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FREDERICK W. KELSEY. 



BORDERS OF HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



some flowers of various colors ; desirable for 

 borders. The best varieties are incarnata and 



TUBEROSA. 



ASPERULA. Woodruff. Dwarf plant. Small 

 fragrant white flowers. Fine for edgings. 



ASPIDIUn and other Hardy Ferns. These 

 hardy ferns are indigenous largely to New 

 England. They are easily grown and thrive 

 well in shaded places where flowering plants 

 cannot be successfully cultivated. The best 

 species of these ferns are Aspidium, Botry- 

 CHiUM, Dicksonia, Osmunda, Polvpodium and 

 WooDSiA. Low prices per 1,000. 



ASTERS. Starwort. The large-growing au- 

 tumn-blooming Asters are among the most 

 showy and effective herbaceous plants. They 

 attain 3 to 5 feet in height, with correspond- 

 ing compact breadth. Tataricus, immense 

 panicled bluish flowers ; Nov^ Anglic, blush- 

 purple; terminalis, l^vis lancifolium, novje 

 c^ruleus and Shorth are among the best 

 varieties. Alpinus, fi.oribundus ptarmicoides 

 and HORizoNTALis are low-growing varieties. 



ASTILBE, White Japan SpiR/?ee. Flowers'in 

 May; spikes of pure white flowers. Japonica 

 and Japonica grandiflora are very fine ; the 

 newest variety, the Sinensis, has blush-colored 

 flowers in great profusion. 



AUBRETIA. Purple Rock Cress. A dwarf 



rock plant. Profusion of purple flowers in 



early spring. Very desirable. 

 BAMBUSA metake. A hardy evergreen grass. 



Fine strong clumps. 50 cts. 

 BAPTISTA. False Indigo. Compact, showy 



plants. Blue flowers in June and July. 

 BELAMCANDA (PARDANTHUS) Sinensis. 



Blackberry Lily. Similar to an Iris in 



growth. Orange-colored perianth spotted with 



crimson. 



BELLIS perennis. Daisy. Popular and effect- 

 ive ; suitable for edging. 



BETONICA (STACHYS). See Stachys. 



BOCCONIA. Plume Poppy. Attractive plants, 

 with large, picturesque foliage, 



BOLTONIA. False Chamomile. Profusion of 

 showy white and purple flowers in broad, flat 

 heads. 



BEQONIAS,',Tuberous=Rooted. These beautiful 

 flowers require liberal treatment, good soil, 

 plenty of moisture, and should 'be well started 

 when planted out for summer flowering. The 

 flowers arc as delicate in texture as an orchid, 

 and of the most distinct, brilliant colors — scar- 

 let, red, rose, yellow and white, with various 

 tints of delicate shading. For bedding outside 

 they may be planted from g to 12 inches apart 

 each way. The best single and double, distinct 

 colors, selected bulbs, $2 and $3 per dozen ; $10 

 to $20 per 100. 



The -Shrubs, Bulbs and Iris you sent have done splendidly. 

 Newport, R. I. 



J. M. 



