SpecialOffer. 12distinct Hardy 
Perennials (our selection) for $ 1.50, 
25 for $2.75, “>0 for $5.00, 100 for 
$9.00. 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
FOR HEDGES. 
The illustration opposite shfjws 
a section of a hedge of the famous 
California Privet. Of all the 
shrubs which have been tried for 
hedging, none can compare with 
this. Of easy growth and splendid 
foliage, free from insects. Its 
inexpensiveness alone would give 
it first place for the purpose. It 
is now planted by the million 
annually. Price, strong shrubs, 
IJ to 2 ft. high., 4 to 0 branches, 
y.'ic. per doz.. $1.00 per 100, 
$:i.l. 00 per 1000; extra strong, 
2 to d ft. high, 6 to 9 branrhes, 
$1,00 per doz., $0.00 i..(*r 1(K), 
$5.5,00 per 1000. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS-Continued. 
\'arieties. 
Height. 
Color 
Time of Bloom. 
’^Glechoma {Variegated Ground Ivy) . 
6 in. 
Blue 
Summer 
Gypsophila paniculata {Baby's Breath) . 
2J ft. 
White 
“ 
Helenium autumnale {Sneeze Weed) . 
5 * 
Yellow 
Fall 
“ grandicephalum striatum . 
3 “ 
Orange 
July and Aug. 
“ pumilum magnificum. 20c. . 
H “ 
Y ellow 
Summer 
Helianthus Maximilianii {Sunflower) . 
6 “ 
u 
November 
“ multiflorus {Double Sunflower) . 
4 « 
u 
All Season 
Heliopsis Pitcherianus {Sunflower) . 
3 “ 
u 
« 
Hemerocallis Dumorteri {Day Lily) . 
2 “ 
Orange 
Summer 
** flava {Yellow Day Lily) . 
2 “ 
Yellow 
u 
Heuchera sanguinea {.Alum Root) . 
Hibiscus {Crimson Eye). {Mallow) . 
1 “ 
4 to 6 ft. 
Red 
All Summer 
Aug. to Oct, 
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft) . 
1 ft. 
White 
Spring 
Tncarvillea Delavayi. 20c. 
3 “ 
Rose 
Summer 
Liatris pycnostachya {Gay Feather) . 
4 “ 
Carmine 
Aug, and Sept. 
♦Lobelia cardinalis {Cardinal Flower) . 
3 “ 
Red 
Aug. to Oct. 
Lychnis {Double Rose, Ragged Robin) . . 
1 “ 
Rose 
All Season 
“ chalcedonica {Maltese Cross) . 
2 to 3 ft. 
Scarlet 
June and July 
“ splendens {Double Rag.ed Robin) . 
U ft. 
Red 
u 
♦Lysimacma {Moneywort). 10c. 
“ clethroides. {Loosestrife) . 
2 in. 
Yellow 
Summer 
2 ft. 
White 
July to Sept. 
Lythrum roseum superbum {Loose strife) . 
3 “ 
Rose 
Mertensia Virginica {Lungwort) . 
.) u 
Blue 
May and June 
Monarda didyma {Oswego Tea) .. 
15 “ 
Crimson 
Summer 
Oenothera Frazeri {Dwarf Day Primrose) . 
“ Missouriensis {Evening Primrose) . 
1 “ 
Yellow 
All Season 
4 “ 
u 
Summer 
Papaver bracteatum {Oriental Poppy) . 
3 “ 
Blood-Red 
u 
“ Orientale {Oriental Poppy) . 
3 “ 
Scarlet 
u 
♦Pardanthus {Blackberry Lily) . 
3 “ 
Orange 
Aug. Sept. 
Penstemon barbatus {var. Torreyii) . 
4 “ 
Scarlet 
All Summer 
Phlox subulata {Moss Pink) . 
6 in. 
Pink 
Spring 
“ “ alba. . 
6 “ 
White 
u 
Physostegia Virginica. 
3 ft. 
Pink 
Summer 
Platycodon grandiflorum {Bell Flower) . 
2 to 3 ft. 
Assorted 
June to Aug. 
Plumbago larpentae {Blue Leadwort) . 
1 ft. 
Purple 
All Summer 
Polemonium ceruleum {Jacob's Ladder) . 
1 “ 
Blue 
Spring 
Polygonum compactum. 
U “ 
White 
Aug. and Sept. 
Pyrethrum hybndum {Persian Daisy) . 
li “ 
Assorted 
Summer 
White 
July to Sept. 
Late Summer 
Rhexia Virginica {Meadow Beauty) . 
1 “ 
Rosy-Purple 
Rudbeckia sub-tomentosa. 
3 “ 
Lemon-yellow 
September 
“ purpurea {Purple Cone Flower) . 
5 “ 
Red-Purple 
All Season 
“ speciosa {Cone Flower) . 
2 
Orange 
Summer 
Salvia azurea grand {Meadow Sage) . 
1 “ 
Sky-Blue 
Aug. and Sept. 
♦Saxifraga Crassifolia {Rock Saxifrage) . 
1 “ 
Pink 
Spring 
Scabiosa Caucasica {Blue Scabiosa) 20c. 
1 “ 
Lilac 
All Summer 
Sedum spectabilis atropurpur eum {Giant Stone Crop 20c. 
U “ 
Rosy crimson 
Late Fall 
Solidago Canadensis {Golden Rod) . 
5 “ 
Yellow 
Fall 
♦Spirea filipendula {Dropwort) . 
2 “ 
White 
Summer 
* “ palmata {Palmata Spirea) . 
.3 “ 
Rose 
Stachys lanata {White Foliage) . 
1 “ 
Purple 
Statice latifolia {Hardy Everlasting) 20c. 
Stokesia cyanea {Stokes Aster) . 
Sweet William. (See Dianthus page 176). 
•> “ 
Deep Blue 
U “ 
Blue 
All Season 
Thalictrum aquilegifolium . 
2 “ 
Purplish 
Summer 
♦Tradescantia Virginica {Spider Wort) . 
2 “ 
Purple 
♦Tricyrtus hirta nigra {Toad Lily) 20c . 
1 “ 
Spotted 
hall 
Trollius Europaeus {Globe Flower) 20c. 
2 “ 
Yellow 
May to Aug. 
Valeriana officinalis {Hard\ Garden Heliotrope) . 
2J “ 
Rose-pink 
Summer 
Veronica subsessilis {Speedwell) . 
2 “ 
Blue 
August 
“ spicata . 
3 “ 
All Summer 
“ “ alba. 
3 “ 
W hite 
♦Vinca minor {Creeping Myrtle) . 
5 “ 
Blue 
Spring 
Yucca filamentosaf-ddams' Needle) . 
5 to S ft. 
1 
July, Aug. 
Price for any of the above, except where specially priced, 15c. each, $1.60 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. 
We have prepared a 
planting map cf a 
Hardy Border as a 
guide to the planting 
of the Hardy Perennials 
on this and the pre- 
ceeding page which we 
will send free if asked 
for. 
OUR PAMPHLET ON THE CULTURE AND CAIAE OF CALIFORNIA PRIVET SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. 
