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HARDY PERENNIAL GARDEN 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



As with our roses no attempt has been made to embody a complete list or even nearly complete list of perennials. 

 But we have selected Common Chrysanthemums, German and Japanese Iris, Common Peonies and Garden Phlox as 

 being a few dependable kinds that can be planted almost anywhere. 



These are the old-fashioned flowers that Grandmother used to have. They require only average care and give an 

 abundance of bloom. 



It isn't necessary to make a separate flower garden. These Hardy Perennials will grow admirably in front of 

 shrubbery, plantings and add variety in habit of growth, foliage and bloom. 



And every year they increase and add to your wealth of flowers. Permanence is one of their greatest attributes. 

 With them on your grounds your supply of cut flowers for the table is assured. 



In planting use the same treatment as for Flowering Plants and Shrubs. 



The soil should be finely pulverized and made very rich. 



No root or top pruning is necessary. 



Usually the crown of the plant should not be more than one inch below the surface. 



It is a good plan to give the bed a thorough watering as soon as the planting is completed. 



A mulch of leaves or strawy manure and cornstalks should be placed over the bed as soon as a good frost has 

 occurred. 



BLEEDING HEART. Dielytra spectabilis (1-2'). An old- 

 fashioned plant with much cut foliage and drooping heart- 

 shaped flowers of deep rosy red produced from May to July. 

 75c. each. $6.75 for 10. 



COMMON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



The large flowered forms of Chrysanthemums can 

 seldom be depended upon to reach maturity out-of-doors 

 before frost and even then do not produce flowers the 

 size desired without more care than the average person 

 can or will give. The following list, therefore, is a selec- 

 tion of the best smaller flowered early sorts that can be 

 depended upon to produce quantities of flowers under 

 average conditions. 



30c. each. $2.70 for 10. 



EXCELSIOR. Bright yellow, large single. High and 

 bushy. Midseason. * 



FERN RIDGE. Reddish-bronze, single. High-growing. 

 Midseason. 



FIRELIGHT. Bright red, early, large aster-like flowers, 

 two and a half inches across. 



LILLIAN DOTY. Pink, shading to flesh, ball-shaped, 

 high growing. Midseason. 



MITZI. Medium sized yellow with red center. Early. 

 Pompon. 



MRS. H. HARRISON. Delicate pink button, loosely ar- 

 ranged. Early bloom. Long stems. 



NELLIE BLAKE. Reddish orange, aster-flowered. Early. 



NORMANDIE. Delicate pink, aster-flowered. Large, 

 early, dwarf growing. 



PETITE LOUIS. Large rose-pink, aster-flowered. High 

 growing. Midseason. 



UVALDA. Pure-white, aster-flowered. Early. 



WHITE DOTY. A pure white ball-shaped flower, cream 

 center. High growing. Early. 



