Herbaceous Perennials 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
ASTER NO\AE ANGLIAE VAR. ROSEA. 2 to 5 feet. October to November. 
A variety of our native New England aster, with very large flowers in the 
greatest profusion. Color, clear rosy red with rich golden center. 
ASTER STOKES (Stokesia Cyanea), 1 to 2 feet. July to September. Double, 
light pleasing blue. Very desirable. 
ASTER TATARICUS. 3 to 4 feet. October and November. Blue flowers. 
Very effective. 
ASTILBE, see Spiraea. 
AURATUM LILY, see page 44. 
BABY’S BREATH (Gypsophila Paniculata). 3 to 4 feet. July to October. 
Produces a mass of small white flowers so disposed as to form a veritable 
cloud of bloom. 
BABY’S BREATH DOUBLE (Gyp. Pan. FI. PL). 3 to 4 feet. July to October. 
A new form and very desirable. 
BABY’S SLIPPER, see Lotus. 
BALLOON FLOWER, see Platycodon. 
*BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS (False Indigo). 4 to 6 feet. June and July. Clear 
blue. Foliage effective and lasts well through the season. 
BEARD TONGUE, see Pentstemon. 
BEE BALM (Monarda Didyma Var. Superba). 2 to 3 feet. July to October. 
One of the old garden plants which will ever be popular. Brilliant scarlet 
flowers of spicy fragrance. 
BELEMCANDA CHINENSIS, see Lily, Blackberry. 
BERGAMOT, see Bee Balm. 
BETONY, see Stachys Betonica. 
BLACK-EYED SUSAN, see Rudbeckia. 
BLANKET-FLOWER, see Gaillardia. 
BLEEDING-HEART, see Dicentra. 
BLUEBELLS, see Campanula. 
BOCCONIA CORDATA (Tree Calamdine). 5 to 8 feet. August and September. 
Spikes of feathery white. Splendid background plant. 
BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES. 6 to 8 feet. August and September. Tall plant, 
producing great masses of aster-like flowers, white with yellow center. 
BOLTONIA LATISQUAMAE. 6 to 8 feet. August to September. 
Similar to above excepting color of bloom, which is light lavender, deep 
yellow center. 
BOLTONIA LATISQUAMAE NANA. 12 to 15 inches. August to September. 
A dwarf form of the above. A new and desirable variety. 
BULBS, see Lilies, page 44- 
BUTTERCUP DOUBLE (Ranunculus Acris Var. FI. PL). 6 to 12 inches. May 
and June. Of the brightest yellow. Foliage very glossy green. 
BUTTERFLY-WEED (Asclepias Tuberosa). 2 to 3 feet. July and August. 
Orange. A very showy native plant and very desirable. 
CALLIRHOE INVOLUCRATA (Mallow Poppy). 6 inches, June to October. 
Trailing plant with finely cut foliage and rosy purple flowers, flowering all 
summer, a very desirable plant. 
CAMOMILE, see Anthemis. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA. i to 1 foot. June to October. Blue. Like the 
other Campanulas, the flowers are bell-shaped. In this species they are pro¬ 
duced singly on delicate wiry stems, and are deep blue. One of the best dwarf 
plants. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA VAR. ALBA. \ to 1 foot. June to October. 
Similar to preceding otherwise than the color of the flowers, which are purest 
white. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA. June to October. 
This species produces its flowers on stems 2 to 3 feet high. The flowers are in 
loose clusters, and are very effective. Color blue. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA VAR. ALBA. June to October. Pure white, 
very desirable. 
CANDIDA LILY, see page 44. 
CANDYTUFT HARDY (Iberis Sempervirens). 6 to 12 inches. April and May. 
White; evergreen foliage. Makes a nice foreground border plant. 
CARDINAL FLOWER, see Lobelia Cardinalis. 
*CENTAUREA MACROCEPHALA. 4 feet. July and August. Large thistle¬ 
like golden yellow flowers; very attractive. 
CENTAUREA, see Dusty Miller. 
CERASTIUM BIEBERSTEINII (Snow in Summer). May and June. 6 inches. 
Light silvery foliage, masses of white bloom. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PAGE 38. 
Warren, R. /., June 10, 1918. 
The Christmas Roses were received in good condition bespeaking professional 
handling of stock and orders. P■ C. 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
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