Spring-Flowering Bulbs, Roses and House Plants 



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Hardy Perennials 



The Old Fashioned Hardy Flowers 



The garden or border of Hardy 

 Perennials is about the most valuable 

 and lasting- asset of the flower garden. 

 Annuals, flowering bulbs, and 

 shrubs, may be dispensed with more 

 consistently than these old-fashion< .1 

 Hardy Perennials, which for so long 

 a time made the charm of the old-time gardens. 



There is no spot so unfavorable, no soil so sterilo 

 or harsh, that some flower of hardy nature may not 

 be found to adorn it and thrive and grew more and 

 more ornamental as the seasons come and go. It is 

 well, however, to enrich the soil before planting with 

 some well-decomposed manure, dug deeply and well 

 pulverized. 



Secure dormant, field-grown clur.-ps in the Fall, 

 during the months of October and November. Plant 

 them well into the soil and as soon as they have had 

 two or three good frosts, and just before the ground 

 freezes, cover with about three inches of leaves, 

 nature's protection. Remove gradually in the Spring. 

 Do not overcrowd. A very good rule to go by in 

 planting is to set the plants one-half the height they 

 attain when fully developed. For example, Delphin- 

 ium, which grows three feet high, should be planted 

 eighteen inches apart. 

 We list the different varieties in groups, according to their 

 blooming period. Thus, one may have some of these flowers 

 blooming from early Spring until late Fall, up unto freezing 

 weather. 



We offer strong, field-grown clumps at 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 

 dozen, postpaid; all one variety or assorted. 



The figures in description indicate the height of the plants 

 when fully grown. 



Blooming in 

 April 



AQUILEGIA (CO- 

 LUMBINE). Can- 

 adensis. Pretty 

 scarlet flowers mix- 

 Pyrethrum. ed with yellow, 1 



to 2 feet. 

 Coerulea. Several blue and white flowers on a 

 stem, sometimes tinted with lilac. Lovely for 

 border or rookery. 9 to 15 inches. 

 Candissima. Pure white. 2 to 3 feet. 

 BELLIS (English Daisy). Charming edging plants, 

 with button-shaped flowers, 6 inches. Separate colors, 

 red, or white. 

 ICELAND POPPIES. Mixed colors, yellow, white and 

 orange. Dwarf -growing, delicate flowered. Exquisite 

 for bordering. 9 to 15 inches. 



Blooming in May 



ALYSSUM. Saxatile compactum. (Gold Dust). Deep 

 yellow flowers in close flat heads. 1 foot. 



Argenteum. Flowers deep golden yellow in dense 

 heads. 12 to 18 inches. 



ANCHUSA. Dropmore Variety. Blue or purple flower.? 

 in racemes. 4 to 5 feet. 



PAP AVER. Oriental Poppy. Rose, lilac and scarlet. 

 Beautiful for cut flowers. 3 feet. 



PYRETHRUM. Persian Daisy. Single varieties. _ Ar- 

 tistic for home decoration, with fern-like foliage. 

 Pink and white. 



Blooming in June 



CAMPANULA. Canterbury Bells. Single in separate 

 colors, of white, lilac, blue or rose. 3 feet. 

 Double Blue. 8 inches. 



DELPHINIUM. Belladonna. Everblooming Hardy 

 Larkspur. The most beautiful sky blue of dwarf 

 habit. 3 to 4 feet. Blooms all Summer until cut 

 down by frost. 



Formosum. Deep gentian blue with white bee. 

 Long spikes, 18 inches to 2 feet. 



DIANTHUS. Hardy Garden Pinks. Double white and 

 crimson. 12 to 18 inches. 



GAILLARDIA. Grand Maxima. Blanket Flower. Con- 

 spicuous for profusion and duration of bloom. 2 feel. 



GYPSOPHILA. Acutifolia. (Baby's Breath.) Leaves 

 narrow. Flowers rose-colored. 2 to 3 feet. 

 Paniculata. Rough narrow leaves, 

 flowers. 2 to 3 feet. 

 HOLLYHOCKS. Everblooming. 

 mixed. 6 to 7 feet. 



Small white 



Double or single, 



Blooming in July 



SHASTA DAISY. Pure glistening white with small 



yellow discs. 18 inches. 

 DIGITALIS. Foxglove. A fine genus of hardy plants, 

 famous for their long racemes cf inflated flowers, 

 which suggest spires or towers of bells. 

 White or Purple. 3 feet. 

 RUDBECKIA. Cone Flower. The discs of the flowers 

 are raised up, forming buttons or cones. 



Fulgida. Orange-yellow flowers. Dark purple discs. 



1 to 3 feet. 

 Purpea. Reddish-purple flowers, drooping rays and 

 large brown cone. 2 to 3 feet. 



Blooming in August 



HELIANTHUS MAXIMILIANA. Perennial Sunflower. 



The latest of all, producing fine golden-yellow flowers 

 in graceful sprays until late in the season. 5 to 7 feet. 



Mollis Grandiflorus. Pale yellow flowers with dark 



center. 4 feet, 



STOKESIA. Stokes Aster. One of the choicest and 



distinctive of the perennials. Resembles the Chini 



Aster. Blue, lavender or white varieties. 12 to 18 



inches. 



ASTERS (Hardy, Fall Flowering) Michaelmas Daisies — 



These are among the showiest of our late-flowering 



hardy plants, giving a wealth of bloom during 



September and October. 

 Abendrote — Rosy-red flowers : plants about 3 to 4 feet. 

 Amellus Beauty of Ronsdorf — Of a tender rose-lilac 



of most perfect form. 3 feet. 

 Amellius Elegans — Dwarf, deep blue, large flowers, 



early, 

 i Mrs. F. W. Ravnor — Large, rich red. 4 feet, 

 Robert Parker— Licht blue. 3 to 4 feet 

 White Queen— White, fine. 3 to 4 feet. 

 Novae Angliae — Bright purple, 4 feet 



