Try Vinca M inor, Bowles’ Variety, as a ground-cover 
MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Sedum • Stonecrop 
*Dwarf Varieties 
Suitable for the rockery and covering of 
graves, etc. 
Acre. Golden Moss. Green foliage. Bright 
yellow flowers. 
Album. Dark green foliage. Pure white flowers 
in June. 
Anglicum. Rosette of gray-green foliage. 
Delicate pink flowers. 
Ibericum. Numerous deep rose flowers among 
dark green foliage. 
OppositifoMum. Pinkish white flowers. 
Sieboldi. Round, succulent, glaucous foliage 
with bright pink flowers during August and 
September. 
Stahli. A compact variety with crimson-tinted 
foliage in autumn. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
Erect-Growing Varieties 
Useful and pretty plants for the border, pro¬ 
ducing their interesting flowers during the late 
summer and fall. 
Spectabile. Immense heads of handsome, 
showy, rose-colored flowers during the autumn. 
IK ft- 
Spectabile, Brilliant. A bright amaranth-red 
form of the above. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
Solidago • Goldenrod 
Golden Wings. The finest of the Goldenrods. 
Very showy plants, 5 feet high, with immense 
panicles of bright golden yellow flowers from 
July to September. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25. 
Spiraea filipendula 
Spiraea . Spirea 
Elegant border plants with feathery plumes 
of flowers and neat, attractive foliage. Succeeds 
best in a half-shaded location. 
Filipendula. Dropwort. Numerous corymbs 
of white flowers on stems 15 inches high, 
during June and July. Fern-like foliage. 
Palmata. Crimson Meadowsweet. The deep 
purple-red of the stems and branches passes 
into the crimson-purple of the broad corymbs 
of flowers, which are produced very freely 
during June and July. 3 ft. 
Ulmaria fl.-pl. Meadowsweet. Double white 
flowers during July and August. 3 ft. 
Price, 35c. each; doz., $3.50 
Statice • Sea-Lavender 
Latifolia. Great Sea-Lavender. Handsome 
plants with heads of dark blue flowers invalu¬ 
able for cutting. The flowers, when dried, last 
for months. 1 to 2 ft. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25. 
Stokesia • Cornflower Aster 
Cyanea. Very light blue. 
Cyanea alba. Pure white. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
Sweet William • Dianthus barbatus 
Michell’s Prize Mixture. All colors. See color 
illustration on third cover page. 
Pink Beauty. Sometimes called “Newport 
Pink.” A lovely shade of salmon. Immense 
flower trusses. When massed it is a striking 
feature of the perennial garden. An extra- 
fine novelty. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
Thalictrum • Meadow-Rue 
Adiantifolium. Beautiful variety with foliage 
like the maidenhair fern and miniature white 
flowers in June and July. to 2 ft. 
Aquilegifolium. Graceful foliage like that of 
the columbine and rosy purple flowers from 
May to July. 2 to 3 ft. 
Intermedium. Pale yellow flowers in July. 2 ft. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
*Thymus • Thyme 
Citriodorus aureus. The golden-leaved lemon- 
scented Thyme. 
Lanuginosus. Woolly-leaved Thyme. Grayish 
foliage and rosy lilac flowers. 
Serpyllum albus. White Mountain Thyme. 
Forms dense mats of dark green foliage with 
clouds of white flowers during June and July. 
3 to 4 in. 
Serpyllum coccineum. Scarlet Thyme. Dark 
green foliage and bright red flowers. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
Trillium • Wood-Lily; Wake-Robin 
Grandiflorum. The largest white sort, and 
probably the handsomest. 15c. each; doz., 
$1.50; $2.75 for 25. 
Trollius • Globe-Flower 
Europaeus. Desirable, free-flowering plants 
with giant, bright yellow, buttercup-like 
blossoms on stems 1 to 2 feet high from May 
until August. Succeeds admirably in the 
border in a half-shady position in well-drained, 
preferably light soil. 35c. each; doz., $3.50; 
$6.50 for 25. 
Valeriana . Valerian 
Officinalis. Hardy Garden Heliotrope. Showy 
heads of rose-tinted white flowers during June 
and July. 3 to 4 ft. 25c. each; doz., $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25. 
Vinca (Periwinkle) 
Veronica . Speedwell 
Amethystina. Amethyst-blue flowers on short 
spikes. One of the best. 1 to 3 ft. May, June. 
*lncana. Bright silvery foliage with spikes of 
amethyst-blue flowers during July and August. 
1 ft. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Japanese Speedwell. 
A strong grower and, undoubtedly, the finest 
of all the Veronicas. Rich blue flowers on tall 
spikes, fine for cutting. 3 ft. July, Aug. See 
color illustration on third cover page. 
*Spicata. Long spikes of bright blue flowers 
during June and July. An excellent border 
plant. IK ft- 30c. each; doz., $2.75. 
Price, except where noted, 30c. each; 
doz., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
*Vinca • Periwinkle; Myrtle 
Minor. Green foliage. Lavender flowers. 
Extra-strong plants, 20c. each; doz., $2.00; 
$3.50 for 25; per 100, $12.00. 
Minor, Bowles’ Variety. This new European 
form is more desirable in every respect than 
the common type. The foliage is broader and 
rich glossy green of strong texture. Flowers 
are not only larger but of a deeper rich blue 
and are borne with a remarkable profusion. 
25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25. 
Viola 
Maggie Mott. Large lavender flowers, heavy 
with fragrance. Maggie Mott brings a tradi¬ 
tion of English gardens with her, worthy of 
the greatest expectations. Continuous bloom¬ 
ing and dependable. 50c. each; doz., $5.00. 
Rosina. Exquisitely fragrant, rich rosy pink 
flowers, entirely different from any other 
Viola we have ever seen. In spring a mass of 
pink flowers appear before the foliage, with 
a continuous sprinkle of flowers until frost. 
Does well in a sandy soil and in a semi-shady 
position. 8 in. 35c. each; doz., $3.50. 
Violet 
Double Russian. Perfectly hardy anywhere, 
producing double, sweet-scented flowers in 
abundance. A fine subject for that trouble¬ 
some shady place. 35c. each; doz., $3.50. 
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