Nurserymen Since 1 890 
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These perennials are thrifty, well grown plants of a size to bloom this year. Many of them 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. All items offered have been grown and tested in our own nurseries. 
We offer additional varieties in our General Price List. Send for copy. 
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). 
Artemisia, Silver King 
ACONITUM Wilsoni (Monkshood). 5 feet. Loose 
towers of deep bluewiolet 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 silvery grey foliage smothered with 
dainty heads of bright pink flowers in May and 
June; a miniature Daphne cneorum. Likes a welb 
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. 
Aquilegia - Columbine 
Chrysantha. 2 ft. Golden yellow. Blooms over a long 
period through early and midsummer. Each 25c; 3 
for 60c. 
Crimson Star. Unusual and beautiful colors distinguish 
this Columbine; the sepals and spurs of the large 
flowers are pure crimson, while the petals are snowy 
white—a striking contrast of colors. Each, 25c; 3 for 
60c. 
Dobbie’s Imperial Hybrids. 18 to 24 inches. Lovely 
pastels—yellow, lavender, pink, violet, blue, copper, 
red—combinations of the same and all of them on 
stout, wiry stems of clean, vigorous plants. May-June. 
(Mixed colors only.) Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Hybrids. In separate colors. 
Blue Cloud. Mixed blues. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Pink Beauty. Pink shades. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
White. Sweet scented. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ARABIS albida fl. pi. (Double-Flowered Rock Cress). 
8 to 10 inches. Double'flowered form of Arabis with 
larger, fragrant flowers and stems long enough for 
cutting. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ARMERIA formosa, New Large-Flowered Hybrids 
(Sea Pink). Low growing perennials with tufts of 
grasslike leaves from which the globular heads 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. 
ASTER alpinus, Goliath. 6 to 10 inches. Showy and 
large lilac'blue daisies in May and June. Likes a 
sunny place. Fine for early bouquets and the rock 
garden. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ASTER frikarti, Wonder of Staffa. 2-2]/2 ft. An 
Aster that flowers all summer. Aster frikarti forms a 
low bushy growth about which large wisteriawiolet 
Asters are plentifully scattered throughout the sum' 
mer and fall. The quantities of flowers gradually in' 
crease 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 mem' 
ber 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. 
Aster, Wonder of Staffa 
