A. B. C. “SUPREME 
QUALITY” HARDY 
PERENNIAL PLANTS 
The following list of varieties suggests “worth-while” kinds which are particularly 
desirable for the florist to grow FOR CUT FLOWER PURPOSES. 
A fair sized planting of same will furnish blooms in abundance when greenhouse 
flowers are usually in comparatively short supply. 
WE ARE IN POSITION TO SUPPLY the product of some 200 acres of the 
CHOICEST PERENNIAL PLANTS, PEONIES, ETC., in this country. If you do 
not find in this list the desired items, please write us about your needs and in all 
probability we will be able to quote you to advantage. A. B. C. 
ACHILLEA 
Milfoil or Yarrow 
Achilleas are of easy culture and grow 
in any good garden soil, preferring sunny 
locations. For cutting they are outstand¬ 
ing. 
Boule De Neige. (Ball of Snow). Wonder¬ 
ful for cut flowers or garden. Blooms in 
June. A good filler, grows 1 2 to 15 inches 
high, double white flowers in umbels. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Filipendulina. Grows 2 to 3 feet high, 
flowers bright yellow, in flat heads, and 
with lace-like foliage. June to September. 
Good flower for basket work. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Millefolium Roseum. (Rosy Milfoil) . Finely 
cut deep green foliage, pink flowers in 
dense heads and found all summer. 12 
inches high. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Perry’s White. 1 to 2 feet .June to Aug¬ 
ust. Nothing better for cutting. An excel¬ 
lent filler. The whitest of all Achilleas, 
and an outstanding favorite with florists 
for summer flowers. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Ptarmica, FI. PI. “The Pearl.” Pure white 
flowers borne in the greatest profusion on 
strong erect stems the entire summer, 2 
feet high. As a summer cut flower it is 
of great value. An excellent variety for 
use in sprays. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
ACONITUM 
Monkshood or Helmet Flower 
Fischeri. A dwarf variety growing 30 in¬ 
ches high, with very large pale blue 
flowers in September and October. Deco¬ 
rative foliage even when not in flower. A 
very attractive plant in a Perennial plant¬ 
ing. 
Per 10.$1.25 Per 100.$8.00 
ANTHEMIS 
Hardy Marguerite 
Tinctoria (Kelway’s Variety). Handsome 
finely cut foliage, and daisy-like yellow 
flowers produced all summer. Succeeds 
well in the poorest soil, excellent for cut 
flowers . 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
AQUILEGIA OR COLUMBINE 
The Columbines are among the most 
elegant and beautiful hardy plants, pro¬ 
ducing their graceful spurred flowers on 
stems rising two feet or more above the 
beautifully divided foliage. The following 
varieties are all suitable for cutting and are 
attractive when used with other flowers. 
Crimson Star. This is an entirely new 
Aquilegia. It is by far the most striking 
of the Long Spurred. Color rich dark crim¬ 
son with white corolla. Because of its 
bright color, we believe that our custo¬ 
mers will find this variety of great value 
for cut flower use. 
Per 10_$2.00 Per 100.$15.00 
AQUILEGIA or COLUMBINE 
(Continued) 
Dobbie’s Imperial Hybrids. A very fine 
assortment by a European hybridizer 
which will be sure to charm you by its 
beauty. 
Per I 0 .$1.50 PerlOO.$10.00 
Jaetschui. A lovely large flowered yellow 
with most attractive Peach Red long spurs, 
an extra good new variety. 36 inches. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Long Spurred Hybrids. We offer an un¬ 
usually choice strain of these lovely hy¬ 
brids, ranging in color tones from creamy 
white and yellow to bronze red and blue 
shades. No two plants resemble each other 
in color, and the combination of shades 
found in this selection defies description. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
Mrs. Scott Elliott Hybrids. There is not 
a better mixture grown in the world. Won¬ 
derful colors and color combinations, with 
very long spurred flowers. Colors range 
through shades of lavenders, mauves, 
blues, purples, whites, creams, yellows, 
pinks, reds, etc. 
Per 10.$1.50 PerlOO .$10.00 
ARTEMESIA 
Lactiflora. Producing large, branching 
panicles of sweet scented, creamy white 
flowers, excellent for cutting. Three to 
four feet, August-September. A peren¬ 
nial you should have on hand for bou¬ 
quets. 
Per 10.$1.25 Per 100.$8.00 
Silver King. Unquestionably one of the 
best all around decorative plants. Its 
bright silver-colored stems and foliage are 
of great value as a filler for bouquets, 
sprays, baskets, or all sorts of floral 
pieces. By cutting and drying the stems 
it is very valuable in the winter for filler. 
Florists in our districts paid high prices 
for their supplies last winter. It is a showy 
plant in the perennial border or among 
shrubbery. Height 30 inches. When used 
in basket work with colored roses the 
effect is a feast for the eyes. We supply 
large field grown clumps. 
Per 10 .$1.25 PerlOO .$8.00 
Stelleriana (Old Woman). Deeply cut sil¬ 
very white foliage. Much used in carpet 
bedding. 1 8 inches. 
Per 10.$1.00 Per 100.$7.00 
HARDY ASTERS 
Michaelmas Daisies 
The showy colors and the variety of 
shades represented among Aster varieties 
help florists to obtain a great variety of 
effects with them in floral pieces. 
Climax. One of the best and showiest, 
with large pyramidal spikes of large, light 
lavender blue flowers. Very free. 5 feet. 
Per 10 .$1.25 PerlOO .$8.00 
White Climax. 
Per 10 .$1.25 PerlOO .$8.00 
ASCLEPIAS 
Butterfly Weed 
Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, 
about 2 J /2 feet high producing flowers of 
brilliant orange-scarlet during July and 
August. Nice for cutting. 
Per 10. $1.25 Per 100. $8.00 
THE BUDDLEIA 
Butterfly Bush or Summer Lilac 
The Buddleia are without question one 
of the most valuable items for florists. 
Farquhari. A low-growing pendulous, 
spreading shrub, with rich green foliage 
and silver reverse, bearing in late summer, 
long racemes of purple flowers. 
Per 10. $2.00 Per 100. $15.00 
Variabilis Alternaefolia. Unlike all other 
Butterfly bushes this variety is hardy and 
does not freeze down in the winter. 
Charming lilac-purple flowers borne on 
long arching branches. Profuse in flower 
throughout the Autumn and Fall. Beau¬ 
tifully distinct foliage. 
Per 10. $2.00 Per 100. $15.00 
NEW BUDDLEIA 
ILE DE FRANCE 
H ere is an entirely different Buddleia. 
For brilliance of color, grace of its flower 
spikes and uniform habit of growth this 
new Buddleia greatly surpasses all other 
varieties. Their fragrance adds another 
feature to their beauty. 
Per 10. $2.50 Per 100. $20.00 
CARNATION CRIMSON KING 
The color being very rich red, it works 
up wonderfully well with all sorts of other 
flowers. Particularly fine for basket work. 
Pot Plants- 
25.. $2.50 100.. $8.00 1000.. $75.00 
HARDY CARNATIONS 
Resembles most of all the indoor Car¬ 
nations, blooming in great abundance all 
summer, in the most magic colors, flowers 
being semi- to full-double. Excellent for 
cutting and very hardy. By cutting all 
flowers off, the life of the plant is main¬ 
tained and it renews itself and starts new 
growth of the top and roots. 
Grenadian Rose Queen. An attractive deli¬ 
cately colored flower that fills a great vari¬ 
ety of uses for summer cut flowers. A 
beautiful landscape flower as well. 
Per 10. $1.00 Per 100. $7.00 
Grenadin Red. A large flowering type. 
Very desirable for garden or cutting. 
Per 10. $1.00 Per 100. $7.00 
Grenadin Scarlet. 
Per 10. $1.00 Per 100. $7.00 
Grenadin Pink. An attractive delicately 
colored flower that fills a great variety of 
uses for summer cut flowers. A beautiful 
landscape flower as well. 
Per 10. $1.00 PerlOO . $7.00 
Grenadin White. White form of the above. 
Extremely desirable plant of the easiest 
culture. 
Per 10. $1.00 Per 100. $7.00 
GYPSOPHILA “BRISTOL FAIRY” PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL CUT FLOWERS 
