. 
They are valuable for adding brightness and color to 
the border beds, and a comparatively small collection will 
enable you to have some flowers in bloom all summer 
through. Useful as cut-flowers. 
The first figure after a variety indicates height of growth. 
The next figures indicate the months the flowers bloom in 
this locality. Some variation must be allowed according 
to latitude. 
DIRECTIONS.—We send you most of these in strong roots. 
Allow from I to 3 square feet of space for each. After 
the first severe frost in the fall, cut down the tops to within 
3 inches of the ground, and give the bed a good coat of 
half-rotted manure, which wil! protect the plants and 
enrich the ground; dig this under in the spring before new 
growth starts. 
Prices: Unless otherwise noted, 25 cts. each, 12 for $2.50, 
postpaid (remember that our postpaid prices include delivery 
charges for which many other firms charge extra), or $12 per 
100 (. 25 or more at this rate. 
Achillea abundance of pure white, perfectly double 
flowers, borne in pretty, graceful sprays. 25 cts. each. 
A h italica, Dropmore Variety. 3-5 ft. 5-6 mo. 
NCNUSA Rich gentian-blue. Splendid long spikes; 
excellent for cutting. It prefers a sunny position and is 
considered one of the most peer perennials. 254 ea. 
japonica, Queen Charlotte. 2-3 ft. 8— 
Anemone frost. Large, delicate pink flowers of 
great substance and perfect form. Stems stout and 
erect. Valuable for cutting. 25 cts. each. 
(Columbine). Seecut. Thedainty, 
alba, The Pearl. 2 ft. 6-10 mo. Bears an © 
Pompon Chrysanthemums. 
Aquilegia spurred blossoms seem like poised 
butterflies. Four kinds. 25 cts. each. 
A. canadensis. 1-2 ft. 4-6 mo. Scarlet and yellow. 
A. chrysantha. 3-4 ft. 5-8 mo. Yellow; lips tipped 
claret. A charming, dainty flower. 
A. nivea grandiflora. 12-18 in. 4-5 mo. 
Lovely 
snow-white. You need white in bouquets. 
_ A., Scotch Hybrids. Grown froma special strain of im- 
ported seed. The flowers are surpassingly fine and 
are the result of many years of careful hybridiza- 
tion. Every imagin- 
4-5 ft. 7 mo. 
Coreopsis 
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Aquilegia (Columbine) 
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D. Formosum. 
Bells). 1-2 ft. 6-7 mo. Large, deep 
blue, salver-shaped flowers. 25c. ea. 
C. pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower). 
Large blue flowers, 
forming a pyramid. 
* lanceolata grandiflora. 
2-3 ft. 
blem Flower of the International 
Sunshine Society. Flowers rich golden 
yellow, like a yellow cosmos. 25¢c. ea. - 
Cornflower Aster 
1%-2 ft. 7-10 mo. Large lavender- 
blue flowers, 4 to 51in. across. 25c. ea. 
Delphinium 
Hardy Larkspur. 
Flowers clear turquoise-blue. 30c. ea. 
18 in. to 2 ft. 6-8 mo. 
Intense gentian-blue flowers. 25c. ea. 
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Belladonna, 
Everblooming 
2-3 ft. 
Very showy 
HARDY. Chrysanthemums 
The most brilliant and showy autumn flowers we 
have, simply illuminating a garden with the masses 
of brilliant flowers they produce and these blooms 
are excellent for cutting. 18-24 in. 9-IO mo. 
Prices for all, field plants, 25 cts. each, postpaid 
Baby. Little golden yellow buttons. 
Brown Bessie. Flowers bronze-brown. 
Doris. Dark red, tipped with gold. 
Golden Climax. The finest orange-yellow. 
able shade of Aqui- | Lillia. Solid dark crimson-red. 
legias is included. Princess Louise. Crimson and bronze. 
persicifolia (Bell- 
Campanula fiower, or Blue 
25 cts. each. 
6-9 mo. Em- 
(Stokesia 
cyanea). 
the 
7-10 mo. 
Everblooming Delphinium 
( This indicates delivery not prepaid. See page 3. 
