DEPENDABLE HARDY PLANTS 
for year-in year-out bloom 
Hardy perennials, those dependable plants which give the garden picture color 
from early spring to frost, increase in beauty from year to year. In this list you 
will find many of the most desirable varieties, or we shall be pleased to help you 
make a selection for any particular type of garden you may plan to have. 
Aconitum — Monkshood 
Aconitum autumnale, Monkshood. Spikes 
of deep blue flowers. 
A. napellus. Tall, dark blue variety. 
A. napellus bicolor. The flower hoods are 
variegated, blue and white. 
All Monkshoods are 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 
doz. 
Aquilegia — Columbine 
Aquilegia, Long spurred Hybrids. Mixed and 
separate colors, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 
doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
A. var. Crimson Star. Deep rich red, 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Asclepias — Butterfly Weed 
Asclepias tuberosa. A showy plant with 
erect umbels of bright orange blossoms, 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
Aster 
Aster ammelus, King George. Dwarf, early 
flowering, pale lavender-blue blooms, 35 
cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
A. hybridus luteus. Small bright yellow 
flowers in clusters. 
These Asters are 35 cts. each; $3.50 per 
doz. 
Astilbe Hybrids — Spirea 
Avalanche. Long spikes of pure white 
flowers. 
Margaret Van Rechteren. A tall variety 
with brilliant lilac-red spikes. 
Peach Blossom. A delicate, free blooming. 
Prof, van der Wielen. Vigorous variety with 
white blooms. 
Queen Alexandra. Long sprays of clear pink. 
Outstanding. 
Astilbes are 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Ceratostigma — Leadwort 
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, Blue Lead- 
wort. A dwarf spreading plant much used in 
rockeries. Attractive in fall for its reddish- 
brown leaves, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Chrysanthemum 
Garden Varieties 
These are the familiar hardy varieties, not 
to be confused with the Korean Hybrids which 
appear on the page of new introductions. 
When used as a cut flower for the house they 
last for two or three weeks. They have an odd 
spicy fragrance. 
All varieties listed are 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
Amelia. Dwarf-compact. Produces its lovely 
pink flowers in September. 
Cavalier. Non-fading, single vermilion flow- 
eTs. 
Crimson Splendor. Striking single flowers of 
deep garnet. 
Daybreak. Single flowers of clean shell-pink. 
Early Bronze. The rich bronze flowers are 
very early. 
Granny Scovill. Five-inch flowers of warm 
coral-bronze. 
Grenadier. Single crimson-red flowers, 
touched with bronze. 
Jean Cumming. Large pure white double 
flowers. 
Jean Treadway. Double pom-pon type 
flowers. Pink with a red center. 
Normandie. Creamy white with a yellow 
center. Large and double. 
R. Marion Hatton. Brilliant canary yellow 
pom-pon. 
Ruth Hatton. Ivory white flowers of good 
size. 
September Queen. A dwarf growing white 
with large blooms. 
Yellow Gem. Button-type of clear yellow. 
Yellow Normandie. Similar to Normandie 
except for the color. 
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Convallaria — Lily-of-the-Valley 
Convallaria majalis, Lily-of-the-Valley. The 
well-known plant which serves so admirably 
as a ground cover in shaded spots. Clumps 
50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Rev. John Lothrop of Barnstable loved books and by his will in 1653 gave one to each 
child in the village , and directed that the remainder be sold — “ to any honest man 
who could tell how to use it.” His house is still used as a library. 
