Michell's Hardy Perennial Plants 
FOR ROCK-GARDENS, LANDSCAPING, CUT-FLOWERS, AND HOME-GARDENS 
All Perennials Offered on the Following Pages Are Field-Grown Plants, Except Where Noted. 
Use Perennials for Summer Cutting, for Forcing in the Winter, and for Landscaping and Rockeries. 
OUTSTANDING NOVELTIES 
New Early Hybrid Korean Chrysanthemums 
Astrid. Single; shell-pink of a lovely shade. 
Clio. Deep carmine-rose. Duplex flowering. Dwarf; compact. 
Country Girl. Bright pink with soft lilac tone. 
Fortuna. Ox-blood, curly-petaled flowers, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Medium height. 
Hestia. Delicate rose-pink, semi-double flower with white halo. 
Juno. Single coppery red, fading to salmon-rose. Very dwarf. 
Hebe. Luminous pink, lavender-pink tone. 
Louise Schling. Large salmon-red flowers. 
Nancy Copeland. Spectrum-red. 
Niobe. Clear glistening white with yellow disc. Dwarf grower. 
Psyche. Clear shell-pink, single flowers 4 to 5 inches in diameter. 
Thalia. Orange shade; duplex flowers. Compact, dwarf grower. 
Vesta. Deep golden orange; almost a duplex. 
Price, 2-inch pot-plants, $2.00 per 12; per 100, $12.00 
Hardy Chrysanthemum^ Pink Cushion 
A Real Gem for the Rock-Garden or Border 
One of the most admired Chrysanthemums. Solid, compact grower, 
flowering from October 1 until frost. Color a beautiful shade of pink. Due 
to its color and its compact growth we believe at this time there is no 
other variety as effective in rock-garden, landscape or border planting. 
Price, 2-inch pot-plants, ready in April, $1.50 per 12; 
per 100, $8.00 
The Famous New Korean Hybrid Chrysanthemums 
Apollo. Superb autumn color—a sparkling combination of bronze, red, 
and gold, suffused with glowing salmon. The flowers are 2 inches 
across and are produced in immense sprays. 
Ceres. A lovely combination of old-gold, chamois-yellow, and soft cop¬ 
pery bronze. The mature flower petals appear to have been dusted 
with gold. 
Daphne. New shade of pink to the Chrysanthemum-;—an exquisite 
blending of daphne-pink with an underlying sheen of lilac-rose, with 
golden stamens. Flowers 3J4 inches across. 
Diana. Chatenay rose-pink, mingled with lilac-rose to soft salmon, 
the tones of which vary with the degree of light. 
Mars. Fine for those who prefer depth and brilliancy of color in the 
garden. Deep amaranth-red, changing to wine-red, overlaid with a 
velvety sheen. 
Mercury. The nicely formed, 3-inch flowers open bronze-red and 
change to coppery bronze as they mature. 
Price, 2-inch pot-plants, ready in April, $1.50 per 12; 
per 100, $10.00 
Hardy Aster 
AQUILEGIA, Crimson Star. The most striking crim¬ 
son, with white corolla. 
ARMENIA Hybrids. New. A wonderful range of colors 
on extra-fine stems. Good for cutting. 
Bees' Ruby. Bright red flowers, about 2 inches in 
diameter. June flowering. Stems 18 to 20 inches long. 
Glory of Holland. Clear pink color. 
ASTER, Constance. Clear light pink. 
Frikarti. Azure-blue flowers, 3 inches in diameter .. .. 
Lavanda. Attractive light blue. 15 to 18 inches high . 
Lilac-Time. Deep violet-blue. Plants 15 inches high. 
Niobe. Pure white with yellow centers. Dwarf. 
Snowdrift. Midseason. Large; snow-white. Dwarf... 
Star of Wartburg. Flowers in May and June. Large; 
lilac, orange center. 
COREOPSIS, Double Sunburst. Golden yellow flowers 
of good size. 
DAISY (Shasta), Admiral Byrd. Pure white flowers, 
5 to 6 inches across. 
DIANTHUS, Loveliness. Color heavenly mauve; flower 
petals deeply laciniated. 
Rose Cushion. Ideal for low borders or rockeries . . .. 
GYPSOPHILA repens Bodgeri. Plants 12 to 14 inches 
high produce Bristol-Fairy-like white flowers tinted 
pink the entire summer. 2-in. pots. 
Field-grown. 
Rosy Veil. Clusters of pink flowers. 2-in. pwts. 
Field-grown. 
IRIS, Japanese, Blue River. Deep blue; multi-petaled . 
PAPAVER ORIENTALE, Delicata. Purplish vinaceous 
or old-rose-pink. 
Hercules. Immense flowers of true scarlet. 
Salmon King. Peach-red or salmon color. 
Spotless. Beautiful soft pink. 
PHLOX SUBULATA, Emerald Cushion. Deep pink. 
VINCA rubra fl.-pl. Mahogany-red flowers. 
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Shrubs 
BUDDLEIA, CHARMING. Lavender-pink trusses throughout the 
entire summer. Strong grower. Attains a height of 4 to 6 feet and 
about the same in diameter. $4.00 per doz.; per 100, $30.00. 
25 at the 100 rate. 
BUDDLEIA, Fortune. Pu re lilac with a brilliant orange eye. Sprays 
from 12 to 18 inches long. Flowers the entire summer. Foliage dark 
green. Attains a height of 4 to 4}/^ feet and about the same in 
diameter. $3.50 per doz.; per 100, $25.00. 25 at the 100 rate. 
Buddieia Hartwesi 
Bright lavender blooms that do not sunburn. The tip flowers on the 
panicles open before the basal ones have faded. Heavy, deep green 
foliage. Very hardy. $2.50 per doz.; per 25, $4.50; $15.00 per 100 
Buddieia, He de France 
A great improvement over the old variety. Flowers more brilliant 
violet-purple color. The plants grow symmetrical, 3 to 4 feet high. 
Flowers very fragrant. 21-^-in. stock. $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00 
Buddieia asiatica 
White. 2^-in. . . 
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Berberis mentorensis 
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