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MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
ERYNGIUM (Sea Holly) 
Handsome ornamental plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high. 
Effective in flower and shrubbery border, woodlands, wild gardens, 
etc.; the flower heads, which are produced from July to September, 
are useful to cut for vases or to dry for Winter bouquets. 
Amethystinum. The finely cut, spiny foliage and the beautiful 
thistle-like heads are of glistening amethystine-blue. 
Planum. Steel blue. 
30c. each; $3.00 per doz.; per 100, $20.00. 
EUPATORIUM 
Ageratoides ( Thorough Wort). A useful border plant, 3 feet high, 
with minute white flowers in dense heads; fine for cutting; 
August and September. 
Coelestinum. A pretty hardy plant, with light blue flowers 
similar to the Ageratum. This is a particularly fine thing in 
hardy perennials; a splendid cut flower. 18 to 24 inches. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
EUPHORBIA (Milk Wort) 
Corollata ( Flowering Spurge). A very showy and desirable 
native plant, growing about 18 inches high and bearing from 
June to August umbels of pure white flowers with a small 
green eye. Desirable for cutting. 
Polychroma. An elegant border plant and very attractive when 
covered with masses of yellow flower-like bracts in May. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
HARDY FERNS 
Many persons are perplexed to know what is best suited for 
planting in densely shaded borders, particularly around porches. 
Nothing in the world produces such a permanent and satisfactory 
effect as Ferns. The graceful plants grow on an average from 1 to 
2 feet high, according to the variety, and the clumps increase in 
size and beauty each year. They die down in the Winter and 
break forth again in May. 
ADIANTUM Pedatum (Maidenhair Fern). 12 inch. 
ASPIDIUM Acrostichoides (Christmas Fern). 12 inch. 
— Goldianum (Shield Fern) . 24-36 inch. 
ASPLENIUM Filix foemina (Lady Fern). 12-15 inch. 
CYSTOPTERIS Bulbifera (Bulblet Bladder Fern). 24 inch. 
DICKSONIA Punctilobula (Gossamer Fern). 18 inch. 
ONOCLEA Struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern). 24-36 inch. 
— Sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). 12 inch. 
OSMUNDA Cinnamonea (Cinnamon Fern). 24 inch. 
— Claytoniana. 24 inch. 
WOODSIA Illvensis. Excellent for rock-work, requiring little 
soil and thriving best in the sunniest corner. 6 inch. 
Price, any of above, in large plants, 30c. each; $3.00 per doz.; 
per 100, $20.00. 
FUNKIA (Plantain Lily; Day Lily) 
Japanese perennials producing attractive clumps of foliage and 
interesting lily-like blossoms. A continuous row along a walk 
gives a strong and pleasing character. Delight in moist, shady 
situations. 
Coerulea. Blue flowers, broad green leaves; June; 4 feet. 
Subcordata Grandiflora. Very large, pure white, lily-shaped, 
fragrant flowers in August and September; 2J^ to 3 feet. 
Undulata Media Picta. Green and white variegated foliage; 
purple flowers. Makes a fine edging; July; 2 feet. 
30c. each; $3.00 per doz.; per 100, $20.00. 
GENTIANA 
Andrews! (Blue Gentian). Our native species; flowers beautiful 
deep blue; August and September; grows about 2% feet high 
and requires rich moist soil. 30c. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Gailtardia, Grandiflora 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) 
Beautiful flowers are borne in profusion and make a striking 
effect. They last a long while as a cut flower, and are abundant 
from June until frost. Height, about 2 feet. 
Grandiflora. Dark brown center, petals on the outer edge are 
yellow, and the center is surrounded with a rich orange disc. 
— Portola Hybrids. Flowers of immense size; ranging through 
shades of bronzy red with golden tipped petals. 
— Tangerine. Giant orange flowers, overlaid with red. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
* GEUM (Avens) 
Well-known plants noted for their rich coloring and freedom 
of flowering. Useful for cutting and the rockery or border. May 
to July. 
Coccineum, Mrs. Bradshaw. Twice the size of the old double 
scarlet with huge frilled petals, giving a full, double appearance. 
6 to 10 inches. 
Lady Stratheden. Large double flowers of a rich golden-yellow. 
30c. each; $3.00 per doz.; per 100, $20.00. 
THREE NEW GEUMS 
Borisii. One of the finest of the Geums. _ Forms neat foliage 
tufts with many branched stems 8 to 12 inches high, covered 
with large, vivid orange-scarlet flowers from May to October. 
50c. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Fire Opal. Dazzling rich scarlet flowers with orange sheen, 
often measuring 3 inches in diameter; very free flowering; 
May to October; a striking Geum. 75c. each; $7.50 per 
doz. 
Princess Juliana. A splendid new hybrid with large, double, 
pure orange flowers on stout stems. Exceedingly free flower¬ 
ing; early; June to October. 75c. each; $7.50 per doz. 
For a plentiful supply of lovely blue cut-flowers plant Delphiniums. See page 110A 
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