Hardy Perennials 
The Conard ^Jones Co. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
OR OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS 
Valuable for adding brightness and color to the border beds, and 
a comparatively small collection will enable you to have some 
flowers in bloom all summer through. Useful as cut flowers. 
The first figures after a variety indicate height of growth. The 
next figures indicate the months the flowers bloom in this locality. 
Some variation must be allowed according to latitude. 
Price: Unless otherwise noted, 15 ets. each, 2 for 25 cts.. 12 for $1.25, postpaid; 25 for $2, or $7.50 per 100, by express 
Achillea alba, The * earl - 2 u ft 
- mo. Bears an abundance 
Directions. —We send you most of these in strong roots. 
Allow from ij 4 to 4 square feet of space for each. After the 
first severe frost in the fall, cut down the tops to within 3 inches 
of the ground, and give the bed a good coat of half-rotted 
manure, which will protect the plants and enrich the ground; 
dig this under in the spring before new growth starts. 
of pure white, perfectly double flowers, 
which are borne in pretty, graceful sprays. 
15 cts. each. 
Adam’s Needle, ™ s P an , ish Bayonet 
-- ( Yucca Jilamentosa ). 3- 
5 ft. 6-7 mo. A low-growing, tropical- 
looking plant; bears enormous clusters of 
creamy white, bell-shaped flowers. See 
cut, page 88. 15 cts. each, postpaid; 2-yr. 
roots, 25 cts., by express. 
Anemone Japonica. 2 ~3 ft. 8-frost. 
-=- (See illustration.) 
Bears large, semi-double flowers. In 3 
colors. 
Alba. Pure white. 15 cts. 'i OFFER 56 
Queen Charlotte. Silvery l These 3 for 
pink. 15 cts. j 40 cts., 
Rubra. Rosy red. 15c. ) postpaid 
Aegopodium Podograria variegatum. 
8-12 in. A hardy foliage border plant; neat 
green-and-yellow variegated foliage. 
Splendid for permanent edging. 15cts. each. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 15 cts.each. 
Canadensis. 1—2 ft. 4-6 mo. Red and yellow. 
Chrysantha. 3-4 ft. 5-8 mo. Yellow. 
Caerulea. 2 ft. 4-7 mo. Blue and white. 
Nivea grandiflora. 12-18 in. 4-5 mo. Pure 
white. 
Hardv Aster (Michaelmas Daisy, or Starwort). 9-10 mo. 
--- Makes great panicles of starry blossoms. 
Amelino elegans. 1-2 ft. Deep blue. 15 cts. 1 OFFER 56b 
Top Sawyer. 4 ft. Parma-violet color. 15 cts. > These 3 for 
White Queen. 4-5 ft. Glistening white. 15 cts. J 40 cts. 
OFFER 56a 
1 each of the 4 
colors for 50 cts., 
postpaid 
HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Pompon Chrysanthemums are entirely hardy and live over winter 
without protection. They begin to bloom in September and continue 
loaded with flowers until stopped by freezing weather. The flowers are 
small and round, and most of them perfectly double. The most brilliant 
and showy autumn flowers we have, and always greatly admired. 
Price for all, 10 cts. each, postpaid 
Edith Syratt. Purplish rose. 
Gold Nugget. Golden yellow, 
inner petals tinged red. 
Old Homestead. Brownish red, 
fine large flowers. 
Princess of Wales. White. 
Rhoda. Delicate apple-blossom- 
pink. 
Zenobia. Bright yellow. An im¬ 
mense bloomer. 
01'l ER ^ 56C "^ 1G a h° ve Hardy Chrysanthemums, 50 cts., or 10 cts. 
each, any 3 for 25 cts., postpaid. 
THREE “BUTTON” POMPON 
Baby. Like golden buttons. 10 cts. 
Little Bob. Dark bronze. 10 cts. 
Little Pet. Rich, dark red. 10 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Offer No. 56d 
These 3 for 25 cts., postpaid 
Bleeding: Heart (.Dicentra or Dielytra 
-—- spectabilis). 3 ft. 4-6 
mo. Splendid racemes of beautiful, 
heart-shaped pink-and-white flowers. 15 
cts. each. 
Campanula persicifolia (Bellflower, 
- 1 - - -or Blue 
Bells). 1-2 ft. 6-7 mo. The old-fash¬ 
ioned Blue Bells, with large blossoms of 
blue and white. 15 cts. each. 
Pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower). 4-5 
ft, 7 mo. Large blue flowers, forming a 
pyramid; very conspicuous. 15 cts. each. 
Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora 
2-3 ft. 6-9 mo. Emblem Flower of the 
International Sunshine Society. Flow¬ 
ers rich golden yellow. They remind one 
of a yellow cosmos. 15 cts. each. 
Cornflower Aster ( Stokesia cyanea ). 
----- i F2-2 ft. 7-10 mo. 
Fine, large, lavender-blue flowers, 4 to 5 
inches across; magnificent. 15 cts. each. 
Burbank’s Shasta Daisy, Alaska. 
I K~2 ft. 7-10 mo. Grown by Luther 
Burbank, the great plant specialist. 
Anemone iaponica Splendid, large, showy flowers of glistening 
white, with golden discs; hardy. 15c. each. 
Delphiniums (Hardy Larkspur). See cut, p. 78. Two 
---- varieties. 
Belladonna, the Everblooming Hardy Larkspur. 2-3 ft. 
New. Flowers are clear turquoise-blue; very free-flowering. 
This variety is never out of bloom from the end of June 
until cut down by frost. 25 cts. each. 
Formosum. 3-4 ft. Beautiful, dark blue flowers with white 
center. The old favorite; vigorous in growth and free- 
flowering. 15 cts. each. 
Pompon Chrysanthemums. Very bright, and live over winter 
Combination Offer 56e 
The 9 Pompon Chrysanthe- 
mums for 60 cts., postpaid. 
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