The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
34 Hardy Perennial Plants 
Anemone Japonica 
Alyssum Saxatile Compactum 
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Aquilegia, Alpine Blue 
ALYSSUM <$> arg'enteum. 15 inches. Dense growth. Leaves 
silvery beneath, flowers yellow, in clustered heads all sum¬ 
mer, 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
— saxatile compactum (Golden Tuft). A useful, flat¬ 
spreading edging and rockery plant, growing not over 12 
inches high; covered with enveloping flat clusters of bright 
golden yellow flowers. May-June. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
— Serpyllifolium. 4-5". Rough, gray leaves; racemes of 
pale yellow flowers, in season just following Saxatile. 
3 for 70c; doz., $2.50. 
—spinulosum roseum. 10 inches. Silver-gray foliage, neat¬ 
ly small and attractive, long beyond the season of its light 
pink flowers. 3 for $1.00; doz,, $3.00. 
ANCHUSA Dropmore. A bold, broad-leaved growth with 
flower stems 3 to 5 feet high, bearing a continuous show of 
deep blue flowers from spring until late summer. The stools 
are quite dense and bushy, each stem nearly covered full 
length with double, inch-wide flowers of the deepest cobalt 
blue. 3 for 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
—Feltham Pride. (New). More compact, with very large 
flowers; bright blue. Each, 25c; 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
•—Myosotidiflora.<$> 1 foot. A beautiful dwarf border and 
rockery plant, best in sand. Its foliage is broad on spread¬ 
ing stools, but the vivid flowers in May are almost identical 
with Forget-Me-Not, a rich gentian-blue. Each, 30c; 3, 75c; 
doz., $2.75. 
ANEMONE [Windflower} 
ANEMONE^ hupehensis. A miniature Japonica, 10 to 12 
inches, in profuse bloom from August on, with 1%-ineh 
single flowers colored bright mauve-rose. 
ANEMONE JAPONICA. A most valuable class of hardy 
plants suitable for edging, massing or single specimens. 
They grow rapidly 2 to 3 feet and are profuse in bloom, 
gaining strength and beauty each year. The blooming period 
extends from August till mid-November. 
— —alba. Glistening, pure white, with yellow center. 
— — —Queen Charlotte. Flower semi-double, broad and per¬ 
fectly formed, the pleasing “La France” shade of pink. 
— ■ —rubra. Brilliant rose-red ; yellow center. 
- Whirlwind. Excellent large, double white flowers 
All Anemones: Each, 30c; 3, 75c; doz., $2.75. 
AQUILEGIA [Columbine] 
Distinct, deeply cut foliage and delicate arrangement of col¬ 
ors in the pendent flowers. Dainty, showy and desirable as cut 
flowers, available for Memorial Day; especially suitable for 
rockwork, at the base of foundation walls and under trees. 
Bloom in early spring into July; preferring partial shade. 
Alpine Blue <$>. Particularly adapted to use in rockeries, as 
they grow to only about-2 feet, with slender stems and many 
small bright blue flowers. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
Caerulea. Choice; sky blue, with white corolla. 
Chrysantha. All ov^r pure bright yellow, late blooming. 
Chrysantha alba. Pure white flowers. 
Crimson Star An English novelty. Tall, vigorous and 
- . . .. ■ . .- productive; its large uniquely colored, 
long-spurred flowers extremely showy in the garden as well 
as in bouquets. Spurs and sepals blood-red, the petals pure 
white. 
Dobbie's Imperial Hybrids. English; notable for size, 
long spurs, and extensive range of colors. Mixed. 
Long* Spur Blue Shades. Selected. 
Long Spur Pink Shades. Very showy. 
Bong* Spur Yellow Shades. Uncommon. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott's Long-Spurred Hybrids. A choice 
old English strain ; free-blooming, in many pastel shades. 
Mixed. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
Aquilegias (except noted): 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
ANTHEMIS Xelwayi (Hardy Marguerite). An excellent 
perennial for cutting; golden yellow, daisy-like flowers in 
profusion, nearly all summer. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
—Aizoon.4> 6 inch. The pretty “Mountain Chamomile,” with 
fine, silvery foliage and small, yellow flowers. 
3 for 85c ; doz., $3.00. 
ARABIS<$> alpina (Rock Cress). Low growing plants espe¬ 
cially suited to rockwork, flowering in small white terminal 
racemes. Bloom in May and continue a long time. 
3, 55c ;, doz., $2.00. 
—alpina fl. pi. Same as the above, but with double white 
flowers. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
—alpina rosea. Very dainty, with flowers of delicate light 
pink. 3. 70c; doz., $2.50. 
ARENABIA (Sandwort)<$> montana. 4-inch. Close tufts, 
profusely covered in May with small silvery white “morn¬ 
ing-glory” flowers. Makes a fine, formal edging plant, or as 
a filler among sunny rocks. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
— verna caespitosa. The ideal green moss for stepping 
stones. Of beautiful texture and fast color, completely fill¬ 
ing the cracks between stones in walk, wall or rockery. Tiny 
white flowers in early spring. 3, 70c; doz., $2.60. 
ARMERIA<$> (Thrift; Sea Pink). Interesting small plants 
with rosettes of narrow evergreen leaves on the ground, 
from which arise many slender, naked stems crowned by a 
compactly round flower. Excellent rock plants, and useful 
in bordering walks or for any continuous low edging, bloom¬ 
ing in early summer. 
— Laucheana. About 8 inches; in liberal bloom from June 
to August; good sized globular flowers of rosy crimson. 
— maritima splendens (Cushion Pink). 6 to 10 inches. Fine 
grassy, evergreen mounds, stems rigid, and little flower balls 
a deep coral-rose. 
Both: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
ARTEMISIA — Silver King*. A beautiful “mist” for set¬ 
ting off bouquets and floral combinations. Vigorous, quick 
growing, with a close network of branches, fine stemmed 
and slender leaved. The opening leaf buds gleam like tiny 
beads, the entire color effect bright frosted silver. 3 feet, 
compact pyramids. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
—lactiflora. 
Deep green, > 
cleft foliage > 
and compact . 
bush shape, at- : 
tractive i 
throughout the 
summer. Dur- 
i ng August 
and September 
the creamy 
white flowers, 
which resem¬ 
ble herbaceous 
Spireas and 
are sweetly 
scented, are 
borne in large t 
terminal pani- 
„ cles on erect 
stems 3 to 4% feet tall. 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
ASCLEFIAS tnberosa (Butterfly Flower). 2% feet. A fa¬ 
miliar field flower; the cultivated form making a delightful 
show of orange flowers during early summer. 
3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
