VrOON S PErCENNIALS 



Hardy 

 Perennial Plants 



In this garden Hardy Phlox reigns supreme, giving a quantity of bloom that few other plants can equal. 



Design by Guy Lowell, Architect. 



IT is no wonder that these grand, old-fashioned, hardy garden flowers continue to increase in popu- 

 larity, because there is not a time during the whole flower season in which some hardy perennial is not 

 in bloom; and when the wooded shrubs are almost bare of flowers in July and August these little plants 

 may be depended upon to make a grand display. Year after year they reappear and flower abundantly, 

 requiring scarcely any attention. 



A planting of perennials affords a display of bloom from earliest Spring until after frost comes in the 

 Fall and gives the owner flowers that may be cut at any time for house and table decoration. These plants 

 look well anywhere, but are especially suited for border planting, either by themselves or in connection 

 with shrubbery groups; they are also eff'ectively used when planted along garden walks, walls or fences, 

 in rockeries and innumerable places that will suggest themselves. 



In planting the perennial border we suggest massing several plants of a kind, as the eff^ect produced 

 by a colony is more attractive than a greater number of varieties with only a few plants of each. 



The size mentioned in the descriptions indicates the approximate height that the plant may be 

 expected to attain at maturity. The months represent the season of bloom. 



Our experience in past years has taught us that express is the safest method of shipping 

 perennials because of their perishable nature. We therefore reserve the right to ship in this 

 manner when, in our judgment, it seems advisable. 



Prices of Perennials, except wliere otiierwise noted, are 20 cents eacli; $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per 100 



ACHILLEA Eupatorium. Fern-leaved Yar- 

 row. 4 to 5 feet. Has delicately cut foliage and 

 yellow flower heads lasting throughout the Summer. 



A. millefolium roseum. Rosy Milfoil. 2 

 feet. Small, flat heads of purplish-red flowers and 

 finely cut foliage. June to August. (R) "Amaranth 

 Purple." 



A. Ptarmica Fl. PI. "The Pearl." 2 feet. Large 

 and fine variety. Double white flowers are borne in 

 continuous profusion from June to October. 



AEGOPODIUM Podagraria variegata. Gout- 

 weed. A small creeping plant with white-margined 

 foliage. Can be grown very close to house founda- 

 tions where it is often difficult to maintain good grass. 

 $0.25 each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100. 



ANGHUSA Italica; var. Dropmore. 4 to 5 feet. 

 Tall spikes of deep, gentian-blue flowers. Popular 

 and very beautiful for the rear of the hardy border 

 in June and July. (R) "Smalt Blue." $0.25 each; 

 $2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100. 



AGROSTEMMA. Mullein Pink or Dusty Mil- 

 ler. The Agrostemmas are especially adapted for 

 edgings and rock garden. Their flowers somewhat 

 resemble tiny, single garden pinks, and their foliage 

 is usually a downy silver gray. 



Agrostemma coronaria. 1>^ to 2 feet. Flowers 

 of velvet, varying from garnet to a deep voilet pink. 

 June to August. (R) "Amaranth Purple" and 

 "Rhodamine Purple." 



var. Hybrida Walkeri. 2 to 3 feet. Similar to 

 Coronaria but taller. $0.25 each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 

 per 100. 



ALYSSUM saxatile; var. compactum. Golden 

 Tuft. 1 foot. One of the brightest Spring flowers. 

 Excellent plant for rockery or border. Flat heads 

 of yellow flowers in April and May. 



AMSONIA salicifolia. A shrub-like plant 2 feet 

 in height with terminal spikes of pale blue flowers 

 from May to July. $0.25 each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 

 per 100. 



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Prices In this catalog include packing and are f . o. b. our slilpping point. 



