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(Hardy Border and Rock Plants) 
A general selection of varieties, all of which may be successfully planted in autumn 
OUR COMPLETE HARDY PLANT LIST, FULLY ILLUSTRATED, SENT UPON REQUEST 
ACHILLEA - Milfoil or Yarrow 
Achillea Ageratifolia (see Anthemis Aisoon) 
Eupatorium Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(syn. filipendula). 3 to 4 feet. Flat heads of brilliant yellow flowers; 
finely cut foliage. Blooms last dried all winter. 
Millefolium roseum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Rosy Milfoil). July to October. Rosy pink flowers in dense heads, on 
stems 18 inches high. Effective on edge of shrubbery or in border. 
Ptarmica, Perry's White Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Large, pure white flowers; broad, overlapping petals. Nothing better for 
cutting. 1 to 2 feet. June to September. 
Ptarmica, Snowball Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
New. An improvement on "The Pearl", with fuller and more perfect 
flowers. Best for borders; neat plant. 
*Tomentosa Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Bright yellow flowers. Excellent for rockeries; 6 to 8 inches. July to 
September. Plant 4 inches apart. 
ACONITUM - Monkshood 
Fischeri Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A dwarf variety with dark blue flowers. September and October. 2 to 3 
feet. This is the hardiest and most useful of all the Aconites. 
Nopellus Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Upright, single spike reaching height of about 3 to 4 feet. The straight 
spike is covered during July and August with dark blue flowers. 
Sparks' Variety Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
July- and August-flowering; tall branched spikes. 4 to 5 feet high, cov¬ 
ered with deep blue flowers in great abundance. 
Wilsoni Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The true variety which we are herewith offering is the late autumn¬ 
flowering kind, producing 6- to 7-foot spikes covered with beautiful 
mauve colored flowers. It is a very rare and lovely variety. 
ADENOPHORA - Gland Bellflower. (See spring catalog). 
AETHIONEMA - Persian Candytuft. (See spring catalog). 
AGAPANTHUS - Blue Lily-of-the-Nile. (See spring catalog). 
AGROSTEMMA - Rose Campion; Joy of Love. (See spring catalog). 
AJUGA - Bugle. (See spring catalog) . 
ALYSSUM - Madwort; Basket of Gold 
S: Argenteum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Dense growing. Leaves silvery gray, flowers yellow in clustered heads. 
About 15 inches. 
*Saxatile compactum Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
Big clusters of bright yellow flowers in early spring. An excellent plant 
for the rockery or front of borders. One of the best early yellow plants 
to sow with Tulips; 12 inches high. 
Saxatile Citrinum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Same habit of growth as Saxatile Compactum but the flowers are a 
lovely pale yellow; much more desirable. They blend beautifully with 
pink or lavender tulips and are outstanding in the spring garden or 
rockery. 
*Serpyllifolium Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Alpestre). Very dwarf. 4 to 5 inches high, with racemes of pale yellow 
flowers and rough gray leaves. Charming for the rock garden. Follows 
just after Saxatile is out of bloom. 
£ :: -Spinulosum roseum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100, $25.00 
A rare plant with handsome silvery gray foliage and fine pink flowers; 
a neat, small-leaved species remaining longer in beauty than any of 
the others. For wall or rock garden. 10 inches. 
ALSTROEMERIA - Peruvian Lilies. (See spring catalog). 
ALLIUM. (See spring catalog). 
AMSONIA. (See spring catalog). 
ANCHUSA - Alkanet 
Dropmore Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Tall spikes of beautiful blue flowers in June and intermittently all sum¬ 
mer. 4 to 5 feet. 
Opal Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Very beautiful variety, with large, pale blue flowers in June and in¬ 
termittently all summer. 3 to 4 feet. 
*Myosotidiflora Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A distinct dwarf perennial from Russia, with clusters of charming blue 
flowers resembling Forget-me-nots. An effective plant for shady or 
sunny places. Flowering in May and June. 12 inches high. 
ANDROSACE - Rock Jasmine. (See spring catalog). 
ANTHERICUM - St. Bernard's or St. Bruno's Lily. (See spring 
catalog). 
ANEMONE JAPONICA - Japanese Windflower. (See spring 
catalog). 
ANEMONE (Species) 
*Hepatica coerulea Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Wood Anemone). A pretty native, spring-flowering plant, with blue 
flowers; prefers shade, but will do fairly well in any open situation in 
moist, rich loam. We offer large clumps, each consisting of 6 to 12 
flowering crowns. 
*Hupehensis Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Early Anemone). The plant grows from 1 2 to 14 inches high and from 
early in August until late in the autumn produces an abundance of 
flowers about 1 Vi inches in diameter, of a pleasing mauve-rose. Similar 
to the Japanese Anemone. Plant 8 to 10 inches apart in ordinary good 
garden soil in sun or light shade. 
Magellanica Three $1.60, Doz. $4.55, 100 $32.50 
A fine creamy white flowered variety. The nodding bell-like flowers are 
produced freely on stems about 18 inches high. An excellent plant for 
the border in dry or moist places in shade or sun. Flowers from May 
until August. 
^-Pulsatilla Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
(Pasque Flower). Grows from 9 to 12 inches high and produces violet or 
purple flowers during April and May. An interesting plant for the 
rockery or well drained border. Plant in full 'un, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
^Pulsatilla rubra Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Of dwarf habit with reddish purple flowers. 
^Pulsatilla alba Three $1.60, Doz. $4.55, 100 $32.50 
Same habit as the Pulsatilla with beautiful white flowers. Very rare. 
*Sylvestris Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Fine for cool, moist corner of rock garden or border. Large, white 
blossoms on nodding stems of about 12 inches. Blooming freely in May 
and June. Lovely cut flower. Plant 8 to 10 inches apart. 
ANTHEMIS - Chamomile 
Aizoon Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Also called Achillea Ageratifolia. One of the prettiest of mountain 
Chamomiles. About 6 inches high. Fine silvery foliage with small yellow 
flowers. 
Moonlight Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Perfect habit of growth. A fine plant for the border, about 2'/2 feet 
tall. In bloom all summer. The pale yellow flowers are about 2'/2 inches 
in diameter and are excellent for cutting. 
Tinctoria Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Kelway's Variety). Handsome, finely cut foliage, and large golden yel¬ 
low flowers produced all summer. Succeeds in the poorest soil; excellent 
cut flowers. 
AQUILEGIA - Columbine 
Canadensis Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Common American Columbine). The native bright red and yellow 
variety, and one of the brightest. 
Chrysantha Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Beautiful golden yellow flowers; blooms for two months. 
Chrysantha alba Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
White form of above. 
*Coeruleo Three $1.10, Doz $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine). Lovely blue flowers with long spurs. 
Crimson Star Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Its flowers are very large with crimson sepals and spurs and white 
petals; an entirely new color in Aquilegias. The plant has a sturdy free- 
flowering habit. 
Dobbie's Imperial Hybrids Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
These new long-spurred Columbines are unequaled for their range of 
colors and sturdiness. They have received a great deal of attention 
abroad and are considered in England the best mixture offered today. 
''Flabellata nana alba Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A delightfully dwarf variety for the rock garden, perfect foliage and 
ivory-white flowers. The whole plant not over 8 to 10 inches high. A 
quaint Japanese species. 
Hensol Harebell Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful free flowering, long lived variety from England. It is a 
splendid grower and rich bloomer. The cool blue pendulant flowers with 
curved spurs are outstanding and abundantly produced, making a beau¬ 
tiful picture when in flower. We believe it one of the best blues. 
Scott Elliott Long-Spurred Hybrids Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Wonderful colors with very long-spurred flowers. Our stock is from seed 
from this breeder, absolutely true strain. 
Skinneri Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Excellent in shady places where its greenish yellow and scarlet flowers 
show off to great advantage. 
WAYSIDE GARDENS 
NEW GIANT HYBRID AQUILEGIAS 
A magnificent strain of Columbines, very large flowers with long spurs, 
robust growth and rich colors. A great step ahead in Columbines. The 
following colors are now available: 
Pinks Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A variety of lovely shades of pink. 
Yellows Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Various shades and tones of yellow. 
Ruby and Crimson Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Deeper shades of red in wide variety. 
Mixed Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A mixture of all colors and shades, many not seen before. 
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