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Perennials 



Hardy Perennial 



Aquilegia chrysantha. Beautiful golden- 

 spurred variety. June-Aug. 



A. caerulea. Large violet-blue and white 

 flowers, with long spurs. 2 to 3 ft. 



A. Californica hybrida. The finest collec- 

 tion of distinct varieties. June-Aug. 



ARABIS alpina. Charming white flowers 

 in spring. 6 in. 



ARMERIA alpina (Thrift). Rose-laven- 

 der; evergreen foliage. April. 



A. maritima. Rosy pink; June- July. 



ARTEMISIA stelleriana. White-flowering; 

 silvery foliage; useful for cut-llowers. 

 May-June. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



ASCLEPIAS tuberosa (Butterfly Weed). 

 One of the showiest perennials. Flowers 

 are bright orange. Will succeed best 

 on dry soil. June-Sept. 2 ft. 20 cts. 

 each, $2 per doz. 



ASPERULA odorata (Sweet Woodruff). 

 A fine-scented herb; if dried, used for 

 perfume. May-July. 



ASTER (Michaelmas Daisy, or Starworl). 

 Very handsome and useful for cutting. 



A. alpinus (The Blue Mountain Daisy). 

 Fine for rockery. May-Aug. 



A. ericoides. Long, graceful sprays, with 

 small, white flowers. Oct. 



A. Novse-Angliae. Large, vivid crimson 

 flowers; erect grower. Sept. -Oct. 



A. rubra. Red. Oct. 25 cts. each, $2.50 

 per doz. 



ASTILBE Davidii (David's False Goat 

 Beard). Handsomely cut foliage and 

 deep rosy violet flowers. July-Aug. 

 50 cts. each. 



AUBRIETIA deltoides. Fine for rockeries; 

 rosy pink. May. 



A. Grasca. Dwarf and compact; large- 

 flowering. Fine for rockeries. May. 



BAPTISIA australis (False Indigo). Dark 

 blue flowers in long racemes. June and 

 July. ,3 ft. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 



BOCCONIA cordata (Plumed Poppy). 

 Enormous panicles of buff or creamy 

 white flowers; heart-shaped leaves. 

 July-Sept. 6 to 8 ft. 20 cts. each, $2 

 per doz. 



BOLTONIA asteroides. Pure white aster- 

 like flowers; fine for cutting. April-May. 



B. latisquama. Pinkish lavender flowers. 

 Sept. 



CALLIRHOE involucrata (Poppy Mallow). 



A trailing plant, with saucer-shaped 



flowers of deep rosy crimson, with white 



center. April-Oct. 

 CAMPANULAS (Bellflower) Carpatica 



(Harebells). Blue or white. Junc-Aug. 



C. Medium (Canterbury Bell). Single 

 blue, white and rose. July. Also double 

 blue, white and rose. July. 



Plants, continued 



Campanula Medium calycanthema (Cup- 

 and-Saucer, Canterbury Bells). Hardy, 

 old-fashioned garden plants. 24-30 July. 



C. persicifolia. Blue or white. July-Aug. 

 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 



C. pyramidalis (Steeple, Chimney, or Bell- 

 flower). Blue or white; very vigorous 

 and handsome. July-Aug. 25 cts. each, 

 $2.50 per doz. 



CARYOPTERIS mastacanthus (Blue 

 Spirea). Produces lavender-like flowers. 

 Sept.-Oct. 



CASSIA Marilandica. Bright yellow, 



curiously shaped flowers. July-Sept. 

 CEDRONELLA cana. Spikes of purplish 



crimson flowers; aromatic leaves. 

 CENTAUREA montana. Large bluish 



purple flowers. 2 ft. 20 cts. each, $2 



per doz. 



CENTRANTHUS rubra. Deep red; hand- 

 some wild garden plants. July. 20 cts. 

 each, $2 per doz. 



C. alba. White. July. 20 cts. each, $2 

 per doz. 



CERASTIUM tomentosum. Silvery foli- 

 age and white flowers in June and July. 



CHEIRANTHUS (Wallflower). Double 

 bronze-yellow. April-Aug. 



CHELONE glabra (Turtle FIcad). Ter- 

 minal spikes of creamy white flowers. 

 Sept. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Hardy. Make a 

 grand show, late in the fall; 2 ft.; all 

 colors. See our spring catalogue for list 

 of varieties. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 



C. maximum. Flowers pure while, with 

 yellow centers. 18 in. 



C. uliginosum (Giant Daisy). Large white 

 flowers. 2 ft. 



CLEMATIS Davidiana. Large clusters of 

 fragrant blue flowers. Aug. -Sept. 



C. erecta. The flowers are white and borne 

 on long stems. 



CONVALLARIA (Lily-of-the- Valley). Pure 

 white flowers. Apr. Large, field-grown 

 clumps. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



COREOPSIS lanceolata. A superb va- 

 riety for cutting. Flowers are golden 

 yellow. 



DELPHINIUM formosum (Larkspur). 

 Large flower-spikes, deep blue, with 

 wliite eye. 



D. Chinense. A pretty low-growing va- 

 riety. Blue and white. 



D. nudicaule (species). Bright scarlet, 

 of compact branching habit. June-Sept. 



D., Mixed Seedling, English Hybrids. 

 Ranging from the palest to the deepest 

 blue. 



Prices of all except where noted, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



