
Hardy Garden Flowers 
EARLY SPRING UNTIL LATE FALL 
HE interest in hardy flowers was never so wide spread as at the present time. 
perennials are the backbone of the flower garden, most of them repeating faithfully each year with a min- 
imum of attention. These plants live in the open ground. Many are useful as cut flowers, others for border 
displays or the Rock Garden. The best effect is usually produced by setting the plants out in separate groups 
of three or five of one variety. 
You will find listed here not only the older favorites but many new, choice varieties and novelties. 
pendable and hardy all through the North. 
Park Nurseries Perennials are sturdy 2 year old, field-grown plants that are dug freshly to your order. 
make no attempt to compete with the ordinary offerings of Perennial plants. 
The reason is—Flowering 
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We grow and distribute the 
better strains of quality plants. Come to the Nursery and see our plants. 
*ROCK GARDEN PLANTS. Varieties marked with a star (*) are adapted to rockeries. 
1950 PRICES FOR PERENNIALS 
(unless otherwise noted) 
Strong 2 yr. field plants 40 cents each; 4 of one variety $1.50 
Extra size, 60 cents. 
(For shipment by parcel post add 10%) 

ACHILLEA. PERRY'S BALL-OF-SNOW. 1% ft. Pure white flowers 
like a small pompon chrysanthemum. Blooms June to September. 
MONKSHOOD. 3 ft. 
September and October. 
ACONITUM fischeri. 
blue, helmet-shaped flowers. 
Strong spikes of dark 
50 cts. 
ALASKA DAISY. Large white and yellow daisy. 
* ALYSSUM saxatile compactum. GOLDEN TUFT. 12 in. Masses 
of yellow flowers in early spring. For rockery or border. 
ANCHUSA italica, Dropmore. ALKANET. 4 to 5 ft. 
flowers in June and July. Large heavy leaves. 
Turquoise blue 
* Anchusa Myosotidiflora. 12 in. Unusual perennial from Russia 
Light blue, forget-me-not flowers rise above the clump of heart. 
Blooms May and June. 50 cts. 
shaped leaves. Sun or shade. 
* ANEMONE pulsatilla. PASQUE FLOWER. 9 in. Cupped flowers 
of violet to purple in April and May. 50 cts. 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria kelwayi. HARDY MARGUERITE. 
Daisy-like flowers of golden yellow. June to October. 
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* AQUILEGIA canadensis. NATIVE CANADA COLUMBINE. 2 ft. 
Flowers red and yellow. June to August. 
GOLDEN COLUMBINE. 2 ft. 
June to August. 
Aquilegia chrysantha. Yellow flow- 
ers with long spurs. 
Aquilegia, “Crimson Star.” (New). 2 ft. Entirely new color in 
Columbines—crimson and white combination. Unusual and effec- 
tive. Large flowers. 
Aquilegia helenae. BLUE COLUMBINE. 
Bright blue with long white spurs. 
1% ft. June to August. 
Aquilegia Hybrids. 
Choice for garden display or cutting. 
Long-spurred flowers in a variety of beautiful 
colors. 
* ARMERIA Laucheana. 9 in. A dwarf variety of Sea Pink with 
bright rosy-red flowers in May and June. 
ARTEMISIA lactiflora. 3 to 4 ft. MOUNTAIN FRINGE, Plumes 
of sweetly scented creamy white flowers. August to September. 
* RRABIS alpina. ROCKCRESS. An early blooming dwarf border 
plant. Covered with white flowers in April and May. 
(Refer to colored insert.) 
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