will plant in the Spring a group, large or small, of buddleia, 

 Japanese anemones and Viola Atropurpurea for a noble 

 garden pidture. 



ANNUALS. PERENNIALS AND RARE FLOWERS 



^ Mo^ of us, I think, are intere^ed in the " improved " 

 herbaceous perennials, the hybrids, the novelties. 

 ^ The perennial is Nature's plan, and there are none of greater 

 value than the hardy herbaceae. We are always glad to learn 

 of any advance made in them by the hybridi^s, for it is only 

 through this knowledge that we can gain any degree of per- 

 fecftion in our gardens and borders. 



^ We need more soft toned yellow herbaceae for our perennial 

 gardens, or borders, and it is the new delphinium, Zalil, 

 that contributes to this need, with its charming, graceful, 

 soft yellow flower spikes. These plants grow about three and 

 a half feet tall, and seed of this novelty is obtainable so we 

 may have it flowering in our gardens next Summer, even if 

 the seed is sown as late as the first week in April. 

 ^ The soft buffy yellow flowers of Aureum, the new Aconitum, 

 I know will delight you, particularly if you neighbor them 

 with lavender and white Scabiosa, and the new family of 

 perennial poppies. This new poppy is possessed of blooms, 

 as remarkable for poppies, as those of the Lotus Flowered 

 Peonies 3S S& 



^ How fortunate we are to have these great, fluted, rippled- 

 petaled, mauve, lilac, delicate flesh and brilliant pink poppies! 

 Yes, all these colors are to be found among the members of 

 this new family — I mu^ not forget to tell you its name, it 

 is called the Novelty Perennial Poppy. 



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