ROSES, SHRUBS, AND ALL HARDY PERENNIALS WE 
BOOK FOR FALL DELIVERY ONLY. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
In placing our List of Hardy Perennials before our customers, we have, after some years of careful experiment and a 
thorough canvass of the opinion of experts , throughout the country, decided that Fall planting of all Hardy Perennials, 
Shrubs, etc., gives decidedly the best results; so that wre have decided to book orders for this class of plants for Fall deliv- 
ery only. In the case of Spring planting, our experience has been that at least 75 per cent, of the plants failed to recover 
their vitality till the fall, the result being a vrhole season lost, the customer dissatisfied, and the seedsman coming in for 
the blame, though not rightfully entitled to it. In the majority of cases, customers call for plants when the season is well 
advanced, and, as most of the Hardy Perennials start root action immediately the frost is out of the ground, it can read- 
ily be seen that Perennials put in even up till the middle of October will make roots and get ready to start growth imme- 
diately the frost is out of the ground in Spring, thus giving satisfaction to both buyer and seller, as results are bound to 
be satisfactory. We would like to give a few suggestions as to culture, for the Perennials, as a class, are so amenable to 
a little good treatment, that they return with interest an hundredfold any little pains taken with them. If the weeds are 
kept down, the ground kept well cultivated between the plants, they will thrive apace. Do not forget, when planting, 
that you are putting in a permanent tenant, so prepare your soil accordingly. Dig the holes deeply and fill nearly to the 
top with well-rotted manure, then put in the plants and cover up with good soil and water well, so as to wash the earth 
in thoroughly between the roots. 
There is no more trouble then, 
until putting on the annual mulch 
in the Fall. Excellent results may 
be obtained through an applica- 
tion of liquid manure during flow- 
ering season. We shall be pleased 
to advise our customers as to color 
blending, as indiscriminate plant- 
ing often causes violent color con- 
trasts. Also be careful in graduat- 
ing according to height from the 
back of the border down to the 
edge of the walk. The end of 
August is about the proper time 
to commence planting Peonies, 
Iris, Hardy Lilies, etc. Owing to 
war conditions, we have been un- 
able for a few seasons to obtain 
French or Dutch grown Roses, but 
we expect to have a full line of all 
the old favorites as well as the 
latest varieties of Hybrid Teas, 
Teas, Hybrid Perpetuals, Shrubs, 
Climbers, etc., for planting next 
Fall. 
ROSE 
NOVELTIES 
OLD GOLD 
V In bud form_ this Rose appeals to everyone 
on account of its wonderful color vrhich is en- 
tirely distinct from and not found in any other 
Rose, a vivid orange red, with coppery-red 
and apricot shadings, and which is further 
set off by the healthy, glossy, bronze-green 
foliage; delightfully fragrant; a vigorous 
grower and very free-flowering. Awarded 
Gold Medal National Rose Society of Eng- 
land. 7Sc. each. 
MME. EDOUARD HERRIOT 
The combination of color shown in the 
buds and flowers is distinct and charming. 
In the bud it is coral-red shaded with yellow 
at the base, the open flowers coral-red shaded 
with yellow and bright rosy-scarlet, passing to 
a shrirap-red; flowers of medium size, well 
formed and not too full. The plant is a most 
vigorous grower, of a spreading, branching 
habit, with ample bronzy-green foliage. 75c, 
-each. 
MEVROUW DORA VAN TETS 
An Introduction of the Holland Rose 
specialists, Leenders & Co., which in com- 
petition with introductions from Rose spe- 
cialists from the entire Rose-growing world was 
awarded the Grand Prize, a Gold Medal, at 
the Bagatelle Gardens in Paris in 1914 for the 
best foreign Rose shown, also a Gold Medal 
by the Holland National Rose Society. In 
color, it is a glowing, deep crimson with 
velvety shadings; the flowers are of medium 
size, moderately full; of robust, vigorous 
^growth, and always io bloom. 7Sc. aach. 
BED OF FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI ROSES 
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