Hardy Perennials 
The following is a well selected list of hardy and most dependable perennials. We grow a complete 
line, but consider the following the best possible assortment for the average garden. 
ACHILLEA, THE PEARL 
Handsome plant, about two feet, with pure 
white flowers in greatest profusion all summer. 
One of the best for cut flowers. 
AQUILEGIA - Columbine 
The Columbines are justly called one of the 
most graceful and hardy plants. In bloom from 
May to July. We offer the following forms and 
colors: 
Caerulea. Blue shades. 
Long-Spurred Hybrids. Mixed. This mixture is 
one of the most desirable and satisfactory, ex- 
hibiting a wide range of colors. 
CAMPANULA - Canterbury Bells 
A striking biennial flower and a favorite every- 
where. Plants generously covered with large, 
bell-shaped flowers of pink, white and blue and 
make a splendid showing in either the border or 
shrubbery groups. 
COREOPSIS 
One of the most satisfactory hardy plants for 
steady bloom in great profusion. Flowers rich 
golden yellow, of good size, the main crop com¬ 
ing in June. If cut every day, they will continue 
to bloom the entire summer. 
DAISIES, SHASTA 
Handsome plant with glistening foliage, dwarf 
type with large glistening white blossoms in June 
and July. 
DAY LILY - Hemerocallis 
These hardy Lilies are still favorites every¬ 
where. They thrive in any location in good soil 
and are especially well adapted to moist, shady 
situations. 
DELPHINIUM - Larkspur 
The tall English Larkspurs are among the 
most beautiful hardy plants in cultivation. They 
come in several shades, and increase in size and 
beauty each succeeding year. The spikes are im¬ 
mense in size and of the most delicate shades of 
blue. They begin to bloom in June, and if the 
flowers are cut off near the ground as soon as 
they have faded, a second and third crop will be 
produced before the end of the season. It is a 
good plan to stake the stalks when they attain a 
height of three feet, as a heavy wind will fre¬ 
quently mutilate them. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. A choice strain containing 
many forms and many shades. 
Belladonna. Light sky-blue. Splendid cut flower 
variety. Used extensively by florists everywhere. 
Bellamosa. A dark blue of the type of Belladonna. 
DIANTHUS - Sweet William 
One of the best and most satisfactory old-fa¬ 
shioned plants, producing in early summer a splen¬ 
did effect of rich and varied colors. We furnish 
them in assorted colors. Suitable for rockeries and 
dry, sunny locations. 
DICENTRA - Bleeding Heart 
Everyone loved the old-fashioned Bleeding Heart 
that our grandmother always grew in her hardy 
garden. The long racemes of heart-shaped, pink 
flowers are always attractive. Comes up early in the 
spring and flowers immediately. 
GAILLARDIA - Blanket Flower 
One of the showiest of hardy plants, attaining a 
height of two feet and succeeding in any soil in a 
sunny position. Blooms from June till frost, doing 
best if cut frequently. The colors are gorgeous, 
centers dark brown, the petals ringed with crimson, 
orange and vermilion. 
GYPSOPHILA - Baby’s Breath 
The Gypsophila will thrive in any soil, and has a 
massive root which throws out hundreds of branches 
with very scant foliage. Covered in summer and fall 
with delicate, minute white flowers, having the ap¬ 
pearance of a mist. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Constant seed selection has given us a most beau¬ 
tiful strain of these majestic plants in every con¬ 
ceivable color. The singles are considered the more 
striking. Ideal to scatter through shrubbery beds to 
furnish color. Single, 6 to 7 ft. Double, 4 to 5 ft. 
Iris, Quaker Lady 
IRIS, GERMAN 
This rainbow flower has been crowding the 
peony in popularity. No flower has seen such 
marked improvement. The newer varieties are 
most beautiful in all colors, tints and shades. 
Easy to place in every garden. We list but a few 
of the choicest varieties. 
Juniata. Clear blue-violet. Large flowers and 
sweet scented. 
Perfection. Lavender-violet, shaded deeper violet. 
Pumila. Dwarf; very deep blue. Very early. 
Quaker Lady. Blend of lavender, yellow, blue 
and olive-buff. 
Lent A. Williamson. Standards lavender-violet; 
falls royal purple. 
Fryer’s Glory. Standards blue and gold; falls 
purple. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY 
The earliest of the Lilies. This charming dwarf 
Lily gives one of the earliest signs of spring. 
Ideal ground cover for any shady place. 
Peony, Karl Rosenfield 
Phlox, B. Comte 
PEONIES 
Peonies are today the most popular of all hardy plants. 
They are at their very best in the North. We are growing 
the very finest assortment of choice varieties and offer them 
to our customers at the price of common sorts. The fol¬ 
lowing is an ideal selection for any garden. Each variety 
offered has been a consistent prize winner at flower shows. 
EDUIJS SUPERBA. Very large, of perfect shape, fine, 
brilliant pink, shaded violet. Silvery reflex. One of the 
best. 
FELIX CROUSSE. Large, ball-shaped bloom. Brilliant red, 
ruby-flame colored center. Exceedingly choice. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Large, very double, pure white; 
center petals fringed with red; long stems. 
KARL ROSENFIELD. Dark crimson, very strong, tall, 
compact grower and fall bloomer; midseason. Brilliant 
and striking. 
MONS. JULES ELIE. Very large and full flower; flesh- 
pink. Vigorous grower and free bloomer. 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Flowers of remarkable size in 
clusters; full and double. Apple-blossom-pink with silver 
tips. Late. 
PLATYCODON - Balloon Flower 
These plants are closely allied to the Cam¬ 
panula and form neat-branched bushes of upright 
habit. They grow two feet high, producing their 
blue or white flowers from July to October. 
RUDBECKIA - Golden Glow 
One of the most popular hardy plants, a strong 
grower, ataining 5 to 6 feet and produces in Au¬ 
gust masses of golden yellow flowers like a Cac¬ 
tus Dahlia. 
HARDY GARDEN 
PHLOX 
The following represent the very best in a wide range of 
colors for gardens of the North. 
B. COMTE. French purple or wine color; very brilliant, 
tall growing with large satiny heads. 
CHAMPS ELYSEE. Amaranth-red, very striking and 
popular. 
SPECIAL FRENCH. Beautiful clear pink; very fine. 
FEUERBRAND. Flaming orange-scarlet, suffused with 
carmine, variable in tone. One of the most brilliant. 
Flowers freely. 
DR. CHAS MAYO. White with crimson eye. Excellent. 
A. B. MORSE COMPANY. HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS. ST. JOSEPH. MICH. 
