This charniing and widely varied class 

 of plants possesses a value and affords an 

 abiding interest and pleasure given by no 

 other. They are now rapidly regaining their 

 proper place in the estimation of discriminating flower lovers ; after having been obscured for a time 

 by the passing craze for the gaudy and tender bedding plants used in ribbon beds. When once planted 

 they increase in strength and beauty each successive year, becoming thus a permanent investment. 

 Such great improvements have been made of late years in these plants that manv of them can hardly 

 oe recognized as the old-fashioned flowers of your youthful days. Their hardiness, ease of culture', 

 profusion and continuity of bloom, great beautv of both flower and foliage, combine to render 

 them the most satisfactory of all plants. They succeed admirably upon all sorts of soil and in any 

 situation that is not too greatly shaded. In preparing a bed or border for them, remember they are 

 heavy feeders and are to remain undisturbed 'for years ; and therefore make the soil rich and deep. 

 Arrange the plants in clumps and masses, rather than in scattered specimens ; placing the tall grown 

 varieties at the rear or center of the beds, as the case may be, and the dwarf ones at the front. Apply 

 in autumn a covering of manure ; which, fork under lightly in the spring. I cannot too strongly urge 

 the planting of these delightful planls in the garden and'lawn ; indeed the herbaceous border should 

 be an indispensable feature of every country home. 



A landscape gardener of wide experience in writing of Hardy Herbaceous Plants, says; "The 

 almost entire exclusion of the great wealth of hardy plants from American gardens in favor' of a few, 

 hardly a score of tender ones, has so impoverished them of all real beauty as to make them monoto- 

 nous. In almost every garden are seen the same stereotyped carpet and ribbon beds, mere lines of 

 color, that are unchanging during their season of four months as the patterns of carpets, and that 

 pensh entirely with the first frost. The entire labor and expense is renewed the next season, and the 

 annual outlay is only limited by one's willingness or ability to pay." 



^ly collection is one of the finest in the country, from which I have selected the few general 



favorites here offered. Those in need of a quan- 

 tity of any variety will please write for special 

 prices. AH here offered will be sent by maif if 

 desired , at prices affixed. The prices quoted are 

 for good shipping plants. Prices for large, undi- 

 vided clumps will be given upon application, stat- 

 ing varieties and number of each desired. 



Aster. 



Aster Novae Anglae Rosea. One of the 



finest of the Asters ; very showy, exceedingly 

 strong-growing and free-flowering, presenting a 

 mass of bright rosy pink flowers in large clusters 

 during late summer and autumn, 4 feet. iSee 

 illustration) . Each. 12c. ; doz., 81.2-5. 



Baptlsia* 



Baptisia Australis. False Indigo. A sup- 

 erb tall-growing plant of about three feet high, 

 with handsome,, dark green, deeply cut foliage 

 and numerous large spikes of showy, dark blue 

 bloom, during summer. One of the finest of orna- 

 mental plants, especially suitable for the back- 

 ground of borders, etc., and wondert'ully effective 

 anvwhere ; a strong grower and verv free bloomer. 

 Each, 12c. ; doz., $=1.2.5. 



