General List of Hardy Perennial Plants 



For New and Rare Varieties see pages 174 to 178. 



All orders are forwarded upon receipt, unless instructed to the contrary. 

 Customers placing orilers for Stock to be reserved and sent later must dis- 

 tinctly specify this at the time of orderiny. 



ACJJNA (New Zealand Burr). 

 Pretty evergreen rock plants of cushion-like growth, cultivated for their showy, crimson 

 spines, which are borne on the calyx. 



Buchanani. Glaucous green fern-like foliage. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 

 Microphylla. Pretty dark bronze foliage. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



ACANTHUS (Bear's Breech). 



Handsome decorative plants, with broad foliage and of stately effect, either for planting 

 as single specimens on the lawn or in the border, or for grouping with other plants for 

 sub-tropical effect; producing their 3 feet high spikes of curious flowers during August 

 and September. The ornamentation of the Corinthian columns is said to have been sug- 

 gested by the leaf of this plant. 

 Caroii- Alexandri. A novel variety, with deeply-cut, dark-green leaves, peculiarly 



protected with long spines. 35 cts. each; §3.50 per doz. 

 riollis. Deeply-toothed, heart-shaped leaves, 2 feet long by 1 foot wide; flowers of a 



purplish-rose color. 25 ctr. each; §2.50 per doz. 



— Latifolius. A variety of the above with larger, heavier foliage, more robust in 

 every way; an interesting plant. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



ACT.i^EA I Bane berry). 



Desirable native plants, with showy, dense spikes of white flowers, about 2 feet high, 

 produced in masses in June, followed with handsome clusters of berries. 

 Spicata alba. Pure white berries on red 



stems. 



— Rubra. Bright scarlet berries in long, 

 dense spikes. 



25 cts. each;' §2.50 per doz. 



Adonis Amukensis. 



ACONITUM NAPELLUS. 



Achillea " The Prakl." 



ACHILLEA. 



(Milfoil, or Yarrow.) 



PtarmicaFl. PI. "The Pearl." Flow- 

 ers borne in the greatest prolusion the 

 entire summer on strong, erect stems, 2 

 feet high, of the purest white; as a sum- 

 mer cut bloom it is of great value. (See- 

 cut. ) 



Filipendula (Noble Yarrow). A vigor- 

 ous, showy species, with golden-yellow 

 flowers in dense flat corymbs; in July; 

 height 2 feet. 



Millefolium Roseum {Rosy Milfoil). 

 P~inely-cut, deep-green foliage, flowers 

 pink, in dense heads; 18 inches high and flowers all summer. 



— Cerise Queen. A variety of the above, with rich amaranth-red flowers. 

 Tomentosa ( Woolly Yarrow). Handsome cut foliage and bright yellow flowers 



in a multitude of flat heads during June; height about 12 inches. 



Eupatorium {Fern-leaved Yarrow). Neat, finely-cut foliage and brilliant yel- 

 low heads of flowers, lasting in full beauty all summer; 4 to 5 feet. 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. ; §10.00 per 100, One each of the 6 varieties for 75 cts. 



ACONITUM (Monkshood, or Helmet Flower). 



All the varieties offered form bushy clumps, and are invaluable for planting under 

 trees or in shady or semi-shady positions. Mrs. H. Rutherfurd Ely says: 



" Aconitum or Monkshood may be set out either in October or in early spring. The 

 Monkshood grows about 4 feet high, and blooms in clusters of beautiful blue flowers, 

 of which there are several varieties, from August until killed by very cold weather." 

 Autumnale. Deep purplish-blue flowers. 

 Napellus. Large, dark-blue flowers. 



— Bicolor. Large blue-and- white flowers; one of the prettiest. 



Fischeri. A dwarf variety, growing 18 inches high, with very large, pale blue flow- 

 ers in September and October. 

 Lycoctonum. Are early and free-flowering pale yellow sort, blooming in June and 



July- ' 



Stroekianum. Beautiful rich deep blue in large spikes. 



25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz.; §15.00 per 100. Set of 6 varieties, §1.25. 



ADONIS (Bird's Eye). 



One of the choicest of early spring-flowering plants, about 12 inches high, with 

 finely-cut, ornamental foliage; effective in rock-work or in the border. 

 AmurensiS. A Japanese species, with large, yellow flowers; blooms fully two 



weeks earlier than any other hardy plant. 50 cts. each; §5.00 per doz. 

 Pyrenaica. Large orange-yellow flowers in May. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 

 Vernalis {Ox Eye). bright yellow flowers in early spring. 25 cts. each; .H.2.50 



per doz. 



We are the largest growers of Hardy Perennial Plants in this country. 



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