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Variety 



HELIANTHUS Multiflorus 



HEMEROCALLIS Flava 



HEMEROCALLIS Fulva 



HEUCHERA Sanguinea 



IBERIS Sempervirens 



IRIS Kaempferi 



IRIS Sibirica 



LAVANDULA Vera 



LIATRIS Pycnostachya 



LOBELIA Cardinalis 



LUPINUS Polyphyllus 



LYCHNIS Chalcedonica 



MERTENSIA Virginica 



MONARDA Didyma 



MYOSOTIS Palustris 



PAPAVER Orientale 



PAPAVER O. Mrs. Perry 



PHLOX Divaricata Canadensis 



PHLOX Subulata 



PHLOX Subulata Alba 



PHYSOSTEGI A Virginica 



PHYSOSTEGIA Vivid 



PLATYCODON GrandiHora 



PLUMBAGO Larpentae 



PRIMULA Veris 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum 



RUDBECKIA Golden Glow 



RUDBECKIA Purpurea 



SALVIA Pitcherii 



SCABI OSA Caucasica 



SEDUM Spectabilis 



SHASTA DAISY 



STOKESIA Cyanea 



TRITOMA Tower of Gold— 50c each 

 $5.00 per doz 



TRITOMA Pfitzerii— 35c each; 



$3.50 per doz 



VALERIANA Officinalis 



VERBENA Venosa 



VERONICA Spicata 



VERONICA Subsessilis 



VIOLA Jersey Gem , 



VIOLA Arkwright Ruby 



VIOLA Apricot Gem , 



Common Name 



Double Sunflower. 



Lemon Lily 



Tawny Day Lily. 

 Coral Bells 



4 ft. 

 2 ft. 

 2 ft. 



l-i H ft. 



Hardy Candytuft %-l ft. 



Japanese Iris 2-2 14 it- 

 Siberian Iris V/i-i ft. 



Height 



Sweet Lavender. . 

 Gay Feather .... 

 Cardinal Flower. 



Lupine 



Campion. ...'... 



Virginian Blue Bells. 



Oswego Tea 



Forget-me-not 



Oriental Poppy .... 

 Pink Oriental Poppy. 



Canadian Phlox 



Moss Pink ......... 



Moss Pink 



False Dragon Head. . 

 False Dragon Head. . 



Balloon Flower 



Leadworl 



Cowslip 



Persian Daisy 



Golden Glow. 

 Cone Flower . 



Meadow Sage 



Blue Bonnet 



Brilliant Stone Crop. 



Largest Type 



Cornflower Aster 



Golden Torch Lily . . . . 

 Torch Lily 



Garden Heliotrope. . 

 Hardy Verbena 



Speedwell 



Speedwell 



Tufted Pansy 



Tufted Pansy 



Tufted Pansy 



1 H ft. 



4 ft. 

 2-3 ft. 

 2-3 ft. 



3 ft. 



UlUit. 



2-3 ft. 



Hit. 



3 ft. 

 3 ft. 

 1 ft. 



H ft. 



Hit. 



2-3 ft. 



1 J-i-2 ft. 



IHft. 



H-Vi ft. 



8 in. 

 1 Hit. 



6 ft. 

 3 ft. 



3 ft. 

 1 3-2-2 ft. 



IHft. 

 2-2 y 2 ft. 



IHit. 



3-4 ft. 

 2)4-3 it. 



3-4 ft. 



mtt. 



3 ft. 

 2 ft. 



H ft. 

 Hit. 

 Vz ft. 



Yellow . . 

 Lemon. . 

 Orange. . 

 Crimson. 



White 



Mixed 



True Blue. 



Color 



Lavender-Blue. 



Purple 



Scarlet 



Assorted 



Scarlet 



Blue to Pink. 



Scarlet 



Blue 



Crimson Scarlet 



Salmon 



Light Blue 



Purplish Pink. 



White 



Pink 



Violet Mauve. . 



Blue 



Purple Blue 



Assorted 



Assorted 



Yellow 



Red Purple. 



Blue 



Lavender. 



Rose 



White. . . . 

 Blue 



Golden-Yellow . 

 Orange-Scarlet . 



Blush White. . . 

 Purplish- Blue. . 



Blue 



Blue 



Violet 



Ruby- Red 



Apricot-Orange . 



Aug.-Oct... 

 Summer. . . 

 Summer. . . 

 June- Sept.. 



Spring 



June- July.. 

 May-June. 



Time of 

 Bloom 



Sun 



Sun or Shade. 

 Sun or Shade. 

 Sun 



Sun 



Sun or Part Shade 

 Sun 



July-Aug. . 

 Summer. . . 

 Aug.-Sept.. 

 June-July.. 

 Summer. . . 



Sun. 



Sun ........ 



Part Shade. 



Sun 



Sun 



Spring 



July-Aug. . . 

 Spring 



Summer. . . . 

 Summer. . . . 



May 



Spring 



Spring 



July-Aug. . . 

 July-Aug. . . 

 June-Oct... . 

 July-Oct. . . . 



Spring 



Summer. . . . 



July-Oct... . 

 July-Oct... . 



Aug.-Sept..' 

 June-Sept.. ' 

 July-Nov. . . 

 All Summer 

 June-Oct... . 



Aug. to Nov. 



Aug. to Nov. 



June- July.. . 

 Summer. . . 



August 



July-Sept... . 

 All Summer. 

 All Summer. 

 All Summer, 



Location 



Part Shade. 



Sun 



Part Shade. 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun or Part Shade 

 Sun 



Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 



Sun. 



Sun. 



Sun 



Sun. 



Sun 



Sun or Part Shade 

 Sun or Part Shade 

 Sun or Part Shade 



Soil 



Any. . . 

 Moist. 

 Moist. 

 Rich.. 



Well Drained. 



Moist 



Rich 



Rich.. 

 Any. .. 

 Moist. 

 Moist. 

 Light. 



Moist. 

 Any. . . 

 Moist . 



Rich.. 

 Rich. . 

 Rich. . 

 Any. . . 

 Any. . . 

 Moist. 

 Moist. 

 Rich.. 

 Any. . . 

 Any . . 

 Any. . . 



Any. . . 

 Any. . . 



Rich.. 

 Any. . . 

 Light. 

 Any . . . 

 Any.. . 



Well-drained. 

 Well-drained. 



Rich. 

 Any.. 

 Any. . 

 Any. . 

 Rich. 

 Rich. 

 Rich. 



Uses 



Massing & Natural 

 Border & Waterside 

 Border or Waterside 

 Border, Rockery 



Edging or Rockery 

 Border or Waterside 

 Border or Waterside 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Waterside 

 Border 

 Border, Showy 



Border & Rockery 



Border 



Border & Natural 



Border 

 Border 

 Edging 

 Edging 

 Edging 

 Border 

 Border 

 Border 

 Border 

 Border 

 Border 



& Cutting 

 & Cutting 

 & Rockery 

 , Rockery 

 Rockery 



& Cutting 

 & Cutting 

 & Rockery 

 or Rockery 

 & Cutting 



Border Background 

 Border & Cutting 



Border 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Rockery 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 



Specimen or Border 



Edging or Border 



Border, Fragrant 

 Border or Beds 

 Border Background 

 Border & Cutting 

 Edging, Very Fine 

 Edging 

 Edging 



Price for above, except where specially noted, 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $20.00 per 100, buyer's selection. Special offer, our 

 selection of varieties (of which we have a surplus) to be made when order is being filled, $2.00 doz.; $16.50 per 100. 



THE "IMPERISHABLE" PERENNIAL FLOWER BORDER FOR $20.00 



A sketch plan for a typical hardy perennial border is shown below. To make one like it, 5 by 50 feet would require 1O0 plants. We list below 30 varieties 

 of contrasting heights and colors and the number of plants for each group. The number after each variety gives the position in which they should be planted. 



Plants No. on Plan 



3 Lobelia cardinalis 1 



4 Digitalis 2 



2 Anchusa Italics. 3 



2 Boltonia Latisquama. 4 



3 Rudbeckia purpurea 5 



3 Hibiscus "6 



4 Delphinium formosum 7 



3 Helianthus multiflorus 8 



Plants No. on Plan 



3 Baptisia Australis 9 



3 Gypsophila paniculata 10 



3 Anemone Japonica 11 



4 Gaillardia grandiflora 12 



3 Achillea the Pearl 13 



3 Pyrethrum 14 



3 Physostegia Virginica 15 



Plants No. on Plan 

 3 Hemerocallis flava 16 



3 Coreopsis Golden Giant. ... 17 



4 Campanula 18 



4 Aquilegia 19 



3 Papaver 20 



4 Alyssum Saxatile 21 



4 Dianthus 22 



Plants No. on Plan 

 4 Funkia variegated 23 



3 Heuchera sanguinea 24 



4 Plumbago Larpentae 25 



4 Arabis alpina 26 



3 Monarda didyma 27 



4 Iberis 28 



3 Scabiosa 29 



4 Phlox Subulata 30 



Special Offer The Imperishable Border Collection, 100 plants, as listed above for $20.00. Should any of the above varieties be sold out when 



order is filled we will substitute similar sorts unless instructed to the contrary. 



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Plants are delivered, transportation paid, within 50 miles of New York City. Beyond this area, they are shipped by Express, 

 charges collect. (See Special notice, page 99.) « 



