Be Sure to Plant an Herb Garden This Season 
Hardy Perennials 
The material we offer is strong, field-grown stock, with the exception of some varieties which transplant and ship better by being grown 
in pots. Our perennials are carefully packed and labeled and will arrive at destination in first-class condition. All true to name. 
Achillea 
Artemisia 
Ptarmica, The Pearl. An old favorite with 
small heads of pure white flowers on strong, 
wiry stems. 2 feet. July-October. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz. 
Aconitum 
Silver King (Ghost Plant). 
Silvery leaves and sprays 
of mist-like flowers. Use¬ 
ful for cutting and drying. 
4 feet. 30c. each; $3 per 
doz. 
Fischeri. Spikes of clear blue, hooded 
flowers. 2 to 4 feet. September to frost. 
40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
Napellus, Spark’s. Early variety. Long 
spikes of dark blue flowers. 3 to 4 feet. 
July, August. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz. 
Althaea rosea (Hollyhock) 
Asclepias 
Tuberosa (Butterfly 
Weed). Bushy; large 
heads of dazzling orange 
flowers. 2 feet. July, 
August. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
Double Varieties. Apple-Blossom, Blood- 
Red, Crimson, Dark Rose, Pink, Salmon, 
White, and Yellow. Separate colors, or 
mixed, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Single Varieties. Pink, Red, White, and 
Yellow. Separate colors, or mixed, 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
Anchusa 
Italica, Dropmore. An improved variety. 
Gentian-blue flowers. 4 feet. May. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Anemone 
Japonica, Queen Charlotte. The best 
semi-double, pink variety. 4 feet. Autumn. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Japonica, Whirlwind. The finest white, 
double variety. 4 feet. 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
Anthemis 
Tinctoria, Perry’s Variety. Daisy-like 
golden yellow flowers 3 inches in diameter. 
2 to 3 feet. June-November. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
Aquilegia 
Chrysantha (Columbine). A lovely, long- 
spurred, golden yellow variety. 3 feet. 
June, July. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids. A choice 
selection of finest shades of pink and rose; 
long-spurred. June, July. 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
Aster 
Michaelmas Daisies 
Novae-angliae roseus. Va¬ 
rious shades of rose-pink. 
3 to 4 feet. August, 
September. 
Blue Gem. Large, double, 
rich, dark blue flowers. 
4 feet. September, Octo¬ 
ber. 
Mount Everest. Large, pure white flowers. 
2 feet. August. 
All above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
FRIKARTI (Wonder of Staefa). Lovely 
clear lavender-blue flowers of the Alpinus 
type. More than 2 inches across, blooming 
in late summer and throughout the fall. 
2feet. Splendid for cutting. Is entirely 
different from the Michaelmas Daisy type 
of Aster. 45 cts. each; $4.50 per doz. 
Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters 
These fill a long-felt want in providing a 
race of dwarf, compact, free-flowering plants 
which bloom during the fall when there is a 
scarcity of low-growing flowering plants. 
Countess of Dudley. Charming clear pink. 
9 inches. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Light pink. I ft. 
Nancy. Well-rounded bushes with light 
flesh-pink blooms. 1 foot. 
Ronald. Rose-pink buds, 
followed by charming 
lilac-pink flowers. 
9 inches. 
Snowsprite. Semi-double; 
white. 10 inches. 
Victor. Clear lavender- 
blue flowers. 9 inches. 
Any of the above, 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz. 
Boltonia 
Asteroides. Stiff, slender 
plants with sprays of 
white star-like flowers. 
Line late perennial. 5 to 
6 feet. 30 cts. each; $3 
per doz. 
Latisquama. A dwarf 
variety with pale lilac- 
pink flowers. 4 feet. 
July, August. 30 cts. 
each; $3 per doz. 
Chelone 
Lyoni. An erect swamp 
plant with curious, dark 
purple-pink, tubular flow¬ 
ers. 3 feet. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
ew Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters 
Campanula 
Medium (Canterbury Bells). Popular peren¬ 
nials with large, erect bells. Blue, White, 
Pink, or Mixed, as desired. 3 feet. June, 
July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Med ium calycanthema (Cup-and-Saucer 
Bellflower). A variety with an enlarged 
calyx of same color as flower. Pink, White, 
Blue, or Mixed, as desired. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Persicifolia alba (White Peachbell). Pure 
white variety. Very lovely. 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
Persicifolia, Blue. Large, single bells of 
soft, light blue. Most attractive. 3 feet. 
June, July. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower). Tall 
and handsome. Small, starry blue flow¬ 
ers in enormous spikes. 4 to 6 feet. Sep¬ 
tember, October. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Pyramidalis alba. The very handsome 
white variety. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Centaurea 
Macrocephala. Coarse, vigorous plants, 
with enormous heads of beautiful straw¬ 
like texture, topped with golden yellow 
tufts. Handsome in landscape and for 
cutting. 3 feet. July, August. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
Montana. Low, bushy plants with blooms 
like enormous blue cornflowers. 1 x /l feet. 
May-July. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Cimicifuga 
Racemosa (Bugbane). Shade-loving plant 
with long, twisted racemes of feathery 
flowers. 6 feet. July. 30c. each; $3 per doz. 
Coreopsis 
Grandiflora. Very large; golden yellow. 
Superb cutting flower. 2 to 3 feet. May— 
November. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Dianthus 
Barbatus (Sweet William). Old-fashioned 
perennials with flat heads of fringed, fra¬ 
grant flowers of many colors, marked with 
distinct eye. 1 ^ feet. Mixed colors, 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
Barbatus, Newport Pink. Gorgeous va¬ 
riety in shades of salmon, pink, and 
scarlet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Barbatus, Scarlet Beauty. Rich, brilliant 
red. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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