HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS: [f/f 213 
SPIR ZEA (Goat’s Beard, Meadow Sweet), 
Elegant border plants with feathery plumes of flowers and neat, 
attractive foliage ; succeed best in a half-shaded location in rich, moist 
soil. 
Aruncus. A noble variety, 3 to 5 feet high, producing in June and 
July long, feathery panicles of white flowers. 
— Kneiffi. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, with foliage divided as fine as a 
fern, with great sprays of silvery-white flowers in June. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Astilboides. Feathery white flowers in June; 2 feet. 
‘Chinensis. A distinct and handsome species, with large heads of 
silvery-pink flowersin June and July; 2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 
jper doz. : 
Filipendula FI. Pl. (Douwble-flowered Drop-wort). Numerous 
corymbs of double white flowers, on stems 12 inches high, during 
June and July, and pretty fern-like foliage. 
Gigantea, or Kamtschatica. Forms a bold plant 5 to 6 feet high, 
with large palmate leaves and immense heads of white flowers in July 
and August. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
daponice: Large panicles of white flowers in June; 2 feet. 
— Compacta multiflora. Of denser, more compact habit than the 
preceding, growing 15 inches high. Large panicles of white flowers. 
Palmata (Orimson Meadow Sweet). One of the most beautiful 
hardy plants, the deep purple-red of the stems and branches passing 
into the crimson-purple of the broad corymbs of flowers, which are 
produced. very freely during June and July; 3 feet. 
— Elegans, A free-flowering, silvery-pink form of the above. 
Queen Alexandra. A beautiful new hybrid, much used as a pot 
plant, but being a perfectly hardy plant, it will prove just as valua- 
ble for the border. It differs from the ordinary varieties in color, Spirza ULMARIA Fr. Pt. 
which is a soft, delicate pink. 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 
Venusta. A showy, red-flowering species; very fragrant; 4 STACHYS (Woundwort). 
G2 © Wocls hues. 3 Grandiflora Superba (Beton Grows 12 to 15 inches 
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ae produces its large double-white flowers during June an Lanata. Forms a densely-leaved mass of bright silvery-white 
July. (See ee) a h: $1.50 age woolly foliage and inconspicuous clusters of light purple 
Erie, except aw a Ree 15 oe LO. eae setae flowers; as a plant for edging or for clumps in the border 
$10.00 per 100. Set of 13 sorts for $ or wherever intense color is desired for contrast with other 
foliage, it will be found most useful, 
15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
STA TICE (Sea Lavender). 
Most valuable plants either for the border or rockery, with tufts of 
leathery foliage and immense candelabra-like panicles of minute flowers, 
producing a remarkable effect ; grows from 15 to 18 inches high, and 
blooms from June until September. 
Eximia. Bears immense heads of lovely lilac flowers. 
Gmelini. Large panicles of violet-blue flowers. 
Latifolia (Great Sea Lavender). Immense heads, 2 to 3 feet 
across, of deep blue flowers, which last for months if cut-and dried. . 
Tartarica. Bright purplish-red flowers in graceful panicles. 
16 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. Set of 4 varieties for 50 cts. 
STOKESIA. 
(The Cornflower, or Stokes’ Aster.) 
Cyanea, A most charming and beautiful native plant. Grows from 
18 to 24 inches high, bearing freely from early in July until October 
its handsome lav entler- blue Coatilouce like blossoms, which measure 
from 4 to 5 inches across. It is of the easiest culture, succeeding in 
any Open, sunny position, and not only is it desirable as a single 
plant in the hardy border, but it can also be used with fine effect in 
masses or beds of any size. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 
per 100. 
Cyanea alba. Identical to the blue variety above in every way 
except color, which is pure white. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 
SWEET WV ELILYAM  $ (Dianthus Barbatus.) 
We show this fine old-fashioned. flower in colors on the plate opposite 
page 188, and offer a superb strain of mixed single and double-flowering 
sorts. 10 cts. each; $1 00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
SYMPHWY TUM (Comfrey). 
Asperrimum aureo variegatum. A pretty golden variegated 
foliage border plant; in spring the leaves form rosettes close to the 
ground, later in the season the stems and leaves rise and form a taller 
Srokesia Cyanra (Cornflower Aster). plant with numerous drooping blue bell-shaped flowers. 25 cts. 
each ; $2.50 per doz. 
We show SWEET WILLIAMS in celor on the plate opposite page 188. 
