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General List of 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



Hardy Perennials, or "Old-fashioned Hardy 

 Flowers," have made tremendous strides in 

 popularity during the past decade. The same 

 characteristics — staunchness, dependability, gay 

 beauty — that made them favorites with genera- 

 tions gone by are again winning for them hosts 

 of new friends among modern gardeners. Those 

 offered in this catalog are the proved and tried 

 "Best" for all sections. All come to you as 

 well-developed plants, most of them grown in 

 nursery rows. They are bound to bloom for 

 you and bloom abundantly this very year. All 

 varieties (unless otherwise noted), each, 20c.; 

 dozen. $2 00; 100, $14.00. Increase your remit- 

 tance by 10 per cent, providing shipment by parcel 

 post is desired. 



ACHILLEA. Milfoil 

 Ptarmica. BOULE DE NEIGE. 15 to 18 in. 

 — the finest of all the Achilleas. Produces larger 

 and more perfect white flowers than Achillea 

 "The Pearl" ; sp'endid for cutting. 



Filipendalma — A strong growing plant with 

 fern-like foliage, bearing large, flat heads of 

 vellow flowers. Tulv-August. 4 feet. 



ACONltUM (Monkshood) 



Showy, hood-shaped flowers in tall spikes of 

 cool blue, which bloom even after frost.. 



Autumnale — Produces dark, purplish-blue 

 flowers the latter part of September, and 

 throughout the month of October. 



Fischert — A pale blue variety, blooming in Oc- 

 tober. About 18 inches tall, with striking, 

 glossy foliage. 



AJUGA (Bugle Flower) 



Reptans — A good ground carpet with deep 

 purple-blue ■ flowers ; prostrate in growth. Each, 

 25c; dozen. $2 50. 



ALYSSUM. Madwort 



Saxatile compactum. DENSE GOLDEN 

 TUFT. 9 inches — Flat clusters of small, cheer- 

 ful, Pght yellow flowers in early spring. In- 

 valuable for rock planting. 



ANGHUSA. Alkanet 



Droomore. HEAVENLY BLUE FLOWER. 

 4 to 5 feet — The flowers are an inch or more 

 across ; freely produced in large branching heads 

 during June and July. Of delightful gentian 

 blue. 



Opal. 3 to 4 feet — Flowers somewhat larger 



than Dropmore, of a beautiful turquoise blue, 



ANEMONE JAPONIGA 



An exceedingly showy group of perennials, 

 with most ornamental, leathery-like foliage, 

 above which rear the handsome, long-stemmed 

 flowers. Anemones should be particularly prized 

 because they bloom when most hardy flowers 

 are entering upon their winter rest. They do 

 appreciate some protection north of New York 

 City. 



Alba. 18 inches — White flowers, yellow 

 stamens. 



Queen Charlotte. 2 feet — Produces beauti- 

 ful, semi-double pink flow^ers of extra large size. 



Rubra superba. 18 inches — The fine deep red 

 form. 



Whirlwind. 18 inches — Semi-double pure 

 white flowers, two to three inches across. 



Each, 30c.; dozen, $3.00; 100, $20.00 

 ANEMONES (Windflowers) 



Hupehens!S — 18 to 24 inches. A miniature 

 form of Anemone Japonica. Produces abund- 

 ance of mauve-rose colored flowers from early 

 August until late fall. Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 

 ANTHEMIS. Ghamomile 



Tinctoria. GOLDEN MARGUERITE. 2 

 feet — A bushy plant with dark green, finely cut 

 foliage and clear golden-yellow flowers. June- 

 July. 



AQUILEGIA. Golumbine 



Old-time favorites. Thrives in all soils, even 

 though wet and shaded. Among the earliest 

 flowers of early spring and absolutely hardy 

 and reliable everywhere. 



Canadensis. WILD HONEYSUCKLE. 18 in. 

 — Bright red and yellow flowers, on long stems. 



Chrysantha. 18 in. — Flowers of rich golden 

 yellow: blooms for tw^o months. 



Coerulea. 18 in. — Blue with white corolla. 



Glandulosa. BLUE SIBERIAN COLUM- 

 BINE. \14 ft.— One of the handsomest, with 

 large, pale blue flowers. May and June. 



