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RISLEY’S PLANT HOUSE, HAMILTON, N. Y. 
PERENNIAL PLANTS 
We are cutting out hard-wood shrubs (see page 22) but are increasing our plantings of 
Perennial Plants. We list those of which we have a good quantity, but we have a few plants 
each of many varieties, so if you do not see what you want in this list, just ask us; we may 
have it, or, if not, can get it for you. The prices quoted are for call orders and local delivery; 
if you want plants packed and shipped, add 10% for packing and prepaid delivery. 
Alyssium Serpyllifolium. Yellow flowers and rough leaves on plants 4 to 5 inches high. 
Excellent for rock gardens. 20c. 
Alyssum Saxatile Compactum. One of the earliest and showiest spring flowers, on nine inch 
plant. 20c. 
Anchusa Affinis. Dwarf azure blue, very fine. 20c. 
Arabis Alpina. Very early and low growing, for rock gardens or border. A mass of pure 
white. 20c. 
Armeria Cephalotes Rubra. Pink Thrift. Fine deep pink flowers on plants 8 to 10 inches 
high. 20c. 
Asperula Odorata. Sweet Woodruff. Low growing, with fine feathery foliage and white 
flowers. Sweet scented. 20c. 
Anthemis Kelwayii. Yellow daisy-like flowers, June to August. 10c and 20c. 
Beilis Daisy. Giant Mixed. 15c. 
Long fellow. Very large, double, dark rose. 15c. 
Campanula Persicifolia Moerheimii. Handsome, double, white, bell-shaped flowers, clust¬ 
ered on long stems. 20c. 
Centaurea Montana. Large blue flowers all summer on plants 2 feet high. 10c and 20c. 
Rigidifolia. Pink flowers on branching stems, all summer. 20c. 
Calamintha Alpina. Small blue flowers in June, on a six-inch plant; for borders or rockery. 
20c. 
Coreopsis. Long-stemmed yellow flowers from June to August; for cutting. 10c & 20c. 
Chinese Lantern. Large red pods for winter decoration. 10c. 
Dianthus. Plumarius. Double mixed Diadem Pink. Fine sweet-scented. 20c. Cruentes. 
Very free-flowering, dark scarlet. 20c. 
Delphinium. Gold Medal Hybrids. 10c and 20c. 
Blackmore and Langdon. The best English seed to be had. Small plants are all we 
have this year. 10c. 
Echinacea. Red Perennial Sunflower. 20c. 
Erigeron Speciosus. Blue flowers, tinted lilac with yellow centers. Fine for cutting 
through July and August. 20c. 
Funkia. Variegata. White foliage border plant. 20c. 
Plantain or White Day Lily. 25c. 
Geum. Mrs. Bradshaw. Large, double red, blooming all summer. 20c. 
Gaillardia. Large, double, red and yellow, daisy-like flowers, for bedding or cutting all 
summer. 10c and 20c. 
Helianthemum. Sun Rose. A low-growing mass of bloom from July to September; for 
borders or rockery. 20c. 
Helenium. Riverton Gem. 3 to 4 feet high; very late; a mass of old gold suffused with 
terra cotta and wallflower red. Fine to cut and a blaze of glory in the garden. 20c. 
Hesperis. Sweet Rocket. Fragrant purple flowers on showy spikes during July and 
August. 20c. 
Heuchera. Convilaria. White Lily of the Valley Heuchera. Seldom seen in this country. 
We import our seed from Germany. Valley-like flowers on long stems. 20c. 
Inula. Flea Bane. Free-flowering, yellow border plants. 20c. 
Lychnis. Chalcedonica. Scarlet clusters on long stems June and July. 10c and 20c. 
Viscaria. Small wine-red flowers gracefully clustered on long stems. June, July 20c. 
Polemonium. Coeruleum. Blue. Fern-like foliage and flowers on long stems. 20c. 
Album. Same with white flowers. 20c. 
Potentilla. Formosa. Brilliant rose with dark center; June to August. 20c. 
Willmottae. Dwarf, free-flowering magenta rose. 20c. 
Pyrethrum. Painted Daisy. May to July; large daisies on long stems; pale pink to deep 
red. 10c and 20c. 
Primrose or Polyanthus. One of the first to bloom. 20c. 
Rock Garden Plants. We have a large assortment of Sedums and Sempervivums for rock 
gardens and borders. 10c and 20c. 
