Hardy Perennials = 
James Kelway —A bright blue, single, keeps its color well and 
has fine, still branching habit. A very attractive companion to 
St. Egwin. 3H feet high. 
Lavender Queen —Strong, erect branching growth about 3 Yi 
feet high. Pure lavender fringed petals, with golden center. Very 
attractive. 
Marne —One of Mr. E. Beckett's varieties bearing soft pink 
flowers with yellow centers, blooming in September. 2j/<j feet 
high. 
Royal Blue —This is a large blue, apparently double at first, but 
when afterwards it opens fully, it forms a distinct cup shape 
flower with a golden disk at the bottom. Medium height. 
Blooms early September. 2 Yi feet high. 
Snowdrift—Dwarf: branching pyramids of large snow-white 
semi-double flowers. Mid-season bloom. 
Skylands Queen —Exceptionally large lavender blue flowers 
with clear yellow center. A very decorative flower in the border, 
and most attractive as a cut flower. It blooms during late 
August and September, and grows about 3 feet high. 
Wonder of Staefa —Exceptionally large flowers, almost 2J4 
inches across, of a soft wisteria-violet shade, with large yellow 
centers. This Aster has a longer blooming period than any other 
variety, flowering from late August to frost. The habit of 
growth is open and branched, so that the individual flowers are 
displayed to their fullest beauty. We consider it both for cut¬ 
ting and table decorations the finest Aster introduced so far. 
Price: $3.50 per dozen, $25.00 per 100. 
ASTER 
*Subcoeruleus —A very handsome specimen of Perennial Aster 
from Northwest India, mauve marguerite like flowers attaining 
a size of about three inchesa cross with bright orange center. 
A beautiful “cutting subject” for the flower garden. 
BAPTISIA (False-Indigo) 
Australis —Very attractive dark blue, pea shaped flowers in long 
curving racemes, somewhat similar to Lupines, but more hardy 
in every way. Blooms in June and is about 2 feet high. Suitable 
for the hardy border or wild garden and not at all particular 
as to soil requirements. 
BOLTONIA (False-camomile) 
Asteroides —Flower heads pure white; flowering at the same time 
as the popular Michaelmas Daisies. 5 to 6 feet. 
Latisquama —Beautiful pink flowers. Same type as above. 5 feet. 
BUDDLEIA 
Veitcliiana —Beautiful violet mauve; a splendid Summer flower¬ 
ing shrub, absolutely hardy under any conditions; flowers are 
borne on long, cylindrical spikes, 12 to 15 inches in length; 
flowers the first season it is planted; a beautiful plant. 3 to 6 
feet. 
Magnifica Gigantica (See Shrubs). 
CERASTIUM 
*Tomentosuin— Silvery, low-growing foliage plant which is used 
very largely for planting dry, sunny spots. Carpet growth. May 
to mid-June. 
CAMPANULAS 
(Canterbury-bells or Bellflower) 
These lovely flowers have great variety of color and form and 
the taller varieties are useful for cut flowers as well as in the hardy 
border. 
Medium —Blue, white, mauve and pink. 
Calycanthema —Cup-and-saucer. Blue, white, pink. 
Double —Blue, white, pink. 
Persicifolia (Telliam Beauty Hybrids) —These very beautiful 
fight blue bell like flowers appear in June and July on 2 J /2 foot 
stems. The great advantage of this type is that it is Perennial 
and these particular hybrids have much larger flowers than the 
former Campanula Persicifolia. This also comes in the large 
flowered white form of the above. 
Persicifolia FI. PI. Humosa —A very showy dark blue double 
flower. Price: 50c per plant, $5.00 per dozen. 
TOTTY’S, MADISON, N. J. 
Caryopteris 
*Carpatica Blue—A dwarf variety well suited to the rock garden, 
blooming from June to mid-October, a lovely blue flower on a 
slender stem 9 to 10 inches high. 
*Carpatica Alba—White form of the above. 
*Garganica—-A very choice gem for the Bock Garden. It is very 
hardy, blooms from late June to September. Is a heavenly blue, 
and has trailing habit of growth, but at the same time is neat. 
The foliage is almost as distinctive and attractive as the flower; 
3 to 6 inches high. Price: 35c each, $3.50 per dozen, $25.00 
per 100. 
CARYOPTERIS 
Caryopteris Mastaeanthus Superbus (Bluebeard)—A hand¬ 
some and free flowering woody hardy plant, blue, pink, white, 
growing from 2 to 3 feet high. The long branches are completely 
covered with clear colored flowers during September and Oc¬ 
tober. Well adapted for cutting and valuable on account of its 
late flowering habit. Price: 35c each, $3.50 per dozen, $25.00 
per 100. One plant of each color for $1.00. 
CENTAUREA (Knapweed) 
Montana—The Perennial Cornflower. Producing large, violet 
blue flowers from July to September. 2 feet high. 
*CLEMATIS 
*Integrifolia Coerulea—A beautiful border plant, producing 
brilliant blue flowers. 18-24 inches. June-Aug. Price: 50c each, 
$3.50 per dozen, $25.00 per 100. 
CHELONE (Shellflower) 
(See also Penstemon) 
Barbata—Hardy border perennial of Penstemon-like habit, pro¬ 
ducing long spikes of brilliant, scarlet flowers. Has not been 
grown very extensively in this country as yet. Height 3 feet. 
July to September. 
Shell Pink—A delightful new form of the above, being the same 
hardy border plant, but the color is a wonderful shell pink, and 
the plant grows about 21 inches high. It comes into bloom in 
July and if the first bloom is cut back after the flowers have 
faded, it will send up second and third growth to carry the 
bloom into early September. 
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