Herbaceous Department 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
The fashion of “ribbon” or “bedding out” gardening is largely a thing of the past. In its place we now 
und more permanent and varied forms which do away with the expense and annoyance yearly entailed by 
the process of filling garden beds with tender flowering and foliage plants which arc destroyed by early frosts. 
The charm of a garden of hardy plants rests in the constant change and suecessional variety which develops 
new' interest, and enables the possessor each day to find some new feature of form and beauty. By consulting 
our lists, one can, by making judicious selections, stock the garden or border w’ith plants which will afford a 
profusion and succession of bloom from early spring until late in the autumn. 
FORMAL GARDEN DESIGNS 
We shall be pleased to furnish outlined plans to any of our customers for the best and most effective 
arrangements of beds of herbaceous perennials, according to the space at command, and the number of plants 
desired, and also give information as to the best method of construction and planting. The plans we furnish 
are studied with a view of creating permanent results, together with artistic effects, from every standpoint of 
grouping or of color combination. Send us a sketch showing size and shape of plot, and we will make sug- 
gestions free of any charge. If a visit is desired, we will gladly send our representative who is capable of giving 
expert advice on all details connected with garden-making. 
OUR COLLECTION 
Our herbaceous plant collection covers several acres and is one of the largest and most complete in 
America. We send out only strong plants from the open ground. We omit from our lists many very handsome 
and desirable perennials which, in our northern slates, will not survive severe winters without extraordinary 
care and protection. Unless a plant is hardy in all seasons, we doubt its value for general culture. 
Acanthus • Bear’s Breech 
A distinct class of plants, with strong, broad, 
leathery foliage, and noticeable for the numerous 
spikes of flowers they produce. 
Acanthus latifolius. 4 ft. Flowers in tall spikes; 
purple. July and August. 25 ets. each, $2 for 10. 
A. mollis. 3 ft. July and August. 20 cts. each, Si 
for 10. 
Achillea • Yarrow 
These plants are of easy cultivation, and arc orna- 
mental both in foliage and flower. 
Achillea Aigyptica. 20 in. July to September. 
Flat heads of yellow flowers, and silvery fern-like 
foliage. 15 cts. each, Si. 20 for 10, $10 per 100. 
A. Eupatcrium. 4 ft. July to September. Most 
showy, deeply cut green leaves and broad, flat heads 
of yellow flowers; excellent. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
ACHILLEA, continued 
A. ptarmica flora plena. 18 in. One of the most 
useful of our border perennials; erect stems, termi- 
nating with pure white flowers, and exceedingly 
double; for cutting purposes it is invaluable. June to 
September. 15 cts. each, Si. 20 per 10. 
A. Mongolica. ij to 2 ft. July to September. 
Large, attractive heads of white flowers. Fine. 25c. 
each, $2 for 10. 
A., var. The Pearl, ij to 2j ft. Larger and finer 
than the preceding. One of the best for cutting. 15c. 
each, $1 for 10, $8 for 100. 
A. tomentosa. 8 in. June to September. A neat- 
growing, creeping evergreen, with bright yellow 
flowers about 8 inches high; useful for cutting. 1 5 cts. 
each, $1.20 for 10. 
A. millefolium roseum. 18 in. July to October. 
Elegant, finely divided foliage and showy, broad, flat 
heads of reddish pink flowers. 15 cts. each, Si. 20 for 
10, $10 per 100. 
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