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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 
Such a border as this is a continuous source '/beauty throughout the entire season. 
Rarely Rerbaceous plants. 
A LL plants whose roots are hardy and remain alive from year to year and whose tons 
annually die to the ground are classified under this heading. It includes such splendid 
garden plants as 1 aeonies, 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 make 
them indispensable for the garden. Of late years, there has been a steadily increasing de¬ 
mand for this class of plants as well as a great improvement in the varieties so that they 
now make an important feature in the business of many nurserymen. We are making these 
a specialty at the nursery, growing them in large quantities out in the open fields under the 
most favorable conditions. The classification is the one adopted by Prof L IT Bailey in 
the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture. 
Height at flowering season and time of blossoming,general color of bloom, and very brief de¬ 
scriptions only are attempted in this abridged list. 
prices. 
A 11 the following Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered in three sizes, as follows, unless 
otherwise noted. I he very heavy field clumps can only be supplied in the sorts marked 
with a * to the left. 
. _. sied.cn. i er iv. rci jluu. 
very strong Field Clumps (.Express recommended.) . 50c $4.00 $35.00 
Strong Field Grown (Express recommended.) . 25c 2.00 15.00 
Smaller size (Can be sent by mail.) . 15c 1.25 10.00 
Hlpbabettcal ktst* 
MILLEFOLIUM VAR. RUBRA (Red Yarrow). 1 to 3 feet. June to October. 
Aromatic, fern-like foliage, which is very ornamental 
#A n attractive border plant. 
^^white^^^ BTARMICA VAR. PL. PL. (Pearl). 1 to 2 feet. May to October. Double 
a m\TTTrn7 especially in bloom. Much prized as a cut flower. 
NITUM ALTUMNALE (Monk’s Plood). 5 to 6 feet. September, October. Deep blue 
an d a stately showy plant. 
ACONliUM NAPELLuS (Monk’s Hood). 3 to 4 feet. June to Julv. Deep blue. Resem¬ 
bles Larkspur. • ' 
feature s P^ es deepest blue, in good generous clumps, can be made a striking 
*ACORUS CALAMUS VAR. VARIEGATA (Sweet Flag). 2 to 3 feet. Striped green and 
white foliage. 
sq .j Valuable for the margins of water gardens, but will thrive nicely in any good garden 
^ NE EDLE, see page 51. , 
AEGOPOIMUM PODAGRARIA VARIEGATA. One foot, splendid for covering the 
Aiffic? , trees - Will grow almost anywhere. 
AL1HAEA (Hollyhocks). 
Always a popular garden plant and while they are grown from seed it takes one seaSOr j 
° §T°wth before they will bloom. There is always, therefore, a demand for P an , 
a blooming size. They require a very rich soil to get the best results. Following c° * 
at vcci T?i C c* 1 7 1 v 0 ?^ rec ^ w ^’te, yellow; single mixed; double mixed; Allegheny—semi-d 
ALYSSUM SAXAIIT E (Golden-tuft), / 2 to 1 foot. May and June. and 
fragra°nt mS * Spreadmg cIum P of velvety foliage and flowers are the richest yellow <u 
•AMSONIA ANGUSTIFOLIA. 2 to 4 feet. Glossy, willow-like leaves, forming a bushy 
mass of foliage. Flowers white Time 
* ANEMONE CANADENSIS. 1 to 2 feet. Summer. Daintily nodding white bells borne 
above foliage. 
' A a !|KxT. a i ua ^' e ^ or t1le roc k garden and naturalizing in the woodlands. 
ONE JAPONICA. and Varieties Qa 
jMcuAvc . .,.-4 1 ule rocic garaen ana 
•ANTH P vt K P Ti N \ cv’o a , nd Varieties, see page 35. 
ANTHEMIS I1NCTOR1A VAR. KELVVAYI. 
2 to 3 feet. July to October. 
Brilliant 
„ - VAJV IM'.I.VVflrt. Z to .j . . S' 
yellow daisies m great masses, splendid for cutting. 
APTnt; TimrDor e ? s ’ either in the garden or cut . ,-i. p foliage. 
APIOS TUIiEROSA. 6 to 8 feet. July. Of climbing habit and with wistaria-ilk 
AnTTT°T 0 ?'r' 7 , A $]~ s 3. e .I s Pea-like flowers of a reddish chocolate color. 
QUIL T° 1A COERIJLEA. 1 ‘? 2 feet. May to September. j . a fine gar den 
plant !S 1S Mountain Columbine with the long spurs, and makes 
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