-HEMRYADRKR ^HILADELPHIA^A" 



NEW*" RARE PLANTS 



Stokesia Cyanea Alba. 



CHOICE NEW TROLLIUS 



OK GLOBE FLOWERS. 



Great improvements on existing varieties, all of 

 strong growth and with flowers of very large size. 

 Gotterf unke. Large, open orange-y e 1 1 o w 



flowers. 

 Helios. Pure yellow. Very free-flowering on 



strong branched stems. 

 Leuchtkugel. One of the finest deep orange 



reds. 

 Lichtball. Extra large globular orange-yellow 



flowers on stiff stems 18 inches high. 

 Salamander. Stiff two feet high branched 



stems with soft orange-colored flowers of fine 



form. 

 50 cts. each. One each of the 5 sorts for 52.00. 



TUNICA SAXIFRAGA 

 FLORE ROSEA PLENA. 



The illustration conveys a fair idea of the free- 

 flowering qualities of this little gem, which is 

 equally at home on the rockery, in the border or as 

 a pol plant; succeeding in any well drained soil in 

 sun or shade. It forms a dense tuft of bright green Sthnanthium. 



foliage 4 to t> inches high, and begins blooming in May, continu- 

 ing until fall; the flowers are very double and of a delicate blush- 

 pink. Awarded a certificate of merit by the Royal Hort. Society 

 of England. 35 cts. each; £3.50 per doz. 



\\ e also "offer under their respective heads in the general list 

 a number of New and Rare Hardy Perennials, including the 



following important classes: 



NEW DELPHINIUMS or HARDY 

 LARKSPURS. 



(See page I B9. | 



NEW AND RARE PEONIES. 



(See page 'Jo:;.) 



NEW AND RARE HARDY 

 PHLOXES. 



(See page 206. ) 



NEW TRITOMAS or FLAME 

 FLOWERS. 



page 215. ) 



TWO NEW RUDBECKIAS <c«...e n»w. ls 



Rays of Gold. In this new variety we have an improved, or rather a refined, 

 form of the popular Golden Glow, the flower having the same golden color, but 

 with narrower petals, which are so arranged that the flower is full to the centre 

 and forms a perfect globe; a decided improvement on the flaf flowers of the old 

 sort. (See cut on page 177. ) 2i cts. each; £2.50 per doz. 



Nitida, Autumn Sun. A single-flowering sort, an improvement on "Autumn 

 Glory," its flowers being far more showy. It has longer, broader petals of a 

 bright primrose-yellow, and attracted much attention in our trial grounds the 

 past two seasons and is certain to become popular. It grows 5 to 6 feet high, 

 and produces its flowers lavishly from August to October. 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. 



SCABIOSA JAPONICA. 



A hardy perennial variety from Japan, forming bushy plants 2'. to 3 feet in 

 height, by the same through, and bearing on long, wiry stems beautiful artistic 

 lavender-blue flowers 2 to 2] inches across. The plants are extremely floriferous, 

 producing a continuous crop from the end of June until late in autumn. A fine 



cut flower. 25 cts. each; s2. 50 per doz. 



STENANTHIUJI 



ROBUSTUM. 



(Mountain Feather Fleece. 



A rare perennial, with tall, showy 

 panicles of pure white, fleecy flowers 

 on stems 4 to 5 feet high. Requires 

 a moist, semi-shady position. 50 cts. 

 each; £5.00 per doz. 



STOKESIA CYANEA 

 ALBA. 



(The New White Corn-Flower, 

 or Stokes' Aster.) 



NVe showed in colors on the cover of 

 our 1903 Garden Book the blue Stoke-ia 

 Cyanea, which at that time, although a 

 native of the United States, was prac- 

 tically unknown as a garden plant, but, 

 as the result of our efforts, ha> now 

 become one of the popular hardy peren- 

 nials. In this new variety here offered 

 we have a counterpart of the parent in 

 general habit of growth and freedom of 

 bloom, but in color it is a pure while; 

 a plant that is certain to be welcomed 

 as a desirable addition to the hardy 

 garden. (See cut.) 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Tunica Saxifhaga flokk kosba tlhna. 



We offer seeds of most of the Hardy Perennials. See Flower Seeds, pages 5' «° "4- 



