Snyder Bros. (Inc.), Center Point, Iowa 
Other Hardy Perennials 
OTHER HARDY PERENNIALS AND ROCK GARDEN PLANTS 
The measure given is the average height, and the dates, the blooming period. 
Most perennials can be moved well either fall or spring, and many of them 
through the summer. Plants one foot or under are usually suitable for some 
place in the rock garden unless too aggressive. Special cultural requirements 
are briefly noted. 
♦Prices, unless otherwise given: Field-grown plants 20c each, $1.65 per ten, 
$15.00 per 100—3 of one kind for 50c, and 25 or more at hundred rates. For 
plants selected in the growing season and dug with a ball of earth, add 5c to 
each price. 
ACHILLEA, Milfoil, Yarrow. Thrive in any soil in sun. 
—fillipendulina, Fern-leaved, 3 to 4 ft. Broad corymbs of bright yellow, June- 
July. 
—millefolium roseum, 1 to 2 ft. Rosy pink. Finely cut foliage, June-September. 
—tomentosa, Wooly Yallow, 6 in. Sulphur yellow. June. Wooly foliage. 
ACTE A spicata rubra, Red Baneberry, 30c: 18 in. Needs shade and humus. 
Spikes of white flowers in May. Shining red berries in August. 
AETHEONEMA schistosum, 25c: 9 in. A bushy, shrubby plant with blue-green 
foliage and rose pink flowers. May. Has very deep tap root. For sandy soil. 
AJUGA reptans, Bugle, 6 in. Very compact, blue, May and June. Good ground 
cover. 
ALLIUM odorum, Wild Garlic, 1 ft. Heads of pink flowers. June. 
—Ruby King, 1 ft. Erect large heads of deep rose flowers. June. 
ALYSSUM argenteum, 1 ft. Silvery foliage, yellow flowers most of summer. 
—montanum, 30c: 6 in. Dense yellow heads, April-May. Gray-green foliage. 
AMSONIA salicifolia, Willow-leaved Amsonia, half-shrubby, 3 ft. Splendid fol¬ 
iage and interesting pale blue flowers. June. Permanent and requires no 
care. 
—tabernaemontana, 2 to 3 ft. Leaves broader than above. Panicles of pale blue 
flowers in late May. Worthy much more use in border or among shrubs. 
ANCHUSA italica Dropmore, 4 ft. Branching; blue, June-September. Moist 
soil in sun. 
—myosotiflora, 30c: 15 in. Panicles of forget-me-not flowers, April-May. Large 
heart shaped leaves. Endures dry soil and some shade. Fine rock plant. 
ANEMONE hupehensis, 30c: 1 to 2 ft. Large pale mauve flowers, August-Octo- 
ber. Moist, sandy, rich soil. Transplant in spring only. 
—montana, 30c: 8 in. Like the Pasque Flower, but darker purple and easier 
grown. 
ANTENNARIA dioica, 6 in. Silvery white foliage carpeting ground. White 
flowers. 
ANTHEMUS tinctoria, Golden Marguerite, 18 in. Pale golden yellow. June- 
October. 
AQUILEGIA, Columbines. Not particular as to soil, endure some shade. 
Grown from seed, they vary considerable, so colors can not be guaranteed. 
—alpina, 30c: 9 in. Dwarf, short spurred, azure blue. May. 
—coerulea, Rocky Mt. Columbine, 2 ft. White and blue. May-June. 
—canadensis, American Columbine, 2 ft. Scarlet and orange. May-June. 
—flabellata, 1 ft. Pure white, early. Large, dense, blue-green foliage. 
—Long Spurred Hybrids. Many color combinations and types. May-June. 
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