Hardy Perennials 



CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



SILENE • CatcLfly; Campion 

 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 Alpestris. A fine dwarf variot\- fur the rock-garrlcn. 



Pure wliite. minute flowers in masses. 

 Asterias grandiflora. A prett\- l)(>r(liT or roek-plant 

 that is yet somewhat rare. C'ompact, globular heads 

 of deep red fiowers. June and July. 12 inches. 



SPERGULA • Sandwort 



Pilifera. A dense carpeting plant of delicate-textured 

 foliage; usetul for filling fissures between rocks or as 

 a compact-growing ground-cover. 15 cts. each, Si. 50 

 per doz., $8 per 100. 



SPIRAEA, or ASTILBE 



Meadow Sweet 

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

 otherwise noted 



Aruncus. A noble plant, producing long, feathery 

 panicles of white blossoms. A grand border subject. 

 June and July. 5 feet. 



Aruncus gigantea rosea. A light pink form of the 



above. 



Filipendula fl.-pl. Graceful, fern-like foliage and 



numerous corymbs of double, white fiowers. 

 Palmata alba. A fine Japanese type, with handsome 



foliage. Snow-white, spready plumes. June to 



August. 3 feet. 

 Palmata elegans. A similar variety, having silvery 



pink fiowers. 



Palmata elegans rubra. A light red-flowering form. 



ASTILBE ARENDSI 



A new tvpe introduced by the well-known hybridist, 

 Arends, of 'Germany, resulting from crossmg A. Davidn 

 with A.Japonica and others. These are robust-growmg 

 varieties of branching habit, producing graceful, 

 feathered heads of flowers. 



30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 

 Ceres. Delicate lilac-rose, with attractive silvery sheen. 

 Juno. Handsome, deep violet- 

 rose plumes. Strong, erect 

 growth. 



Kriemhilde. Salmon-pink; very 

 beautiful. 



Rose Perle. Dense, pyramidal 

 trusses of soft rose; early- 

 flowering. 



^esta. Tall, pyramidal spikes of 

 showy, rose-colored flowers. 



SILPHIUM 



Robust-growing perennial 



jlants; useful as specimen plants 



)r for foliage effects. 



25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Laciniatum. Compass Plant. 

 A handsome decorative va- 

 riety, the large leaves of which 

 are said to face either north or 

 south. Yellow flowers in 



some leaves and large, bright 

 yellow flowers. 



STACHYS 



AA^oundwort 



.anata. White, woolly leaves, 

 useful for edging; light purple 

 flowers. IS cts. each, $1.50 

 per doz. 



STATICE • Sea La 



iscful genera of plants 



plants in i 



will last a long time and are 

 et work when other flowers 



inch 



fully expanded, the fli 

 most acceptable for bom 

 are less available. 



15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Eximea. A distinct variety, producing panicles of 

 I)rett>- lilac-rose flowers. August, i to 2 feet. 



Gmelini. Large, brancln' heads of dark blue flowers. 

 Juh- and -August. I'j feet. 



Latifolia. Giant Sea Lavrndi r. I mmense heads of dark 

 blue flowers. Valuable when lut and dried. This 

 variety is worthy of more extensive culture; prefers 

 a deep, rich soil. 



STOKESIA • Cornflower Aster 



Cyanea. A beautiful native perennial resembling the 

 China aster. Large, bright lavender-blue flowers. 4 

 to 5 inches across, from June to .September. .Splendid 

 for massing. 15 cts. each, Si. 50 per doz., Sio per 100. 



THALICTRUM • Meadow Rue 

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



Adiantifolia. A very beautiful plant with graceful 

 foliage and greenish yellow, drooping flowers. June 

 and July. 12 inches. 



Minus. Light, feathery foliage, not unlike the maiden- 

 hair fern. Panicles of drooping yellow flowers. More 

 dwarf and an improvement on the Meadow Rue of 

 our New England meadows. June and July. 2 feet. 



TIARELLA • Foam Hower 



Cordifolia. Creamy white flowers in erect racemes, 

 carried well above the foliage. Prefers cool semi- 

 shade and moist soil. May. 6 to 12 inches. 20 cts. 

 each, $2 per doz. 



TRADESCANTIA 



Spider-wort 

 VirgJnica. \'iolet-blue 



produced all summer, 

 for cutting. 2 feet, 

 each, Si. 50 per doz. 



flowers 

 Useful 

 15 cts. 



Stokesia cyanea 

 63 



TROLLIUS 



Glote Flower 



Showy, free-flowering, dwarf 

 plants of easy culture; suitable 

 for rock-garden or border plant- 

 ing and useful for cutting. 



20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $12.50 



per 100, except where noted 

 Caucasicus, Orange Globe. 



Large, globular, deep orange 

 flowers; free and striking. 

 25 cts. each, S2. 50 per doz. 



Europaeus. Large, clear lemon- 

 yellow flowers. May and June. 

 15 inches. 



Pumilus. New. An interesting 

 dwarf variety, with large, 

 light yellow flowers. 



Hybridus, Fire Globe. A new 

 variety, with large, semi- 

 double flowers of an intense 

 orange shade. 25 cts. each, 

 $2.50 per doz. 



