SELECT HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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Campanula Carpatica (.Carpathian Harebell) 



Asclepias 



Tuberosa (Butterfly Weed). One of the showiest of our native 

 perennials; 2 feet high; and producing from July to August heads 

 of orange-colored flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Aubrietia (Rainbow Rock Cress) 

 Pretty dwarf-growing plants suitable for the rockery or for the 



edge of the border, they form masses of silvery-green foliage and 



sheets of various colored flowers in spring and early summer. 



Choice mixed varieties, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz ; $15.00 per 100. 



Baptisia (False Indigo) 



Australis. A strong-growing plant, about 2 feet high, with 

 dark green deeply cut foliage, and spikes of dark blue flowers in 

 June and July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



BoCCOnia (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 



Cordata. A noble hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flower 

 and admirably adapted for planting in the shrubbery borders, 

 center of beds, and in bold groups in any position. It will grow 

 in any soil or situation, attaining 6 to 8 feet in height; flowers 

 creamy-white in terminal panicles during July and August. 

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



Boltonia (False Chamomile) 



A showy native hardy perennial plant with large, single Aster-like flowers; in 

 bloom during the summer and autumn months, and with its thousands of flowers 

 open at one time produces a very showy effect. 

 Asteroides. Pure white; very effective; 5 to 7 feet. 

 Latisquama. Pink, slightly tinged with lavender; 4 to 6 feet. 

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



Campanulas or Bellflowers 



Indispensable, hardy garden flowers, of much variety of form. They like a good, 

 rich soil, and last much longer in bloom if planted in a half shady place. 

 Carpatica (Carpathian Harebell). A pretty species growing in compact tufts, not 



exceeding 8 inches high; flowers clear blue; held erect on wiry stems. It begins 



blooming in June, continuing until October. As an edging for a hardy border or 



for the rockery it is unsurpassed. 



— Alba. A pure white form of the above. 



Medium (Canterbury Bells). We can supply this popular old-fashioned favorite in 

 blue, white and pink. June, 2 to 4 feet. 



— Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells). We can also supply this 

 favorite type in blue, white and pink. June, 2 to 4 feet. 



Persicifolia Alba. A pure white form. 



Persicifolia Blue (Peach Bells). Blue flowers in June and July; 2 feet. 



Pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower). The most conspicuous of all, forming a perfect 



pyramid 4 to 6 feet high, crowded with large salver-like porcelain-blue flowers in 



.August. 

 Rotundifolia (Blue Bells of Scotlaiut). The true Harebell, clear blue flowers 



from June to August. A fine rock plant. 10 to 12 inches. 

 Trachelium (Coventry Bells). Purple flowers; June and July; 3 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 9 varieties, $2.00 



Hardy Border Carnation 



Choice mixed seedlings produced from seed supplied by a specialist. We 

 supply strong plants that will furnish an abundance of flowers in June. IJ ft. 

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



Centaurea (Hardheads or Knapweeds) 



Montana (Perennial Corn Flower). Grows 2 feet high, bearing large violet- 

 blue flowers from July to September. 

 — Alba. Large white variety of the above. 



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



Cerastium (Snow in summer) 



Tomentosum. A desirable low-growing plant, with silvery foliage and 

 white flowers in June, suitable for the rockery, or for carpeting dry, sunny 

 spots. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Chelone (Shell Flower) 



Handsome perennial, growing about 2 feet high, bearing numerous spikes 

 of large flower heads, during the summer and fall. 

 Lyoni. Heads of showy purplish-red flowers. 



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



Cimicifuga (Snakeroot) 



Racemosa. A handsome native species bearing in July and 

 August, spikes of pure white flowers; well suited for planting at 

 the back of the border, or for naturalizing at the edge of the 

 woods; 4 to 6 feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Simplex. Most valuable by reason of its extreme late flowering, 

 beginning in September and attaining fuU perfection about the 

 middle of October. Its flowering stems are from 2 § to 3 feet high, 

 terminated with a dense spike of white flowers, which, when cut, 

 last in perfection a long time. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



Shrubby Clematis 



Davidiana. A most desirable variety, with fresh, bright green 

 foliage and tubular bell-shaped flowers of deep lavender blue 

 during August and September; deliciously fragrant. 2 ft. 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Recta. Grows 2 to 3 feet high, and produces fragrant white 

 flowers in large clusters during June and July. 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



Coreopsis 



Lanceolata grandiflora. One of the most popular hardy 

 plants. The flowers are a rich golden-yellow, of graceful form 

 and invaluable for cutting; blooms during the entire summer and 

 autumn. 2 ft. 



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



Cimicifuga Simplex 



NOTE — Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as npt«d on page 80. 



