
CASHMAN NURSERIES, 

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OWATONNA, MINNESOTA 
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Miscellaneous 
Asparagus—Can be planted either in spring or fall. 
Dig a narrow trench at least ten inches deep and fill 
the bottom with three inches of well rotted manure. 
Cover this with two inches of black soil in which plant 
the Asparagus. Cover with two more inches of dirt 
and leave balance of trench open util the plants grow 
out. Set plants one foot apart and rows two to three 
feet apart. Give a good top dressing of manure in 
fall, working it in between the rows in spring. Lib- 
eral applications of salt are also beneficial. We grow 
Washington Rust Proof, and Conover’s Colossal, which 
we consider the best. 
_ Horse Radish—Too well known to need description. 
Grows anywhere. We offer strong roots which should 
be planted in the spring. 
Rhubarb—Easiest culture. Just what we need in 
spring for pies and sauce to thin our blood. A great 
medicine. We grow two kinds, Ruby, with tall, 
coarse, pink colored stems, and Macdonald called 
wine plant, with smaller stalks, more tender and 
very fine quality. Both entirely hardy. 
Hardy Perennials 
One. of the essentials in securing a bright and lovely 
garden or border is color, and to get this you need 
perennials. Most of the shrub planting is to secure 
foliage, the quiet green against the house foundation 
or aiong the border lines. In order to secure a suc- 
cession of color from spring until fall liberal use should 
be made of perennials. Their range of height, foliage, 
color and time of blooming is so varied that they are 
really indispensable. The perennial is a plant with 
a hardy root system which lives in the ground from 
year to year while the top dies back in the late fall. 
They thrive best in moderately rich soil not too wet. 
It is well to cultivate deep in the preparation of the 
zround so that the root growth will extend far below 
the surface and eliminate the need of watering. After 
the ground has frozen a few inches they should be 
mulched with leaves, straw, coarse manure or clean 
litter of any kind and this should be left on for a time 
in the spring to prevent freezing and thawing, which 
is very injurious to the young shoots. After the dan- 
ger of frost has passed it can be raked from the plant 
and worked into the soil or left on top as a mulch to 
conserve the moisture. In selecting perennials care 
should be exercised to provide, not only a liberal con- 
trast in the color scheme, but also a succession of 
hloom from spring until fall. The following list cov- 
ers a range sufficient for all purposes. 
Achillea, The Pearl—Pure white double flowers borne 
freely in clusters. Very effective to soften conflicting 
notes in the color scheme. 15 to 24 inches. All snm- 
mer. 

Anchusa, Dropmore—Tall spikes of heautiful purple 
flowers. flowering all summer. Rough broad foliage. 
4 to 5 feet. June to September. 
Baby’s Breath, Gypsophilla—Dense spreading sym- 
metrical foliage covered with minute white flowers 
having a beautiful gauze-like appearance. 2 to 3 feet. 
July and August. 
Baptisia, Australis—The attractive blue 
pea-shaped flowers are borne in_ short 
spikes. Will stand partial shade. 2 to 3 
feet. May and June. : 
Bleeding Heart—Have long racemes of 
pink flowers which are always attractive. 
Come up early in the spring and flowers 
immediately. 2 feet. May to July. ' 
Canterbury Bell, Campanula—An old 
favorite with beautiful bell flowers in pin- 
nacles, blue to white. Protect heavily in 
winter. 18 to 24 inches. June and July. 

Chinese Lantern Plant—A unique and 
very interesting novelty. Grown for the 
highly colored bladder-like fruits, or seed 
pods which cover the bush in late sum- 
mer and autumn. These fruits average 
about 2 inches in diameter and are a 
brilliant orange-red when ripe, and be- 
cause of their shape and texture, the bush 
is properly called “Chinese Lantern 
Plant.’”’? The branches when dried, make 
heautiful winter decorations, retaining 
their brilliant color a long time. 
Columbine, Coerulea—They come in as- 
sorted colors of blues, whites, yellows, 
pinks and rose. Grow in almost any soil 
but prefer well drained sandy loam. 12 
inches. April to July. 

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Coreopsis, 
large 
piants. 
October. 
Dianthus Plumarius—The hardy pinks have a spicy 
fragrance without which the garden is incomplete. 
Their perfect form and rich coloring make them great 
favorites for summer bouquets. 10 inches. June. 
Echinacea-—A very hardy plant, coarse foliage of 
dark green. Rose colored petals with dark colored 
raised cone in center. 8 feet. June and July. 
Flax Perennial—A new perennial resembling some- 
what the field flax when in bloom. Blossoms of a 
light blue which can be increased by clipping the 
heads as the flowers die. 15 inches. May to October. 
Fox Glove, Digitalis.—A biennial which under prop- 
er conditions will seed itself. Very attractive in the 
border. Sold only in assorted colors but are mixed 
from the best plants. 2 to 3 feet. June to July. 
Giant Daisy, Pyrethrum—A hardy tall growing plant 
throwing out long stems which bear clusters of pure 
white flowers with yellow centers. Blooms late in the 
summer and continues until frost. 
Gaillardia, Grandiflora—The flowers are of gor- 
geous coloring. The center is of dark red-brown, while 
the petals are marked with brilliant crimson, orange 
and vermilion and often a combination of all in one 
flower. 15 inches. All summer. 
Golden Glow, Rudbeckia—Has wide and _ striking 
range of foliage and an abundance of double yellow- 
golden flowers, shaped like a cactus dahlia. 5 to 6 
feet. July and August. 
Helenium, Dutumn—Late bloomer. Flowers of a 
rich deep cream, foliage dark green. Similar to the 
Riverton Gem except in color. 2 to 8 feet. 
Lancolata—An improved variety with 
bright yellow flowers, one of the best hardy 
Fine for cut flowers. 20 inches. June to 



Helenium, Riverton Gem—Bloom in late 
summer and fall when plants, about two 
feet high, are covered with old gold flow- 
ers suffused with bright  terra-cotta 
changing to red. 
Hibiscus, Mallow Marvels—A _ robust 
type of upright habit, producing an abun- 
dance of flowers of enormous size in all 
the richest shades of crimson, pink and 
white mixed colors. 4 to 5 feet. August 
and September. 
Hollyhocks — These _ stately majestic 
plants are as old as the country, but the 
double sorts are not so well known. We 
have them in double pink, double white, 
double cream, also assorted colors in both 
double and single. 6 to 8 feet. June to 
September. 
Larkspur, Delphinium Belladonna— 
Most continuous bloomers of all Lark- 
spurs, with delicate, clear turquoise blue 
flowers. 18 inches. June and July. 
Larkspur, Chinese—A dwarf variety 
with fine feathery foliage and deep gene- 
tian blue flowers. 2 feet. July and Au- 
gust. 
Perennial Sweet Pea, Lathyrus—An ex- 
ceedingly hardy and interesting plant 

never in the _ border. The 
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