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• PETER HENDERSON 6tCO., NEW YORK* 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
FOU PERM/fNENT PLA^TmC IN OPEN B01(jDERS, 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 profusic n 
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) 200 . 
Achillea, “ The Pearl ”. 
3 ft. 
1} “ 
i “ 
1 « 
G in 
6 “ 
2 to 3 ft. 
1 ft. 
4 “ 
2 “ 
Blue 
White 
Yellow 
u 
V’ariegated 
Blue 
Orange 
Yellow 
Blue 
White 
Red 
White 
Pink 
White 
Pink 
Yellow 
White 
Assorted 
White 
Rose 
Fragrant 
Orange 
Purple 
Rose 
Blue 
Cream 
White 
Pink 
Crimson 
Assorted 
Sept. 
All Summer 
Summer 
May 
Foliage 
Summer 
All Season 
Early Spring 
All Summer 
Fall 
H 
“ tomentosa (Downy Varro::) . 
Adonis vernalis (Spring Adonis) . 
♦Aegopodium podograria var . 
Ajuga repetans rubra (Dark Foliage) . 
Alstromeria Chiliensis (Chilian Lily) . 
Alyssum saxatile (Golden Tuft) . 
Anchusa Italica (Dropmore variety) 2.'3j . 
Anemone Japonica alba. 
“ “ rubra. 
o « 
“ * Whirlwind. 
0 “ 
U 
“ “ Prince Henry, 20c . 
2 “ 
u 
“ Pennsylvanica. 
1 “ 
O “ 
spring 
Aug. to Nov. 
July to Nov. 
Summer 
Early Summer 
May 
Spring 
Foliage 
June 
Fall 
u 
“ Queen Charlotte. 
Anthemis tmctoria (Yellow Chamomile) . 
1 “ 
*Anthericum (St. Bruno’s Lily) . 
*Aquilegia (Columbine) . 
3 
U “ 
G in. 
1 ft. 
2 “ 
Arabis albida (Rock Cress) . 
Armeria maritima (Sea pink). 
♦Artemisia abrotanum (Old Man) . 
Asclepias tuberosa ^Butterfly Flower) . 
2 “ 
Aster Novae-Anglae (New England Aster) . 
3 “ 
“ rubra (/^05y A s^cr). 
3 “ 
Baptisia Australis (Blue False Indigo) . 
3 to 5 ft. 
6 ft 
Early Summer 
Summer 
All Summer 
All Season 
(( 
♦Bocconia cordata (Tree Calandine) . 
Boltonia asteroides (False Chamomile) . 
4 “ 
“ latisquama. 
Callirhoe involucrata (^Creeping Mallow) . 
Campanula (Canterbury Bells) . 
2 ft 
Early Summer 
June and July 
Summer 
July 
All Summer 
Summer 
M 
“ persicifolia. Blue and white. 
2 “ 
" carpatica. Blue and white. 
Cassia Marilandica (.American Senna) . 
4 ft 
Yellow 
Red 
White 
Blue 
White 
Yellow 
Rose 
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian) . 
2 “ 
♦Chelone glabra alba, 20c. each. 
2 “ 
Clematis Davidiana (Bush Clematis) . 
‘ 2 “ 
“ recta (Bush Clematis) 25c. 
3 “ 
June and July 
All Season 
u 
Coreopsis lanceolata. 
U “ 
1 “ 
“ rosea (Rosy Coreopsis) . 
Delphinium chinensis. Blue and white. 
H “ 
3 “ 
Summer 
All Summer 
Summer 
June and July 
All Season 
Summer 
« 
“ formosum (Blue Larkspur) . 
Blue 
Assorted 
Yellow 
Carmine 
Assorted 
Rose 
Pink 
Red 
White 
Assorted 
Orange 
Blue 
White 
Blue 
White 
Variegated 
White 
Orange 
Crimson 
“ hybridum . 
2 “ 
“ Sulphureum, 35c. 
4 “ 
Desmodium penduliflorum, 25c. . . . 
4 “ 
Dianthus barbatus (Sweet IVilliam) 10c. 
li « 
1 “ 
*Dicentra eximia (Plumy Bleeding'Heart) . 
* “ spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) 20c . 
2 “ 
Spring 
Summer 
u 
Dictamnus fraxinella (Gas Plant) . 
2 “ 
“ “ alba “ . 
2 “ 
Digitalis (Foxglove) . 
3 to 5 ft. 
2 ft. 
2 “ 
r 1 . 4 4 
Doronicum ezcelsum. 20c. each.. 
All Season 
July. Aug. 
Summer 
« 
a 
Foliage 
Summer 
June to Nov. 
All Season 
Eringeum amaethystinum (Sea Holly) . 
Eupatorium ageratoides (Snake Root) . 
“ celestinum. 
Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) . 
♦Funkia undulata media. 
3 “ 
2 “ 
1 “ 
2 “ 
* “ subcordata (Day Li7y) 20: . 
Gaillardia grandiflora (Aurora Flower). 
Geranium sanguinea (Hardy Geranium) . 
9 « 
1} “ 
H “ 
Price for any of the above, except where specially priced, 16c. each, $1.60 per doz., $10.00 per 
buyer’s selection of varieties. Our selection, to be made when the order is being filled, $1.00 per 
$8.00 per 100. Note. — The heights given include the flower spikes. 
Hardy Perennial Plants continued on next page. 
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