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View in the Herbaceous Garden, Lincoln Park, CMcago. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS FLOWERS. 



This list comprises many of the old-time garden flowers, some recent introductions, and a number of our 

 beautiful native wild flowers. There is a great advantage in establishing permanent garden beds, or borders 

 on the lawn, of Hardy Perennials. 



In narrow borders along house foundations, as an edging for taller shrubbery, or in bold masses among the 

 shrubs, herbaceous plants are most satisfactory. They should be chosen in reference to color effect, size and 

 vigor of growth, and time of blooming. 



Given the dimensions and situation of a proposed bed, we can make a selection of plants and hardy bulbs 

 that will give a succession of flowers from early spring until frost. 



Most shrubs and trees produce their flowers in May and June, and perfect their seeds during the long sum- 

 mer, therefore plantations of them are usually bare of flowers except Hydrangeas, and devoid of interest from 

 midsummer to the middle of October. 



The tall-growing hardy flowers will remedy this with their brilliant colors. They are cheaper than shrubs, 

 and give an immediate eflfect, continuing to increase from year to year. The expenditure of a few dollars in 

 this way will transform the expression of a lawn that is sere and brown from the August drought. We recom- 

 mend, and grow in quantity for this purpose. Aster, Bee Balm, Campanula, Coreopsis, Day Lily, Foxglove, Heli- 

 anthus, Helenium, Hypericum, Iris, Milkweed, Pseonia, Phlox, Polygonum, Pyrethrum, Rudbeckia and Sedum. 

 Price, 10 to 25 cts. each. Some varieties we can furnish at $4 to $8 per 100. 



(li^Besides the following we have many varieties and are rapidly extending this department. 



BAFTISIA australis (False Indigo). An easily 

 grown, vigorous plant, with long racemes of dark 

 blue flowers. 



ANEMONE, Japan. Large, single white blossoms 

 with yellow stamens ; blooms from September 

 until frost. 



ASTER. Showy native plants, graceful in habit and 

 profuse bloomers, making an exceedingly pleasing 

 appearance when massed in borders. White, blue 

 and purple flowers. 



NovEB Anglse roseus. Large, handsome rose- 

 colored flowers. 



Tataricus. Bright blue; very attractive. 



BEE BAIiM {Monarda didyma). A showy plant of 

 aromatic foliage, blooming all summer. The 

 blossom-heads are composed of salvia-like red 

 flowers in whorls. It should be more largely grown, 



BLUE BELL (Grape Hyacinth). Small bright 

 blue spikes, appearing among the earliest spring 

 flowers. 



