HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
OR OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS 
One of the chief delights that comes from owning a garden is 
in having flowers enough to give one’s friends, as well as for house 
and table decoration. The beauty, variety and lasting qualities 
of Hardy Perennials make them especially useful as cut-flowers. 
They are also equally 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. 
from 1% to 4 square feet of space for each, depending upon the 
size and character of the plant. 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 will both 
protect the plants and enrich the ground; dig this under in the 
spring before new growth starts. 
| Directions.—We send you most of these in strong roots. Allow 
Prices: Unless otherwise noted, 15c. each, 2 for 25c., 12 for $1.10, postpaid; 25 for $2, or $7.50 per 100, by express 
Achillea alba, The Pearl. Entirely hardy 
—_—__—__—_—— and bears an abundance of 
pure white, aeeecne double flowers the 
whole season. The flowers are borne in 
pretty graceful sprays, nice for cutting. 
Adam’s Needle, ©« Spanish Bayonet. 
2 (Yucca filamentosa). A 
low-growing, tropical-looking plant, per- 
fectly hardy; throws up a strong flower- 
stalk 2 to 4 feet high, bearing enormous 
clusters of creamy white, bell-shaped 
flowers; blooms in August. 
Anemone Japonica, Queen Charlotte. 
$< —_—§— Bears large, semi- 
double, silvery pink flowers, same color 
as the La France rose. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Blooms from August till frost. 
Aegopodium Podagraria varie- 
gatum. One of the choicest hardy border 
2——_——. plants. A rapid-growing plant, 
with neat green and yellow variegated 
foliage, thriving in any soil; makes a fine 
border for a bed of shrubs or for covering 
waste ground; grows only 12 inches high. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) In 4 Colors 
Chrysantha. Yellow. 
Canadensis. Bright red and yellow. 
Ceerulea. Bright blue and white. 
Nivea grandiflora. Pure white. for 50c., postpaid. 
Hardy Aster, Michaelmas Daisy, or Star Wort. Blooms 
a 1 
Throws up straight stems 
panicles of starry blossoms. 
Offer No. 58a 
that are topped with great 
Height varies. We offer three 
distinct colors, Purple, Rose and Blue. 
Anemone Japonica 
I each of the 4 colors | 
n the fall and makes a beautiful sight. | 
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis). 
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spring; splendid long racemes of beautiful 
heart-shaped rosy pink and white flowers 
Campanula persicifolia. pers 
Bells. The old-fashioned ‘‘Blue Bells,” 
with large blossoms of blue and white; 
they bloom in June or July. 1 to 2 feet. 
Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora. 
Emblem Flower of the International 
Sunshine Society. Flowers rich golden 
yellow ot graceful form, and borne on 
stems 2 to 3 feet high. They remind one 
of a Yellow Cosmos. 
Cornflower Aster (S!okesia cyanea). 
a Grows 18 to 24 
inches high, branches freely and is cov- 
ered the whole season, from July to 
October, with fine, large, lavender-blue 
flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. It will do 
well in any open, sunny position. 20 cts. 
each, $2 per doz., postpaid. 
Burbank’s Shasta Daisy. Crowe by 
Burbank, the great plant-specialist, and 
| is certainly one of the most valuable hardy plants introduced 
in many years. Begins to bloom early in summer and con- 
tinues the whole season; splendid, large, showy flowers of 
pure, glistening white; entirely hardy. 
| Pay Hardy Larkspur. A _ stron 
| Delphinium Formosum. robust grower that flowers abi. 
| dantly. A beautiful dark blue variety that grows 3 to 4 feet 
| high and is in flower almost constantly from June till frost. 
HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
The elegant Pompon Chrysanthemums are entirely hardy and live 
over winter without protection. 
continue loaded with flowers till stopped by freezing weather. 
flowers are small and round, most of them perfectly double and of ex- 
ceedingly brilliant colors. 
flowers we have, and always greatly admired. 
They begin to bloom in September and 
The 
The brightest and most showy autumn 
Price, each variety, in strong, thrifty plants, 10c. each 
Anna Marie. Creamy white, | Flossie. Silver-pink. 
tipped with pink. Illustration. Creamy _ white, 
Baby. Miniature flower, like shaded pink. 
Hardy Pompon Chrysanthemums. Very bright 
golden buttons. 
Bouquet. Rich carmine-red, very 
showy. 
Bronze Bride. 
flaked crimson. 
Frederick Marronet. 
striped crimson. 
Golden bronze; 
Yellow, 
Little Bob. Dark bronze. 
Little Pet. Very double flowers; 
rich dark red. 
Strathmeath. Rosy pink. 
White Flora. Best white. Beau- 
tiful when massed. 
Zenobia. Golden yellow. 
Offer No. 58. Any 3 for 25c., or the 12 for 85c., postpaid. 
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