A LARGE ROCK GARDEN WITH DWARF PHLOX AND OTHER PERENNIALS. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
In this list will be found a collection of 
hardy herbaceous perennials that will give 
a good succession! of bloom from early 
Spring until late Autumn. Nearly all are 
of easy culture. The usual list of herbace¬ 
ous perennials offered in American cata¬ 
logs can be secured and shipped with our 
stock, so that customers may feel safe in 
ordering and getting full collections, even if 
not priced below. 
Approximate height variety attains is 
given after name. 
All prices of Herbaceous Perennials are $.30 
each, $2.00 per 10, $15.00 per 100 except as 
otherwise noted. 5 or more of a kind take 
the 10 rate. 25 or more the 100 rate. 
ACHILLEA PEARL. 1-2 ft. July-October. Pure 
white in masses for cutting. 
AJUGA genevensis, GENEVA BUGLE. 6 in. 
May-June. Splendid blue-flowered ground cover. 
A. reptans alba, WHITE CARPET BUGLE. 5- 
6 in. May-June. A vigorous white-flowered 
variety, carpeting sunny or shady areas. 
ALTHAEA rosea, HOLLYHOCK. 5 ft. June- 
July. Mixed singles and mixed doubles. 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum, DWARF GOLD- 
ENTUFT. 9-18 in. Masses of brilliant yellow 
flowers in early Spring. 
ANTHEMIS, PERRY’S VARIETY. iy 2 -2 ft. 
June-October. Bright yellow flowers, excellent 
for cutting. 
AQUILEGIA — COLUMBINE 
AQUILEGIA canadensis, AMERICAN COLUM- 
BINE. 2 ft. April. Shades of red. Fine for 
naturalizing. 
A. chrysantha, GOLDEN COLUMBINE. 3 ft. 
June-August. Fragrant golden yellow flowers. 
A. longissima. Pale yellow flowers with 5-inch 
spurs. Award of Merit Chelsea 1934. $.75 each, 
$6.00 per 10. 
A. MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT’S long-spurred Hy¬ 
brids. 2-3 ft. June-July. Large flowers in vari¬ 
ous shades of pink. 
ARABIS 
ARABIS, DOUBLE ALPINE ROCKCRESS. 6-8 
in. Profusion of double white flowers. A splen¬ 
did rock plant. $.35 each, $2.50 per 10. 
A. procurrens. 6-12 in. Early Spring. Rare. 
Delicate white flowers in elongated racemes. 
ARENARIA verna caespitosa, MOSS SAND¬ 
WORT. June-July. Dense moss-like growth 
with small white flowers on thread-like stems. 
For rock gardens and between stepping-stones. 
ARMERIA—See STATICE. 
ARTEMESIA, SILVER KING. July. Silvery 
white foliage and sprays of mist-like white flow¬ 
ers, fine for cutting. 
A. vulgaris lactiflora, WHITE MUGWORT. 
ASARUM canadense, CANADA WILDGINGER. 
8-12 in. April-May. Heart shaped leaves and 
small brownish-purple flowers. 
A. shuttleworthi, MOTTLED WILDGINGER. 6- 
8 in. May-July. Curiously mottled leaves. 
Flowers mottled violet within. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa, BUTTERFLYWEED. 12- 
24 in. Bright orange flowers in late Summer. 
ASTER 
ASTER alpinus, ROCK ASTER. 6 in. June. 
Dense low tufted habit. White or lavender 
flowers. 
A. amellus, ITALIAN ASTER. 18-24 in. August. 
Purple flowers 1% in. across in clustered heads. 
A. dumosus. 2-3 ft. Blue to white flowers 1 inch 
across in numerous heads. 
A. linariifolius, SAVORY LEAVED ASTER. 12 
in. Violet blue. A hardy compact native species. 
A. novaeangliae, NEW ENGLAND ASTER. 3-6 
ft. Deep purple flowers in August and Septem¬ 
ber. 
A. novaeangliae roseus, ROSY NEW ENGLAND 
ASTER. 3-6 ft. August-September. A fine 
hardy native rose-colored variety. 
A. tataricus, TATARIAN ASTER. 6 ft. October- 
November. Blue-violet. Latest of all Asters. 
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