NEW AND RARE HARDY PERENNIALS 
UNUSUAL VARIETIES OF GREAT MERIT 
HARDY PERENNIALS live permanently in the open ground. 
Many are useful as cut-flowers, others for border display or the rock- 
garden. The foliage dies down each autumn, coming forth the 
following spring with renew'ed vigor. Judicious selection of varieties 
will insure continuous bloom from early spring until frost. NEW 
AND IMPROVED HARDY PERENNIALS are constantly being 
originated. Eollowing is a selection of the best of the newer sorts and 
varieties of outstanding merit selected from the introductions of 
previous years. 
The best effect is usually produced by setting the plants out in 
separate colonies of three or five plants of one variety. 
Actinomeris squarrosa 
Actinomeris squarrosa 
Sprays of brilliant yellow, single flowers 
with brown discs are borne on 6-foot stems. 
It looks like a lovely yellow cosmos and is 
the last Sunflower to bloom. Excellent for 
maintaining color and height in the border 
and as a cut-flower it lasts well. Blooms 
September to heavy frost. $1.50 for 3, 
$4.50 for 10. 
Alyssum saxatile fl.-pl. 
Rock Madwort 
® Admirably described by its nickname of 
“Golden Tuft.” Plants compact, never 
becoming leggy or loose. Double, intense 
golden yellow flowers, much more lasting 
than the single-flowered. 10 in. June. 
50 cts. each, $1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
Anemone japonica^ Max Vogel 
An old but excellent variety with large, 
double, pink flowers. A strong-growing, free- 
blooming Anemone which we are glad to be 
able to list again. $1.25 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
Aquilegia, Crimson Star 
An entirely new color in Columbines. 
Large flowers with crimson sepals and spurs 
and white petals, flowering in May and 
June. Grows 2 feet. A really spectacular 
flower which attracts attention when planted 
in groups in the perennial border. 35 cts. 
each, $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10. 
Armeria, Bees* Ruby 
Thrift (Sca-Pink) 
Dwarf evergreen plants with grass-like 
foliage. Used extensively as edging plants 
and in the rock-garden. Large heads of 
brilliant pink flowers on long stems. 1 to 1 
ft. June, July. $1.25 for 3, $3.50 for 10, $25 
per 100. 
Aster • Michaelmas Daisy 
ASTER AMELLUS, REGINA. Exq uisite 
lavender flowers with lovely yellow centers 
grace 13^^-foot stems. It blooms from the 
middle of September until late November. 
Very hardy and disease-resistant, and is 
not damaged by light frosts. 50 cts. each, 
$1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
A. FRIKARTI (Wonder of Staefa). 
Exquisite violet-blue flowers, 3 inches in 
diameter, with deep golden centers, on 
plants 2}-^ feet high. Flower-stems are 10 
to 12 inches long. August to frost. Pinch 
to make it branch out. 50 cts. each, 
$1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
A., HARRINGTON’S PINK. Absolutely 
the best of the pink, fall-flowering Asters. 
Color is a soft clear rose, blooming freely 
on a strong, bushy plant. 4 ft. Sept., Oct. 
See in color, page 51. 50 cts. each, $1.35 
for 3, $4 for 10. 
A. SUBCAERULEUS, WARTBURG 
STAR. @ Large lavender-blue flowers 
on long cutting stems. Very fine for the 
rock-garden, front of the border, or for 
cutting. 12 to 15 in. May, June. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
Campanula 
CAMPANULA GLOMERATA ACAULIS. 
® A charming dwarf Campanula growing 
about 6 inches high and bearing clusters 
of amethyst-blue flowers during June and 
July. Fine for the rockery or front of the 
perennial border. 85 cts. for 3, $2.30 for 10, 
$20 per 100. 
C. PERSICIFOLIA HUMOSA. An ex¬ 
cellent border plant, fine for cutting. 
Double flowers of rich blue, much longer 
lasting than the single varieties. 2 to 3 ft. 
July, Aug. See in color, page 48. 50 cts. 
each, $1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
C. PERSICIFOLIA ALBA FL.-PL. White 
variety of the above. 50 cts. each, $1.35 
for 3, $4 for 10. 
New Spoon -Type 
Chrysanthemums 
PINK SPOON. Dainty single flowers of a 
light rose- or shell-pink. The petals are 
tubular for most of their length, flattening 
out near the tips so that each petal really 
assumes the shape of a miniature spoon. 
See in color, page 45. 
YELLOW SPOON. This variety resembles 
the variety Pink Spoon but is more 
double. This, however, does not in any 
way detract from the grace and beauty of 
the plant and flowers. 
WHITE SPOON. This variety also re¬ 
sembles Pink Spoon, and, like Yellow 
Spoon, is more double. 
All Spoon-type Chrysanthemums, 
50 cts. each, $1.40 for 3, $4.25 for 10 
New Chrysanthemum,Algonquin 
One of the best varieties introduced by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Flowers 
3 inches across, pure bright yellow. Healthy 
foliage. Starts to bloom in latter part of 
September and continues until frost. One of 
the best yellow Mums. Very hardy. 90 cts. 
for 3, $2.50 for 10. 
New Chrysanthemum 
Clara Curtis 
A beautiful, dwarf, single, clear shell-pink 
variety with symmetrical little bushes about 
8 inches high. In late August, and continuing 
until frost, the single flowers, about IJ^ 
inches across, appear on 8-inch stems above 
the plant which grows into a compact little 
bush about 15 inches wide. Pot-grown plants 
ready in May. See in color, page 48. 50 cts. 
each, $1.25 for 3, $4 for 10. 
Cimicifuga * Bugbane 
CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA SIMPLEX. 
Snakeroot. From September until severe 
frost this is one of the most effective bor¬ 
der plants, producing its feathery white 
flowers on graceful stems 3 to 4 feet high. 
An excellent cut-flower succeeding best in 
partial shade. See illustration, page 48. 
75 cts. each, $2 for 3, $6 for 10. 
C. DAHURICA. {Rare.) As beautiful as C. 
racemosa simplex, but foliage heavier and 
it flowers earlier. 5 to 6 ft. Aug. 75 cts. 
each, $2 for 3, $6 for 10. 
Cyclamen hederaefolium 
® A hardy ivy-leaved Cyclamen producing 
its delicately scented flowers of varying 
shades of pink with almost unbelievable 
prodigality during the autumn months. A 
rare plant for a partially shady portion of 
the rock-garden. 75 cts. each, $2 for 3. 
Five New Named Double 
Delphiniums 
An American strain, exceptionally hardy 
and disease-resistant, these new named 
double Delphiniums mark a real advance. 
The result of years of painstaking selection 
and breeding, they are definitely fixed as to 
form, color, and variety. They can be 
depended on if a color scheme is to be worked 
out, and they blossom in summer and again 
in autumn. 
DAUNTLESS. A compact spike of double 
lavender flowers blooming about 2 weeks 
later than Divine. The plant grows only 
about 4 feet high and produces many 
spikes. An excellent cut-flower variety. 
DEBUTANTE. A double pure white of the 
finest form. Delightful in itself and useful 
for accentuating the colors of Delphiniums 
and other plants in the perennial border. 
to 5 ft. See illustration, page 41. 
DELIGHTFUL. Double, very bright blue— 
definitely “Delphinium blue”—varying in 
color very slightly. Medium-sized blooms 
on well-balanced, well-spaced spikes. 5 to 
53 ^ ft. See illustration, page 41. 
DESIRABLE. True double violet-purple 
with white eye. Growth is upright and 
symmetrical. Stems wiry and resistant 
to wind and storm. 43^ to 5 ft. See illus¬ 
tration, page 41. 
DIVINE. Double; lavender with a pinkish 
cast. Stately in habit, vigorous and clean 
in growth. Height over all 5 to 53^ ft. 
Strong roots of the above Delphiniums, 
60 cts. each; 5 of any one variety $2.50. 
COLLECTION: One each of the 
5 varieties, $2.75 
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