HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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Variety- 



Papa ver Orientate 



Papaver O. Mrs. Perry. 

 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 

 Phlox Divaricata Can 



adensis 



Phlox Subulata 



Phlox Subulata Alba . . 

 Physostegia Virginica . 



Physostegia Vivid 



Platycodon Grandiflora 

 Plumbago Larpentae.... 

 Pyrethrum Hybridum . 



Rudbeckia Golden 



Glow 



Rudbeckia Purpurea 



Salvia Pitcherii 



Scabiosa Caucasica... . 

 Sedum Spectabilis. . . . 



Shasta Daisy 



Stokesia Cyanea 



ThermopsisCaroliniana 

 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Tritoma Tower of Go Id 

 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 



Common Name 



Oriental Poppy 



Pink Oriental Poppy. 



Canadian Phlox 



Moss Pink 



Moss Pink 



False Dragon H^ad. 

 False Dragon Head . 



Balloon Flower 



Leadwort 



Painted Daisy 



Golden Glow . 

 Cone Flower . 



Meadow Sage 



Blue Bonnet 



Brilliant Stone Crop. 



Largest Type 



Cornflower Aster. . . . 



Carolina Lupin . . . 



Golden Torch Lily. 



.Torch Lilv. 



Garden Heliotrope. 

 Hardy Verbena. . . 



Speedwell 



Speedwell 



Tufted Pansy 



Height 



3 ft. 

 3 ft. 



Ift. 

 Hft. 



Hft. 



2-3 ft. 



I Vi-2 ft. 

 iMft. 



6 ft. 

 3 ft. 



3 ft. 

 I H-2 ft. 



i Vi ft. 

 2-2 y 2 ft. 



ifift. 



3 ft. 



3-4 ft. 



2H-3 ft. 



3-4 ft. 



l^ft. 



3 ft. 



2 ft. 



Hft 



Color 



Crimson Scarlet. 

 Salmon 



Light Blue 



Purplish Pink. 



White 



Pink 



Violet Mauve. . . 



Blue 



Purple Blue 



Assorted 



Yellow 



Red Purple. 



Blue 



Lavender. 



Rose 



White. . . . 

 Blue 



Yellow 



Golden- Yellow . . 

 Orange-Scarlet . . 



Blush White 



Purplish-Blue. . . 



Blue 



Blue 



Violet 



Time of 

 Bloom 



Summer. . . 

 Summer. . . 



May 



Spring 



Spring 



July-Aug. . 

 July-Aug. . 

 June-Oct... 

 July-Oct... 

 Summer. . . 



July-Oct 



July-Oct 



Aug.-Sept. . . 

 June-Sept.. . 

 July-Nov. . . 

 All Summer 

 June-Oct... . 



June-July.. . 



Aug. to Nov. 



Aug. to Nov. 



June-July.. . 

 Summer. . . 



August 



July-Sept. . . 

 All Summer. 



Location 



Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 

 Sun. 



Sun. 



Sun. 



Sun. 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun 



Sun or Part Shade 



Soil 



Rich. 

 Rich. 



Rich. . 

 Any. . . 

 Any. . . 

 Moist. 

 Moist. 

 Rich.. 

 Any. . . 

 Any. . . 



Any. . 

 Any.. 



Rich.. 



Any. . 

 Light. 

 Any. . 

 Any. . 



Any 



Well-drained. . 

 Well-drained. . 



Rich. 

 Any.. 

 Any.. 

 Any. . 

 Rich. 



Uses 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 



Edging & Rockery 



Edging, Rockery&Grd Cover. 



Edging, Rockery&GrdCover 



Border 



Border & Cutting 



Border & Cutting 



Border & Rockery 



Border & Cutting 



Border Background 

 Border & Cutting 



Border 



Border & Cutting 

 Border & Rockery 

 Border & Cutting 

 Border & Cutting 



Border 



Specimen or Border 



Edging or Border 



Border, Fragrant 

 Border or Beds 

 Border Background 

 Border & Cutting 

 Edging, Very Fine 



Price for above, except where specially noted, 25c each ; $2.50 per dozen ; $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 per dozen; $16.00 per 100. 



Henderson's Popular Collections of Perennial Plants 



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CORNER 

 GROUP OF 

 PERENNIALS 



The triangular diagram to the left illustrates a corner 

 grouping of perennials 25 by 25 by 5 feet wide. The plants 

 selected should produce an attractive and colorful display 

 through the entire season. 



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No. on 

 Plants Plan 



6 Dianthus Barbatus 1 



4 Iberis Sempervirens. ... 2 

 4 Gaillardia Grandiflora. 3 



4 Achillea the Pearl 4 



6 Plumbago Larpentae.. . 5 



4 Cerastium Tomentosum6 



5 Viola Jersey Gem 7 



5 Alyssum Saxatile.. ..... 8' 



6 Hardy Garden Carnation9 

 6 Cherianthus Allioni. ... 10 



6 Phlox Enchantress 11 



6 Campanula 12 



5 Aquilegia 13 



No. on 

 Plants Plan 



6 Physostegia Vivid 14 



6 Delphinium Blue But- 

 terfly 15 



4 Coreopsis Lanceolata. .16 



5 Digitalis 17 



5 Delphinium Wrexham 



Hybrids 18 



4 Boltonia Latisquama. .19 



6 Hibiscus Giant Pink. . .20 



4 Helenium Superbum 



Rubrum 21 



5 Liatris Pycnostachya. . . 22 

 3 Aster Skylands Queen. .23 



Special—Corner group of 115 perennial plants for $23.00 



FORGET-ME-NOT COLLECTION OF 

 17 PERENNIALS Shown in Colors on p. 72 



A succession of bloom with a picturesque effect can be obtained by plant- 

 ing this collection. The different varieties flower at different periods and 

 vary in natural heights, the effect in the garden is a continued source of 

 pleasure, while for cutting purposes most of the varieties are charming and 

 graceful. 



See page 72 for this beautiful group in colors 



Hollyhock. Double mixed. 

 Forget-Me-Not. Blue. 

 Delphinium. Blue. 

 Pyrethrum Hybridum. Mixed. 

 Sweet William. Mixed. 

 Hardy Phlox. Assorted. 

 Canterbury Bells. Mixed. 

 Digitalis. Mixed. 



Scabiosa. Blue. 

 Alyssum Hardy. Yellow. 

 Coreopsis. 



Poppy. Hardy mixed. 

 Aquilegia. Mixed. 

 Gaillardia. Hardy. 

 Carnation. Hardy mixed. 

 Aster. Hardy mixed. 



Chrysanthemum. Shasta Daisy. 



Special Offer — 1 plant each of 17 varieties for $4.00; 3 plants each of 

 17 varieties for $10.00; 6 plants each of 17 varieties for $19.50. 



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 100 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. 



No. on 



No. on 

 Plants Plan 



3 Lobelia cardinalis 1 



4 Digitalis 2 



2 Anchusa Italica 3 



2 Boltonia Asteroides 4 



3 Rudbeckia purpurea 5 



3 Hibiscus 6 



4 Delphinium formosum 7 



3 Helianthus multiflorus 8 



No. on 

 Plan 



No. on 

 Plan 



Plants 



3 Baptisia Australia ,. . . 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 



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 



3 Hemerocallis flava 16 



3 Coreopsis Lanceolata 17 



4 Campanula 18 



4 Aquilegia 19 



3 Papaver 20 



4 Alyssum Saxatile . .21 



4 Dianthus 22 



Plants Plan 



4 Funkia variegated 23 



J Heuchera sanguinea 24 



4 Plumbage Larpentae 25 



4 Arabis albida 26 



3 Monarda didyma 27 



4 Iberis 28 



3 Scabiosa 29 



4 Phlox Subulata 30 



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Planting Plan of the "Imperishable" Perennial Border 



Send for free pamphlet, 



'Planting Plans for Perennial Borders." Purchaser pays transportation charges on plants. 

 See notice top of page 131. 



