Michell’s Hardy 
These old-fashioned hardy flowers are the garden favorites, and justly 
so, for there is no time during the entire flowering season when some 
variety is not in bloom. They are particularly valuable in late summer 
and autumn when there are few shrubs in bloom. Beginning in early 
April they provide a constantly varying pageant of color throughout the 
summer and until stopped by severe frosts. They appear regularly, year 
after year, and as each variety has a fixed time for blooming, careful 
selection will insure flowers for cutting from early spring to late fall. 
The Hardy Perennials are most satisfactory when planted in a border, 
in front of a hedge, fence, or wall, or in the open garden. When planting. 
Perennial Plants 
the soil should be dug to a depth of 1to 2 feet, pulverizing it thoroughly 
and working in a liberal amount of well-rotted stable manure or other 
fertilizer. Place in groups of three or more plants of one variety, the 
taller-growing ones at the back, the medium-high ones in the center, and 
the dwarf varieties at the front. It is important, too, that the plants are 
so placed that there will be some flowers in all parts of the border at all 
times. This can easily be accomplished by consulting our descriptions 
for time of flowering. Our book, “The Hardy Flower Garden,” is an 
instructive publication which can be had free on request. We offer only 
such varieties as can be planted in autumn. 
Special Notice on Guarantee. ^ e s P are no effort to supply plants of the best quality in first-class living condition. On account of the 
” -- many causes beyond our control we cannot guarantee this stock to live and establish itself, as that is us¬ 
ually entirely within the power of the buyer or planter. 
If plants are wanted by Parcel Post, please add 10 per cent for points east of the Mississippi River, 
15 per cent for points west of the Mississippi River 
Varieties marked * are especially suitable for rock-gardens 
Achillea • Milfoil; Yarrow 
Filipendulina. Fernleaf Yarrow. Finely cut 
foliage and heads of brilliant yellow flowers 
that last in full beauty all summer. 4 to 5 ft. 
Millefolium, Cerise Queen. Rosy Milfoil. 
Finely cut, deep green foliage. Dense heads of 
cherry-red flowers. 1 J/j ft. 
Ptarmica, Boule de Neige. Ball of Snow. Im¬ 
provement on The Pearl. While flowers are 
not so large, they are more perfect, with fuller 
centers, appearing purer in color. 
Ptarmica, The Pearl. A mass of double, pure 
white flowers all summer. The strong, erect 
stems make it one of the best summer flowers 
for cutting. 
♦Tomentosa. Woolly Yarrow. Handsome cut 
foliage and bright yellow flowers. 1 ft. June. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
Aconitum 
Monkshood; Helmet Flower 
Fischeri. A dwarf variety with large, pale blue 
flowers. 1J^ ft. Sept., Oct. 
Napellus, Spark’s Variety. The darkest blue 
of all. 3 ft. June. 
Wilsoni. Tall. Violet-blue flowers in late fall. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00 
Agrostemma . Rose Campion 
Stout, erect-growing plants with silvery foliage 
which contrasts well with the showy flowers 
produced during June and July. 
Coronaria. Mullein Pink. Bright rosy crimson. 
234 to 3 ft. 
Coronaria alba. Pure white. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
*AlySSUm • Gold Dust; Basket of Gold 
Saxatile compactum. Excellent, low, spread¬ 
ing plant for rockery or border, growing about 
10 inches high and producing masses of golden 
yellow flowers in May. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25. 
Anchusa . Sea Bugloss 
Italica, Dropmore Variety. Plants grow 4 feet 
high, in pyramidal shape, branch freely, and 
are covered with bright blue forget-me-not- 
Iike flowers in June. Showy and valuable. 
25c. each; doz., $2.50. 
Myosotidiflora. Distinct dwarf variety, only 
a foot high, from the Caucasus Mountains, 
with clusters of pretty blue, forget-me-not-like 
flowers in May. 30c. each; doz., $3.00; 
$5.50 for 25. 
Anthemis . Marguerite 
Perry’s Variety. One of the most satisfactory 
summer cut-flowers, producing golden yellow, 
daisy-like flowers all summer. Plant is of 
bushy habit, about feet high. 25c. each; 
doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25. 
Anemone 
^Pulsatilla. Pasque Flower. Interesting plant 
for rockery or border; violet or purple flowers 
during April and May. 9 to 12 in. 
Sylvestris. Snowdrop Windflower. Large, nod¬ 
ding, sweet-scented lavender flowers, tinted 
white, borne singly or two together on 6 to 
8-inch stems. Pretty drooping buds and finely 
cut foliage. Prefers semi-shade. April, May. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
Aquilegia, Rose Queen 
Aquilegia • Columbine 
These are invaluable for spring blooming, pro¬ 
ducing their graceful spurred flowers on stems 
rising 2 feet above their attractive foliage during 
May and June. Very effective for rockery gar¬ 
dens, semi-shaded places, or in hardy borders. 
Michell’s Long-spurred Hybrids. Flowers of 
the largest size, with long spurs. We offer them 
in separate colors: Blue, Pink, Red and Orange, 
and Pure White. See color illustration on third 
cover page. 
Canadensis. Common American Columbine. 
The native bright red and yellow variety and 
one of the showiest. 
Chrysantha. Golden Columbine. Bright yel¬ 
low, long-spurred flowers. 
Coerulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. Bright 
blue and white long-spurred flowers. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott Hybrids. The world’s finest 
strain, consisting of the most wonderful colors, 
with very long-spurred flowers. 
Rose Queen. A newer variety of a pleasing 
shade of pink, with long-spurred flowers. 
Snow Queen. Pure white, long-spurred type. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
*Arabis . Rock-Cress 
Alpina. One of the most desirable of the very 
early spring-flowering plants that is especially 
adapted for edging and for the rock-garden, 
but does equally well in the border, forming a 
dense carpet, completely covered with pure 
white flowers. 25c. each; doz., $2.50. 
Alpina fl.-pl. The double white Rock-Cress, 
flowering from April until June. 35c. each; 
doz., $3.50. 
Alpina rosea. Single; delicate soft pink flowers. 
35c. each; doz., $3.50. 
*Armeria • Sea Pink; Thrift 
Attractive, dwarf plants that will succeed in 
any soil, forming evergreen tufts of bright green 
foliage, from which appear innumerable dense 
heads of flowers on stiff, wiry stems, from 9 to 
12 inches high. 
Caespitosa Hybrids. Knots of spiny cushions, 
studded with heads of delicate pink flowers. 
2 to 3 in. 35c. each; doz., $3.50. 
Cephalotes rubra. Large heads of crimson-red 
flowers on stout stems. 30c. each; doz., $3.00. 
Laucheana rosea. Bright rose. 30c. each; doz., 
$3.00. 
Artemisia 
Abrotanum. Old Man; Southernwood. Dark 
green, finely cut foliage, pleasingly aromatic. 
2 ft. 
Lactiflora. A valuable variety with very fra¬ 
grant white flowers in much-branched panicles. 
4 ft. Aug., Sept. 
Pedemontana. Handsome sort with finely cut 
silvery foliage. 
Silver King. A new variety with beautiful, 
bright silvery foliage which retains its color all 
winter when cut and dried. 
Stelleriana. Old Woman. Deeply cut silvery 
foliage. Much used in carpet bedding. 1J^ ft. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00 
Asclepias • Butterfly Weed 
Tuberosa. Showy native plants, about 2 feet 
high, with brilliant orange-scarlet flowers dur¬ 
ing July and August. 25c. each; doz., $2.50. 
Hardy Asters 
Michaelmas Daisies 
Anita Ballard. Light lobelia-blue, shading to 
lighter center. Early and free. 3 ft. 
Barr’s Pink. A strong, vigorous grower, form¬ 
ing shapely plants from 4 to 5 feet high with 
beautiful pink flowers. 
Blue Gem. One of the most decorative, free- 
flowering, rich blue varieties. Probably the 
nearest approach to a true blue. 3 ft. See 
color illustration on third cover page. 
Glory of Colwall. Large, nearly double, agera- 
tum-blue flowers. Remarkably free flowering. 
2M ft. 
Miss Eisele. Very large flowers of beautiful 
lavender-blue. One of the best. 3 ft. 
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