SELECTED HARDY PLANTS 
for year-in year-out bloom 
Hardy perennials, those dependable plants which give the garden picture color 
from early spring to frost, increase in beauty from year to year. In this list you 
will find many of the most desirable varieties, or we shall be pleased to help you 
make a selection for any particular type of garden you may plan to have. 
Many other desirable Perennials will be found in the general listing on Pages 7 
and 8. 
Aconitum — Monkshood 
Aconitum autumnale, Monkshood. Spikes 
of deep blue flowers, 
A. napellus. Tall, dark blue variety. 
A. napellus bicolor. The flower hoods are 
variegated, blue and white. 
All Monkshoods are 30 cts. each; $3.00 
per doz. 
Aquilegia — Columbine 
Aquilegia. Long spurred Hybrids. Mixed 
and separate colors, 25 cts. each; $2,50 per 
doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
A. var. Crimson Star. Deep rich red, 35 
cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Aster 
Aster amellus. King George. Dwarf, 
early flowering, pale-lavender-blue blooms. 
A. Queen Mary. Large, rich blue flowers, 
A. Skylands Queen. Deep blue lavender. 
A. hybridus luteus. Small bright yellow 
flowers in clusters. 
These Asters 30 cts, each; $3,00 per doz. 
Astilbe Hybrids — Spirea 
Avalanche. Long spikes of pure white 
flowers. 
Margaret Van Rechteren. A tall variety 
with brilliant lilac-red spikes. 
Peach Blossom. A delicate pink. 
Prof, van der Wielen. Vigorous variety with 
white blooms. 
Queen Alexandra. Long sprays of clear 
pink. Outstanding. 
Astilbes are 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Geratostigma — Leadwort 
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides. Blue Lead- 
wort. A dwarf spreading plant much used in 
rockeries. Brilliant blue, late Aug.-Sept. 
30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Convallaria — Lily-of-the-Valley 
Convallaria majalis, Lily-of-the-Valley. The 
well-known plant which serves so admirably 
as a ground cover in shaded spots. Clumps 
50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Delphinium — Larkspur 
Delphinium Hybrids. An excellent strain 
from the finest named varieties. 30 cts. 
each; $3,00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
Diantbus — Pinks 
Bristol Jewel. Semi-double white flowers 
with a crimson eye. Blooms from June 
’til frost. 
Bristol Maid. Double rose-pink flowers with 
touches of lavender. Delightfully clove 
scented. 
Bristol Purity. Pure white double flowers. 
Very free flowering. 
All these pinks are 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 
doz. 
Dicentra — Bleeding Heart 
Dicentra spectablis. Bleeding Heart. Grace¬ 
ful sprays of pink and white flowers. 40 cts. 
each. 
Gypsopbila — Baby’s Breatb 
Bristol Fairy. Pure white flowers all through 
the summer, splendid for mixing with other 
cut flowers. 40 cts, each; $4.00 per doz. 
Hosta — Day-Lily 
Hosta plantaginea. Big Plantainlily. Glossy 
green leaves and white flowers. Aug. 35 
cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Iris kaempferi — Japanese Iris 
This class of Iris which blooms in late June 
and July is valuable for Cape Cod gardens. 
The multi-hued flowers are often six or eight 
inches across and many of them have six or 
nine petals. They do well in almost any soil, 
but will give exceptional growth when planted 
in a moist spot. 
All Japanese Iris are priced at 35 cents 
each; $3.50 per doz. and $25.00 per 100. 
Blue Bell. Single, lively blue; free flowering. 
Catherine Perry. Double, blue overlaid with 
blue violet. 
Gold Bound. Six petals, clear white livened 
by gold markings at the throat. 
Peter Rabbit and all his animal friends came from a Cape Cod brier patch in Sand¬ 
wich. Their creator, Thornton Burgess, nature writer, was born and reared there, 
and still returns for the summer months. 
