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HARDY PERENNIAL SPECIALTIES 
General List - Fall - 1940 
We are listing on the following pages, Perennial Specialties, which are 
all grown by us on good sandy clay loam soil, and which will, with reasonable 
care, do well for you. We pride ourselves in methods of packing—all Div. 
Seedlings and potted stock are shipped with roots in wet moss and foliage in 
dry excelsior. Plants carefully packed will travel long distances without 
injury to their growth when you receive them. We like to receive plants in 
good condition and we know our customers do also. 
ACHILLEA PTARMICA, SNOWBALL —New. An improvement on 
“The Pearl”. Pure white flowers. 2^” pots 10 for $1.00 
AETHIONEMA PERSICUM —Strong, vigorous plants with rosy pink 
flowers. Very hardy. Field Clumps 10 for $1.00; $8.00 per 100 
ACTINEA HERBACIA - “Lake Side Daisies” —Bright yellow flowers 
on 8” stems. Rt’d Div. $5.00 per 100 
ANCHUSA MYSOTIDIFLORA - “Chinese For-Get-Me-Not”— April 
transplants. $7.00 per 100 
AQUILEGIA or Columbine 
CRIMSON STAR—Crimson sepals and spurs with white petals. 
Entirely new. Trans. Seedlings $4.00 per 100 
SELECTED BLUE SHADES—Deep blue shades with long spurs. 
Trans. Seedlings $4.00 per 100 
FRITZ BAEHR Strain —Extra select colors with long spurs. 
August Seedlings $2.00 per 100 
LONGISSIMA—Extremely long spurs with pale yellow flowers. 
August Seedings $3.00 per 100 
CLEMATIFLORA—The new Clematis-flowered columbine mixed 
colors without spurs. August Seedlings $3.00 per 100 
HARDY ASTERS - Michaelmas Daisy 
ALDERMAN VOLKES —Brilliant rosy red flowers. 
(Potted Plants for Spring Only) 
AMETHYST —Double purple-blue flowers of outstanding merit. 
(Potted Plants for Spring Only) 
CHAS. WILSON —Bright red variety. Very good. 
Field Clumps 10 for $1.50 
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