Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 
Hardy Flowering Perennial Plants retain their popularity both for formal gardens and for 
general planting for flower beds and shrubbery borders. They should be planted in spring or early 
autumn. 
Being _ Hardy and Flowering Freely and profusely, and easily grown with ordinary treat¬ 
ment, there is a constantly growing demand for all of the leading varieties. 
A Suitable Selection will give a constant succession in mass of bloom from early summer 
until late in autumn, and increase in size and beauty from year to year. 
In Order to Meet the Large Demand for these plants, excellent stock in large variety is sup¬ 
plied at reasonable prices. 
The Varieties named below comprise the best of the really hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 
Many other species and varieties can be supplied. List on application. 
Prices: Good clumps, or strong flowering roots from the open ground, $1.50 to $3 per dozen; 
$10 to $20 per 100, according to size and variety. Special prices by the thousand. Many varieties 
can also be supplied in well rooted, pot-grown plants, on which prices will be quoted on application. 
Collections of the native or indigenous hardy perennials, comprising a great variety of colors, 
are supplied at from $5 to $10 per 100; $50 to $100 per 1,000. 
ACHILLEA. 
AMARYLLIS. 
Yarrow or Milfoil. Very striking foliage and 
valuable for cut flowers. Red, white and yellow 
flowers in flattish heads. 
The best varieties are Filipendula, Millefo¬ 
lium Rosea and Rubra, Ptarmica Flore Plena 
and Tomentosa. 
ACONITUM. 
Monkshood or Wolfsbane. Erect, stately 
plants, producing large clusters of blue, white, 
purple and yellow flowers. 
ACORUS. 
Sword Grass. Plants of easy culture; fine for 
marshy soil. 
ACT/EA. 
Baneberry. A native plant, about 2 feet high, 
with dense spikes of white flowers in June, fol¬ 
lowed by clusters of berries. Spicata Alba and 
Rubra. 
ADIANTUM. 
Maidenhair Fern. Beautiful foliage; perfect¬ 
ly hardy. Strong clumps. Low prices per 1,000. 
ADONIS. 
Bird's Eye. Very dwarf, growing about 6 
inches high, with finely cut foliage; large, bright 
yellow flowers in May. Vernalis and Pyrenacia. 
AGAVE. 
See Standard Shrubs and Decorative Plants, 
page 56. 
AIRA. 
Hair Grass. A fine ornamental grass with yel¬ 
low stripes. Used for edging. 
The best hardy varieties, Johnsoni and others, 
$3 to $5 per dozen. 
ANEMONE. 
Wind-Flower. One of the most valuable of the 
hardy herbaceous plants. Beautiful white, red and 
lavender flowers, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, in pro¬ 
fusion from August to November. The best 
varieties are Japonica, Japonica Alba, Lady 
Ardilaun, Rosea, Queen Charlotte, Pennsyl- 
vanicum, Sylvestris and Whirlwind. See also 
Hardy and Forcing Bulbs, page 68. 
ANTHEMIS. 
Chamomile. Golden yellow flowers during the 
latter part of summer and the autumn. 
ANTHERICUM. 
St. Bruno's Lily. A showy plant, bearing 
spikes of fragrant white flowers. 
APIOS TUBEROSA. 
Ground Nut. Dark red flowers, edible tubers. 
Vine habit. 
AQUILEGIA. 
Columbine. Extremely beautiful in flower and 
foliage. Valuable for border or cutting. Blue, 
white and yellow flowers. Alpina, Chrysa- 
nthia, Canadensis and Glandulosa are the best 
hardy varieties. 
ARABIS. 
Rock Cress. A dwarf creeping perennial, very 
ornamental in rock work. Blooms in early spring. 
The finest varieties are Albida, Alpina and Al¬ 
pina Variegata. 
AREN ARIA. 
Sandwort. An Alpine plant with small, star- 
like white flowers. Profuse bloomer. 
ARM ERIA. 
AJUGA. 
Bugle. Fine dwarf plants with axillary flow¬ 
ers. Reptans rubra and reptans flore alba are 
the best varieties. Plants form a thick ground 
covering. 
ALSTRCEMERIA. 
Thrift or Sea Pink. Purplish pink flowers, 
from compact clumps, in the early part of sum¬ 
mer. 
ARTEMISIA. 
Wormwood. Silvery foliage. Pontica and 
Vulgaris are the best varieties. 
Peruvian Lily. Tuberous-rooted plants of 
vigorous growth, producing beautiful flowers of 
almost every shade of color, in summer and aut¬ 
umn. 2 to 4 feet. 
ARUNDINARIA. 
Ribbon Grass. One of the prettiest of the hardy 
grasses. 
