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THOMAS J. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE 
Select List of Hardy Perennial Plants 
We can furnish a good selection of hardy plants, which may be expected to give successional bloom throughout the 
spring, summer and fall months, and. If the choice is left to us ,will take special care to select such varieties as afford 
the most satisfactory results. 
We also furnish estimates on the laying out, planting and improvement of private estates, and furnish experienced 
gardeners to carry out the work. We shall be pleased to correspond with those contemplating improvements or planting 
hardy stock of any sort. 
PARCEL. POST—Add six cents for one plant, two cents for each additional plant. 
The prices of all the perennial plants on this and succeeding pages: 30c each, six of the same 
variety $1.50, and twelve of the same variety $2.50, except as otherwise noted. 
ACHILLEA (Milfoil or Yarrow). 
ptarmica fl. pi. var., The Pearl. Double white flowers, 
most useful for cutting. June to October. 
ACONITUM napellus (Monkshood). Dark blue flowers from 
July to September. 3 ft. Each 35c. 
fischeri. A dwarf variety with pale blue flowers. Septem¬ 
ber. 18 in. Each 35c. 
Sparks’ Variety. The darkest blue of all. Flowers in 
June. Each 35c. 
AJUGA reptans (Bugle Plant). 6 in. Blue. Excellent for 
rock work, covering banks and shady places. May. 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum (Basket of Gold). 1 ft. 
A grand plant for the rockery or border. April to June. 
ANCHUSA italica, Dropmore Variety. 3 to 4 ft. A lovely 
shade of gentian blue, and blooms the entire season. 
myosotidiflora (Forget-Me-Not Flowered Anchusa). 
Grows 12 inches high and is covered during April and 
May with sprays of rich blue flowers. 
ANEMONE, japonica alba, 2 to 3 ft. Flowers large, 
white. One of the best. September to November. 
japonica, Queen Charlotte. 2 ft. Large, semi-double, sil¬ 
very pink. September. 
japonica, Whirlwind. 2 to 3 ft. Large, semi-double, pure 
white. September. 
hupehensis. Pink. September and October. 2 ft. 
pulsatilla. Lilac-blue flowers early in spring, prefers dry 
location in full sun. Fine rock plant. 
September Charm. New. Rosy pink flowers. September 
15th. Erect habit and free flowering. 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria (Golden Marguerite). 2 to 3 ft. 
Lemon-yellow. June to October. 
AQUILEGLA (Columbine). 
alpina. Dwarf, short-spurred, blue flowers. 
Long-Spurred Hybrids. 2 ft. These embrace all the colors 
of the long-spurred type. May to July. 
California Hybrids. 2 ft. Mixed colors. May. 
caerulea (Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine). 2 ft. Long 
spurs, blue and white flowers. May to July. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott Hybrids. Wonderful pastel colors with 
very long-spurred flowers. 
ARABIS alpina (Rock Cress). 6 in. Early white spring- 
flowering plants. Fine for rock work and borders. April 
to June. 
ARMERIA maritima (Sea Pink or Thrift). 1 ft. A fine 
plant for rockeries or edgings; flowers bright pink. 
ARTEMISIA lactiflora (Wormwood). A tall growing plant 
of fine foliage and heads of small white flowers in 
August and September. 
Silver King. White foliage. A fine filler for bouquets. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa (Butterfly Weed). Very attractive 
native plants, flowering during July and August, and 
growing about 2'^ ft. high. Umbels of bright orange- 
colored flowers. 
ASTER (Michaelmas Daisies). 
Blue Gem. Double, dark blue. 4 to 5 ft. September 
and October. 
Climax. 5 ft. Light bluish lavender. August to October. 
Frikarti. New. Lavender-blue. 2% ft. 35c each. 
* Peggy Ballard. 3 ft. Large double rosy mauve. 
Queen Mary. Blue, tinted lavender flowers, 2% inches 
across. 3% ft. 
St. Egwin. 2 y 2 ft. Bright pink. September and October. 
White Lady. Large white flowers. 
Ypres. Rosy red. 2 to 3 ft. 
ASTER (New Dwarf Varieties) 
This collection will fill a long felt want in providing a 
race of dwarf, compact, free flowering plants blooming in 
September, at a season when there is a scarcity of low 
growing plants. Unsurpassed for borders and the Rock 
Garden. 
Countess of Dudley. Clear pink with contrasting yel¬ 
low eye. Bushy habit, free flowering and grows 9 
inches high. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Pale pink. Flowers produced 
freely. Grows 12 inches high, 
Marjorie. Compact habit, bearing large flowers of bright 
rose-pink. 
Nancy. Bushy plants completely covered with pale 
flesh-pink flowers. Height 12 inches. 
Ronald. Pleasing shade of bright lilac-pink following 
rose-pink buds. 12 inches high. 
Victor. The most dwarf of all with clear lavender-blue 
flowers. 
Any of the above $0.35 each; $3.50 per dozen. 
AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rock Cress). Dwarf, suitable for 
rockery. Sheets of various colored flowers in spring. 
BAPTISIA australis (False Indigo). 2 ft. Long racemes of 
dark blue flowers. June to July. 
BOLTONIA asteroides (False Chamomile). 5 to 6 ft. Fine 
late-flowering perennials. Aster-like white flowers. Au¬ 
gust and September. 
latisquama. 4 ft. Flowers clear lavender; fine for cutting. 
CAMPANULA carpatica (Harebell). 9 in. Erect blue flow¬ 
ers, useful for edgings. June to September. 
carpatica alba. 9 in. Pure white. 
medium (Canterbury Bells). 3 ft. Biennial. Flowers blue, 
white and rose. Separate colors. June and July. 
medium calycanthema (Cup-and-Saucer). Biennial. Sep¬ 
arate colors. 
persicifolia (Bellflower). Peach-leaved. 2 ft. Blue. June 
to August. 
persicifolia alba. 2 ft. White. June to August. 
rotundifolia (Blue Bells). 1 ft. Blue. June to August. 
CENTAUREA montana. 20 in. Large purple flowers. Fine 
for cutting. June. 
CERASTIUM tomentosum (Snow-in-Summer). 5 to 6 in 
Low growing plant. Silvery foliage, white flowers; fine 
for rockeries. 
CHELONE lyoni (Turtlehead). 2 ft. Showy deep red flow¬ 
ers, bearing Snapdragon-like blooms and spikes. August 
to September. 
