HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 

 TRITOMA PFITZERI. TRADESCANTIA. 



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Widow's Tears. 



EVERBLOOMING FLAME FLOWER OR RED HOT POKER. 



Remarkable for the large size of its flower 

 headb and for its early, free and continuous- 

 blooming habit. It is the greatest bloomer 

 of the family, throwing up constantly, 

 throughout the summer and autumn, stout 

 stems from three to four feet high, crowned 

 with large spikes or heads of a rich, vivid 

 orange-scarlet; producing a gorgeous blaze 

 of color, when massed in the border or on 

 the lawn, that is truly startling. It has 

 sword-shaped foliage, and is a plant admir- 

 able for the foreground of shrubbery or for 

 any situation where bright color is desired. 

 Needs protection in winter. Each 15c; dos. 

 $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



TRICYRTIS HIRTA. 



Japanese Toad Lily. 



A unique in- 

 teresting har- 

 d y perennial 

 from Japan. 

 Grows 1 to 2 

 feet high, has 

 pretty foliage, 

 and the stems 

 are studded in 

 autumn with 

 lily-like flow- 

 ers ; creamy 

 white in color, 

 thickly spot- 

 ted with pur- 

 plish brown. 

 It is so odd as 

 to attract the 

 a 1 1 e ntion of 

 everyone, and 

 is truly fasci- 

 nating. 

 'See cut). 



Each 12c; 

 doz. $1.25; 

 100, $8.00. 



Virginica. — An old-fashioned favorite, 

 ued for the 

 deep violet- 

 blue color of 

 its soft, vel- 

 vet y flowers, 

 which are pro- 

 duced in clus- 

 t e r s of from 

 three to five 

 from early 

 summer until 

 frost. Foliage 

 attractive and 

 effective, hav 

 ing theappear- 

 a n c e of a 

 strong grow- 

 ing grass. 



Virginica rosea. — Identical with the above 

 except the flowers, which are of a deep red or 

 light purple color. 



Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



VINCA. Periwinkle. 



Minor. — Known also as Trailing Myrtle. A 

 creeper of shrubby habit, but so largely plant- 

 ed with Hardy Perennials I include it among 

 them. It is of rapid growth and quickly pro- 

 duces a dense carpet of foliage. It retains its 

 glossy, deep green leaves throughout the 

 year and presents in spring and early sum- 

 mer, a blanket of bright blue flowers. Much 

 used for covering graves and of special value 

 for carpeting under shrubs and in groves of 

 trees where grass will not grow. It is also 

 of great value for holding steep banks to pre- 

 vent washing and is exceedingly attractive 

 in foliage at all seasons of the year. 



Minor variegata. — A variety of the preced- 

 ing with leaves distinctly and prettily mar- 

 gined with white. 



Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100, $5.00. 



YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. 



Adam's Needle. 



Hand some 

 and pictur- 

 esque when 

 grouped on the 

 lawn or in 

 other situa- 

 tions. Long 

 lance-like, 

 evergreen 

 leaves with 

 hairy filaments 

 and stout flow- 

 er stems, 4 or 

 5 feet high, 

 b e a r i ng im- 

 m e n s e pani- 

 cles of large, 

 drooping, 

 creamy - white 

 flowers in Ju- 

 ly. T h r i v es 

 well everywhere. Strong roots, each, 20c; 

 doz. $2.00. 



