HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
flowers, rock-garden planting, ground-covers, and general 
perennial border effects presented on pages 24 to 41. 
While most of our perennials are freshly dug from the 
nursery blocks, we have learned there are many kinds that 
‘ 7 OU WILL FIND all the best herbaceous plants for cut- 

ARMERIA. Sea-Pink. Page 27 
ACHILLEA 
Filipendulina, Parker’s Variety. 
Yarrow. 
Tall plants with big clear yellow flower-heads; 
prefers a dry location. Very fine for cutting, 
and may also be dried for winter bouquets. 
2% to 3 ft. June to Sept. 3 for $1.50; 10 for 
$4.50. 
Millefolium roseum, Cerise Queen. Compact 
heads of cerise flowers. Finely cut foliage. 
114 to 2 ft. June to Sept. 3 for $1.75; 10 for 
$5.25. 
Ptarmica, Boule de Neige (Ball of Snow). 
An improvement on The Pearl, with fuller and 
more perfect flowers that are excellent for cut- 
ting. 114 ft. June to Sept. 3 for $1.35; 10 for 
$4.00. 
Tomentosa. Woolly Yarrow. Bright yellow 
%* flowers. Excellent for rockeries. 1 ft. June. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ACONITUM - Monkshood 
Autumnale. See page 24. 
Fischeri. Provides dark blue flowers in the 
garden after the delphiniums have passed, and 
contrasts well with the early chrysanthemums. 
Thrives in sun, also im partial shade. Best after 
becoming well established. 2 to 3 ft. Sept., 
Oct. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Napellus, Sparks’ Variety. A tall plant with 
branching spikes of blue flowers. 5 to 6 ft. 
July, Aug. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
AJUGA 
An excellent family of rock-garden or ground- 
cover plants, thriving in semi-shade under trees 
and flowering in May and June. 
Genevensis. Compact; good foliage; dark blue 
x flowers. A fine ground-cover. 6 in. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
Reptans. Light blue flowers; creeping habit. 
% Forms dense masses of foliage. 6 in. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Reptans atropurpurea. Blue flowers; bronze 
* foliage. Comnact growth. 6 in. May, June. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 

* Means plants suitable for Rock-Gardens 
ALYSSUM, HARDY 
Basket of Gold 
Early-flowering perennials. Excellent for 
edging flower-beds and in association with 
spring-flowering bulbs. 
Saxatile compactum. Compact masses of 
* single yellow flowers. 1 ft. April, May. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
AMSONIA 
Tabernzemontana. Willow Amsonia. Strong, 
shrubby plant with willow-like foliage and 
spikes of delicate blue flowers. 2 ft. May, 
June. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ANCHUSA 
Italica. Alkanet. An erect plant with clusters 
of large blue flowers, excellent for cutting. If 
not allowed to go to seed, will bloom from June 
to September. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Myosotidiflora. Forget-me-not-flowered 
* Anchusa. Likes partial shade and is a fine 
ground-cover. 1 to 144 ft. April, May. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ANEMONE . Windflower 
Sold for Spring Planting Only 
The Anemones are among the choicest of 
perennials, indispensable in the border. They 
require plenty of moisture, prefer slight shade, 
and should be given some winter protection. 
Japonica, Kriemhilde. Large, semi-double 
flowers of a striking vivid pmk shade. 21% ft. 
Sept., Oct. 
Japonica, Queen Charlotte. A strong grower 
producing large, semi-double, flesh-pink flow- 
ers. 214 to3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Japonica, September Charm. Considered 
yx one of the earliest and best varieties. Carries 
many flowers of silver-pink and rose in Sep- 
tember. 2 ft. 
Hupehensis. This species resembles a miniature 
% Anemone japonica in growth, with pale mauve- 
colored flowers in early August continuing 
to late fall. 1 ft. 
ANEMONE SPECIES 
Pulsatilla. Pasque-Flower. Lilac to purple. 
* Dwarf; 1 ft. April, May. 3 for $1.35; 10 for 
$4.00. 
Pulsatilla may be planted in 
spring or fall. 
All Anemones: 3 of one variety for $1.50; 
10 of one variety for $4.50, except where noted 
ANTHEMIS 
Moonlight. Pale yellow flowers about 2% 
inches in diameter. Blooms all summer and is 
excellent for cutting. 214 ft. 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. 
Tinctoria Kelwayi. Golden Marguerite. 
Flowers rich yellow; fine for cutting. Very 
popular and largely planted. 2 ft. June to 
Oct. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ARABIS - Rock-Cress 
Alpina. A mat of gray-green foliage above which 
*the pure white flowers appear like a snowy 
cloud in April and May. 3 for $1.25; 10 for 
$3.00. 
Alpina fl. pl. A double form of the preceding. 
*3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
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give you the best results when grown and transplanted as 
potted plants. Our only interest is to see that you get the very 
best plants that will establish themselves in your garden as 
quickly as possible and furnish the flowers and effects you 
have the right to expect. 
AQUILEGIA .- Columbine 
These well-loved perennials prefer partial 
shade. They add charm to the border and rock- 
garden planting and are splendid for cutting. 
Plant them in groups of three for best effect. 
Czruiea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
Colors vary from pure white to deep blue. 
Needs acid soil and deep shade. 1 to 2 ft. 3 
for $1.35; 10 for $4.00 
Chrysantha. Lovely golden yellow. 2 to 3 ft. 
May, June. 
Crimson Star. Large flowers with crimson 
sepals and spurs and white petals. A really 
spectacular flower. 2 ft. May, June. 
Longissima Hybrids. A comparatively new 
race of Columbine with 3 to 4-inch spurs. 
The petals are broad. Excellent cut-flower in 
yellow tones. 
Long-spurred Hybrids. Assorted colors, all 
shades. A fime strain. 2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
All Aquilegias: 3 of one variety for $1.50; 10 of 
one variety for $4.50,except where noted 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS .- Bearberry 
Uva-ursi. A most interesting story about 
wk bears and their fondness for the grape-like 
berries of this plant is responsible for its 
common name. Handicapped by its botanical 
name, this useful, low-growing, gray-green- 
foliaged ground-cover has not been as popular 
as it deserves to be. For covering rock slopes 
and sandy banks, very few plants can equal 
it for effectiveness. Large established plants 
in 314-in. pots, 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50; 25 for 
$10.50; 50 for $20.00. 
ARTEMISIA 
Silver Queen. An improved Artemisia, having 
broader and bolder foliage. Very useful for 
contrast in the border and for bouquets of 
page Aug., Sept. 3 for $1.35: 10) for 
4.00. 
AQUILEGIA, _— >. 
Long-spurred. 3 for $1.50 ‘“S f 
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