Hardy Perennial Plants. 



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 which take place throughout the 

 entire growing season in a well arranged hardy border, in which 

 every week, yes, almost every day, brings forth something fresh 

 and new. The limited space at our command in this catalogue 

 permits us to offer but an abridged list of the many species and 

 varieties which we grow. For complete list, also for many valuable 

 cultural notes, see pages 172 to 216 of our Garden Book for 

 1909. For customers who are not acquainted with the various 

 varieties, we offer the following collections, all in good strong 

 roots, that, once planted, 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 



25 " " " " 2.75 



50 distinct species and varieties, our selection 5.00 



100 " " " " " " 9.00 



ACHILLEA (Milfoil, or Yarrow). 



Ptarmlca 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, in dense heads, all summer; 

 18 inches. 



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

 Tomentosa ( Woolly Yarrow). Handsome cut foliage and 



bright yellow flowers in a multitude of flat heads during 

 June ; 12 inches. 

 Eupatoriu m ( Fern-leaved Yarrow). Finely-cut foliage and 

 brilliant yellow flowers all summer ; 4 feet. 



ACONITUM (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-blue ; Sept. 

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



— Bicolor. Blue-and-white flowers. 

 Fischeri. Pale blue flowers in Sept. and Oct. 

 LyCOCtonum. Pale yellow ; June and July. 

 .Strcekianum. 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. 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 

 Price (except where noted), 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 



ACTJEA (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. 



A Hardy Perennial Border. 



ADONIS (Bird's Eye). 



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

 with finely-cut, ornamental foliage. 

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



blooms fully two weeks earlier than any other hardy plant. 



50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 Pyrenaica. Large, orange-yellow. 25 cts. each. 

 Vernalis {Ox-eye). Bright yellow. 25 cts. each. 



iEGOPODIUM (Bishops Weed). 

 Podagraria Variegata. Green and yellow variegated foliage, 

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

 cr 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 



2J- to 3 feet high. 

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



high stems. 



ALYSSIIM. 



Rostratum. Bright golden yellow flowers in June and July. 



25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Saxatile Com pactum (Basket of Cold, Gold Tuft, Rock- 



madwort). An indispensable plant for the rockery or border, 



growing 1 foot high and producing early in summer masses of 



broad, flat heads of bright yellow flowers. 



ANCHUSA. 



Barrelierl. Forget-me-not-like blue flowers with white tube 

 and yellow throat ; May and June ; 18 inches. 25 cts. each ; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Italica (Italian Alkanet). A strong-growing plant, 3 to 4 

 feet high, with rough, broad foliage and large heads of deep 

 blue flowers the entire season. 



— Dropmore Variety. A grand improvement on the pre- 

 ceding ; flowers deep blue. 1 to \\ inches across ; blooms all 

 summer. 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



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



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