Distinctive Hardy Plants for the Home Garden 
HERBACEOUS PLANTS 
The More Easily Grown Border Perennials, Rock Garden Plants, Ferns and Bulbs. 

ACHILLEA *argentea—Mounds of silvery white foliage and 
numerous, white-rayed flowers in late Spring. 6 in. Very 
pleasing when planted with darker foliaged plants. Sun 
and open, gritty soil. 50c and 75c. 
ACONITUM 
ACONITUM (Monkshood)—Stately border perennials excel- 
lent for massing in sun or light shade and well-drained, 
moist, rich soil. The hooded blooms make interesting cut 
flowers. Tubers delivered only from late Fall to early Spring. 
bicolor—White flowers, broadly outlined in front with violet 
® blue on 3 to 4 foot spikes in Summer. Deeply cut, bright 
green leaves. Strikingly unique. 75c. 
Carmichaellii (Fisheri) Clean, dark green, divided leaves 
with showy light blue purple flowers in dense spikes. 
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Henryi (Napellus Spark’s Var.)—Glistening, deep bluish- 
purple blooms on branching spikes. 4 to 6 ft. Summer. 50c. 
ACTINEA *herbacea—Bright yellow Daisy-like flowers on 8 
inch stems over basal tufts of narrow leaves. Easy in a light, 
open soil in sun. Large blooms in mid-Spring. 50c and 75c. 
ALYSSUM 
ALYSSUM—Invaluable plants for rock work and the rock gar- 
den, requiring only a well drained soil in full sun. Includes 
some of the prettiest and most showy Spring and early 
Summer blooming plants. 
* diffusum—The straight shoots, lying splayed over the ground, 
are clothed with gray green leaves and produce bright 
yellow flowers on short stems in mid-Spring. Rare. 50c 
and 256; 
*montanum—Of prostrate habit, with silvery gray leaves and 
fragrant yellow flowers. Early Spring. Mounded carpets to 
8 inches. 50c and 75c. 
*saxatile fl.-pl—HMd4uch-improved double flowering form of 
saxatile, the double flowers, deep golden-yellow, make 
this variety much richer in appearance. Blooms in early 
Spring and is more compact; does not self-sow. 50c and 
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*saxatile luteum (citrinum)—A refined variety of the old 
Basket-of-Gold with masses of lovely, pale yellow flowers 
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*spinosum—One of the best for the rock garden. Woody- 
stemmed, dense, spiny, slivery foliage and small, numer- 
ous white flowers in late Spring. 1 ft. 75c and $1.00. 
*spinosum roseum—Light pink flowers cover the gray bush- 
lets. A rare variety. $1.00 and $1.25. 
ANCHUSA—See BRUNNERA. 
ANDROSACE—A famous genus of rock garden plants long- 
enjoyed by gardeners. The following grow well in rather 
light, well-drained soil in full sun. 
*lanuginosa Leichtlinii—Long, trailing stems clothed with sil- 
very leaves and terminal umbels of white flowers which 
have a bright crimson eye. One of the most beautiful and 
floriferous, blooming from late Spring to mid-Summer. 
Allow it to trail over a rocky ledge. 75c and $1.00. 
*primuloides—Rosettes of silky foliage and heads of rosy- 
lilac flowers on 4 inch stems in late Spring. A good, easy 
carpeter. 50c and 75c. 
ANEMONE—Dwarf Kinds 
ANEMONE “*fulgens—Vivid scarlet flowers on 12 to 18 inch 
stems in mid-Spring. The flaming, cupped, 2/2 inch blooms 
with their black stamens are carried over cut foliage. For 
moderate climates and light, well-drained soil in sun. 
Withhold water when plants become dormant. Tubers de- 
livered in Fall only. $1.00 and $1.25. 


nemorosa (Wood Anemone) —Give them a woodland soil 
and shade and their creeping root-stocks will soon make 
wide mats. Large flowers on 6 to 8 inch stems in mid- 
Spring. Excellent for naturalizing. Mixed colors only (blue, 
lavender-blue, mauve, and double white). Delivery in Fall 
and Winter only. 75c and $1.00. 
*Pulsatilla—One of the most satisfactory rock garden plants. 
Great cups of bluish-purple or violet with golden stamens 
in early Spring. Silky, much-gashed foliage turning greener 
with age. 1 ft. Easy, long-lived in ordinary soil, sun. 50c, 
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*Pulsatilla alba—Very beautiful variety of Pulsatilla. Large, 
®> pure white flowers with contrasting tassles of gold. Espe- 
cially fine. 75c and $1.00. 
*Pulsatilla albi-cyamea—One of the hardiest and most drought 
resistant Anemones in our gardens. Semi-nodding flowers 
of white, tinged lavender, on 6 inch stems during late 
Spring. Full sun, loamy soil. $1.00 and $1.25. 

ANEMONE PULSATILLA 
ANEMONE—Tall Kinds 
ANEMONE—The following varieties of Anemone japonica are 
among the most lovely Fall-blooming, hardy, border peren- 
nials. Robust plants 3 to 5 feet high clothed with handsome, 
dark green leaves and topped by many, long-stemmed 
flowers excellent for cutting. They thrive in cool, lightly 
shaded spots with moist, rich soil. In cold climates a situa- 
tion which protects the blooms from early frosts is desirable. 
alba—Single, waxy white, yellow center. 50c and 75c. 
Max Vogel—Large open, semi-double flowers of rich rose 
pink. Large, dark green leaves. Probably the most showy 
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