ROCK PLANTS and PERENNIALS 
Strong healthy plants only will be shipped 
to you from our own well grown stock. We 
never substitute unless instructed to do so. We 
therefore advise that you place your order early 
while stocks are complete. There being so many 
causes for failure over which we have no con¬ 
trol, such as poor soil, unfavorable weather, 
ignorant or careless culture, we assume no 
responsibility after the stock is delivered. 
Shipping Instructions — Unless otherwise in¬ 
structed, we will send all packages under 35 
lbs. by parcel post. Over that amount by ex¬ 
press or freight. Please add 10 per cent to your 
order to cover transportation and we will pre¬ 
pay, thereby saving the C. O. D. cost. If more 
money is sent than is required we add extras 
or refund as per your instructions. If insuffi¬ 
cient money is sent, plants will be shipped 
balance of charges collect. By this method we 
are enabled to quote and supply to you the 
most that your money will buy. 
Prices — Twelve plants of the same kind will 
be sold at 10 times the single plant price. That 
is, plants priced at 25c each will be $2.50 per 
dozen. Three plants of a kind take the dozen 
rate. For quantities of one kind greater than 
24, please write for our special rates. 
Plants marked (*) are rockery plants. 
ACHIEEEA (Milfoil or Yarrow) — Will suc¬ 
ceed in any ordinary soil with full sun. 
*A. Ftarmica, The Pearl — Pure white dble. 
flowers all summer. 25c. 
*A. Siberica — Silver foliage, white flowers 
on 12-in. stems. 25c. 
*A. Tomentosa — Finely cut foliage; golden 
yellow flow r ers. 25c. 
* AETHIONEMA (Persian Candytuft) — 
Dwarf rock plants of most fascinating charac¬ 
ter. Foliage is glaucous blue. Woody stems at 
the tips of which are produced rose pink flow¬ 
ers. Light sandy soil in full sun is best. 
Coridifolium —Rosy lilac, June to August, 
6-8 in. 35c. 
G-randiflora —Large flowers of deep rose on 
erect stems. May to June. 35c. 
*AJUGA Genevensis — Dwarf creeping, the 
leaves are coarsely toothed. Excellent for car 
peting or edging bare spots. Sun or shade. 25c. 
ALYSSUM SAXATILE 
*ALYSSUM —Attractive early flowering per¬ 
ennial for sunny borders or sunny places on 
rock wall or garden. 
Saxatile Compactum — Broad masses of 
bright yellow flowers. 25c. 
Saxatile Luteum —Sulphur yellow flowers. 
Serpyllifolium —(Very dwarf, pale yellow 
flowers, hoary leaves. 25c. 
Spinosum —Woody stemmed, dense silvery 
foliage, white flowered. 25c. 
* ANDROS ACE (Rock Jasmine) — Requires 
good drainage, gritty loam and sunny location. 
One of the choicest of Alpine plants. 
Eaggeri — Wide rosettes. Glowing pink 
flowers. 6-10 inches. 75c. 
Sempervivoides — Lilac colored flowers. 
July to Sept. 50c. 
ANEMONE — Very show r y species of hardy 
perennials for borders or rock gardens. 
^Pulsatilla (Pasque Flower)—Large violet 
flowers in April or May. 9-12 in. high. 25c. 
*St. Brigid —Mixed colors of the true Irish 
strain of doubles and semi-doubles. 25c. 
ANEMONE JAPONICA —-Valuable for mass¬ 
ing in borders, blooming from Sept, to frost. 
Queen Charlotte —Pink semi-double. 25c. 
Whirlwind —A fine double white. 25c. 
Rubrum —Beautiful double rosy red. 25c. 
AQUILEGIA —Graceful and beautiful plants 
for the charm of their flowers. Ideal for par¬ 
tially shaded locations. Do well in any ordinary 
soil with plenty of humus. Best grown in 
groups of three or more. 
Mrs. Scott Elliot’s Hybrids —Mixed colors, 
long spurs. 25c. 
*Alpina — Graceful nodding flowers of 
bright blue. 10 in. 25c. 
*Alpina Superba —A pretty bi-color of blue 
and white. 10 in. 25c. 
ARABIS (White Rock Cress)—Suitable for 
forming edgings to beds and for rockeries and 
dry walls. Any good soil that is not too damp 
will suit Arabis. 
*Alpina — Pure white flowers in early 
spring. 25c. 
*Alpina Variegated —Same as above except 
variegated foliage. 25c. 
*Alpina FI. PI. —Double white flowers on 
8-in. stems. 25c. 
*Rosea —Very dwarf with a mass of blush 
pink flowers. 6 in. 25c. 
ARENARIA (Sandwort)—Dwarf growing or 
creeping habit. Splendid for planting in flag¬ 
stones or rockeries. Well drained sandy soil, 
sunny location is best. 
*Grandiflora — Pure snow white, star-like 
flowers. 25 c. 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink) — Dwarf growing, 
grassy leaves and tufted habit. Dry sandy soil 
in sunny location. 
*Maritima— Pale pink flowers. May and 
June. 25 c. 
*Vulgaris —Pale lilac flowers. May and 
June. 25c. 
*ASTER —Alpine varieties. Bright rock gar¬ 
den subjects. 
*Alpinus Goliath —Purplish flowers, with 
golden centers. May and June. 25c. 
*Alpinus Mixed —A mixture of fine hybrids. 
25c. 
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