Be Sure to Plant an Herb Garden This Season 
Hardy Perennials 
Extra-strong, field-grown plants true to name, carefully packed 
Acanthus 
Mollis latifolius. Purple flowers. 2 feet. 
July, August. $3.50 per doz. 
Achillea 
Ptarmica, Boule de Neige. Tall stems, 
bearing small heads of white flowers. Ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. 1 feet. $4 per doz. 
Ptarmica, The Pearl. An old favorite with 
small heads of pure white flowers on strong, 
wiry stems. 2 feet. July-October. $3 
per doz. 
Aconitum 
Autumnale. Spikes of dark blue, hooded 
flowers. 4 to 5 feet. September to frost. 
$4 per doz. 
Napellus. Early variety. Long spikes of 
dark blue flowers. 3 to 4 feet. July, 
August. $4 per doz. 
Althaea rosea (Hollyhock) 
Double Varieties. Apple-Blossom, Blood- 
Red, Crimson, Dark Rose, Pink, Salmon, 
White, and Yellow. Separate colors, or 
mixed, $3 per doz. 
Single Varieties. Pink, Red, White, and 
Yellow. Separate colors, or mixed, $3 per 
doz. 
Anemone 
Japonica, Queen Charlotte. The best 
semi-double, pink variety. 4 feet. Autumn. 
$3.50 per doz. 
Japonica, Whirlwind. The finest white, 
double variety. 4 feet. $3.50 per doz. 
Anchusa 
Italica, Dropmore. An improved variety. 
Gentian-blue flowers. 4 feet. May. $3 
per doz. 
Aquilegia 
Chrysantha (Columbine). A lovely, long- 
spurred, golden yellow variety. 3 feet. 
June, July. $3 per doz. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids. A choice 
selection of finest shades of pink and rose; 
long-spurred. June, July. $5 per doz. 
Anthemis 
Tinctoria, Perry’s Variety. Daisy-like 
golden yellow flowers 3 inches in diameter. 
2 to 3 feet. June-November. $4 per doz. 
Aster, Wartburg Star 
Artemisia 
Silver King (Ghost Plant). 
Silvery leaves and sprays 
of mist-like flowers. Use¬ 
ful for cutting and drying. 
4 feet. $3.50 per doz. 
Asclepias 
Tuberosa (Butterfly 
Weed). Bushy; large 
heads of dazzling orange 
flowers. 2 feet. July, 
August. $3 per doz. 
Aster 
Michaelmas Daisies 
Novae-angliae roseus. Va¬ 
rious shades of rose-pink. 
3 to 4 feet. August, 
September. 
Blue Gem. Large, double, 
rich, dark blue flowers. 
4 feet. September, Octo¬ 
ber. 
Feltham Blue. Dignified, bright blue 
flowers with yellow centers. 3 feet. Au¬ 
gust, September. 
King of the Belgians. Large, semi-double, 
lavender flowers with yellow centers. 
3 feet. September. 
Perry’s White. Large, white flowers with 
golden centers. 2 feet. August. 
Ypres. Compact, bushy plants with rosy 
red flowers. 1 to 1% feet. 
All above, $3.50 per doz. 
FRIKARTI (Wonder of Staefa). Lovely 
clear lavender-blue flowers of the Alpinus 
type. More than 2 inches across, blooming 
in late summer and throughout the fall. 
2 Yi feet. Splendid for cutting. Is entirely 
different from the Michaelmas Daisy type 
of Aster. $5 per doz. 
Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters 
These fill a long-felt want in providing a 
race of dwarf, compact, free-flowering plants 
which bloom during the fall when there is a 
scarcity of low-growing flowering plants. 
Countess of Dudley. Charming clear pink. 
9 in. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Light pink. 1 ft. 
Nancy. Well-rounded 
bushes with light flesh- 
pink blooms. 1 foot. 
Ronald. Rose-pink buds, 
followed by charming 
lilac-pink flowers. 9 
inches. 
Snowsprite. Semi-double; 
white. 10 inches. 
Victor. Clear lavender- 
blue flowers. 9 inches. 
Wartburg Star. Large 
dark lilac-blue flowers 
with orange centers on 
strong, erect stems. 1 
foot. $5 per doz. 
Any of the above, except 
where noted, 40 cts. each; $4 
per doz. 
Boltonia 
Asteroides. Stiff, slender 
plants with sprays of 
white star-like flowers. 
Fine late perennial. 5 to 
6 feet. $2.50 per doz. 
Latisquama. A dwarf 
variety with pale lilac- 
pink flowers. 4 feet. 
July, August. $3 per doz. 
New Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters 
Chelone 
Lyoni. An erect swamp plant with curious, 
dark purple-pink, tubular flowers. 3 feet. 
$3 per doz. 
Campanula 
Medium (Canterbury Bells). Popular peren¬ 
nials with large, erect bells. Blue, White, 
Pink, or Mixed, as desired. 3 feet. June, 
July. $3 per doz. 
Medium calycanthema (Cup-and-Saucer 
Bellflower). A variety with an enlarged 
calyx of same color as flower. Pink, White, 
Blue, or Mixed, as desired. $3 per doz. 
Persicifolia alba (White Peachbell). Pure 
white variety. Very lovely. $3.50 per doz. 
Persicifolia, Feltham Beauty. Large, 
single bells of soft, light blue. Most attrac¬ 
tive. 3 feet. June, July. $3.50 per doz. 
Pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower). Tallest 
and handsomest. Small, starry blue flow¬ 
ers in enormous spikes. 4 to 6 feet. Sep¬ 
tember, October. $3.50 per doz. 
Pyramidalis alba. The very handsome 
white variety. $3.50 per doz. 
Centaurea 
Macrocephala. Coarse, vigorous plants, 
with enormous heads of beautiful straw- 
like texture, topped with golden yellow 
tufts. Handsome in landscape and for 
cutting. 3 feet. July, August. $3 per doz. 
Montana. Low, bushy plants with blooms 
like enormous blue cornflowers. 1 x /t, feet. 
May-July. $3 per doz. 
Cimicifuga 
Racemosa (Bugbane). Shade-loving plant 
with long, twisted racemes of feathery 
flowers. 6 feet. July. $3 per doz. 
Coreopsis 
Grandiflora. Very large; golden yellow. 
Superb cutting flower. 2 to 3 feet. May- 
November. $2.50 per doz. 
Lanceolata (Lance Coreopsis). A large, 
pure yellow flower, like cosmos. Fi te for 
cutting. 2 feet. $2.50 per doz. 
Dianth us 
Barbatus (Sweet William). Old-fashioned 
perennials with flat heads of fringed, fra¬ 
grant flowers of many colors, marked with 
distinct eye. 1 feet. Mixed colors, 
$2.50 per doz. 
Barbatus, Newport Pink. Gorgeous va¬ 
riety in shades of salmon, pink, and 
scarlet. $3 per doz 
Barbatus, Scarlet Beauty. Rich, brilliant 
red. $3 per doz. 
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