98 Perennial Plants 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Hardy Pink 
A highly popular group of old-fashioned garden plants, esteemed for their extreme 
floriferousness and delicious fragrance. They grow 12 to 15 inches high and bloom in 
May and June. 
Excelsior. Delicate rose-pink. Juliette. White, laced crimson. 
Her Majesty. Pure white; large flowers. Lord Lyon. Deep rose. 
Homer. Deep rose with darker center. White Reserve. Pure white. 
All Pinks, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz; $15 per 100 
Plumbago 
Larpentae (Leadwort). 1 ft. Forms compact tufts of innumerable wiry stems, each 
one terminating in a dense truss of cobalt-blue flowers. August to October. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
Polemonium 
Reptans. 1 ft. Compact tufts of foliage and light blue flowers in great profusion 
in May and June. Does best in partially shaded locations. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 
doz.; $15 per 100. 
Richardsoni (P. humile). 1J^ ft. Neat tufts of vivid green foliage and erect spikes 
of pale blue flowers. May. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
We sell Sacco, the perfect plant and lawn food. See page 117 
Pyrethrum 
The Pyrethrums are so 
simply and easily cultivated 
that they may be recom¬ 
mended to all who possess a 
garden. They are perfectly 
hardy and absolutely in- 
TT .... invaluable for cut-flowers 
Hardv Pinks through the summer and 
early fall. 
Roseum. 2 ft. Daisy-like flowers varying in color from white to crimson. Useful for 
cutting. June. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Ranunculus 
Acris fl.-pl. This plant is too often confused with the following variety which is 
generally sold for it. Of late years it has become very scarce and we are pleased to be 
able to offer the true plant. The glistening yellow flowers are small, very double, and 
are borne on strong, erect stems, from iy 2 to 3 feet in height, the whole inflorescence 
forming a loose pyramid. It is one of the real old-fashioned plants and is equally 
valuable for border decoration or for cutting. May, June. 25 cts. each; $2 per doz. 
Reoens fl.-pl. 1 to lj^ ft. Small, double, yellow flowers on branching stems. Valu¬ 
able for cutting. April, May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Rudbeckia 
Golden Glow. 6 ft. Double, deep yellow flowers. July to September. 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Coneflower). 3 ft. Peculiar reddish purple flowers, with a 
very large, brown, cone-shaped center. Blooms from July to October. 
All Rudbeckias, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 
doz.; $15 per 100 
Salvia • Meadow Sage 
Azurea grandiflora. 4 to 5 ft. Tall, 
straight stems, covered for half their 
length with sky-blue flowers. August Plumbago Larpentae 
to October. 
Pitcheri. 4 to 5 ft. Similar in habit and growth to the preceding, but having rich, deep blue 
flowers. August to November. 
Pratensis. 2 ft. Violet-blue. Very profuse. Good border plant. Flowers from June to August. 
Virgata nemorosa. 2 ft. Branching stems of violet-blue flowers. June to October. 
All Salvias, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Santolina 
Chamaecyparissus incana (Cotton Lavender). A sweet-smelling, dwarf, evergreen perennial, 
with delicate, silver-white foliage, useful as rock or border plants; also largely used in carpet 
bedding. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Saponaria 
Ocymoides. A good plant for carpeting in the herbaceous border or for trailing down the slopes 
in the rock-garden. Spangled with bright pink flowers in spring. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 
Salvia azurea grandiflora 
Rock Gardens (Rockwell). Full information on this subject, $1.25 per copy 
