Hardy Perennial Plants 69 
Artemisia Silver King 
Hardy Aster 
Artemisia 
Silver King 
Makes 
Attractive 
Winter 
Bouauets Artemisia Silver Queen 
Artemisia 
As beautiful decorative foliage plants for the hardy 
border or perennial garden, the Artemisias are without 
equal. They produce an abundance of light airy foliage 
that is equally as fine for bouquet use as it is decorative 
in the garden. Useful as winter bouquets when dried. 
They will succeed in any good garden soil that is well 
Aconitum Sparks drained. 
Silver King. Artemisia. A most beautiful silvery white foliage is produced in long 
slender sprays, making Silver King the most decorative plant in the entire garden 
list. When combined with cut flowers it adds a beauty to the bouquet that is 
amazing. Wherever Silver King is grown it at once makes many enthusiastic 
friends, you too will like it. Grows to 24 inches. Each 2©c; 3 for 50c; 6 for OOc; 
12 for $1.60. 
Silver Queen. An excellent running-mate for Silver King. Foliage similar in color 
but is a heavier and bushier plant and enough different in form to make it desirable 
to have both in your garden. Both are splendid for fresh and dried bouquets, sum¬ 
mer and winter. Each 2©c; 3 for 5©c; 6 for OOc; 12 for $1.60. 
6045 Set of Two Artemsia, 1 each 2 Above Kinds, Only 35c. 
Hardy Asters 
Michaelmas Daisy. These are among the showiest of our late flowering hardy 
plants, producing an abundance of flowers during September and October, when 
most other hardy flowers are past. They grow freely in any soil and require very 
little care. to 3 feet tall. 
6184 Sold only in sets of three colors: white, pink, lavender. Set of 3 for 40c; 3 sets 
for $1.00. 
New Dwarf Hardy Asters 
These three new Asters will make a fine addition to your Perennial Garden. They 
are dwarf, compact plants, and in September are completely covered with beau¬ 
tiful flowers. This dwarf type makes ideal borders. 
Achill 
Rosy Milfoil. R. G. 
©Q Millefolium Roseum 
Easy to grow, useful for the perennial border, 
rock garden, wild garden and for cut-flowers. 
This Achillea Millefolium Rosfeum has finely 
cut foliage, pink flowers in dense heads and 
blooms practically all summer. 12 inches 
high. Will succeed in any good soil in sunny 
place Each 25c: 3 for 65c. 
Aconitlim (Monkshood) 
This beautiful perennial should be in every 
garden. Its blue flowers and dark glossy 
foliage will add attraction and charm to any 
part of your garden. They bloom at a time 
when color is needed and continue for a long 
period. They will succeed in any good garden 
soil. A tall variety, growing 4 to 5 feet tall, 
producing very large deep blue flowers in 
July and August. Foliage is very decorative. 
Hardy Astllbe Each 25c; 3 for 65c; 6 for $1.15. 
Hardy Ageratum sembles the Annual Ager¬ 
atum in flower and plant form. This species produces in 
August and September lovely lavender blue flowers 
on plants 1% to 2 feet tall. The foliage is very bright 
and ornamental throughout the entire season. Each 
20c; 3 for 50c; 6 for OOc; 12 for $1.60. 
A | Savatile. R. G. F or early and 
rviyssum continuous blooms the Alyssum 
is near the head of the list. Their beautiful foliage and 
plant form adapts them to use in any part of the garden. 
An especially fine form for the Rock Garden or edging. 
Lovely yellow flowers in clustered heads produced all 
summer. 12 to 15 inches. Each 20c; 3 for 50c; 6 
for OOc; 12 for $1.60. 
Hardy Perennial Plants 
In talking and writing to us, a great many people each year, say something like this—“I 
w ant flowers in my garden but I don’t want to have to replant completely every year.” That 
must be why our Hardy Perennial Plant Department has grown so large and remained large 
even during the depression years. 
A garden of Hardy Perennial Plants may be added to from year to year. Plant enough this 
spring to make a reasonable showing, then round out the planting as time goes on. No 
home is complete without a well selected assortment of Hardy Perennial Plants. They re¬ 
quire little attention, get bigger and better as time goes on and provide an abundance of 
color in your garden and cut-flowers for your home.They fit into borders, make nice beds 
by themselves, look well along the foundation of your house, are a necessity for Rock Gar¬ 
dens and round out plantings of flowering shrubbery and roses. Our Hardy Perennial Plants 
have been carefully grown for you by our own skilled nurserymen. Prices are so low that you 
cannot afford to omit what you need when you send us your order. Remember, these prices 
include delivery. 
Hardy Perennial Plants such as we produce for you, are the types which will do well under 
the widest range of climatic and soil conditions. 
Study carefully the seven pages devoted to these Hardy Perennial Plants. Remember, the 
index in the back of this catalog gives both the common and the botanical names of all 
plants, so that you can easily locate varieties. 
Note! Rock Garden Plants, /# RG /# 
Not every plant is suitable for rock gardens. Some are too large, others require a 
better foot-hold than the small amount of soil between the rocks or over them pro¬ 
vides. For this reason and to help you in making your selection if you have a Rock 
Garden, those Hardy Perennial Plants in the following seven pages, which are suit¬ 
able for Rock Gardens, are indicated by the letters, ‘RG’ after the name. We were 
just about the first firm in this country to encourage the making of Rock Gardens 
and you will find our assortment for this purpose is unexcelled. 
A L — Myosotldiflora. R. G. The dwarf 
/Ancnusa Anchusa is indeed a charming plant 
and very useful in any mixed planting, harmonizing 
well with any of the other perennials. The most dwarf 
of this family, producing clusters of beautiful blue 
Forget-Me-Not like flowers during May and June. 
12 inches. Each 25c; 3 for 65c; 6 for $1.15; 
1 2 for $2.00. 
Anemone Windflower 
We offer a complete 
assortment of the world's 
best perennial seeds on 
pages 33-41. 
Anemone, Windflower bra. Grows from 
9 to 12 inches high and produces reddish-purple 
flowers during April and May. Very beautiful for mass 
planting or as a specimen plant in the Rock Garden. 
Especially fine for borders. Anemones quickly adapt 
themselves to any locality. Each 2©c; 3 for 5©c; 
6 for OOc. 
Aquilegia Scott Elliott Hybrids. A greatly im¬ 
proved strain of the popular old-fashioned Columbines 
of our grandmothers garden. These Hybrids are the 
best Aquilegia or Columbine grown. The colors are 
marvelous and the long graceful spurs add charm to the 
flowers. The vigorous plants produce large quantities 
of blooms for a long season. They grow' 2J^ feet tall. 
Color Page 43. Each 20c; 3 for 50c; 6 for OOc; 
12 for $1.60. 
Perennial Chart 
On Page 42 
Color, Height, Blooming Season 
and other details to help you. 
Long Spurred Aquilegia 
Countess of Dudley. Charming clear pink flowers with yellow eye, bushy and very 
floriferous. Only 9 inches tall. Useful and beautiful. 
Nancy. Dwarf bushy habit, plants being covered with flesh-pink flowers in late 
September. Lovely little plants 12 inches high. 
Snowsprite “Snow Fairy." A splendid novelty. Very dwarf, early September flower¬ 
ing, smothered with large semi-double white flowers. 12 inches high. 
Price Any Above Dwarf Asters 
Each 30c ; 3 for 75c; 6 for $1.35; 12 for $2.40. 
6051 Set of 3 Dwarf Asters, 1 each 3 Varieties, 75e. 
Hardy Astilbes IT'cTWn. 
Astilbes are all very desirable Perennials. They form large clumps, increasing in 
size and beauty from year to year. The blooms come in large graceful plumes of 
delicate, lacy flowers, in shades of pink and lilac. Astilbes succeed best in a rich, 
deep, moist soil and should be watered freely during their growing season. 
Grandis Rosea, Lilac-Pink. Kriemhilde, Salmon-Pink. Queen of Holland, White. 
Price Any Above, Each 30c; 3 for 75c; 6 for $1.35; 12 for $2.40. 
6086 Set of 3 Astilbes. 1 each of above 3. 90c Value, 75c. 
The following three are of dwarfer habit and besides being exceptionally fine for 
the garden are fine for forcing in pots indoors where they produce lovely blooms. 
They may later be transferred to the garden. 
America, Lavender-Pink. Gloria, Deep-Pink. Peach Blossom, Soft Pink. 
Price Any Above, Each 30c; 3 for 75c; 6 for $1.35; 12 for $2.40. 
6027 Set of 3 Astilbes. 1 each of above 3. 90c Value, 75c. 
All Hardy Plants will be shipped direct from our Painesville Nursery at planting time. 
