AUTUMN PLANTING. 
The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
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AR.MERIA, see Thrift. 
ARTILLERY-PLANT, see Dictamnus. 
ARLNCTS, see Spiraea. 
ARUNDO DON AX, see Grasses. 
ASCLEPIAS, see Butterfly-weed. 
0P 0R ATA (Sweet Woodruff). 6 to S inches. May and June. White. 
“ blLK AL1 L\A. G to 8 inches. May to June. Low growing plant; fine for borders; effective 
* K C ^rJ°^A^\^ F \ 0 ^ S , h J lght pur P le > rich yellow center. 
AS1ER NOVAE ANGLIAE VAR. ROSEA. 2 to 5 feet. October and November. 
A variety of our native New England aster, with verv large flowers in the greatest pro- 
aqtmqwSc 5L? r i r0Sy i ed with rich RoWen center. 
vi -’lOKES (Stokesia Cyanea). 1 to 2 feet. July to September. Double, light pleasing 
blue. Very desirable. 
3 to 4 feet. October and November. Blue flowers. Very effective. 
ASTILBE, see Spiraea. 
AURATUM LILY, see page 1G. 
BABY’S BREATH (Gypsophila Paniculata). 3 to 4 feet. July to October. Produces a mass 
ot small white flowers so disposed as to form a veritable cloud of bloom. Keeps well when 
cut. 
(Double). 3 to 4 feet. July to October. A new form and very desirable. 
mam iSLiri’Ln, 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 Pentstcmon. 
"BEE BALM (Monarda Didytna Var. Superba). 2 to 3 feet. July to October. One of the old 
garden plants which will ever be popular. Brilliant red foliage and flowers of spicy fra¬ 
grance. 
BELEMC ANDA CHINENSIS, see Lily Blackberry. 
BERGAMOT, see Bee Balm. 
BETONY, sec Stachys Betonica. 
BLACK-EYEI) SUSAN, see Rudbeckia. 
BLANKET-FLOWER, see Gaillardia. 
BLEEDING-HEART, see Dicentra 
BLUEBELLS, see Campanula. 
#B0 SS NIA ^ORDATA , CaIamd i ne , ) - 5 to 8 feet. August and September. Spikes of 
feathery white. Splendid background plant. 
BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES. 6 to S feet. August and September. Tall plant, producing 
great masses of aster-like flowers, white with vellow center. 
BOLTONIA LATISQUAMAE. 6 to S feet. August and September. 
♦ nnr tavtY .°* ^loom, which is light lavender, deep yellow center. 
BOLTONIA LATI SQUAMAE NANA. 12 to 15 inches. August to September. 
A dwai ’f ,f° rm of the above. A new and desirable form. 
BULBS, see Lilies, page 16. 
BUTTERCUP (Double) (Ranunculus Repens Var. FI. PI) 6 to 12 inches. May and June. 
Of the brightest yellow. Foliage very glossy green. 
BUTTERFLY-WEED ( Asclepias Tuberose t). 2 to 3 feet. July and August. Orange. A very 
showy native plant and very desirable. 
CAMOMILE, sec 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 produced 
singly on delicate wiry stems, and are deep blue. 
One of the best dwarf plants. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA VAR. ALBA, i to 1 
foot. Tune 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 arc verv elective. Color blue. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA VAR. ALBA. Tune 
to October. Pure white. 
CANDIDA LILY, see page 16. 
CANDYTUFT (Hardy) (Iberis Sempcrvirens). 6 to 
12 inches. April and May. White; evergreen 
foliage. Makes a nice foreground border plant. 
CARDINAL FLOWER, see Lobelia Cardinalis. 
CENTAUREA, see Dusty Miller. 
CERASTIUM BIEBERSTEINII (Snow in Summer). 
May and June. 6 inches. Light silver foliage, 
masses of white bloom. 
•CHRISTMAS ROSE (Heleborus Niger). 6 to 12 
inches. October to March. 
This interesting pink and white plant really 
produces its flowers in the winter, out of doors. 
Daintily colored begonia like blooms almost hid¬ 
den in a clump of glossy evergreen leaves. It 
is best to select a place for this plant which is 
sheltered from the winds of winter and where it 
can remain for years undisturbed. With a light, 
temporary frame placed over the plants so as to 
protect from snow and ice, the blooms develop 
far more freely and perfectly. See illustration, 
page jo. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM HY- 
BRIDUM. see Daisy. 
•CHRYSANTHEMUM ULIGTNOSUM (The Giant 
Daisy). 4 to 5 feet. July to Sentember. Splen¬ 
did plants for tall effects. See illustration. 
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Hardy Chrysanthemums. 
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The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered in three sizes, as fol¬ 
lows, unless otherwise noted. The very heavy field clumps can only be sup¬ 
plied in the sorts marked with a * to the left. Stock will be potted to or¬ 
der and held for any delivery date. 
Each. Per 10. Per 100. 
"Very strong Field Clumps (Express or Freight) . 50c. $4.00 $35.00 
Strong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended) . 25c. 2.00 15.00 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) . 15c. 1.25 10.00 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
