Perennials 
Perennials are the permanent plants for the flower 
borders and the cutting-beds. With ordinary care and a 
periodic lifting and dividing of the kinds that spread, they 
increase in beauty and usefulness each year. 
Most of them like rich soil and good drainage. Our 
list is not large, including only those plants which have 
proved successful almost everywhere. See color illus¬ 
trations on pages 42 and 43. 
.ETHIONEMA CORIDIFOLIUM. Leba¬ 
non Stone-Cress. Plants to 10 inches tall, 
bearing rosy little flowers in short, dense 
racemes in May and June. 
AJUGA REPTANS. Bugleweed. Low, 
spreading plants with attractive foliage 
and 6-inch spikes of blue flowers in May 
and June. Makes a fine ground-cover. 
ALYSSUM SAXATILE. Yellow flowers in 
May and June. Ht., 10 to 12 in. 
ANCHUSA MYOSOTIDIFLORA. Forget- 
me-not Anchusa. Low plants with large, 
heart-shaped, rough leaves and slender 
stems with clusters of small bright blue 
flowers in April and May. 
AQUILEGIA, MIXED HYBRIDS. The 
Hybrid Columbines have a wide range of 
colors—whites, yellows, blues, pinks, and 
reds—and graceful long spurs. Ht., 2 to 
3 ft. May, June. Mixed colors only. 
Asters 
MICHAELMAS DAISY. 
CLIMAX. A branching variety with 
masses of lavender-blue flowers. Should 
be divided every other year. Ht., 4 to 5 
ft. August, September. 
NEW DWARF BORDER ASTERS. Low, 
bushy plants, rarely over 1 foot tall, com¬ 
pletely covered with bloom during early 
autumn when low bloom is scarce. 
LADY HENRY MADDOCKS. Pale pink. 
MARJORIE. Bright rose-pink. 
NANCY. Pale flesh-pink. 
RONALD. Bright lilac-pink. 
SNOW SPRITE. Semi-double; white. 
VICTOR. Clear lavender-blue. 
MAUVE CUSHION. A distinct Aster form¬ 
ing cushion-like plants 1 foot or more 
across and only 6 to 8 inches in height. 
Flowers are 0/4 inches in diameter, of soft 
mauve. Blooms in October and November. 
ASTILBE (SPIRAEA). Fine garden plants 
with flowers in profuse, spire-like clusters. 
They bloom in early summer. We have 
three colors: Pink, Red, and White. 
AUBRIETIA DELTOIDES. Mat-like plants 
with flower-stems 10 inches high bearing 
quantities of purplish foliage in spring. 
CAMPANULA GARGANICA. Low, tufty 
mats with very light blue flowers having a 
white eye. Blooms in June. 
Chrysanthemums 
Chrysanthemums are the joy of the fall 
garden, with the Azaleamums coming into 
bloom early and furnishing low mounds of 
small flowers in good color. These are fol¬ 
lowed by the Korean Hybrids with delightful 
single and semi-double flowers on long stems 
for cutting. Both of these types are reliably 
winter hardy. The Shasta Daisy, which is 
also a Chrysanthemum, is included here. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM. Shasta 
Daisy. 
ALASKA. An improved Shasta with pure 
white, daisy flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. 
Ht., 2 to 3 ft. Summer and fall. 
Chrysanthemums, continued 
AZALEAMUMS. Plants 12 inches high and 
2 to 3 feet broad cover themselves in early 
autumn with 2-inch double flowers. We 
have Bronze, Pink, Red, and White. 
KOREAN HYBRIDS. 
APOLLO. Bronze, old-gold, and glowing 
salmon. October 12. 
DIANA. Chatenay-rose - pink, lilac-rose 
and soft salmon. October 12. 
CERES. Old-gold, chamois-yellow, and 
coppery bronze. October 10. 
MARS. Deep amaranth-red, changing to 
wine-red. October 15. 
LOUISE SCHLING. Three-inch flowers 
of salmon-red, changing to soft bronze- 
salmon. Remarkably free flowering. 
DAPHNE. Daphne-pink, with an under¬ 
lying sheen of lilac-rose. October 12. 
Delphiniums 
They like a rich soil, well supplied with 
lime, and liberal feeding with wood-ashes and 
bonemeal. Cover the crowns with coarse sand 
or coal-ashes in winter. Spray occasionally 
with Bordeaux. Remove the spikes after 
blooming and they will repeat. 
DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA. Branch¬ 
ing plants with light blue flowers. Fine 
cut-flowers. Ht., 4 ft. 
D. BELLAMOSUM. Dark blue form of 
Belladonna. 
D., GREENBRIER HYBRIDS. A fine 
strain of the exhibition types with heavy 
spikes of flowers in various shades of blue. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS. Sweet William. 
Attractive plants bearing large, flat heads 
of striking flowers. Ht., IV 2 to 2 ft. Sum¬ 
mer. Mixed colors only. 
D. CiESIUS. Cheddar Pink. Cushions of 
glaucous leaves producing fragrant rose- 
colored flowers in May. Ht., 8 to 10 in. 
DICENTRA EXIMIA. Plumy Bleeding- 
Heart. Plants 10 inches tall with finely 
cut foliage and racemes of small light pink 
hearts in May and June. 
D. SPECTABILIS. Bleeding-Heart. An old 
favorite with little rosy red heart-shaped 
flowers in long, drooping racemes. Any 
good garden soil. Ht., IV 2 ft. April-June. 
DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA. Gas-Plant. 
Plants 2^/z f ee t tall with rose-pink flowers 
during June and July. Fragrant foliage. 
DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Old-time favorites 
with long spikes of tubular flowers. We 
have one color, Deep Rose. Ht., 4 ft. 
June, July. 
EPIMEDIUM. Fine plants for rock-gardens 
and semi-shady locations. The foliage is 
bronzy green and the small cream-white 
flowers appear in panicles in May. 
FUNKIA (HOSTA). Plantain Lily. Hand¬ 
some plants with long, wide, arching leaves 
and long spikes of lily-like flowers. Healthy 
and hardy. Ht., 1*/^ to 2 ft. 
F. CALRULEA. Blue. July, August. 
F. LANCEOLATA. Lilac. September. 
GENTIANA SEPTEMFIDA. Dark blue 
flowers about 2 inches long in terminal 
clusters. Ht., D/2 ft- 
GERBERA. Beautiful single flowers, 3 
inches across, in a range of colors from 
white to brilliant scarlet. Must be pro¬ 
tected with several inches of leaves or 
other mulch to carry over winter in the 
North. Assorted Colors. 
GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA FLORE- 
PLENO. Baby’s Breath. Bushy, 3-foot 
plants becoming a great globe of filmy 
white when in bloom. Requires lime. 
HEMEROC ALLIS. Day-Lilies. Perfectly 
hardy and will grow anywhere. Ht., 2 to 
3 ft. May-August. 
SINGLE YELLOW. 
SINGLE ORANGE. 
DOUBLE ORANGE. 
PATRICIA. Fragrant pale yellow flowers 
in July. Ht., 3 ft. 
HEPATICA. Liverleaf. Dainty little wood¬ 
land plants holding their flowers 6 inches 
above the ground in early spring. Blooms 
are lavender-blue changing to white. 
HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA. Red Yucca. 
A Yucca-like plant with rose-colored flow¬ 
ers. Ht., 4 ft. 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA SPLENDENS. 
Coral-Bells. Slender stems with loose 
sprays of drooping flowers of bright scarlet. 
Ht., 1V 2 ft- May-September. 
HIBISCUS. Giant Mallows. Flowers often 
10 to 12 inches across. They like plenty 
of water. Mulch heavily in winter. Ht., 
6 ft. Pink, White, or Red. 
IBERIS SEMPERVIRENS. Hardy Candy¬ 
tuft. Shrubby, evergreen plant which can 
be trimmed for a hedge. Masses of pure 
white flowers. Ht., 10 in. April, May. 
IRIS CRISTATA. Crested Iris. A very 
dwarf early Iris with small lavender flowers, 
each petal bearing a yellow patch. 
I.GERMANICA. Bearded Iris. Barely cover 
the rhizomes when planting. We have a fine 
selection of colors. Ht., 2^/2 to 4 ft. May. 
I. KAEMPFERI. Japanese Iris. These do 
best in a sour soil near water. Large blue- 
white flowers. Ht., 3 ft. July. 
I. PUMILA. Dwarf Iris. Useful in the 
rockery, as an edging, or in groups in front 
of the border. Ht., 6 to 8 in. April, May. 
Two colors: White and Blue. 
I. SIBIRICA. Siberian Iris. Slender plants 
with lovely violet-blue flowers. Ht., 2 V 2 
to 3 ft. May, June. 
MONARDA DIDYMA. Oswego Tea; Bee 
Balm. Fragrant purplish red flowers in 
July and August. Ht., 2 V 2 ft. 
OPHIOPOGON JABURAN VITTATA. 
Grass-like plants with foliage light green at 
edges and violet-lavender flowers in autumn. 
PAP AVER ORIENT ALE. Oriental Poppy. 
Spectacular flowers on long stems. Pink, 
White, or Scarlet. 
PENTSTEMON BARBATUS TORREYI. 
Tall spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. 
PEONIES. Shrubby perennials with attrac¬ 
tive foliage and large, handsome flowers 
Ht., 3 to 4 ft. June. White, Pink, or Red. 
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