Photo by Jessie Tarbox Beals 
An excellent example of how the Suburban Plot can be made more 
livable and enjoyable. Suggestions and estimates on this type of work 
will be cheerfully given. 
HARDY 
PERENNIALS 
I T IS no wonder that these old-fashioned hardy garden 
flowers continue to increase in popularity, for there is not 
a time during the whole flowering season when some 
hardy perennial is not in bloom, and when, during the late 
summer, few shrubs are in blossom, these little plants may 
be depended on for attractive display. 
Plant perennials this year in the flower-bed where you 
have been using annuals. Every year you have to replace 
annuals, whereas the perennials come up each season with 
very little work or expense. 
You do not need a large estate to have an old-fashioned 
garden or border from which you can pick flowers from 
early spring until late fall. Let us help plan your garden. 
The size mentioned in the description indicates the 
height the plants may be expected to attain at maturity; 
the month represents the season of bloom. 
There are no finer autumn flowers than the modern 
Chrysanthemums and you will like our new varieties. 
Perennials marked (t) are suitable for rock-gardens 
Prices for Perennial Plants, except where otherwise noted: Strong field-grown plants, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
$18 per 100 plants; large clumps, 35 to 50 cts. each 
AJUGA reptans. Carpet Bugle. 6 in. 
Carpet of bronzy foliage with blue 
flowers in May and June. 
ALTH/EA. Hollyhock . 5 to 8 ft. All 
shades of Red, White, Pink, and 
Yellow; double and single. 
fALYSSUM saxatile. Golden Tuft. 
4 to 12 in. Showy masses of compact 
yellow flowers in April and May. 
ANEMONE japonica, September 
Charm. A new and valuable variety 
of Anemone. Delicate silvery pink 
shaded with rose. Blooms early 
September. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per 
doz. 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine. 2 to 2Yi ft. 
Pink, Red, Blue, and Lavender. 
May to July. 
fARABIS alpina. Rock-Cress. 5 in. 
Mat of gray-green foliage with cloud 
of pure white flowers in April and 
May. 
fARMERIA maritima. Thrift. 6 in. 
Dense heads of pink flowers on tufts 
of narrow evergreen foliage. May, 
June. 35 cts. each, $3 per doz. 
ARTEMISIA, Silver King. 3 ft. 
Masses of silvery gray foliage. Use¬ 
ful for decorating or with bouquets. 
Excellent for perennial border. 30 
cts. each, $3 per doz. 
[ASTER alpinus, Goliath. Blue 
Mountain Daisy. 5 in. Large blue 
daisies with golden disk in May and 
June. 
Aster, New Dwarf. 
fCountess of Dudley. 9 in. Clear 
pink, with yellow eye. 
+Lady Henry Maddocks. 1 ft. Pale 
pink. 
fVictor. 9 in. Lavender-blue. 
Price of Dwarf Asters, 30 cts. each, 
$3 per doz. 
Aster novi-belgi. New lovely Baby 
Asters. 
Little Boy Blue. Double, deep lav¬ 
ender-blue flowers, 1 inch across. 
Compact plants, 2 feet tall. Blooms 
in September. 
Little Pink Lady. Single, pale pink 
flowers, 1 inches in diameter. 
Plants slightly over 2 feet tall. 
Blooms in September. 
Royal Pink. Masses of bright pink 
flowers in September. Compact 
growing. 
Price of above plants, 35 cts. each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
ASTILBE japonica, Queen Alexan¬ 
dra and Von Sicton. 1 to 2 ft. 
June. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
fAUBRIETIA, Hybrids. False Wall 
Cress. 6 in. Violet-blue flowers in 
dense masses in April and May. 
jCAMPANULAcarpatica. Blue Hare¬ 
bell. 8 in. Large, light blue flowers. 
C. persicifolia. Bellflower. 2 ft. Mixed. 
June, July. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Hardy. 
Flowers that last until frost. 
fAstrid. Plant Patent applied for. 
New hardy Chrysanthemum with 
beautiful soft pink, apricot-shaded 
flowers with yellow centers. Ex¬ 
tremely hardy and blooms in pro¬ 
fuse masses. 
Crimson Splendor. Flower large, 
rich crimson, with yellow center. 
Jean Treadway. Large sparkling 
pink flower with rose center. 
Judith Anderson. Button type. 
Flowers are rich shade of golden 
yellow. 
fPink Cushion. Dwarf type with 
masses of pink flowers from Octo¬ 
ber to frost. For border or rock- 
garden. 
Any of the above varieties, 30 cts. each, 
$3 per doz. Heavy field clumps, 50 cts. 
each, $5 per doz. 
Chrysanthemum, Korean, Single. 
Aphrodite. Soft shade of pink, tint¬ 
ing to ivory. 
Saturn. Sparkling orange and 
bronze flowers in great profusion. 
A rich autumn color. 
Venus. Vivid pink; sweetly fragrant. 
Chrysanthemum, Korean, Double. 
Indian Summer. Large flowers of 
a warm shade of glowing chestnut- 
orange. Plants are sturdy and 
compact. 
Romany. Large flowers of a soft 
glowing shade of red flushed with 
bronze. 
Any of above Korean Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. Heavy 
field clumps, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
PYGMY GOLD. Distinct type of 
early dwarf Korean Pompon 
Chrysanthemum with an abun¬ 
dance of blooms slightly over 
1 inch across, and of a remarkably 
brilliant and intense clear golden 
yellow color. Starts to bloom in 
early September. 50 cts. each, $5 
per doz. 
jChrysanthemum maximum. Shas¬ 
ta Daisy. 1 to 2 ft. Large, daisy-like 
white flowers with yellow centers. 
June to Sept. 
C. maximum, White Swan. An im¬ 
proved variety of Shasta Daisy with 
beautiful white blooms. 40 cts. each, 
$4 per doz. 
CENTAUREA dealbata. Persian Cen- 
taurea. ft- Deep pink flowers in 
July and Aug. Very desirable. 
C. montana. Mountain Bluet, ft. 
Violet-blue, thistle-like flowers from 
June until Sept. 
fCERASTIUM tomentcsum. Snow- 
in-Summer. 6 in. Silvery foliage and 
masses of white flowers. May, June. 
