HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Or Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers 
_Y al H able f° r ad di n g brightness and color to the border beds, and a comparatively small 
cut flowers*^ enab,e you to have some dowers in bloom all summer through. Useful as 
fl gure af m r a varl l y indicates height of growth. The next figures indicate the 
latitude ^ ° WerS 1) 00111 ln t i* ls * oc ahty. Some variations must be allowed according to 
Directions. We send you most of these in strong roots. Allow from IK 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 
starts Ct the P antS an< ^ ennc k the S roun d; dig this under in the spring before new growth 
Price: Unless otherwise noted, 25 ets. each, 12 tor $ 2 . 50 , postpaid (remember that our 
postpmd pnois include delivery charges for which many other firms charge extra), or $18 per 
iuu □. 4b or more at hundred rate. 
Achillea alba, ?*“} P f ar , 1 ; a ft ' 6-I ° mo- Bears an abundance of pure white, per- 
-- tectly double flowers, which are borne in pretty, graceful sprays. 25c. ea. 
Adam’s Needle ° r ®P anish Bayonet ( Yucca filamentosa ). 3-5 ft. 6-7 mo. A low- 
-—-—— - -1 growing tropical-looking plant; bears enormous clusters of creamy 
white, bell-shaped flowers. (See cut.) 25 cts. each, postpaid. 
Anemone japonica. Queen Charlotte. 
—--- Rears large, 
30 cts. each. 
-e. 2-3 ft. 8-frost. 
- — s ^, semi-double, flesh-pink 
flowers. 25 cts. each. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) • 25 cts. each. 
Canadensis. 1—2 ft. 4—6 mo. Red and yellow. 
Chrysantha. 3-4 ft. 5-8 mo. Yellow. 
Nivea grandiflora. 12-18 in. 4-5 mo. White.^ 
Scotch Hybrids. Grown from a special strain of imported 
seed. Flowers extra large and fine. Every shade of Aqui- 
legias is included. Mixed colors, 25.cts. each. 
Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora. 
Anchusa italica. ?''" p f nore . Varlety ; 3~5 ft- 5“6 mo. Splendid long spikes covered 
-- Irom base to tip with rich gentian-blue flowers, excellent for cutting. 
OFFER 30 
1 each of the 3 
colors for 70c., 
postpaid 
Hardy Aster (Michaelmas Daisy, or Starwort). 9-10 mo. 
--— Makes great panicles of starry blossoms. 25c. ea. 
Climax. 5-6 ft. 
Feltham Blue. 
Aniline-blue. 
OFFER 30a. 
Lavender. Top Sawyer. 4 ft. 
2-3 ft. White Queen. 
Pure white. 
The 4 Hardy Asters for 90 cts., postpaid 
Violet. 
4-5 ft. 
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. 25 cts. each. 
Cornflower Aster ( Stokesia cyanea ). 
--- IK-2 ft. 7-10 mo. 
Fine, large, lavender-blue flowers, 4 to 5 
inches across; magnificent. 25 cts. each. 
Delphinium Belladonna, the Ever- 
blooming Hardy Lark¬ 
spur. (See cut, page 31.) 2-3 ft. 
New. Flowers are clear turquoise- 
blue; very free flowering. This vari¬ 
ety is never out of bloom from the 
end of June until cut down by frost. 
35 cts. each. 
Formosum. 3-4 ft. 6-8 mo. Beautiful, 
dark blue flowers with white center. 
Vigorous in growth and free flower¬ 
ing. 25 cts. each. 
Campanula per.icif.li, ’C'bK 
salver-shaped flowers. 25 cts. each. 
C. Medium (Canterbury Bells). 3 ft. 8 mo. In blue, rose, 
and white. Mixed colors. 25 cts. each. (See cut.) 
Daisy, Burbank’s Shasta, Alaska. ft - 
~~-7- 7-10 mo. 
Splendid, large, showy flowers of glistening white 
with golden disks; hardy; lasting when cut and beau¬ 
tiful in bouquets. 25 cts. each. (See cut below.) 
ft. 
Digitalis (Foxglove). 3 
- 7 mo. (See cut, 
page 31.) The bold, pointed 
racemes of cone-shaped flow¬ 
ers are odd and attractive. 
This is one of the few flowers 
that do well in a shady place. 
It should be planted 
clumps of from three 
to twelve 
best effet 
Mixed col¬ 
ors only. 
25 cts. 
each. 
Eulalia gracillima 
Canterbury Bells (C. Medium) 
HARDY ORNAMENTAL GRASS 
You can find few plants more ef¬ 
fective on a lawn than this hardy 
ornamental grass. It has slender, 
narrow, green leaves, 4 to 5 feet long, 
which bend and sway gracefully with 
every passing breeze. An added 
beauty in the fall is the pinkish 
colored, plume-like seed-heads which 
grace the center of each clump. 
25c. each, postpaid; clumps, 35c. □. 
Hardy Perennials 
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The Conard Jones Co. 
□ Indicates delivery not prepaid. See page 3 
