Perennial Plants 
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A Perennial Border 
Rockery and Perennial Flowering Plants 
Varieties suitable for the rockery are marked with an asterisk (*) 
Orders for Rockery and Perennial Plants amounting 
to $2.00 and over are prepaid within the third zone. Add 
25c to cover postage and handling charges on orders for 
less than $2.00. 
ACHILLEA 
(Milfoil or Yarrow) 
Plants suitable for dry, sunny places; bloom all summer. 
FILIPENDULINA—Flat heads of brilliant yellow flowers; fine¬ 
ly cut foliage. 4 feet. Clumps. Bach, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
ROSEUM—Flowers deep rose colored in dense heads 18 inches 
high. Clumps. Bach, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
*TOMENTOSA (Woolly Yarrow) — Bright yellow flowers in 
bloom from July to September. 6 to 8 inches. Excellent for 
rockery. 3-inch pots. Bach, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
ACONITUM 
(Monkshood) 
Summer and fall flowering hardy perennials with bold spikes 
of hood-shaped flowers, thriving in either sun or shade.. Do not 
plant near vegetable garden as roots are poisonous. 
SPARKS’ VARIETY—Tall branched spikes covered with deep 
blue flowers. July, August. Pot grown. Bach, 35c; 3 for 90c; 
doz., $3.00. 
WILSONI—Violet-blue flowers. 5 to 6 feet. Very late fall. Pot 
grown. Bach, 35c; 3 for 90c; doz., $3.00. 
AGAPANTHUS 
(Blue African Lily) 
The flowers are bright blue and are produced in clusters of 
20 to 30 on stalks 3 feet tall. They bloom for a long period in the 
summer and fall. 
They will grow in a sunny or partially shaded location. Strong 
roots. Each, 35o; doz., $3.50. 
*AGATHEA 
COELESTIS (Blue Marguerite)—Sky-blue flowers with yellow 
disc growing 1 foot; in bloom all year round. Useful for win¬ 
dow boxes and rockeries. 3-inch pots. Bach, 25c ; 3 for 60c; 
doz., $2.00. 
*AJUGA 
REPTANS RUBRA—Forms a close carpet of richly bronzed 
purple leaves with blue Mint-like flowers on 4- to 6-inch stems. 
A useful plant for the rockery and for damp, shady places. 
3-inch pots. Each, 25c ; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
*ALYSSUM 
SAXATILE (Golden Tuft)—An excellent low growing drought- 
resisting plant for rock-work or the border. Its masses of broad 
flat heads of bright yellow flowers are produced in May. Its 
leaves are evergreen and a good ground cover. 3-inch pots. 
Bach, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
ANCHUSA 
(Alkanet or Bugloss) 
Handsome, hardy perennials belonging to the Forget-me-not 
family. The leaves are rough and haiir and the brilliant blue 
flowers are borne in racemes on branching stems. 
LISSADELL—Tall spikes of rich gentian-blue flowers In May 
and June. 4 to 5 feet. 3-inch pots. Bach, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
♦MYOSOTIDIFLORA—Of dwarf habit with clusters of bright 
blue Forget-me-not-like flowers in May and June. 12 inches 
high. An effective rock plant for a semi-shady place. Bach, 25c; 
3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
*ANDROSACE 
(Rock Jasmine) 
LANUGINOSA LEITCHLINII—An interesting alpine which re¬ 
quires a very gritty soil, the stones furnishing the cool mois¬ 
ture the roots enjoy; prefers a northerly aspect of the rockery. 
Trailing habit and soft silvery foliage; flowers white with 
rose-colored eye. 3-inch pots. Bach, 35c; 3 for 90c; doz.. 23.00. 
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