NIALS AND ROCK - PLANTS 7 
HARDY PEREN 
Aster • Michaelmas Daisy 
Lovely autumn-flowering perennials very 
decorative in the border and as cut-flowers. 
'1 hey range in height from 2 to 4 feet and in color 
through shades of blue, white, pink, and crimson. 
White Climax. Large white flowers. 4 to 5 ft. 
Aug.-Oct. 
Emily Thory. Pinkish lavender. 3 ft. 
Heather Glow. Very free and vigorous grower, 
with large flowers of a delightful shade of 
brilliant rose, golden center. 4 ft. 
St. Egwin. A pleasing rosy pink, compact, 
free-blooming dwarf. 1J4 to 2 ft. 
Barr’s Pink. Strong, vigorous grower forming 
shapely plants with bright pink flowers. 
4 to 5 ft. 
Queen Mary. Very large, graceful flowers 
arranged loosely in branching panicles of very 
pleasing blue tinted lavender. 334 ft. 
Maid of Athens. Soft lavender-blue. 3 ft. 
Skylands. Pale blue. Uniform grower. 3 ft. 
Freedom. A very beautiful Aster with deep 
blue petals and deep yellow center. 3 ft. 
Tliora Perry. Stout, branching stems covered 
with large, semi-double, silvery white flowers. 
One of the earliest of fall varieties. 3 ft. 
Leichtlini. R* Distinct species. It forms a 
circular cushion-like plant rarely exceeding 
9 in. in height; the flowers of delicate, soft 
mauve measure 1 34 inches in diameter, and 
are produced in lavish profusion. 
Mauve Cushion. R A distinct species which 
forms a circular, cushion-like plant rarely 
over 9 inches high. The delicate mauve 
flowers with silvery white sheen are 134 inches 
in diameter and are produced so lavishly that 
they completely cover the plant. Oct., Nov. 
Aster novi-belgi. 
Blue Boy. Dark blue flowers. 4 to 5 ft. 
Feltham Blue. Dark blue. One of the most 
popular varieties. 3 ft. 
Sunset. (New.) Soft rose-pink flowers. 3 ft. 
Sam Banham. White, yellow disk. 4 to 5 ft. 
All Asters, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100 
Baptisia • False Indigo 
Australis. A strong-growing plant with ra¬ 
cemes of dark blue, lupine-like flowers. 3 ft. 
May-July. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 
per 100. 
Boltonia 
Latisquama. Pinkish lavender flowers that re¬ 
semble Michaelmas daisies. 0 to 7 ft. Aug., 
Sept. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Calamintha • Satureia 
Alpina. Alpine Savory. R* A small, aromatic 
plant with purple, mint-like flowers in spikes. 
Does well in dry, stony soil and sunny posi¬ 
tions. Oin. June. 25 cts. each. $2.50 per doz., 
*17.50 per 100. 
Campanula 
Carpatica. Harebell. R Light blue, small, 
bell-like flowers suitable for rockery. 8 in. 
July, Aug. 
Glomerata. Forms a dense tuft of dark green 
foliage covered with globular, dark blue 
flowers. 1J4 ft. June, July. 
Medium. Canterbury Bella. A biennial of 
pyramidal growth, covered with large, bell¬ 
shaped flowers in separate colors—Blue, Pink, 
White. 2 ft. May, June. 
Persicifolia. Beach-leaf Bellflower. A fine 
perennial Campanula with large flowers in 
separate colors—Blue and White. 2 ft. June, 
July. 
Persicifolia, Telham Beauty. A wonderful 
novelty. With its single, rich blue, large, bell¬ 
shaped flowers, this variety is an attractive 
plant for perennial border and cutting. 2 to 
234 ft. June, July. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., 
$25 per 100. 
Pyramidalis. Long spikes covered with star- 
like flowers all summer. Excellent for back¬ 
ground in hardy border. Two colors—Blue, 
White. 4 to 6 ft. 
Rotundifolia. Blue Bells of Scotland. R Nod¬ 
ding, blue, bell-shaped flowers. Fine rock- 
plant. 1 ft. June-Aug. 
All Campanulas, except where otherwise noted, 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100 
Carnation 
Chabaud’s Mixed. Hardy Carnation. This is 
the finest strain of outdoor Carnation. It 
comes in a wide range of clear colors, with 
delicate, spicy fragrance, and the flowers are 
of good size, with a fair percentage of doubles. 
Best treated as biennial. 1 ft. June-Sept. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Caryoptcris 
Incana (mastacanthus). Blue Spirea. A fine 
border plant and cut-flower. 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
30 cts. each, $3 per doz., $20 per 100. 
Catananche • Cupid's Dart 
Catrulea. R* A plant with hoary, lance-shaped 
leaves and crisp, pretty, deep blue flowers 
produced profusely on 1 j^-foot stems. Good 
cut-flower. July-Sept. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Centaurea 
Macrocephala. Very showy, with large, 
thistle-like yellow flowers. 3 ft. July, Aug. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Montana. Mountain Bluet. Large, blue flowers, 
resembling cornflowers. 2 ft. June-Sept. 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Ccrastium 
Tomentosum. Snow-in-Summer. R ’ A low- 
growing plant with silvery white foliage and 
producing an abundance of snow-white flowers 
in May. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Cheiranthus • Wallflower 
Allioni. Siberian Wallflower. R Dazzling fiery 
orange flowers on stems about a foot high; 
very fragrant. Good for rockery or margin of 
border. Best used as biennial because it some¬ 
times blooms itself to death. May to midsum¬ 
mer. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Ch rysanthemum, Hardy 
Produce a wonderful display after ordinary 
garden flowers are gone. They do best when 
planted in sheltered positions. If medium-height, 
bushy plants are desired, pinch tops back when 
G to 8 inches high. 
Alice Howell. Single. Fine orange-yellow. 
Aladdin. The earliest-flowering Chrysanthe¬ 
mum, coming into bloom the middle of August 
and continuing throughout the summer. Bril¬ 
liant bronze. Patent 64. 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
Captain Cook. Pompon. Dark rose. Tall; bushy. 
Cometo. Pompon. Early; pink, yellow cast to 
tip of petals; medium size. 
Ethel. Pompon. Deep crimson-bronze. 
Excelsior. Pompon. Brilliant yellow. 
Illona. Pompon. Large; rosy lavender. 
India. Copperish red. 
Leilah. A beautiful shade of lavender. Very 
early. 
Lillian Doty. Pompon. Pink, shading to flesh; 
large. 
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Single. Brilliant 
crimson. 
Mrs. J. W. Martin. Crimson, shaded crushed- 
strawberry. 
Mrs. W. E. Buckingham. Single. Excellent; 
pink. 
Normandie. Decorative. A large pure white. 
Very early. 
October Girl. Semi-double. Bright rose-pink, 
shading to lavender. Early. 
Old Homestead. Large; bright rose-pink. 
Ouray. Pompon. Medium; dark mahogany- 
brown. 
Pink Dandy. Pompon. Large; brilliant pink. 
RuthCumming. Decorative. Reddish bronze. 
Skibo. Pompon. Golden button. 
Wanda. Pompon. Large; white. 
White Doty. Pompon. White, large flower. 
Yellow Doty. Pompon. Bronze; large flower. 
Yellow Normandie. Decorative. Bronze- 
yellow. 
C. maximum, Shasta Daisy. White, single 
flowers. 
Chrysanthemum, Hardy, continued 
C. coreanum. A new Chinese variety w r hose 
yellow-centered single white flowers literally 
cover the plant. Very hardy. 134 to 2 ft. Oct. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
All Hardy Chrysanthemums, except where noted, 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100 
Cimicifuga • Bugbane 
Racemosa. White, feathery flowers on slender 
stems. Grows w r ell in shade. 4 to 5 ft. July, 
Aug. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100. 
Racemosa simplex. Dense spikes of feathery 
white flowers are borne on graceful, slender 
stems. 3 to 4 ft. Best in half-shaded position. 
75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz., $65 per 100. 
Coreopsis 
Grandiflora. Golden yellow flowers on long, 
slender stems. Good for cutting. 2 ft. June- 
Oct. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Crucianella • Crosswort 
Stylosa. R A prostrate little plant with flower- 
heads of dainty, pale rose-pink. 6 to 9 in. 
June-Sept. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 
per 100. 
Delphinium 
Hybrids. See page 4. 
Belladonna. Larkspur. One of the most beauti¬ 
ful perennials, noted for its stately spikes of 
light blue flowers. 2 to 3 ft. June-Oet. 20 cts. 
each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Bellamosa. Same as above, but dark blue. 
Chinense. R* A very pretty dwarf species, 
with fine, feathery foliage and intense, gentian- 
blue flowers in open panicles. 12 to 15 in. 
June-Aug. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 
per 100. 
Digitalis • Foxglove 
Ambigua. Yellow flowers, marked with brown. 
2 to 3 ft. June, July. 
Purpurea gloxiniaeflora. Gloxinia-flowered Fox¬ 
glove. Flowers spotted. In separate colors— 
Rose, Purple, and White. 2 to 3 ft. June, July. 
Giant Shirley, Mixed. This is a magnificent 
strain, attaining a height of from 5 to 7 feet, 
with spikes of bloom 4 feet long. Flowers from 
purest white to rose-pink, spotted with crim¬ 
son-maroon and chocolate. June, July. 
All Digitalis, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100 
Dicentra 
Spectabilis. Bleeding-heart. An old-fashioned 
favorite with long racemes of very attractive, 
graceful, heart-shaped pink flowers. 50 cts. 
each, $5 per doz., $35 per 100. 
Cimicifuga (Bugbane) 
