CHOICEST HARDY PERENNIALS. 



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The Choicest Hardy Perennials. 



We ask special attention to our offering of the 

 choicest specialties in Hardy Perennials. The 

 genuine value of this class of plants for perma- 

 nent ornamentation is gradually being found out, 

 and they are becoming very popular; in fact, quite 

 the fashion with the most fastidious and careful 

 planters. All the varieties we offer are enttrel) 

 hardy, and no more trouble to grow than hardy 

 shrubbery. In the extreme Northern States and 

 Canada some protection in winter will be an 

 advantage. 



Astilbe 



^Spiraea) Japonica. 



DAHLIA SUNFLOWER. 



good substance that they keep a long time after 

 being cut, and are greatly admired. It blooms in 

 July and August (the first season), and isaltogether 

 one of the most striking and handsome flowers of 

 its season. It is moderately hardy, but should 

 have a light covering of leaves or straw during 

 Winter in cold localities. It ranks with hardy 

 Shrubs, and is undoubtedly one of the most 

 showy and handsome plants recently introduced. 

 20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; $2 per doz. 



New Hardy Hibiscus 



Crimson Eye- 

 After eight years of careful trial and selection 

 by the originator, this grand hardy Hibiscus is the 

 result, and was offered last year for the first time 

 and immediately met with hearty public approval. 

 It is entirely safe to say that it is undoubtedly one 

 of the most satisfactory and valuable of the hardy 

 flowering Shrubs. It blooms the first and every 

 year; the top dies down in Winter, but sends 

 up a strong new growth every Spring, which is 

 crowned with magnificent blooms in August. The 

 stems and wood are deep red, and the foliage is 

 beautifully veined and tinged with red; the flowers 

 are immense, with broad flat petals, making each 

 flower as full and round as a large-sized dinner 

 plate. The color is a clear snow white, with an 

 intensely brilliant crimson spot at the base 

 of each petal, making a crimson eye two or 

 three inches in the centre of an immense white 

 flower. 



Our illustration of a single bloom, greatly re- 

 duced, will give a faint idea of the striking beauty 

 of this distinct acquisition. The plant is healthy 

 and vigorous, grows well in ordinary soil, entirely 

 hardy, needs no protection in Winter, and in- 

 creases in size and beauty year after year. 25 cts. 

 each ; 3 for 60 cts 



Sometimes called Hoteia Ja- 

 ponica. A handsome, hardy , her- 

 baceous plant, invaluable in 

 many respects ; especially desir- 

 able as a border plant for outdoor 

 planting, and greatly esteemed 

 and cultivated by many for Win- 

 ter forcing. Light and feathery 

 panicles of fragrant white flowers ; 

 splendid for bouquet purposes. 

 Blooms in early Spring and is 



altogether a charming plant (see cut, page 56). 



20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; $2 per dozen. 



Dahlia Sunflower. 



(Helianihus Multiflora Plena.) We presenta 

 fine illustration of a single flower of this hand- 

 some plant which is now attracting great atten- 

 tion. There is nothing equal to it amongyellow 

 flowers. It grows from 3 to 4 feet high, is of 

 bushy and compact habit, and is covered from 

 top to bottom with splendid golden-yellow flow- 

 ers, the size of Dahlias, and perfectly double. 

 They have strong, woody stems, and are of such 



HIBISCUS CRIMSON EYE. 



