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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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Aquilegia or Columbine 



Acliillea Plarinica. (Jrows about 2 font hi^di, ; 



piircsl, whiles double (lowers. Does well in any soil. 

 AtK-hiisa Ilalica Dropmore. One of the best hardy perennials and becominf? more popular each 



season, f,'rows .'5 to 3 feet bif^h, and bears in abundaiu^e (lowers of rich pnitian-blue. 

 A<'<niliuni Napellus. Grows in any fjood f,'arden soil, producinj? lonf? spikes of blue and white 



flowers. Well adapted for planting anionf^ shrubbery or in shady corn<;rs. 

 A(|uilef^ia Lonjj;-Spurre<l Hybrids. As a t;ut (lower the Lonji-Spurred A(juilegias are the daintiest 



of our outdoor f,'rown perennials, producinf>: firi(^ loritr-spurrcd (lowers durinf? the late Sprinj; and 



early Summer months in shades and combinalions of jtiiik, red, blue and yellow. 

 Coreopsis Grand iflora. This is one of the (iiiest hardy f)larils, \vi(h lar^'e, showy, bright yellow 



(lowers, produced in the greatest abundance from Jmtk' I ill frost. As a cut flower they stand near 



the h(>ad among hardy plants, having long sterns and lasting in good condition a week or more. 

 Delpbinium Belladonna. This is the freest and most conlinuous blooming Hardy Larkspur. 



J'he clear turcjuoise blue of its flowers is not equalled for dcUcacy and beauty. A really extpiisitf! 



variety. 

 Delphinium Bellamosa. This is a rich, deep blue form of the popular light blue Belladonna, 



having the same free-blooming and other good qualities. 

 Delphinium Chinense White. A distinct and neat variety growing about 18 inches high, with 



(ine, feathery foliage and i)roducing freely large white blossoms. 

 Dianthus Allwoodii. This is a most important addition to our list of perpetual plants. Flowers 



continuously from early Spring until late in Autumn; the flowers are much more substantial and 



larger than the old type of Hardy Pinks, and are borne on long stems suitable for cutting, de- 



liciously clove scented. Single and double, all colors. 

 Dianthus Barbatus Newport Pink {Sweet William). A distinct new color originating in one of 



the far-famed gardens at Newport, R. I. In color it is what florists c;all watermelon-pink or 



salmony-rose. Strikingly brilliant and beautiful. The flowers are borne in massive heads on 



stems 18 inches high. Excellent for cutting. 

 Dianthus Barbatus Scarlet Beauty. A very effective, rich deep scarlet variety, a rare color 



in hardy jilants. Blooms profusely. 

 Gaillardia Grandiflora. Beautiful large crimson flowers with contrasting yellow tips. An 



excellent cut flower, but just as useful for garden decoration. 

 Gaillardia Portola Hybrids. These new hybrids are of strong vigorous growth, upright habit, 



growing from 2}4 to 3 feet high with heavy, leathery, glaucous foliage; the long flower stems, 



straight and strong, hold the massive flowers erect. These are of extraordinary size, 33^ inches 



and over in diameter; petals very broad, overlapping, of great substance, and spread out flat, 



forming a very symmetrical flower. In color they are a rich bronzy red, tipped with a border of 



golden yellow. 



Geuni, Mrs. Bradshaw. Beautiful hardy perennial, producing large double brilliant 



orange scarlet (lowers throughout the entire summer. Peculiarly attractive. 



Ilelenium, Autumnale Superbum. Strong-growing hardy perennials, 3 to 5 feet, 



succeeding in any soil, and useful in the hardy border, giving an enormous crop of 



golden-yellow flowers in late summer. 



Helenium, Riverton Beauty. Rich lemon-yellow, with a large purplish-black cone. 



Incarvillea Delavayi. Rose-pink flowers produced in large trusses all through the 



Summer. 

 Lavender. Well-known, sweet-scented, hardy perennial; should be extensively grown 



in mixed borders. 

 Lychnis Chalcedonica. A fine old-fashioned flower, bearing large heads of vivid 

 scarlet flowers, blooming a long time. One of the brightest plants in the hardy 

 border and for massing in beds. 

 Platycodon Grandiflorum Mariesii. One of the best hardy perennials, producing 

 very showy flowers the whole season. They form large clumps and are excellent 

 for planting in permanent borders or among shrubbery. Large, open bell-shaped 

 flowers of a rich violet-blue; plant dwarf and compact. 

 Pyrethrum Single and Double Mixed. Bearing large Daisy-like flowers, ranging in 

 color from white to deep red, with bright yellow centers. Thrives in any good 

 garden soil. 

 Rudbeckia Purpurea. A most interesting hardy perennial, producing aU summer 



large, showy reddish purple flowers, about 4 inches across. 

 Scabiosa Pennsylvanica. Handsome border plants, succeeding in any ordinary soil 

 if well drained and in a sunny location. They should be grown in every garden where 

 cut flowers are wanted, last a long time when picked and placed in water. Large 

 golden yellow flowers. 

 Scabiosa Japonica. Lavender-blue flowers, from July to September. 

 Stokesia ('yanea Blue. A beautiful hardy perennial. The plant grows about 24 

 inches high, bearing freely from early June until late in October, its handsome 

 lavender-blue centaurea-like blossoms, which measure from 4 to 5 inches across. 

 Valeriana Coccinea. Showy, hardy border plants; producing bright red flowers. 



Fine for bouquets. 

 A'aleriana C^occinea Alba. A white-flowered variety. Blooms freely. 

 Digitalis (Foxglove) Gloxiniaeflora. Mixed colors. Handsome and highly orna- 

 mental hardy plants of stately growth, succeeding under almost all conditions. 

 Hollyhocks Single Mixed. One of the most majestic of hardy plants, .5 to 7 feet high, 

 and a clump or line in any garden gives an effect not attainable with any other plant. 

 Hollyhocks Double Mixed. Our strain of double Hollyhocks produces tall spikes, 



closely set with double flowers. 

 Orientale Poppy. A charming summer-flowering hardy plant, producing numerous 

 leafy stems about 3 feet high, with large orange scarlet flowers; having a conspicuous 

 black blotch on each petal, exceedingly showry. 

 Sweet William Single Mixed. A weU-known attractive, free-flowering hardy per- 

 ennial, producing a splendid effect in beds and borders with their rich and varied 

 flowers. A splendid assortment of all showy colors. 

 Sweet William Double Mixed. Fine double flowers in a great variety of colors. 

 Price of Hardy Perennials, strong pot plants, 23 cts. each; S2..'>0 per dozen, 

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Campanula or Canterbury Bells 



