'I here is an increasing demand for plants that are perfectly hardy, and we are well pleased to note how steadily a knowledge of growing and massing 
hardy flowers is gaining, and the consequent improvement in our gardens. A strong point in favor of hardy flowers is the use that can be made of them for 
house and table decoration. The effectiveness of the many combinations and arrangements that can be made with them excites the admiration of all lovers of 
the beautiful. With a good collection of hardy plants and bulbs we have not only a flower garden, but also a garden of flowers; and that is what we want. This 
department is devoted entirely to Bulbs and Plants that will bear a Northern winter without injury, like the Lilies, Peonies, Hardy Shrubs, etc. All Plants 
ami Bulls will be delivered at your Post Office at prices given (except as noted), unless specially ordered otherwise , or when in our judgment the 
expressage would be too costly. As it is much more difficult to pack to carry with safety a single plant than a larger number, we trust our customers 
will order accordingly. For economy and safety in packing it is best to order at least a dollar’s worth of plants. When Seeds and Bulbs or Tender 
Plants are ordered together, if not safe to send all, on account of cold weather, the Seeds will be sent at once, and the Bulbs and Plants as soon as 
safe. Should the weather be unfavorable, or the ground not prepared on their arrival. Hardy Plants, Roots, etc., would better be placed in the cellar 
the Lily and the Peony being covered with about two inches of moist (not wet) soil, while shrubs and grasses, like the Hydrangea, Deutzia, Eulalia 
etc., require only their roots covered, with the soil made firm around them. 
ANEMONE WHIRLWIND 
A Standard Novelty at Home and Abroad. 
This new double variety has the habit, strong growth, healthy foliage, free- 
blooming, and all the other good qualities of the Single White Japan Anemone, 
and the additional ones of greater hardiness of plants and more lasting blooms. 
The flowers are two and a half to three inches across, and have several rows of 
white sepals. The plants grow evenly in height,—from two and a half to three 
feet,—and have large and beautiful foliage. Each, 20 cents: two for 30 cents. 
Queen Charlotte. An early-flowering pink Anemone. Of vigorous growth. 
Begins to flower in August, continues to bloom until November, and becomes 
more attractive each day. Flowers semi-double, broad, perfectly formed, and 
of a pleasing shade of silvery pink. Each, 20 cents; $2.00 per dozen. 
I'or illustration of Anemone Queen Charlotte see plate opposite Page 
Coup d’Argent. Double white, but much dwarfer than Whirlwind. Each,20 
cents; $2.00 per dozen. 
SINGLE ANEMONE 
One of the best hardy autumn-flowering plants we have. 
Japonica alba. Pure white. Each, 20 cents. 
ACHILLEA 
“ The Pearl.” The blossoms are of purest white, and so large that they re¬ 
semble a Pompon Chrysanthemum. Hardy, and will thrive in almost any 
situation. Very desirable for the garden or cemetery. Blooms nearly the 
whole season. Each, 15 cents ; three for 40 cents. 
Millefolium roseum. Foliage finely cut; flowers pink. A continuous 
bloomer Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
AQUILEGIA 
Chrysantha. The beautiful golden-yellow Columbine. Each, 15 cents. 
Cccrulea. The true Rocky-Mountain Columbine. Flowers blue. Each, 15 cents 
HARDY ASTERS-Michaelmas Daisies 
The hardy Asters produce an abundance of bloom at a season of the year 
when flowers are scarce. Each, 15 cents ; per dozen, $1.50. 
Lady Trevelyan. A fine pure white. Plant dwarf. 
Nova Angliae. Large bluish purple. Tall. 
Pyramidalis. Light blue. Dwarf. 
White Queen. Pure white. Tall. 
B LU E SPIRJEA 
Caryopteris mastacanthus. A handsome free-growing plant, with numer¬ 
ous small blue or lavender flowers clustered around the branch just above each 
pair of leaves. An excellent bee plant. Each, 15 cents ; two for 25 cents. 
CLEMATIS DAVIDIANA 
A vigorous, hardy plant, two to four feet high, with handsome foliage. The 
flowers are bell-shaped, deep lavender or violet in color, very fragrant, and are 
produced in clusters in great profusion. One of the most desirable of hardy 
herbaceous perennials. Strong plants, each, 25 cents ; two for 40 cents. 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS 
Bleeding Heart. Bears heart-shaped, deep pink flowers, a dozen or more 
being borne in a graceful drooping raceme a foot in length. Each. 2s cents 
76 
DELPHINIUM 
Delphinium or Larkspurs are valuable plants for the herbaceous garden, and 
will give perfect satisfaction to any one who grows them. Their long spikes of 
flowers are produced from June until frost. 
Formosum. The finest blue known among our hardy plants. Each, 15 cents. 
Bee Larkspur. Remarkable and interesting for the curious manner in which 
the petals are folded up in the center of each flower so as to resemble a bee. 
Flowers of lighter shade than that of Delphinium formosum. Each, 15 cents. 
DICTA MNUS FRAXINELLA 
Natural Gas Plant 
A showy border perennial, forming a bush two feet in height, having flagrant 
foliage, and spikes of curious flowers, giving off during hot weather a fra¬ 
grant volatile oil which, under some conditions, may be lighted by applying a 
match to it. Two colors. White and Red. Each, 25 cents ; three for 60 cents. 
EULALIA 
The Eulalias here offered are handsome, tall, ornamental grasses for the open 
lawn, or to be grown in clumps in the borders of shrubbery; their exceedingly 
graceful habit of growth, large tassel-like plumes, and elegant colors, give them 
a tropical appearance, and add much to the beauty and variety of the home 
grounds. These plants are hardy in this section, though a light protection of 
litter during the cold months would doubtless be of advantage. 
Japonica variegata. This variety, except that the variegation of the leaf is 
lengthwise, is very similar in style and growth to E. Japonica zebrina, and it 
forms so beautiful and striking a contrast to it as to make them desirable com¬ 
panion plants. 
Japonica zebrina. This plant is unlike most variegated plants, as its stripe 
or marking is across the leaf instead of lengthwise. In autumn it bears large 
tassel-like plumes. 
Gracillima uniwtata. The most beautiful of all the Eulalias. Foliage nar¬ 
row, dark green, with a silvery-white midrib. 
Each, 15 cents ; one plant of each of above three for 40 cents. 
ARABIS ALPINA. A very early spring-flowering plant. Flowers 
pure white. Each, 15 cents. 
ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA. (Hardy Golden Marguerite.) 
The flowers are the exact form of a daisy, but clear yellow. One of the most 
satisfactory summer-flowering perennials, succeeding in the poorest soil, and 
blooming continuously the entire summer. Each, 15 cents ; $1.50 per dozen. 
BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. Spikes of dark blue flowers. Each, 25 cts. 
BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES. One of the showiest of our native 
hardy perennial plants, four to five feet high, with flowers like single Asters. 
■ Blooms during the summer and autumn montin, with hundreds ot flowers 
open at one time. Each, 15 cents ; $1.50 per doz'm. 
CAMPANULA PERSICI FOLIA. Exceedingly free-flowering, 
and grand for cutting; blue. Each, 15 cents. 
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA. Flowers large, bright golden 
yellow, and produced in the greatest profusion the entire summer; invaluable 
for cutting. Each, 15 cents. 
ERIANTHUS RAVENN/E. As fine as Pampas Grass, superior for a 
northern climate; hardy plants. Each, 15 cents. 
FRACARIA INDICA or Indian Strawberry. Not edible, but a 
pretty and attractive hardy plant. Each, 15 cents- 
