autumn Catalogue. 1906. 



HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS— Continued. 



Aconitum. Monkshood or Helmet Flower. 



Alltumnale. Large spikes of dark blue flowers ; 



valuable for shady places ; July to Sept. 3 ft. . . 



Napellus. Dark blue ; Aug. and Sept. 3 ft. . . . 



Agrostemma, Coronaria. Mullein Pink. Bright 

 crimson ; June to Sept.; 2 ft 



Alyssum Saxatile Compactum. Cold Dust. Golden 

 yellow ; showy plant for border or rockery masses ; 

 April to June; I ft.: per 100, SS.00 



Anthemis Tinctoria. Hardy Marguerite. Bright yellow ; 

 splendid hardy plant for massing and for cutting ; 

 June to September: \]/ z ft 



Arabis Alpina. Rock Cress. Fine rockery and border 

 plant ; pure white flowers from April to June ; */ z ft. 



Asclepias Tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. A very showy 

 hardy plant producing umbels of brilliant orange- 

 colored flowers ; June to September ; 2 ft 



Asphodelus Luteus. Asphodel. Fragrant, yellow lily- 

 like flower; June and July : 3 ft 



Astir. Michaelmas Daisy. 



Alpinus Speciosus. Hardy Alpine Aster. One of 

 the finest hardy plants for all purposes, for border 

 clumps, rockeries and for cutting ; fine deep blue : 



June and July ; I f t 



Amethystinus. Amethyst-blue: Sept. and Oct.; 



Each Dot. 



50.15 51.50 



Mackii. Dark blue, yellow centre ; 4ft 



Novae Angliae. Bluish purple ; Sept. and Oct. ; 4 ft. 



Novae A ngliae Alba. White ; Sept., Oct. ; 4 ft. . . 



Novae Angliae Rosea. Pink : Sept., Oct. ; 4 ft. . . 



Novae Belgii, Robert Parker. Light blue . . . 

 Baptisia Australis. False Indigo. Large, erect spikes 



of dark blue flowers ; June, July; 2 ft 



Bocconia Cordata. Phone Poppy or Tree Celandine. 

 A stately plant with fig-like foliage and pure white 

 flowers : effective for lawn groups ; June to August ; 



4 to 8 ft 



BoltOtlia Asteroiiles. False Chamomile. Pure white 

 Aster-like flowers ; fine for clumps among shrubs ; 

 Aug. to Oct. ; 5 to 6 ft. Per 100, $9.00 



Latisquama. One of the finest perennials ; flowers 

 pink, tinged with lavender ; valuable for naturalizing 

 and for clumps among shrubs ; Aug. to Oct. ; 3 to 



4 ft. ; per 100, S9.00 



Campanula. Bell-flower. 



Alliariaefolia. Nodding white flowers in erect spikes : 

 June and July; 2 ft 



Carpatica. Carpathian Bells. Charming bright blue 

 cup-shaped flowers ; in bloom all summer ; splendid 

 for rockeries and edgings \ % ix. 



Carpatica Alba. The white form of the preceding ; 

 very pretty 



Glomerata. Clustered Fell-flower. Dense clusters of 

 violet-blue flowers ; good for borders and for natural- 

 izing ; July to Sept. ; 1% ft 



Nobilis. Long tubular flowers, white or cream-colored, 

 sometimes shaded with violet and very delicately 

 spotted on the inside with brown-red ; a very showy 

 and desirable plant ; blooms all summer ; 2 ft. . . . 



Persicifolia Grandiflora Alba. Giant Peach-leaved 

 Bell-flower. A noble border plant with splendid 

 spikes of large salver-shaped, pure white flowers; 

 one of the best hardy plants for cutting ; June to 

 August : 2 f t 



Persicifolia Grandiflora Ccerulea. The blue form 

 of the preceding, equally handsome for border or 

 cutting ' 



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1.50 

 1.50 



50.15 51.50 



Campanula— Continued. 

 Persicifolia Grandiflora Moerheimi. A 



beautiful double white form ; June to August ; 1 j£ ft. 



The set of eight Campanulas, one plant of each, 



Si.:;. 



Centaurea Hacrocephala. Large golden-yellow flower, 



much esteemed for cutting; July to September; 3 ft. 



riontana. Large violet flowers, valuable for cutting 



as well as for border clumps: July and August; 



ft. 



Coreopsis Grandiflora. Golden-yellow flowers of large 



size : most useful for cutting and effective in border 



masses ; blooms all summer; 2 ft. : per 100, S9.00 . 



Lanceolate. ] ike the preceding, but somewhat 



smaller; per 100, $9.00 



Delphinium, Farquhar's Hybrids. Larkspur. Stately 

 decorative plants for masses, beds and clumps ; 

 flowers ranging in color from light azure to deep blue, 

 and from delicate lavender to purple ; June and July ; 

 3 to 5 ft. ; per 100, Si 2.00 



Dictamnus Fraxinella. Gas Plant. Rosy crimson 

 flowers; June and July: 2j£ ft 



Dielytra 5pectabilis. Bleeding Heart. Delicate pink 

 heart-shaped flowers in graceful racemes ; May and 

 June ; 2 f t . 



Epilobium Hirsutum. Willow Herb. A strong grow- 

 ing plant of erect willow-like habit; fl<\> 

 color ; blooms all summer ; 4 f t 



Eryngium Amethystinum. Sea Holly. A very ef- 

 fective plant for hardy perennial borders, shrubbery 

 borders and wild gardens with amethyst-blue thistle- 

 like flowers, and finely-cut spiney leaves ; July and 

 August ; 2 to 3 ft "... 



Eupatorium Fraseri. Delicate white flowers in large 

 terminal heads, useful for cutting; August to October ; 

 2 to 3 ft 



Funkia Subcordata Grandiflora. Large pure white 

 flowers, resembling Easter Lilies in large clusters ; 

 large massive heart-shaped leaves ; excellent plant 

 for partial shade ; July to September, i^£ ft. . . . 

 Undulata Media Variagata. A very useful and free- 

 growing, hardy plant, with beautifully variegated 

 foliage : valuable for forming ribbons, edgings ar.d 

 masses in formal gardens ; flowers, lilac : July and 

 August ; 1 ft 



Gaillardia Grandiflora. (Blanket Flower.) Red and 

 yellow; showy; good for cutting; July to Oct.; 3 ft. 



Helianthus Hollis. Large, single lemon-yellow flowers 

 and downy silver-gray foliage ; Aug. to Oct. ; 4 ft. . 



Rigidius Miss Mellish. Large, single golden-yellow 

 flowers ; September and October ; 6 f t 



Maximillianus. One of the finest and most graceful 

 sunflowers, with deep yellow single flowers borne in 

 long, elegant sprays ; extremely useful for cut-flower 

 decorations ; September and October ; 6 ft. ... 

 Hemerocallis Aurantiaca Major. Large trumpet- 

 shaped flowers, deep orange ; June to August ; 2 

 to 3 ft 



Disticha Flora Plena. Rich orange, double r 1 



June to August ; 2 to 3 ft 



Flava. Yellow-Day Lily. Clear yellow; fragrant: 

 June to August ; 2 to 3 ft 



Hi Jdendorfii. Bright yellow; June and July; i', 



to 2 ft 



Hibiscus Moscheutos. A useful 



and showy plant for naturalizing, or background 



-. with rich foliage and showy pink 

 July and August ; 4 ft 



1.50 

 1.50 



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