FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY, 1 8 78 - 1 9 2 8 



Hardy Perennials (Continued) 



AQUILEGIA 

 The Columbine of Grand- 

 mother's Garden 



Mrs. Elliott's. 



SPECIAL COLLECTION 



one each of 



ANEMONE JAPONICA 

 Three of these excellent perennial plants 

 the following varieties: 



60 Cents 

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Queen Charlotte, Rubra Superba 



and Whirlwind, only 



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ANCHUSA (Alkanet) 

 Dropmore. HEAVENLY BLUE FLOWER— 4 to 



5 feet. The flowers are an inch or more across; 

 freely produced in large branching heads dur- 

 ing June and July. Of deHghtful gentian-blue. 

 Opal — 3 to 4 feet. Flowers somewhat larger than 

 Dropmore, of a beautiful turquoise-blue. 



ANTHEMIS (Chamomile) 

 Tinctoria (Golden Marguerite) — 2 feet. A bushy 

 plant with dark green, finely cut foliage and clear 

 golden-yellow flowers. June-July. 



ANEMONE JAPONICA 

 (Japanese Anemone) 



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 their winter rest. 

 Alba — 18 inches. Single white flowers, yellow 

 stamens. 



Queen Charlotte — 2 feet. Produces beautiful, 

 semi-double pink flowers of extra large size. 

 Rosea Superba — 18 inches. Valuable for its fine 

 form and beautiful delicate rose color. 

 Rubra Superba — 18 inches. The fine deep red 

 form. 



Whirlwind — 18 inches. Semi-double pure white 

 flowers, 2 to 3 inches across. 



Each, 25c; dozen, ^2.50; 100, ^17.50. 



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All varieties (unless otherwise noted), 

 each, 20c; dozen, ^2.00; 100, $14.00. 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 



Old-time favorites. Thrive 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 inches. Bright red and yel- 

 low flowers, on long stems. 



Chrysantha — 18 inches. Flowers of rich golden yellow; blooms 

 for two months. 



Coerulea — 18 inches. Blue with white corolla. 



Glandulosa (Blue Siberian Columbine) — iVi feet. One of the 

 handsomest, with large, pale blue flowers. May and June. 

 Long Spurred Hybrids — 18 inches. The finest of the Columbines. 

 The large flowers are of varied shades of blue, lavender, red and 

 white. 



Mrs. Scott Elliott's Improved Long Spurred Aquilegias — This new 

 Columbine strain of Mrs. Elliott's is by far the finest that has come 

 to our attention in a decade. Not only are the individual flowers 

 larger, and the spurs more pronounced, but the colors are bright- 

 er and there is a greater variety of them. Those who are in doubt 

 as to a suitable strain of Aquilegias, cannot go wrong in choosing 

 Each, 35c; dozen, $3.50. 



ARTEMISIA 



Lactiflora — 4 to 5 feet. A desirable new border 

 plant, with large branching panicles of creamy 

 white flower heads, produced in late summer. 

 Fragrant. Each, 35c; dozen, $3.50. 

 Stelleriana (Old Woman) — iVz feet. Foliage 

 deeply cut; silvery white. 



SILVER KING — One of the outstanding and 

 truly meritorious novelties among hardy plants 

 introduced during the last few years. Each, 75c; 

 dozen, $7.50. 



ARABIS (Rock Cress) 

 Albida (Alpina) — 8 to 12 inches. A charming 

 little rock plant of low-tufted habit, covered with 

 pure white, fragrant flowers from early spring 

 to mid-summer; thrives in dry places. 



ARMERIA 



Meritima Laucheana (Sea Pink) — A dwarf grow- 

 ing perennial with attractive, deep rose colored 

 flowers. In growth the plants resemble Hardy 

 Pinks. 



ACHILLEA— The Pearl 



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