LANCASTER, PA. 
Hardy Perennials 
How To Select Perennials For The Purpose Desired 
Most Perennials are adapted to planting in beds or in the shrubbery border, and there are 
many that are valuable for various purposes such as for Cut Flowers, Ground Covers, Rock 
Gardens, in the shade, etc. In the descriptions that follow of each variety the numbers indi¬ 
cate the months in which that variety flowers, as (3) for March, (4) for April, etc., while the 
letters show the particular merits for which the variety is valued as follows: 
KEY TO USES FOR PERENNIALS 
(B) 
Bedding or Borders 
(H) 
Herbs 
(C) 
Cut Flowers 
(M) 
Mass Effects 
(E) 
Edging Plants 
(R) 
Rock Gardens 
(G) 
Ground Covers 
(S) 
Shade Enduring 
(W) 
Wild Garden Plants 
Barr’s Perennials Are Fully Developed, Strong Plants 
The stock offered in Barr’s List of Hardy Perennials is either fully-developed field-grown 
plants, or in certain kinds which transplant better from pots are pot-grown. We aim to have 
you obtain the very best results, and ask that you do not confuse these strong, large plants with 
small, seedling plants available at less cost but far less satisfactory in results. It alway pays 
to buy the best obtainable, especially in living things like plants where weakness in stock either 
means the loss of your entire investment or a long time coaxing them along to realize any satis¬ 
factory results at all. 
Achillea ptarmica, fl. pi., l}4-2 ft. 
Sneezewort (Yarrow) 
(6-7-8 BC) Dense heads of double, purest white 
flowers. Good for use in cemeteries. 25c ea.; 
3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Althea, 6-8 ft. Hollyhock 
(7-8-9 B) Long- spikes of single flowers measur¬ 
ing 2 to 3 in. across, on stately, majestic tower¬ 
ing plants. Red, White, Pink, Yellow. State 
color desired. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Alyssum saxatile compactum, 9-12 in. Goldentuft 
(4-5 BR) Dwarf, shrubby plant, grayish green 
leaves, mass of brilliant golden yellow flowers. 
25c ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Anchusa dropmori, 4-5 ft. Dropmore Bugloss 
(5-6-7 B) Gentian blue flowers in long sprays 
like the Larkspur. 20c ea.; 3 for 50c; $1.75 
per doz. 
A. myosotidiflora, 12-15 in. Siberian Bugloss 
(4-5 BERS) Light blue. Tidy, compact habit, 
the dainty flowers resembling forget-me-nots. 
25c ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Anemone iaponica alba, 2-3 ft. 
Whirlwind Anemone 
(8-9-10 BC) Many large saucer-shaped white 
flowers. 30c ea.; 3 f\or 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
A. O.ueen Charlotte, 2-3 ft. 
(8-9-10 BC) Semi-double, silvery-pink. 30c ea.; 
3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
Anthemis tinctoria, 1-1 14 ft. 
Yellow Camomile. (Marguerite.) 
(7-8-9 BCM) Daisy-like yellow flowers in great 
profusion. Sturdy, easily grown plant; finely 
cut foliage. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Aquilegia caerulea hybrida, 2-3 ft. 
Long Spurred Columbine 
(5-6 BCRS) Graceful, spurred flowers of vari¬ 
ous colors arising from beautifully divided 
foliage. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Arabis alpina, 4-8 in. Alpine Rockcress 
(4-5 BCEGR) Forms dense carpet of pure white 
flowers. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Asclepias tuberosa, 2-2^ ft. Butterfly Weed 
(7-8 BCRW) Beautiful, flat-topped clusters of 
bright orange-red flowers. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; 
$2.00 per doz. 
ASTERS 
Aster alpinus, 8-10 in. Rock Aster 
(5-6 BER) Showy purplish-blue flowers. 30c 
ea.; 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
A. Barrs Pink, 4-5 ft. 
(9-10 BCW) Finest bright pink. 30c ea.; 3 for 
75c; $2.50 per doz. 
A. Beechwood Challenger, 4 ft. 
(9-10 BCW) (New.) Best clear red, bright yel¬ 
low center disc. 50c ea.; 3 for $1.40; $5.00 per 
doz. 
A. frikarti, 2-214 ft. (Wonder of Staefa) 
(8-9-10 BCR) Sky-blue, single flowers 2^-3 in. 
across, with 35 to 50 narrow petals; deliciously 
fragrant. 50c ea.; 3 for $1.25; $4.50 per doz. 
A. Lavender Climax, 4-5 ft. 
(9-10 BCW) Lavender-blue. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; 
$2.00 per doz. 
A. novae-angliae roseus, 3-5 ft. 
Rosy New England Aster 
(9-10 BCW) Bright violet-purple. 25c ea.; 3 for 
60c; $2.00 per doz. 
A. Star of Wartburg, 12-15 in. 
(5-6 BER) Lavender-blue, with orange-yellow 
center. 30c ea.; 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
A. Strawberries and Cream, 4 ft. 
(9-10 BCW) (New.) Pink in lovely combinations 
of different shades. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.50; $5.50 
per doz. 
A. Sunset, 214 ft. 
(9-10 BCR) One of the best pinks. 25c ea.; 
3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Aubrietia graeca, 6 in. Greek Aubrietia 
(4-5 EGMRS) Dainty creeping plant with large 
violet flowers. 30c ea.; 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
Eaptisia australis, 2-3 ft. Blue Wild-Indigo 
(6 BW) Attractive blue pea-shaped flowers in 
short spikes. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
Campanula glomerata superba, 1*4-2 ft. 
Showy Cluster Bellflower 
(6-7-8 BCR) Dense clusters of funnel-shaped, 
violet-blue flowers. 30c ea.; 3 for 75c; $2.50 per 
doz. 
C. medium, 2 ft. Canterbury Bell 
(6-7 BCR) Large lovely bell-shaped flowers in 
mixed colors—white, pink, blue, purple. 25c 
ea.; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. 
C. carpatica, 9 in. Blue Carpathian Bellflower 
(6-7-8 BRW) Grows in dense tufts covered with 
clear blue flowers held erect on wiry stems. 
30c ea.; 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
Cerastium tomentosum, 6 in. Snow-in-Summer 
(5-6-7 BGR) Myriads of small white flowers 
form a dense silvery-foliage plant. Valuable 
for covering steep banks. 25c ea.; 3 for 60c; 
$2.00 per doz. 
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, 6-8 in. 
Larpente Plumbago (Leadwort) 
(7-8-9-10 BEGR) Attractive spreading plant 
with beautiful deep violet-blue flowers borne 
in abundance. 30c ea.; 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
If Wanted by Parcel Post See Postage Charges on Inside Back Cover Page 
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