A Hardy Border Properly Planned and Planted Is a 
Perpetual Joy to the Garden-Lover 
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Border A. Especially Attractive as a Foreground to Shrubbery Borders 
25 CHOICE PERENNIALS FOR $5 
1. Sweet William, Newport Pink.. .$0 25 
2. Chrysanthemum, Fringed (Moon- 
penny Daisy). 50 
3. Pentstemon Torreyi. Pink. 50 
4. Iberis gibraltarica. Pink. 35 
5. Campanula pyramidalis. Blue... 20 
c. Alyssum saxatile compactum.... 25 
7. Digitalis gloxinioides. Rose.... 15 
8. Centaurea montana. Blue. 25 
9. Erinus alpinus. 25 
* 10. Echinops Ritro..$0 20 
11. Sweet Rocket. 15 
12. Arabis alpina. White. 25 
13. Delphinium, Gold Medal Hy¬ 
brids . 25 
14. Hibiscus, Mallow Marvel. 25 
15. Coreopsis, California Sunbeam. 15 
16. Pyrethrum roseum hybridum.. 25 
17. Anchusa italica, Dropmore.... 25 
18. Rudbeckia purpurea. 25 
19. Lychnis Viscaria splendens.... $0 25 
20. Campanula Medium (Canter¬ 
bury Bells). 15 
21. Siberian Wallflower. 50 
22. Gaillardia, Schling’s New Hy¬ 
brids . 25 
23. Dianthus plumarius. Double... 20 
24. Lupinus polyphyllus. Blue.... 15 
25. Armeria, Felbach Beauty... ..._50 
$6 75 
Border B—A Charming Arrangement of a Hardy Border 
This sketch of a Hardy Border (B) 50 x 5 feet, consisting of 30 choicest Perennials for continual bloom through¬ 
out the season, shows how to proceed with the laying out and placement of the plants. 
1. Hollyhock, Newport Pink.$0 25 
2. Coreopsis lanceolata. 10 
3. Iberis gibraltarica. 35 
4. Digitalis gloxinioides. White. .. 15 
5. Echinacea purpurea. 25 
6. Sweet Rocket. Purple. 15 
7. Pyrethrum roseum hybridum.. . 25 
8. Delphinium, Belladonna. 25 
9. Stokesia cyanea. 25 
10. Sweet William, Newport Pink. . 25 
11. Campanula calycanthema, Rose 25 
12. Pentstemon Torreyi.SO 50 
13. Gaillardia, Schling’s New Hy¬ 
brids . 25 
14. Liatris spicata. 30 
15. Lupinus polyphyllus roseus.... 25 
16. Wallflower, Siberian. 50 
17. Delphinium, Bellamosa. 75 
18. Centaurea montana. 25 
19. Shasta Daisy. 15 
20. Pentstemon Hybrids. 15 
21. Aquilegia.Long-spurredHybrids 25 
22. Campanula pyramidalis, White. $0 20 
23. Scabiosa caucasica, Blue. 25 
24. Delphinium,GoldMedalHybrids 25 
25. Veronica spicata. 25 
26. Eupatorium purpureum. 50 
27. Heuchera sanguinea splendens. 25 
28. Anchusa, Dropmore. 25 
29. Hollyhock, Exquisite. 50 
30. Dianthus plumarius. Double... 20 
$8 50 
Our SPECIAL OFFER (B) of 1 pkt. each of the above 30 varieties (regular price $8.50) f $6 
Seeds of Greenhouse Plants 
ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus (Asparagus Fern). Pkt. 
25 cts., 100 seeds $1. 
Sprengeri. A drooping variety for hanging-baskets. Pkt. 
25 cts., oz. $1. 
CALCEOLARIA, Janies’ Superb Semi-dwarf Prize Strain. 
Recognized to be the finest in the world. Includes all the 
various self-colored, tigered, blotched, spotted, and laced 
varieties. Hpkt. 50 cts., pkt. $1. 
CALENDULA, Ball’s Orange and Ball’s Gold. Both 
Special Strains for forcing. Each, pkt. 25 cts., $2. 
CINERARIA. Famous English strains saved from plants of 
greatest perfection. 
James’ and Weatherill’s Superb Large-flowering 
Compact and Semi-dwarf Show Varieties Mixed. 
Pkt. 50 cts. 
Stellata grandiflora (Star Cineraria), Mixed. Most useful 
for cutting and a handsome pot-plant. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Cactus-flowered Mixed. Narrow, twisted petals, giving a 
particularly pleasing effect. Pkt. 50 cts. 
GIANT CYCLAMEN 
Giant Dark Blood-Red. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Giant Soft Rose, Carmine Eye. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Giant Pure White. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Giant Bonfire. Orange-scarlet. Pkt. 75 cts. 
Giant Salmon-Scarlet. Pkt. 75 cts. 
Giant Salmon Color, Dark. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Giant Salmon Color, Light. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Giant Mixed. Pkt. 50 cts. 
GERBERA Jameson! hybrida (Transvaal Daisy). In 
shades of scarlet, crimson, yellow, orange, salmon, rose 
cerise, and violet. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Jamesoni, Scarlet. Pkt. 50 cts. 
GREVILLEA robusta (Silk Oak). Pkt. 15 cts. 
GERANIUM. If sown in the greenhouse in February and 
March, you will have plants ready to bloom by July. 
Large-flowering Single Mixed, Bucharlot’s Celebrat¬ 
ed French Strain. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Fancy (Pelargonium), Turner’s English Hybrids. Popu¬ 
larly known as Lady Washington Geraniums. Pkt. $1.50. 
GLOXINIA hybrida gigantea. Blooms measuring 4 to S 
inches in diameter. Pkt. 50 cts. 
LAPAGERIA rosea. A beautiful greenhouse climber with 
large, bell-shaped flowers of a deep pink color. Deep green 
foliage, resembling that of the camellia. Pkt. 50 cts. 
LEPTOSYNE maritima. Special forcing strain. Large 
golden yellow flowers on long stems, resembling the coreop¬ 
sis; fern-like foliage. Pkt 25 cts. 
MIGNONETTE, Schling’s Perfected Forcing. Flower- 
spike 12 to 15 inches long, on which the individual flowers 
are closely set all along the stem. Pkt. $1. 
PRIMULA 
Sinensis fimbriata (Chinese Giant Fringed Primrose). 
Giant Fringed Single Mixed. Pkt. 75 cts. 
Giant Fringed Double Mixed. Pkt. $1. 
Sinensis stellata (Giant Star Primrose). 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Obconica gigantea. A giant-flowering strain of the popular 
everblooming Primrose. 
Gigantea alba. Pure white. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Gigantea kermesina. Crimson. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Gigantea rosea. Delicate pink. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Gigantea hybrida. Finest mixed. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Giant Fringed Mixed. New. Pkt. $1. 
Malacoides (Giant Baby Primrose). 
Malacoides, Lilac. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Malacoides alba. Pure white. Pkt. 30 cts. 
Malacoides rosea. Pink. Pkt. 30 cts. 
Kewensis. Bright yellow, fragrant blooms produced in tiers 
along the entire length of the stem. Pkt. 50 cts. 
STEVIA serrata. Sprays of tiny white flowers. Exceedingly 
valuable for cutting, and useful for mixing in bouquets 
with other flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 
SCHIZANTHUS Wisetonensis, Improved. A very select 
strain, mostly in delicate light-colored shades, prettily 
marked and blotched. Pkt. 50 cts. 
SMI LAX (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides). Fine for festooning 
and for table decoration. Pkt. 10 cts. 
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For all insects Red Arrow is still the best. See page 103 
