General List of Hardy Perennial Plants. 



For New and Rare Varieties see pages 196 to 202. 

 NOTE.— All orders are forwarded upon receipt, unless instructed to the contrary. Customers placing 

 orders for' Stock to be reserved and sent later must distinctly specify this at the time of ordering. 



THE MAKING AND CARE OF AN OLD- 

 FASHIONED HARDY BORDER. 



This subject is fully discussed in the article appearing on pages 194 and 195, 

 and we commend its careful perusal by all intending purchasers of hardy plants. 



ACANTHUS (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. The ornamentation of the Corinthian 



columns is said to have been suggested by the leaf of this plant. 



Caroli = Alexandri. A novel variety, with deeply-cut, dark green leaves, pecu- 

 liarly protected with long spines. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Mollis Latifolius. Deeply-toothed, heart-shaped leaves, 2 feet long by 1 foot 

 wide; flowers of a purplish-rose color. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



ACHILLEA (Milfoil, or Yarrow). 



Eupatorium (Fern-leaved Yarrow). Neat, finely-cut foliage and brilliant 

 yellow heads of flowers, lasting in full beauty all summer; 4 to 5 feet. 



Filipendula (JSoble Yarrow). A vigorous, showy species, with golden-yellow 

 flowers in dense flat corymbs in July; height, 2 feet. 



Millefolium Roseum (Rosy Milfoil). Finely-cut, deep green foliage, flow- 

 ers pink, in dense heads; i8 inches high and flowers all summer. 



— Cerise Queen. A variety of the above, with rich amaranth-red flowers. 



Achillea Ptaemica Fl. Pl. Boule de Neige. 

 Pure white flowers borne in the greatest pro- 

 a summer cut 



Aconitum Napellus. 



Ptarmica Fl. PI. "The Pearl 



fusion the entire summer on strong, erect stems, 2 feet high; 

 flower it is of great value. 



— Boule de Neige (Ball of Snow). An improvement on The Pearl; the flowers 

 are of more perfect form with fuller centres, which makes it appear purer in 

 color. (See cut.) 



Tomentosa | Woolly Yarrow). Handsome cut foliage and bright yellow flowers 

 in a multitude of flat heads during June; height about 12 inches. 

 Price, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. One each of the 7 varieties 



for $1.00. 



ACONITUM (Monkshood, or Helmet Flower). 

 All the varieties offered form bushy clumps and grow about 4 feet high; invaluable 



for planting under trees or shady or semi-shady positions. 



Autumnale. Deep purplish-blue flowers in September. 



Napellus. Large, dark blue flowers, August to September. 



— Albus. A fine white-flowered form, August to September. 



— Bicolor. Large blue-and-white flowers; one of the prettiest. 



Fischeri. A dwarf variety, growing 18 inches high, with very large, pale blue 



flowers in September and October. 

 Lycoctoniim. A free-flowering pale yellow sort, blooming in June and July. 

 Sparks' Variety. A tall sort, growing 5 to 6 feet high, the darkest blue of all. 

 Strcekianum. Beautiful rich deep blue in large spikes, July and August. 

 Wilson!. A recent introduction from Northern China, of strong, stately habit, 



growing 5 to 6 feet high, with large light violet-blue flowers in September. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 9 varieties, ?2.00. 



ACT^EA (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. 



ADENOPHORA. 



Polymorpha. A valuable variety, the flower stems well furnished with tine dark 

 blue bell-shaped Campanula-like flowers; blooms in August, when nearly all other 

 bell flowers are over; 3 feet. 25 cts. each. 



Potaninl. An easily-grown, useful, attractive plant, with light blue flowers, not 

 unlike Canterbury bells; July to September; 18 inches. 25 cts. each. 



We are the largest growers of Hardy Perennial Plants in this country. 



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