Barnes Bros. Nursery Co. 
Yalesville, Conn. 
Select 3~Ean)ij (Perennial Plants 
New and Unusual Varieties that Excel 
Many of these perennials are exceedingly new and scarce. While 
we do not claim to grow every new perennial, we do maintain that 
our list of the better new perennials is far in advance of most lists 
and that there are outstanding varieties described below which you 
cannot buy elsewhere in the United States this year. All items 
offered have been grown and tested in our own nurseries. 
The prices of each variety are indicated with description. 
Where the price is 25c each, 3 of the same kind are 60c; 12 of 
the same kind are $2.25. 
Where the price is 35c each, 3 of the same kind are 90c. 
Where the price is 50c each, 3 of the same kind are $1.35. 
Small orders can be sent by mail but will be sent “Not Prepaid” 
unless you add to your remittance 10% of the price to cover 
postage and special packing. (Minimum charge 10 cents). 
ACONITUM Wilsoni (Monkshood). 5 feet. Loose towers of deep 
blue'violet flowers in September and October. This magnificent 
Chinese Aconitum is a favorite. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
AETHIONEMA, Warley Rose. 6 inches. Neat little mounds of 
s lvery grey foliage smothered with dainty heads of bright pink 
flowers in May and June; a miniature Daphne cneorum. Likes 
a well-drained, sandy soil in full sun. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
AJUGA genevensis (Bugleweed). 6 inches. Shiny, dark green 
leaves and dense spikes of intense blue flowers in May and June. 
Will succeed in almost any location. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum (Basket of Gold). 8*10 inches. No 
plant can fill rockeries with a greater wealth of gold in the early 
spring. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
AMARYLLIS. See Lycoris, page 35. 
Aquilegia Aster Alpinus, Goliath 
ANCHUSA italica, Feltham Pride (Alkanet). 2 feet. A fine 
Anchusa of very compact habit which in June bears extra large, 
bright blue, forget-me-not flowers. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
A. myosotidiflora. 12 inches. A splendid low perennial from 
Siberia. In May and June it sends up a myriad of clusters of 
forget-me-not flowers which arise like a blue mist about the great 
heart-shaped leaves. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ANEMONE pulsatilla rubra (Red Pasque Flower). 10 inches. One 
of the first perennials to bloom in the spring. Neat tufts of 
divided foliage interspersed with drooping mahogany-red, bell- 
like flowers followed by grey puffs of seed clusters. Likes full 
sun and rather limy soil. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria, Perry’s Variety (Yellow Chamomile). 18 
inches. The best variety of this free flowering, easily grown 
species. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ANTHEMIS Sancta-Johannis. 2Vz ft. Light green fernlike foliage 
from wjiich arise very bright orange-yellow daisies from June till 
October. One of the brightest flowered perennials in the list. 
Eflch 35c * 3 for 90c 
AQUILEGIA, Dobbie’s Imperial Hybrids. 18 to 24 inches Lovely 
pastels—yellow, lavender, pink, violet, blue, copper, red com¬ 
binations of the same and all of them on stout, wiry stems of 
clean, • vigorous plants. May-June. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
A. helenae. 18 inches. A hybrid whose flowers are a striking com- 
bination of deep blue' and white. May-July. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
A. Iongissima. Has flower spurs nearly a half a foot long. A Cali - 
fornia native first disseminated by the Blakesley Botanical Darden 
of Santa Barbara, California. Growing to the height of about 
24 inches, it blooms freely in June and July. The most attractive 
feature of the pale yellow flowers is the grace with which they 
bear their almost unbelievable long spurs—five inches being t e 
average spur length. The plants are perfectly hardy and will do 
well in any ordinary garden soil. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
A. oxysepala (Early Columbine). 12 inches. An early, extremely 
hardy Columbine from Siberia. Blue and white. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
ARABIS albida fl. pi. (Double-Flowered Rock Cress). 8 to 10 
inches. Double-flowered form of Arabia with larger, fragrant 
flowers and stems long enough for cutting. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ARMERIA formosa, New Large-Flowered Hybrids (Sea Pink). 
Bring really bright colors to this faded family. Low growing 
erennials with tufts of grasslike leaves from which the globular 
eads of flowers arise on wiry stems to the height of 15 to 18 
inches. Where the old types were pale pink, those of the new 
hybrids come in all shades of pink, red, and well into the purple. 
Blossoms from June until frost with the height of the blooming 
season in July. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ARTEMISIA, Silver King (Ghost Plant). 2 to 3 feet. Silver leaves 
on long straight stems. Used for foliage effects and as a filler for 
bouquets. Dried, it makes splendid winter bouquets. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa (Butterfly Weed). 2 feet. During July and 
August this plant produces umbels of bright orange flowers 
which last a long time when cut. Bright and showy. Plants like 
sandy soil. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Spring Flowering Asters 
ASTER ALPINUS, Goliath. Showy, lilac-blue daisies on long 
stalks. Fine for early bouquets and the rock garden. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
A. alpinus, Nymph. Star-shaped flowers of light blue. New. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Dwarf Hardy Asters 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Countess of Dudley. 1 ft. Very deep pink. Latest to bloom. 
Sept, into Oct. 
Hebe. 8-10 in. Very compact deep pink. Blooms Sept. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. 1 ft. Light pink. The flowers of this 
variety are very narrow petaled and star-like. Blooms from mid- 
Sept, until the first of Oct. 
Lilac Time. 12-15 in. One of the finest. Soft lilac and very pro¬ 
lific bloomer. Blooms Sept.-Oct. 
Marjorie. 10 in. Bright pink. Blooms from mid-Sept. until first 
of Oct. 
Nancy. 10 in. Pale pink. Very low and broad. Blooms mid-Sept. 
until Oct. 
Niobe. 10 in. The best white. Low and compact. Blooms 
Sept.-Oct. 
Ronald. 1 ft. Clear lavender. Mid-Sept, until Oct. 
Snow Sprite. 10 in. Little white Asters beautifully pink-flushed 
together with the gold of the centers should make a garden pic¬ 
ture attractive enough to satisfy anyone. 
Victor. 10 in. Light blue. First to bloom. Late August until 
mid-Sept. 
ASTER FRIKARTI, Wonder of Staffa. 2-21/2 ft. An Aster that 
flowers all summer. Aster Frikarti forms a low bushy growth 
about which large wisteria-violet Asters are plentifully scattered 
throughout the summer and fall. The quantities of flowers grad¬ 
ually increase until the flowering peak is reached in early 
autumn. This variety will furnish cut flowers from July until 
freezing weather begins. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
A., Wartburg Star. 2 ft. A new, giant-flowered member of the 
spring-flowering Aster group. Like others of its family, it forms 
rosettes of leaves at the surface of the ground from which shoot 
up 18-24 in. stems bearing big lavender-blue marguerites 3-4 in. 
across. An exceedingly fine cut flower and a subject for either 
the border or rock garden. Our stock is raised from cuttings of 
imported plants and is true to name. Seedlings of Wartburg Star 
do not come true. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Hardy Fall Asters 
(Michaelmas Daisies) 
For some time we have made a specialty of Hardy Asters. New 
varieties are constantly entering our nursery where they are tested 
and checked against existing ones. We are continually discarding 
inferior sorts. It is our aim to grow only the finest Asters of each 
color class and thus to eliminate a long list of varieties, many of 
which must necessarily be of inferior quality. 
ASTER NOVAE-ANGLIAE, Barr’s Pink. 4 ft. Strong and vigor¬ 
ous with masses of double pink flowers. Give it plenty of room 
and take all the bouquets you like. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
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