Hardy Perennial and Rock-Garden Plants 
The plants that are adapted for rock-garden planting are preceded by a © 
ACHILLEA • Milfoil or Yarrow 
Perry’s White. The whitest of all Achil¬ 
las. A choice variety and one of the 
best cut-llowers. An excellent filler. 
June to August. 1 to 2 ft. 
The Pearl. Pure white flowers borne on 
strong, erect stems the entire Summer. 
Good cut-flower. 2 ft. 
©Tomentosa. While naturally at home in 
the dry, rocky part of the rockery or 
border it will do equally as well on lower 
and more moist levels. Yellow flowers 
in June. 6 to 8 in. 
All Achilleas, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
ACONITUM • Monkshood 
Fischeri. One of the hardiest and most use¬ 
ful of all Aconites, producing spikes of deep 
blue, hood-shaped (lowers during Septem¬ 
ber and October. 15 to 24 in. 75 cts. for 3, 
$2.00 for 10, $5.75 for 25. 
Wilsoni. Large violet-blue flowers on 6 to 
8-foot sterns during September and Oc¬ 
tober. $1.00 for 3, $3.00 for 10. $6.25 for 25. 
ACTINEA • Lakeside Daisy 
©Herbacea. Very neat-growing little plant 
with clear yellow (lowers somewhat com¬ 
parable to doronicum in general effect. 
Prefers full sun and likes some lime. A 
first-rate rock-plant, blooming in April. 
8 in. $1.00 for 3, $3.00 for 10, $6.25 
for 25. 
ADENOPHORA 
Lilifolia. Has a spike 2 to 3 feet high, in a 
fine shade of purple. Excellent border 
plant. Ideal for cutting. Blooms in July. 
Polymorpha. Strong 2 1/2-foot spikes cov¬ 
ered with vivid dark blue flowers. 
All Adenophoras, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
AETHIONEMA 
Persian Candytuft 
©Grandiflorum. A lovely little plant about 
12 inches high. Blue-green foliage which 
remains handsome all Summer. During 
June the plant is covered with long spikes 
of clear rose-colored flowers. 75 cts. 
for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
©Jacunda. New. Bushy, twiggy plants 
with slender spikes of rose-pink (lowers. 
Foliage blue-green all Summer. June and 
July. 9 in. 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25. 
©Persicum. A choice little alpine for the 
rockery with steel-gray foliage that is 
very compact and low-growing. During 
June the plant is Idled with little bracts 
of rose-pink flowers. 8 in. 90 cts. for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $5.00 for 25. 
AGROSTEMMA • Mullein Pink 
Coronaria. Stout, erect-growing plants with 
silvery foliage which contrasts well with 
the showy flowers produced during June 
and July. Bright rosy crimson. 2Yi to 3 ft. 
60 cts. for 3, $1.50 for 10, $3.00 for 25. 
AJUGA • Bugle 
©Genevensis. Dense spikes of blue (lowers 
in May and June. 6 to 8 in. 
©Reptans rubra. Excellent ground-cover 
for rock-gardens. Deep purplish blue 
flowers in May and June. 3 to 4 in. 
All Ajugas, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
ALYSSUM • Goldentuft 
©Saxatile compactum. Indispensable for 
rockery or border, growing 1 foot high 
and producing masses of broad, flat 
heads of bright yellow (lowers in May. 
©Saxatile sulphureum. A mass of sul¬ 
phur-yellow flowers and hoary gray 
leaves in May. 15 in. 
Alyssum, continued 
©Serpyllifolium (alpestre). Very dwarf, 
4 to 5 inches high, with racemes of pale 
yellow (lowers and rough, hoary leaves. 
Flowers just after Saxatile is out of 
bloom. 
Spinosum. Dense, dwarf foliage of bright 
green with white (lowers on 6-inch stems 
in June. 
All Alyssums, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
ANCHUSA • Alkanet or Bugloss 
Italica, Feltham Pride. An improved 
strain which does away with the spread¬ 
ing habit of the older type. A symmet¬ 
rical [riant with large (lowers of a glorious 
shade of blue. 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25. 
Italica, Lissadell. An improved form of 
Italica, Dropmore, bearing extra-large, 
clear gentian-blue (lowers during May 
and June. A verv good hardv perennial. 
75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
©Myosotidiflora. A distinct dwarf type 
entirely different from the tall varieties 
and at home in the shady or sunny part 
of the rockery. Sprays of forget-me-not- 
like flowers of a rich gentian-blue during 
April and May. Foliage attractive the 
entire season. 1 ft. 90 cts. for 3, $2.50 
for 10, $5.00 for 25. 
ANEMONE JAPONICA 
Japanese Windflower 
Beginning to bloom in September, the 
Windllowers are especially valuable because 
of their continuing in full beauty until cut 
down by hard frost. They are excellent for 
cutting, lasting in good condition for many 
days. Plant in any good garden soil that has 
good drainage and water frequently during 
dry weather. They resent being moved too 
often. Plants grow from 2 to 3 feet high and 
are perfectly hardy if given the protection of 
2 to 3 inches of leaves during the Winter. 
Alba. Purest single white with yellow center. 
Alice. Large dowers of rose-pink, lilac cen¬ 
ter. Excellent new variety. 
Kriemhilde. Double; rich pink. 
Queen Charlotte. Very large, semi-double 
(lowers of delicate La-Franee-pink. 
Rubra. Grows only 15 to 18 inches high. 
Semi-double, rosy red dowers. 
September Charm. In lull flower by Sep¬ 
tember 20. The color is delicate silvery 
pink, shaded with rose and mauve. 2 ft. 
Whirlwind. Large; semi-double; white. 
All Japonicas, 90 cts. for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$5.00 for 25 
ANEMONE SPECIES 
Hupehensis. A perfecl little gem, closely 
allied to A. japonica. Flowers of a pleas¬ 
ing mauve-rose are produced from early 
August until late in Autumn. Prefers 
some shade. 
©Pulsatilla, Lilac. A gem for the rockery 
with its dainty early lavender blooms. 
Blooming during April and May. 12 in. 
©Pulsatilla rubra. Type same as above, 
with reddish purple (lowers. 
All Anemone Species, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
ANTHEMIS • Hardy Marguerite 
Tinctoria (Kelway Variety). Handsome, 
finely cut foliage and large, golden yellow 
dowers produced all Summer. Succeeds in 
the poorest soil. Excellent cut-dower. 
75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
AQUILEGIA • Columbine 
©Alpina. Grows about I foot high, with 
dark blue (lowers. Very rare. 60 cts. 
for 3, $1.50 for 10, $3.00 for 25. 
©Canadensis (Common American Colum¬ 
bine). Bright red and yellow. 60 cts. 
for 3, $1.50 for 10, $3.00 for 25. 
Aquilesia, continued 
©Caerulea. Lovely blue and white llowers 
with long spurs. 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 
10, $3.75 for 25. 
Chrysantha (Golden Columbine). Long- 
spurred, golden yellow. 2^ to 3 ft. 
60 cts. for 3, $1.50 for 10, $3.00 for 25. 
Chrysantha alba. Long-spurred, silvery 
white dowers. 60 cts. for 3, $1.50 for 10, 
$3.00 for 25. 
Crimson Star. Novelty. The spurs and 
sepals are of rich crimson and the petals 
white, really a wonderful combination. 
Long-spurred and of good substance. 
90 cts. for 3, $2.50 for 10, $5.00 for 25. 
Dobbie’s Imperial Hybrids. One of the 
finest long-spurred mixtures vet intro¬ 
duced. Long-spurred, perfectly formed 
dowers in a wonderful range of colors. 
75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
Farquhar’s Pink. A choice selected strain 
of rich pinks and bright rose shades. 
Extra-long spurs. 30 in. 75 cts. for 3, 
$2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
Flabellata nana alba. This delightful 
dwarf variety is highly recommended for 
the rockery. Waxy white dowers on 
erect stems 1 foot long in May and June. 
75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. Long- 
spurred variety made up of wonderful 
colors and color combinations. 75 cts. for 
3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
ARABIS • Rockcress 
©Alpina. One of the earliest and prettiest 
Spring dowers. The spreading tufts are 
covered with a sheet of pure white dow¬ 
ers as soon as the snow disappears. 
Withstands the drought, and is always 
neat. 6 in. 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25. 
©Alpina alba flore-pleno. Same as above 
but with double white (lowers. $1.00 
for 3, $3.00 for 10, $6.25 for 25. 
©Alpina rosea. Similar in habit to the 
above. The flowers are a delicate pink. 
$1.00 for 3, $3.00 for 10, $6.25 for 25. 
ARENARIA • Sandwort 
©Montana. Close tufts, profusely covered 
with small silvery white dowers resem¬ 
bling upturned morning-glories during 
May and June. Fine for rockeries in 
sunny places. 
©Verna caespitosa. A prostrate-growing 
plant creeping low over the ground and 
between cracks in stones. Excellent for 
the rock-garden or between flagstones. 
All Arenarias, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
ARMERIA • Sea Pink 
Attractive, dwarf plants that will succeed 
in any soil, forming evergreen tufts of bright 
green foliage from which innumerable dowers 
appear in dense heads, on still, wiry stems, 
during May and June. Very useful in the 
rockery. 
©Cephalotes rubra. Deep pink flowers. 
8 to 10 in. 
©Laucheana. Bright rosy' red. 3 to 6 in. 
All Armerias, 75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, 
$3.75 for 25 
ARTEMISIA 
Silver King. Good for setting od bouquets 
and doral combinations. Sprays may be 
cut to mix with Winter bouquets. Entire 
color elfect is bright frosted silver. 3 ft. 
75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
ASCLEPIAS • Butterfly Weed 
Tuberosa. Attractive plants, dowering dur¬ 
ing July and August and growing about 1 Yl 
feet high. Produces umbels of bright or¬ 
ange flowers which are lovely to cut. 
75 cts. for 3, $2.00 for 10, $3.75 for 25. 
