SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1901. 
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The earth wears a crown of Floral Beauties, and among the brightest, richest and sweetest are the Hardy 
Perennials. They fill a place in our gardens, and in our hearts, which nothing else can supply. Tihe Flower¬ 
ing Shrubs, when once planted they are good for a life-time, and we come to regard them as a part, not only 
of our home, but our very existence What would induce us to part with the grand old clumps of Fceonies, 
filies, Iris, etc., which have stood along the path in our front yard so long, and greeted us year after year 
with such cheery brightness and beauty? They have cheered us through many vicissitudes and dark hours 
of life. They were loved by dear ones whose voices we hear no more ; their blooming calls to our minds dear 
associations, happy days and happy faces which Time, the great Destroyer, has stolen from us. Yes, let us 
enrich our little yard or little lawn, our borders and walks, with these dear dowers, which will be our friends 
and companions for evermore. 
The list of Hardy Perennials here presented we have collected together with great care, having in view 
one special object, viz.: to supply the best varieties and best plants at a smaller cost than they can be had 
elsewhere in the world. We feel sure that we have succeeded, and that our customers will not let this season 
pass without adding many of these treasures to their homes. They are all perfectly hardy anywhere, and 
thrive and bloom year after year with little or no care after once well planted. 
GrFaqdiflora. 
A most useful and beautiful hardy perennial plant which 
furnishes a profusion of the choicest double white flowers 
all summer. It commences to bloom by the first of July 
and is a perfect mass of bloom until frost, as many as 5,000 
flowers haying been counted upon one plant at one time. 
Flowers pure white, perfectly double, and are produced in 
large sprays, and are unsurpassed for all sorts of cut- 
flower work, bouquets, etc. It is perfectly hardy anywhere, 
and so vigorous that it will take care of itself among weeds. 
For cemetery planting there is nothing finer, for it is sure to 
live, thrive and bloom profusely year after year. The plants 
we send out will bloom profusely this summer. 
15c. each; 5 for 50c. 
Aster, AlP ir > a - 
One of the most charming hardy perennial plants we have 
ever seen. Its flowers are borne in profusion early in spring, 
and are the size of a large wild Daisy, about three inches 
across, composed of a double row of ■intensely blue petals, 
surrounding a golden yellow center. It is double the size of 
any other hardy Aster, and closely resembles a large Paris 
Daisy in shape and general appearance. Another impor¬ 
tant point is its extreme earliness. It begins to bloom long 
before any other Aster, usually in May. Price, 30e. each; 
4= for $1.00. 
