HARDY PERENNIALS 
I T is no wonder that these old-fashioned hardy garden flowers continue to increase in popularity, for there 
is not a time during the whole flowering season when some hardy perennial is not in bloom, and when, 
during the late summer, few shrubs are in blossom, these little plants may be depended on for attractive 
display. 
Plant perennials this year in the flower-bed where you have been using annuals. Every year you have to 
replace annuals, whereas the perennials come up each season with very little work or expense. 
You do not need a large estate to have an old-fashioned garden or border from which you can pick flowers 
from early spring until late fall. Let us help plan your garden. 
The size mentioned in the description indicates the height the plants may be expected to attain at matur¬ 
ity; the month represents the season of bloom. 
Perennials marked (f) are suitable for rock-gardens 
Prices for Perennial Plants, except where otherwise noted: 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $18 for 100 plants; large clumps, 35 to 50 cts. 
ALTHAEA. Hollyhock. 5 to 8 ft. All 
shades of Red, White, Pink, and 
Yellow; double and single. 
fALYSSUM saxatile. Golden Tujt. 
4 to 12 in. Showy masses of compact 
yellow flowers in April and May. 
ANCHUSA italica, Dropmore. 4 ft. 
Intense blue flowers on branched 
stems. May to July. 
AQUILEG1A. Columbine. 2 to 2J^ ft. 
Pink, Red, Blue, and Lavender. 
May to July. 
fARABIS alpina. Rock-Cress. 5 in. 
Mat of gray-green foliage with cloud 
of pure white flowers in April and 
May. 
fARMERIA maritima. Thrift. 6 in. 
Dense heads of pink flowers on tufts 
of narrow evergreen foliage. May, 
June. 35c. each, $2.50 for 10. 
fASTER alpinus, Goliath. Blue 
Mountain Daisy. 5 in. Large blue 
Daisies with golden disk. Flowers 
in May and June. 
A. novae-angliae. New England Aster. 
4 to 5 ft. Great masses of pink 
flowers from September to October. 
A., St. Egwin. Pleasing rosy pink. 
Dwarf habit. 
ASTILBE japonica, Queen Alexan¬ 
dra and Von Sicton. 1 to 2 ft. 
June. 35c. each, $3 for 10. 
BAPTISIA australis. Wild Indigo. 
Medium growth. Blue flowers in 
early summer. 
fBELLIS perennis. English Daisy. 
6 in. Improved, double flowering; 
various colors. 
fCAMPANULAcarpatica. Blue Hare¬ 
bell. 8 in. Large, light blue flowers 
growing in compact tufts. 
C. persicifolia. Bellflower. 2 ft. Mixed. 
June, July. 
CENTAUREA dealbata. PersianCen- 
taurea. \ x /i ft- Deep pink flowers in 
July and Aug. Very desirable. 
C. montana. Mountain Bluet, lj^ft. 
Violet-blue, thistle-like flowers from 
June until Sept. 
jCERASTIUM tomentosum. Snoiv- 
in-Summer. 6 in. Silvery foliage and 
masses of white flowers. May, June. 
fCONVALLARIA majalis. Lily-of- 
the-Valley. 6 in. Loves moist and 
shady places. May. 
COREOPSIS grandiflora. 2 to 3 ft. 
Bright yellow flowers from June to 
frost if flowers are cut as they fade. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Hardy. 
Flowers that last until frost. 
Any of the following choice named varie¬ 
ties, 35 cts. each, $3 for 10 
Barbara Cumming. Yellow. 
Crimson Splendor. Flower large, 
rich crimson, with yellow center. 
Jean Cumming. Pure white; large. 
Jean Treadway. Sparkling pink 
flower with rose center; large. 
Mixed Varieties. 25c. each, $2 for 10. 
fC. maximum. Shasta Daisy. 1 to 
2 ft. Large, daisy-like white flowers 
with yellow centers. June to Sept. 
DELPHINIUM Belladonna. Lark¬ 
spur. 2V 2 to 3 ft. Tall spikes of 
light blue flowers in June and July. 
D. grandiflorum chinense. Chinese 
Delphinium. 2 ft. Gentian-blue 
flowers. Feathery foliage. 
D., Gold Medal Hybrids. Improved 
Larkspur. The flowers are large, in 
all shades of blue, and are carried on 
2-foot spikes. 35c each, $3 for 10. 
DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweet William. 
1 to 1^2 ft. Very showy flower- 
clusters of Red, Pink, and White. 
May, June. 
fD. plumarius. Garden Pink 1 ft. Great 
masses of pink, white, and magenta 
blooms all summer. Fine for cut-flowers. 
DIELYTRA spectabilis. Bleeding- 
heart. 1 to 2 ft. Its arching stems 
bear drooping, heart-shaped flowers 
of white and rose. Valuable for 
planting in the shade. May to July. 
50c. each, $4.50 for 10. 
DIGITALIS, Giant Shirley. Im¬ 
proved Foxglove. Spikes 3 to 5 ft. 
long, of enormous blooms in various 
colors. June, July. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum. Sea- 
Holly. True blue Thistle with silvery 
blue stems. July, Aug. 
FUNKIA. See Hosta. 
GA1LLARDIA aristata (grandi¬ 
flora). Perennial Gaillardia. 2 ft. 
Daisy-like blossoms of orange-yellow, 
banded with red, all summer. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Baby’s 
Breath. 3 to 4 ft. Very minute, deli¬ 
cate white flowers. June to August. 
fGEUM avens, Mrs. Bradshaw. 
18 in. Large, double orange-scarlet; 
all summer. 
fG. avens, Lady Stratheden. 18 in. 
Large, double, golden yellow flowers 
all summer. 
Rock-Garden Planting 
