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EARL FERRIS NURSERY, Hampton, Iowa 
BEK HARDY PERENNIALS 
FAMOUS 
Selected, Old and 
New Sorts 
Take Advantage 
of Our 
Extra Low Prices 
Our Plants 
are Thrifty, 
Field-Grown, 
and will 
Bloom the 
First Year 
There Is No End to Our Wonderful Flower Garden 
Values 
It’s fairyland right in your own dooryard when 
rich and glowing perennial borders flourish there. 
Flowers of every known color and pattern—flowers 
that come back year after year without replanting— 
flowers to fill every craving of the artistic imagina- 
tion! We offer here a wide selection of varieties, 
hardy favorites, so that you can readily choose an 
assortment to fit your needs, and that will give you 
a glorious succession of bloom from early spring urn 
til killing frost in late fall. 
PARCEL POST RATES ON PERENNIALS. 
Add 3c each, 5c for 5, 8c for 10, or 15c for 25 
plants. 
Varieties marked * are especially suitable 
rock gardens. 
Achillea 
*THE PEARL. Tiny, double, roselike flower* 
ets of pure white, in abundance from May to 
October. Fine border plant. 15 inches. 20c 
each; 5 for 60c; 10 for #1.00; 25 for #2.00. 
*ROSEUM. Dense heads of rose-pink; decora¬ 
tive foliage. Splendid in the border and bou¬ 
quets. June and July. 18 inches. 20c each; 
5 for 60c; 10 for #1.00; 25 for #2.00. 
*FILIPENDULA. Glowing heads of yellow 
flowers in July and August; handsome in 
rockery or border. 2-3 feet. 25c each; 5 for 
75c; 10 for #1.20; 25 for #2.50. 
*Anthemis 
(Golden Marguerite) 
Bright yellow Daisies, set off by handsome, 
finely cut foliage. Wonderfully free flowering, 
blooming all summer long. They should be in 
every border planting; excellent for cutting. 
18 inches. 15c each; 5 for 35c; 10 for 60c; 
25 for #1.25; 50 for #2.00. 
for 
Achillea, The Pearl. 
Long-Spurred Aquilegia. 
Aquilegia - Columbine 
One of the daintiest and most desirable of all 
the outdoor flowers; hardy, vigorous, long-lived, 
and a long-time bloomer. Flowers are larger 
and finer in partial shade. We have two selected 
strains, as follows: 
* DOUBLE HYBRIDS. Attractive double 
blooms, and a good range of color. Mixed 
only. 18 inches. 20c each; 5 for 60c; 10 for 
#1.00; 25 for #2.00. 
^SELECTED LONG-SPURRED HYBRIDS. Very 
choice, colors from white to blue and delicate 
tones of pink, rose, yellow and lavender, many of 
them bicolor. Mixed assortment only. 18 inches. 
25c each; 5 for 75c; 10 for #1.20; 25 for #2.50. 
Planting Suggestions j 
for Perennials 
Most of the perennials can be 
planted in either spring or fall, 
though spring is generally conceded 
a little the safest for the majority. 
Plant in good rich ground, that has 
been prepared the same as you 
would for any garden crop, and as 
a rule the crowns should be on a 
level with the ground. Set the low 
and medium growing perennials 8 
to 12 inches apart, the taller ones 
18 or 24 inches apart. The more 
shallow cultivation you give them 
with the hoe, the better they will 
be, and the more attractive your 
garden. During dry periods they 
should be given plenty of moisture, 
especially until well established. A 
light covering of straw, leaves or 
other coarse litter placed over the 
bed in late fall when the ground is 
frozen two inches down, will insure 
safety, and do not uncover too early 
in the spring. 
Aster Alpinus, Goliath. 
Arenaria Montana 
Grandiflora 
(Sandwort) 
Delightful in the rock garden or in the flagstone 
walk, the low growing plant entirely covered with 
snow-white, starlike flowers in May. Very hardy. 
6 inches. 25c each; 5 for 75c; 10 for #1.20; 25 
for #2.50. 
* Aster Alpinus, Goliath 
Large, handsome bluish purple flowers in May 
and June on 6- to 10-inch stems. Splendid for the 
rockery or edging the border. 20c each; 5 for 60c; 
10 for #1.00; 25 for #2.00. 
Anthemis. 
