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Portion of Hardy Perennial Border Planted from Map at Side of This Page 



AN IMPERISHABLE PERENNIAL FLOWER BORDER FOR $25.00 



A sketch plan for a typical Hardy Perennial Border is shown at the side of this page. To make one like it 5 x 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. 



Plants No. on Plan 



3 Lobelia cardinalis 1 



4 Digitalis 2 



2 Anchusa Italica 3 



2 BoHonia Asteroides 4 



3 Rudbeckia purpurea 5 



3 Hibiscus 6 



4 Delphinium formosum .. . 7 

 3 Helianthus multiflorus ... 8 



3 Baptisia Australis 9 



3 Gypsopbila paniculata. . .. 10 



Plants No. on Plan 



3 Anemone Japonica 11 



4 Gaillardia jfrandiflora 12 



3 Achillea the Pearl 13 



3 Pyrethurum 14 



3 Physostedia Virginica 15 



3 Hemerocallis flava 16 



3 Coreopsis Lanceolata 17 



4 Campanula 18 



4 Aquiledia 19 



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Plants No. on Plan 



4 Alyssum Saxatile 21 



4 Dianthus 22 



4 Funkia variegated 23 



3 Heuchera sanguinea 24 



4 Plumbage Larpentae 25 



4 Arabis albida 26 



3 Monarda didyma 27 



4 Iberis 28 



3 Scabiosa 29 



4 Phlox Sublata 30 



Papaver J. 20 



Specila Offer. The Imperishable Border Collection, 100 plants, as listed above for $25.00. Should any of the above 

 varieties be sold out when order is filled we will substitute similar sorts unless instructed to the contrary. 



General List of Hardy Perennial Plants 



Varieties 



Common Name 



Achillea, "The Pearl" Yarrow 



Alyssum Saxatile Golden Tuft 



Anchusa Italica Dropmore Variety. . . 



Anemone Japonica Alba Windflower 



Anemone Japonica Rubra Windflower 



Aquilegia Columbine 



Arabis Albida Rock Cress 



Baptisia Australis Blue False Indigo.'. . . 



Boltonia Latisquama False Chamomile 



Campanula Canterbury Bells 



Coreopsis Lanceolata Tickseed 



Delphinium Formosum Blue Larkspur 



Dianthus Barbatus Sweet William 



Digitalis Foxglove 



Funkia Undulata Media Variegated Day Lily. 



Gaillardia Grandiflora Aurora Flower 



Gypsophila Paniculata Baby's Breath 



Helianthus Multiflorus Double Sunflower. . . . 



Hemerocallis Flava Yellow Day Lily 



Heuchera Sanguinea Alum Root 



Hibiscus (Crimson Eye) Mallow 



Iberis Sempervirens Candytuft 



Lobelia Cardinalis Cardinal Flower 



Monarda Didyma Oswego Tea 



Papaver Orientale Oriental Poppy 



Phlox Subulata Moss Pink 



Phlox Sublata Alba Moss Pink 



Physostegia Virginica False Dragon Head. . 



Plumbago Larpentae Blue Leadwort 



Pyrethrum Hybridum Persian Daisy 



Rudbeckia Purpurea .Purple Cone Flower. 



Scabiosa Caucasica Blue Scabiosa 



Sedum Spectabilis Brilliant Stone Crop. 



Stokesia Cyanea Stokes Aster 



Veronica Subsessilis Speedwell 



Veronica Spicata Speedwell 



Height 



Di ft- 



1 ft. 



4 ft. 



2 ft. 

 2 ft. 



1 ft. 

 6 in. 



1 to 5 ft. 



5 ft. 



2 ft. 

 l^ft. 



3 ft. 



IX ft. 



3 to 5 ft. 

 2 ft. 



iy 2 h. 



2V 2 h. 



4 ft. 



2 ft. 

 lft. 



I to 6 ft. 

 lft. 



3 ft. 

 IX ft. 



3 ft. 



6 in. 

 6 in. 

 3 ft. 

 1 ft. 



IX ft. 



5 ft. 



1 ft. 

 IX ft. 

 IX ft. 



2 ft. 



3 ft. 



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White 



Yellow 



Blue 



White 



Red 



Assorted 



White 



Blue 



Pink 



Assorted 



Yellow 



Blue 



Assorted 



Assorted 



Variegated 



Orange 



White 



Yellow 



Yellow 



Red 



White 



White 



Red 



Crimson 



Scarlet 



Pink 



White 



Pink 



Purple 



Assorted 



Red Purple 



Lilac 

 Ro. Crimson 

 Blue 

 Blue 

 Blue 



Time of Bloom 



All Summer 



Early Spring 



All Summer 



Fall 



Fall 



Early Summer 



May 

 Early Summer 



All Season 



Early Summer 



All Season 



All Summer 



Summer 



July and Aug. 



Foliage 



June to Nov. 



Summer 



All Season 



Summer 



All Summer 



Aug. to Oct. 



S. Ving 



Aug. to Oct. 



Summer 



Summer 



Spring 



Spring 



Summer 



All Summer 



Summer 



All Season 



All Summer 



Fall 

 All Season 



August 

 All Summer 



Price for any of the above, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100; buyer's selection of varieties, 

 tion, to be made when the order is being filled, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100. 

 Note. — The heights given include the flower spikes. 



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