Perennial Plants 
A LL the old favorite perennial flower garden plants are still in great 
popularity, and make a very beautiful border. Many perennial 
plants are fast coming into popularity in the rock garden, or may be 
used as potted plants, in the bouse, or forced in the greenhouse and 
used for cut flowers that may be sold or used in bouquets. 
ALYSSUM 
—Rostratum. Prostrate almost shrubby va¬ 
riety, entirely gray in color with pale yellow 
flowers in unbranched clusters and may be 
found in bloom from May to July. 
—Saxtile Coinpactu.ni. Dwarf golden tuft, 
Basket of gold. More compact than the pre¬ 
ceding and earlier. One of the showiest of 
all flowers in spring. 
AQUILEG1A (Columbine) 
—Mrs. Scott Elliott Hybrids. Known among 
florists and flower lovers as the best mixture 
of columbines in existence. Wonderful clear 
colors and shades oh blends of colors in the 
flowers which are attractive because of long 
highly colored spurs which protrude from 
the back of the flower. 
ARTEMESIA 
—Absinthum. Silver gray foliage which is 
very showy at all times. 
—Lactifolia. An excellent hardy border plant, 
producing large panicles of sweetly scented 
creamy white flowers which are very good 
for cutting. Blooms in August and Sep¬ 
tember. 
—Silver King. One of the best all around 
decorative plants. Its bright silver-colored 
stems and foliage are of great value as a 
filler in sprays, baskets and all kinds of 
floral arrangements. By cutting and drying 
the stems they are very excellent for winter 
use. It grows to be about thirty inches tall 
and in heavy clumps which make a good 
showing in the border. 
ASTERS (Michaelmas Daisies) 
—Abemlrothe. Very bright rosy red flowers. 
—Climax. One of the best and showiest with 
long spikes of large flight lavender-blue 
flowers. 
—Mrs. Raynor. Bright deep red. 
—St. Eg win. Beautiful light pink and very 
compact. 
—Subcoeruleus. A very dwarf variety of 
tufted leaves. Produces long bare stems with 
massive bluish violet flowers about three 
inches in diameter. 
—White Climax. Large pure white flowers. 
BOLTONIA 
—Asteroides. One of the best of the hardy 
plants with large single aster like flowers. 
This plant is in bloom in the summer and 
autumn and its large quantities of flowers 
which are all open at one time producing a 
very striking effect. The flowers are pure 
white. 
—Latisquama. Lavender-pink with long 
stems, very good for cutting. 
CAMPANULA (Biennial) 
—Calcycanthema (Cup and Saucer). Blue, 
rose and white, with colors separate. Classed 
among the best of the garden plants and 
also as one of the best for cut flowers. 
—Media. The well known canterbury bells. 
Its numerous branches are covered with 
large bells which are blue, rose or white. At¬ 
tains a height of from two to three feet and 
is very valuable for cutting. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS (Hardy) 
Aquilegia, Mrs. Scott Elliott Hybrids. 
—Alice Howell. Medium sized, orange 
bronze. 
—Autumn Glow. Large, rose crimson. 
—Eva. Dwarf and very deep pink. 
—Fields of Snow. Plant apparently covered 
with small snow white buttons. 
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