FLOWERS FOR THE HARDY GARDEN 



Masses oj airily poised Columln 



Caerulea. Up in the higher levels 

 pure sky-blue. Here in the East, in 

 which I am sure is equally charming 



Aquil 



Aquilegia, continued 



ol the Rockies, where this Columbine grows wild, the flowers are a 

 our lower altitudes, they are a soft lavender-blue, with white centers, 

 The individual blooms are particularly large and widely expanded, 

 perhaps the finest of the genus, but unfortunately the plants are not 

 so robust as most of the other sorts. Owing, no doubt, to their 

 semi-alpine nature, they are sometimes short-lived, especially in 

 changeable, rainy winters, while, on the other hand, they quickly 

 show the effects of a long drought. They are charming grouped 

 around pale yellow irises like Flavescens, or lavender ones like 

 Pallida Dalmatica, which they very nearly approach in tone. Plant 

 in well-drained soil. 12 to 18 in.; space 8 in.. 



Chrysantha. Another western species, and a very distinct one, 

 as it blooms much later than any other. Beginning in June, it 

 lasts fully two months, if seed-pods are not allowed to form. The 

 flowers are a solt lemon-yellow, with very long spurs, and the plant 

 is a vigorous grower, often 4 feet high. Nothing could be more ex- 

 quisite than a group of Aquilegia chrysantha, set in among tall ferns, 

 with a drift of pale blue forget-me-nots at its feet. Or combine it 

 with some of the Thalictrums. Space 1 ft. 



Canadensis. This is a delightful and very familiar wild flower 

 all through the eastern states, and everyone who has a bit of 

 fairly dry woodland can easily enjoy its dainty little scarlet- 

 and-yellow blossoms. They make beautiful pictures scattered 

 among rocks, or combined with our native maidenhair fern 

 I (Adiantum pedatum), or they can be readily grown in the 

 border. Blooms in May. 12 to 18 in.; space 8 in. 



Long-spurred Hybrids. Carulea, Chrysantha, and 

 other species have been the parents of this strain, which 

 has been developed so that it presents almost every 

 imaginable variation in delicate colors. Few or none 

 will be found alike, but the colors are of such pure, 

 pastel-like tones that 1 have never seen them clash. 

 There are gauzy lavenders, creams, and pale blues, 

 shell-pinks, bull's, and faint scarlets, with here and 

 there a plant of deeper purple or red. A small 

 percentage will have blooms with short spurs. By 

 constant selection, 1 hope to improve the quality of this strain with 

 every season. Very beautiful in large masses. 25 cts. each. 



Unless otherwise noted, all plants in this catalog, 15 cts. each, 

 $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100 



Six plants sold at the dozen rate. All plants listed "at 25 cts. each 

 are $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 



