This class of plants Is fast attaining popularity, and to moot tho growing 
demand wo offer this choice selection of sorts, which contains only such as 
exhibit tho greatest contrast of color with profusion of bloom. They flower 
at different periods, and vary In natural height, so that a succession of 
bloom with a picturesque effect can be obtained by planting tills entire collection. 
For Permanent Planting in Open Borders, Cemetery Plots, etc. 
Varieties. 
Aconitum napellns ( Monkshood) . 
Achillea, “The Pearl”. 
“ tomentosa (Downy Yarrow).... 
Adonis vernalis (Spring Adonis) . 
A^ug-a reptans rubra (Dark Foil a go) .. 
Alstromeriaaurantiaca (Peru vlan Lily ) 
Alyssum saxatile (Golden Toft ). 
Anemone Japonica alba 
“ “ Honor ineJoubert 
“ “ rubra. 
” Pennsylvania. 
Anthemls tinctorial Yellow Chamomile) 
Anthericum (St. Bruno's Lily) . 
Aquilegia ( Columbine) . 
Arabia albida (Rock Cress) . 
Armeria maritima (Sea Pink ). 
Artemisia abrotanum (Southernwood). 
Asclepias tuberosa ( Butterfly Flower)... 
Asperula odorata < Woodruff ). 
Asphodelus luteus (Asphodel) . 
Aster Novae-Angles ( SewEngland Aster) 
Astilbe Japonica (Japan Astilbe) . 
Baptisia Australis ( Blue False Indigo).. 
Bocconia cordata ( Tree Cabin dine) . 
Boltonia asteroides (False Chamomile), 
Callirhoe involucrata (CreepingMallow) 
Campanula (Canterbury Bells) . 
Cassia Marilandica (AmericanSenna)... 
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian) . 
ClematisDavidiana* Hyacinth Clematis) 
Coreopsis lanceolata (See cut) . 
“ rosea < Rosy Coreopsis) . . 
Delphinium alba ( White Larkspur) . 
“ formosum ( Blue Larkspur) 
Desmodium penduliflorumi Pea Shrub ) 
Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William ) 1 Of. 
Dicentra eximia ( Plumy Bleeding Heart) 
“ spectabilis ( Bleeding Heart)... 
Dictamnus fraxinella (Gas Plant) . 
“ “ alba “ . 
Digitalis ( Foxglove ) . 
Dodecatlieon media (Shooting Star) . 
DoronicumCaucasicuml Leopard's Bane 
“ plantagineuniexcelsnm ... 
Eringeum amsathystinum (Sea Jlolly). 
Eupatorium ageratoides (Snake Root) 
Euphorbia corollata (FloweringSpurge) 
FunkiaSieboldii, var. ( Variegated Lily) 
“ subcordatal White Plantain Lily) 
Ctaillardia grail diflora (A urorr Slower) 
Olechoma ( Variegated Ground . . 
Gypsophilla paniculatai Baby' >,>ron t h ) 
Helianthus Maximilianii (Sun flo wer)... 
41 multiflorus 
Heliopsis Pitcherianus “ 
Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose) . 
Hemerocallis Dumorteri (Day Lily).... 
44 flaval Yellow Day Lily).... 
Heuchera sanguinea (Alum Root) . 
Hibiscus I Crimson Eye). (Mallow.) . 
Height. 
Color. 
Time of Bloom 
8 ft. 
Blue 
June 
iw •• 
White 
All Summer 
1 44 
Yellow 
Summer 
1 *• 
44 
May 
G in. 
Blue 
Summer 
2 to 3 ft. 
Orange 
All Season 
1 ft. 
Yellow 
Early Spring 
2 44 
White 
Fall 
2 44 
“ 
44 
2 44 
Red 
“ 
1 44 
White 
Spring 
1 44 
Yellow 
July to Nov. 
8 44 
White 
Summer 
1*4 •• 
Assorted 
Early Summer 
G in. 
White 
May 
1 ft. 
Rose 
Spring 
2 44 
Fragrant 
Foliage 
2 44 
Orange 
June 
l 44 
White 
Summer 
8 44 
Yellow 
May to July 
8 44 
Purple 
Fall 
1*4 " 
AVhlte 
Early Summer 
8 to 5 ft. 
Blue 
“ 44 
<1 ft. 
Cream 
Summer 
4 44 
White 
All Summer 
4 in. 
Crimson 
•• “ 
2 ft. 
Assorted 
Early Summer 
4 44 
Yellow 
July 
2 44 
Red 
All Summer 
2 44 
Blue 
Summer 
1*4 “ 
Yellow 
All Season 
1 44 
Rose 
4 4 44 
3 44 
White 
June to Nov. 
8 44 
Blue 
All Summer 
4 44 
Carmine 
All Season 
1*4 “ 
Assorted 
Summer 
1 " 
Rose 
*• 
2 44 
Pink 
May, June 
2 44 
Red 
Summer 
2 44 
White 
** 
8 to 5 ft. 
Assorted 
.Inlyand Aug. 
1 ft. 
Rose 
Mav and J line 
1 44 
Yellow 
Early Spring 
1 44 
May to Sept. 
2 44 
Blue 
July, Aug. 
8 44 
1 44 
2 44 
White 
Summer 
Variegated 
Foliage 
2 44 
White 
Summer 
1*4 “ 
Orange 
June to Nov. 
G in. 
Blue 
Sum mer 
1 ft. 
White 
G 44 
Yellow 
November 
4 44 
«» 
All Season 
3 44 
“ 
44 4 4 
1 44 
White 
Spring 
2 44 
Orange 
Summer 
2 44 
Yellow 
44 
1 44 
Red 
All Summer 
4 to 6ft. 
White and 
Crimson 
Aug. to Oct. 
Varieties. 
Hypericum (St. John's Wort) . 
Iberis Gibraltarica (Candytuft,) . 
Liatris pycnostachya (Gay Feather).... 
Lobelia cardinalis (CardinalFlower) . 
“ syphilitica! Great Blue Lobelia) 
Lupinus polyphvllus (Lupin) . . 
Lychnis ( Double Rose,Ragged Robin) . 
44 chalcedonica (Maltese Cross).... 
Lysimachia (Moneywort), 10c. 
Malva moscliata alba (Musk Mallow)... 
Mertensia Virginica ( Lungwort) . 
Monarda didyma ( Oswego Tea) . 
Myosotis palustris ( Forget-me-not ) , 10c. 
CEnotheraPrazeriil Dwarf Day Primrose) 
44 Missouriensis (Evening 
Primrose) . 
Orobus lathyroides ( Blue Vetch) . 
44 vernus (Spring Bitter- Vetch ) . 
Papaver bracteatum (Oriental Poppy).. 
44 Or lent ale (Oriental Poppy) . 
Pardanthus chinensis (BlackberryLily) 
Pentstemon barbatus (var. Torreyii).... 
Phlox Amoena (Lovely Phlox) ... 
44 Carolina (Carolina Phlox) . 
4 4 subulata (Moss Pink) . 
4 4 4 4 alba. 
Platycodon grandiflorum( Bell Flower). 
Plumbago larpentse ( Blue Lead wort).... 
Polemonium ceruleum ( Jacob's La dder) 
Polygonum (Mountain Fleece) . 
“ affine (Dwarf Red) . 
Potentilla grandiflora (Cinquefoil) . 
Primula elatior (Cowslip), 15c. 
Pyrethrum hybridum (Persian Daisy).. 
44 uliginosum ( Giant Daisy)... 
Rhexia Virginica (Meadow Beauty) . 
Rudbeckia rulgida (Brillia n t Cone Flo wer 
speciosa (Cone Flower) . 
Salvia Pitcherii ( Hardy Blue Salvia).... 
“ pratensis ( Meadow Sage) . 
41 44 alba “ 44 . 
Scabiosa Caucasica (Blue Scabiosa) . 
Silene Pennsylvanica (Catchfly) . 
Solidago Shortii (Golden Rod) . 
Spirea filipendula (Dropwort) . 
44 palmata (Palmate Spirea) . 
4 4 ulmaria (Mea do w S weet ) . 
Stachys lanata ( White foliage) . 
Stokesia cyanea (BlueStokesia) . 
Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Colum¬ 
bine Meadow Rue) . 
Tradescantia Virginica (Spider Wort). 
Tricyrtus hirta nigra (Toad Lily) . 
Tritoma (Red Hot Poker Plant) . 
Valeriana officinalis! Garden I Idiot rope 
Verbascum nigrum (I)ark Mullein) . 
Veronica amsethystina (Speedwell) . 
44 subsessilis (Speedwell) . 
Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s Needle) . 
Note.—T he heights given are at maturity. 
Height 
3 ft. 
1 
4 
8 
8 
3 
1 
2 to 8 ft 
2 in. 
6 ft. 
2 “ 
lVa 44 
1 ” 
1 44 
4 “ 
1 « 
1 ** 
8 44 
3 44 
3 44 
4 44 
1 44 
1 44 
6 in. 
6 44 
2 to 8 ft , 
1 ft. 
1 44 
4 to 5 ft. 
1 ft, 
2 44 
1 44 
m 44 
5 44 
1 44 
8 44 
2 44 
4 44 
1 44 
1 44 
1 44 
% 44 
5 44 
2 44 
8 44 
2 44 
1 44 
1 44 
2 44 
1 44 
3 to 4ft. 
3 ft, 
3 44 
1% 44 
2 44 
5 to 8 ft. 
Color. 
Blue 
Blood-red 
Scarlet 
Orange 
Scarlet 
Light Rose 
Pink 
White 
Assorted 
Purple 
Blue 
White 
Red 
Yellow 
Assorted 
White 
Rosy Purple 
Orange 
Blue 
White 
Lilac 
Pink 
Yellow 
White 
Rose 
White 
Purple 
Blue 
Purplish 
Purple 
Spotted 
Scarlet 
Lavender 
Yellow 
Blue 
White 
Time of Bloom. 
Summer 
Spring 
Aug. and Sept. 
Aug. to Oct. 
September 
June 
All Season 
June and July 
Summer 
May and June 
Summer 
All Season 
Summer 
May, June 
Summer 
Aug., Sept. 
All Summer 
Spring 
All Summer 
Spring 
June to Aug. 
All Summer 
Spring 
Summer 
Fall 
Summer 
Spring 
Summer 
September 
Late Summer 
September 
Sumnivr 
All Summer 
May and June 
Fall 
Summer 
Sept, to Frost 
Summer 
Fall 
Summer 
July to Fall 
July 
August 
July, Aug. 
Price for any of the above, except where specially priced, 25 c. each, $2.25 per doz., buyer's selection of varieties. Our selection, to he made when 
the order is bein o fillkd, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz., $12.00 per 100. All the Plants offered are from the open ground. 
