HARDY PERENNIALS — Continued 
PRIMULA veris aurea. The wonderful new yellow Cowslip. The individual flowers are 
larger than anything that has preceded it. Myriads of flowers are produced and colored 
a wonderful, glistening golden yellow. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower). Very large purple flowers of a most 
attractive color with a large brown, cone-shaped center. Blooms from July to October 
and grows 3 feet high. One of the most distinguished and effective plants possible for 
the hardy border. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
*SAPONARIA ocymoides splendens (Soapwort). Lovely rosy pink flowers in May and 
June borne on handsome, small-leaved, dwarf plants. The Soapwort will thrive in soil 
too poor for almost anything else. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride). The older Scabiosas were among the loveliest garden 
plants in existence. Unfortunately they had two weaknesses. First, they were not too 
hardy, and, second, they were not true perennials. The new Scabiosas completely and 
entirely correct these difficulties. Originally natives of the frigid Manchurian plains, 
they can withstand any cold the climate of the United States can offer, and they are 
true perennials. 
S., Blue Beauty. The new double Mourning Bride. The flowers are very large, larger than 
any other variety and very double. The color is a brilliant lavender-blue. 50c each; 
$5.00 per doz. 
*S. Fischeri. Gorgeously lovely flowers 3 inches in diameter colored a splendid, rich, deep 
violet-blue. The plants grow 2J/2 feet and the flower stems are 2 feet long. The flowers 
are produced throughout the summer and early fall and supply great quantities of the 
most fascinating of cut flowers. 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
SPIREA palmata elegans. A lovely plant producing a tuft of palmate leaves crowned 
with panicles of lovely pink flowers borne on stems 2 feet or taller, and flowering in 
July and August. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
STOKESIA laevis (Stokes’ Aster). A most charming and beautiful native hardy plant 
The plant grows from 18 to 24 inches high, bearing freely from early in July until late 
in October, its handsome lavender-blue, centaurea-like blossoms which measure from 
4 to 5 inches across. It is of the easiest culture, succeeding in any open sunny position, 
and not only is it desirable as a single plant in the hardy border, but it can also be used 
with fine effect in masses or beds of any size. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
S. laevis alba. Pure white variety of above. 3 for 85c; $2.75 per doz. 
SWEET WILLIAM, Pink Beauty. A new pink Sweet William, the color of which 
is absolutely pure. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
S., Purple Beauty. Absolutely the newest of the Sweet Williams, colored clear, 
clean, claret-purple. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
S. , Scarlet Beauty. The newest and unquestionably the finest scarlet Sweet 
William. 3 for 65c; $2.00 per doz. 
*THALICTRUM adiantifolium (Meadow Rue). A lovely plant with graceful, 
finely divided foliage which resembles the foliage of the Maidenhair fern. In 
June it sends up 2-foot spikes of feathery, miniature white flowers. It may be 
grown in the perennial border or bed or planted in front of shrubbery, and 
makes the most delightful bouquets either alone or in combination with other 
flowers. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
T. aquilegifolium. The foliage of this graceful, beautiful variety resembles that of 
the Columbine. The flower spikes are from 2 to 3 feet tall and the feathery 
flowers are lovely rosy purple, blooming in June and July. 3 for $1.20; 
$3.50 per doz. 
THYMUS lanuginosus (Woolly-Leaved Thyme). An almost prostrate creeping 
perennial with fragrant foliage. Specially suitable for growing in dry, hot spots 
such as sunny banks, rock gardens or between the crevices of rocks where it 
will spread and make a mat. Foliage is woolly green and the flowers in June 
and July are bright shining pink* 3 for 65c; $2.25 per doz. 
VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope). Showy heads of flowers during June and 
July with strong, heliotrope odor. 
V., White. 3 for 65c; $2.25 per doz. V., Red. 3 for 65c; $2.25 per doz. 
^VERONICA longifolia Hendersoni nana. Veronica longifolia subsessilis is one 
of the finest hardy plants in cultivation. This variety is a dainty, smaller edition 
of Veronica longifolia subsessilis, with all the merits of its larger brother and of 
the same lovely blue color. 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
V. longifolia subsessilis. It is hardly necessary to describe this beautiful plant, being 
already so well known and universally popular. Is the tallest of the group, grow¬ 
ing about l/ 2 feet. Produces spikes from July to September, completely studded 
with the most beautiful blue flowers. While nothing is better for the hardy bor¬ 
der, the flowers are equally as good for cutting. 3 for 90c; $3.00 per doz. 
V. spicata rosea. This lovely variety produces flower spikes about 2 feet tall, which 
bloom all summer. The flowers are lovely pink. 3 for 65c; $2.00 per doz. 
V. rupestris. A dwarf variety growing 3 to 4 inches high with thickly matted, deep 
green foliage which is completely hidden in June under a cloud of bright blue 
flowers. Since this variety will stand partial shade, it is a good ground cover for 
shrubbery borders, to say nothing of its uses in the garden or the rockery. 
3 for 65c; $2.00 per doz. 
If wanted by parcel post, add 13c for each three plants; 27c for a dozen plants. 
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SWEET WILLIAM. The old-fashioned Sweet 
William so well known by everybody that 
describing it would be a bore. Are always in 
every American garden since colonial times. 
The newer Sweet Williams listed below are 
the last word on this subject from the world’s 
great plant breeders. 
*S., Holborn Glory. The new amaranth-red 
Sweet William with a white eye. 3 for 75c; 
$2.25 per doz. 
S. latifolius atroccoccineus. Immense, double 
flowers of dazzling deep scarlet. Stunning in 
the border and effective for cut flowers. 3 for 
65c; $2.00 per doz. 
Thalictrum Adiantifolium 
