HERBACEOUS PLANTS 
</>/or the Hardy Border 
W E HAVE room in this folder to describe and offer only a few of the hundreds 
of different hardy perennial plants which we grow. There is probably no 
larger collection of such material on the American continent. Send for our 
complete catalogue, or write us about your wants. Better still, come to see what 
we have. 
For this autumn we have a fine stock of the plants listed here, all of which have 
proved beautiful and worthy. We recommend them all. 
We prepay charges on all these herbaceous plants but, because of the expense of 
packing and shipping, we cannot accept orders for plants amounting to less than $5. 
DAY-LILIES 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
Rutherford ♦ New Jersey 
Hemerocallis 
Magnificent lily-like plants with flowers of 
orange and yellow shades, on long stems. 
Showy garden plants, and effective as cutting 
flowers. They are reliably hardy and need 
little care. The six varieties described here 
will provide a succession of flowers from May 
till August. 
Aureole. Star-shaped flowers with deep 
trumpets of rich golden yellow. Blooms in 
mid-June. 
Citrina. Pale lemon-tinted flowers which open 
in the evening and remain until the follow¬ 
ing day. Tall. Late June and July. 
Dumortieri. Dwarf, early June variety, with 
vivid yellow flowers stained deep orange 
on the back. 
Gold Dust. Early May-flowering variety, 
with light yellow flowers stained deep 
orange and brown. 
Sovereign. Very profuse flowering. Blooms 
light orange-yellow stained deeper. Blooms 
in May and early June. 
Thunbergii. Tall stems with clear lemon-yel¬ 
low flowers, produced in late June and July. 
COLLECTION: 6 plants, one of each variety, 
for $2, delivered 
JAPANESE IRIS 
Iris Kaempferi 
Entirely unlike the common German Iris, 
these gorgeous flowers are produced by plants 
which delight in low, swampy ground around 
garden pools. The blooms are very broad and 
flat, and range through innumerable shades of 
blue, purple, and violet, lighted and illu¬ 
minated with white and gold. July blooming. 
Blue Flag. Velvety flowers of deep indigo, 
veined white and lit with a sparkling yellow 
center. 
Crystal. Lovely pale violet with big white 
center and veins. 
Distinction. Light lavender-pink with huge 
yellow blotch in the paler center. 
Ondine. Glittering white tinted with trans¬ 
lucent blue in center. Very large and lovely. 
Red Riding Hood. Deep amaranth suffused 
white and veined silver. 
Robert Craig. Pale gray veined with rich 
violet. Very pretty. 
COLLECTION: 6 plants, one of each variety, 
for $3, delivered 
NEW EVERBLOOMING 
CREEPING STRAWBERRY 
Fragaria Rutgen 
An interesting creeper of recent introduc¬ 
tion, very useful as a covering for banks or 
as a foliage plant in the rock-garden. It 
blooms continually, producing long red, 
edible berries throughout the entire growing 
season. We like it very much. 
3 plants for $1; $25 per 100, delivered 
While this handsome flower is not really a rose, but a member of the Buttercup family, it has 
borne this name for centuries as a tribute to its beauty. Its heavy, leathery, evergreen foliage makes 
a superb ground-cover during the summer months, and late in November or December appear 10- 
to 12-inch flower-stems bearing beautiful anemone-like flowers. When first open, the flowers are pure 
white, but they quickly assume delicate pink and rosy tints and continue in good condition for several 
weeks. They should be planted in bold clumps in the lee of some sheltering evergreen or wall, pro¬ 
tected from severe freezing, in order to be enjoyed at their best. See that they have rich soil and a 
well-drained place, but they must not suffer from lack of water at any time. 
If wanted for cut-flowers in winter, it is better to plant them in a coldframe which will protect 
the flowers from dirt and buffeting winter winds. 
Rich in shades of violet, royal purple, and 
tones of lavender-blue, these graceful autumn 
flowers have peculiar beauty in the garden 
and special value as cut-flowers. 
They make a very showy display and 
require only the simplest care. 
Numerous named varieties may be chosen, 
but we have selected these very fine types 
from our large stock for this Special Offer. 
Aurore. A very graceful Aster with rather 
small, dainty rose-pink flowers in sprays 
and starry clusters. Very clear color. 
Skylands Queen. Bold sprays of bright 
lavender-blue flowers with bright golden 
yellow centers. Fine midseason variety, 
better than the old Climax. 
Mrs. F. W. Raynor. A good late-blooming 
Aster with large, deep reddish pink flowers 
in huge trusses. Fine deep color. 
COLLECTION: 3 plants, one of each variety, 
for $1.50, delivered 
CHRISTMAS ROSE (Helleborus niger ) 
3 STRONG PLANTS FOR $3, DELIVERED 
HARDY ASTERS 
Michaelmas Daisies 
