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HARDY PERENNIALS 
The constantly increasing interest in hardy garden flowers is emphasized more each season in the 
demand for new and good perennials. With the infinite varieties available, the rock garden, bed or border 
can be made interesting throughout the year. Brilliant displays of color and harmonious designs are easy and 
fascinating to create with these charming Hardy Alpines and Herbaceous Perennials. 
A Few Cultural Hints 
Usually the best effects are obtained by planting Perennials in groups of not less than three of a variety. 
A few of the more robust Perennials, such as the Peony or Dicentra spectahilis are effective as individual 
specimens. The area being planted will determine the size of the groupings. 
Most perennials may he planted in early spring, from the time the frost is out of the ground until late 
June, or from the middle of September to the first of November. 
For the new bed, spade to a depth of 1J4 feet, and incorporate a generous supply of well decayed manure 
with an application of bonemeal. 
Old beds may be renewed every three years, the plants taken out of the ground and divided. The bed 
should then be spaded up, fertilized, and the plants returned. 
While Perennials grow in poor soil, yearly fertilizing will insure fine, sturdy plants, and constant cut¬ 
ting of the flowers assures continuous bloom. A careful selection of an assortment of varieties, and a little 
attention will reward you with bloom from early spring until very late autumn. 
Perennials marked with a star (*) 
gardens. 
ACHILLEA (Yarrow). 
are suitable for rock 
Each Per 10 
-clavennae. 8-10 in. Profusion of white flowers 
amidst dwarf silvery gray foliage. Outstanding 
in the rock garden.'.35 3.00 
—lilipendula. 4 ft. Excellent border plant. Flat 
heads of golden yellow flowers profusely borne 
from June to September.25 2.00 
—millefolium roseum. 2 ft. Flat heads of rosy 
red flowers in June. Good for cutting.25 2.00 
*-tomentosa (Wooly Yarrow). 6-8 in. A neat 
carpet-like plant with brilliant yellow flowers 
from May to August. Compact gyay-green foliage. .25 2.00 
Each Per 10 
ACONITUM flscheri (Azure Monkshood). 2-3 ft. 
Deep blue flowers in August and September. 
Likes moisture and some shade.25 2.00 
*ADIANTUM capillus-veneris (Southern Maiden¬ 
hair Fern). 18-24 in. Also called Venus Fly Trap. 
Produces interesting little trap-like flowers which 
are said to catch flies.35 3.00 
AETHIONEMA (Persian Candytuft). 
*-persicum. 8-10 in. A gem for the rockery with 
light rose flowers in June, and tidy blue-gray 
foliage; likes full sun.25 2.00 
*-pulchellum. 4 in. Neat, prostrate grower with 
rose-purple flowers and gray foliage.25 2.00 
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