Aquilccia’ Canadensis. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Under this heading we group a choice collection of hardy plants, any of which will he sure to give entire 
satisfaction to all lovers of flowers. Good light garden soil is sufficient for the majority of the species, and a 
slight coat of long strawy manure during winter will he all the protection they need. Many species show to 
great advantage on a rockery, and all make a beautiful show when grouped together in a bed. 
Achillea Millefolium rubrum. Reddish flowers. 
A. serrata, "The Pearl.” Charming double white ' 
flowers. 
A. lomentosa. Dense woolly foliage and yellow flow- j 
ers. 
Althaea rosea. Hollyhocks. Fine double varieties. 
All colors. 
A. rosea var. Allegheny Hollyhocks. A new strain, 
with very large fringed flowers. Several colors. 
Double. 
Amsonia salicifolia. Bright blue flowers in terminal 
clusters. 
Anthemis tinctoria. Chamomile. Pale yellow flow¬ 
ers; blooms all the season. 
Anthericum liliastrum. St. Bruno's Lily. Fragrant 
white flowers; narrow leaves. 
Aquilegia Canadensis. Native species, with red flowers. 
A. chrysantha. Large yellow flowers, with longspurs. 
A. coerulea. Large; blue and white, with long spurs. 
A. glandulosa. Blue, with white tips. Siberia. 
Arenaria stricta. Small dwarf plant; pure white; for 
rockwork. 
Aruncus Aruncus (Svn., Spirrna Aruncus Goat's 
Beard. Tall, with white flowers in long, loose 
panicles. 
Asclepias tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Bright orange 
bloom. 
A. incarnata. Beautiful flesh-colored bloom. 
Aster. A choice assortment. Blooms in autumn; 
very showy; mostly blue. 
Astilbe Japonica. Numerous panicles of pure white 
flowers. 
Campanula. Several distinct species. Hardy and ver\ 
attractive; white and blue bells. 
Cassia Marylandica. Wild Senna. Three to four 
feet high, shrub-like, with yellow flowers. 
Cerastium oblongifolium. Flowers pure white; fine 
for rockwork. 
Chrysanthemums. One of the finest of florist’s flow¬ 
ers. Our collection is very rich in the three classes 
of Pompone, Chinese and Japanese varieties. 
Coreopsis. Two species. Fall plants, with golden 
bloom. 
Delphinium. Larkspur. Several beautiful varieties. 
Dianthus Barbatus. Sweet William. All colors mixed. 
D. hortensis. Garden I’ink, Her Majesty. Double, 
pure white. 
Dicentra eximia. A rare native species, with pink 
bloom. 
D. spectabilis. Fall, early, rosy pink flowers; vert- 
fine. 
Dictamnus fraxinella. i to 2 feet high. Pale purple 
flowers in early summer. 
Digitalis purpurea. Foxgloves. White and pink colors. 
Euphorbia corollata. Flowers small, white and prctu 
Funkia. Four distinct species, different colors. 
Gaillardia grandiflora. Beautiful red and yellow 
bloom. 
Geranium sanguineum. Bright red flowers; fine. 
Helianlhus. Sunflowers.- Two species; yellow flowers. 
Heliopsis Pitcheriana. Has deep yellow blooms all 
summer. 
Hemerocallis. Several elegant species. Yellow and 
orange bloom. 
