The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Hardy Perennial Flowering Plants. 
We have a fine collection of these popular, interesting, and beautiful plants, which are daily coming 
more and more into favour with the Gardening Public. All the varieties are perennial, extremely 
hardy, and many of them produce flowers of the most exquisite beauty, which are very valuable for 
cutting, whilst the dwarfer growing sorts are admirably suited for rockeries, or edgings. No special 
soil or position is necessary, as with but very few exceptions, they will thrive almost anywhere, and 
with a moderate collection, a charming variety and succession of bloom may be had throughout the 
Spring and Summer. The plants we offer are all grown in pots, and may be removed at any time 
or season. 
CHRY8ANTHEMUM MAXIMUM. 
AdOB is vernalis. This is a beautiful, early, Spring-blooming 
plant, with clear golden yellow flowers, known as the “God 
of love.” The individual blooms are very large compara- 
tive to (be size of the many-times divided foliage, its general 
lei^l/1 being six inches. It will thrive in any kind of soil 
and most situations, and is perfectly hardy 
per doz. 4s. 6d. ; each 6d. 
Anemone— Japonica alba. One of the very best Autumn- 
blooming plants we have. Blooms produced in great 
profusion, and of a beautiful pure white 
per doz. 5s. ; each 6d. 
„ rosea. Similar to preceding, but flowers 
of a beautiful rose colour per doz. 7s. Cd. ; each 9d. 
A El hem is tinctoria pallida. An exceedingly beautiful 
Marguerite, with pale sulphury yellow flowers. The blooms 
are very useful for cutting, and last a long time in water. 
Glows 2| feet to 3 feet high ... per doz. 5s. ; each 6d. 
Aubrietia Leichtlini. A beautiful dwarf-growing plant, 
wilb numerous bright purplish crimson flowers ; a gem for 
diy rockeries, &c. ... ... per doz. 10s. 6d. ; each Is. 
Asters (Michaelmas Daisies). 
,, Dumesus. Flowers bright purple, 24 feet high, 
flowers in September ... .. ... each 9d. 
„ Formosissimus, A distinct and beautiful 
species, flowers rosy purple ; height four feet each 9d. 
„ Novse Anglise. Large bluish-purple flowers; 
blooms in October ... each 9d. 
Anthericum. Beautiful hardy border plants, bearing elegant 
spikes of pure white flowers in Spring ; height about 
eighteen inches. These are exceedingly useful for cut 
flowers and should be found in every garden. 
„ Liliago (St. Bernard’s Lily) per doz. 6s. ; each 6d. 
„ Liliastrum (St. Bruno’s Lily) 
per doz. 7s. 6d. ; each 9d. 
,, „ major. Very fine; pure white; splendid 
for bouquets ... ... per doz. 10s. 6d. ; each Is. 
Auriculas, Alpine (see page 109). 
Calliopsis lanceolata. The best of the family, and one of 
the most showy hardy perennials in cultivation. The 
flowers are large, of a bright golden yellow colour, and 
produced in the greatest profusion per doz. 7s. 6d. ; each 9d. 
Campanula isophylla. Beautiful dwarf trailing species, 
bearing large lilac blue salver-shaped flowers; a gem 
for pots ... ... per doz. 5s. ; each 6d. 
,, „ alba. A white form of the preceding 
per doz. 5s. ; each 6d. 
„ persicifolia alba grandiflora. A fine upright 
growing variety, with large pure white flowers each Is. 
„ persicifolia alba grandiflora pi. Produces 
spikes two feet high, of pure white double flowers, 
useful for cutting ... ... ... each 9d. 
, , pyramidalis (The Chimney Campanula). Long 
spikes of blue, salver-like flowers ; excellent for single 
specimens in herbaceous border or for pots each 6d. 
,, ,, alba. A white flowering form of the 
preceding ; makes a fine pot plant . . . each 9d. 
,, turbinata pallida. A beautiful dwarf compact- 
growing variety, producing a profusion of beautiful 
silvery lilac-coloured bells that continue for a long 
time strong clumps, per doz. 10s. 6d. ; each Is. 
Chrysanthemum latifolium. A very showy Marguerite, 
its bold pure white flowers, with yellow centre, are 
two to three inches across ; splendid for cutting, and 
invaluable for Autumn decoration ... each 9d. 
„ leucanthemum semi-duplex. A fine novelty, 
with large pure white semi-double flowers 
per doz. 10s. 6d.’; each Is. 
„ maximum (see illustration) (true). A beautiful free- 
growing plant, only two feet high, and covered with 
a profusion of large pure white Marguerite-like flowers, 
that continue for a long period ; splendid for cutting 
per doz. 10s. 6d. ; each Is. 
,, uliginosum. A very strong-growing Autumn- 
floweriug species, with pure white Marguerite flowers 
each 9d. 
Cheiranthus alpinus. A dwarf neat-growing species; 
flowers lemon-yellow, borne in great profusion in Spring ; 
very r effective, and ought to be in every garden 
per doz. 3s. ; each 4d. 
Cypripedium spectabile. The most splendid of this 
interesting family, growing about two feet high, and 
producing numerous large delicate rose and white flowers; 
hardy ... ... ... per doz. 24s. ; each 2s. 6d. 
Delphiniums (seepage 107). 
