Hardy Perennial and Biennial Flower Plants 



Dwarf Aster 



POSTAGE ON PLANTS: 



Add for postage and packing: Single 

 plants 10c; 3 plants 20c. ; 6 plants 30c; 

 12 plants 40c We can supply many other 

 varieties of plants than those listed. Orders 

 promptly filled. 



Culture: A deep well-drained bed of 

 enriched soil is essential to the proper 

 growth of the plants. Care taken in pro- 

 viding a suitable bed will repay you many 

 times as you watch the succession of va- 

 rious beautiful, fragrant blooms through 

 the seasons, year after year. They should 

 be planted in March or April, according to 

 the season, for best results. 



Alyssum (Madwort) 



Perennial Alyssums furnish masses of 

 color in early spring and, being low-grow- 

 ing, are ideal tor rock-gardens, wall-gar- 

 dens and the front of borders. 

 Saxatile compactum. Broad masses of 



bright yellow flowers in early spring. 



Aquilegia (Columbine) 



One of the most valuable of the early- 

 flowering perennials. The long-spurred 

 blooms and lengthy stems are well adapted 

 to use as cut-flowers, but they also produce 

 a beautiful effect when massed in the gar- 

 den. They do best in light soil in a shel- 

 tered location that gets the sunshine. 1 to 

 2 ft. May, June. 



Chrysantha (Golden Columbine). Yel- 

 low flowers with long spurs. 

 Crimson Star. Large flowers with rich 

 crimson outer petals and pure white 

 centers. Spectacular. 

 Mrs. Scott Elliott's Long-spurred 



Hybrid Strain. Pastel shades. 

 Rose Queen. Pink; long-spurred. 



Anemone japonica 



The fall-blooming Windflowers are easy- 

 to-grow, long-lived plants providing beau- 

 tiful bloom during September and October. 

 They do well in light shade and should be 

 watered during dry periods. 

 Alice. Large semi-double flowers of La- 

 France-pink. A good cut-flower. 3 ft. 

 Whirlwind. Similar to above, but pure 

 white. 2 to 3 ft. 



Prices: Unless otherwise priced, all plants are 

 6 of any one variety at 



Anemone Pulsatilla 



(Pasquc Flower) 



Large violet-blue flowers in early spring. 

 10 to 12 inch. 



Asters 



(Michaelmas Daisies) 



These splendid autumn bloomers are 



the life of September and October gardens. 



The big bushy plants grow 3 to 5 feet tall 



with as much spread and cover themselves 



with lovely Daisies for garden show and to 



cut. The display lasts for weeks. Plant in 



full sun. 



Barr's Pink. Deep pink flowers with 

 showy gold and bronze centers. 



Beechwood Challenger. Glowing crim- 

 son. Splendid new red Aster with great 

 promise. 3 ft. 



Blue Eyes. Large pure violet-blue flowers 

 with small yellow eyes. 



Blue Plume. Stately plants with fine 

 spikes covered with deep purple almost 

 double flowers. Showy variety. 2 ft. 



Frikarti, Wonder of Staefa. A splendid 

 hardy Aster with large lavender-blue 

 flowers on 12 to 18-inch stems. Blooms 

 over a long period. 2 to 2H ft. Each 

 40c.; 3, $1.00. 



Harrington's Pink. Large flowers of 

 clear soft pink. A beautiful Aster. 4 ft. 

 Each 40c; 3, $1.00. 



Hybridus luteus. Lovely small bright 

 yellow flowers in clusters on 18 to 24-inch 

 stems. Blooms July to August. 



IVIt. Everest. Bushy plants covered with 

 beautiful white flowers. 4 ft. 



Ryecroft Purple. Large rich purple 

 flowers on 5 to 6-foot stems. 



Skylands Queen. Violet-blue flowers 

 with yellow centers. 



NEW DWARF ASTERS 



The low-growing Asters are mostly fall 

 bloomers and provide the same type of 

 flowers as their tall relatives. As the plants 

 are mound-like, and usually less than a 

 foot tall, they find a place in the front of 

 the border, or to spot in the rock-garden, 

 and they make lovely solid beds. Give 

 full sun in ordinary soil. 

 Acris nanus. . Compact bushes with 



lavender-blue flowers. Late August 



and September. 12 in. 

 Alpellus, Triumph. Sparkling blue 



daisies during June and July on a fine 



hardy plant. 8 in. Each 50c; 3, $1.25. 

 Amellus, King George. Wide bushes 



1 8 inches high covered with large blue 



flowers from July to September. 

 Mauve Cushion. Pale mauve-colored 



flowers during October. 6 to 8 in. 

 Snowsprite. Semi-double white flowers. 



10 in. September. 

 Wartburg Star. Lavender-blue flowers 



in May and June. 12 to 15 in. 



Coreopsis (Tickseed) 



Everyman's golden flower. It will grow 

 anywhere in any kind of soil and bears 

 long-stemmed flowers which are valued 

 for cutting. They bloom all summer. 

 Golden Giant. New. Extra-large yellow 



flowers. 

 Golden Shower. The 1^-inch star-like 



golden flowers come in profusion from 



June to frost. 2 ft. Each 40c; 3, $1.00. 



sold at, each 30c; 3 of any one variety 75c; 

 dozen rate; doz. $2.50. 



Convallaria majalis 



(Lily-of-the-Valley) 



Low-growing plants with attractive 

 foliage and nodding racemes of exquisite 

 fragrant little bells from March to May. 

 Plant in shade, using "woodsy" soil. 

 Doz. $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



Chrysanthemums 



Beginning with the Cushion types in 

 late August or very early September, 

 Chrysanthemums are the glory of autumn 

 gardens and last until heavy frosts blacken 

 their lovely flowers. The finest of cut- 

 flowers, they provide a wide range of color 

 and spicy fragrance loved by most every- 

 one. Plant in full sun in rich soil and do 

 not let the plants dry out. 



Single-flowering Varieties 



Astrid. Shell-pink, warmed with old-rose 



tints and a bright yellow center. 

 Fortuna. Vigorous plant covered with 



novel curly-petaled oxblood-red flowers. 

 Niobe. A dwarf, compact plant producing 



large flowers of glistening white with 



yellow discs. 

 Rosamund. Large duplex flowers of pale 



violet-rose — very attractive color. 

 Sensation. Very showy yellow flowers 



with every petal tipped scarlet. 

 Vesta. The large, almost duplex flowers 



are of a deep golden orange shade. 



Large-Type Varieties 



Aglow. Double variety with deep bright 



orange flowers. 

 Caliph. Oxblood-red, with rich velvety 



sheen or glow. 

 Lavender Lady. The double flowers are a 



lovely true lavender. 

 Pale Moon. Fluffy, loosely double flowers 



of pale sulphur-yellow. 

 Pohotcong. Lovely, double, deep pink 



flowers. Dark green foliage. 

 Seminole. Fluffy, double, creamy white 



flowers. 



Chrysanthemum, Pink Cushion 



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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC. 



