MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL 
olorful Hardy. 
Perenniala 
Flowers Which Live Year after Year in the Garden 
THE plants we offer are strong field-grown perennials which in most varieties will bloom 
freely the first season and should not be confused with seedling plants so often offered for 
sale. 
POSTAGE—If shipment is wanted by parcel post, please add to cover postage and 
packing figuring the average weight of 1 pound to each perennial plant. See parcel post 
rates on page 37. 
Perennials moved during the summer and early fall which require a ball of earth to 
assure successful transplanting are charged for at 10c each above the rate specified in this 
catalog. 
NOTE—Plants suitable for rock gardens are marked thus”. 
ACHILLEA EUPATORIUM. Fern-Leaved Yarrow. Brilliant yellow 
flowers in flat heads in July or August. Foliage finely cut. 
Very hardy. May be dried for winter bouquets. Three to four 
feet. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM. Rosy Milfoil. Dense heads of rosy 
pink flowers on eighteen-inch stems. Feathery foliage. Strong 
eigena Blooms July to October. 25¢ each. 3 for 7Oc. 6 for 
ACHILLEA PTARMICA. Perry’s White. The pure white double 
flowers bloom from June to September. Excellent for cutting. 
1 to 2 feet. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
ACHILLEA, Ptarmica. Snowball. A new Achillea of neat habit, 
fine for borders. Flowers of perfect form. Blooms over a long 
period. June to September. 35¢ each. 3 for $1.00. 6 for $1.90. 
See picture. 
ACONITUM FISCHERI. Monkshood. The helmet-shaped dark 
blue flowers are produced in September and October. A low- 
growing variety being 2 to 3 feet high. Very hardy and 
attractive. Will grow in partial shade. 35¢ each. 3 for $1.00. 
6 for $1.90. 
ANCHUSA ITALICA. Dropmore. Stately plants of easy culture 
growing 4 to 5 feet high and producing masses of rich gen- 
area flowers in June and July. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for 
ANCHUSA MYOSOTIDIFLORA.* Forget-me-not Anchusa. Clus- 
ters of dainty blue flowers resembling forget-me-nots on a 
dwarf plant 12 inches high. Flowers May and June. 35¢ each. 
STO pi-00s.6 10m S11.90- 
ANEMONE HUPEHENSIS. Delightful mauve rose flowers 11/2 
inches in diameter are borne in profusion from August until 
frost. A very choice perennial. Grows about 18 inches high. 
35¢ each. 3 for $1.0U. © ior $1.90. 
Aquilegia 
(Columbine) 
Pink, blue, yellow, 
crimson, or red and 
yellow 
All Aquilegias will 
grow in semi-shade 

AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS.* American Columbine. The native 
bright red and yellow variety. Blooms June to August, 2 feet 
high. See picture. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
AQUILEGIA.* Crimson Star. Its flowers are very large with 
crimson sepals and spurs, and white petals; an entirely new 
color in Aquilegias. The plant has a sturdy free-flowering 
$190 blooming June to August. 35¢ each. 3 for $1.00. 6 for 
AQUILEGIA CRYSANTHA.* Golden Columbine. The beautiful 
golden yellow flowers are in bloom from June to August. 2 
feet. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
AQUILEGIA CAERULEA.* Colorado Columbine. Lovely blue flow- 
ers with long spurs. June and July. 2 feet. 25¢ each. 3 for 
70c. 6 for $1.35. 
AQUILEGIA.* Mrs. Scott Elliot’s Strain. Large size, long spurred 
flowers in all shades blooming from June to August. 25¢ each. 
3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
AQUILEGIA. Pink Beauty. Delightful bright pink flowers of 
large size. 25¢ each. 3 for 70¢. 6 for $1.35. 
ARABIS ALPINA. Alpine Rockcress. Dense masses of pure 
white flowers. 10 to 12 inches, blooms May to August. Fine 
for border and rockery. 25¢ each. 3 for 7Oc. 6 for $1.35. 
ARTEMISIA.* Silver King. A striking plant with silvery gray 
leaves. A brilliant contrast plant in the garden and lovely 
when cut for winter bouquets. 3 feet. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 
CuioteolesDe 
ASTER ALPINUS GOLIATH.* Showy bluish purple flowers in 
May and June. 6 to 10 inches. Fine for rockery or edge of 
borders. Plant in full sun. 25¢ each. 3 for 70¢c. 6 for $1.35. 
Hardy Fall Aster or Michaelmas Daisy 
Tuis group of lovely autumn flowering perennials is of splendid value for 
use as a show flower in the garden or as cut flowers. The flowers are produced 
in great profusion on long stems that hold the blooms strongly upright and 
make cutting easy. Average height 3 to 4 ft. The following named varieties 
give a wide range of colors to choose from. 
ALDERMAN VOLKES. A lovely new Aster; bright rosy red flowers are borne 
profusely in clusters. About 24 inches tall. 35¢ each. 3 for $1.00. 6 for $1.90. 
BEECHWOOD CHALLENGER. Lovely flowers of crimson-red are produced in pro- 
fushion. An outstanding variety. 40¢ each. 3 for $1.15. 6 for $2.20. 
ste Si ss Double flowers of rich blue. The finest blue. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 
or iS) 
ERICA. The flowers are a most attractive pink. Fine for cutting like all the 
hardy Asters. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
LADY LLOYD. The clear rose pink flowers are very fine and long lasting. 25¢ 
each.-3 for 70¢:, 6 for $1.35. 
ASTER NOVAE ANGLIAE. A purple variety of outstanding merit. The almost fully 
double flowers are produced by the hundred on fine upright stems about 3 feet 
high. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
PEGGY BALLARD. Large sprays of double rosy mauve flowers produced in great 
abundance. 25¢ each. 3 for 70c. 6 for $1.35. 
SUNSET. A delightful new Aster with flowers of sunset pink. Very free flowering. 
Grows about 36 inches high. 35¢ each. 3 for $1.00. 6 for $1.90. 
WHITE LADY. The clear white semi-double flowers are produced freely on a plant 
3 to 4 feet tall. 35¢ each. 3 for $1.00. 6 for $1.90. 
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