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Choice Herbaceous I'laiits and Bulbs — Coii'tl. 



t'ANNA Star ofOl. Intense orange-scarlet flow- 

 ers, bordered with deep j^ellow; large panicles. 

 Blooms all summer. and $4 per doz. ; $10 and 

 %\r) per 100. 



CANNA Dlixed. Extra fine assortment, most 

 showy kinds, including the best French and tall- 

 growing Canuas. ^'Z and Si3 per doz. ; $10 to $20 

 per 100, 



Dwarl-growins Collections, $2 and $3 per doz. ; 



to $20 per 100. 

 CA3IPAIVUI..\. Hare-Bell. Blue, Wliite, 



Lilac-Pui-ple. ISell- shaped flowers from Jinie to 



September. 



♦CARYOPTERIS Mastacanthus. Blue 

 Spirjea. One of the finest novelties from China. 

 Potted and brought into the house, it blooms pro- 

 fusely during the winter. Blooms outside imtil 

 November. Flowers a lavender-blue, slightly 

 fragrant. Very choice. $1.. 50 and .$2 per dozen, 

 $10 per hundred. Extra Large Plants, $20 per 

 hundred. 



Lily of the Valley. 



CONVALLARIA. Lily of the Valley. 

 AVell known, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers on 

 pendent spikes. Extra large clumps, $.0 and $4 

 j)er dozen. 



COREOP.SIS (Tick-Seed) lanceolata. Free 

 blooming ; clear golden-yellow flowers. 



C.4SSIA. Wild Senna. Of easy cultivation, 

 producing yellow flowers in July and August. 



CENTAUREA. Knapweed. Very showy bor- 

 der plants, bearing various colored flowers. 



CENTRA NTH US. Valerian. Showy, free 

 flowering perennials, desirable for border plants: 

 sj)ikes of red or white flowers. 



C E R .\STI Vyi . MorsE Ear ; Chickweed. Low 

 growing plants, covered in early summer with 

 white flowers; glossy white foliage. 



<'IiEMATIS. Herbaceous varietits. Clusters of 

 fragrant flowers, blue, white, purple and blue 

 and white. 



CORONILLA. AViLD Pea. A showy perennial 

 of trailing habit; flowers blush and white. 



DAHLIAS. Large collection of the finest single 

 and double varieties. $3 and $4 per doz. Low 

 rates per 100. 



DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. Remarkably 

 showy plants. Long spikes, 2 to .5 feet, of 

 showy blue and light purple flowers in niidsuninici'. 

 Leading varieties: Azurcum, Ilicolor, Ca-les- 

 tinum, I'Mora, Forniosuin, Ivanhoe, I^ouis 

 Agassiz, Pyramidalis, Wheelerii, and others. 



DIANTIIUS. Pink. Very sweet and f ragrant. 

 Delicate petal-fringed flowers. 



DICENTRA spectabilis. Common Bleedino 

 Heart. Fine. $2 per doz., $10 to $1.t per 100. 



DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Beautiful flowers in 

 long spikes. 



DICTAMNUS. Fraxinella or Gas Plant. A 

 showy perennial, forming a bush about 2 feet iu 

 height, spikes of fragant red and white flowers. 



ECHINACEA. Hedgehog Cone-Flowek. A 

 showy, strong plant, remaining long in bloom. 



ELY3IUS. Lyme Grass. An oi-namental, Icng, 

 narrow grass, of a grayish hue. 



ERIANTHUS. Ravenna Grass. Perfectly 

 hardy and fuie. Attains a height of from U to 12 

 feet. Resembles Pampas Grass. 



EULALIA Japonica. Japan Bush. Fine or- 

 namental foliage grass. 



EULALI.\. variegata. One of the best grasses. 

 Long, distinctly variegated leaves. 



EUPATORIUM. Snake Root. A variety 

 easily grown, and bearing handsome flowers. 



FUNKIA. Plantain Lily. Valuable orna- 

 mental foliage for use in clumps. 



GAILLARDIA. Blanket Flower. Beautiful 

 large yellow and crimson flowers all summer. 



GENISTA. Wood-waxen. Pretty plants for 

 rockwork. 25 to .50 cts. 



<iLADIOLUS, Extra choice collection.s. Se- 

 lected bulbs, $3 to $5 per 100. 



GYNERIUM argenteum. Pampas Grass. The 

 finest of the ornamental gras.ses, growing tj to 10 

 feet high; lai-ge white plumes in autumn. A 

 superb lawn plant; requires protection in this 

 latitude. 



IIELIANTHUS. Sunflower. Multiftorus 

 flore plena, and others. Hardy and free blooming. 



HELLEBORUS. Christmas Rose. Very val- 

 uable for cutting purposes. Requii-es a shady 

 position and moist soil, and when covered witli a 

 frame in winter its beautiful flowers may Imj had 

 at Christmas. 



HEMEROCALLIS. Day Lily. Lily -shaped 

 flowers of coppery red and yellow. 



HEMEROCALLIS Fulva. Lemon Lily. 

 Lemon-colored flowers, fine for planting among 

 Shrubbery. 



HESPERUS. Rocket. One of the finest hardy 

 herbaceous plants. Double white and purple 

 flowei's. 



