MOONS PERENNIALS 



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Anemone: Windflower 



The Anemones bloom from August to October, 

 being one of the best Autumn-flowering perennials. 

 Their flowers are most showy, and resemble large 

 apple blossoms. They are good for cutting. A 

 slight protection is necessary in Winter. 2 to 3 feet. 



Anemone Japonica var. alba. Pure white 

 flowers. Price, 20 cents each; $1.50 per 10; $12.00 

 per 100. 



var. Giante Blanche. A new white-flowering 

 variety. Price, 25 cents each; $2.00 per 10. 



var. Kriemhilde. Large, semi-double rosy pink 

 flowers. A new sort. Price, 25 cents each; $2.00 

 per 10. 



var. Queen Charlotte. Large, rose-like flowers 

 of beautiful silvery pink color. Price, 20 cents each; 

 $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100. 



var. rosea superba. Very free blooming; deli- 

 cate, soft rose. Price, 20 cents each; $1.50 per 10; 

 $12.00 per loO. 



var. rubra. Rosy red with yellow stamens. 

 Price, 20 cents each; $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100. 



var. Whirlwind. Pure white semi-double flowers. 

 Price, 20 cents each; $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100. 



Anthemis tinctoria, var. Kelwayii. Hardy 

 Marguerite. 2 feet. A desirable bushy plant, with a 

 profusion of golden yellow, daisy-like flowers. June. 



Arabis Alpina. Rock Cress. A very low- 

 spreading plant, completely covered with pure 

 white flowers in April and May. Indispensable for 

 rockeries, etc. 



Armeria formosa. 1 foot. This little evergreen 

 plant flowers all Summer, sending up wiry stems 

 with terminal balls of pink and white. 



A. maritima. 3 to 6 inches. Flowers rosy pink, 

 appearing in May and June. Foliage evergreen and 

 grass-like, making it valuable for rockeries and 

 edgings. 



Aquilegia or Columbine. There are numerous vari- 

 eties that bloom at different seasons and tiave varied 

 colors. See our assortment listed on this page. 



Armeria maritima, var. splendens. Folii 

 and flowers are a little larger and more brilliant th 

 on the Armeria maritima. 



Asclepias tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. 2 fe 

 A native plant bearing large, brilliant, oran 

 colored flowers in July and August. Attract 

 seed-pods appear in September. 



Aquilegia: Columbines 



Popular old-fashioned flowers that are not p 

 ticular as to soil, but do best in a moist but w< 

 drained sandy loam. They flower best in a sun 

 location. In addition to the flowers, the foliage 

 very attractive all season. In general appearai 

 it resembles the Maidenhair Fern. 



Aquilegia californica hybrid. A beauti 

 hybrid form. Petals are yellowish, tinted w 

 orange. 



A. Canadensis. Native Columbine. 1>^ fe 

 Bright red and yellow. April to June. 



A. Chrysantha. lyi feet. Fragrant yell 

 flowers. May to July. Tallest of the Columbin 



A. Coerulea. Several flowers on one stem. B 

 and white, sometimes tinted with lilac. 



A. Flabellata nana alba. Large, pure wh 

 flowers in April. The leaves are large and of a dc 

 green color that is retained during the entire seas< 

 \^ery ornamental even after the flowers have go 

 More dwarf than the other sorts, growing 1 to W 

 feet high. 



A. Glandulosa. Blue Siberian Columbi?!"' 

 1 y2 feet. Large flowers of a bright lilac-blue col 

 Corolla creamy white. 



A. Helenae. One of the latest hybrids. Blfou 

 with white corolla. Very large and fine. 



A. Nivea Grandiflora. Pure white, large flow€ 

 One of the best for cutting. 



A. vulgaris. European Columbine. 1>^ tc 

 feet. May to July. A strong grower, with flow 

 in shades of red, blue and purple. 



Asters 



Hardy Perennial Types 



Showy Autumn plants that grow from 3 to 5 f 

 high, with myriads of tiny, bright-colored, dai 

 like flowers in September and October. Very ( 

 sirable for mass planting or for use in sylvan 

 natural landscapes. 



Aster Datschie. 2>^ to 3 ft. Small white flowe 



A. Gertrude. More dwarf than other varieti 

 Flowers a flesh pink. 



A. Grandiflora. 2^ to 3 ft. Large dark vio 

 colored flowers. A late profuse bloomer. 



A. Novae Anglae. Large violet-purple flowers. 



A. Robert Parker. 23^ to 3 feet. Very lai 

 lavender-blue flowers with yellow centers. 



A Shortii. 2 to 3 feet. Profusion of small wh 

 flowers. 



A. Tatarica. Heavy oblanceolate foliage w 

 flowering stem 4 to 6 feet high. Distinct and rig 

 Flowers clear lavender, with conspicuous yell 

 stamens. One of the showiest and best, having t 

 largest flowers of all the Asters. 



Astilbe Davidii. 2 feet. Beautiful folia.i 

 (Graceful, plume-like, reddish purple flowers. Prii 

 25 cents each; $2.00 per 10. 



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