THE NORTHWOOD NURSERIES, COON VALLEY, WISCONSIN 
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PERENNIALS, Continued. 
Scotch Bluebell. A very satisfactory 
plant. Increases rapidly. Flowers 
profusely and continues in bloom a 
long time. 
Polemonium. Feathery foliage; deep blue 
flowers. July 1 and August. 
Pyrethrum, White. Tall plants with large 
daisy-like flowers. 3 ft. August. 
P. roseum. Fine-cut foliage and rosy red 
flowers. 1 to 2 ft. June. 
Rudbeckia, Golden Glow. Large yellow 
flowers from August to frost; tall. 
Pink, Mullein. Rich crimson flowers in 
July. 
Thistle, Globe. Large, ball-shaped violet 
flowers. 
Statice latifolia. Sea Lavender. Of me¬ 
dium height, with spreading branches 
covered with small lavender flowers in 
such profusion as to hide the foliage. 
Indispensable for making bouquets. 
Spirea. This fine class of hardy orna¬ 
mental plants should be freely planted. 
They will succeed in partial shade and 
are beautiful in leaf and flower. 
S. filipendula. Fern-like foliage and 
cream-colored flowers in long spikes 
on tall stems. June. 
S. Crimson Meadow-Sweet. Elegant foli¬ 
age and large heads of crimson flowers. 
July. 4 ft. 
S. Ulmaria. Dissected foliage and large 
spikes of semi-double creamy white 
flowers. 
Tiger Lily 
Spirea Filipendula 
S. Aruncus. Beautiful, double, cream- 
colored flowers in May'. 
Lychnis (Cross Flower). Intense scarlet 
flowers in June. IV 2 feet. 
Astilbe. A stately plant with ornamental 
foliage and large heads of small white 
flowers shading pink. 2 ft. May. 
Golden Marguerite (Anthemis). A pret¬ 
ty plant with fern-like foliage produc¬ 
ing masses of large golden yellow flow¬ 
ers. In bloom all summer. 1 ft. 
False or German Balm. A favorite from 
the old gardens. Its chief attraction 
being its spicy, aromatic leaves which 
on account of their fragrance are much 
used for making bouquets. 
Day Lily. The flowers are large, golden 
yellow, lily-like and very’ fragrant, 
borne on tall stems. 2 ft. May. 
Thunbergs Day Lily. Deep orange with 
bronze shadings. 
H., crimson eye. Has white flowers 
with a crimson eye. 
Gaillardia. Blanket Flower. One of the 
showiest perennials. In flower from 
early summer until frost. Crimson, 
orange and red. Very effective when 
massed with Shasta Daisies. 
Lily, Tiger, Single. Similar to illustration. 
Double Buttercup. Produces pretty yel¬ 
low flowers in spring and continues in 
bloom for a long time. 
