Try Vinca Minor, Bowles’ Variety, as a ground-cover 
MICHELLS HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Scabiosa 
The hardy variety is even more wonderful 
and of greater beauty than the annual sort, 
commonly called Mourning Bride. Its gigantic 
flowers frequently measure 3 inches and more in 
diameter. Delights in a sunny position, and is 
a cut-flower few perennials can equal. It lasts 
a long while in water. The average height is 
about 2 Yi feet. Very free flowering. 
Caucasica. A delicate shade of lavender-blue, 
starting to flower in June and lasting well 
through the summer. 
Caucasica alba. Like the above, except that 
the flowers are white. 
Caucasica, Giant Blue. Isaac House Strain. 
An excellent improvement on the Caucasica 
type. Flowers larger and with longer stems, 
ranging from light lavender to dark blue. 
Excellent for cutting. 
All Scabiosas, 35c. each; 3 for $1.00; 
$3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
Sedum • Stonecrop 
*Dwarf Varieties 
Suitable for the rockery and covering of 
graves, etc. 
Acre. Golden Moss. Green foliage and bright 
yellow flowers. Much used for covering graves. 
Sieboldi. Round, succulent, glaucous foliage. 
Bright pink flowers during August and 
September. 
Erect-Growing Varieties 
Useful and pretty plants for the border, pro¬ 
ducing their interesting flowers during the late 
summer and fall. 
Spectabile. A pretty, erect-growing variety 
with broad, light green foliage, and immense 
heads of showy, rose-colored flowers during 
the autumn. 1 H ft. 
Spectabile, Brilliant. A rich-colored form of 
the above, being a bright amaranth-red. 
All Sedums, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50 
Sidalcea 
Rose Queen. Bright rose-colored, mallow-like 
flowers during June and July. 35c. each; 
3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50. 
Spiraea • Spirea 
Elegant border plants with feathery plumes 
of flowers and neat, attractive foliage. Succeed 
best in a half-shaded location in rich, moist soil. 
Filipendula. Dropwort. Numerous corymbs 
of white flowers on stems 15 inches high, dur¬ 
ing June and July. Pretty fern-like foliage. 
Palmata. Crimson Meadowsweet. One of the 
most beautiful hardy plants. The deep purple- 
red of the stems and branches passes into the 
crimson-purple of the broad corymbs of flow¬ 
ers which are produced very freely during 
June and July. 3 ft 
Ulmaria fl.-pl. Meadowsweet. Double white 
flowers during July and August. 3 ft. 
All Spiraeas, 40c. each; 3 for $1.15; $4.00 per doz.; 
25 for $7.50 
*Statice Limonium • Sea-Lavender 
Latifolia. Great Sea-Lavender. Handsome 
plants with heads of dark blue flowers that 
when dried last for months. Invaluable for 
cutting. 1 to 2 ft. 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Stokesia • Cornflower Aster 
Cyanea. The very light blue flower has the 
appearance of combining a giant cornflower 
and an aster. Plants are \]/ 2 feet high, of 
spreading habit, blooming from June until 
frost. Succeeds in most any location. 
Cyanea alba. Pure white form of above. 
Either of the above, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50 
Sweet William • Dianthus barbatus 
This plant occupies a foremost position, pro¬ 
ducing, early in spring, quantities of bloom 
which make a grand effect, for they flower 
earlier than other perennials. 
Michell’s Prize Mixture. All colors. 
Pink Beauty. Sometimes called “Newport 
Pink.” An excellent shade of salmon with 
immense flower trusses. 
Scarlet Beauty. A beautiful shade of deep 
scarlet. 
All Sweet Williams, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50 
Thalictrum . Meadow-Rue 
Adiantifolium. A beautiful variety, with foli¬ 
age like the maidenhair fern and miniature 
white flowers in June and July. 1 Y 2 to 2 ft. 
Aquilegifolium. Graceful foliage like that of a 
columbine and rosy purple flowers from May 
to July. 2 to 3 ft. 
Either of the above, 35c. each; 3 for $1.00; 
$3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
*Thymus • Thyme 
Serpyllum albus. White Mountain Thyme. 
Forms dense mats of dark green foliage, with 
clouds of white flowers during June and July. 
3 to 4 in. 
Serpyllum coccineum. Scarlet Thyme. Dark 
green foliage and bright red flowers. 
Serpyllum lanuginosus. Woolly - leaved 
Thyme. Grayish foliage with rosy lilac 
flowers. 
Serpyllum vulgaris aurea (citriodorus 
aureus). The golden-leaved, lemon-scented 
Thyme. 
All Thymus, 35c. each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 
25 for $6.50 
Tradescantia . Spiderwort 
Virginiana. Produces a succession of blue 
flowers all summer. 2 ft. 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Trillium • Wood-Lily; Wake-Robin 
Grandiflorum. The largest white Trillium, 
and probably the handsomest. Excellent 
plants for shady positions in the hardy.border, 
or in a subaquatic position, flowering in early 
spring. 1 to ft. 20c. each; 3 for 55c.; 
$2.00 per doz.; 25 for $3.75.j 
Trollius • Globe-Flower 
Europaeus. Desirable, free-flowering plants, 
producing their giant bright yellow, buttercup¬ 
like blossoms on stems i to 2 feet high from 
May until August. Color illustration on insert. 
Goldquelle. Large, globular flowers of a rich 
orange-yellow. 
Ledebouri. Prolongs the blooming season with 
its bright orange-yellow flowers. 3 to 3)4 ft. 
Orange Prince. Large orange flowers during 
May and June. Wonderful for cutting. 
All Trollius, 40c. each; 3 for $1.15; $4.00 per 
doz.; 25 for $7.50 
Valeriana officinalis 
Valeriana • Valerian 
Officinalis. Hardy Garden Heliotrope. Pro¬ 
duces, during June and July, showy heads of 
rose-tinted white flowers, with heliotrope odor. 
3 to 4 ft. 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50. 
Veronica . Speedwell 
A large and much-cultivated group of blue- 
flowered perennials that are great favorites in 
the hardy garden. The taller forms are very 
pretty border plants, while the more dwarf, 
spreading forms are well adapted to the rockery. 
Unexcelled for cutting purposes. 
Amethystina. Amethyst-blue flowers on short 
spikes. 2 ft. May, June. 
Blue Spire. A hybrid of V. longijolia subsessilis 
and V. spicata which has retained the glorious 
dark color of Subsessilis. Makes a bushy plant 
about 2 feet high. A real addition to the 
summer blues. 50c. each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 
per doz.; 25 for $9.00. 
*lncana. Bright silvery foliage with spikes of 
amethyst-blue flowers during July and August. 
1 ft. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Japanese Speedwell. 
The handsomest blue-flowered plant we know, 
growing to a height of 2 feet and completely 
studded with its spikes of blue flowers; fine 
for cutting. Aug.—Oct. 
*Rupestris, Heavenly Blue. Dwarf and 
spreading. Flowers very early, of an exquisite 
shade of blue. 
*Spicata. Long spikes of bright blue flowers 
during June and July. An excellent border 
plant. 1 y 2 ft. 30c. each; doz., $2.75. 
All Veronicas, except where noted, 35c. each; 
3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
*Vinca • Periwinkle 
Trailing Myrtle 
Alpina. This new Vinca is a deep, glowing, 
velvety claret. Although endowed with a 
vigorous constitution, the habit is refined, 
compact, and never becomes straggly. It is a 
prolific bloomer throughout the growing 
season, excellently adapted for sun or partial 
shade. 35c. each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 
25 for $6.50. 
*Bowles’ Variety. This new European form is 
more desirable in every respect than the 
common type. The foliage is broader and rich 
glossy green, of strong texture. Flowers are 
not only larger but of a deeper rich blue and 
are borne with remarkable profusion. 30c. 
each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Minor. Green foliage. Lavender flowers. Extra¬ 
strong plants, 20c. each; 3 for 55c.; $2.00 per 
doz.; 25 for $3.50; $12.00 per 100. 
Viola Odorata . Sweet Violet 
DOUBLE RUSSIAN. Perfectly hardy any¬ 
where, producing double, sweet-scented flow¬ 
ers in abundance. An excellent subject for 
that troublesome shady place. 50c. each; 
3 for $1.35; $5.00 per doz.; 25 for $9.00. 
ROSIN A. Exquisitely fragrant, rich rosy pink 
flowers entirely different from any other Viola 
we have ever seen. In spring a mass of pink 
flowers appears before the foliage, with a con¬ 
tinuous sprinkle of flowers until frost. Does 
well in a sandy soil and in a semi-shady posi¬ 
tion. Grows 8 inches high. 40c. each; 3 for 
$1.15; $4.00 per doz.; 25 for $7.50. 
Yucca . Adam’s Needle 
This plant appears to best advantage if used 
as individual specimens, either on the lawn or in 
the shrubbery border. The slender, pointed 
foliage is of an evergreen nature. Tall flower- 
spikes rise 4 to 5 feet above the plant and are 
decked with cream-white, bell-shaped, drooping 
flowers during July and August. 
Filamentosa. White, with reflexed flower bells. 
Extra-strong plants, 40c. each; 3 for $1.15; 
$4.00 per doz.; 25 for $7.50. 
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