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C. W. Stuart & Co., Newark, New York. 
Bulbs and Perennial Herbaceous Plants. 
Perennial lierbaceous plants and bnlbs, which die down to or near the ground every fall 
start up again from the roots in the spring. 
Anemone (Windflowkk). 
Japonica (Japanese). From Japan. 
Grows 2 feet high. Of very free, vigorous 
habit of growth, and in autumn produces a 
gre.at and continuous abundance of bright 
red flowers until cut down by frost. 
Alba ( Honorine Jobert). Pure white flow- 
ers of the greatest beauty. Choice for cut- 
ting purposes. 
Anthemis CC7,«w.,„i,/,- Hm-toria). 
(H.^KllV GOI.DKN M.MlGUKltrrK.) 
From Europe. Grows 2 feet high. A plant 
of dense, bushy habit. Hardy, thriving in 
any free soil, and producing the greatest 
abinnlance of showy, tleeo yellow, aster-like 
flowers from early July until hard frost. For 
cutting i>nrposes, no yellow flower can rival 
this. Will succeed in even the poorest soils. 
Aquilegia (coi.hmbi.vk). 
Chrysantha (Golden-spurred Columbine). 
From Colorado. Grows 3 feet high. Bright 
golden yellow flowers, with long, thread-like 
spurs : fr.'igrant. One of the choicest. Ele- 
gant border plant. 
Coerulea ( Rocky Mountain Columbine). 
From Rocky Mountains 1 foot high. Very- 
large (lowers, often 4 inches across, with deep 
blue sepals antl pure white petals, and long, 
recurved spurs. A grand species in well- 
drained loam. 
Arundo Donax (rkkd grass). 
From Spain. c;rows 10 feet high. Tower- 
ing, straight stems of the deepest green, 
clasped at regular intervals with broad, 
Italian Canna. 
pointed foliage. One of the noblest of the 
hardy ornamental grasses, thriving in rich 
soil, in well-drained situations, where, with a 
good mulch of leaves in winter, they will 
prove (|uite hardy. Suitable for single lawn 
planting, or can also be used with great effect 
with either hardy grasses, or in the border, 
or in coTHiection with shrubs. 
Astilbe Japonica (Fai.sk goat s bkakd). 
{Spirfva Japottica, or Hotcia Japonica.) 
From Japan. Grows 2 feet high. Hand- 
some dark green foliage and showy spikes of 
pure white Mowers ; of easiest culture in any 
good garden soil. Its compact habit of 
growth, neat foliage and charming flowers 
render it especially valuable for use in bor- 
ders. Much used for winter forcing. 
Cannas, French. 
Beaute de Poitevine. An ideal dwarf 
variety. Foliage brilliant, shining green. 
Flowers good size, growing in large trusses 
of splendid crimson-scarlet This variety 
makes a beautiful dwarf bed, and stands the 
heat and drought better than any other. 
Rose Unique. A charming variety of the 
everblooniing French Cannas. Plants vigor- 
ous in growth, with lanceolate green leaves 
and beautiful, rose-colored flowers. 
Cannas, Italian Orchid-flowered. 
A distinct race of Camias. The flowers 
are very large, often 6 to 8 inches across, and 
gorgeous in color ; are appropriately called 
Orchid-flowered. They have less substance 
iuid are thinner petale<l than the French va- 
rieties, and are e.\ceedingly free bloomers. 
Austria. Immense, canary-yellow flow- 
ers, with pak', brownish red spots. Giant 
in growth ; foliage large and heavy. N'oung 
lilants set out in June form dense clumps of 
20 to 25 stems 6 feet high, each surmounted 
with a spike of gorgeous golden flowers ; last 
till frost. 
Italia. These flowers, on massive stems 
about 16 inches long, are gorgeous in color, 
being a rich, golden yellow, with patches of 
brilliant red spots on the upper petals. The 
leaves are a rich, dee|) green, bordered white. 
A grand variety ; stately in growth, often 6 
feet in height, and with brilliant, everblooni- 
ing flowers. 
Clematis (Virgin's Boweh). 
( Ji'ini iincuUtcvw.) 
The perennial herbaceous Clematis are a 
most valuable class, giving most prolilic 
flower results, and all of easiest culture in 
common garden soil. The sorts given on 
ne.\t i>age only include the herbaceous sorts ; 
for the In brid varieties, and other sorts with 
