HARDY PERENNIALS B. F. Barr Nurseries 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
The Most Dependable Varieties 


From early Spring to late Autumn there are always flowers to enjoy where Pen Cees 
and the blooms are equally enjoyable growing in beds or borders on the lawn or cut for table and home 
decoration. Once planted they continue to bloom and increase in beauty each succeeding A aes a 
Perennials require little attention (weeding and watering during the growing season and mulc ue 
with fertilizer in the Fall) and, as each variety has a fixed period to flower, a succession of bloom can be 
enjoyed throughout the season. The following table makes easy the selection of proper varieties. 







































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Alyssum saxatile com-.-Goldentuft © ~-------___ * Aleeal Ae Peas Palos bd es 1 ft. | $1.00 
Aquilegia caerulea hy- | | | | | | | | 
brida Meo ees Hybrid Colorado 
Galunhine ak sd sell hele lovelies hs ‘al | Various Moa E |r ae 2-3 ft. | 1.20 
Aster < 22 ee eee Beechwood Challenger -]....|..|..]..|..|* ered PS EW gas 1.25 
Aster ( ee Harrington’s Pink --~_- é =| \erceal| febecal PREF ane lial Fale cP aes ile oi bera5. 
Aster. eee Blues Bb yesuseeee ee * lipaleert ae * is By ele | 1.25 
Chrysanthemum maxi- 
one mpg is ed Shasta, Daisy seenesesee] Sollee) PEP YP eee Le fhe Ii Bloods I aeeestaae _ Zits 1.00 
Coreopsis grandiflora .-Big Coreopsis --------- Bey hoot esta Aelia iepsl idovleva be in ee 2eGC. 1.00 
Dianthus plumarius -.-Grass Pink —--.-------- ea ne aie Ad bee Re All eolors Pal tS uy Seine 1.00 
Eupatorium coelestinum_Mistflower _----------- A al Woes (eect bo ol tl SE eeu lene bee hess * 2 ft. 1.00 
Gypsophila paniculata 
inp (Bristol Fairy) ------- alle |. | Ce | a ee seal wes cca Weel Mesczal We te |e |: aN ont | 1.50 
Heliopsis scabra zinniae- 2 
flora eae eee Zinnia Heliopsis ------ au | BF heuot (cod | (1% = : see eectlicedl wt ake | Bee. 3 ft. | 1.00 
Hemerocallis dumertieri Early Daylily --------- : al: al | eee edalleloA been ora liorg) nse leweelioce lho = LS sine ee 1e00 
Hemerocallis flava ....-Lemon Daylily -------- Seale exalt oa lke ea | cece eee | ee Lk eal la ean lenses Saets | 1.00 
Hemerocallis fulva | | 
ikwanso a 2 eee Kwanso Daylily ------- els Slee eel ea ae Fe eee ede otto Pacebel eee lente |: : ite. 4] TO) 
Hemerocallis thunbergi-Japanese Daylily ------] ..|..|..|* |..].. thio cil Pcctona| foe F-eokal te eB hok Salta eel OO 
Hemerocallis _-----__- Mikadow (2 22s=seseeee ldfewed svelte al oe he cs ATE See uleeal ieccd io, oil Proves Mell pe 2 \ft. | 1.25 
Hibiscus(Marvels)rosea Pink Rosemallow ------ 7S |: elleventiauellaeat im [eee a (relics Meme fo Sieh lee Ne a Se 8-5 ft. 1.60 
Hibiscus (Marvels) coc- 
CiNCUS fee Scarlet Rosemallow ---]| ..|..|..|..]*]*].. renter a\ietren| exe: bean een leo eee 3-5 ft. 1.60 
Hibiscus(Marvels) alba. White Rosemallow ----| ..|..|..]..]*]*]..] *|..[].-[.-]..].-] *]..]..].. 3-5 ft. 1.60 
Hosta caerulea(funkia)_Blue Plantainlily -_--- Be hes He 3 * ale a Bs et eal leur 1% ft. 1.20 
Hosta grandiflora k 
(funkia) ee see ee Big Plantainlily ------- ‘ 4k ata eal) coiled ea oaks Fasano Peseee iccad cnc Fath Weekes nach face 2 ft. 1.50 
Lobelia cardinalis .---- Cardinal Flower -------] ..]|..|.. 6) BY Lael Ieee foc Bl allied ba teil oe Pte lee 2 £t. 1.00 
Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross --------- SH Se Lata eal teal Role alles lecltoal to dlls Mioite< 3 ft. 1.00 
Lythrum salicaria roseumRose Loosestrife ~------ Beg Wey oe fein | Rae Wl tac | bess Masta eso ee] feed buy Ay eed Wesel 2ett, 1.00 
Papaver orientale  .---Oriental Poppy ---~---- Avs ole os | Pata lies au Meera Ieee si esl lowe ieee) es cal Roce (eed |e 4 fae fetes outs 1.10 
Papaver orientale (Lev- 
ermere)), ces. eee Levermere O. Poppy --| . |. = \e elem eh ie, carats!) ceellt eal errors i es etal ti 2% ft. 1.10 
Papaver orientale (Mrs. 
Perry) |. S2222222_22_- Mrs. Perry Of; Poppy i2-) ool anata eaters bene : 7 ile alletalbe eles 2% ft. 1.10 
Plumbago = ----------- Larpentine __-_-----.- aaa. CPE kN el ello colle oll te led Be * | * 6-9 in. 1.00 
Pyrethrum coccineum .-Coccineum  --__-----__ 4 ae AUS PAS ene yl a | Various * i * | ‘| * 1 ft 1.10 
Veronica _-.---------- Blue Spire _.---.---.- alee e|e|* sie lsecal WO esoPal es Tce * 2atte 1.00 
Perennial orders valued at $3.00 or more will be sent postpaid. 
Orders under $3.00 please add 30 cents if postpaid is desired to help defray expenses in handling and 
postage. 
BEARDED IRIS 
NEW AND RARE VARIETIES rene ee See ee ow paale ian 
ifornia Alber ctor. oft blue and lavender. 
Miter fs meade eget UID SMT SLEPON Ballerine. Violet with falls deeper shade of violet. 
Cheerio. Super red tone. Brandywine. Silvery-violet. 
Dogrose. Delightful pink. Crimson King. Crimson. 
Easter Morn. Large sparkling, satiny white. Crusader. Blue with falls a darker blue. 
; Demi-Deuil. Veined mauve. 
Missouri. True blue, large and fragrant. Halo. Violet and bluish violet. 
Pale Moonlight. Soft sky blue. Gigantic. ait Ske ay Dipl. Early. 
Pin ini ; : Lohengrin. oft cattleya-rose. 
A = Raaitheet oo PERE Lord Salisbury. Amber white and violet-purple. 
Pink Satin. Finest pink tone. Queen of May. Soft rose-lilac. 
Red Dominion. Popular red tone. Tregastel. Lilac violet. 
Rubeo. Velvety red of colossal size. 3 for 60c. Set of 15 plants, your selection $3.00 
65c each. 5 Plants, your selection, $3.00 postpaid. postpaid. 
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