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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
FOR PERMANENT PLANTING IN OPEN BORDERS, CEMETERY PLOTS, ETC. 
This class of plants is fast attaining popularity, and to meet the growing demand we offer this 
choice selection of sorts, which contains only such as exhibit the greatest contrast of color with profusion 
of bloom. They flower at different periods and vary in natural height. Other hardy plants, Chrysan¬ 
themums, Ferns, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Paeonies, Phloxes, Pinks, violets, etc., are in this catalogue, 
see index. NOTE .—Those marked * are suitable for shady places. 
Varieties. 
Height. 
Color. 
Time of Bloom. 
*Aconitum napellus ( Monkshood ) 20c. 
Achillea, “ The Pearl ”. 
3 ft. 
Blue 
Sept. 
U “ 
1 “ 
White 
All Summer 
“ tomentosa (Downy Yarrow) . 
Yellow 
Summer 
*Aegopodium podograria var. (Bishops Weed) . 
G in 
Variegated 
Foliage 
Ajuga reptans rubra (Dark Foliage) . 
6 “ 
Blue 
Summer 
Alstromeria Chiliensis (Chilian Lily) . 
2 to ’3 ft. 
Orange 
All Season 
Alyssum saxatile (Golden Tuft) . 
1 ft. 
Yellow 
Early Spring 
Anchusa Italica (Dropmore variety) 25c. 
4 “ 
Blue 
All Summer 
Anemone Japonica alba. 
2 “ 
White 
Fall 
u “ rubra. 
2 “ 
Red 
U 
“ “ Whirlwind. 
2 “ 
White 
« 
“ “ Prince Henry. 
2 “ 
Pink 
u 
“ Pennsylvanica. 
1 “ 
White 
Spring 
“ Queen Charlotte. 
2 “ 
Pink 
Aug. to Nov. 
Anthemis tinctoria (Yellow Chamomile) . 
1 M 
Yellow 
July to Nov. 
*Anthericum (.S’/. Bruno's Lily) . 
3 “ 
White 
Summer 
*Aquilegia ( Columbine) . 
H “ 
Assorted 
Early Summer 
Arabis albida ( Rock Cress) . 
6 in. 
White 
May 
Armeria maritima ( Sea pink) . 
1 ft. 
Rose 
Spring 
*Artemisia abrotanum (Old Man) . 
2 “ 
Fragrant 
Foliage 
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Flower) . 
2 “ 
Orange 
June 
Aster Novae-Anglae (New England Aster) . 
3 “ 
Purple 
Fall 
u rubra ( Rosy A ster) . 
3 “ 
Rose 
U 
Baptisia Australis ( Blue False Indigo) . 
3 to 5 ft. 
Blue 
Early Summer 
*Bocconia cordata ( Tree Celandine) . 
6 ft. 
Cream 
Summer 
Boltonia asteroides ( False Chamomile) . 
4 “ 
White 
All Summer 
“ latisquama. 
Callirhoe involucrata ( Creeping Mallow) . 
5 “ 
Pink 
All Season 
4 in. 
Crimson 
U 
Campanula ( Canterbury Bells) . 
2 ft. 
Assorted 
Early Summer 
u persicifolia. Blue and white. 
“ carpatica, Blue and white. 
Cassia Marilandica ( American Senna) . 
2 “ 
8 in. 
4 ft. 
Ye/iuw 
June and July 
Summer 
July 
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian) . 
2 “ 
Red 
All Summer 
*Chelone glabra alba, 20c. each. 
2 “ 
White 
Summer 
Clematis Davidiana (Bush Clematis) . 
2 “ 
Blue 
U 
“ recta ( Bush Clematis) 25c. 
3 “ 
White 
June and July 
Coreopsis lanceolata. 
H “ 
Yellow 
All Season 
“ rosea ( Rosy Coreopsis) . 
1 “ 
Rose 
a 
Delphinium chinensis. Blue and white. 
“ formosum ( Blue Larkspur) . 
H “ 
3 “ 
Blue 
Summer 
All Summer 
“ hybridum. 
2 “ 
Assorted 
Summer 
Desmodium penduliflorum, 25c . 
4 “ 
Carmine 
All Season 
Dianthus barbatus ( Sweet William) 10c. 
U “ 
Assorted 
Summer 
*Dicentra eximia ( Plrcmy Bleeding Heart) . 
1 “ 
Rose 
a 
* “ spectabilis ( Bleeding Heart) 20c. 
2 “ 
Pink 
Spring 
Dictamnus fraxinella (Gas Plant) . 
2 “ 
Red 
Summer 
“ “ alba “ . 
2 “ 
White 
U 
Digitalis (Foxglove) . 
3 to 5 ft. 
Assorted 
July and Aug. 
Doronicum excelsum. 20c. each. 
2 ft. 
Orange 
All Season 
Eringeum amaethystinum (Sea Holly) . 
2 “ 
Blue 
July. Aug. 
Eupatorium ageratoides (Snake Root) . 
3 “ 
White 
Summer 
“ celestinum. 
2 “ 
Blue 
u 
Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) . 
1 « 
White 
a 
*Funkia undulata media. 
2 “ 
Variegated 
Foliage 
* “ subcordata (Day Lily) 20c. 
f) u 
White 
Summer 
Gaillardia grandiflora (A urora Flower) . 
li u 
Orange 
June to Nov. 
Geranium sanguinea (Hardy Geranium) . 
1J “ 
Crimson 
All Season 
Price for any of the above, except where specially priced, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, 
buyer’s selection of varieties. Our selection, to be made when the order is being filled, $1.00 per doz., 
$8.00 per 100. Note.—The heights given include the flower spikes. 
Hardy Perennial Plants continued on next page. 
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