HARDY HERBACEOUS AND ROCK-PLANTS 
EUPATORIUM coelestinum. Mist Flower. 3 10 100 
A good hardy plant, with light blue flowers, 
similar to ageratum. 2 ft. Aug.-Oct. Il¬ 
lustrated in color on page 60.$0 85 $2 00 $18 00 
EUPHORBIA corollata. Flowering Spurge. 
Pretty little white flowers very useful for 
cutting. 2 to 3 ft. July, Aug. 85 2 00 18 00 
E. epithymoides (polychroma). Flowering 
©Spurge. Bears masses of chrome-yellow 
flowers in early spring. Excellent for rock¬ 
ery and very good as a pot-plant. 2 ft.. .. 1 20 3 00 25 00 
Ferns, Hardy 
A shady position, useless for the cultivation of other plants, 
is easily transformed into a hardy fernery. These graceful plants 
are of easy culture, especially if a liberal amount of leaf-mold or 
good earth from the woods is available. 
The low-growing varieties are suitable for rock-gardens. 
Adiantum pedatum. Maidenhair Fern. A3 10 100 
graceful species, with delicate fronds. One 
of the best-known and most popular of 
Ferns. 1 ft..$0 85 $2 00 $18 00 
A. Trichomanes. Maidenhair Spleenwort. 
©A little, delicate Fern with narrow fronds 
3 to 6 inches long, that does well in the 
small rockery or on dry, rocky ledges.... 85 2 00 18 00 
Athyrium Filix-femina. Lady Fern. Hardy. 
Deeply cut, bright green leaves. 3. ft.... 1 00 2 50 20 00 
Dryopteris Filix-mas ( Lastrea Filix-mas). 
Male Fern. A rare evergreen species. 
15 to 18 in.. ... 1 00 2 50 20 00 
D. Goldieana ( Aspidium Goldieanum). Gold¬ 
ie’s Wood Fern. A Fern which often grows 
4 feet high and makes a very attractive 
background for the lower-growing varieties. 85 2 00 18 00 
D. marginalis (A. marginale ). Evergreen 
Wood Fern. Thick fronds 3 to 4 inches 
wide. 1 to 2 ft. 85 2 00 18 00 
D. Thelypteris (A. Thelypteris). Marsh 
Shield Fern. Pine for wet and boggy 
places. 1 ft.. 85 2 00 18 00 
Onoclea sensibilis. Sensitive Fern. Strong 
grower. Likes a wet soil. 1 ft. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
Osmunda cinnamomea. Cinnamon Fern. 
Very beautiful and usually larger than O. 
Claytoniana. This is the gorgeous “Fiddle- 
head” Fern of eastern woods, usually 
found in moist, shady places. 2 to 3 ft... 1 00 2 50 20 00 
O. Claytoniana. Clothed with loose wool 
when unfolding its fronds in the spring, 
afterward becoming perfectly smooth. 
2 to 3 ft... 1 00 2 50 20 00 
O. regalis. Flowering Fern. Pale green 
fronds. One of the prettiest of the larger 
Ferns. 2 to 3 ft. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
Polypodium vulgare. Common Polypody. A 
©charming little evergreen Fern; grows 4 to 
10 inches high, forming dense mats. 85 2 00 18 00 
Polystichum acrostichoides (Aspidium acro- 
stichoides ). Christmas Fern. An evergreen 
species with shining dark green leaves. 1ft. 85 2 00 18 00 
FILIPENDULA. See Spiraea. 
FUNKIA (Hosta). Plantain Lily. Very hand¬ 
some, will thrive in almost any position, and 
invaluable for beds, borders, rockwork, 
and marshy ground. Both the foliage and 
flowers are beautiful. All 1J^ to 2 ft. 
F. caerulea. A very lovely variety with 13 d 2 - 
foot spikes of small, purple bells. Flowers 
late in August at the same time as F. minor 
alba. Fine edging plants. 85 
F. minor alba. Plantain Lily. Produces 
spikes of medium-sized, bell-shaped, white 
flowers. An excellent perennial, being very 
floriferous and more dainty in appearance 
than the older varieties of Funkia. This 
makes a fine edging plant. 1 to 1J^ ft. 
July, Aug. 1 00 
F. subcordata grandiflora. Large, pure white 
® flowers and bold foliage make this a very 
attractive variety. 134 tQ 2ft. July, Aug.. 1 00 
F. undulata media variegata. Leaves widely 
edged and striped white. Purplish mauve 
flowers. to 2 ft. July, Aug. 75 
2 00 18 00 
2 50 20 00 
2 50 20 00 
1 75 15 00 
GAILLARDIA aristata (grandiflora). Blanket 
Flower. Yellow and orange-red. The bril¬ 
liancy of the Gaillardia is unsurpassed. 
Simply invaluable among cut-flowers be¬ 
cause it retains its beauty so long. Blooms 
from May to Nov. 13^ to 2 ft. 75 1 75 15 00 
G., Lady Rolleston. A pure yellow variety 
with big, showy flowers. Presents a strik¬ 
ing color-effect when planted in the border. 
Fine for cutting. 13^ ft. May—Nov. 1 50 3 75 
Gaillardia, Portola. This novelty is one of 3 10 100 
the most valuable perennial plants intro¬ 
duced of late. It is a vigorous grower, 
reaching 23^ to 3 feet, with beautiful foli¬ 
age. The flowers are brilliant coppery 
scarlet, each petal heavily margined with 
golden yellow. A wonderful improvement 
over existing sorts. Fine for cutting.$1 50 $3 75 $30 00 
GAULTHERIA procumbens. Wintergreen. 
Bright green leaves. White flowers. Red 
berries. 1 00 2 50 20 00 
GENTIANA cruciata. (Rare.) Erect, spread- 
©ing. Clusters of dark blue flowers with 
dotted throats. Plant in full sun. 1 ft. 
June-Aug.. .. 1 50 3 75 
G. septemfida. A variety from the Caucasus, 
©bearing blue flowers. Very fine. 1ft. July. 1 50 3 75 
GERBERA Jamesoni Hybrids. Transvaal or 
Barberton Daisy. Spikes 1 to 1 )/£ feet long, 
terminated with single, daisy-like flowers, 
fully 4 inches in diameter, and of a rich 
brilliant scarlet. If taken from the ground 
in the autumn and placed in a warm green¬ 
house it will continue to bloom all winter. 
If left outside, winter-protect with leaves 
and decomposed manure. 23^ ft. 1 20 3 00 
Geum coccineum, 
Mrs. J. Bradshaw 
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GEUM coccineum, Mrs. J. Bradshaw. Splen- 
® did new variety with striking, double, dark 
red flowers the greater part of summer and 
fall. 2 ft. June-Sept. 
G.j Fire Opal. Very large, semi-double, glow- 
©ing scarlet and deep orange flowers with 
undulating petals, borne on high stems. A 
novelty of great merit. 2 ft. June, July. 
See color illustration, page 60. 
G., Lady Stratheden. The large, double flow- 
©ers are richly yellow. A splendid and beau¬ 
tiful variety that blooms the greater part 
of summer and fall. 2 ft. June—Sept. 
G., Orange Man. A distinct, single, orange 
flower about 1)^ inches in diameter, with 
strong spikes nearly 2 feet high. May, 
June. 
GYPSOPHILA, Bristol Fairy. This double¬ 
flowering Baby’s Breath has larger white 
flowers than the old G. paniculata fl.-pl. An 
excellent cut-flower. 2 to 3 ft. All summer. 
G. paniculata fl.-pl. One of the most beautiful 
of all the hardy plants. The charming, 
double, rosette-like flowers are borne on 
branched panicles in great profusion. Our 
stock, which is propagated from grafts, 
should not be confused with seedling stock 
that is generally offered to the public. 2 to 
3 ft. July, Aug. 
G. repens. White or pale rose flowers. 6 in. 
June, July. 
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