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6 to 8 inches. 
5 to 8 feet. August and September. Spikes of feathery 
Tall plant, producing great 
ARUNCUS, see Spiraea. 
ARUNDO DON AX, see Grasses. 
ASCLEPI AS , see Butterfly-weed. 
ASPERULA ODORATA (Sweet Woodruff). 
May and June. White. 
ASTER ALPINA. 6 to 8 inches. May to June. Low grow- 
ing plant; fine for borders; effective for rockery. Flowers 
bright purple, rich yellow center. 
* ASTER NOVAE ANGLIAE VAR. ROSEA. 2 to 5 feet. Oc- 
tober and November. 
A variety of our native New England aster, with very 
large flowers in the greatest profusion. Color, clear rosy 
red with rich golden center. 
ASTER STORE'S (Stokesia Cyanea). 1 to 2 feet. July to 
September. Double, light pleasing blue. Very desirable. 
ASTIL.BE, see Spiraea. 
BABY'S BREATH (Gypsophila Paniculata). 3 to 4 feet. 
July to October. Produces a mass of small white flowers 
so disposed as to form a veritable cloud of bloom. Keeps 
well when cut. 
BABY'S BREATH (Double). 3 to 4 feet. July to October. 
A new form and very desirable. 
BABY'S SLIPPER, see Lotus. 
BALLOON FLOWER, see Platycodon. 
*BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS (False Indigo). 4 to 6 feet. June 
and July. Clear blue. Foliage effective and lasts well 
through the season. 
( BEARD TONGUE, see Penstemon. 
j *BEE BALM {Monarda Didyma Var. Superba). 2 to 3 feet. July to October. One of the old garden 
plants which will ever be popular. Brilliant red foliage and flowers of spicy fragrance. 
BELEMCANDA CHINENSIS, see Lily Blackberry, t 
BERGAMOT, see Bee Balm. 
BETONY, see Stachys B'etonica. 
BLACK-EYED SUSAN, see Rudbeckia. 
BLANKET-FLOWER, see Gaillardia. 
j BLEEDING-HEART, see Dicentra. 
J BLUEBELLS, see Campanula. 
, *B0CCONIA CORD ATA (Tree Calamdine). 
white. Splendid background plant. 
*B0LTONIA ASTERO ID ES. 6 to 8 feet. August and September. 
masses of aster-like flowers, white with yellow center. 
*BOLTONIA LATISQUAMAE. 6 to 8 feet. August and September. 
Similar to above excepting color of bloom, which is light lavender, deep yellow center. 
*B0LT0NIA LATISQUAMAE NANA. 12 to 15 inches. August to September. 
A dwarf form of the above. A new and desirable form. 
BUTTERCUP (Double) {Ranunculus Repens Var. Fl. PL). 6 to 12 inches. May and June. 
Of the brightest yellow. Foliage very glossy green. 
BUTTERFLY- WEED {Asclepias Tuber osa). 2 to 3 feet. July and August. Orange. A very showy 
native plant and very desirable. 
CAMOMILE, see Anthemis. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA. \ to 1 foot. June to October. Blue. 
Like the other Campanulas, the flowers are bell-shaped. In this species they are produced 
singly on delicate wiry stems, and are deep blue. One of the best dwarf plants. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA VAR. ALBA, £ to 1 foot. June to October. 
Similar to preceding otherwise than the color of the flowers, which are purest white. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA. June to October. 
This species produces its flowers on 
stems 2 to 3 feet high. The flowers are 
in loose clusters, and are very effective. 
Color blue. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA VAR. 
ALBA. June to October. Pure white. 
♦CAMPANULA GLOMERATA. £ to 2 feet. 
June to October. Blue spikes. Fine 
border plant and if naturalized among 
shrubs will remain vigorous for years. 
CANDYTUFT (Hardy) {Iberis Sempervirens). 
6 to 12 inches. April and May. White; 
evergreen foliage. Makes a nice fore- 
ground border plant. 
CARDINAL FLOWER, see Lobelia Cardi- 
nalis. 
*CENTAUREA, see Dusty Miller. 
CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM 
Summer). May and June. 
Light silvery foliage, masses 
bloom. 
♦CHRISTMAS ROSE {Heleborus Niger). 6 
to 12 inches. October to March. 
This interesting pink and white plant 
really produces its flowers in the winter, 
l out of doors. Daintily colored begonia- 
like blooms almost hidden in a clump o£ 
glossy evergreen leaves. It is best to 
select a place for this plant which is 
sheltered from the winds in winter and 
where it can remain for years undis- 
turbed. With a light, temporary frame 
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The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered in three sizes, as follows, unless other- 
wise noted. The very heavy field clumps can only be supplied in the sorts marked with a 
* to the left. 
Each. Per 10. Per 100. 
Very strong Field Clumps {Express or Freight) 50c. $4.00 $35.00 
Strong Field Grown, usual size {Express recommended) 25c. 2.00 15.00 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) 15c. 1.25 10.00 
(Snow in 
6 inches, 
of white 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
