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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Our Perennial Plants are grown in our own nurseries at Farmingdale, 
Long Island, where the climate is conducive to rugged plants. Here 
we have humid summers and cold, wet winters with bitter winds. 

Aconitum Fischeri 
ACHILLEA,. Yarrow. See pages 19 and 84. 
ACONITUM. Monkshood. Very effective 
im shady places. Requires a woodsy soil. 
Fischeri. Clear blue flowers. 3 to 4 ft. 
Sept. 
Napellus. Rich dark blue. 4 ft. Aug. 
Sparks’ Variety. Deep violet-blue. Very 
stately, growing up to 5 feet. 
Above 3 varieties, $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
ZETHIONEMA, Warley Rose.* Rock- 
Daphne. Rich pink. Resembles a 
miniature Daphne; very choice. 4 to 
6 im. May, June. 55 cts. each, $1.50 
for 3, $5.50 per doz. 

AJUGA. Buzgle-Flower. Splendid carpeting 
plants and ideal ground-covers for sun 
or partial shade. 
Metallica. * Bronze foliage and blue flow- 
ers. 4to 6in. June. 
Multicolor. * Leaves are multicolored 
varying from dark green to red, white, 
and yellow. 4 to 6 in., 55 cts. each, 
$1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Reptans alba. *% Pure white flowers. 4 to 
6in. June. 
Reptans, Pink Spires. x Very effective 
because of its soft pink flowers on Jong 
spikes. Perfect compact habit. Fine for 
the edges of paths and walks. 6 to 9 in. 
June, July. 
Above two Ajugas, $3.25 per doz., $25 per 100 
ALOYSIA. See Herbs, pages 18 and 19. 
ALYSSUM. Basket of Gold. These produce 
sheets of yellow flowers. Very suitable 
for rock-gardens, walls, and sunny 
borders. 
Saxatile. % Golden yellow. 1 ft. May. 
ANCHUSA. Alkanet. These rank among the 
best blue summer-flowering plants. 
Italica, Dropmore. Very showy and 
effective in borders. Brilliant royal blue. 
4to 5 ft. July. 
Myosotidiflora. * Produces sprays of tur- 
quoise-blue flowers resembling forget- 
me-nots. 114 ft. May, June. $1.20 
for 3, $4.50 per doz. 



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Anthemis, Thora Perry 
Anemone japonica + Windflower 
There are no prettier flowers for the au- 
tumn than these. Thriving in borders, in sun 
or partial shade, they produce a charming 
picture from early September to late October 
with their beautiful chalices ranging from 
pure white to rose and crimson. They revel 
In a woodsy soil, i.e., rotted leaves, peat, etc. 
Geant des Blanches. 
Bitt: 
Hupehensis. Early flowering. Rosy mauve. 
114 ft. 
Queen Charlotte. 
rose flowers. 3 ft. 
Rosea superba. Large deep rose flowers. 3 ft. 
September Charm. Rosy pink. Very florif- 
erous and popular. 2 ft. 
Rubra. Dark crimson. 2 ft. 
ANEMONE pulsatilla. Pasque Flower. 
Lovely mauve flowers in late April and 
May. The flowers are covered with silky 
hairs and have golden stamens. 9 in. 
Pulsatilla rubra. % A ruby counterpart 
of the above. 
All Anemones, $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Huge white flowers. 
Beautiful, large silvery 

ANTHEMIS. Chamomile. A lovely summer- 
flowering plant with elegant, finely cut 
foliage. Fine for cutting. 
Thora Perry. A novelty from England, 
with bright yellow flowers. 3 ft. July, 
Aug. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 
per doz. 
See also Herbs on pages 18 and 19. 
ARABIS. Rock-Cress. * These make a won- 
derful spring display and are good for 
rock-gardens and as edgings for paths 
and borders. They are especially effec- 
tive when associated with subjects like 
aubrietia and alyssum. 
Albida fl.-pl. Pure white, fully double 
flowers, sweetly scented and resembling 
stocks. 9im. May. 
Rosabella. Very compact, with delicate 
pink flowers. 61n. May. 
Snowcap. Compact habit, with single 
white blossoms. 6 to 9 in. April. 
These extremes of weather produce ‘‘tough”’ plants which will thrive 
anywhere. Wedo not offer as hardy, plants which are definitely not so. 
You may plant them with every confidence. 

Anemone japonica 
Aquilegia + Columbine 
Beautiful old-fashioned border plants of 
indescribable grace. All are excellent for 
cutting. 
Alpina. A short-spurred variety; deep blue 
flowers. 3 ft. May. 
Clematiflora. Very distinct in that the 
flowers resemble a clematis. Pastel shades. 
2 ft. June. 
Long-spurred Varieties. All flower in 
June, and are from 2 to 3 feet in height. 
Blue Shades Rose and Pink Shades 
Scarlet Shades Yellow Shades 
Copper Shades Sawco Hybrids 
Longissima. Bright yellow, with spurs 
3 to 4 inches Iong. 21% ft. June. $1.50 
for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Aquilegia, Super-Spurred 
Colossal 
A strain of gigantic-sized blooms, mea- 
suring 5 to 6 inches across, with spurs 
4 inches long, covering a range of over 50 
colors. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 
per doz. 

ARENARIA montana. Sandwort. % A fine 
rock-plant with very large snow-white 
ores In early spring. Excellent for 
walls. 
ARMERIA. Thrift; Sea-Pink. 
Czespitosa. Rare and beautiful. Neat 
tufts of stiff green foliage studded with 
pale pink flowers. 3 im. June. 
Farmingdale Giants. A selected strain 
of giant-flowering Thrifts with stems 2 to 
2% feet high. Excellent for cutting. 
Many shades of pink, salmon, straw- 
berry, etc. July, Aug. 
ARTEMISIA, Silver King. Ghost Plant. A 
very decorative plant with white, finely 
cut leaves. Excellent in the perennial 
border to accentuate the beauty of flow- 
ering plants. 3 to 4 ft. 
Other Artemisias 
Are listed on pages 18 and 19. 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
* Dwarf plants for the Rock-Garden and edging the Perennial Border 
NEW YORK CITY 
You will have no difficulty in planting these, because 
we send directions with your order 
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