The Making and Care of an Old-fashioned wy Border—-Continued. 
oughly ripened, the old hard-wooded stems should be removed and 
burned up. It will then be found beneficial to cover the plants with |..5 
a top-dressing of loose stable litter, or, if this is not to be had, a 
covering of leaves—Nature’s protection. This covering is best ap- 
plied when the ground is in a dry condition and should not be over- 
done ; two or three inches spread over loosely being all that is required. 
A deeper covering would incite the plants into premature growth in 
early spring with a liability of damage by late frosts; don’t be in a 
hurry to cover the plants, a little frost will do them good. As the 
extreme cold weather begins to disappear this covering should be re- 
moved by degrees, allowing any young growths which the plants may 
have made to gradually harden off. This process usually occupies 
only a few days, after which the plants may be fully exposed to the 
sunshine, and the litter or covering which has protected them during the 
winter may be raked up and removed. ? 
Replanting.—lIt is all nonsense to suppose that Hardy Perennials 
once planted require no attention for several years. The truth is, if 
we wish them to give entire satisfaction we must each spring see that 
each variety is treated in the best manner to ensure its fullest develcp- 
ment during the next flowering season. Many ideas are advanced on 
the question of how often they ought to be divided and transplanted, 
but no positive rule can be applied. Some sorts will take two or three 
years or even longer to get established and develop their fullest beauty 
after being transplanted, and usually the longer they are allowed to 
grow without disturbance the better results will be accomplished, 
while others should be transplanted or reset each season. 
Most hardy plants which flower during the spring or early sum- 
mer months, such as Anthericum, Pzonies, Doronicum, Dielytras, 
etc., produce their new growth from the crown of close, compact roots, 
and are better if left undivided and undisturbed for several years, the 
only care necessary for these being a liberal covering with fresh soil 
or compost early in spring. The late summer and autumn blooming An Ervective Harpy BorpEr. 
species are usually of a more vigorous growth. Such sorts as Helian- 
thus, Rudbeckias, Asters, Boltoniast Physostegias, etc., on which the original crowns die out each season and many new growths 
are made, are far better if replanted each season, selecting from three to five of the strongest growths, which, after the ground 
has been redug and enriched, may be reset in the same position or replanted to another section of the garden, Treated in this 
manner, they will not only produce flowers of larger size and finer colors, but will keep the stronger and more rampant growing 
varieties from crowding out their equally interesting but less vigorous neighbors. 
Many not thoroughly familiar with this class of plants have an idea that nothing but a large field-grown clump will give satis- 
factory returns the first season. This, as experience has taught us, is in most instances a mistake. A vigorous plant of proper size 
will, in nearly every case, give quicker and better returns than the best so-called ‘‘field clumps.’’ The majority of the stock 
offered in this catalogue is pot-grown. This does not mean that the plants have been altogether pot-grown, but that they have 
been field-grown and dug and potted up during the fall months, and such stock can be planted, even late in the spring, with prac- 
tically no loss, which, in the case of clumps, is often quite serious. The following letter from the well-known and successful 
amateur, W. C. Egan, endorses our views on this matter:— 
EGANDALE, ILLs., April 9, 1907. 
GENTLEMEN—Your shipment of perennials arrived safely to-day in most excellent order. It certainly is a pleasure, as well as a 
profit, to receive plants from you. Your system of growing these in pots allows shipment without disturbing the roots, thus insur- 
ing uninterrupted growth and no loss in planting. 
Respectfully yours, 
W. C. Bean: 
The list of Hardy Perennial plants which we offer in our garden book is admitted to be the most complete and up-te-date 
collection in the country, and we are continually adding all the new, rare and desirable sorts, both of home and foreign intro- 
duction, to our list. 
While we are not in the landscape business and cannot undertake the preparation of plans for planting 
or laying out of grounds, we offer for customers who are not acquainted with the different sorts the following ‘‘ Intsoduc- 
tion Collections,’’ all in good, strong roots, which when once planted will, with little care, keep the garden gay with flowers from 
the time frost leaves the ground until late in autumn. 
Dreer’s ‘‘ Introduction ”’ Collection of Hardy Perennial Plants. 
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Hardy Perennials Suitable for Growing in Shady Positions. 
We are frequently asked to tecommend a list of Perennials that will grow in the shade, and while the sorts noted below are 
suited for this purpose, many of them will do equally well in a sunny position. Descriptions, prices and cultural notes will be 
found under their respective heads. 
Aconitum (Monkshood). Ferns. ; Saxifraga (Megaseas). 
Actza spicata (Baneberry). Funkia (Plantain Lily). Smilacina (False Solomon’s Seal). 
Ajuga (Bugle). Helleborus (Christmas Kose). Spigelia (Carolina or Indian Pink). 
Amsonia. Hemerocallis (Day Lily). Spirza (Meadow Sweet). 
Anemone Pennsylvanica ( Windflower). Hepatica (Liver Leaf). Stenanthium (Mountain Feather Fleece). 
6 Pulsatilla (Pasque Flower). - | Orobus (Bitter Vetch). Thalictrum (Meadow Rue). 
OD Sylvestris ( Windflower). Pachysandra. Tradescantia (Spider-wort). 
Caltha (Marsh Marigold). Podophyllum (May Apple). Tricyrtis (Japanese Toad Lily). 
Carex (Sedge). Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal). Trillium (Wood Lily or Wake Robin). 
Chamelirium. Pulmonaria (Lungwort). Trollius (Globe Flower). 
Cenvallaria (Lily of the Valley). Ranunculus repens fl. pl. (Buttercup). | '‘lussilago (Coltsfoot). 
Dielytra (Bleeding Heart). Rodgersia. Vinca ( Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle). 
Epimedium (Barren-wort). Violet (Hardy Russian). 
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