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Variety 



IBERIS Sempcrvirens. 

 IRIS Kaempferi 



LAVANDULA Vera 



LIATRIS Pycnostachya.. 



LOBELIA Cardinal! s 



LUPINUS Polyphytlus... 

 LYCHNIS Chalcedonica. 



MERTENSIA Virginica 

 MONARDA Didyma.. . . 



PAPAVER Orientale 



PAPAVER O. Mr*. Perry. 



PHLOX Divaricata Canadensis. 



PHLOX Subulata 



PHLOX Subulata Alba. 



PHYSOSTEGIA Vivid 



PLATYCODON Grandiflora 



PLUMBAGO Larpentae 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum 



RUDBECKIA Golden Glow. 

 RUDBECKIA Purpurea 



SEDUM Spectabilis. 



SHASTA DAISY 



STOKESIA Cyanea. 



TRITOMA Pfitxerii . 



VERBENA Venosa.. . 

 VERONICA Spicata. 



VINCA Minor 



VIOLA Jersey Gem. 



YUCCA Filaraentosa. 



Common Name 



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 



False Dragonhead 



Balloon Flower. ...... 



Leadwort 



Persian Daisy 



Golden Glow. 

 Cone Flower. 



Brilliant Stone Crop . . 



Largest Type 



Cornflower Aster 



Torch Lily. 



Hardy Verbena . . . 



Speedwell 



Creeping Myrtle. 

 Tufted Pansy. 



Adam's Needle. 



Height 



%-i ft. 

 2-2^ft. 



lj^ft- 

 4 ft. 



2-3 ft. 



2-3 ft. 

 3 ft. 



1-1 M ft. 

 2-3 ft. 



3 ft. 

 3 ft. 

 1 ft. 



Mft. 



HH. 



lit. 



lMft. 



H-Hft. 



IHft. 



6 ft. 

 3 ft. 



2 J U ft 

 IHU. 



2Hft. 



iMft 



3 ft 

 6 in. 

 J^ft 



3-4 ft. 



Lavender-Blue. 



Purple 



Scarlet 



Assorted 



Scarlet 



Color 



White 

 Mixed. 



Blue to Pink . 

 Scarlet. ...... 



Crimson Scarlet. 



Salmon 



Light Blue 



Purplish Pink. . . 



White 



Mauve pink. 



Blue 



Purple Blue 



Assorted 



Yellow 



Red Purple. 



Rose. . 

 White. 

 Blue. . 



Orange scarlet. . 



Purplish-Blue. . 



Blue 



Blue.... 



Violet 



Cream white. . 



Time of 

 Bloom 



Spring .. 



June-July.. . 



July- Aug. . . 



Summer 



Aug.-Sept.. . 

 June- July.. . 

 Summer. . . . 



Spring 



July-Aug. . . 



Summer. . . . 



Summer 



May 



Spring 



Spring 



July-Aug. . . 

 June-Oct... . 

 July-Oct... 

 Summer. . . . 



July-Oct 



July-Oct 



July-Nov. . . 

 All Summer 

 June-Oct... . 



Aug.-Nov. . . 



Summer. . . . 



August 



Spring 



All Summer. 



July. 



Location 



Sun 



Sun or Part Shade 



Sun 



Sun... 



Part Shade. 



Sun 



Sun 



Part Shade. 

 Sun 



Rich.. 

 Any. . . 

 Moist. 

 Moist . 

 Light. 



Moist. 

 Any. . . 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun 



Sun. 



Sun 



Sun 



Shade 



Sun or Part Shade 



Sun 



Soil 



Well Drained. 

 Moist 



Rich. 

 Rich. 

 Rich. 

 Any. . 

 Any. . 

 Any. . 

 Rich. 

 Any. . 

 Any.. 



Any. . 

 Any. . 



Light 



Any. . 

 Any. . 



Rich. 



Any. . . 

 Any. . . 

 Moist .' 

 Rich. . 



Rich. 



Uses 



Edging or Rockery 

 Border or Waterside 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Waterside 

 Border 

 Border, Showy 



Border & Rockery 

 Border 



Border 

 Border 

 Edging 

 Edging, 

 Edging, 

 Border 

 Border 

 Border 

 Border 



& Cutting 

 & Cutting 

 & Rockery 

 Rockery 

 Rockery 



& Cutting 

 & Rockery 

 & Cutting 



Border Background 

 Border & Cutting 



Border & Rockery 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 



Border or Specimen 



Border or Beds 

 Border Background 

 Ground Cover 

 Edging, Very Fine 



Border or Specimen 



Price for above, 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. 



Plants No. on Plan 



3 Lobelia cardinalis I 



4 Digitalis 2 



2 Anchusa Italics 3 



2 Boltonia Latisquama 4 



3 Rudbeckia purpurea 5 



3 Hibiscus 6 



4 Delphinium Wrexham 7 



3 Helianthua multiflorus 8 



Plants ■ No. on Plan 



3 Baptisia Australia 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 



Plants No. on Plan 

 3 Hemerocallis flava 16 



3 Coreopsis Golden Giant. . . .17 



4 Campanula 18 



4 Aquilegia < 19 



3 Papaver 20 



4 Alyssum Saxatile 21 



4 Dianthus 22 



Plants No. on Plan 

 4 Funkia variegated 23 



3 Heuchera sanguines 24 



4 Plumbago Larpentae- 25 



4 Arabia alpina 26 



3 Monarda didyma 27 



4 iberis 28 



3 Scabiosa 29 



4 Phlox Subulata 30 



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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. ... 



