DREER-PHIIADELPHIAPA^f HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



ACONITUM (Monkshood, or Helmet Flower), 



All the varieties offered form bushy clumps, with spikes 3 

 feet long, of hood-shaped flowers, and are invaluable for plant- 

 ing under trees or in shady positions, succeeding better there 

 than almost anything else. 

 Barbaturn. Cream-colored flowers ; July. 

 Napellus. Large dark-blue flowers ; August and September. 



(See cut.) 

 Uncinatum. Deep purple flowers; June and July. 

 Fischeri. Very large, pale blue flowers in Sep. and Oct. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



A.CTJEA. (Baneberry). 

 Desirable native plants, with pretty, deep-green foliage and 

 showy, dense spikes of white flowers, about 2 feet high, which 

 are 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. 



20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 



Japonica. A fine new sort. For full description see list of New and Rare Plants, pages 99 Alstkomekia. 



to 104. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



lnAvtB | AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion). 



ADONIS. Cf . , , . , ., , .. ... 



Stout, erect-growing plants with silvery iohage, which con- 

 Beautiful early spring-flowering plants, about 12 inches high, trasts well with the showy flowers which are produced during 



initum Napellus. 



with finely cut ornamental foliage; effective 

 Davurica FI. PI. For description see 



New and Rare Plants, pages 99 to 104. 



50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 Pyrenaica. Large, handsome, brilliant 



orange -yellow flowers in May. 25 cts. 



each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Vernalis ( Ox-eye). One of the earliest 



spring flowers, with yellow blossoms 2 



to 3 inches across; fine feathery foliage. 



(See cut.) 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



^GOPODIUM. 



(Bishop's Weed.) 



Podagraria Variegata. A rapid-grow- 

 ing plant, thriving in any soil ; makes a 

 fine border for a bed of shrubs or for 

 covering waste or barren spots ; height 

 10 to 12 inches. 15 cts. each; $1.50 

 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



^THIONEMA. 



i irandiflora. A rare, shrub-like peren- 

 nial, growing from 15 to 18 inches 

 high, and producing numerous dense 

 spikes of rose-colored flowers from May 

 until August. An excellent plant for 

 the border or rockery. 



Persicum. Grows 10 to 12 inches high, 



with deep rose-colored flowers during the summer. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



June and July. 



Coronaria {Mullein Pink). Bright'crim- 



son flowers on stems 2\ to 3 feet high. 

 Flos Jovis (Flower of Jove). Deep 



pink flowers on 12-inch high plants. 

 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 



AJUGA (Bugle). 



A useful plant for carpeting the ground, 

 particularly in shady positions, such as 

 under trees where grass will not grow ; 

 also useful for the rockery ; flowers in 

 May. 



Genevensis. Bright blue flowers in 

 long, dense, showy spikes, almost cover- 

 ing the bright green foliage. 



Reptans Rubra. Bronzy-purple foliage, 

 blue flowers. 



15 cts. each : 



.50 per doz.; $10.00 pei 

 100. 



ALSTROI»ERIA. 



Chilensis (Chilian Lily). A tuberous- 

 rooted plant, 2 feet high, with spikes of 

 showy flowers, varying from rosy-white 

 Act^a Japonica. tQ degp orange and red> fl ower ing from 



July till September. In exposed situations requires protection. 

 (See cut.) 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



ANCHUSA. 



Italica. A strong-growing'plant, attaining a height of 3 to 4 feet, with rough, broad folige and large ter- 

 minal he.uls of deep blue flowers, which are produced during the entire season. 15 cts. each; $1.50 

 per doz. 



AMSONIA. 



Tabernaemontana. A stout, shrub-like plant, 

 with dense terminal spikes of clear blue 

 flowers in June; 2 feet high. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



ALYSSUM. 



Rostratum. Bright golden-yellow flowers.dur- 

 ing June and July ; grows about 15 inches 

 high. 

 Saxatile Compactum (Basket of Gold, Gold- 

 tuft, Rock mad-wort). An indispensable plant 

 for the rockery or border, growing 1 foot high 

 -£,'!{• \ t^^^^^^^^^^^,^^ anc * producing early in summer masses of 



' broad, flat heads of bright yellow flowers. 



(See cut ) 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 





Adonis Vernalis. 



Alyssum Saxatile Compactum. 



The two hardy subjects shown in colors on the cover of this Catalogue deserve your attention. See pages 172 and 183. 



