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Bleeding Heart. 



Corn Flower Aster. 



BUCKBEE'S CHOICE "FULL OF LIFE" 



Hardy Perennial Plants 



THE OLD-FASHIONED HARD\ GARDEN FLOWERS— \ ery popular and deservedly so. No 

 feature of the garden can be more satisfactory than a good assortment of these hardy plants pro- 

 ducing from early Spring to late in the Fall a continuous succession of charming flowers which are 

 equally valuable for garden ornamentation and cutting purposes. No class of plants will yield better 

 or more pleasing results for the money invested. They require very little care or attention, are 

 perfectly hardy and yield a rich harvest of bloom. 



BLEEDING HEART — (Dielytra, or Dicentra) — An old-fashioned favorite: its long and graceful 



heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive. Prices postpaid, 15c. each; $1.15 per doz. 

 BABE'S BREATH — (Gypsophila Paniculata) — .\ beautiful old-fashioned plant possessing a grace 

 not found in any other perennial. Beautiful pure white flowers. Plants two to three feet in 

 height and about the same in diameter. Prices postpaid, lOc. each; SI. 00 per doz. 

 CANTERBURY BELLS — (Campanula .Medium) — .An old time favorite. Our stock has been grown 



from the very finest strains. Prices postpaid, lOc. each; SI. 00 per doz. 

 COREOPSIS — (Lanceolata Qrandiflora) — One of the most popular hardy plants. The flowers are 

 of a rich golden yellow and invaluable for cutting; continues in bloom the entire Summer and 

 Fall. Prices postpaid, 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 

 COR.N FLOWER ASTER — (Stokesia) — A most charming and beautiful native plant. Grows from 

 IS to 24 inches high, bearing freely from early in July until October its handsome lavender-blue 

 Cornflower like blossoms, which measure from 4 to 5 inches across. It is of the easiest culture, 

 succeeding in any open, sunny position, and not only is it desirable as a single plant in the hardy 

 border, but it can also be used with fine effect in masses or beds of anj" size. Prices, postpaid, 

 lOc. each; $1.00 per doz. 



L.ADV IN WHITE — (The Famous Cemetery Plants — One of the very best white flowered plants for 

 the border. The flowers are borne in the greatest profusion the entire Summer on strong erect 

 stems, pure white in color. Select Plants postpaid, 15c. each; $1.25 per doz. 

 DELPHINIUM OR LARKSPUR— (Formosum ' — These old-fashioned flow ers are being used with tell- 

 ing effect in our parks and public grounds. They are about the only hardy blue flower of any 

 note, and have a long season of bloom. Select plants postpaid, lOc. each; $1.00 per doz. 

 FOX GLOVE — (Digitalisi — .^.nother good old-fashioned but dignified and stately perennial. The 

 strong flower stalk? — often four to six feet high — always give an appearance of strength wher- 

 ever planted. Prices postpaid, 10c. each; SI. 00 per doz. 

 SHAST.A D.MSV (.Hixture of New Named \'arieties.) These new Hybrids of Shasta Daisy give us 

 different forms of flowers and much larger blooms, and are just as hardy and strong growing as 

 the original type. Flowers range in shape from fully double to single; and in color, from pure 

 white to pale'lemon yellow — some solid color, some prettily variegated with yeUow discs. The 

 plants are extremely "productive of bloom, which continues throughout a long season and is sup- 

 ported on long firm stems — making as spectacular a field show and as profitable a cut flower 

 supply as any hardy perennial grown. Select plants, 

 prices postpaid, 10c. each; SI. 00 per doz. 



KB EE'S 



Hardy Perennials ^,\M 



are especially useful as cut flowers. 



Canterbury Bells. 



Lady in White — The Famous Cemetery Plant 



Fox Glove. 



