HARDY HERBACEOUS AND ROCK-PLANTS 
ARENARIA balearica. Corsican Sandwort. 
©Very dwarf-growing plants forming dense 
carpets 1 inch high, with mostly white 
flowers. Useful for dry wails and in the 
rockery. Blooms nearly all summer.5 
A. verna caespitosa. Moss Sandwort. Com- 
©pact, leafy form, making dense, moss-like 
masses all summer. 
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ARMERIA cephalotes rubra. Crimson flow- 
©ers in September and October. Almost as 
large as Bees’ Ruby. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
A. Laucheana. Rosy crimson flowers all sum- 
©mer. Fine for edging and planting in 
masses. 6 in. June—Aug. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. A 
remarkably showy plant with several erect 
umbels of bright orange flowers. 2 ft. 
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ASPERULA longiflora. Dark green foliage. 
©White flowers. It grows about 1 to 13di feet 
high; spreading. Does well in shady loca¬ 
tion. July. 
A. odorata. Sweet Woodruff; Waldmeister. 
©A sweet-scented herb; when dried used in 
flavoring wine. Flowers white. Pretty in 
drifts in rather dry places in the rockery. 
6 to 8 in. May, June. 
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Michaelmas Daisy; Starwort 
Perennial or Hardy Asters are distinctly flowers of autumn 
providing a maze of bloom in shades of blue and purple. While 
primarily plants for garden effect, they are also useful for cutting 
and decorative purposes. Asters are very easy to cultivate and 
enjoy a good position in the back of the border. They should be 
divided every year or two into small clumps if the best results 
are desired. 
Alpinus. Blue Mountain Daisy. Large, Iav- 
©ender-blue flowers with orange-yellow 
discs. 5 to 10 in. May, June...3 
Alpinus albus. Flowers similar, but pure 
©white. 
Climax. Plants branching, covered in fall 
with lovely lavender-blue flowers, 1 to 
2 inches in diameter. 4 to 5 ft. Aug. 
Goldflake. Pretty yellow flowers. 13^ ft. 
Aug., Sept. 
Hybridus luteus (solidago). New variety 
with small bright yellow flowers in clusters. 
Exceedingly graceful, like a very refined, 
feathery goldenrod. Especially lovely for 
cutting... ; .. 
Mauve Cushion. A distinct species which 
©forms a circular, cushion-like plant, rarely 
over 9 inches high. The flowers are delicate 
mauve, with silvery white sheen and are 
134 inches in diameter. They are produced 
so lavishly that they completely cover the 
plant. End of October to November. 
Novae-angliae, Barr’s Pink. One of the best of 
the pinks, similar to Lil Fardel and Ryecroft 
Pink, but flowers larger. 4 to 5 ft. Sept., 
Oct. 
Novae-angliae, Mrs. S. T. Wright. Large, 
rosy purple flowers. 5 to 6 ft. Aug., Sept. 
Novi-belgi, Blue Gem. Semi-double, dark 
blue flowers. 4 to 5 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Novi-belgi, Feltham Blue. Dark blue. One 
of the most popular. 3 ft. Aug.-Oct. 
Novi-belgi, Heather Glow. Brilliant rose 
with yellow cluster of stamens. Flower 2 
inches across. Free and vigorous. 
Novi-belgi, King of Belgians. Large, light 
lobelia-blue flowers on short bushes. Flori- 
ferous. 3 ft. 
Novi-belgi, Mme. Carroy. A good variety 
with large, bluish lavender flowers. Dwarf, 
compact grower. 1 to ft. Sept., Oct.... 
Novi-belgi, St. Egwin. Densely branched, 
with very showy pink flowers, fine for cut¬ 
ting. 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Salviaefolius. Large, single white flowers. 
©Very attractive in the rock-garden on ae- 
count of its large rosettes of woolly, downy 
foliage. 10 in. July. 
Subcseruleus. Beautiful light blue flowers 
©with orange disc. Very floriferous. Indis¬ 
pensable for the rockery. 1 ft. June. 
ASTILBE (Spiraea) Arendsi Hybrids. We 
have a fine collection of these hardy hybrid 
Astilbes that will thrive in any good rich 
soil if given plenty of water during the 
growing season. Flowers in showy panicles, 
freely produced. June, July. 
A. Arendsi, Gloria Superba. A big improve¬ 
ment on Gloria. A better shade of brilliant 
dark pink. 23^ ft. June. See in color on p.69. 1 50 3 75 30 00 
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AUBRIETIA Hybrids. False Wall Cress. One 3 
©of the prettiest rockery and border plants, 
forming dense carpet of green foliage and 
various colored flowers in shades of pink, 
blue, and lavender. 6 in. All Aubrietias 
flower in April and May.$1 
BUDDLEIA alternifolia. Spreading, arching 
branches. Bright lilac-purple. . .$1 each .. 
B. Davidi superba. Beautiful variety with 
distinct deep blue-lilac flowers in spikes 
much longer than ordinary kinds; very full 
and uniform.50 cts. each .. 
B. Farquhari. Dwarf, compact growth. 
Bright lilac-purple.50 cts. each .. 
B. Lindleyana. Upright habit. Flowers pur¬ 
plish violet, in upright, dense spikes. 
50 cts each 
CACTUS humilis (Rafinesqui). Hardy Cac- 
©tus. Large, sulphur-yellow flowers, freely 
produced. 1 
CALAMINTHA (Satureia) alpina. A small, 
©aromatic plant with purple, mint-like flow¬ 
ers in spikes. Does well in dry, stony soil 
and sunny positions. 6 in. June. 
CALLUNA. See Erica. 
CAMASSIA Leichtlini. This is the finest of 
Camassias, bearing strong, erect spikes up 
to 3 feet high. The individual flowers are 
arranged in spirals along the long flower- 
spikes, somewhat resembling the eremurus, 
but much finer in character. Colors range 
from creamy white to deep purple :. 1 
CAMPANULA. Bellflower. A large family of 
interesting plants, many of which are 
adapted to the rock-garden. Others, such 
as the Medium, Persicifolia, and Pyrami- 
dalis, are valuable in the border. These 
combine a large range of habit and color 
and are perfectly hardy. 
C. carpatica. Harebell. Flowers large, erect, 
©light blue. Grows in compact tufts not ex¬ 
ceeding 8 inches in height. Fine as edging 
for a hardy border and unsurpassed for the 
rockery. July, Aug. 85 
®C. carpatica alba. A white form of the above 
C. carpatica turbinata. Good rock-plant simi- 
©Iar to C. carpatica, but more bushy, with 
medium clear violet-blue, bell-shaped flow¬ 
ers. 4 to 6 in. June, July . 1 
C. garganica. Wonderful rock- and wall- 
© plant, with trailing habit. Clear deep blue 
flowers with white eyes. 6 in. July, Aug. 
Illustrated in color on page 70. 1 
C. muralis (Portenschlagiana). Dalmatian 
©Bellflower. Dense carpet of foliage 3 to 
5 inches high in sunny position, with dark 
blue flowers. Fine for rockery and walls. 
May, June. 
C. persicifolia. Peach-leaved Bellflower. 
Large, cup-shaped, blue flowers. 2 ft. 
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C. persicifolia, Telham Beauty. One of the 
best introductions of late years. With its 
single, rich blue, large, bell-shaped flowers, 
this variety is a most beautiful and attrac¬ 
tive plant for the perennial border. Excel¬ 
lent for cutting. 2 to 2J^ ft. June, July.. 1 50 3 75 30 00 
Special Offer for FI ower-Garden 
This Entire Collection, Si 0 
Our special offer affords an opportunity for every lover of 
flowers to have a small garden for cutting purposes. The little 
sketch shows how to plant these 12 varieties in a space about 
15 feet long by 5 feet wide. The taller-growing varieties should 
be planted in the rear, the mediums in the center, and the low- 
growing in the front, indicated by the Nos. 1, 2, 3, etc. 
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Campanula persicifolia 
alba. 
Rudbeckia purpurea. 
Delphinium Hybrids. 
Helianthus, Miss Mellish. 
Phlox, Enchantress. 
Platycodon grandiflorum. 
Aquilegia Hybrids. 
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Heliopsis scabra zinnise- 
flora. 
Plumbago Larpentse. 
Pyrethrum roseum. 
Gaillardia aristata. 
Achillea Ptarmica, The 
Pearl. 
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