HARDY PERENNIALS 
T he Hardy Perennials are the backbone of the flower garden, 
most of them repeating faithfully each year with a minimum 
of attention. 
While we have condensed our list considerably this year by 
rejecting many second-rate varieties, we have retained many of 
the old stand-bys which we think are still worthy of a place in 
any garden. After careful trials of the newer introductions, we 
have selected and added to our list only those which we consider 
to be the best, and now have one of the most complete lists of 
reliable, worth-while perennials to be found in this country. 
All varieties marked @ are suitable for rock-gardens as well as for beds and hardy borders 
Anemone japonica alba 
Achillea 
Achillea filipendulina, Parker’s Variety. 
Yarrow. Tall plant with big clear yellow 
flower-heads. Prefers a dry location. Very 
line for cutting, and may also be dried for 
w'inter bouquets. 2J4 to 3 ft. June-Sept. 
50 cts. each, $1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
A. Millefolium roseum. Milfoil. Compact 
heads of deep pink flowers. Finely cut 
foliage. 1 to 2 ft. June-Sept. 
A. tomentosa. @ Woolly Yarrow. Bright 
yellow flowers. Excellent for rockeries. 
1 ft. June. 
Aconitum • Monkshood 
Relied upon by most gardeners to provide 
blue coloring in the garden after the del¬ 
phiniums are through. They thrive in semi¬ 
shade and the late varieties come out in time 
to contrast well with early chrysanthemums. 
Must be established quite a time to appear 
at their best. 
Aconitum Fischeri. One of the choicest we 
have. Fine spikes. 2 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. Napellus, Spark’s Variety. Tall plant 
with branching spikes of blue flowers. 
5 to 6 ft. July, Aug. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 
for 10, $30 per 100. 
A. Wilsoni. A Chinese Aconitum putting 
out numerous spikes of violet-blue flowers. 
5 to 6 ft. Sept. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
ACTINOMERIS Squarrosa. See page 40. 
AEthionema 
yCthionema coridifolium. ® P.esembles 
the Iberis in growth, with clusters of rosy 
lilac flowers. Requires light coyer in 
winter and protection against moisture. 
1 ft. June. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10. 
A. grandiflorum. ® Hard-wooded and 
shrubby. Dense spikes of rose-colored 
flowers. 1 ft. May, June. $1 for 3, $2.50 
for 10. 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted: 
3 of one variety. 
$0 85 
10 of one variety. 
2 30 
100 of one variety. 
20 00 
PLEASE NOTE: When only one plant of 
a variety is ordered, the price is 30 cts. 
Ajuga ® 
An excellent family of rock-garden or 
ground-cover plants, thriving in semi-shade 
under trees and flowering in May and June. 
Ajuga genevensis. Compact; good foliage; 
dark blue flowers. 6 in. 
A. genevensis rosea. Pink variety of above. 
A. reptans. Vigorous; soon carpets ground. 
Blue. 1 ft. 
A. reptans atropurpurea. Blue flowers. 
Bronze foliage. Compact growth. 6 in. 
May, June. 
Alyssum, Hardy 
All varieties are excellent subjects for 
rock- and wall-gardens and hardy borders, 
being of easy growth and preferring a sunny 
position. 
Alyssum saxatile compactum. ® Rock 
Madwort. Large compact masses of yellow 
flowers. A favorite rock-plant and used 
extensively in combination with spring 
bulbs in the border. 6 in. April, May. 
A. saxatile fl.-pl. See page 40. 
AMSONIA Taber naemontana. Willow 
Amsonia. Strong, shrub-like plant with 
willow-like foliage and spikes of delicate 
blue flowers. 2 ft. May, June. 
Anchusa 
Tall-growing, rough-foliage plants, ex¬ 
cellent for the back of the border and for 
cutting. Will flower from June to September, 
if not allowed to go to seed. 
Anchusa italica, Dropmore. Large; gen¬ 
tian-blue. 4 ft. 
A. italica, Morning-Glory. Strong, 
branching. Very dark blue. 4 to 5 ft. 
A. italica, Pride of Dover. Lovely heavenly 
blue. 3 to 4 ft. 
A. myosotidiflora (Brunnera macrophylla). 
® Forget-me-not-flowered Bugloss. Grace¬ 
ful panicles of forget-me-not-blue flowers 
from broad mats of heavy dark green 
foliage. Likes semi-shade where it makes a 
fine ground-cover. 1 to 1 ft. April, May. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
ANTHEM IS tinctoria, Perry’s Variety. 
Yellow Marguerite. Golden yellow, daisy¬ 
like flowers. Does excellently in poor 
soils. 1 to 2 ft. July, Aug. 
ANTHERICUM Liliastrum major. ® 
St. Bruno’s Lily. Spikes of small white 
flowers resembling miniature Lilies. Nar¬ 
row grass-like foliage. Fine for cutting and 
a charming rock- or Iront-of-the-border 
plant. 2 ft. Mav, June. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 
for 10. 
Come to the Nursery at bloom-time 
and enjoy our collection of flowering 
plants. 
Anemone • Windflower 
Charming as cut-flowers, indispensable in 
the border, the Japanese types arc among the 
choicest of the perennials. They require 
plenty of moisture, prefer slight shade, and 
should be given some winter protection. 
The Basque Flower is one of the earliest 
rock-plants and one of the loveliest in flower 
and foliage. 
Anemone hupehensis. Mauve-rose flowers. 
13 ^ to 2 ft. Aug. until frost. 
A. japonica alba. Large; single; pure white. 
2h^ to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica, Alice. Large rose-pink flowers 
with lilac centers. One of the strongest 
growers of the pink sorts. 
A. japonica, Max Vogel. See page 40. 
A. japonica, Queen Charlotte. Large; 
senu-double; pink. 2)/^ to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica rubra. Semi-double; rosy red. 
IT 2 to 2 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica, September Charm. Early. 
Silver-pink and rose. 2 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica. Whirlwind. Large, strong. 
Semi-double; white. 234 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. Pulsatilla. ® Basque Flower. Blooms 
lilac to purple. Attractive woolly foliage. 
1 ft. April, May. 
All Anemones, $1 for 3, 
$3 for 10, $25 per 100 
Aquilegia • Columbine 
One of the best-known and best-loved 
perennials. Dwarf varieties for the rock- 
garden, tall varieties for the border and for 
cutting. 
Aquilegia alpina superba. ® Short- 
spurred; deep blue. 1 ft. April, May. 
A., B. & A. Long-spurred Hybrids. 
Assorted colors, all shades. A fine strain. 
2 to 3 ft. May, June. See in color, page 48. 
A. caerulea Helenae. Blue with white 
throat. 2 ft. May, June. 
A. canadensis. Red and yellow. Native. 
2 ft. May, June. 
A. chrysantha. Lovely golden yellow. 
2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
A., Crimson Star. See page 40. 
Arabis • Rock-Cress 
Arabis alpina fl.-pl. ® Double Mountain 
Rock-Cress. During its season of flowering, 
it makes a better show with its lovely sprays 
of double white flowers than any other 
rock-garden plant. Strongly recommended 
for edgings. 6 in. April, May. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
A. alpina nana compacta. ® Rock-Cress. 
Pure white, single flowers on compact 
plants, for rockery and border. 6 in. 
April, May. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS Uva-ursi. See page 
70. 
Arenaria 
Arenaria balearica. ® Corsican Sandwort. 
White flowers on dwarf-growing plants 
which form a dense carpet 1 inch high. 
Useful for dry walls and between flag¬ 
stones. Blooms nearly all summer. 
A. montana. Mountain Sandwort. Rosettes 
of pretty foliage from which its glistening 
white flowers, on individual stems, arise 
in abundance. A very pretty rock-plant. 
4 in. April, May. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100. 
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