HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



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Aster Climax 



Armeria. (Cushion Pink.) Dwarf compact growing plants, 

 grassy foliage evergreen, throwing, up numberless spikes of 

 little ball shaped flowers from spring till fall. 



— Formosa. Shades of pink, 9 inches. 15 cts. each; $1.50 

 per dozen. 



Artemisia Lactiflora. Deep green, cleft foliage and com- 

 pact bush shape, make this choice perennial attractive 

 throughout the summer, but doubly so in August and Sep- 

 tember, when in bloom. The creamy white flowers which 

 resemble Herbaceous Spireas and are sweetly scented, are 

 borne in large terminal panicles on erect stems 3 to. 4K feet 

 tall, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 



Asclepias Tuberosa (Butterfly Weed.) A familiar field 

 flower; the cultivated form making a delightful show of 

 orange flowers during early summer. 2 % feet. 20 cts. each; 

 $ 2.00 per dozen. 



HARDY ASTERS 



(Michaelmas Daisies.) ' Most varieties bloom all fall in great 

 profusion. Perfectly hardy. Many people hold the fall Asters 

 in contempt, because they grow "wild" and are commonplace; 

 thereby missing some rare color effects in their late perennial 

 gardens. 



Aeris. Summer flowering, very rich with violet-blue flowers dur- 

 ing July and August; 12 to 15 inches. 



Beauty of Colwell. One of the best; in its prime during 

 September when the 3 to 4 foot, branchy plants are literally 

 covered with semi-double flowers of Ageratum-blue. 20 cts.;; 

 $2.00 per dozen. 



Feltham Blue. Masses of aniline-blue flowers during August 

 and September; on branchy plants 2^/2 feet high. 20 cts. each; 

 $2.00 per dozen. 



Laevis. A splendid light blue variety. 4 feet. 



Novae Angliae. The famous old New England Aster. 4 to 5 

 feet tall, with a wonderful fall show of deep violet-blue flowers. 



Rosea. Bright rosy mauve. 



— Novi Belgii Climax. A new variety of remarkable attractive- 

 ness and beauty, standing 5 feet high with much branched,, 

 pyramidal clusters of light lavender blue flowers from August 

 to mid-October. These flowers average x% inches in width,, 

 and cover the upper half of plant. 20 cts. each; $2.00 doz. 



— St. Egwin. Plant is dense, bushy, about 30 inches high, 

 with very ornamental fine cut, dark green foliage. Unlike 

 most top blooming sorts, this variety blooms profusely clear 

 up from the ground; delicate pastel pink. 20 cts. each; $2.00 

 per dozen. 



Mme. Soyneuse. Dwarf; deep purple, with yellow center. 

 Snowflake. 18 inches; pure white. 



Tartarica. Bright purple; heavy stems and foliage. . 5 feet. 

 Thos. S. Ware. Delicate blue. 3 to 4 feet. 

 Top Sawyer. Clear parma violet. 4 feet. 



Trinervus. Deep violet-purple, in bloom during October and 



November. 2^ feet. 

 White Queen. Dwarf, good cutting sort; creamy white, with 



twisted petals. 2K feet. 

 All Asters, except noted, 15 cts.; $1.50 pes &0£en: 



Aubrietia. Free flowering, ground-covering rock plants* 

 making very bright carpets during spring and early summer, 

 — Graeca. Very dwarf and compact, large purple flowers. 

 — Leiehtleini. Flowers pink; profuse. 



Both varieties, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per dozen. 

 Baptisia Australis. (False Indigo.) Deep blue flowers in 

 pretty racemes during June and July. 2 feet. 20 cts.; 

 $2.00 per dozen. 

 Bocconia Cordata. (Plume Poppy.) Six feet. Immense 

 flat, deeply indented leaves of silvery green on paler stalks. 

 Flowers creamy white, produced in large panicles. 15 cts.; 

 $1.50 per dozen. 

 Boltonia. (False Chamomile.) Bushy plants 5 feet high, 

 1 with Aster-like flowers. — Asteroides. White. — Latis- 



quama. Lavender pink. 15 cts.; $1.50 per dozen. 

 CAMPANULA. (Bellflower.) Its various types are among 

 the most beautiful border plants in cultivation, very free of 

 bloom, and adapted to any garden soil. 

 — Calycanthema. ("Cup and Saucer.") Hardiest and 

 most popular form. Single cup-shaped flowers 3 inches 

 long, set in saucer-like calyx 3 to 4 inches across; entire 

 flower of one color. Very productive. We offer three 

 separate colors, Blue, Rose or White. 

 — Carpatica. (Carpathian Hare-bell.) A pretty, compact 

 species not exceeding 8 inches high; flowers 1 inch in dia- 

 meter. Blue or White. 

 — Grandiflora. A fine free-flowering hardy perennial type, 

 with remarkably large flowers. Especially good for cutting. 

 Blue or White. 

 — Media. The well known "Canterbury Bells." Bloom in 



July, height 2 to 3 feet. Blue, Rose or White. 

 — Persicifolia. (Peach Bells.) to 2 feet high; blue, 



salver-shaped flowers. Blue or White. 



Gigantea Moerheimi. A new hybrid with pure white 



Camellia-like flowers fully 2 to 2>£ inches in diameter. 

 May to August. 

 — Pyramidalis. (Chimney Bell-flower.) Very conspicuous ; 

 4 to 5 feet high. Salver-shaped flowers borne profusely 

 during September. Blue. 



All Campanula 15 cts.; $1.50 per dozen. 



Canterbury Bells 



