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HARDy PERENNIAL PIANTS 



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Dwarf Alpine Asters 



Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or eil^c of hardy borders; grows 

 6 to 10 inches high, and bears large showy bluish-purple flowers in May 

 and June. 



— Albus. Identical to the above, but with pure white flowers. 

 Sub-coeruleus. Forms a dense tuft of leaves, from which issue many 



leafless stems 12 inches high, bearing in June and July massive bluish- 

 violet flowers 3 inches in diameter. 

 Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Summer-flowering Hardy Asters 



Amellus Elegans. Grows from 12 to 15 inches high and produces large 

 showy flowers of a rich bluish-violet during July and August. Its free- 

 flowering habit and compact growth makes it a most desirable subject 

 for the front of the border. 



— Lutetia Major. Large narrow petaled flower of a most pleasing light 

 la vender- violet. August and September, 18 to 24 inches. 



35 cts. each; S3. 50 per doz. 



Japanese Hardy Aster 



Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct species. It forms a circular cushion- 

 like plant 2\ feet across, rarely exceeding 9 inches in height, the flowers, 

 of delicate, soft mauve, with silvery white reflection, measure over IJ 

 inches in diameter, and are produced in such lavish profusion as to com- 

 pletely cover the plant; the blooms begin to expand early in October, but 

 are not at their best until November. 35 cts. each; S3. 50 per doz. 



Astilbe 



This collection of hybrid Astilbes includes the best of the latest novelties, 

 all are varieties of strong vigorous growth producing many branched feathered 

 heads of flowers during June and July. They grow from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 succeeding best in a half-shady moist position in any ordinary garden soil. 

 Gloria. Deep pink flowers shaded carmine. 

 Granat. Dark crimson, one of the darkest colors yet produced. 

 Hyacinth. A beautiful mauve-rose. 

 Rhineland. Rosy-carmine shaded with salmon. 

 Rubin. Lai'^ flowering deep crimson-pink. 

 White Pearl. Dense pyramidal plumes of silvery white. 



50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. Set of 6 sorts, $2.50. 



Aubrietia (Rainbow Rock Cress) 

 Pretty dwarf growing plants suitable for the rockery or for the edge of 

 the border, they form masses of silvery green foliage and sheets of various 

 colored flowers in spring and early summer. Choice mixed varieties, 25 cts. 

 each; S2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Baptisia (False Indigo) 



AUStralis. A strong-growing plant, about 2 feet high; suitable either 

 lor the border or wild garden, with dark green, deeply-cut foliage and 

 spikes of dark-blue flowers in June. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Bellis PerenniS (English Daisy) 



Improved double-flowering, white and pink. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



BoCCOnia (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 



Cordata. .\ noble, hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flower, admir- 

 ably adapted for planting in the shrubbery borders, centre of beds and 

 in bold groups in almost any position. It will grow in any soil or situation, 

 attaining from 6 to 8 feet in height; flowers in terminal panicles, of a 

 creamy-white color during July and .\ugust. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 



BoltOnia (False Chamomile) 



Among the showiest of our native hardy perennial plants with large, 

 single Aster-like flowers. The plant is in bloom during the summer and 

 autumn months, and with its thousands of flowers open at one time produces 

 a very showy effect. 



Asteroides. Pure white; very effective; 5 to 7 feet. 

 Latisquama. Pink, slightly tinged with lavender; 

 4 to 6 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



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