HARDY PERENNIALS AND ROCK-PLANTS 
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Cimicifuga • Bugbane 
Racemosa. White, feathery flowers on slender 
stems. Grows well 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-Oct. 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. 
Dictamnus 
Fraxinella. Attractive plant with glossy green 
leaves. It improves with age, never getting 
out of bounds. Flowers in June. White or 
Rose. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Cimicifuga (Bugbane) 
Dianthus • Hardy Pinks 
Old-time flowers with spicy fragrance. No 
garden is complete without these useful plants. 
Alpinus. R Glossy, compact foliage with deep 
rose-colored flowers. 3 in. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
Neglectus Roysi. R. Considered one of the 
finest English improvements of this alpine. 
Large, carmine-pink flowers on 4-inch stems. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Cruentus. Valuable border plant with clusters 
of deep red flowers on 15-inch stems. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
Sweet Wivelsfield. A hybrid with large flowers 
in brilliant mixture. 15 in. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
Barbatus. Sweet William. An old favorite 
biennial, but in some soils it is a perennial in 
character. Very effective in beds or in the 
border massed. Fine cut-flower. 1J^ to 2 ft. 
May, June. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 
per 100. 
Newport Pink. A distinct variety in a favorite 
color—salmon-rose. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., 
$15 per 100. 
Beatrix. R This new hardy Pink is one of the 
finest introductions of late years. It makes a 
compact plant with dark green foliage and 
produces semi-double, rose-pink flowers which 
have a wonderful fragrance. 15 to 18 in. All 
summer. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Caesius. R Very compact in growth, and makes 
a cushion of glaucous leaves from which, in 
May, spring the sweet-smelling, rose-colored 
flowers. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Deltoides, Brilliant. R* A beautiful little 
prostrate plant with narrow leaves and bearing 
a profusion of small, glowing crimson-red 
flowers. Excellent rock-plant. June, July. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Knappi. R A dainty species producing slender 
stems with clusters of small yellow blossoms. 
This is unique in that it is the only one pro¬ 
ducing yellow flowers. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per 
doz., $25 per 100. 
Latifolius atrococcineus fl.-pl. Everblooming 
Hybrid Sweet William. Double, crimson 
flowers. 12 to 15 in. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., 
$15 per 100. 
Doronicum • Leopard’s-Bane 
Caucasicum. Golden yellow, daisy-like flowers 
produced on stiff stems. Showy and its keeping 
quality as a cut-flower is excellent. 1 ]/2 to 2 ft. 
Very early. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., 
$25 per 100. 
EcHinops • Globe Thistle 
Ritro. Metallic-blue flowers. Thistle-like foli¬ 
age. 3 ft. July-Sept. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 
doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Epimedium 
Niveum. R An interesting, hardy plant with 
pretty foliage and white flowers in April and 
May. Does well in shade. 9 in. 
Sulphureum. Pale yellow. Same as above. 
All Epimediums, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Erigeron • Fieabane 
Speciosus. Very effective plants resembling 
Michaelmas daisies. Large, handsome blue 
flowers, tinted violet with yellow centers. 2 ft. 
June, July. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
$17.50 per 100. 
Eryngium 
Amethystinum. Plant covered with steel-blue, 
globe-shaped flowers. Can be dried for winter 
bouquets. 2^ ft- 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Euphorbia 
Corollata. Flowering Spurge. Showy, useful 
plant bearing umbels of pure white flowers 
much like Baby’s Breath, and fine for cutting. 
2 ft. June-Aug. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., 
$15 per 100. 
Dianthus deltoides. Brilliant 
Eupatorium 
Coelestinum. Mist Flower. A fine, hardy plant 
with light blue flowers similar to the ageratum. 
Excellent cut-flower. 2 ft. Aug.-Oct. 
Urticaefolium (ageratoides). Similar to the 
above in white. Fine for naturalizing in a 
woodland or for use in border. 3 ft. Aug., Sept. 
All Eupatoriums, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100 
Ornamental Grass 
Festuca glauca. R A pretty dwarf grass with 
tufts of fine bluish green. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
Funkia (Hosta) • Plantain Lily 
Very handsome plant that will thrive any¬ 
where in border, rockery, marshy ground, or 
shade. 
Lanceolata. R* Purplish mauve. Dark green 
foliage. Late flowering. 2 ft. Sept. 20 cts. 
each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Subcordata grandiflora. R* Very large, pure 
white, lily-shaped, fragrant flowers. 2)^ to 
3 ft. Aug., Sept. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., 
$25 per 100. 
Variegata. R* One of the best Funkias. It has 
ovate leaves, the margins deep green and 
center a beautiful creamy white. Purple flow¬ 
ers. 2 ft. July, Aug. 25 cts. each, $2,50 per 
doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Gaillardia 
Burgundy. (New.) Shining wine-red Gaillardia. 
One of the finer novelties of European origi¬ 
nation. \}/2 ft. May-Oct. 35 cts. each, $3.50 
per doz., $25 per 100. 
Grandiflora. One of the most desirable hardy 
plants in cultivation, and its brilliancy is un¬ 
surpassable. Yellow and orange-red flowers. 
\}/2 to 2 ft. May-Nov. 20 cts. each, $2 per 
doz., $15 per 100. 
Geum 
A showy, free-flowering, most useful perennial. 
They are of tufted habit of growth, and fine for 
margin of border or rockery. 
Chiloense, Mrs. Bradshaw. R* A splendid 
variety with large, double flowers of a fiery 
orange-red nearly all summer. 2 ft. 
Chiloense, Lady Stratheden. R* Large, 
double flowers of rich golden yellow. 2 ft. 
June-Sept. 
All Geums, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100 
