Rutherford, N. J 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants 
Anemone • Windflower 
Japanese Anemones are among the best autumn¬ 
flowering plants, requiring a light protection of 
leaves in the winter. Besides being exceedingly 
useful for the hardy border and for front planting 
of shrubbery in a semi-shaded position, they are 
also adapted for naturalizing in the open woods and 
fine for cutting and decorating purposes. The best 
time to plant Anemones is in May, as soon as 
danger of heavy night frost is over. We grow them 
in 2 to 3-inch pots in greenhouses, because they 
give much better results when planted out than 
field-grown plants. A mixture of leaf-mold, peat, 
and ordinary garden soil is suitable. 
Anemone hupehensis splendens. An improvement 
on Hupehensis, being a more profuse bloomer and 
earlier. Flowers bright mauve-pink, Y /2 to 2 ft. 
Aug. 
A. japonica, Alice. Large, rosy pink flowers with 
lilac centers. 
A. japonica, Kriemhilde. Double; rich pink. Good 
grower. 
A. japonica, Queen Charlotte. Strong grower, pro¬ 
ducing large, semi-double, pink flowers. 
A. japonica rubra. Dark red. 
A. japonica, Whirlwind. Semi-double; white. 
A. Pulsatilla. Pasque Flower. Lilac to purple. 
® Well adapted for rockwork or border, where it 
can have a deep root-run. Likes limy soil. 1 ft. 
April, May. 
® A. Pulsatilla alba. White. 
© A. Pulsatilla rubra. Beautiful dark red variety. 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine. Delicately colored flow¬ 
ers. Excellent plants for border, rockery, and 
cut-flowers. 
A. alpina. A beautiful, short-spurred Columbine 
© with bright blue flowers. 6 to 10 in. April, May. 
A. alpina superba. Lovely deep blue flowers. Strong 
© grower. 6 to 10 in. April, May. 
A. caerulea. Blue. 2 ft. May, June. 
A. chrysantha. Golden-spurred Columbine. Very 
© showy, fragrant, yellow flowers, 2 to 3 inches 
across, in profusion. A fine variety. 2 to 3 ft. 
May, June. 
© A. Helenae. Blue and White. 1 ft. May-July. 
A., Long-spurred Hybrids. We have a magnificent 
strain of these choice Columbines in many new 
and beautiful shades. Assorted colors only. 3 ft. 
May, June. 
A., Long-spurred Rose and Red Shades. A wonder¬ 
ful strain of delicate shades of rose and red. 3 ft. 
May, June. 
A. Skinneri. Red and yellow. 2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
ARABIS alpina. Mountain Rock-Cress. White. 
© 6 in. April, May. 
A. alpina fl.-pl. Double Mountain Rock-Cress. 
© One of the most showy rock-garden plants of its 
season. Its sprays of double white flowers make 
beautiful spots in the rock-garden. Very fine also 
for edging. 6 in. April, May. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 
10, $22 per 100. 
ARCTOSTjAPHYLOS Uva-ursi. Bearberry. See 
® Ground-Covers. 
ARENARIA balearica. Corsican Sandwort. Very 
© dwarf-growing plants forming a dense carpet 
1 inch high, with mostly white flowers. Useful 
for dry walls and in the rockery. Blooms nearly 
all summer. 
Aquilegia, Long-spurred Hybrid 
Arenaria montana. Mountain Sandwort. Glistening 
© white, cup-shaped flowers covering fine foliage. 
Excellent rock-plant. 4 in. April, May. 
A. verna caespitosa. Moss Sandwort. Compact, 
© leafy form, making dense, moss-like masses all 
summer. 
ARIS/EMA triphyllum. See Native Plants. 
© ARMERIA alpina. Rose. 4 in. May, June. 
A. cephalotes, Bees’ Ruby. Sea-Pink; Thrift. An 
© improvement on A. cephalotes, with long stems 
and large flower-heads of brilliant pink. The finest 
for border and cutting. 1J^ to 2 ft. June, July. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
A. cephalotes rubra. Crimson flowers almost as 
© large as Bees’ Ruby. 1 Y. ft. Sept., Oct. 35 cts. 
each, $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10. 
A. Laucheana. Rosy crimson flowers all summer. 
© Fine for edging and planting in masses. 6 in. 
J une-Aug. 
© A. vulgaris (maritima). Pink. 6 in. May, June. 
© A. vulgaris alba. White. 6 in. May, June. 
ARTEMISIA, Silver King. White. 3 ft. June, July. 
A. vulgaris lactiflora. White. 3 to 4 ft. Aug., Sept. 
ASARUM canadense. See Native Plants. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Very 
showy plant with several erect umbels of bright 
orange flowers. 2 ft. July, Aug. 
ASPERULA longiflora. Woodruff. Dark green 
© foliage. White flowers. Grows about 1 to \Y feet 
high; spreading. Does well in shady location. 
July. 
A. odorata. Sweet Woodruff; Waldmeister. A 
© sweet-scented herb; when dried used in flavoring 
wine. Flowers white. Pretty in drifts in rather 
dry places in the rockery. 6 to 8 in. May, June. 
ASTER acris. Blue. 3 ft. 
A. alpinus. Blue Mountain Daisy. Large, Iavender- 
© blue flowers with orange-yellow discs. 5 to 10 in. 
May, June. 
® A. alpinus albus. Flowers similar, but pure white. 
A. alpinus, Dark Beauty. Wonderful new variety 
© with deep blue flowers on stems 8 inches high. 
May, June. 
Prices, unless noted, 85 cts. for 3, $2.30 for 10, $20 per 100 
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