Hardy Perennials 



CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL. CONN. 



ALPINE ANEMONE, cont.nvied 

 Pulsatilla. Pasque Flower. Rich purple flowers with 



green, followed by 

 excellent rock-plant. 



downy feathered collar 



handsome seed-heads. An 



April and Ma>-. 9 inches. 

 Sylvestris. S)iou'drop Anetnone. Sweetly scented, pure 



white drooping flowers. At home in a semi-shaded 



location. May and June. 18 inches. 

 Sylvestris grandiflora. Pure white, very large flowers. 



A distinct improvement on the preceding variety. 



25 cts. each, S2.50 per doz., S15 per 100. 



ANTHEMIS • Marguerite 



Free-flowering, showy border and rock-garden plants 

 thriving in the poorest of soils and flowering from June 

 until September. Excellent lor cutting. 



15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100 

 Nobilis. Yellow disk; white rays. 12 inches. 

 Tinctoria. Large, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers; 



rugged, bushy growth. 15 to 18 inches. 



AQUILEGIA . Col umbme 



One of the hardiest and most popular spring and early 

 summer-flowering subjects, doing well under ordinary 

 conditions and equally at home in semi-shade or full 

 sun. The lovely spurred flowers rise well above the 

 gracefully cut foliage and add a touch of grace and airi- 

 ness to the formal garden or hardy, old-fashioned 

 border throughout the season. A splendid cut-flower. 

 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100, except 

 where otherwise noted. 

 Mixed varieties, $1 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 

 Alpina superba. A rare species from the Swiss Alps. 



Large, spreading flowers of an intense blue shade. 



25 cts. each. S2.50 per doz. 

 Californica Hybrida. Long-spurred flowers in a good 



range of colors including white, vellow, pink, flesh, 



red, etc. 



Canadensis. The native red-and-yellow variety. 

 Splendid for the rockery. 



Anemone Japonica see page 441 



AQUILEGIA. continued 



Chrysantha, Sutton's Long-spurred. A splendid 

 strain, with well-developed spurs and beautifully 

 blended colors. 



Cserulea. Bright blue, tinted lilac and white; long- 

 spurred. 



Flabellata nana alba. Pure white; dwarf and early. 



A very desirable rock-garden variety. 

 Munsted White. Pure white, double flowers; very 



beautiful, 



Olympica. White, lilac and purple; large flowers. 

 Vulgaris. European Columbine. Large, violet-blue 

 flowers; robust growth. 



ARABIS • Rock-Cress 

 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100, except where 



otherwise noted. 

 Alpina. One of the finest plants for the border, rockery. 



or for edging; pure white flowers completely oljscuring 



the foliage. April and May. 

 Alpina fl.-pl. Sprays of pure white, double flowers, 



produced abundantly. \'ery fragrant. 25 cts. each, 



52.50 per doz., S15 per 100. 

 Alpina nana compacta. A compact form of Arabi-i 



alpina. 



ARENARIA • Sandwort 



15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 



Caespitosa. Cushions of mossy green foliage and 

 numberless tiny white flowers. 



Montana. A splendid rock-plant of the easiest cul- 

 ture, forming low cushions of large, snow-white 

 flowers in June. 



ARMERIA • Urift 



Very pretty and useful plants for the rock-garden 

 or hardy border, producing quantities of flowers on 

 wiry stems from 6 to 9 inches in height. 

 15 cts. each, $1,50 per doz., $10 per 100, except where 

 noted. 



Formosa. Pretty heads of light pink flowers; foliage 



arranged in attractive rosette form. 

 Formosa alba. A desirable form of the preceding 



variety. 



Plantaginea. Large heads of showy pink flowers; 

 quite distinct. 25 cts. each, S2.50 per doz. 



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