NEW, CHOICE HARDY PERENNIALS THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE 



The prices, in all cases, are for strong, well developed plants. By mail at each and dozen rates, if desired. 



ASTILBE DAVIDII. 



A variety so valuable the Journal of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society says of it: "This is the most 

 important hardy perennial introduced during the past 

 few years". Gardener's Chronicle says of it; "Cer- 

 tainly the most remarkable hardy plant lately intro- 

 duced". 



This beautiful species comes to us from China, 

 has been thoroughly tested at Monmouth and is of 

 great hardihood. The plant forms dense tufts with 

 abundant beautiful fern-like foliage (bronzy green 

 when young, turning to bright green and glossy 

 when mature): remaining clean and fresh throughout 

 the summer. It produces a great number of tall, 

 graceful, feathery panicles of cheerful deep laven- 

 der or rosy pink flowers, during the whole summer. 

 Upon fertile soil it attains a height of three feet, 

 the flower spikes or panicles being more than a 

 foot long. Very useful for cutting and remains in 

 good condition for a long time. An especially val- 

 uable feature is its late season of bloom; coming 

 Into flower some weeks after the other Astilbes and 

 thus escapes the rose bug: a pest that is so destruc- 

 tive to the other varieties. Awarded a first class 

 certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society. 



Strong field grown plants, each. 2."c: doz. .<?-2.."tn 



AMARYLLIS HALLI. 



Hall's Hardy Amaryllis. 

 An authority in speaking of this superb hardy 

 bulb says. "There Is no hardy plant that possesses 

 greater interest than this. In early spring the foli 

 age appears in long, strap-like, light green leaves, 

 which die away in July, to be succeeded in late 

 August by the wonderfully effective, soft pink 

 flowers with faint metallic tinges of lavender. 



These flowers are borne in showy clusters of from 

 five to seven flowers on a long stem". 



Other varieties of Amaryllis are beins sold for 

 this remarkably interesting and beautiful flower. 

 We are fortunate in having a limited supply of 

 large, handsome bulbs of the true variety. Eack 

 Sl.OO: doz. ^10.00. 



ASTILBE GLADSTONE. 



A very great improvement upon the well known 

 Astilbe or Spiraea Japonica. each clump producing 

 from 25 to 40 large showy lace-like spikes of bloom. 

 The plant forms large symmetrical clumps with a 

 groat al)undance of handsome fern-like foliage and Is 

 extremely hardy. It has been fully tested and its 

 value established beyond a doubt. Strong chimpe 

 each, l.jc; doz. $1.50. 



