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WAYSIDE GARDENS 
General List of Perennial Plants 
for the 
Rock Garden and Hardy Border 
ACHILLEA - Milfoil or Yarrow 
Agreratifolia Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
This lovely small rock plant grows into rosettes of silvery 
foliage with clustered heads of white flowers about 6 inches 
in height from June until August. 
Eupatorium Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
(syn. fllipendula). 3 to 4 feet. Plat heads of brilliant yellow 
flowers; finely cut foliage. Blooms last dried all winter. 
Millefolium roseum Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
(Rosy Milfoil). July to October. Rosy pink flowers in dense 
heads, on stems 18 inches high. Effective on edge of shrubbery 
or in border. 
Ptarmica, Perry’s White Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
1 to 2 feet. June to September. Large pure white flowers; 
broad, overlapping petals. Nothing better for cutting. 
Ptarmica, The Pearl Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
Pure white, double flowers all summer. Prized for cutting. 
Achillea Tomentosa. 
Ptarmica, Boule de ITiege Three $0.35, Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.00 
New. An improvement on “The Pearl,” with fuller and more 
perfect flowers. Best for borders; neat plant. 
♦Sibirica Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
(Mongolica). Loose growing rock plant about 12 inches high. 
Noted for its graceful silvery leaves, white flowers in June and 
July. A splendid wall plant for dry exposed places. 
♦Tomentosa Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
6 to 8 inches. July to September. Bright yellow flowers. Ex¬ 
cellent for rockeries; plant 4 inches apart. 
ACONITUM - Monkshood 
Autumnalis Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
3 to 4 feet. September-October. Large, dark blue flowers in a 
raceme. 
Fischeri Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A dwarf variety with dark blue flowers. September and Octo¬ 
ber. 2 to 3 feet. This is the hardiest, and most useful of all 
the Aconites. 
Napellus Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Upright, single spike reaching a height of about 3 to 4 feet. 
The straight spike is covered during July and August with 
dark blue flowers. 
Napellus bicolor Three $0.85, Do^z. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
The same habit and flowering time as Napellus, listed above. 
The flowers are blue and white. Looks very fine in clumps of 
six or more. 
Sparks’ Variety Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
July- and August-flowering; tall branched spikes, 4 to 5 feet 
high, covered with deep blue, monkshood flowers. 
Wilsoni Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
The true variety is the late autumn-flowering kind, producing 
6- to 7-foot spikes covered with beautiful mauve colored flow¬ 
ers. It is a very rare and lovely variety. 
ADENOPHORA—Gland Bellflower 
Fotanini Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
A plant resembling campanula, but more shrubby in habit. 
Flower spikes are from 2 to 3 feet long, flowers 1% inches 
across and light blue during July and August. The best va¬ 
riety for average American gardens. 
ADONIS - Flower of the Gods 
Vernalis Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Finely cut feathery foliage with yellow Anemone-like flowers 
on 6-inch stems, blooming during April and May. Lovely in 
light shade in the rockery. 
AETHIONEMA - Persian Candytuft 
♦Grandiflorum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
A lovely little rock plant about 12 inches high. Blue-green 
foliage which remains handsome all summer. During June 
the plant is covered with long spires of clear rose-colored 
flowers. 
♦Fersicum Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
Strong, twiggy bushes, covered with long, slender spikes of 
rosy pink flowers. One of our best rock plants. Nine inches. 
June-July flowering. (Many other varieties are grown in Eur¬ 
ope, all more or less tender and not suited for the average 
American garden). 
Aconitum Fischeri. 
Aethionema Persicum. 
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