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Choice Herbaceous Plaiitss and Bulbs— Coii't/. 



CAN N A Star of '91 . Intense orange-scarlet flow- 

 ers, bordered with deep yellow; large panicles. 

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

 $15 per 100. 



CANNA Mixed. Extra fine assortment, most 

 showy kinds, including the best French and tall- 

 growing Canuas. $2 and $3 per doz. ; $10 to $20 

 per 100. 



Dwarf-growiug Collections, $2 and $3 per doz. ; 



$10 to $20 per 100. 

 CAMPANUL.I. Hare-Bell. Blue, White, 



Lilac-Purple. Ilcll-shaped flowers from Juue to 



September. 



*CARYOPTERIS Mastacanthus. Blue 

 SpiRvEA. One of the finest novelties from China. 

 Potted and brought into the house, it blooms pro- 

 fusely during the winter. Blooms outside until 

 November. Flowers a lavender-blue, slightly 

 fragrant. Very choice. $1.50 and $3 per dozen, 

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

 hundred. 



Lilt of the Valley. 



CONTALLARIA. Lily of the Valley. 

 Well known, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers on 

 pendent spikes. Extra large clumps, $3 and $4 

 per dozen. 



COREOPSIS (Tick-Seed) lanceolata. Free 

 blooming ; clear golden-yellow flowers. 



CASSIA. Wild Senna. Of easy cultivation, 

 producing yellow flowers in July and August. 



CENTAUREA. Knapweed. Very showy bor- 

 der plants, bearing various colored flowers. 



CENTRANTHUS. Valerla-N. Showy, free 

 flowering perennials, desij-able for border plants: 

 spikes of red or white flowers. 



CERASTIUM. Mouse Ear; Chickweed. Low 

 growing plants, covered in early summer with 

 white flowers; glossy white foliage. 



CLEMATIS, Herbaceous varieties. Clusters of 

 fragrant flowers, blue, white, purple and blue 

 and white. 



CORONILI.A. Wild Pea. A showy perennial 

 of traihng habit; flowers blush and white. 



DAHLIAS. Largo 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 midsummer. 

 Leading varieties: Azureum, Ricolor, Cacles- 

 tinum. Flora, Formosuin, Ivanhoc, Louis 

 Agassiz, Pyramidalis, Wheelerii, and others. 



DIANTHUS. Pink. Very sweet and fragrant. 

 DeUcate petal-fringed flowers. 



DICENTRA spcctabilis. Common Bleeding 

 Heart. Fine. $2 per doz., $10 to $15 per 100. 



DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Beautiful flowers in 

 long spikes. 



DICTAMNIIS. Fraxinella or Gas Pla^it. A 

 showy perennial, forming a bush about 2 feet in 

 height, spikes of fragant red and white flowers. 



ECHINACEA. Hedgehog Cone-Flower. A 

 showy, strong plant, remaining long in bloom. 



ELYMUS. LYirE Grass. An ornamental, long, 

 narrow grass, of a grayish hue. 



ERIANTHUS. Ravenna Grass. Perfectly 

 hardy and fine. Attains a height of from 9 to 12 

 feet. Resembles Pampas Grass. 



ElILALIA Japouica. Japan Bush. Fine or- 

 namental foliage grass. 



EULALIA variegata. One of the best grasses. 

 Long, distinctly variegated leaves. 



EUPATORII'M. Snake Root. A variety 

 easily grown, and bearing handsome flowers. 



rUNKIA. Plantain Lilt. 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. 



GLADIOLUS. Extra choice collections. Se- 

 lected bulbs, $3 to $5 per 100. 



GYNERIUM argenteum. Pampas Grass. The 

 finest of the oi nameutal grasses, growing C to 10 

 feet high; large white plumes in autumn. A 

 superb lawn plant; I'equires protection in this 

 latitude. 



IlELIANTHUS. Sunflower. MuUiflorus 

 flore pleno, and others. Hardy and free blooming. 



HELLEBORUS. Christmas Rose. Very val- 

 uable for cutting purposes. Requires a shady 

 position and moist soil, and when covered with a 

 frame in winter its beautiful flowers may be had 

 at Christmas. 



HEMEROCALLIS. Day Lily. Lily-shaped 

 flowei-s of coppery red and yellow. 



HEMEROCALLIS Fulva. Lemon Lily. 

 Lemou-colored flowers, fine for planting among 

 Shi-ubbery. 



HESPERUS. Rocket. One of the finest hardy 

 herbaceous plants. Double white and purple 

 flowers. 



