EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN, FARM AND LAWN 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS-Con^maeJ 
Tunica Saxifraga.- 
Pyrethrum Hybridum. 
Valeriana Officinalis Alba. 
EARLY FLOWERING HARDY PHLOX Thalictrum ( Meadow Rue ) — J^eTty-fowlred 
plants, with flnely-cut foliage; great favorites for planting in 
tlie hardy border: the dwarfer varieties also being eftective and 
useful in the rockery. 
Aquilegifoiium Atropurpureum. — Elegant, graceful foliage 
and masses of rosy-purple flowers; May to July; 2 to 3 feet. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Aquilegifoiium Album. — Pure white flowers. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Glaueum. — Pine-cut foliage; bronzy-yellow flowers in June; 
2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Rare Thalictrum DIpterocarpum. — A pretty and distinct 
species, with flowers of a charming shade of lilac mauve, which 
is brightened by a bunch of lemon-yellow stamens and antiiers. 
The plant is of strong growth, about 4 feet high; the dainty 
flowers are produced in graceful sprays during August and 
September 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 
Trfklliiia FiirnnaAiic Common Globe Flower. Stems 
1 roUlUS ILUropaeUS. q 20 inches high, bearing pale 
yellow flowers an inch or more wide. A very interesting plant 
with handsome flowers; June to August. 30 cts. each; $3.00 a doz. 
A pretty tufted plant with light 
pink flowers; produced all summer; 
useful either for the rocltery or the border. 20 cts. each; 
$2.00 per doz. 
The Everblooming Tritoma Pfitzeri. — J^^^ 
est bedding plant ever introduced, surpassing the finest Canneis 
for attractiveness and brilliancy, equal to Gladiolus as a cut 
flower and blooms incessantly from June till frost. Plants show 
from 6 to 10 grand flower stallts all the time, each holding at a 
height of 3 to 4 feet a great cluster of flame-coloured flowers of 
indescribable beauty and brilliancy. For cutting it is unsur- 
passed, and the beautiful long spikes keep several weeks in water. 
Without a single exception, it is the most desirable garden flower. 
Each, 25 cts.; doz., $2.50. 
_The old-fashioned 
garden Heliotrope, 
with white flowers and heliotrope fragrance, June and July! 
4 ft. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Veronica Longifolia Subaessilis. — ^^re?te*'^a*s 
much favor in the flower world as did the Golden Glow. It is 
the handsomest blue-flowered plant we know of, growing to a 
height of 2 feet and completely studded with its spikes of blue 
flowers. Its flowers are fine for cutting. It is perfectly hardy 
and increases in strength and in beauty each succeeding year. 
It makes the best blue-flowered hardy border plant obtainable. 
30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Veronica Soicata.— A'^ elegant border-plant, growing 
about 1 '4 feet high, producing 
long spikes of bright blue flowers in June and July. 20 cts. 
each; $2.00 per doz. 
Yucca Filamentosa (Adam's Needle). — 
Among hardy ornamental foUage and flowering plants, this can 
be classed at the head of the list. Its broad svvord-hUe foUage 
and 5 to 6 feet tall branclied spikes of large, fragrant, drooping, 
creamy-white flowers during June and July make it an effective 
plant for all positions. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
(Mullein). — Handsome, bright 
yellow flowers in June. Plant 
2 feet high and very stately ; most effective in the border. West- 
ern Asia. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Vinca Minor. (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle), — An ex- 
cellent dwarf evergreen trailing plant that 
IS used extensively for carpeting the ground under shrubs and 
trees, or on graves whore it is too shady for other plants to thrive. 
IS cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Sweet William. ^ well-kno\TO, attractive, free-flower- 
ing hardy perennial, producing in 
mid-summer a splendid effect in beds and borders with their rich 
and varied flowers. We can supply the following all grown from 
oiu- own select strain of seed. 
Newport Pink. — Rich salmony-rose. 
Pure White. — Very large. 
Scarlet Beauty. — Effective color. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
(Phlox Suffrulticosa). 
Miss LIngard. — This grand white variety is one of the most 
popular sorts grown; it grows about 2 feet high and starts to 
bloom in May, continuing to flower until late in October and is 
always attractive. 35 cts. each; $3.25 per doz. 
Phlox Divaricata Canadensis. — spe- 
cies, which is worthy of extensive planting, commencing to 
bloom early in April and continuing through May, with large, 
fragrant lavender flowers on stems 10 inches high. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz 
Pol«»moniiim Richardsonii Large heads of lovely 
roiemonium ivicnarasonii. gky.biue flowers, with 
golden-yellow anthers; fragrant odor like that of ripened grapes 
and are fine for cutting. 2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
P. Album. — Wliite variety of above. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Por>r»ip<5 Oriental (Papaver).— The most gorgeous 
roppieb, v^rientdi. j^^jiy hardy border plants in 
cultivation, most easily cultivated in any border, or shrubbery 
Mixed varieties, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Prinmr Ii^olan^ Different colours from May to October. 
roppy iceiana. g inches. 30 cts. each; $3.00 
per doz. 
Polygonum Cuspidatum.-f iantKnotweed)^- 
cies attaining a height of 5 to 7 feet, and producing during August 
and September long drooping clusters of white flowers at the 
axil of each leaf along the upper half of the stem; a striking 
plant for the shrubbery or as an isolated specimen. 40 cts. 
each; $4.00 per doz. 
_Too much cannot be said 
in favor of this grand 
hardy perennial, which will thrive in any good garden soil where 
there is good drainage and full exposure to the sun. Splendid 
for cutting, lasting a week in good condition. In choicest mix- 
ture. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
RiirlKoflria Nourmanii Dark orange-yellow flowers, 
KudDecKia i>ewmanii. ^^^^^ ^^^p 'pu^pie cone, 
borne on stiff, wiry stems, 3 feet high, admirably fitting it for 
cutting. Flowers July to October. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Rudbeckia Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-flower). — Flowers 
about 4 inches across, of a peculiar reddish-purple, with a remark- 
ably large, cone-shaped centre of brown; forms bushy plants 
from 2 to 3 feet high, and blooms from July to October. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
_A Rocky Mountain 
species. Slender spikes 
of pale blue flowers in great abundance during August and 
September. 3 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
(Blue Bonnet). — A soft, charm- 
ing shade of lavender. 15 to 18 
inches; July to September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Scabiosa Alba. — The white-flowering form of above. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
.Bright yellow flowers, borne 
on taU stems, rise from the 
widespreadmg tuft of large cordate leaves, 4 to 5 feet. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
.One of the prettiest erect-growing 
species, attaining a height of 18 
inches, with broad light green foliage, and immense heads of 
handsome showy rose-colored flowers; Indispensable as a late 
fall-blooming plant. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Spiraea Aruncus Kneiffi.-A ^n-^^v-n,t^^^w 
age, and great sprays of silvery-white flowers in June. 3 to 4 
feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Spiraea FMipendula Fl. PI. — Fern-like foliage, corymbs of 
double white flowers, 1 ft. June and July. 30 cts. each; 
$3.00 per doz. 
Statice (Sea Lavender) EximiaFlore-Albo. — 
A graceful plant for the bordei' or rockery, with lai'ge, spreading 
panicles of small "everlasting" flowers which rise from a rosette 
base of large, glossy, leathery leaves. The flowers may be dried 
for winter decoration in vases, etc. 25 cts, each; $2.50 per doz. 
Str»li-»c;i> Piranoa ■ Cornflower Aster. Deep lavender- 
oLUKtsMd v^ydiicd. flowers, 4 inches in diameter. 
Very free bloomer of the easiest culture. 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz. 
Stokesia Alba.— A new whiteform. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz, 
^tii»»V«»rc I annfsa The blooms are striped, in whorls; 
ouatoys) L^ondi-a. (eaves thick, soft and woody. A 
line border plant. June and July. 26 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Tradescantia Rubra (Spider Wort) .— P'of»c|s 
sion of red flowers all summer; I'A to 2)4 feet. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Alba. — A white-flowered form. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Salvia Azurea Grandiflora. 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
Senecio Veitchianus.- 
Sedum Spectabile.- 
Verbascum Nigrum. 
COLLECTIONS OF 
OLD-FASHIONED HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
• - These are prepared especially for those who are unacquainted 
with this class of plants, and are composed exclusively of the 
easiest-growinjj freest flowering varieties, and also covering the 
longest flowering period. 
12 distinct species. 010- selection $ 2.00 
2.5 distinct species, our selection 4.00 
50 distinct species and varieties, our selection 7.00 
100 distinct species and varieties, our selection 12.00 
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