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Coquette des Blanches, vig. or free. (Lacharme, 

 1872.) Pure white, sometimes faintly tinged 

 with pink; flowers of medium size, somewhat 

 flat, but full and very pretty; growth more 

 bushy and symmetrical than any of the others. 

 One of the hardiest. Later than the rest in 

 coming into flower. 



TREE ROSES 



For certain forms of gardening, a rosebush 

 trained in tree form is most desirable. They are 

 grown as small trees, 3 to 4 feet high, with a 

 round head, and, when covered with the magnifi- 

 cent flowers they bear, are indeed uniciue and 

 beautiful. The following varieties are the best 

 adapted to this form of growing: 



Crimson Rambler. Crimson. 



Dorothy Perkins. Pink. 



Baby Rambler. Crimson. 



Frau Karl Druschki. White. 



Ulrich Brunner. Cherry-red. 



General Jacqueminot. Brilliant crimson. 



Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink. 



Selected Hardy Perennials 



From a long list of hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials, we select the following as being the choic- 

 est and most satisfactory for ornamental garden- 

 ing. W'e advise either late fall or early spring 

 planting in very rich soil, deeply worked. For an 

 effective border, use plants of the same variety 

 and color as much as possible. Perennials are 

 most effective if planted in groups along the bor- 

 ders of mass plantings of shrubbery so as to 

 blend into the surrounding groups with pleasing 

 contrast. 



Perennials die to the ground in winter and 

 grow up again early in the spring. The stalk 

 increases in size with each year, and in most in- 

 stances needs to be dug up after four or five 

 years and replanted after the stalks are separated. 

 Several varieties mentioned are especially adapted 

 for borders. We mention height of growth so 

 as to aid in making selections for certain effects. 

 Further information, if desired, on the subject of 

 hardy herbaceous plants, will be cheerfully given. 



Acanthus, Spinosus (Bear's Breech) — 'Grows 1^4 

 ft. A hardy and exceedingly decorative plant 

 with handsome foliage and showy flowers. Na- 

 tive of Europe. Leaves about two feet long 

 and a foot wide, with deeply incised and 

 toothed segments. Flowers rosy purple, in tall 

 spikes during late summer. The Acanthus leaf 

 has been widely copied in art and appears in 

 more or less conventionalized form in many 

 classic designs. 



Achillea (Achillea ptarmica flore pleno, The 



Pearl) — "Double-flowered white tansy." A 

 free-flowering herb with a profusion of small 

 double white flowers almost throughout the 

 season. It is a garden form of the European 

 White Tansy, and grows one to two feet tall. 

 It is very valuable for cut flowers, and on ac- 

 count of its remarkable floriferous character is 

 one of the most popular of hardy perennials. 



Anemone (Anemone Canadensis, A. Pennsyl- 

 vanica. Canadian Wind-flower) — A very hardy, 

 showy species, spreading rapidly by under- 

 ground root-stocks. Leaves rich green, borne 

 on long petioles, with 3 to 5 cleft and toothed 

 divisions. Flowers white, profusely borne in 

 early summer. Splendid for ground cover in 

 the shrub border or for colonizing in open 

 moist woods. Height 1 to 2 ft. 



Aquilegia (The Columbines) — Many colors. 

 Graceful hardy herbs with branched stems 

 terminated by showy, mostly nodding flowers. 

 They are delightful plants with compound 

 glaucous-green leaves. They thrive best in 

 moist, loamy soils, fully exposed to the sun. 



Aster (The Michaelmas Daisies) — Many varieties, 

 grows 2 feet. The showy perennial Asters are 

 becoming more and more popular as garden 

 plants, both on account of their beauty and the 

 wealth of blossoms which are produced so 

 late in the season, when other flowers are often 

 past. They are of easy culture in ordinary soil 

 and conditions, and are hardy and desirable. 



Astilbe (Japanese Astilbe. Astilbe japonica. Au- 

 gust bloomer) — A hardy border plant with clus- 

 tered stems 1 to 3 feet tall. Native of Japan. 

 Leaves compound, consisting of several bright 

 green serrate leaflets. Flowers white, disposed 

 in a broad racemose panicle. A charming and 

 graceful perennial, perhaps most familiar to us 

 as a greenhouse plant. 



Bocconia (Bocconia cordata. Plume Poppy) — 

 Beautiful hardy plants with large foliage which 

 produces a picturesque effect. An attractive 



plant growing 6 to 8 ft. high, and long spikes 

 of white flowers in August. Well adapted for 

 single lawn specimens, or for the subtropical 

 garden. 



Campanula (Campanula carpatica. Carpathian 

 Harebell) — A charming little plant growing in 

 dense tufts about 6 to 12 inches high. Native 

 of the Carpathian mountains of Austria, Leaves 

 dark green, ovate or heart-shaped, with coarse- 

 ly-toothed margins. Flowers large, often an 

 inch or more across, varying from white to 

 deep blue. Very free flowering, producing 

 blossoms almost throughout the summer. 



HAKDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Chrysanthemum (The Hardy Pompon Chrysan- 

 themum) — Various colors. The lateness of the 

 blossoming period of these hardy plants, which 

 occurs when other subjects of the garden have 

 been destroyed by frost, commends them 

 and accounts for their universal popularity. 

 The earliest frosts of autumn do not materially 

 affect the blossoms, and even in late fall or 

 early winter their bright and showy flowers 

 lend a cheerful aspect. They thrive in almost 

 any garden soil, and although quite hardy, are 

 benefited by a light covering of litter or leaves 

 in the winter. 



Delphinium (The Larkspur) — Blue flowers, grow 

 3 ft. Very beautiful hardy plants with lobed or 

 divided rich green leaves, and showy flowers in 

 large racemes or panicles. They are universally 

 admired and of easy culture. A deep, rich, 

 loamy soil with sunny exposure is best 

 adapted to their requirements. 



