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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
The following pages contain some of the most desirable Hardy Perennial plants for cut flower production and garden 
show as well. We are also in position to furnish every worthwhile variety, produced by a specialist who is renowned 
for quality. Our special complete catalogue of Hardy Perennial Plants ready March 1, 1944. If interested write for 
a free copy. 
ACHILLEA 
Milfoil or Yarrow 
PERRY’S WHITE. 1 to 2 feet. June to August. 
A choice variety. Nothing better for cutting. 
An excellent filler. The whitest of all Achilleas, 
and an outstanding favorite with florists for 
summer flowers. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ANCHUSA 
Myosotidiflora (Forget Me Not Flowered Bug- 
loss). Height 1¥%2 feet when in bloom, during 
April and May. Makes a tidy, compact plant, 
entirely lacking of the coarseness of the taller 
Anchusas, forming a mound of dainty blue 
flowers resembling the for-me-not, but borne 
in branchy sprays. Foliage is robust and has 
a healthy, attractive appearance throughout 
the entire season. An effective rock plant for 
shady places. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ANTHEMIS 
TINCTORIA, PERRY’S VARIETY. Nicely formed 
bushes 15 to 18 inches in height with fern-like 
foliage covered from June to October with 
large, well-shaped golden yellow Daisies, 
nearly 3 inches across. Valuable for cutting. 
Field Grown 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
2-in. Pots 
Per 10, $1.75: Per 100, $12.50 
ARTEMESIA 
Boundlessly useful, either for the border, for 
spotting in shrub plantings, or, particularly, for 
filling in floral effects. 
SILVER KING. Unquestionably one of the best 
all around decorative plants. Its bright silver- 
colored stems and foliage are of great value as 
a filler for bouquets, sprays, baskets, or all 
sorts of floral pieces. By cutting and drying the 
stems it is very valuable in the winter for filler. 
It is a showy plant in the perennial border or 
among shrubbery. 
2-in. Pots 
Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
HARDY ASTERS 
ASTER FRIKARTI, Wonder of Staffa. Lavender- 
blue flowers from 2 to 2¥2 inches across, pro- 
duced from June Ist until the middle of Novem- 
ber. Does exceedingly well in light shade and 
comes to perfection in full sun. A constant rich 
display of flowers is kept up the entire sum- 
mer. Flowers are excellent for cutting. 2'%4-in. 
pots. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $17.50 
BEECHWOOD CHALLENGER 
Erect grower, of medium height, producing 
brilliant crimson-red flowers. We highly recom- 
mend this variety for florist cutting or land- 
scape use. 
22" Pots, Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 

HARDY ASTERS (Continued) 
HARRINGTON’S PINK. Produces fine silvery 
tose flowers in clusters, continuously from 
early September until cut down by frost. It 
makes a striking show in the garden and 
florists will find this a valuable cut flower 
for use in the larger vases and floral arrange- 
ments. 
2%4-in. Pots 
Per 10, $2.25: Per 100, $17.50 
HILDA BALLARD. The enormous flowers are 
beautiful opalescent mauve or lilac, each 
blossom with a deep fringe of rays which are 
particularly soft in appearance. It is strong 
growing, branching, with very dark stems and 
tich green leaves. One of the finest. 
242” Pots, Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
PALMYRA. Grows to a height of 30 inches, 
produces'very attractive blue flowers in abund- 
ance, creating a marvelous showing in garden 
plantings. It is also desirable for cutting pur- 
poses. 
2%%-in. Pots 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $17.50 
MT. EVEREST. A wonderful white Aster of ex- 
ceptional value, forming tall, well-shaped, 
pointed pyramids with an abundance of lateral 
growth flowering right down to the ground. 
Flowers in September and grows to a height 
of about 3 to 4 feet. 
212” Pots, Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
A. B.C. Buddteies 
The following list completes the cycle 
of desirable varieties for cut flowers 
and garden show. 
PINK CHARMING 
A strikingly different shade anywhere, 
flowering from the middle of June until 
frost. The plant grows to 5 and 6 feet 
in height and spread. The heads are 
round and solid and open full length. 
The flowers are a clear lavender-pink. 
2%"' Pots: Per 10, $2.00: Per 100, $15.00 
ROYAL PURPLE 
Color is a rich glowing purple. Each 
large panicle seems to be lighted from 
within. The bush is completely covered 
with long, sturdy spikes from July until 
frost. It attains a height of 4 to 5 feet. 
2%" Pots: Per 10, $2.00: Per 100, $15.00 
ORCHID BEAUTY 
A splendid, new variety of soft cattleya- 
orchid with a brilliant orange eye. In 
our nurseries, the flower spikes are 
brilliantly in flower from the very tip to 
the base at the SAME TIME. 
24"" Pots: Per 10, $2.00: Per 100, $15.00 
ROYAL RED 
Blooms from July until frost. Hardy, 4 
to 6 feet high. Foliage a deep leathery 
green. 
2%" Pots: Per 10, $3.00: Per 100, $25.00 
HARDY ASTERS (Continued) 
RED CLOUD. A rare and very fine novelty. 
Produces pure deep pink flowers in September 
and Octoker. Height 4 to 5 feet. 
2\%4-in. Pots 
Per 10, $2.06; Per 100, $15.00 
STAR OF EISENACH. This plant produces an 
abundance of large, very dark violet-blue 
flowers with orange centers. Most ideal for 
cutting. 
2¥%-in. Pots 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $17.50 
STAR OF WARTBURG. Large lilac blue flowers 
with a striking orange center are produced on 
12 to 14-inch stems about the middle of June. 
A strikingly beautiful plant in the rock garden 
or in any perennial bed. While very striking in 
its permanent location, at the same time the 
flowers can be cut and used in the better types 
of floral pieces. 2¥%-in. pots. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM. When the 
flowers first open they appear as a deeper 
pink and these with the softer pink open 
flowers make a lovely combination of color. 
Height 4 feet, blooms the end of September. 
2%" Pots, Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
CARNATIONS 
SCARLET KING. This, without question, is the 
most outstanding Hardy Carnation discovered 
in recent years. It produces large, solid double 
scarlet flowers on sturdy stems 12 to 14 inches 
in length. This is the closest resemblance to 
good quality greenhouse Carnations that we 
have ever seen. The outstanding value of this 
plant is that when small 2'%-inch pot plants 
are planted outdoors in proper planting sea- 
son in the spring, five to six weeks after 
pianting, the first attractive flowers will 
appear. Within a very short time, the entire 
plant is covered with beautiful glowing scarlet 
flowers, which are most suitable for use in 
floral pieces. This is also one of the most 
showy plants in the hardy garden. The plants 
are exceptionally hardy along the lake regions; 
the winters do not seem to set them back; they 
continue to produce heavy crops of flowers 
for over a period of years. We highly recom- 
mend that you make a planting of this most 
outstanding Hardy Carnation outdoors this 
spring. 
2%-in. Pots 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
CRIMSON KING. Produces beautiful double 
crimson flowers on stems 12 to 14 inches in 
length. Very desirable for floral arrangements. 
We have growing in our nurseries an excellent 
type of this worthy Carnation. If the flowers 
are cut continuously, our plants will flower 
practically all summer, thus providing desir- 
able material for your summer requirements. 
2-in. Pots 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
