POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 
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How do you like a perennial and shrub border in your garden, and a profusion of flowers 
from early Spring until late Fall? 
PERENNIALS 
Unless you have a perennial garden or border of your own, you cannot fully appreciate the joys and 
charms associated with such a garden spot. The finest and rarest cut flowers in abundance at any tinie. 
The Hardy Perennial Garden and Border. The annual beds are rapidly changing into plantings of 
Hardy Perennials, Evergreens and Flowering Shrubs. 
The Hardy Herbaceous Garden will naturally interest and inspire everybody who goes into it. 
What Does Such a Garden Afford? Just think of the fascination there is in watching the natural 
succession of qviantities of flowers in the greatest diversity from April until frost. Every day you may 
gather armfuls of the most gorgeous cut flowers. 
When ordering care should be taken to select such a collection as will fimiish a continuance of bloom 
the entire season. 
When , requested, we will select suitable varieties and give estimates for laying out and planting of 
perennial borders and beds, and will be glad to correspond with all interested parties. 
Care. Very little is needed; fairly good soil to begin with and a httle enriching and cultivation to 
eradicate the weeds; cutting down the old dead tops, and a slight covering in Winter with leaves or some 
manure will be suff cient. 
For the convenience of our customers we indicate approximately the height in inches and feet, and 
also the flowering months. 
The Hardy Perennial Plants. Our assortment of Hardy Perennials is one of the finest in the country. 
We have aimed, by keeping constantly in touch with the foremost plant breeders in Europe, to offer the best 
and most useful novelties, and such that are positively hardy. 
All Orders will be attended to most carefully. 
Not less than five plants of the same variety at ten rates. 
