MOONS PERENNIALS 



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Anemone Queen Charlotte. With abundant delicate 

 flowers in September. 



Anemone: Windflower 



The Anemones bloom from August to October. 

 Their flowers are most showy, and resemble large 

 apple blossoms. They are good for cutting and 

 one of the most desirable of all perennials. A slight 

 protection is beneficial in Winter. 2 to 3 feet. 



Price of all Anemones, 20 cents each; $1.50 

 per 10: $12.00 per 100 



ANEMONE Japonica, var. alba. Pure white 

 flowers. 



var. Queen Charlotte. Large, rose-like flowers 

 of beautiful silvery pink color. 



var. Rubra. Rosy red with yellow stamens. 



ANTHEMIS tinctoria, var. Kelwayii. Hardy 

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

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



Aquilegia: Columbines 



Popular old-fashioned flowers that are not par- 

 ticular as to soil, but do best in a moist but well- 

 drained sandy loam. They flower best in a sunny 

 location. In addition to the flowers, the foliage is 

 very attractive all season. In general appearance 

 it resembles the Maidenhair Fern. 



AQUILEGIA californica hybrid. A beautiful 

 hybrid form in various colors. Long stems. 



A. Flabellata Nana Alba. Large, pure white 

 flowers in April. The leaves are large and of a 

 dark green color that is retained during the entire 

 season. More dwarf than the other sorts, growing 



1 to feet high. 



A. Glandulosa. Blue Siberian Columbine. 

 1^ feet. Large flowers of a bright lilac-blue color. 

 Corolla creamy white. 



A. Helenae. One of the latest hybrids. Blue 

 with white corolla. Very large and fine. 



A. NiveaGrandiflora. Pure white, large flowers. 



A. Vulgaris. European Columbine. l}4 to 



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

 flowers in shades of red, blue and purple. 



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ARABIS Alpina. Rock Cress. A very low 

 spreading plant, completely covered with pur( 

 white flowers in April and May. 



var. Rosea. A low-growing plant with denst 

 racemes of rose-colored flowers in Spring and Summer 



ARMERIAformosa. 1 foot. This little evergreer 

 plant flowers all Summer, sending up wiry stem; 

 with terminal balls of pink and white. 



A. Maritima. 3 to 6 inches. Flowers ros) 

 pink, appearing in May and June. Foliage evergreer 

 and grass-like, making it valuable for rockeries anc 

 edgings. 



var. Splendens. Foliage and flowers are a little 

 larger and more brilliant than on the Armeri^ 

 maritima. 



ARTEMESIA vulgaris. Mugwort. 3 feet. Vigor 

 ous grower. Flowers in terminal spikes. 



ASGLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. : 

 feet. A native plant bearing large, brilliant, orange 

 colored flowers in July and August. Attractive 

 seed-pods appear in September. 



Asters 



Hardy Perennial Types 



Showy Autumn plants that grow from 3 to 5 feel 

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

 like flowers in September and October. Very de- 

 sirable for mass planting or for use in sylvan oi 

 natural landscapes. See illustration below. 



ASTER Da tschie. 2 >^ to 3 ft. Small white flowers 



A. Gertrude. More dwarf than other varieties 

 Flowers a flesh pink. 



A. Grandiflora. 2}4 to 3 ft. Large dark violet 

 colored flowers. A late profuse bloomer. $0.20 each 

 $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100. " 



A. Novae Anglae. Large violet-purple flowers. 



A. Perennial. A strain of assorted colors. 



A. Robert Parker. 2}^ to 3 feet. Very largt 

 lavender-blue flowers with yellow centers. 



A. Tatarica. Heavy oblanceolate foliage witli 

 flowering stem 4 to 6 feet high. Distinct and rigid 

 Flowers clear lavender, with conspicuous yelIo^\ 

 stamens. One of the showiest and best. 



Hardy Asters. Described above. 



