: OLD-FASHIONED 
Harpy PERENNIAL PLANTs. 
E offer on the following five pages an abridged list of varieties which years of experience have proven to be a success when 
planted in the autumn. 
out in the spring, rarely survive the wi 
A few sorts such as Japanese Anemones, Hollyhocks and similar plants, though hardy when set 
nter when disturbed in the fall, and spring planting is recommended. 
Our stock of 
Perennials is the largest and most complete in the country, handling this class of plants as one of our most important specialties. 
Ail Varieties of Hardy Perennials (except where noted) at the uniform price of 15 cts. each. 
$1.50 per dozen. 
Harpy Aster. 
Achillea (Jfi/foil or Vurrow). 
** The Pearl.’? Pure white, flowers all summer; 2 ft. 
Filipendula (Nob/e Yarrow). Large corymb; golden yel- 
low; July; 2 ft. 
Millefolium Roseum (Rosy Milfoil). 
all summer; 18 inches. 
Eupatorium (Fern-leaved Yarrow). 
to Sept.; 4 ft. 
Adonis Pyrenaica. 
$2.50 per doz. 
Vernalis (Oz-Zye). One of tie earliest spring flowers; 
large yellow blossoms. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Aconitum (Jlonkshood, or Helmet Flower). 
Rosy pink; blooms 
Brilliant yellow; July 
Orange-yellow; May. 25 cts. each; 
Napellus. Large dark-blue; July to Sept.; 2 ft. 
Uncinatum. Deep purple; June and July; 2 it. 
Fischeri. Very large pale-blue flowers in September and 
October; 2 ft. 
Actewa (Baneberry). 
Spicata Alba, White flowers and pure white berries; 2 ft. 
20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 
Spicata Rubra. White flowers and bright scarlet berries: 
2 ft. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Agrostemma (Mullein Pink). 
Coronaria. Bright crimson flowers and silvery white foli- 
age; 2 ft. ; 
Alyssum Saxatile Compactum (Basket of Gold. or Gold 
Tuft). Bright yellow flowers in early summer; 1 ft. 
Amsonia Tabernemontana. Shrub-like, spikes of clear 
blue flowers: June; 2 ft. 
Anchusa Italica (Alkanet). 
Large heads of deep blue, 
flowers the entire season: 4 ft. 
All Hardy Perennial Plants (except where noted) at the Uniform Price of 15 Cents ‘each; $1.50 per doz. 
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Anemone 
Arabis Alpina (Rock Cress). 
Pennsylvanica Windflower). 
White flowers in August; 1 ft. 
Sylvestris (Snowdrop Anemone). 
flowers in spring; 15 inches. 
(Pennsylvanian 
Large, cup-shaped white 
Most desirable for rockery or for 
edging ; pure white flowers in early spring, 
Alpina Flore=Plena. A distinct and - double-flowering 
type of the above. 
Aquilegia (Columbine). 
Canadensis. Red and yellow. 
Caryophylloides fi. pl. Double striped. 
Chrysantha. The beaatiful golden-spurred “ Columbine.” 
Flowers golden-yellow ; 2 ft. 
Cerulea. The trie blue “Rocky Mountain Columbine; ” 
one of the best; 2 ft. 
Californica Hvybrida. Mixed colors; 2 ft. 
Haylodgensis. Hybrids of “ Cerulea;” fine; 2 ft. 
Nivea Grandiflora. Large pure white. 
Skinneri. A pretty yellow variety with scarlet spurs; 2 ft. 
Vulgaris. A fine mixture; 2 ft. 
Armeria Maritima splendens (Thrift, or Sea Pink). A 
neat and compact evergreen plant with bright rosy pink 
flowers in summer; 1 ft. 
Maritima alba. Pure white; 8 inches. 
Artemesia Abrotamnum (Old Man, or Sovthernwood). 
dark green foliage, with pleasant aromatic odor; 2 ft. 
Purshiana. A fine white-foliaged sort for edging. 
Stellariana (Old Woman). Deeply cut silvery foliage. 
Asclepias ‘Tuberosa (Butterfly Weed). Compaet umbels of 
brilliant orange-colored flowers; July to September; 2 ft. 
Asters (Michuelmas Daisies, or Star-wort). 
Amellus Elegans. Very large light blue flowers; Septem- 
ber and October; 14 ft. 
Fine 
Amethystinus. Lovely amethyst-blue flowers: September 
and October; 3 ft. 
Grandiflorus. The largest and finest of all: flowers of @ 
lovely violet-blue; the latest-flowering variety; 2 ft. 25 ets. 
each ; $2.50 per doz. 
Horizontalis. Small, rosy-lilac flowers; 2 ft. 
F.W. Burbidge. Bright resylilac; September: 34 ft. 
Mme. Soyneuse. Free, bright rosy-lilac; Sept.; 15 inches. 
Mrs. F. W. Raynor. Light purplish-ecrimson; Sept.; 3 ft. 
Ptarmicoides. Pure white, useful for cutting; August and 
September; 14 ft. 
Nove Angliz. Large bluish-purple, with yellow centre; 
September and October; 4 ft. 
Nove Anglie Rubra. 
and October; 4 ft. 
Robert Parker. Beautiful lavender blue, with yellow 
centre; September and October: 4 ft. 
Snowflake. A compact grower, with pure white flowers; 
Oetober; 24 ft. 
Thos. S. Ware. Light rosy-lilac; Sept.; 34 ft. 
Aster Alpinus (A/pine Star-wort). Bluish-purple; 8 in. 
Alpinus Speciosus. Deepblue; 8 in. 
Alpinus Albus. Pure white: 8 in. 
Baptisia Australis (False Indigo). 
blue; June and July; 2 ft. 
Tinetoria. Bright yellow spikes; June and July; 2 te 
3 ft. 
Bocconia Cordata (Plume Poppy. or Tree Celandine). & 
noble perennial with beautiful foliage and pure white flowers ; 
July and August; 6 to 8 ft. 4 
Boltonia Asteroides (False Chamomile). Oneof the showiest 
perennials, with pure white Aster-like flowers; 5 to 6 ft. 
Latisquama. Flowers of bright pink, tinged with laven- 
der, in great profusion during late summer; 5 to 6 ft. 
Caltha Palustris (Marsh Marigold). Large, bright yellow 
flowers in early spring; 1 ft. 
Bright rose-colored; September 
Long spikes of dark 
