A perennial bed or border consisting of plants producing continuous blooms 
throughout the planting season is a joy to the owner 
Jia/iAu PeAemuaii 
A representative list of Perennial Plants for border, rockery, cutting and flower garden. 
Our aim in selecting strains and varieties has been to grow only the best of the old and to con¬ 
stantly add new varieties which prove worthwhile. Much consideration has been given to hardi¬ 
ness, as well as outstanding characteristics of flower and foliage. An up-to-date collection. 
ACONITUM fischeri (Azure Monkshood). 2 to 
3 ft. A dwarf variety with dark blue flowers. 
September and October. 
AJUGA brockbanki (Bugle). 6 to 8 in. Excel¬ 
lent for the shady locations. Its deep blue flow¬ 
ers continue to appear throughout the season. 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum (Basket of 
Gold). 9 to 12 in. A mass of golden flowers in 
early Spring. 
ANCHUSA myosotidiflora (Siberian Bugloss). 
1 to \}/2 ft. Flowers resembling the Forget-me- 
not, borne on sprays during May and June. 
ANEMONE pulsatilla (Windflower). 9 to 12 in. 
Purple flowers in April and May. Very interest¬ 
ing in the rockery. 
AQTJILEGIA chrysantha (Golden Columbine). 
2 to 2}/2 ft. Long-spurred, dainty flowers of 
golden-yellow. June and July. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine), Mrs. Scott Elliott’s 
Long-spurred Hybrids. The finest long- 
spurred Columbine in many brilliant colors. 
ARABIS alpina (White Rockcress). 6 in. Low, 
compact clumps of giay green foliage with white 
flowers in April and May. 
A. mollis (Rockcress). 4 to 6 in. Dense foliage 
with a profusion of white flowers in April. 
ARMERIA rosea compacta (Sea Pink or Thrift). 
3 to 6 in. Pink flowers nearly all Summer. Foli¬ 
age in compact tufts. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa (Butterflyweed). 2J^ ft. 
Brilliant orange flowers in July and August. 
Last very well when cut. 
TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 
ASTER, DWARF HYBRIDS, HARDY: 
Countess of Dudley. 9 to 12 in. Clear pink 
flowers with yellow eye. Late September. 
Nancy. 9 to 12 in. Flesh pink. Late September. 
Venus. 9 to 12 in. Very compact pink. Sept¬ 
ember. 
Victor. 6 in. Low, compact lavender blue, 
blooming in September. 
ASTER HYBRIDS: 
Blue Gem. 3 ft. Rich blue, double flowers in 
September. 
Queen Mary. 4 to 5 ft. Large lavender flowers. 
September. 
ASTILBE palmetta (Palm Spirea). 3 ft. Deli¬ 
cate light pink plumes borne on straight stems 
in June. 
ASTILBE (Peachblossom Spirea). 2 ft. Delicate 
pink plumes during the month of June. 
AUBRIETIA deltoides (Purple Rockcress). 4 to 
6 in. Foliage forming mat with flowers pro¬ 
truding in April and May. 
BAPTISIA australis (False-Indigo). 2 to 3 ft. 
Tall spikes bearing blue, pea-shaped flowers 
May and June. 
CAMPANULA carpatica (Carpathian Harebell). 
6 to 9 in. Produces clear, blue, and white, bell¬ 
shaped blooms, held erect. June to September. 
C. glomerata (Danesblood). 12 to 18 in. Large, 
powder-blue flowers in June and July. 
C. persicifolia (Peachleaved Bellflower). 2 to 
2J^ ft. Large, bright blue flowers. June to July. 
C. persicifolia alba. Same as the above in white. 
CARNATION, Grenadin Red. Hardy. Large 
red flowers 12 in. tall. Splendid for cutting. 
June to September. 
C. Harris’s Mixed. Hardy. Same as above in 
variety of color. 
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