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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS. 
A PORTION OF AN HERBACEOUS BORDER AT OUR NURSERIES. 
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 good 
collection, a charming variety and suc- 
cession of bloom may be had through- 
out the Spring and Summer. The plants 
we offer are all grown in pots, and may 
be removed at any time'or season. 
Of many of the more popular border 
plants such as Pyrethrums, Delphiniums, 
Asters, etc., we are able to supply extra 
sized clumps from the open ground, and 
we s hall be! glad to send a list of these 
to anyone wanting to obtain immediate 
effects. 
NEW AND CHOICE 
ANCHUSA PICOTEE (new). . \Y hite, edged with 
Muo • . . . . . . . each Is. 
ANEMONE SYLVESTRIS FL. PL. Doable, 
snow white .. .. ,, each Is. 
,, PULSATILLA. Flowers deep rich purple, 
with long silky hairs. Ht. 9 ins. each 6d. | 
•ANTHEMIS AIZOON. Silvery foliage, with 
heads of white flowers, close tufted habit. 
Height 6 inches . . . . each 9d. 
ASTILBE. PRINCESS JULIANA. A striking 
novelty, the spikes about 3 to 3J ft. high, 
with a loose and elegant habit ; bright 
crimson, shaded pink, being the darkest 
colour of Astilbe yet in commerce. 2/(icach. 
CLEMATIS REPENS. A lovoly creamy white 
creeping variety, with bell-liko flowers 2s. ea. 
DELPHINIUM, MRS. CREIGHTON. Deep blue, 
centre roso . . . . . . each 2s 
„ BELLADONNA SEMI PLENA. Semi-double [ 
form of Belladonna, bright sky blue, flushed 
rosy mauve like the type, it flowers all 
through the Summer. Height 5 ft. 
each Is. 6d. • 
„ LAMARTIN. Dwarf Belladonna type, but 
with rich deep Prussian blue flowers, of a 
branching habit, well adapted for massing 
per doz. 15s. ; each Is. (id. 
„ REV. E. LASCELLES. This is, without doubt, 
the finest Delphinium ever sent out, with 
enormous spikes of dark blue flowers, often 
3 J inches across, in the centre of each bloom 
a tuft of petaloids of the purest white. 
Height 4 to 5 fcot . . . . each 5s. 
ACHILLEA PTARMfCA, THE PEARL. Large 
double, pure white flowers ; fine for cutting. 
He ight 2 feet . . per doz. 5s. ; each 6d. 
ANCHUSA ITALICA, DROPMORE VARIETY. 
The finest blue flowering plant in existence. 
Ht. about 4 feet per doz. 7s. 6d. ; eaoh 9d. 
„ OPAL. A sky-blue variety of the above. 
Height 3 feet . . . , each 9d. 
♦DIANTHUS CASSIUS GRANDIFLORA (new). 
A great improvement on “ Diantlius Cousins. ” 
each Is. 
♦EDRAIANTHUS SERPHYLLIFOLIUS. Tufts 
of deep green foliage with prostrato stems 
of large purple flowers . . each Is. Gd. 
GEUM, MRS. BRADSHAW. A novelty of 
sterling merit, with semi-double flowers, 
fully 2 in. across, freely produced, on long 
stems, flowering from June to Oct. each 9d. 
GYPSOPHILA PAN. FL. PL. A pure white, 
double-flowered, of tho well-known G. 
paniculata. Valuable for cutting each 9d. 
*IBERIS. LITTLE GEM. Dwarf compact plant, 
covered with pure white blossoms from 
Spring until Autumn, adapted for rockery 
or front of border. Height 6 inches each 9d. 
„ SNOWFLAKE. A fine new variety, large 
heads of pure white flowers very freely pro- 
duced. Height 1 ft. . . . . each 9d. 
’HOUSTONIA SERPHYLLIFOLIA . A minute 
species, with bright blue flowers each 9d. 
PAPAVER. LOVELINESS. Pale flesh pink, 
dark blotches. Height 3 feet each 9d. 
,, MRS. J. HARKNESS. Deep rose pink, 
shaded apricot with glorious dense blotch, 
flowers of great si/.e, 8J inches in diameter on 
stout stems which require no Support 
each 2s. 
,, MRS. PEACOCK. Delightful sherry salmon, 
petals are very large and perfect formation, 
a very conspicuous and beautiful blotch adds 
greatly to its charm . . each Is. Gd. 
Those, marked * are ROCKERY PLANTS. 
SELECT LIST. 
ANEMONE ALPINA SULPHUREA. 2 feet high, 
with large pale yellow flowers each Is. 
„ COUP D’ARGENT. Beautiful white 
flowers. Height 18 inches 
per doz. 5s. ; eaoh 6d. 
JAPONICA ALBA. One of tho very best 
Autumn-blooming plants 
per doz. 5s. ; each 6d. 
A fine hardy species 
from China, with orange scarlet flowers ; a 
wonderful shade of colour. A good water- 
side plant . . . . each Is. Gd 
ROMNEYA COULTERI (Californian Tree Poppy)- 
Large whito Poppy-like flower, glaucous 
foliage. Height 4 feet .. each Is. Gd 
’SAXIFRAGE BATHONIENSIS. Large- 
flowered, crimson scarlet, the finest yet 
raised .. .. .. each fld. 
* „ GUILDFORD SEEDLING. One of tho best 
of the mossy section, bright crimson flowers. 
Height 6 inches . . . . each 9d. 
* „ OPPOSITIFOLIA. Rosy purple flowers. 
Height 2 inches . . . . each 9d. 
„ PYRAMIDALIS. White, largo spikes 
each 9d. 
SOLIDAGO, GOLDEN WINGS. Tho best of the 
Golden Rods, long arching sprays of yellow 
flowers. Height G feet .. .. each 9d. 
TRITOMA, MARIE BIRKIN (new). Most 
beautiful free-flowering variety, dwarf and 
compact habit, deep orange soarlct flowers. 
Continual bloom from June till November. 
12 to 18 inches in height each Is. 
TROLLIUS, LEMON QUEEN. Medium sized, 
lemon coloured flowers. 6 feet each Is. 
VERBASCUM. 
„ DENSIFLORUM. Flowers of a golden 
bronzy tint. Height 4 feet . . each 9d. 
„ MISS WILLMOTT. Very tall, bearing large 
spikes of white flowers over 2£ inches in 
diameter, of noble appearance .. each Is. 
ANEMONE LADY ARBILAUN. Fine, pure whito 
per doz. 5s. ; each Gd. 
„ ROSEA. Rose „ 5s.; „ Gd. 
„ BPBR A. Rosy red . . each Gd . 
„ WHIRLWIND. Flower white, with more 
than one row of petals doz. 6s. ; ca. Gd. 
„ SYLVESTRIS PLENA. Double, snow-wliit o 
flowers; a most beautiful variety each Is. 
HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS. 
PRIMULA BULLEYANA. 
