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HARDY PERENNIALS—Continued 
ACHILLEA (Milfoil or Yarrow). Delightful cut 
flowers and garden units, especially valu¬ 
able because of long blooming season. 
millefolium kelwayi. Magenta red. Blooms 
all Summer. 18 in. 
♦ptarmica, The Pearl. (Milfoil). Clear 
white special cutting variety and a con¬ 
tinuous bloomer. 2 ft., June-Sept. 
♦tomentosa aurea. 6 to 8 in. July to Sept. 
Bright yellow flowers. Excellent for rock¬ 
eries. Plant 4 in. apart. 
AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion). Silvery 
foliage. Red and white flowers. June and 
July. Especially useful for furnishing con¬ 
trast in foliage. 2J4 ft. 
♦AJUGA (Bugle). A useful plant for the rock¬ 
ery and for carpeting the ground, particu¬ 
larly in shady positions, as under trees, 
where grass will not grow. Flowers in May 
and June. 6 to 8 in. 
ALYSSUM (Rock Madwort). Very popular 
early flowering perennials of easy culture, 
and all very free flowering. They all like a 
well drained soil and sunny position. Useful 
in the border as well as in the dry wall or rock 
garden. 
♦rostratum. Prostrate, almost shrubby 
variety, hoary gray all over. Flowers light 
yellow, in unbranched heads. May to July. 
1 ft. 
♦saxatile com pactum (Goldentuft). A use¬ 
ful, flat, spreading edging and rockery 
plant, growing not over 12 in. high; cov¬ 
ered with enveloping flat clusters of bright 
golden yellow flowers early in Summer. 
ANCHUSA, Dropmore. A bold, broadleaved 
growth with flower stems 3 to 4 ft. high, 
bearing a continuous show of deep blue 
flowers from Spring until late Summer. 
Each stem nearly covered full length 
with double, inch-wide flowers of the 
deepest cobalt blue. 
ANEMONE (Windflower). 
St. Brigid. Semi-double and double flowers 
in a wonderful array of mixed color. Fall. 
12 in. 
japonica (Japanese Windflower). Lovely 
Fall blooming Japanese Perennials with 
long stems and attractive foliage. 
*alba. Largest single-flowered white Ane¬ 
mone, with center and stamens of brightest 
gold. 1)4 to 2 ft. 
* Queen Charlotte. A beautiful, tall grow¬ 
ing Anemone. Extra large, doble flowers of 
a bright rose-pink. 2 ft. 
♦rubra. Deep rose-red petals, yellow center. 
18 in. 
♦Whirlwind. Big semi-double flowers which 
are a perfect whirlwind of white petals. 2 ft. 
ANTHEM IS (Chamomile) tinctoria, Kel- 
way's Variety. Handsome, finely cut 
foliage and large, golden yellow flowers 
produced all Summer. Succeeds in the 
poorest soil; excellent cut flowers. 
♦AQUILEGIA (Columbine) Mrs. Scott El¬ 
liott’s Long-Spurred Hybrids. A choice 
old English strain; free blooming, with long 
stems and extremely long, shiny spurs. 
The colors run to pastel shades of rose, 
blue, and yellow in many delightful com¬ 
binations. Mixed. See color illustration on 
page 36. 
ARABIS (Rockcress). One of the most desirable 
of the very early Spring flowering plants 
for the rock garden, but does equally well 
in the low border, forming a dense carpet 
of flowers. 
♦alpina. Pure white flowers in masses. 6 in. 
♦alpina rosea. Similar habit to the abov v . 
Light pink. 6 in. 
♦ARMERIA (Thrift). Most attractive dwarf 
plant with evergreen foliage. Good for 
rockery planting. Furnished in rose and 
crimson. May and June. 12 in. 
ARTEMISIA, Silver King. A beautiful “mist” 
for setting off bouquets and floral combina¬ 
tions. The opening leaf buds gleam like 
tiny beads, the entire color effect bright 
frosted silver. 3 ft. Compact pyramids. 
*AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rockcress) eyri. 
Pretty dwarf growing plants suitable for 
the rockery or for the edge of the border. 
They form masses of silvery green foliage 
and sheets of blue flowers in the Spring 
and early Summer. 
HARDY ASTERS 
The demand for late blooming flowers during 
September and October—when the perennial 
border and rockery have lost much of their 
color and cheer—has brought the Hardy Aster 
into more extensive _ use. It has also brought 
out improved varieties with larger and better 
bloom and some very dwarf gems for the rock¬ 
ery. Our collection of choice varieties will enable 
you to have a gorgeous display of Asters for a 
period of sixty days ranging from 1 foot in 
height to 6 feet. 
ASTERS, Mixed Colors. Useful for mass effect 
in the border. Excellent for cutting. 1 to 4 
ASTERS. New, hardy, improved, named vari¬ 
eties. Sept, and Oct. 
’alpinus. Light blue. Large flowers. 8 to 12 
in. 
Blue Gem. Double flowers of rich blue. 2)4 
Climax. Lavender-blue. 4 ft. 
*Countess of Dudley. Clear pink with yel¬ 
low eye. 9 in. 
Elta. Semidouble. Light lilac. 3 to 4 ft. 
frikarti. Lavender-blue flowers from 2 to 2)4 
inches across, produced from June 1st until 
middle of November. New and very rare. 
2 ft. See color illustration on page 36. 
hybridus luteus. Golden yellow. Rare and 
popular. July, August and September. 2 ft. 
*Lady Henry Maddox. Clear pink. Free 
blooming and of dwarf compact habit. 1 ft. 
‘’Marjorie. Large, rose pink flowers. Dwarf. 
1 ft. 
♦Mauve Cushion. Silvery mauve. 9 to 10 in. 
N. A. Barr’s Pink. Pink. 4 ft. 
♦Nancy. Light pink. Dwarf. 1 ft. 
Queen Mary. Pleasing blue tinted lavender. 
( 3 ft. 
♦Ronald. Lilac pink. Dwarf. 1 ft. 
Sam Ban ham. Large, semi-double white. 
3 ft. 
♦Snowsprite. Large, semi-double white flow¬ 
ers. Dwarf. 1 ft. 
♦Star of Wartburg. A beautiful new Spring 
flowering Aster. Dark lilac-blue flowers 
with orange centers rise on 1 ft. stems in 
great numbers.The flowers are usually 2)4 
to 3 inches in diameter, 
tataricus. Large, bluish violet. 6 ft. 
♦Victor. Light lavender blue. Dwarf. 8 in. 
BAPTISIA australis (False-indigo). Indigo 
blue. Midsummer. 2 to 4 ft. 
CAMPANULA (Bellflower). 
medium (Canterbury Bells). Blue,pink and 
white. June and July. 2 ft. 
♦rotundifolia (Blue Bells of Scotland). Blue. 
June to August. 1 ft. 
Telham Beauty. Very large bells of China 
blue. Early Summer. 30 in. 
CARNATIONS, HARDY. Indispensable both 
for their delightful fragrance and their 
appealing colors. Valuable as cut flowers 
and for the border. Pink, Red and White. 
CENTAUREA montana (Perennial Corn¬ 
flower). Large violet blue flowers. July to 
Sept. 2 ft. 
♦CERASTIUM tomentosum (Snow-in-Sum- 
mer). Low growing perennials suitable for 
forming edgings to beds or borders, or for 
bold masses in the rock garden. 
♦CHEIRANTHUS allioni (Siberian Wall flow¬ 
er). A showy 12 in. rockery plant, ablaze 
all Summer with close panicles of intensely 
bright orange flowers. Actually a hardy 
biennial, renewing itself by seeding. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, HARDY. Old fash¬ 
ioned, hardy flowers that are the joy of the 
late Fall garden. Various colors. Gorgeous 
masses of flowers. Perfectly hardy plants. 
Should be planted where ground is not too 
wet. 2 to 3 ft. Sept.-Oct. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum (Shasta 
Daisy), Alaska. Handsome plant with 
large, glistening white blossoms in June, 
July and Aug. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Latest, improved, named varieties. 
♦Amelia or Pink Cushion. This is one of the 
most admired Chrysanthemums. It is a solid, 
compact grower, flowering from August until 
frost. The azalea-like flowers come continu¬ 
ously throughout the entire Fall. The whole 
clump, while in flower is completely covered. 
The color is a beautiful shade of pink. Due 
to its color and its compact growth we believe 
at this time there is no other Chrysanthemum 
as effective in rock garden, landscape or 
border planting. See color illustration on 
page 86. 
Aster “Victor” 
Aladdin (The Perpetual-flowering ’Mum). 
The flowers are borne on erect stems. The 
first blooms appear late in July and early 
August, the color at first being exquisite 
warm coppery bronze, with an overlay of 
orange apricot. 
Adolph (Pompon). Rose pink. August. 
Alice Howell (Aster Flowering). Rich copper 
orange. October. 
Autumn Glow (Large Flowering). Rosy crim¬ 
son. November. 
Barbara Cumming (Decorative). Yellow. 
August 
Crimson Beauty (Pompon). Bright crimson. 
November. 
Crimson Splendor (Aster Flowering). Crim¬ 
son and deep garnet tone. September. 
Eden (Decorative). Bright rose. September. 
Firebird (Pompon). Red. September. 
Frances Whittlesey (Large Decorative). Rich 
bronze and garnet. October. 
Glory of Seven Oaks (Aster Flowering). Gold¬ 
en yellow. October. 
Granny Scoville (Large Decorative). Coral- 
bronze. Very choice. October. 
Gypsy Girl (Aster Flowering). Bright crimson. 
October. 
Gypsy Queen (Large Flowering). Flashy 
Gypsy colors. October. 
Indian (Aster Flowering). Popular red. 
October. 
Jean Cumming (Decorative). White. Sept. 
Jean Treadway (Decorative). Pink. Sept. 
Jewell (Button). Rose pink. September. 
Lillian Doty (Pompon). Shell pink. October. 
Little Red Foot (Button). Red mahogany. 
Marie Antoinette (Large Flowering), Rosy 
pink. October. 
Model of Perfection (Pompon). White. Sept. 
Ohio Gold (Decorative). Begins blooming in 
early September and carries through until 
late Fall. Fully double, golden orange-yellow 
flowers produced in abundance. 
October Girl (Decorative). Flashy pink. Oct. 
R. M arion Hatton (Pompon). Canary yellow. 
September. 
Rose Charm (Pompon). Bright rose pink, 
October. 
Rose Royal (Aster Flowering). Violet. Nov. 
Rose Travena. 1 -1U, in. Deepest solid cerise 
pink; a fine, showy color in attractive semi¬ 
button type. 
Ruth Cumming (Large Flowering). Terra 
cotta red. September. 
Septem ber Queen (Decorative) .White. August. 
Skibo (Button). Yellow. October. 
Snow White (Pompon). Pure white. 
Sunburst (Decorative). Garnet copper gold. 
Vivid (Decorative). New rosy crimson. Sept. 
White Doty (Pompon). Large pure white. 
October. 
White Victory (Large Flowering). Pure white. 
October. 
Winnetka (Decorative). White. September. 
Wolverine (Decorative). Bright yellow. Aug. 
Yellow Normandie (Decorative). Yellowish- 
bronze. An early variety of great worth. 
Zaza (Decorative). Yellow and orange. Sept. 
NEW NOVELTIES 
Bronze, Red, and White Cushion 
Chrysanthemums. Three striking 
new Hardy Chrysanthemums of the 
famous Pink Cushion type in distinot 
Bronze, Red, and White colors. Low 
growing, oompact clumps, often meas¬ 
uring a yard across. 
(Chrysanthemum! continued on page 38) 
