HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



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HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



The great and increasing popularity of this class of plants has induced us to offer a select 

 list, which we made upon the advice of the best authorities in America, concerning the most 

 effective and desirable plants for lawns and gardens. 



Our list, while not so extensive as many, is the very cream of all, and every sort described 

 may be depended on to give entire satisfaction. 



The ease of culture, and continuous and lasting bloom of these plants endeared them to 

 our ancestors, whose artistic tastes were in most respects quite equal, if not superior, to our own. 



Planted in the shrubbery border, or in beds alone, judiciously arranged, they will afford 

 great satisfaction at much less cost than can be obtained by plants from the greenhouse that 

 must be replaced annually. In truth, the one supplements the other, and the bright foliage 

 and flowers of bedding plants, with the more enduring herbaceous ones, are both needed for the 

 complete adornment of rural and suburban homes, but the latter are the most essential and appeal 

 most strongly to our affections, appearing annually as old friends to greet us in Spring, after their 

 Winter sleep. 



A suitable selection will give a constant succession of bloom, from early Summer until 

 late Autumn, and increase in size and beauty from year to year. 



Figures after specific names indicate approximate height of the plants when in flower. 

 ACHILLEA. ACONITUM. 



— millefolium roseum. 1 foot. Very handsome — autumnale. M onkshood, or Helmet Flower.. 

 Fern-like foliage, flowers deep pink; July to 3 to 4 feet - Flowers blue in panicles. A 



September. One of the best. ^ flower for cuttm S' September. 



ADONIS. 



ptarmica, The Pearl. 1 foot. Double white; _ vernalis . 0xEye _ 6 to 12 inches. One of the 

 very effective; good for cutting; blooms all best early Spring-flowering plants, of dwarf- 



Summer, and compact habit; flowers yellow. 



