HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Epimedium 



Epimedium— Barrenwor?, Bishop's Hat A 



Attractive plants growing 8 to 10 inches high. Showy, leathery, 

 bronzy foliage and panicles of interesting flowers in April and May. 

 Fine for the shaded rock garden or border. 

 Lilacinum. Soft lilac. Niveum. Snow white. 



Pinnatum elegans. Yellow. Rubrum. Deep red. 



Any of l/ii'sc: 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Eupatorium— Mw/'^ouer, Thoroughwort 



Ageratoides (Thorou!.hwort). Dense heads of minute white 

 flowers in August and September. Free growing, 3\ feet. 



Coelestinum. A pretty plant with light blue flowers arranged 

 in dense heads. August to frost; 2 ft. 

 Eilker of the above: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Euphorbia— Mj/feivorr A 



Corollata {Flowering Spurge). A most showy and useful native 

 plant, growing about 18 inches high and bearing from June till 

 August umbels of pure white flowers with a small green eye. 

 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Eryngium— 5eo Holly 



Handsome ornamental plants growing 2 to 3 feet high. Showy 

 flower heads from July to September. Fine for winter bouquets. 

 Amethystinum. Finely cut spiny foliage and beautiful thistle- 

 like, amethystine blue flower heads. 3 feet. 

 Maritimum. Has most attractive, large glaucous blue, deeply 

 toothed foUage and pale blue flower heads. 1 ft. 

 Either of the above: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Ferns a 



Suitable positions for Hardy Ferns are to be found in almost 

 every garden. With few exceptions they do best in a shady or 

 semi-shady position and in rich, well-drained soil. 

 Aspidium acrostichoides (Wood Fcm). 12 in. high. 



— Goldianum (Shield Fern). 24 to 36 in. high. 



— marginale (Evergreen Wood Fern). 12 to 24 in. high. 



— spinulosum (Spinulose Wood Fern). 12 to 15 in. high. 

 Asplenium Filix-femina (Lady Fern). 12 to 15 in. high. 



— thelypteroides (Silvery Spleenwort). 24 to 26 in. high. 

 Dicksonia puuctilobula (Gosiamer Fern). 24 to 36 in. high, 

 Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). 12 to 24 in. high. 



— Struthiopteris {Ostrich Fem). 24 to 36 in. high. 

 Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern). 24 in. high SOc 



each. 



— Claytoniana (Interrupted Fern). 24 in. high SOc each. 



— regalis (Royal or Flowering Fern) . 24 to 36 in. high SOc each. 



Any of the above, except where noted: 

 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Set of 12 Choice Hardy Ferns for $3.50. 



Funkia— P/an^am Lily (Hosta) 



The Plantain Lilies are among the easiest plants to manage. 



Their broad massive foliage makes them attractive subjects for the 



border even when not in flower. They succeed equally well in sun 



or sliade. 



Lanceolata. Valuable by reason of its late-flowering. Lilac 

 flowers in September; 2 feet. 



Subcordata grandiflora (White Plantain Lily). Very large, 

 pure white, Lily-shaped, fragrant flowers in August and Septem- 

 ber; 2^0 3 feet. 



TTndulata media picta. Green and white variegated foliage; 

 purple flowers. Makes a fine edging; July; 2 feet. 

 Any of the three: 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Gaillardia— B/anfee? Flower 



Grandiflora. One of the showiest of all hardy plants growing 

 2 feet high and succeeding in any soil if the position is sunny. 

 They start blooming in June. Shades of red and gold in 

 wonderful combinations. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Gypsophila— Baby'* Breath 



The Gypsophilas will thrive in any soil in a sunny position, and 



on account of their gracefully arranged large panicles of minute 



flowers should be in every garden. 



Bristol Fairy. An improvement on the well-known double- 

 flowering form Paniculata fl. pi. Strong roots SOc each; $5.00 

 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Paniculata flore plena. The original double-flowering form. 

 The flowers are not only larger but of a purer white than the 

 single- flowering sort. They may be cut and dried, retaining their 

 beauty for many months. A valuable subject for the hardy 

 border. SOc each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Repens.A An elegant trailing plant for the rockery with clouds 

 of small white flowers in July and August. 30c each; $2.75 per 

 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Grasses— Harrfy Ornamental 



Arrhenatherum bulbosum variegatum. Forms a dense 

 tuft, 6 to 8 inches high, with prettily variegated green and white 

 leaves; a splendid edging plant. 



Elymus glaucus (Blue Lyme Grass). A handsome Grass with 

 narrow glaucous silvery foliage. Well adapted for the border or 

 the edge of beds containing taller sorts; 2 feet. 



Eulalia gracillima univittata (Japan Rush). Of graceful 

 habit, with narrow foliage. Of a bright green color, with a 

 silvery midrib; 6 to 7 feet. 



— japonica variegata. Long narrow leaves, striped green, 

 white, and often pink or yellow; 6 to 7 feet. 



— — zebrina (Zebra Grass). The long blades of this variety are 

 marked with broad yellow bands across the leaf. It makes a very 

 attractive specimen plant for the lawn; 6 to 7 feet. 



Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue). A. A pretty, dwarf, tufted Grass 



with distinct blue-green foliage; 1 foot. 

 Phalaris arundinacea variegata (Variegated Ribbon Grass or 



Gardener's Garters). Large variegated foliage; an exceUent Grass 



for bordering large beds; 12 to 15 inches. 



Any of the above: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Heliopsis — Orange Sunflower 



Similar in general habit to Helianthus but commencing to 



flower in July and August. Of dwarfer habit, rarely exceeding 



3 feet in height. Valuable for cutting. 



Pitcheriana. A desirable variety. The flowers are of a beauti- 

 ful deep golden orange-yellow, about two inches in diameter, 

 of very thick texture, and a useful cut flower. 



Scabra excelsa. Rich chrome-yellow flowers turning to a 

 bright yellow as they mature. They are almost double, having 

 from 4 to 5 rows of petals. Of robust growth about 3 feet high, 

 very free flowering, and makes an effective display. 

 Either of the above: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Varieties marked A are suited for the Rock Garden 



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