HARDY PERENNIALS 
T HE Hardy Perennials are the backbone of the 
flower garden, most of them repeating faithfully 
each year with a minimum of attention. 
While we have condensed our list considerably this 
year by rejecting many second-rate varieties, we have 
retained many of the old stand-bys which we think are 
Ml varieties marked © are suitable for rock 
still worthy of a place in any garden. After careful trials 
of the newer introductions, we have selected and added 
to our list only those which we consider to be the best, 
and now have one of the most complete lists of reliable, 
worth-while perennials to be found in this country. 
-gardens as well as for beds and hardy borders 
Achillea 
Achillea filipendulina, Parker’s Variety. 
Yarrow. Tall plant with big clear yellow 
flower-heads. Prefers a dry location. Very 
fine for cutting, and may also be dried for 
winter bouquets. 2}/% to 3 ft. June-Sept. 
50 cts. each, $1.35 for 3, $4 for 10. 
A. Millefolium roseum. Milfoil. Compact 
heads of deep pink flowers. Finely cut 
foliage. \ x /i to 2 ft. June-Sept. 
A. tomentosa. © Woolly Yarrow. Bright 
yellow flowers. Excellent for rockeries. 
1 ft. June. 
Aconitum • Monkshood 
Relied upon by most gardeners to provide 
blue coloring in the garden after the del¬ 
phiniums are through. They thrive in semi¬ 
shade and the late varieties come out in time 
to contrast well with early chrysanthemums. 
Must be established quite a time to appear 
at their best. 
Aconitum Fischeri. One of the choicest we 
have. Fine spikes. 2 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. Napellus, Spark’s Variety. Tall plant 
with branching spikes of blue flowers. 
5 to 6 ft. July, Aug. $1.20 [for 3, $3.50 
for 10, $30 per 100. 
Actinomeris squarrosa 
The Cosmos Sunflower 
See page 38. $1.50 for 3, $4.50 for 10. 
AEthionema 
iEthionema grandiflorum. © Hard- 
wooded and shrubby. Dense spikes of 
rose-colored flowers. Resembles Candytuft. 
1 ft. May, June. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10 
Ajuga ® 
An excellent family of rock-garden or 
ground-cover plants, thriving in semi-shade 
under trees and flowering in May and June. 
Ajuga genevensis. Compact; good foliage; 
dark blue flowers. 6 in. 
A. genevensis rosea. Pink variety of above. 
A. reptans. Vigorous; soon carpets ground. 
Blue. 1 ft. 
A. reptans atropurpurea. Blue flowers. 
Bronze foliage. Compact growth. 6 in. 
May, June. 
Alyssum, Hardy 
All varieties are excellent subjects for 
rock- and wall-gardens and hardy borders, 
being of easy growth and preferring a sunny 
position. 
Alyssum saxatile compactum. ® Rock 
Madwort. Large compact masses of yellow 
flowers. A favorite rock-plant and used 
extensively in combination with spring 
bulbs in the border. 6 in. April, May. 
A. saxatile fl.-pl. © Admirably described 
by its nickname of “Golden Tuft.” Plants 
compact, never becoming leggy or loose. 
Double, intense golden yellow flowers, 
much more lasting than the single-flowered. 
10 in. June. 50 cts. each, $1.35 for 3, 
$4 for 10. 
AMSONIA Tabernaemontana. Willow 
Amsonia. Strong, shrub-like plant with 
willow-like foliage and spikes of delicate 
blue flowers. 2 ft. May, June. 
Anchusa 
Tall-growing, rough-foliage plants, ex¬ 
cellent for the back of the border and for 
cutting. Will flower from June to September, 
if not allowed to go to seed. 
Anchusa italica, Dropmore. Large; gen- 
tian-blue. 4 ft. 
A. italica, Pride of Dover. Lovely heavenly 
blue. 3 to 4 ft. 
A. myosotidiflora ( Brunnera macrophylla). 
® Forget-me-not-flowered Bugloss. Grace¬ 
ful panicles of forget-me-not-blue flowers 
from broad mats of heavy dark green 
foliage. Likes semi-shade where it makes a 
fine ground-cover. 1 to 1J4 ft- April, May. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria, Perry’s Variety. 
Yellow Marguerite. Golden yellow, daisy¬ 
like flowers. Does excellently in poor 
soils. 1 to 2 ft. July, Aug. 
ANTHERICUM Liliastrum major. ® 
St. Bruno’s Lily. Spikes of small white 
flowers resembling miniature Lilies. Nar¬ 
row grass-like foliage. Fine for cutting and 
a charming rock- or front-of-the-border 
plant. 2 ft. May, June. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 
for 10. 
Anemone • Windflower 
Charming as cut-flowers, indispensable in 
the border, the Japanese types are among the 
choicest of the perennials. They require 
plenty of moisture, prefer slight shade, and 
should be given some winter protection. 
The Pasque Flower is one of the earliest 
rock-plants and one of the loveliest in flower 
and foliage. 
Anemone hupehensis. Mauve-rose flowers. 
134 t° 2 ft. Aug. until frost. 
A. japonica alba. Large; single; pure white. 
2p2 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica, Alice. Large rose-pink flowers 
with lilac centers. One of the strongest 
growers of the pink sorts. 
A. japonica. Max Vogel. See page 38. 
$1.25 for 3, $3.50 for 10. 
A. japonica, Queen Charlotte. Large; 
semi-double; pink. 23^ to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica rubra. Semi-double; rosy red. 
lj^ to 2 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica, September Charm. Early. 
Silver-pink and rose. 2 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. japonica, Whirlwind. Large, strong. 
Semi-double; white. 23^ to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
A. Pulsatilla. © Pasque Flower Blooms 
lilac to purple. Attractive woolly foliage. 
1 ft. April, May. 
All Anemones, $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100, except where noted 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted: 3 of one variety 85 cts. ; 
10 of one variety, $2.30,- 100 of one variety, $20.00 
PLEASE NOTE: When only one plant of a variety is ordered, the price is 30 cts. 
Anchusa myosotidiflora 
$1 for 3 
Anemone japonica, September Charm 
$1 for 3 
East Rutherford, N. J. 
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