HARDY PERENNIALS. 
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ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Swallow-wort, Butterfly- 
weed. A very attractive plant when in flower; 
about 18 inches high, bearing in July ami August 
large umbels of orange-yellow flowers. These 
are followed by the long and curious pods. Nice 
for sunny portions of roekwork, or any well- 
drained soil in full sun. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 13 cts. each, 
$1.20 per doz. 
ASPERULA galioides (A . (flatten). Fine for bouquets. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. X., 12 cts. each; 1\, 
15 cts. each. 
A. hexaphylla. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. X., 12 cts. 
each; P., 15 cts. each. 
ASPHODELINE lutea (Asphodelus late us). Asphodel 
of the ancient Greeks. The yellow flowers are 
fragrant, massed in a dense and long raceme, 
coming in summer. It is a native of Sicily and 
attains a height of 3 feet. Though not very 
showy, it is a useful plant for massing among 
other tall perennials. N.,20 cts. each; P.,22 cts. 
each. 
AUBR1ETIA deltoidea, var. Campbelli. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 17 cts. each. 
BAPTISIA australis. A tall, branching, hardy peren¬ 
nial of the Pea family, 3 to 5 feet high, with 
indigo-blue flowers and dark green foliage. 
Blooms about the middle of June. Seeds, 5 cts. 
per pkt. N., 20 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.; P., 25 
cts. each, $2 per doz. 
BELEMCANDA punctata (Pardanihus Cliinensis). 
Blackberry Lily. N., 15c. each; P., 18c. each. 
BELLIS perennis. English Daisy. A charming little 
plant, blooming almost constantly from Juno 
until frost. Flowers of various colors—white, 
pink, rose-purple, etc., on short st ilks. N., Pie. 
each, $1 per doz.; i\, 13c. each, $1.30 per doz. 
B0CC0NIA cordata (B. Japouiea). Plume Poppy. 
Largo, terminal panicles of buff-colored flowers 
in summer, followed by the almost, equally orna¬ 
mental fruit. Often attains a height of 8 feet; 
line for planting among shrubs, or in the angle 
of a wall. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 13 
ASPH0DELUS albus. Branching Asphodel. X., 
20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each. 
ASTER commutatus. N., 15c. each; P., 18c. each. 
A. laevis. Attains a height of 3 to 4 feet and bears 
profusely handsome sky-blue flowers in autumn. 
N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, 
$1.20 per doz. 
A. macrophyllus. Large-leaved Aster. Flowers 
nearly white; suited to partial shade; blooms in 
August and September. N., 15 cts. each; P., 
17 cts. each. 
A. Novae-Angliae. New England Aster. One of 
the finest of our wild species, with stout, hairy 
stems 3 to 6 feet high, according to soil. Tho 
violet-purplo flower-heads are borno in lnrgo 
corymbs in September and October. Seeds, 
5c. per pkt. N., 10c. each, $1 per 
doz.; P., 15c. each, $1.40 per doz. 
A. —, var. roseus. A very pretty 
form of this species, with rosy 
flowers. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. 
N., 18 cts. each; P., 20 cts. each. 
A. patens. This species grows on 
drier soil than some sorts; grows 
from 1 to 3 feet high, and bears 
at tho terminus of its spreading 
branches showy deep blue-purple 
flowers in autumn. N., 12 cts. 
each; P., 15 cts. each. 
ASTILBE Japonica. False Goat's- 
reard. This plant blooms the 
latter pnrt of June, bearing in 
branching umbels its pure white 
flowers. Native to Japan, but 
quite hardy, and attains a height 
of 1 to 2 feet. [Spircea Japonica 
of Makoy and some horticultur¬ 
ists, but not of Linmous.] N., 
15 cts. each, $1 per doz. ; P., 
25 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
B0LT0NIA asteroides. Two to 8 feet high. Heads in 
loosely flowered corymbs. September and Oc¬ 
tober. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 20 
cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
B. latisquama. Heads larger than in preceding. A 
very charming astor-liko plant of late autumn. 
Shown on page 3. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.45 por doz. 
BUPHTHALMUM. Ox-eye. 
B. salicifolium. Quito aprotty plant, with daisy.liko 
flowers of a trifle darker yellow than those of 
Coreopsis lunceolatu. About 18 inchoa high. 
Juno. Seeds, 5 cts. por pkt. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz.; I\, 18 cts. each, $1 .GO pec doz. 
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Aslilbe Japonica. 
N. preceding the prices, indicates not prepaid ; P. indicates prepaid. 
