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fMHWAPRKR -PhllADtLPHIA fA#/ HARDY P§liENhlAL"PbAFm 



SPIR.^£ A (Goat's Beard, Meadow Sweet). 



Elegant border plants with feathery plumes of flowers and neat, at- 

 tractive 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. 

 Chinensis. A handsome species, with large heads of silvery-pink 



flowers in June and July; 2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Filipendula Fl. PI. {Do able- flo me red Drop-wort). Numerous 



corymbs of double white flowers, on stems 12 inches high, during 



June and July, and pretty fern-like foliage. 

 Qigantea, or Kamtschatica. Forms a bold plant 5 to G feet high, 



with large palmate leaves and immense heads of white flowers in 



July and .\ugust. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Palmata ( Crt/«so;i 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. 

 Venusta. A showy, red-flowering species; very fragrant; 4 to 5 feet; 



June. 

 Venusta Magnifica. A new variety and a decided improvement on 



S. Venusta, with richer and more intense rosy-red, fragrant flowers, 



blooming during June and July; a splendid plant for low, wet 



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

 Ulmaria Fl. PI. {Meadow Sweet). Grows about 3 feet high, and 



produces its large double-white flowers during June and 



July. (See cut.) 

 Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1..50 per doz.; -iv' 



$10.00 per 100. *• ^ 



One each of the above 9 varieties for $1.50. 



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SriK.liA Ulmakia Fl. Pl. 



^r^^^.^ STATICE. 



:.^V -i;€**?'^ (Great Sea Lavender.) 



'%^^.ii^^f i Latifolia. A most valuable 

 plant either for the border or 

 rockery, with tufts of leath- 

 ery leaves and immense can- 

 delabra-like heads, frequently 

 2 feet across, of purplish-blue 

 minute flowers from June to 

 September; these, if cut and 

 dried, last in perfect condition 

 for months. 15 cts. each; 

 i^l.oO per doz. 



Latifolia. 



SpiR.tA Aruncus. 



STEXAT^THIUilI, 



(Mountain Feather Fleece. > 



Robustum. A rare perennial, with showy panicles of pure 

 white, fleecy flowers on stems 4 to 5 feet high; requires a 

 moist, semi-shady position. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



SY^IPHYTUM (Comfrey). 

 Asperrimum aureo variegatum. A pretty golden varie- 

 gated foliage border plant; i-n spring the leaves form rosettes 

 close to the ground, later in the season the stems and leaves 

 rise and form a taller plant with numerous drooping blue bell- 

 shaped flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Xeiiv Anchusas and 

 Double Flowering Baby's Breath. 



We illustrate the above two important of the newer Hardy 

 Perennials in colors on the plate facing page 176, on which 

 page they are fully described. 



Our collection of Hardy Phloxea is unsurpassed. See pages 205 to 207. 



