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Hardy Perennial Plants 



A B JKDEK OF HaKHV PEHENNIALS. 



THIS class of plants, familiarly known as Old-fashioned Hardy Garden Flowers, has come into public favor in recent 

 years so rapidly as to astonish even the most sanguine enthusiast of these gems of the garden. Their popularity is not at 

 all surprising when we consider the many varied and pleasant changes whicli take place thmughout the entire growing 

 iseason in a well arranged hardy border, in which every week, yes, almost every day, brings forth something fresh and new. For 

 • customers who are not acquamted with the various varieties, we offer the following collections, all in good strong roots that, once 

 jplanted, will, with very little care, keep the garden gay with flowers from the time frost leaves the ground until late in autumn. 



12 distinct species, our selection $1 50 1 50 distinct species and varieties, our selection $5 00 



:25 " " " " 2 75 I 100 " " " " " " ,9 00 



All Hardy Perennial Plants, except where noted, 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz, 



ACI1IL.L,£A (Mifoil, or Yarrow). 



'Ptarmica Fl. PI. "The Pearl." Flowers all summer of 



the purest white. 

 Filipendula {Noble Yarrow). A showy species, with golden- 

 yellow flowers in dense flat corymbs; in July; 2 feet. 



.Millefolium Roseum {Rosy Milfoil). Finely cut, deep- 

 green foliage; flowers pink, ni dense heads ; all summer; 

 18 inches. 



— Cerise Queen. A new, bright amaranth-red variety. 



"iTomentOSa ( Woolly Yarrow). Handsome cut foliage and 

 bright yellow flowers in a multitude of flat heads during 

 Ilune ; 12 mches. 



'Eupatorium {Fem-lenved Yarroiv). Finely-Cut foliage and 

 brilliant yellow flowers all summer; 4 feet. 



ACONIXXJM (Monkshood, or Helmet Flower). 



Forms bushy clumps, with spikes 3 feet long, of hood-shaped 

 flowers, and are invaluable for planting in shady positions. 

 Autumnale. Deep purplish-hlue ; Sept. 

 Napellus. Large, dark-blue ; Aug. and Sept. 

 ^ £>icolor. Blue-and-white flowers. 

 , Fischer!. Pale-blue flowers in Sept. and Oct. 

 LyCOCtonum. Pale yellow ; June and July. 

 Stroekianum. Beautiful rich deep blue ; July and Aug. 

 ' Wilsonl. A new variety from Northern China ; grows 5 to 6 

 feet high, with very large flowers of light violet-blue in Sep- 

 tember. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 i Price (except where rioted), 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



ACT^A (Baneberry). ''^' 



Desirable native plants, with showy, dense spikes of white 

 flowers, about 2 feet high, produced in masses in June, followed 

 with handsome clusters of berries. 

 Spicata alba. Pure white berries on red stems. 

 — Rubra, Bright scarlet berries in long, dense spikes; 

 25 cts. each ; ,'?2.50 per doz. 



ADONIS (Bird's Eye). 



I Beautiful early spring-flowering plants, about 12 inches high, 



with finely-cut, ornamental foliage. 



Amurensis. A Japanese species, witli large, yellow flowers; 



blooms fuliy two weeks earlier than any other hardy plant. 



50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 Pyrenaica. Large, orange-yellow. 25 cts. each ; $2. 50 per 



doz. 

 VernaliS (Ox-eye). Bright yellow. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 



doz. 



.^GOPODIUM (Bishop's Weed). 



Podagraria Variegata. Green and yellow variegated foliage, 

 thriving in any soil ; makes a fine border for a bed of shrubs 

 or for covering waste ground ; 1 foot. 



AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion). 



Stout, erect-growing plants, with silvery foliage, which con- 

 trasts well with the showy flowers which are produced during 

 June and July. 

 Coronaria [Mullein Pink). Bright crimson flowers on stems 



2.^ to ,3 feet high. 

 Flos Jovis {Flower of Jove). Deep pink flowers on 12-inch 



high stems. 



AH Hardy Perennial Plants (except where noted) at the uniform price of 15 cents each ; $1.50 per doz. 



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