HARDY PEREXXIAL PLAXTS. 



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ACHILLEA. MILFOIL. 



ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA. buttehflv weed. 



Millefolium roseum "Cerise Queen. 



(18 in.). Valu- 

 able for the 

 border and 

 lor cutting 

 Large, flat 

 heads of 



jQt" ''^'^^B^Hr^S^^^^H stems 

 ' " ^^L "'^Br^SjR < ^'^^^^^H ?reat pro- 

 ^^^T^ • ^^MSSk^^^^^^^H from 

 J«^^HBpm|^^H ^ a I y June 



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vember. Flow 

 ers bright cher- 

 r.v-red, very 

 showy : exceed- 

 ingly lasting, 

 firher cut or 

 upon the plant 

 Foliage dark 

 green, abund- 

 ant, tinely cut; 

 almost as airy 

 and pretty as 

 a Maiden Hair 

 Fern. Each lOf. : doz. %\S%)\ 100, $6,<>J, 



Ptarmica fl. pi. "The Pearl." (12 to 18 in). Ex 

 ceedingly free flowering; clusters of pure white, per 

 fectly double flowers all summer. Excellent for cut- 

 ting and of sper-ial value for cemetery planting. 

 We grow this valuable plant in pots only— plants 

 thus grown being so very much superior for plant- 

 ing out than those grown in open ground. >- 

 Earh lOf-: doz. ?l.fJf); IfX), $6.(K>. 



ANTHEMIS. CHAMOMILE. 



Tinctoria, Golden Makgcekite. (2 feet.)— A 

 bushy plant with dark green finely cut foliage and 

 f-lear, golden-yellow flowers, borne in such profusion 

 as to envelope the plant in a golden blanket from 

 June until fro.st; always conspicuous and attractive. 

 Succeeds in poorest soil. Good for cutting. 

 •Tinctoria Kelwayi.— In this the flowers are larger 



Although of American origin and occasionally to 

 l«e found in fields and meadows throughout the Mid- 

 dle States, this is one of the most unique and showy 

 of all hardy flowers. It is highly prized throughout 

 Europe, as it should be in America. It forms fleshy 

 roots and is ex^-eedingly hardy; thrives in all soils 

 and produces numerous large, compact, flat heads 

 of bright orange-yellow flowers— a color found in no 

 other hardy perennial— during the entire summer. 

 It is as beautifnl as it is striking, showy and effec- 

 tive. Should be planted in mass. Two feet. 



Strong transplanted roots, each 12c; doz. SI. 25; 



ASTILBE SPIR^A.) 



Japonica.— Known 



than the preceding, it's parent; bright lemon-yellow 

 and are produced In the same lavish profusion. 

 Each 10c; doz. $1.00: 100, $6.00. 



also as irovfla Japonica 

 £ Has handsome dark 

 green, finely cut fem- 

 llke foliage. It forms 

 a bushy plant, which 

 is surmounted by large 

 dense feathery pan- 

 icles of creamy white 

 flowers, during early 

 summer. Very popular 

 for forcing in winter, 

 and largely used by 

 florists for this pur- 

 pose. 



Sinensis tC7dne/>si^.)—A. recently introduced Chinese 

 species of much beauty. It has dark green leaves 

 and in general resembles 6'. Astilboidfs. although a 

 stronger grower. Has tall branching feathery spikes 

 of light pink flowers which are held erect in a 

 charmingly graceful manner. 



Strong clumps. Amerir-an grown, each 12c; doz. 

 .?1.2.'>; 100, $8.00. 



Davidii.— For description of this grand new Astilbe, 

 also of A. Gladstone, see page -5. 



