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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PA 
Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 
Until hardy plants come Into general use, we cannot hope for ar¬ 
tistic, Interesting, and beautiful gardens In this country. People 
of taste and culture are realizing the ugliness of the stereotyped 
bedding with lines of color, and will no longer allow their lawns to 
be daubed with a Hower-garden like a colored lithograph, although 
many of our public parks are still guilty of this atrocious work. 
With the material offered In this list, the most beautirul and Inter¬ 
esting gardens are to be made, gardens that Increase In Interest 
and beauty year after year; gardens that change their aspect with 
every change of season. To make garden with hardy plants and 
shrubs requires rar more taste and knowledge than it does to make 
one with a few varieties of bedding plants generally used, but the 
majority of gardeners do not have this knowledge, and have no idea 
of proper arrangement. But the garden or hardy plants has this 
advantage; the individual beauty or the plants themselves Is sc 
great that a garden cannot rail to be interesting and lovely, no mat¬ 
ter how badly arranged. If the cultural skill is sufficient to bring 
them to perfection. One or the most effective ways of using hardy 
plants Is to plant In a wide border In front of a hedge or shrubbery. 
The trouble with this arrangement Is that the roots or the shrubs or 
hedge get Into the border and rob the plants or a large share or 
their food. This can easily be prevented by placing a sunken wall 
of concrete between the hedge or shrubbery and border. This wall 
need be only 2 feet deep and 4 inches thick, and Is inexpensively 
constructed of gravel and cement. Another very effective arrange¬ 
ment Is two broad borders through the vegetable-garden, with a 
broad grass-walk between them. The effect will be enhanced by 
building trellises back of the borders and covering them with 
climbing roses or flowering vines. 
Cultivation Is of the simplest: beginning with iny good garden 
soli, dig It deeply and enrich with old rotted stable manure. The 
best time to plant hardy perennials Is when they are Just starting 
into growth In the spring or early in the fall. The soil should be 
comparatively dry when plants are set out. Avoid wet planting. 
Do not make the mistake of planting too thickly. The nearest ap¬ 
proach to a rule which may be followed in planting is to set out 
plants which grow to a height of 2 feet or less, 12 inches apart, 
and all taller one-half their height. For example, Aquilegia and 
Coreopsis, which grow 2 feet high, may be planted 12 Inches apart, 
while Delphinium forrnosum and Japanese iris, which grow 3 feet 
high, should be 18 inches apart. 
During the summer, the soil about the plants should be frequent¬ 
ly stirred and weeds kept down. During hot, dry weather, or 
when it Is not convenient to water, a mulch of any loose, light ma¬ 
terial Is very beneficial in retaining the moisture and preventing 
the ground from baking. Grass clippings from the lawn are excel¬ 
lent material for this purpose. 
About the middle of November, or later, when all soft growth 
has been killed and the plants are thoroughly ripened, the old hard- 
wooded stems should be removed and burned. Then cover the plants 
with 2 or 3 inches, not more, of loose, strawy stable manure. Care 
must be taken, however, not to cover the foliage of evergreen plants 
such as Phlox subulata, Hardy Pinks, and Candytufts, as such a 
covering would cause the foliage to rot and kill the plants. 
Most hardy plants which nower during the spring or early sum¬ 
mer months, such as Peonies, Anthericums, Dlelytras, Funkias, Ger¬ 
man Iris, etc., are better left undivided and undisturbed for several 
years, but they should be given a liberal dressing or stable manure 
or other fertilizer every spring. The late-flowering plants, like 
Phloxes, Hellanthus, Rudbeckias, Asters, Boltonias, Physostegias, 
etc., are better for being replanted at least every two years. The 
Japanese Anemones are an exception; they should be allowed to 
remain, undisturbed, for several years. 
Special Offers of Hardy Plants in Variety 
Plants In the following collections will he of the best and most desirable varieties and of the best quality, but in every instance the 
selection of varieties Is to be made by us; but ir purchasers will state the things they have, or don’t wish, they will not be Included In 
the selection. Sometimes people write asking for a list of the plants contained in these collections. This cannot be given, so please save 
us the unpleasantness of refusing by not asking Tor it. 
OFFER no. 1. 25 first-class Hardy Plants In variety for.. $4.00 
OFFER NO. 2. 50 first-class Hardy Plants in variety Tor. 7.50 
OFFER NO. 3. 100 first-class Hardy Plants in varied as ■ > in rut oi nest species and varieties. 13.00 
OFFER no. 4. 500 Hardy Plants, same as above, but In larger variety, for. 60.00 
OFFER NO. 6 . 1,000 Hardy Plants, same as above, but in much larger variety, for. 110.00 
In the following list, height and time of blooming are Indicated as follows: Figures following the letter H indicate height in feet; fig¬ 
ures following the letter F indicate the number of month or months the plants bloom in. Tills is only aproxlmate, as height and time or 
flowering vary with soils and seasons. 
Plants suitable for growing In the shade are marked *; for growing in partial shade are marked t 
Prices quoted are for not less than half the quantities named, but single plants will be furnished at following low rates: Plants at 
$1.75 and $2 per 12, 20 cts. each; plants at $2.50 per 12, 25 cts. each; plants at $3 per 12, 30 cts. each; plants at $4 per 12, 40 
cts. each; plants at $6 per 12, 60 cts. each. 
Per 1 2 
ACHILLEA segyptica. Sulphur-yellow llowers; 
silvery gray foliage; very neat. H 1-3, F 6-8 32.00 
Millefolium roseum. Red flowers produced In 
profusion Tor a long season; little known 
here, but very popular In England. H 1-3, 
F 4-10 . 
Ptarmica, The Pearl. An Improvement of 
Ptarmlca fl. pi. H 2, F 6-10. 
*ACONITUM napellus (Monkshood). Beautiful 
but poisonous plant with blue nowers. H 2 
F 7. 
Flacheri. Tall panicles of blue nowers. F 7-8 
ACTAEA rubra. Baneberry. Showy spike or 
clustered white nowers rrom April to June, 
followed by bright red berries in autumn. 
1-2 feet. 
/EQOPODIUM Podagraria variegata. A rapid- 
growing plant, with neat green and yellow 
variegated foliage, thriving in any soil; 
makes a fine border for a bed of shrubs or 
for covering waste ground. H 1 . 
AQROSTEMMA coronaria. Beautiful rich crim¬ 
son (lowers. H 1 %, F 7. 
ooronaria alba. Pure white. 
coronaria atrosanguinea. Brilliant dark crim¬ 
son . 
coronaria bicolor. White and red. .... 
Floa - Jovia. Extremely desirable rose tinted 
(lowers, nne for cutting. H 1 %, F 7... 
2.00 
2.25 
4.00 
4.00 
2.50 
100 
$14.00 
14.00 
14.00 
1 5.00 
Per 12 
100 
AdUGA reptans atropurpurea. I.arge spikes of 
purplish blue (lowers In May. Valuable plant 
for the rockery and for carpeting the ground 
in shady places where grass will not grow. $2.50 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum. Masses of gold¬ 
en yellow (lowers. Invaluable for spring 
ilowering. H 1, F 4. 
t ANEMONEJaponicaalba. White. H3-5.F9-10 
tjaponica, Queen Charlotte. Large, semi-double 
flowers of lovely shade of pink. 3.00 
tjaponica rosea. Purplish rose. H 3-5, F 9-10 2.50 
tjaponica, Whirlwind. New semi-double var¬ 
iety. White, H 8-5, F 9-10. 2.50 
These charming Japanese Anemones are among the most beauti 
ful things In cultivation. They are perfectly hardy, and In a strong, 
rich soil will grow 4 to 5 feet high. They are a mass of beautiful 
white or pink bloom from late summer until heavy frosts. They 
should be In every garden, and on large places should be planted 
by the hundred. Plant early in September or spring In heavy soil 
and partial shade. 
2.50 
2.50 
$13.00 
15.00 
15.00 
20.00 
15.00 
15.00 
2.50 
15.00 
Anemone pennsylvanica. A beautiful native 
Per 1 2 
100 
2.25 
Anemone. Fine for naturalizing. H 1 %, F 6 
$2.25 
14.00 
14.00 
ANTHEMIS Kelwayi. Sort, clear yellow. H 1 %, 
2.25 
14.00 
F 0-8 
2.25 
14.00 
-AQUILEGIA alpina superba. Blue and white. 
2.25 
14.00 
2.25 
14.00 
caerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). The 
2.25 
14.00 
most beautiful or all Columbines; one of the 
most charming hardy flowers in cultivation. 
2.25 
14.00 
H 1%, F 4-6. 
2.50 
15.00 
