
- Jolhys 
HARDY PERENNIALS (Continued) 
Price: 50e per plant, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, except where noted 
Varieties starred (*) are suitable for Rock Gardens. Varieties daggered (‘;) are suitable for Cut Flowers. 
ACHILLEA (Yarrow) 
+* Ptarmica, the Pearl—Small heads of pure white flowers, 
excellent for cutting. Blooms from midsummer to October. 
About 18 inches high. Plant in sun for best results. 
+*Snowball—A double flowering form of the above. Nice, 
dwarf, compact grower, attaining a height of about 15 inches. 
Flowers mid-summer to October. Plant in sun for best results. 
ACONITUM  (Monkshood) 
+}Fischeri—A fine hardy variety with dark blue flowers in Sep- 
tember and October, 2-3 feet in height. The Aconitums do well 
in a shady or half shady location. 
+Sparks Variety—The darkest blue of all, flowering in July 
and attaining a height of about 214 feet. Does well in a shady 
or half shady location. 
AETHIONEMA (Stone Cress) 
* Coridifoliaum—Neat, compact, Candytuft-like flowers of lilac- 
pink with frosty blue foliage, attaining a height of about 4 to 
6 inches. Closely allied to the Iberis, this Sub-Shrub flowers 
profusely in May and June and is ideal for edging and rock 
garden work. Must be grown in light, sandy loam or dry sunny 
slope. 
AJUGA (Bugle Flower) 
* Brockbanki—Bronze foliage, with blue flowers. Flowering in 
May and June, fine for edging. Does very well in shady loca- 
tions. Height, 4 inches. 
ALYSSUM (Rock Madwort) 
*Saxatile Citrinum — Light yellow form of Compactum. 
Identically the same habit of growth. An ideal plant for the 
early Spring garden. Height, 12 inches. 
*Saxatile Compactam-—Splendid plant for the rockery or 
border, growing a foot high; golden yellow flowers with dense, 
compact heads. 1 foot. April and: May. 
ANEMONE (Windtlower ) 
One of the best of the Fall blooming plants, for use as cut- 
flowers or where one requires a show spot in the garden. These 
plants do equally well in sun or shade; they bloom from early 
September until cut down by the frost. 
+; Alice—When the flowers first appear they look like Roses, and 
when they are expanded the silvery petals are suffused with 
bright carmine. Height 314 feet. 
+September Charm—A lovely variety, a cross between Ane- 
mone Hupehensis and Japonica Queen Charlotte, combining 
the good qualities of both. Flowers of lovely silver-pink, shaded 
with rose and mauve, are produced in great profusion from 
September to hard frost, Height, 314 feet. 
+ Whirlwind—Semi-double, pure white. Height 314 feet. 
ANCHUSA (Alkanet) 
+Barrelieri (Early Bugloss) — A delightful early blue 
flower, more compact and bushy in growth than Anchusa Italica, 
Dropmore. Blooms in May and is covered with small, dark blue 
flowers with pinkish yellow throats. About 2144 feet high and 
thrives in full sun. 
+Dropmore Variety—Rich gentian blue; one of the earliest 
of the blue flowers. Plants form beautiful specimens, 3 to 4 feet 
high. One of the most exquisite blue flowers for the garden. 
June to August. 
|+Felton’s Pride—aA light blue variety of the Dropmore type 
only a little more dwarf in growth. English importation flower- 
ing in May and June. 2 to 3 feet high. 
* +} My osotidiflora—This Dwarf Anchusa comes into bloom in 
May, and continues blooming for about six weeks. The flowers 
somewhat resemble Forget-me-nots but are the brilliant blue of 
the tall Anchusa. It grows about 1 foot high and is admirably 
adapted to rock gardens or borders. 
ANTHEMIS (Hardy Marguerite) 
+Mloonlight—A fine compact and upright growing variety ob- 
taining a height of 2 feet, and literally covererd throughout the 
Summer months with quantities of pale lemon yellow Daisy- 
like flowers about 214 inches in diameter. Excellent for cutting 
as well as fine showy variety for the hardy border. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine ) 
These native flowers of North America are wonderfully useful 
as cut flowers. Will grow in any location, but give best results 
in well drained and sunny position. May and June. 
+Blue Hybrids—An assortment of different shades of blue. 
+Crimson Star—A very lovely rich crimson, with a white cen- 
ter. Flowers from early May until heavy frost late in the 
season. 
+Mirs. Seott Elliott?’s Hybrids—Assorted shades of long 
spurred varieties. 
+ Yellow—A very fine clear shade of yellow. 

Long-Spurred Hybrid Aquilegia 
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