CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



Hardy Perennials 



Single Hollyhock 



HELENIUM • Sneezewort 



Very handsoim- bDider plants, tlie later varieties of 

 whicli niaki- a >i yiM iu< -liow iiiu ilurini; tin- autuiim 

 iiKinlli-, Willi Ih.ii iii.i-,!'- ..I hiiulit \i-llo\v oi 1,-ria- 



hardv l.nr.lci ..i .iiiniim tli.- >liiul> plantiii^is. llic 

 flowers, whieh i cMUmui loi a l<inn period. are very useliil 

 for interior decoratini; w lirii rut. 



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



noted. 



Autumnale superbum. I'alc golden yellow flowers in 



^;iKantir heads. Aii.i;ust tn Si ptember. 5 feet. 

 Autumnale rubrum. Briylit terra-cotta or wall- 

 flower red. One of the finest of the late-floweriiii; 

 Iilanls. August to September. 4 feet. 20 cts. ■ ai li. 

 S2 per doz. 



Crandicephalum striatum. Large heads of showy 

 i1m\m i-: .|. . p orange marked with crimson. 20 cts. 



Hoopesii. I II M iji rp yellow flowers, from June to 



Puniiiuiii 1 1 1 .1 !■ n 1 li. 1 1111 . A dwarf variet\-. iirodiuin;; 



■ < ' yellow flowers fnini June to 



.\ii. 11 I . I - I. 1 1 s_> per doz. 

 Riverton Beauty. I .iijje. lemon-colored tlowers. with 



purplish black center. August to October. 3 to 4 



feet. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 



HELIOPSIS • Orange Sunflower 

 Pitcheriana. Dcip golden \ellow. sunflower-like 



blds-^uins from Jidy to September, .j feet. 15 cts. 



eac li, Si. 5" per doz., $10 per 100. 

 Scabra Zinniaeflora. A new, double-flowering form, 



somewhat resembling a zinnia; golden yellow flowers 



during July and August. 2 feet. 20 cts. each, $2 



per doz. 



HEMEROCALLIS • Yellow Day Lily 



Beautilul. liarch' border plants: handsome, fragrant 

 flowers, produced in alnindance. \'er\- hardy, 



15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., except where noted. 

 Apricot. Rii h H.ildi n \ i llou l)lossonis; ilelicioiisly 



ira.yraiit, .\ l(i\il\- m \v \ariet\-. June. 2' 2 feet. 



Aurantiaca major. .\ tine Japanese introduction of 



\ii;(ir.Mi- h.il.it. l-ai.^e. deep orange-colored flowers, 

 trrih jii.HliKril, June and July. 2 feet. 25 cts. 

 eaeli, >- I'ei doz, 

 Fulva. 1 aii;i , orange-bronze, trumpet-like flowers. 



Fulva fl.-pi. ,\ -m,h1 dniiMe-tlowering form of the 



preeediny wiiU'tN , ]\\\u- .md liih'. 

 Gold Dust. Hii-ht Indian >ellow. buds and reverses 



(it ]nt.U-; i^ol.l, \'ery free-flowering. May 



Queen of May. ,\ \,ilual)le new variety, producing 

 large flowers ot a rich Indian yellow, on stems varying 

 from 3 to 5 feet. -\la>- until midsummer. 30 cts. 

 each, $3 per doz. 



HESPERIS • Sweet Rocket 

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

 Matronalis. Sint;le Purple Rm ket, sweet-scented. An 

 excellent siihieet loi tlir old-fashioned garden, 

 flowerini,' during M,i\ .md June. J feet, 

 Matronalis alba. Single \\ hite Rocket, similar tO 

 abo\e variety. 



HEUCHERA • Alum Root 



Dwarf borfler or rocker\' subjects, with graceful, 

 loni;-<tenimed tlowers. product-tl in air\- jianicles from 

 June to September. An excellent cut-flower, 1 >s inches. 



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

 Cracillima. Panicles of pretty rose-tinted flowers on 



slender stems. 

 Sanguinea alba. Loose, graceful spikes of pure white. 

 Sanguinea splendens. Bright, attractive crimson. 1 



HIBISCUS • Giant Flowering MarsWallow' 



A greatly improved form of the native Marsh-; 

 mallow, with large flowers a\ < ia.t;in,t; 10 to 12 inches in i 

 diameter and of a gorgeous coloiing. I'lie growth will 

 attain a hei,L;ht ot from (• to 7 i.-, t. l-'lowers from June 

 to l.iti- .lutiiniti. and 1^ .|iin.- h,iid\ .md usetifl for plant-- 

 111- 111 .in\- lo.alioii. A S'l'iidid w.iter-edge plant. 

 C olors Red. Pink. 01 White. Strong. three-ycar-oM 

 roots, 50 cts. each, 55 per doz.; extra-large, four-\< 

 old roots, $1 each, $9 per doz. 



HOLLYHOCK (Althc^a rosea) 



Like the loNglove or C.inlerburN lu ll, tlu' niaiestu 

 spikes i.l the llolMiock aie rss.ntialK a p.iit ol lli. 

 old-l.i-liion, d u.irdrii. lloll\ ho> ks ir.piiir a ,l.vp 

 neli M.il ,,,i.| .ue p.iMu iil.ulN- .11 hoiiir in ,1 siinm .-..iiui 

 ,\ii . .iMon.il S'l-i.^i'iK ol l,..idcMii\ iiiiNtiiir .iioiiM 1h 

 applied il Mist appc-.Lis on llu- loli,ii;c, ,iiid ,i sprinkliii. 

 of lime added to tlu' soil wh. n . nil i\ ,ii, d 



15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $12 per 100. 

 Double Varieties. In separate colors as follou 

 Whiti', Rose, Yellow, Red, Maroon, and in Mr- 

 colors, 



Single Varieties. The single varieties are more ml; 

 Otis, li ee-llowri ing and more artistic in petal arraii,^ 



HKMlt, Ml\. d, .ill . olol. 



Allegheny. \1 .iiiiiiioi h (lowers of loose petal arrang' 

 ment. I he eoloi- \ ,u \ Irom the palest shrimp-pinl 

 to dei'p ted. and appear as if made from the lim ~ 

 China silk. The plants are of vigorous growth .ui< 

 bear gigantic spikes. 



HYPERICUM • St. JoKn'sWort "j 



Moserianum. A very graceful and beautiful shrubb;' I 

 perennial, producing rich golden yellow flowers in tli 

 greatest profusion. 15 cts. each. Si. 50 per doz. 



