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BROWN BROTHERS COMPANY 
Brown’s Hardy Perennial Plants 
Once Planted Will Continue to Bloom Year After Year 
Preparation of Perennial Beds. Most perennials require an open, sunny situation to thrive and show at their best. If the 
subsoil is not well drained, and the location damp, dig out the earth to a depth of 2% feet, and line the bottom of the excava¬ 
tion with a layer of stone or cinders 6 inches deep. Throw off the top soil and mix a liberal amount of manure and bone meal, 
or wood ashes with the subsoil. If the soil is stiff clay, add a quantity of peat moss to loosen it up. The above applies to the 
treatment of poor soil. If the soil is good, rich garden loam, and enriched each year with an application of well-rotted manure 
used as a mulch in the fall, the plants will thrive. Apply this mulch after the ground is frozen. 
Planting. There are four general types of perennials: Type 1 plants, 
of which the Iris is one, should be planted with the main root just 
below the surface of the ground. Type 2 plants, such as the Peonies 
should be planted with the crown of the root 3 inches below the surface 
of the ground. Type 3 plants, where the leaves grow directly at the 
surface of the ground, should be planted with the crown just above 
the ground level. Type 4 plants, such as the Hollyhock should be 
planted with bud just below the surface, and the root tuber extending 
straight down. Always dig the hole large enough to allow the roots to 
spread out naturally, and firm the earth well about the roots. If planted 
in the fall, cover with a 3- or 4-inch mulch of straw or leaves after 
the ground is frozen. 
Perennial Types anil Planting Depths. 
Note: In the following list, plants especially recommended for Rock Gardens are designated by (*) and those 
suitable for cut flowers (c). 
Achillea - Milfoil or Yarrow 
Ptarmica, The Pearl. Small, double white flowers, in profu¬ 
sion. Good cut flower. June. 2 to 2*4 feet. (c). 
Aconitum - Monkshood; Helmet Flower 
Sun or shade. Attractive glossy foliage, large spikes of dark 
blue flowers in September and October. 2*4 feet. All Aconitum 
tubers are poisonous if taken internally. Excellent cut flowers, 
rich soil. Light winter protection, (c). 
Autumnale. A very striking form on account of its dark navy 
blue flowers. September and October. 4 to 5 feet. 
Fisheri. Sun or shade. Attractive glossy foliage. Good cut 
flower. September and October. 214 feet. 
Napellus. Early bright blue flowers. June and July. 3 to 4 feet, 
(c). 
Sparks. Tall branched spikes, covered with deep blue. July 
and August. 4 to 5 feet. 
Agrostemma - Rose Campion 
Attractive, silvery gray foliage and bright rose-crimson flow¬ 
ers in June to August. 214 feet. (c). 
Alyssum 
Saxatile Compactum (Goldentuft). Golden yellow flowers in 
April and May, very showy. 12 inches. 
Anemone Japonica 
Strong growing plants, blooming throughout the fall. Re¬ 
quires some winter protection in the North. Well drained rich 
soil. (c). 
Alba. The old Japanese white Anemone, flowers pure white, 
(c). 
Rosea. Large delicate rose flowers on rigid stems. 2% feet. (c). 
Queen Charlotte. Large semi-double pink flower. 2% ft. (c). 
Whirlwind. Large snow-white flowers with double row of ray- 
florets. 2% feet. 
Brown’s "Charm" Perennial 
Border 
A 
6 Golden Glow 
L 
12 Aquilegia 
B 
6 Phlox 
M 
7 Pyrethrum 
C 
8 Phlox, Miss 
N 
12 Shasta Daisy 
Lingard 
0 
3 Peonies (1 
D 
10 Gold Medal 
Festiva Maxi¬ 
Delphiniums 
ma, 1 Sarah 
E 
3 Regal Lilies 
Bernhardt, 1 
F 
3 Auratum Lilies 
Felix Crousse) 
G 
8 Foxgloves 
P 
6 Iris—Assorted 
H 
14 Double Holly¬ 
Colors 
hocks— Assort¬ 
R 
10 Achillea—The 
ed 
Pearl 
I 
8 Gold Medal 
S 
9 Dianthus 
Delphiniums 
T 
8 Phlox Subulata 
J 
5 German Iris 
X 
12 Forget-Me-Not 
K 
3 Karl Rosenfield 
— 
Peony 
153 Plants 
This magnificent collection is splendid for either the 
formal perennial garden or as a superb finish to a back¬ 
ground of shrubs. There will be glorious blooms all 
summer long, for the house and the garden. These plants 
will nicely fill a border from 6 to 8 feet wide and 25 to 
30 feet long. 
