ELLIS BEOTBEBS' CATALOGUE 
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SARDY PERENNIALS. 
The growing interest in hardy plants has induced us to enlarge our list so as to include the most desir- 
able varieties. We also classify under above heading, that buyers need have no difficulty in knowing what 
plants are hardy. The plants in following list are of easy culture, and once obtained will bloom each year 
with increasing beauty, and by a good selection you can have the most varied of nature’s floral production 
during the entire season. 
Astilbe^ ChinensiB. Very hardy and the finest Astilbe yet produced. The immense, yet graceful 
and airy sprays of a new delicate flesh color are produced in immense profusion, literally covering the 
plants with flowers. The handsome dark green foliage adds eff ective color for cutting purposes, for which 
it will certainly be grown extensively. Price 25 < 5 ls. 
Acbillea, The Gem (orPearlj. One of the most popular hardy plants. The blooming quality of 
this splendid novelty is something remarkable, flowering in great profusion the first summer, while the 
second season it will bloom three to five times 
as much; is entirely hardy, and will last for 
years. The flowers, which are borne upon erect 
footstalks, are of the finest white, and closely 
resemble a Pompon Chrysanthemum. A grand 
acquisition for cutting purposes. Succeeds any- 
where, and flowers nearly the whole season ; 
one of the most valuable snow white flowering 
plants introduced for years. Fine for borders; 
for cut flowers ; also unsurpassed for cemetery 
planting. (See cut.) Price 10 < 5 ts. 
Eulalia Gracillima JJnivittaia. The 
most beautiful and useful of all the hardy grasses. 
Narrow green leaves with a silvery white mid- 
rib. This plant is of most graceful habit and is 
very beautiful for decorative purposes and the 
center of vases, as well as making an attractive 
lawn plant. One of the finest hardy plants in 
existence. Price 15 < 5 ts. 
Punlcia, Day Lily, A handsome, showy 
plant, with beautiful large broad leaves. Flowers large, pure waxy white, borne in large trusses. Very 
fragrant. Price 20 As. 
Rudbeckiaf Golden Glow (new double). A glorious new plant, and one that will find a place in 
every garden here and abroad; of fine habit, vigorous growth, with early, continuous and immense bloom- 
ing qualities; it will be found excellent also 
for cut flower purposes, inasmuch as the 
stems are long, and often carry a dozen 
flowers furnished with beautiful foliage. A 
^arge vase filled with these flowers is a 
beautiful sight. One of the most distinct 
and beautiful large growing hardy peren- 
nials that have been introduced for years. 
In our grounds the past season it proved a 
great attraction, and we recommend it to 
our customers as a plant of great value. 
Hardy, of strong growth, long time in 
bloom, with flowers like large golden balls. 
We pronounce it one of the most satisfac- 
tory plants we have ever helped to introduce. 
Price, nice plants, 15 As.; extra strong, 
30 As. 
Monatday Didyma^ (also known as 
Bee Palm, Oswego Tea, Horse Mint, etc.) 
A sweet scented herb with crimson flower 
heads. Excellent for border and cutting. 
In flower three months. Extremely hardy. Price 10 As. 
Pansy y BttguoVs Superb. This is the most famous of all the fancy 
strains, being blotched, stained and veined in unsurpassable beauty and 
variety of CO oring. Price, three for 20 As. ; twelve for 60 As.; seed, 25 As. 
per pkt. of about fifty seeds. 
