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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE PLANTS AND BULBS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS (POSTPAID) 
FOR PERMANENT PLANTING IN BEDS OR BORDERS 
Asters, Perennial 
These are the last 
flowers to bloom in 
the fall of the year, providing a maze of color. 
3 feet. 
Also called Michaelmas Daisy. 
Climax Large blue, yellow center. 
Red Rover 
l\ea ixover center, 
and free blooming. 
3 ft. Pure white blooms, stocky 
growth. Prices 25c each, 3 for 
60c. 
Alyssum — Saxatile Compactum 
Dust) Showy masses of rich gold- 
rosy red with 
Compact habit 
Snowdrift 
en-yellow flowers. 12-in. 
April and June. Thrives in the poorest soil. 
25c each, 3 for 60c. 
Amiilfacvla (Columbine or Honeysuckle) — 
/XQUliegia most graceful and 
dainty of hardy perennials. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott, Mixed 
large and elegantly spurred. 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
Bleeding Heart (Spectabilis) 
Always associated with old-fashioned gardens. 
Lovely, deep crimson heart shaped flowers pen¬ 
dant upon gracefully drooping stems. Prefers 
a shaded spot. 2 to 2 % feet. May. 50c each, 
2 for 90c. 
Campanula (Bellflower) ^g\|grfut 
bell-shaped flowers are easily grown. 2 to 2 % 
feet. 
Double or Cup and Saucer (Cal- 
xr/'anfKoma ^ Hardy biennial. Lovely colors 
^ 'of blue, rose, white and mixed. 
23c each, 3 for 60c. 
Hardy Border Carnation g'^rden 
favorites. Choicest Mixed. 12 in. Many splendid 
colors. Blooms freely and continuously. 30c 
each, 3 for 75c. 
Flowers are of rich, golden yel- 
low, graceful form: blooms en¬ 
tire summer and autumn. 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
DfxIrtViiniiim A very showy and hardy per- 
Lreipninium genial, easily grown. Also 
called the Perennial Larkspur. 
English Hybrid Mixed 4re **^5 ”the 
Blackmore and Langdon named varieties from 
England. Spikes are often 3 feet long, flowers 
large and perfect. The colors vary from light 
blue to i&iiik blue. Mixed: 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
The well known and popular Fox¬ 
glove. Although biennials, if 
given protection, they frequently persist for 
years, and bear immense spikes of flowers. 3 to 
5 feet. Mixed colors only. 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
The flower 
center is 
dark red brown, while the petals are marked 
with rings of brilliant crimson. Blooms from 
June throughout the entire season. 25c each, 3 
for 60c. 
Digitalis 
Gaillardia (Grandiflora) 
Gypsophila (Baby Breath) ® 
sirable for bouquets. 
Gracefully branched panicles of 
pretty little white flowers in 
Aug. and Sept. 2 to 3 feet. 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
Hemerocallis—Yellow Day Lily 
(Yellow Day Lily). 3 ft. Graceful, fra¬ 
grant yellow blooms. June. 
puJya (Tawny Day Lily). 4-5 ft. Rich or¬ 
ange flowers during June and July. 
25c each, 3 for 60c. 
Hollyhocks (Double) 
stately plants. 
State color 
wanted: white, rose, maroon, yellow, salmon and 
mixed. Hollyhocks do not always run true to 
form and sometimes produce some single flowers. 
25c each, 3 for 60c. 
Ferns, Hardy Native 
One of our most useful groups of plants. The 
following are hardy and the best varieties for 
general use. 
id^niba 11* Ff^rn Most attractive of 
maiaennair r ern fg^^g ^gi. 
icate green fronds with black stems. Likes moist 
spots. 1 ft. 
Ocfvi/'K A very graceful fern with 
v/siricn rern fronds, 2 to 3 
feet high. Succeeds in the open sun. 
YVoorl Ffxfn 2 ft. tall, with beautiful feath¬ 
ery fronds of tropical luxuri¬ 
ance. A plant of rare beauty, and perfectly 
hardy outdoors. All Ferns, 25c each, 3 for 65c. 
Korean Chrysanthemums 
These lovely creations are especially fine for the 
North as they bloom in September. They pro¬ 
vide an abundance of bloom late in the season! 
Should be planted in well drained soil and it is 
well to lightly protect these beauties with 
leaves or loose litter over winter. We offer the 
early flowering varieties only. 
A sparkling combination of bronze, 
red, and gold suffused with glowing 
salmon. Single. 
Old-gold, chamois-yellow, and coppery- 
bronze. Single. 
Beautiful shade of pink and rose 
with golden center. Single. 
Large single deep wine-red. 30c each, 
3 for 75c. 
Apollo 
salmon. 
Ceres 
Daphne 
Mars 
Poppy, Oriental 
Chrysanthemums—Hardy Out 
Door 
Pink Cushion bright pink, early bloomer. 
Ruth Marion Hatton ‘ 
Early. 
Vivid American Beauty rose. Earliest. 
Ruth Hatton Clear ivory-white. Prices, 
30c each, 4 for 90c. 
Purple and Gold 
Prices 
Post 
Paid 
Immense flowers of 
brilliant, deep scarlet. 
Permanent, gorgeous colored poppies. 25c each, 
3 for 60c. 
Pyrethrum or Painted Daisy 
Large single or double daisy-like flowers, 3 to 4 
inches across, borne profusely and for a long 
period, on stems 2 feet high. 
Roseum, Single Mixed ii«mense flow- 
’ ers, rose to 
pure white shades. In bloom all the time. 25c 
each, 3 for 60c. 
Physalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 
Bears balloon-like fruits, resembling little Chi¬ 
nese lanterns, of bright scarlet. They dry well 
and are very desirable for winter decoration. 
2 feet. Showy and handsome. 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
Scabiosa, Caucasica Hybrids 
A perennial Scabiosa, coming up each year. Two 
to three feet high, thriving everywhere. Lovely 
white and pleasing lilac-blue flowers or mixed. 
State color wanted. Very hardy and very de¬ 
sirable for the hardy garden. June to Sept. 25c 
each, 3 for 60c. 
Shasta Daisv great white California 
^ daisy produces beautiful 
pure white flowers four inches across, on tall 
stems. Hardy, free flowering. 25c each, 3 for 
60c. 
Alaska improved, big Shasta Daisy. 
Flowers often 4% to 5 inches 
across. Pure white. Blooms all summer and 
into fall. Single flowers. 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
’T’fit'fv'ma Popularly known as Torch Lilies, 
Red Hot Poker, and Flame Flowers. 
They make a showy display in autumn with their 
scarlet cone-shaped flowers, and rush-like fo¬ 
liage. 4 to 5 feet. 25c each, 3 for 60c. 
Iris Kaempferi—Japanese Iris 
The King of all Irises, and in popularity they 
can be classed with the hardy phlox and peonies. 
Coming into flower about the middle of June, 
they continue for five to six weeks and are par¬ 
ticularly welcome at this time. They succeed in 
almost any soil and like plenty of water when 
forming their flower-buds. 
Hercules Double; clear lilac-blue. 
Gold Bound A double pure white, en¬ 
riched by a creamy glow from 
the gold-banded center. 
Mabovanv Large, double flowers of purple- 
® ^ mahogany-red, the erect petals 
being prettily crested. The latest to bloom. 
Patrocle single; superb deep reddish violet. 
Enormous, double flow¬ 
ers, 10 inches across, 
rich violet-purple, with white petaloids, tipped 
violet; the conspicuous golden throat extends 
outward in sharp bluish white rays. Early and 
free blooming. 
Named Varieties, 35c each, 3 for 90c; Assorted 
Colors, 30c each, 3 for 75c. 
Hardy Perennial Phlox 
Hardy Phlox 
Count Zeppelin 
flowers with d< 
crimson eye. A strong grower with no fadi 
or suffusion of the colors. 
Leo Schlageter strong healthy gro 
” er, with well-branch 
pyramidal clusters of large, bright carmJi 
scarlet flowers, with slightly darker cente 
Lillian A beautiful new light salmt 
pink of the Elizabeth Campb 
type, borne in large, perfect trusses. 
Widar The best two-color variety. Lig 
reddish violet, with a striki 
white sunburst at center. All varieti 
each 25c, 4 for 80c. 
Phlox Subulata — Moss | 
Mountain Pink evergreen ^ 
liage. ’ 
A IKa 6 in. Pure white flowers complet 
hiding the foliage in May. 
Lilacina lovely light lilac flow* 
that make a fine showing in M$ 
Rosea ® Highly valued for its cl< 
rose-colored blooms. May flowi 
ing. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
German Iris “Fieur-de-U 
Early bloom. May 
June, massive, fragrant. 
Ambassadeur Overlapping stand* 
dull purplish broni 
lovely flaring falls of deep velvety mar* 
beard and styles yellow. 48 in. 
Morning Splendor exceedim 
• ® large deep cl 
et-red of wonderful form and substance. 
Mother of Pearl •a.'"* 
der, of exceptioi 
substance and texture. 48 in. » 
Shekinah Soft lemon-yello-w, deepen! 
to rich yellow around 
bright orange beard. 36 in. j 
Souv. de Mme. Gaudichs 
A brilliant velvety black-purple. |!j| 
blooming. 40 in. 
Named Varieties 20c each, 6 for $1^ 
Mixed Varieties 18c each. 6 for 90c. 
