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Hardy Perennial Plants 
For Permanent Planting in Open Borders 
should he used where a constant supply of flowers 
baceous or perennial plants, such varieties may be 
ers that are almost continuous bloomers, and some 1 
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loom 
v), A showy 
/ellow flowers. 
Acanthus - Bear's Breech 
mollis. lias elegant foliage and toweling' 
spikes of purple flowers. 3 ft. Aug. 
lntifolins. Tall spikes of purple flowers; very 
striking; useful as a border plant. 3 ft. Aug. 
spiliosa. Spikes of pretty rose-colored flowers. 
3 ft. Aug. 
20 els. ouch, $3 per doz. 
Achillea - Milfoil, or Yarrow 
filipendula (Fern-leaved ^ 
variety, with dense head 
2 ft. July, Aug. 
— Parker's Variety. An improved variety of 
the above. 2 ft. July, Aug. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
Millefolium roseum. Finely cut, rich green 
leaves; pink flowers in compact heads; good 
border plant and fine for cutting. 2 ft. July, 
Aug. 
Plarmica II. pi. (The Pearl). The pure white 
flowers are borne in great profusion on 
strong, erect stems. 2 ft. J uly-Sept. 
tomentosa (Woolly Yarrow). Bright yellow 
flowers; excellent for rockeries. 1 ft. June. 
Except where noted, 15 els. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Aconitum - Monkshood 
Violet-blue; very fine. 3 ft. July, 
Adonis - Bird's-eye 
flowers. 3 ft. July. 
5 blue and white flow- 
aut iininai 
Aug. 
harbulum. barge blue 
Napellus bicoIOK. bal- 
ers. 3 ft. July, Aug. 
20 cts. each. $8 per doz. 
Actaea - Baneberry 
Spicata. White. A very hardy plant, produc- 
ing clusters of white berries late in the fall. 
2 ft. May, June. 
— rubra. Flowers white; berries bright red. 
ActEeaS love shady places. 2 ft. May, June. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Adenophora 
Potanini. Stems coverei 
ers. 2 ft. July-Sept. 
.doz. 
ar blue flow- 
ch, $2.50 per 
Amurensis. Pretty fern-like foliage and large 
yellow flowers. 1 ft. April-June. 3 5 cts. 
each, $3.50 per doz. 
Pyrenaica. Deep vellow. for rockwork and 
borders. 1 ft. May-July. 20 ets. each. $2 
per doz. 
vernalis. Yellow; very fine. 1 ft. May-July. 
20 cts. each, $2 per do/.. 
Agrostemima - Mullein Pink 
Coronaria. Flowers rich crimson, produced in 
great abundance on long stems. 2 ft. June, 
July. 
— alba. A white form of the above. 2 ft. June, 
July. 
15 cts. each. $1.50 per doz. 
Ajuga - Bugle 
reptans 
5 in. 
ad'opm-purea. 
growth. 3 to 
> for borders. 
cts. each, $1.50 per 
Alyssum 
and Y 
cluste 
vhite 
ft. 
cry Madwort). Leaves small 
eath; (lowers in dense yellow 
e-Aug. 
saxatile compaction (Pock Madwort).. barge, 
compact masses of yellow flowers, in early 
spring; excellent for rockery and border. 1 
ft. April, May. 
15 ets. each, $51.50 per do/. 
Amsonia 
Tabemaemontaiia. A strong, shrubby plant, 
with spikes of delicate blue flowers. 2 ft. 
May, June. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Anchusa 
3 and spikes of deli- 
t-like flowers. 'i ft. 
Barrelierl. strong fpln 
cate blue forget-me- 
May. 
Italic* (Italian Alkanet). A showy 1; 
wild garden plant, covered with rich 
blue flowers. 3 to 4 ft. May- July. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
