fiardy Plants and Bulbs 
For a complete list of the Best Hardy Plants for the garden you are referred to our Catalogue 
Hardy Plants, Old and New,” which illustrates and describes Hardy Plants, Roses, Shrubs and 
Climbers. A copy will be mailed free on request. 
ANEMONE 
Whirlwind. This new double variety has the habit, and all the other good ! 
qualities of the Single White Japan Anemone, with the additional ones of 
greater hardiness 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 
from two and a half to three feet in height. Each, 20 cents: per dozen, $2.00. 
Queen Charlotte. Early-flowering, vigorous grower Begins flowering in 
August, and continues until November, becoming more attractive each day. 
Flowers semi-double, broad, perfectly formed, and of a delightful shade of 
silvery pink. Each, 20 cents; per dozen, £2.00. 
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, 20 cents ; three for 50 cents. 
AQUILEGIA 
Chrysantha. The beautiful golden-yellow Columbine. Each, 20 cents. 
Ccerulea. The true Rocky Mountain Columbine. Flowersblue. Each, 2ocents. 
Skinneri. Scarlet and yellow. Each, 20 cents. 
HARDY ASTERS—Michaelmas Daisies 
The hardy Asters produce an abundance of bloom in the fall, when other 
flowers are scarce. Each, 20 cents ; per dozen, $2.00. 
Lady Trevelyan. Pure white. Dwarf. Pyramidalis. Light blue. Dwarf. 
White Queen. Pure white. Tall. 
HIBISCUS 
Crimson Eye. Pure white, with a velvety crimson center. Each, 20 cents; 
two for 35 cents. 
Large-Flowering. Color deep pink. Each 20 cents; two for 35 cents. 
Militaris. Delicate flesh-pink flowers, tinged with deeper color towards the 
center. Each, 20 cents ; two for 35 cents. 
HOLLYHOCK 
We have excellent healthy plants, grown from seed, that will flower the first 
summer, and usually for three or four summers after. 
Double, Assorted colors. Each, 20 cents ; six for $1.00. 
“Allegheny.” New Fringed Perpetual-Blooming. A great improve¬ 
ment in Hollyhocks. The flowers come single, semi-double, and double. 
Each 20 cents ; six for $1.00. 
IRIS PALLIDA DALMATICA 
This is the noblest of all the Iris family, the stems growing from three to four 
feet high, with leaves two inches wide and eighteen inches long. The flowers 
are sky-blue in color and very fragrant. Each, 50cents ; dozen, $5.00. 
JAPAN IRIS 
The flowers of the Japan Iris are of the richest colors, ranging from white to 
purple, with delicate markings and veinings, and quite different in form from 
those of the German Iris, being much flatter and larger. Named varieties 
all double, each, 25 cents; per dozen, $2.50. 
Blue Danube. Deep indigo blue, violet shadings. 
Gold Bound. Pure white. 
Hyde Park. Reddish purple, striped white. 
Mahogany. Dark red, shaded maroon. 
Paragon. Rich velvety purple. 
Spotted Beauty. White spotted with violet crimson. 
GERMAN IRIS 
Perfectly hardy. They bloom in May and June, when there’ is always a 
scarcity of flowers. Plant three inches deep. Each, 20 cents; six for $1.00. 
Bacchus. White, edged lavender blue. Celeste. Light blue. 
Gesneriana. White and lavender. Madcap. Lavender and purple. 
Harlequin. Lavender, lower petals striped purple. 
Madame Chareaux. White. 
Phidias. Bright yellow, lower petals mahogany. 
MONARDA DIDYMA 
An exceptionally fine hardy perennial for planting among bulbs or in a mixed 
border. The plant grows about 2J4 feet high, branching freely, and bears 
multitudes of bright red, showy flowers which are surpassed in intensity of 
color only by the Cardinal flower. For a mass of color it is very striking. 
Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
SHASTA DAISY 
A new hardy perennial. The flowers are pure white, with a bright yellow 
center, average about four inches in diameter, and are borne on long, stiff, 
wiry stems. Valuable for cutting, remaining fresh for two weeks or more. 
Each, 20 cents. Dozen, $2.00. 
PERENNIAL PHLOX 
Our friends who remember the old-fashioned Perennial Phlox of our grand¬ 
mother’s garden would hardly recognize the beautiful varieties grown to-day as 
bearing any resemblance to them. The improvement has been truly wonder¬ 
ful. Instead of the small, dull-hued flowers of olden times, we now have 
immense trusses, all bright and showy, the individual flowers three times the 
size of the old varieties, and the colors ranging from purest white to violet. With 
Perennial Phlox a show of brilliant flowers can be had from June until Novem¬ 
ber, as they are perpetual bloomers. Perfectly hardy. 
Strong field-grown plants, each, 20 cents ; per dozen, $2.00. 
Coquelicot. Bright scarlet. 
Cyrano. Large, perfect flowers; pink, with crimson center. 
Eclaireur. Flowers of immense size, carmine, salmon center, rosy white star. 
Eiffel Tower. Clear salmon, purple eye. 
Esclamonde. Rosy lilac, shaded white; large purple center surrounded 
with white halo. 
Fabrihant Wiesse. Carmine, shaded violet. 
Isabey. Orange-salmon, center purplish crimson. 
King of the Purples. A fine shade of purple. 
M. Bezanson. Fiery crimson, velvety purple eye. 
Pantheon. Salmon rose. 
Premier Ministre. Rosy white, center crimson. 
Purity. Pure white. 
Richard Wallace. Pure white with distinct violet eye. 
Sensation. Lilac rose, white center. 
The Pearl. The finest pure white variety. 
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