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ISBELL SEED COMPANY, JACKSON, MICHIGAN 
Hardy Perennials 
More perennials are planted every year because of their easy culture, peinuanence 
and firreat blooming: qualities. Tlie(y increase from year to year and produce masses 
of flowers of great beauty. 
WE SUPPLY STRONG, FIELD-GROWN PLANTS, AND OUR PRICES INCLUDE 
POSTAGE. Single plants will be supplied at one-third the price of 3 and 10c extra 
for packing and handling. 
Aquilegia - Columbine 
The Columbines are among the most elegant and beautiful 
hardy plants, producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems 
rising 2 feet or more above the beautiful foliage, and should be 
planted wherever their presence will serve to lighten up a too stiff 
and formal planting. No other plant has so airy a grace as the 
Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effectively 
adapted for cut flowers. They prefer a well drained, sunny posi¬ 
tion. Splendid for the hardy border and the rockery. 
LONG-SPUBBIiD HYBRIDS. 
Mixed Colors. 3 plants for 45c; SjJl.SO per doz., prepaid. 
Blue Shades. Selected plants in shades of deep and light blue 
with white center. 3 for 60c; .^2.00 per doz., prepaid. 
Alyssum Saxatlle - Golden Yellow 
Excellent for a low border and for the rock garden. Low 
spreading plants; broad masses of bright yellow flowers in April 
and May. Of easiest culture, prefers a sunny position. 10 to 12 
inches. 3 for 45c; .$1.50 per doz., prepaid. 
Arabis - Rock Cress 
AIiFINA. One of the most desirable of the very early 
spring flowering plants that is especially adapted for 
edging and for the rock garden, but does equally well in 
the border, form- 
Canterhury Bells, 
Aquilegia or 
Columbine, 
ing a dense car¬ 
pet of pure white 
flowers. It is nice 
for cutting, and 
lasts for a long 
time in bloom. 
April and May is 
the blooming 
season. Grows 6 
to 8 inches high and does well in a 
dry, sunny location. 3 for 45c; $1.50 
per doz., prepaid. 
Bleeding Heart 
rERN-IiEAVED. Charming old- 
fashioned hardy plant with finely 
cut ornamental foliage and showy 
pink flowers. Blooms most profusely 
early in the spring, and continuously 
all summer. 18 inches high. A very 
fine plant for the rock garden and 
for any perennial planting. Perfect¬ 
ly hardy and succeeds equally well 
in full shade or sun. 3 for 65c; $2.00 
per doz., prepaid. 
Campanula - 
Canterbury Bells 
These imposing plants are classed as 
herbaceous biennials rather than true 
perennials. A. beautiful and most im¬ 
portant flower for any garden. The habit 
of the plant is compact, 18 to 24 inches 
high; flowers are produced freely during 
June and July; they are very handsome, 
large, bell-shaped and come in white 
and shades of pink and blue. Mixed 
colors, 3 plants for 50c; $1.75 per doz., 
prepaid. 
Campanula Persicifolia 
PEACH BEDES. A very good peren- 
uial type of Campanula with large 
spikes of bright blue bells. Blooms 
June-July. 2 feet. 3 for 60’c; $2.00 
per doz., prepaid. 
Cerastium 
Suow-in-Summer 
I.OW growing, very hardy plant with silvery 
white foliage. Small, pure white flowers in 
masses, blooming in May. Makes an attractive 
edging plant. Is a fine rock garden plant and 
also is used as underplanting with tulips. 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Alyssum Saxatile. 
Chinese Lantern llant. 
Coreopsis Grandiflora 
A fine hardy plant that blooms profusely all summer. The flowers are a rich 
golden yellow color, of graceful form, on long, slender stems. Invaluable for 
cutting, making a grand bouquet by themselves or combined with blue flowers. 
Plant them in the garden in front of Delphiniums. 2 feet. June to October. 
Easy to grow, prefers sunny location. 3 for 40c; $1.35 per doz., prepaid. 
Ch inese Lantern Plant 
Plant grows 1% to 2 feet high and produces numerous balloon-like husks, which 
turn bright orange-red when ripe and re¬ 
semble the Chinese lanterns. Excellent for 
decorative purposes in the house during 
winter; will keep a full year. When plant¬ 
ing, lay the roots down flat and cover 3 
inches. 3 for 4(tc; .$1.35 per doz., prepaid. 
Gaillardia - Blanket Flower 
Globe Thistle 
The most glorious of our true “old- 
fashioned flowers.’’ In bloom constantly 
from .Tune till October in many rich and 
briliiant colors of orange, crimson and 
red. Unexcelled as a cut flower, for bed¬ 
ding purposes and the hardy border. 2 ft. 
GBANDIPDORA. 3 for 45c; $1.50 per 
doz., prepaid. 
GIAHT FOBTODA HYBRIDS. New K 
iarge flowering strain of upright growth, 
with strong stems. Very fine. 3 for 75c; 
.$2.50 per doz. 
ECHIHOFS RITRO. An interesting and 
showy plant for any garden. Large 
heads of globe-shaped flowers, of steel- 
blue color. Much prized for winter bou¬ 
quets. 2 to 3 feet tall. 3 for 65c; $2.25 
per doz., prepaid. 
Gaillardia. 
