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W^ATKINS ?V[URSERIES, (^yWlDLOTHI AN, FiRGINIA 
Field Grown Perennia 
s and Rock Garden 
Plants 
Price on all perennials (except where noted): 15c each; 
$1.50 doz.; $10.00 
per 100. 
We are offering a large number of the newer varieties of perennials in our list. 
To be able to supply those of our customers who have, in recently increasing numbers, made inquiry 
for the newer perennials and plants suitable for use in a rock garden, we have this year grown a large, 
varied stock, from which selections can be made for almost any purpose. We shall be glad to give our 
advice as to the most suitable varieties to anyone who contemplates planting a new border or rock 
garden, or altering an old one. 
In our general list of Hardy Perennials those marked with a star (*) are especially adapted to 
Rock Garden planting. 
ACHILLEA : Milfoil or Yarrow 
PTARMICA. Pure white, double flowers. Con¬ 
tinuous bloom. Excellent for cutting. 1 foot. 
EUPATORIUM. 3 to 4 feet. Flat heads of brilliant 
yellow flowers; finely cut foliage. Blooms last dried 
all winter. 
AJUGA : Bugle 
Dwarf, creeping perennials. The leaves are 
coarsely toothed, and the shoots more or less creep¬ 
ing. Excellent plants for edging or carpeting bare 
spots. Suitable for sun or shade. 
*REPTANS RUBRA. Grows 3 to 4 inches high, 
with deep purplish blue flowers in May and June. 
ALYSSUM : Madwort; Basket of Gold 
*SAXATILE COMPACTUM. Broad masses of 
bright yellow flowers in early spring. An excellent 
plant for the rockery or front of borders. 1 foot. 
ANCHUSA : Alkanet 
*MYOSOTIFLORA. New. Dwarf, clear blue 
Forget-me-not flowers. Very fine. 20c each; $2.00 
per dozen. 
ANTHEMIS KELWAYI 
HARDY MARGUERITE. A most satisfactory 
hardy perennial, bearing all summer daisy-like 
golden-yellow blossoms; excellent for cutting; 2 feet. 
AQUILEGIA : Columbine 
Remarkably graceful and beautiful perennials, 
noteworthy for the charm of their flowers. Few 
hardy plants can excel them in beauty. They are 
ideal plants for partially shady borders. We are 
offering only the best long-spurred varieties. 
Blue Shades. A wide range of splendid flowers in 
blue shades. 
Pink Shades. These bright pink shades are particu¬ 
larly showy. 
Snow Queen. Beautiful pure white flowers. 
Copper Queen. A new color in the Long-Spurred 
Aquilegias, being in shades of red. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott Long-Spurred Hybrids. Plants are 
vigorous and strong growing. They are 3 ft. tall and 
bear a profusion of large, long-spurred blooms 
exhibiting a marvelous range of splendid colors. 
Lemon Queen. Lovely pale yellow. 
Wild Columbine. Orange and yellow. 
ARTEMIS A : Southernwood; Sage Brush 
LACTIFLORA. A tall-growing plant of fine foliage 
and heads of small, white flowers in August and 
September, which fill the garden with fragrance. A 
splendid and graceful cut flower. 
SILVER KING. A striking white-leaved contrast 
plant. A beautiful “mist” for setting off bouquets 
and floral combinations. The entire color effect 
bright frosted silver. Three feet high. Sprays may 
be cut to mix with winter bouquets. 
