FOREWORD 
Owing to the large volume of Perennial business 
we have worked up over the past four years we have 
steadily increased our number of varieties, to where I 
believe that we carry on hand, most of the time, the 
largest variety of perennials in the Greater Detroit 
area. To further facilitate the sale of this type of 
plants we are putting out this catalogue, giving prices 
and simple descriptions. 
Ordinarily speaking, the Fall is one of the best 
times to plant Perennials, but since all of our Perennials 
are potted and well established in Cloverset pots, they 
can be planted safely at any season that the ground 
is not frozen. A good many people plant our potted 
plants during midsummer when it would not be safe 
to move bare root plants. 
Perennials should be planted in a well drained loca- 
tion, with soil preferably a little on the light side. 
Most of them will even grow on rather heavy clay if 
the drainage is exceptionally good. 
In the Winter a mulch of straw or marsh hay should 
be spread over the beds in December and taken off 
about the first of April. The time varies somewhat 
with the season whether eaerly or late. Care should 
be used in not putting it on too heavy, as some types 
of plants have a tendency of their crowns rotting out 
if the covering is too heavy. 
It goes without saying that in laying out your 
Perennial garden you will put the taller sorts in the 
rear and gradually drop down to the shorter kinds 
in front. 
If you do not feel confident in your ability to lay out 
your Perennial garden we have trained designers and 
our planting foreman has had a long training in Per- 
ennial plants and can lay -out: your garden at the time 
of planting. 
Unless otherwise noted, the Perennials and Biennials 
listed here are 50c each, $45.00 per 100. If you have the 
beds prepared in advance, we will plant your Perennials 
properly for a labor charge of $12.00 per 100 plants. 
In each description the month mentioned is the 
time of bloom. This of course will vary with different 
years. The height will be given also. 
