HARDY PERENNIALS 
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POTENTILLA. Cinquefoil 
Potentilla atrosanguinea. 18 in. June to August. 
Flowers rich crimson, single. 
P. formosum. 18 in. July. A fine species, with 
bright cherry-red flowers. 
P. grandiflora. 10 to 20 in. June and July. A plant 
with an abundance of bright yellow flowers; very 
desirable for rock garden. 
P. purpurea plena. 12 to 18 in. July and August 
Double dark red. One of the best. Good for 
cutting. 
P. Victor Lemoine. 12 to 18 in. July and August. 
Very large double crimson, suffused and edged 
with yellow. 
P. mixed double varieties. Colors dark red, yel- 
low, crimson and mahogany. 
PRIMULA. Primrose 
Primula officinalis hybrida. (Cowslip) . 6 in. April 
and May. Range in color from crimson to deep 
yellow and pure white. 
P. veris (English Cowslip) . 9 in. April and May. A 
fine strain embracing a range of yellow shades. 
*P. veris superba. 9 in. April and May. A fine 
variety with large yellow flowers. 20c, $2.00 per 
dozen. 
P. vulgaris (English Primrose) . 6 to 9 in. One of the 
earliest spring flowers; pale yellow, very fragrant. 
*PYRETHRUM. Persian Daisy 
One of the most useful hardy flowers grown, thriving 
in almost any soil or situation, and when they are 
established they thrive well for many years without 
transplanting. While we have a stock of the hybrid 
single varieties, we consider the double hybrids of 
superior merit. This class of plants should be in every 
garden. 
Pyrethrum roseum, single varieties. Price 15c; 
$1.50 per dozen. 
Goccinea. Rich, reddish purple. 
Elsie Gertrude. Pale flesh; very large. 
Hebe. Pure white. 
James Kelway. Vivid scarlet; very large and free. 
Nimrod. Large and free; silvery rose. 
Rosy Morn. Rose-pink; very pretty. 
*Pyrethrum roseum, flore pleno. Double varieties. 
Price, 25c. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Alfred. Full rich crimson. 
Aphrodite. Large, pure white flowers. 
Bridesmaid. Pure white. 
Captain Nares. Glowing crimson. 
J. M. Twerdy. Beautiful crimson 
Lord Roseberry. Brilliant scarlet. Fine. 
Melton. Bright crimson scarlet. 
Meteor. Fine red. 
Ne Plus Ultra. Blush; very handsome. 
Olivia. Large, pure white. 
Queen Mary. Crimson. 
Rupert. Bright rose; free bloomer. 
Sambamburgh. Large, pure white. 
Uzziel. Rosy-fawn; fine globular flower. 
Viscountess Cardwell. Beautiful, pink. 
White Aster. Pure white; very free. 
*Pyrethrum uliginosum. 4 to 5 ft. July to 
September. A fine tall growing variety, bearing 
a profusion of large pure white flowers with yellow 
centers; foliage light green. Desirable for shrub- 
bery border. 15c. each; $1.50 per dozen. 
RANUNCULUS. Buttercup 
Ranunculus acris, flore pleno. (Bachelor's Button). 
2 ft. May to September. Flowers deep glossy 
golden yellow and very double; leaves coarsely 
toothed or cut. 
R. repens. 8 to 12 in. June and July. A very free- 
growing creeper, with double yellow flowers; 
foliage coarsely cut. 
RUDBECKIA. Cone Flower 
Rudbeckia fulgida. 2 ft. August and September. 
Flowers in numerous heads; bright orange-yellow, 
with deep purple disk. 
R. Golden Glow. 5 to 6 ft. July to September. A 
very popular hardy perennial, with masses of 
bright double golden-yellow flowers from July to 
September. Fine for screening and planting near 
stone- walls. 
R. Goldstrahl. 3 to 4 ft. August and September. 
Fine, large, yellow flowers and very double. 
R. Newmanii. 2 ft. July to October. A hardy 
border plant, producing orange-yellow flowers with 
black centers in great profusion. 
R. purpurea. 2 to 3 ft. July to October. Large 
handsome crimson-purple flowers, with dark 
central disk. 
R. Reine d'Or. 3 to 4 ft. July to September. A 
pretty form of dwarf Golden Glow. 
R. subtomentosa. 2 y 2 to 3 ft. August and Sep- 
tember. Brilliant lemon-yellow flowers with dark 
purple centers. 
R. triloba. 3 to 5 ft. July and August. Dense, 
bushy plant with numerous rayed flowers of deep 
yellow which form a brilliant mass of color. 
Pyrethrum roseum, flore pleno 
