Hardy Herbaceous or Perennial and Rock-Garden Plants 
Hardy Herbaceous Perennials are plants which remain permanently in the open ground, whose foliage 
dies down each autumn, coming forth with renewed vigor the following spring. There are many species and 
varieties, so that a proper collection will give bloom from early spring until frost. We have many acres 
planted with the finest Perennials, and we are constantly seeking new and rare varieties to add to our exten¬ 
sive collection. On account of their different blooming periods, it is entirely possible to have your garden 
looking its best at whatever period you are most interested in. This can be done by selecting plants which 
flower during that period. We can help you in your selection accordingly, in either Perennials, Rock-Garden 
material, shrubs, or other plants. 
All plants marked with © are suitable for rock-gardening but, of course, can also 
be used in the perennial border 
New and Rare Hardy Herbaceous Plants 
Keen gardeners are always on the lookout for new varieties of old favorites, as well as rare and little- 
known plants of merit. There has been much energetic work done in recent years in originating new varieties 
of well-known garden flowers, and the world is being scoured for new species. We offer here a very choice 
selection for the garden enthusiast. 
ACHILLEA filipendulina, Parker’s Variety. Each 
Yarrow. Tall plant with big, clear yellow 
flower-heads. Prefers a dry location. Very 
fine for cutting. to 3 ft. June-Sept.. 
AJUGA hybrida Tottenhami. (New.) Low- 
©growing plant; bronze foliage and purplish 
red flowers. 6 in. June, July. 
ALYSSUM saxatile fl.-pl. Double-flowering 
©variety. More beautiful than the single 
form. Yellow. 1 ft. May. 
ANCHUSA italica, Morning-Glory. Strong, 
branched stems with very dark blue flow¬ 
ers. Free flowering. 4 to 5 ft. June- 
Sept.$30 per 100 .. 
ANDROSACE sarmentosa. Spreading 
©clumps of silvery rosettes with abundant 
clusters of pink flowers. 4 in. 
A. sarmentosa Chumbyi. Rosettes of hairy 
©leaves which take on a bronze color in 
winter. The flowers are a soft pink and 
resemble primroses. They spread by 
means of tiny runners, like strawberries. 
An attractive addition to the rock-garden. 
ARMERIA cephalotes, Bees’ Ruby. Thrift. 
©An improvement on A. cephalotes, with 
long stems and large flower-heads of bril¬ 
liant pink. The finest for border and cut¬ 
ting. to 2 ft. June, July. Illustrated 
in color on page 59. 
A. cephalotes rubra. Almost as large in 
©flower as Bees’ Ruby. ft. Blooms 
in Oct. 
ASTER alpinus, Dark Beauty. Wonderful 
©new variety with deep blue flowers on 
stems 8 inches high. May, June. 
A. amellus, Rudolph Goethe. Large-flower- 
©ing variety. Beautiful lavender-violet 
flowers. One of the finest. 
A. novi-belgi, Aurore. Medium-sized, 
fringed flower, of a pretty, almost pure 
rose color. Compact habit. Fine, small 
foliage. Good as a cut-flower. 
A. novi-belgi, Jacotte. An excellent plant of 
dwarf, compact habit, producing trusses 
of large, attractive, violet-mauve flowers. 
An outstanding new introduction and one 
of the finest of the new Asters. 
A. novi-belgi, Mrs. F. W. Raynor. Almost 
red. Very profuse. 4 ft. 
A. novi-belgi, Skylands Queen. A novelty 
with flowers 2 inches across, of striking 
lavender-blue with distinct yellow center; 
exceptionally large trusses. to 2 ft. 
Sept. Illustrated in color on page 60.... 
A., Wonder of Staefa. Profusion of laven¬ 
der-blue flowers, 3 inches in diameter, 
from Aug. to Oct. 2 to 3 ft. Splendid for 
cut-flowers. 
A. subcaeruleus, Wartburg Star. (New.) 
Bright lavender-blue flowers, more than 
4 inches across, with prominent yellow 
centers, borne on stiff stems 1 to 1^ feet 
long. May, June. 
ASTILBE Arendsi, Avalanche. Pure, snow- 
white flowers on long spikes. Excellent 
for forcing.$30 per 100 .. 
A. Arendsi, Brunhilde. Creamy white, with 
lilac shadings.$0 75 
A. Arendsi, Queen Alexandra superba. 
(New.) One of the finest Astilbes. Long 
sprays of bright pink, outstanding color. 
June. 75 
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AUBRIETIA, Crimson King. (New.) Crim- Each 
©son-red variety of outstanding merit.... 
A. Eyrei. A very fine, attractive novelty 
©bearing large blue flowers. 6 in. 
BUDDLEIA, lie de France. (New.) Sym¬ 
metrical, fragrant, brilliant, rosy purple 
flowers, suffused violet. Profuse bloomer. 
The flower-spikes often attain a length of 
9 inches.$0 75 
CALYSTEGIA pubescens fl.-pl. Very rare. 
©From China and Japan. Trailing habit. 
Beautiful rose-colored flowers borne in 
summer. 75 
CAMPANULA glomerata acaulis. Wonder- 
©ful, low-growing plant, bearing clusters of 
amethyst-violet flowers. 6 in. 
C. glomerata superba. Fine, unusual va- 
©riety, bearing large clusters of rich deep 
violet flowers. ft. 
C. kewensis. Very dwarf rock-garden plant. 
©Free flowering, dark purple. 8 in. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. For Novelties, 
see page 62. 
C1MICIFUGA racemosa simplex. Bugbane. 
This little-known plant should not be 
overlooked by any garden-lover. One of 
the most beautiful attractions of the per¬ 
ennial border. The dense spikes of feath¬ 
ery white flowers are borne on tall, grace¬ 
ful stems 3 to 4 feet high, making them 
excellent for cutting and ideal material for 
vases. The plant grows best in a half- 
shady location. Illustrated on page 60 .. 75 
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