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F. A. GUERNSEY & CO. 
Hardy Perennials 
Perennials should be found in every garden. They are far superior as cut flowers to annuals, 
once planted requiring very little attention. A succession can be chosen that will furnish a 
constant supply of cut flowers from frost to frost. We are always glad to assist our customers in 
making selections for various purposes. 
By Hardy Herbaceous Perennials is meant such plants as remain permanently in the ground. 
Their foliage dies down each autumn, but comes again with the same vigor the following spring. 
There is such a variety in color and time of blooming among them that continuous flowering can 
be assured from early spring to late fall. To facilitate selections the time of flowering is indicated, 
also the approximate height of the plant. 
ALTHEA rosea (Hollyhock). Assorted colors, single 
and double. 
ANCHUSA (Alkanet). 4 to 5 feet. Blue flowers on 
spikes all summer. 
ANEMONE Japonica (Windflower). Stout, branch¬ 
ing to 3 feet. 
AQUILEGIA Hybrids (Columbine). Long-spurred 
flowers of gorgeous colors. 2 feet. 
CAMPANULA medium (Single Canterbury Bells). 
Mixed colors. 3 feet. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (Daisy). 
C. maximum (Shasta Daisy). 2 feet. 
C. coccinium (Pyrethrum) (Painted Daisy). 
C. morifolium (Hardy Garden Chrysanthemum). 2 feet. 
COREOPSIS grandiflora (Golden Wave). Bright yellow 
flowers. All summer. 2 feet. 
DELPHINIUM Hybrids (Larkspur). Pastel, deep blue 
and mid-blue shades. 4-5 feet. 
DIANTHUS (Pinks). 
D. barbatus (Sweet William). Great masses of rich 
colored blooms. 15 inches. 
D. plumarius (Gass Pink). Pink, purplish and white on 
tall spikes. 15 inches. 
DICTAMNUS fra xinella (Gas Plant). Pink flowers. 
Waxy leaves which give off a pungent odor. 2 feet. 
DICENTRA spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). Heart-shaped 
rose colored flowers in April and May. 
DIGITALIS purpurea (Foxglove). Mixed colors. 5 to 6 
feet. 
GAILLARDIA aristata (Blanketflower). Hybrids. 
Brilliant red and yellow flowers from June to 
November. 2 feet. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata (Babysbreath). Mass of 
delicate white blooms. 3 feet or more. 
IRIS. G row 2 feet high average. 
I. kaempferi (Japanese Iris). Shades of blue. 
I. germanica (German Iris). 
Dalmatica. Blue. 
Liebellungen. Purplish violet. 
Monsignor. Violet. 
Sir Robert Peel. Light Blue. 
Tendresse. Porcelain yellow. 
LINUM perenne (Flax). Blue flowers. 15 inches. 
LUPINUS polyphyll us (Lupine). Mixed colors. June 
to September. 3 feet. 
LYCHNIS chalcedonica (Maltese Cross). Vivid scarlet 
flowers. 3 feet. Summer and early fall. 
PAPAVER orientate (Oriental Poppy). Bright orange 
bloom of great size. 3 feet high. 
PAEONIA (Peony). 3 feet. We offer the following 
choice named varieties: 
Adolphe Rousseau. Dark red. 
Asa Gray. Shell pink. 
Comte de Nippon. White, crimson spots. 
Duke of Wellington. White. 
EduI is Superba. Old rose—extra early. 
Felix Crousse. Brilliant red. 
Festiva Max. White, crimson tips. 
Prince Imperial. Brilliant purplish scarlet. 
Fragrans. Solferino red. 
Philomele. Anemone type, multi-colored. 
Karl Rosenfield. Deep crimson. 
Livingston. Late. Rose Pink. 
Louis VanHoutte. Dark. 
Mme. de Verneville. White with pink center. 
Sarah Bernhardt. Shell pink to rose pink. 
Officinalis rubra. Bright red. Early. 
Pres. Roosevelt. Deep rich brilliant red. 
Semi-rose type. 
Richardson Dorchester. Pink. 
