HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
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THE BERRYHILL NURSERY CO. 
An unsightly old barn full of posters replaced by a flower-garden means increased value to the owner 
BIRD-ATTRACTING PLANTS 
Every effort made to help the birds is adding just 
that much to the sum total of human happiness, and 
every place, no matter how small, can have one or more 
plants which will supply the birds with food. 
Many shrubs and trees are useful for this purpose, 
such as Elders, Mulberries, Wild Cherries, Wild Grapes, 
Bayberries, Shad Bush, Spice berries, Sour Gum, 
Snowberries, Barberry, Mountain Ash, Dogwoods and 
Cedars and Junipers. 
There is joy unspeakable in having the birds make 
their home in your garden. They will not destroy, as 
you have been led to believe, if you will plant some of 
the berry-bearing shrubs to supply them with food, 
and provide them with bird-boxes in which to set up 
housekeeping. See inside of back cover. 
LAWNS-HOW TO MAKE AND CARE FOR THEM 
The natural setting of the house, with all trees, shrubs 
and plants, is grass, and it is so easy to have good grass 
that it is an investment which pays the biggest kind of 
dividends on the care bestowed upon it. 
The first essential is good, clean seed, mixed in the 
correct proportions to produce a thick, healthy, vigorous, 
lasting turf, and the proper kind of fertilizer. These we 
can supply — the rest you will have to provide yourself. 
The ground should be thoroughly drained and well 
prepared, and the surface as nearly alike in quality of soil 
as possible. After turning over the soil to a depth of 
twelve inches, it should be raked and rolled. Then the 
surface “fined” with a rake and sow the seed thickly — 
a quart to ioo square feet is not too much. 
After sowing, the ground should be thoroughly rolled 
again to press the seed firmly into the soil, and, if the 
weather is dry, a gentle wetting will be beneficial. 
Frequent mowing during the summer will thicken the 
turf, but it is better to mow often and not too close 
than to allow the grass to grow too high and then cut 
it down too hard. Mowing should be discontinued in 
time to allow the grass to obtain a good top growth 
before winter sets in. 
Do not cover the grass with stable manure in the fall, 
as this will be an eyesore all winter. Rather, use our 
Alphano Humus, described on the back cover. As soon 
as the frost is out of the ground in the spring roll the grass 
with a heavy roller. Roll it after every cutting, for, 
after everything else is provided, it is the cutting and 
rolling which produce the desirable thick and lasting 
turf. 
Pi^EONIA Chinensis. Peonies, like roses, have in later years improved 
wonderfully, and many superb hybrids are now as beautiful and fragrant 
as roses. For splendor and hardiness they are not surpassed. Our col- 
lection includes the best up-to-date varieties of all shapes and colors. 
New and rare sorts, named. 50 and 75 cts. 
Our selection and mixed varieties, 35 cts. each. $2.50 for 10. 
P. arborea (Tree Peonies). Hardy varieties of shrubby and woody 
nature; very ornamental. 3 to 4 feet. Si. 25. 
PARDANTHUS Sinensis (Blackberry Lily). Orange, spotted purple. 
The seed in fall resembles blackberries. Good for wet places and for 
mass and wild effects. 3 feet. July and August. 
PHLOX, Perennial. Familiar, old-fashioned plants, with many 
famous new hybrids of great beauty and hardiness. In bloom all summer. 
1 to 4 feet. 
Champs Elysees. Dark purple; large. 
Edmond Rostand. Reddish violet, white center. 
Frau Antoine Buchner. Best white; very large. 
La Cygne. Pure white, pale pink center; enormous flower. 
Rosenberg. Carmine-violet, dark red eye. 
Richard Wallace. White, with red eye. 
Sieboldi. Bright scarlet, crimson eye; large. 
P. subulata (Moss or Mountain Pink). Creeping, cushion-like ever- 
green plant, splendid for ground-cover, rockeries, etc. Early in spring 
the foliage is hidden beneath a multitude of little flowers. Pink and 
White sorts. 8 to 10 inches. 
PHYSOSTEGIA Virginica. Long, effective spikes of soft pink flow- 
ers in summer. 3 to 4 feet. 
PLATYCODON grandiflora (Balloon Flower). Blue and White 
sorts. Campanula-like flowers. Very hardy. 1 to 2 feet. June to October. 
PRIMULA veris (English Cowslip). Beautiful little favorite; early 
spring bloomer. A fine selection of colors. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum. Elegant, daisy-like flowers in White, 
Pink and Purple shades. 3 feet. June. 
REHMANNIA angulata hybrida. A valuable new Chinese intro- 
duction. Beautiful, nodding flowers. 1 foot. June to September. 
RUDBECKIA (Golden Glow). Tall and imposing; golden yellow 
flowers in abundance from July to September. 
R. Newmani (Black-eyed Susan). Most profuse bloomer; orange- 
yellow flowers with black centers; fine for cutting. July till frost. 2 to 
3 feet. 
SALVIA azurea (Meadow Sage) . .Sky-blue flowers in late summer. 3 ft. 
SCABIOSA Caucasica (Pin-Cushion Flower). Exquisite, soft lilac 
flowers, unsurpassed for beauty and grace. i l A to 2 feet. June to August. 
SEDUM spectabile (Brilliant Stonecrop). Large heads of shining 
pink flowers in August and .September. Splendid for foliage and flower 
effects. 1 to 1 % feet. 
S. acre (Golden Moss). Bright yellow flowers. Useful for rocks and 
edging, very hardy. 3 inches. 
STOKESIA cyanea (Stokes’ Aster). Clear sky-blue; also a white 
sort. 1 K to 2 feet. July till frost. 
STENANTHIUM robustum (Mountain Feather Fleece). Graceful, 
pure white flowers in compound panicles. 3 to 4 feet. July and August. 
TRITOM A (Flame Flower; Red-hot-Poker Plant). One of our most 
conspicuous herbaceous plants. Beautiful spikes in different shades of 
red, according to variety. 
TROLLIUS Europaeus (Globe Flower). Large, lemon- yellow flowers 
on long stems; fine for moist grounds. 1 % to 2 feet. May and June. 
TUNICA saxifraga. Rosy pink flowers; dark green, small foliage 
6 inches. July to September. 
VALERIANA officinalis (Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Pale pink 
flowers; fragrant. 3 to 4 feet. June and July. 
VERONICA spicata (Speedwell). Very pretty spikes of blue flowers 
in June and July. 1 to 1^ feet. 
YUCCA (Adam’s Needle). Of highly ornamental and tropical ap- 
pearance. Enormous, pyramidal clusters of cream-white flowers in June 
and July; foliage very effective and hardy. 4 to 5 feet. 
