SELECT HARDY PERENNIALS 



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ThalictrUm (Meadow Rue) 



Very graceful, pretty flowered plants, with 



finely cut foliage; great favorites for planting 



in the hardy border. 



Aquilegifolium Album. Elegant Colum- 

 bine-like foliage and masses of feathery 

 white flowers during June and July. 3 feet. 



— Atropurpureum. A rosy purple flower- 

 ed form of the above. 30 cts. each; $3.00 

 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Trillium 



(Wood Lily or 



Wake Robin) 



Grandiflorum. Excel- 

 lent plants for shady 

 positions in the hardy 

 border, or in a sub- 

 aquatic position. Large white 

 flowers in early spring. 12 to 18 

 mches. IS cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Tunica 



Saxifraga Flore Plena Rosea. 



A pretty tufted plant with light 

 pink flowers; produced all sum- 

 mer; useful either for rockery or 

 the border. 6 to 8 inches. 25 

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

 per 100. 



Saxifraga (Megasea) 



These will thrive in any kind of 

 sofl and in any position; grow about 

 1 foot high and are admirable for the 

 front of the border or shrubbery, 

 forming masses of handsome, broad, 

 deep green foliage, which alone ren- 

 ders them useful, while the pretty rose-pink flowers, which appear 

 very early in the spring, make them doubly effective. 

 Cordifolia. Lrght pink. 

 Crassifolia. Rosy-pink. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Sedum or Stone-Crop 



Suitable for the rockery, carpet-bedding, covering of graves, etc. 

 Acre {Golden Moss). Much used for covering graves; foliage green; 



flowers bright yellow. May and June. 

 Album. Green foliage, white flowers. July and August. 

 Lydium. Bronzy green foliage, pink flowers; 1 to 2 inches. 



September. 



— Glaucum. Glaucous green foliage, pink flowers; 1 to 2 inches. 

 Pruinatum Porsterianum. Glaucous bluish-green leaves; 



golden yellow flowers. Summer. 

 Sarmentosum. Strong spreading habit with yellow flowers. 



August. 

 Sezangulare. Very dark green foliage; yellow flowers. July and 



August. 

 Sieboldi. Round succulent glaucous foliage, bright pink flowers; 



August and September. 

 Spectabile. One of the prettiest erect growing species, attaining 



a height of 18 inches, with broad light green foliage and immense 



heads of handsome showy rose-colored flowers, indispensable as a 



late fall-flowering plant. 



— Brilliant. A rich colored form of the preceding, being a bright 

 amaranth-red. 



Stoloniferum. One of the most desirable; flat succulent leaves; 



flowers purplish-pink; July and August; 6 inches. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 11 varieties, $2.00. 



Sweet William (Oianthus Barbatus) 



Bright Scarlet. Effective color. 

 Newport Pink. Rich salmony-rose. 



Pure White. Very large. Mixed. Containing all colors. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Veronic.\ 

 longifolia subsessilis 



Thymus (Thyme) 



Valuable trailing plants for the rockery or the edge of the border, 

 flowering during June and July. 

 Citriodorus Aureus. The golden-leaved lemon-scented Thyme. 



— Argenteus. Silver leaved, lemon-scented Thyme. 

 Lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved Thyme). Gre3ash foliage and rosy- 

 lilac flowers. 



Serpyllum Album (While Mountain Thyme). Dense mats of 

 dark green foliage and clouds of white flowers. 



— Coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and bright red 

 flowers. 



— Splendens. Bright purplish-red flowers. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



TrolIiUS (Globe Flower) 



Europaeus Hybrids. Desirable free flowering hybrids pro- 

 ducing their giant buttercup-like blossoms ranging from pale 

 yellow to deep orange on strong stems; May and June; 2 feet 

 high. 



Meteor. Very large, deep rich orange. 



Orange Globe. A rare variety with large orange flowers 

 wonderful as cut flowers; May and June; 18 inches. 



Superbus. Similar in habit to Orange Globe, with pale yellow 

 blossoms; May and June; 18 inches. 



35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Valeriana (Vaierian) 



Officinalis {Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Produces showy heads of 

 rose-tinted white flowers during June and July, with delicious, 

 strong heliotrope odor; 3 to 4 feet. 



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



Veronica (Speedweii) 



Amethystina Royal Blue. Rich gentian blue. 



— True Blue. A splendid rich dark blue. 



Incana. Silvery foliage, amethyst-blue flowers, July and August; 



I foot. 



Longifolia Subsessilis. A pretty species, with blue flowers, 



produced on spikes a foot long continuing in bloom the entire 



summer and fall. 

 Rupestris. A fine rock plant growing 3 to 4 inches high; thickly 



matted deep green foliage, hidden in spring under a cloud of 



bright blue flowers in May. 

 Spicata. Long spikes of bright blue flowers; June and July. 



II feet high. 



— Alba. A white flowered form of the above. 



— Rosea. Spikes of delicate pink flower. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 8 for $1.75. 



VinCa (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle) 



Minor. An excellent dwarf evergreen traiUng plant with blue 

 flowers during April and May that is used extensively for car- 

 peting the ground under shrubs and trees, or on graves where it 

 is too shady for other plants to thrive. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



Bedding Viola 



Jersey Gem. Undoubtedly the most valuable bedding Viola yet 

 introduced, perfectly suited to our climatic conditions and which 

 will succeed in any good garden soil in a sunny position, bloom- 

 ing practically without a break from early May to the end of the 

 season. The plant is of compact, sturdy habit of growth, its 

 flowers pure violet, without the slightest shading and borne on 

 good stems about 6 inches long. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. ,r- i j. 



Hardy Violets 



Double Russian. This is not suited for forcing under glass, but 

 is perfectly hardy and a gem for the garden or hardy border, 

 producing in early spring great masses of fine large, double, 

 deep purple flowers of exquisite fragrance. 



Pedata {Bird's Foot Violet). A native variety with finely cut 

 foliage and showy blue flowers. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 

 Yucca (Adam's Needle) 



Filamentosa. Broad sword-like foliage and 5 to 6 feet tall, 

 branched spikes of large, fragrant, drooping, creamy white 

 flowers during June and July make it an effective plant for 

 all positions. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



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



