HARDY PERENNIALS 
T he Hardy Perennials are the backbone of the flower garden, most of them 
repeating faithfully each year with a minimum of attention. 
While we have condensed our list considerably this year, by rejecting 
many second-rate varieties, we have retained many of the old stand-bys which 
we think are still worthy of a place in any garden. After careful trials of the 
newer introductions, we have selected and added to our list only those which 
we consider to be the best, and now have one of the most complete lists of 
reliable, worth-while perennials to be found in this country. 
All varieties marked @ are suitable for rock-gardens as well as 
for beds and hardy borders 
Prices unless otherwise noted: 
3 of one variety.$0 85 
10 of one variety. 2 30 
100 of one variety.20 00 
PLEASE NOTE: When only one plant of a variety is ordered, the price is 30 cts. 
Achillea 
Achillea Millefolium roseum. Milfoil. Compact heads of deep pink flowers. 
Finely cut foliage. 1^^ to 2 ft. June-Sept. 
Aconitum • Monkshood 
When once established, the Aconites will provide that note of blue so desirable 
and so often missing after the Delphiniums have passed. In fact, they are often 
grown as substitutes by those people who cannot, unfortunately, grow Delphiniums. 
Thriving in semi-shade, they will also do quite well in full sun. 
Aconitum Fischeri. Low-growing variety flowering in September and October, 
with spikes of dark blue. 2 to 3 ft. 
A. Napellus, Spark’s Variety. Tall, branching spikes of handsome 
dark blue. 5 to 6 ft. July, Aug. 
Aquilegia, Crimson Star. See page 29 
Anthericum 
Ajuga ® 
An excellent family of rock-garden or ground-cover plants, thriving 
in semi-shade under trees and flowering in May and June. 
Ajuga genevensis. Compact; good foliage; dark blue flowers. 6 in. 
A. genevensis alba. White variety of above. 
A. genevensis rosea. Pink variety of above. 
A. reptans. Vigorous; soon carpets ground. Blue. 1 ft. 
Amsonia 
Amsonia Tabernaemontana. Willow Amsonia. Strong, shrub-like 
plant with willow-Iike foliage and spikes of delicate blue flowers. 2 ft. 
May, June. 
Anthericum Liliastrum major. @ St. Bruno’s Lily. Spikes of small 
white flowers resembling miniature Lilies. Narrow grass-like foliage. 
Fine for cutting and a charming rock- or front-of-the-border plant. 
2 ft. May, June. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Alyssum, Hardy 
All varieties are excellent subjects for rock- and wall-gardens and 
hardy borders, being of easy growth and preferring a sunny position. 
Alyssum saxatile compactum. © Rock Madwort. Large compact 
masses of yellow flowers. A favorite rock-plant and used exten- 
si ely in combination with spring bulbs in the border. 6 in. April, 
May. 
Aster, Mount Everest 
Alyssum saxatile fl.-pl. © Rock Madwort. Admirably described by its nickname of 
“Golden Tuft.’’ Plants compact, never becoming leggy or loose. Double, intense 
golden yellow flowers, much more lasting than the single-flowered. 10 in. June. 
50 cts. each, $1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
Anchusa 
Tall-growing, rough-foliage plants, excellent for the back of the border and for cutting. 
Will flower from June to September, if not allowed to go to seed. 
Anchusa italica, Dropmore. Large; gentian-blue. 4 ft. 
A. italica, Morning-Glory. Strong, branching. Very dark blue. 4 to 5 ft. 
A. italica. Pride of Dover. Lovely heavenly blue, 3 to 4 ft. 
A. myosotidiflora (Brunnera macrophylld). © Forget-me-not-flowered Bugloss. Graceful 
panicles of forget-me-not-blue flowers from broad mats of heavy dark green foliage. 
Likes semi-shade where it makes a fine ground-cover. 1 to IjA ft. April May $1 for 3 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. > J- 
Anemone • Windflower 
Charming as cut-flowers, indispensable in the border, the Japanese types are among 
the choicest of the perennials. They require plenty of moisture, prefer slight shade, and 
should be given some winter protection. The Pasque Flower is one of the earliest rock- 
plants and one of the loveliest in flower and foliage. 
Anemone hupehensis splendens. Early. Bright mauve-pink. lJ^to2ft. Aug., Sept. 
A. japonica alba. Large; single; pure white. 23^ to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica. Mount Rose. Strong; very free. Double; pink. 234 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica. Queen Charlotte. Large; semi-double; pink. 234 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica rubra. Semi-double; rosy red. 134 to 2 ft. Sept , Oct. 
A. japonica, September Charm. Early. Silver-pink and rose. 2 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica, Whirlwind. Large, strong. Semi-double; white. 234 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. Pulsatilla. @ Pasque Flower. Blooms lilac to purple. Attractive woolly foliage 1 ft 
April, May. 
A. Pulsatilla rubra. @ Dark red variety of the above. 1 ft. April, May. 
All Anemones, $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100 
PRICES OF ALL PERENNIALS UNLESS NOTED 
3 of one variety 85 cts.; 10 of one variety $2.30; 100 of one variety $20 
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