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AUTUMN PLANTING. 
The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants 
H ARDY Herbaceous plants are those whose 
roots are hardy and remain alive from 
year to year and whose tops die an¬ 
nually to the ground and are classified under 
this heading. It includes such splendid gar¬ 
den plants as Preonies. Iris, Larkspurs, etc. 
The great ease with which these plants can be 
grown and their great variety of color and 
form and season of bloom makes them indis¬ 
pensable for the garden. Of late years, there 
has been a steadily increasing demand for this 
class of plants as well as a great improvement 
in the varieties, so that they now make an im¬ 
portant feature in the business of many nur¬ 
serymen. We are making them a specialty at 
the nursery, growing them in large quantities 
out in the open fields under the most favor¬ 
able conditions. The classification is the one 
adopted by Prof. L. H. Bailey in the Cyclo¬ 
pedia of American Horticulture. 
Description of height at flowering season 
and time of blossoming, general color of bloom, 
and very brief descriptions only are attempted 
in this abridged list. 
In arranging this list, we have used the 
popular or common names as far as seemed 
consistent. 
Alphabetical List. 
ACHILLEA, see Yarrow. 
Antw’e \*^^_ ACONITUM, sec Monkshood. 
ADAM’S NEEDLE, see Lilies. 
AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA VAR1EGATA. One foot. Splendid for covering the ground 
under trees. Will grow anywhere, even in shady places. 
ALTHEA, sec Hollyhock. 
ALYSSUM SAX AT ILE (Golden tuft). 1 to 1 foot. May and June. 
borms a clump of velvety foliage and flowers are the richest yellow and fragrant 
AMSONIA ANGUSTIFOLIA. 2 to 4 feet. May. Glossy, willow-like leaves, forming an at- 
# a xtU °* f°li a £ e > turning rich yellow in the fall. Flowers deep blue. 
AVTarr^irc 1 to H feet. June. Large, single, pure white flowers. 
AN THEMIS TINCT ORIA ALBA. 2 to 3 feet. July to October. Creamy white, otherwise 
A x ®2”l” a JL ~ 0 ,5 *°ll°"'ir»g', both being very desirable and of easiest culture. 
AN THEMIS 1INCTORIA VAR. KF.LWAYI. 2 to 3 feet. July to October. Brilliant yellow 
* grcat masses, splendid for cutting ard for the border garden. 
AQTJILEGIA, see Columbine. 
ARAHIS, see Rock-Cress. 
ARENARIA, see Sandwort. 
Christmas Rose or Heleborus Niger. Sec page u. 
Tin* above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered in three sizes, as fol- 
lows, unless otherwise noted. The very heavy field clninuN can only be nnp- 
piied in the sorts marked with a ♦ to the left. Stock will be potted to or¬ 
der and held for any deliverv date. 
" Very strong Field Clumps ( Express or Freight) . 
Strong Field Grown, usual size ( Express recommended ) 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) . 
Each. Per 10. Per 100. 
r»oc. $ 4.00 $ 35.00 
25 c. 2.00 15.00 
15c. 1.25 10.00 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
