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HARDY PEREhniAL PWNTi 



AC-^NA (New Zealand Bui). 

 Pretty evergreen i .ck plants of cushion-like growth, cultivated for their showy 

 crimson spines, which are borne on the calyx. 

 ^ Buchanan!. Glaucous green fem-like foliage. 25 cts. each; $2 50 per doi. 

 kJ nkrophyila. Prettv dark bronze foliage. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 ^ ACAISTHUS (Bear's Breech). 



Handsome decorative plants with broad foliage and of stately effect, either for 

 planting as single specimens on the lawn or in the border, or for grouping with other 

 plants for sub-tropical effect ; producing their 3 feet high spikes of curious flowers 

 during August and September. 

 Mollis Deeply-toothed heart-shaped leaves, 2 feet long by 1 foot wide ; flowers of 



n purplish rose color. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 — Latifolius. a variety of the above with larger, heavier foliage, more robust in 

 every way; an interesting, handsome plant. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 ACHIL.L,HA (Milfoil, or Yarrow). 



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PtarmJca Fl. PI. " The Pearl." 



entire summer on strong, erect 

 stems, 2 feet high, of the purest 

 white ; as a summer cut bloom it is 

 of great value. (See cut.) 



Filipendula [Nobli \aryozv). A 

 vigorous, showy species, with gol- 

 den-yellow flowers in dense flat 

 corymbs; in July; height, 2 feet. 



Millefolium Roseuni {Rosy Mil- 

 foil). Finely cut deep green foli- 

 age ; flowers pink, in dense heads; 

 18 inches high and flowers all 

 summer. 



TomentOSa ( Woolly Yarrow). 

 Handsome cut foliage and bright 

 yellow flowers in a multitude of 

 flat heads during June; height, 

 about 12 inches. 



Eupatorium (/^<?r«-/crt7'C(/ Yarrow). 

 Ne.u, finely cut foliage and bril- 

 liant yellow heads of flowers 5 

 inches across, lasting in full beauty 

 from Julv to September; 4 to 5 feet. 



Mongolica. Snowy white flowers 

 of good Size in June and July; 18 

 inches. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 

 per 100. One each of the 6 varie- 

 ties for 75 cts. 



ACT.,3EA (Baneberry). 



Desirable native plants, with showy 

 dense spikes of white flowers, about 

 2 feet high, produced in masses in 

 June, followed with handsome clus- 

 ters of berries. 

 5picata alba. Pure white berries 



on red stems. 

 — Rubra, Bright scarlet berries in 



long, dense spikes. 



20 cts. each ; §2.00 per doz. 



ADEXOPHORA. 



Potanini. An easily grown, use- 

 ful, attractive pl.\nt with light-blue 

 flowers, not unlike Canterbury Bells; 

 July to September; 18 inches. 25 

 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Flowers borne in the greatest profusion the 





Adonis Vhrnalis. 



Achillea, "The Pearl." 



ACOlSITUm. 



(Monkshood, or Helmet Flower.) 



All the varieties offered form busy chimps, with 

 spikes 3 feet long, of hood-shaped flowers, and are 

 invaluable for planting under trees or in shady 

 positions. (See cut.) 



Autumnale. Deep purplish-blue flowers in Sept. 



NapelluS. Large dark-ljlue flowers; Aug.-Sept. 



— BIcolor. Large blue-and-white flowers; one 



of the prettiest ; August and .September ; 3 feet. 



\Fischeri. Very large, pale blue flowers in Sep- 



. tember and October ; 18 inches. 



\ Lycoctonum. Very free-flowering, pale yellow; 



June and July; 3 feet. 

 vlStroeklanum. Beautiful rich deep blue in large 

 spikes; July and August; 3 feet. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Set of 6 varieties, 75 cts. 



ADONIS (Bird's Eye). 

 Beautiful early spring flowering plants, aiiout 12 

 inches high, with finely cut, ornamental foliage; 

 -effective in rock-work or in the border. 

 I Davurica. A Japanese species, wiih large, yel- 

 low flowers; blooms fullv two weeks earlier than 

 , any other hardy plant. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 doz. 

 \i Pyrenaica. Large, handsome, brilliant orange- 

 yelln^^ flowers in May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 doz. 

 Vernalis ( Ox-eye). Bright yellow flowers, 2 to 3 

 inches acros*. in earlv spring. (See cut.) 25 

 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz. 



V iEGOPOOirm (Bishop's weed i. 



Podagraria Variegata, A rapid-growing plant, 

 wiih neat green and yellow variegated foliage, 

 thriving in any soil ; makes a fine border for a 

 bed of shrubs or for covering waste or barren 

 spots; 1 foot. 15 Cts. each; $1.50 l^er doz.; 

 .?8.00 per 100. 



. ^ETHIONEMA. 



vPersicum. A rare shrub-like perennial, grow- 

 ing from 10 to 12 inches high, and producing 

 numerous dense spikes of rose-colored flowers from May until .August. An excellent 

 plant for the border or rockerv. ."5 cents each ; $.3.50 per doz. 



AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion). 

 Stout, erect-growing plants with silvery foliage, which contrasts well with the showy 

 flowers which are jModuced during June and July. 



Coronaria {Mullein Pink). Bright crimson flowers on stems 1\ to 3 feet high. 

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

 15 cts. each ; $150 per doz.; $10 00 per 100. 



AcoNiTUM (Monkshood; 



For Common or English names of Flowers see Index, pages 3 and 3. 



