Michell’s Hardy Perennial Plants 
VARIETIES MARKED * SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
Anemone alba 
Achillea - Milfoil; Yarrow 
Filipendulina, Parker’s Variety. The 
large heads of bright yellow blooms are 
borne on sturdy stems. 3 ft. June, July. 
Perry’s White. The flowers are of perfect 
form, with full centers which make them 
appear pure white. 1 ft. June, July. 
Tomentosa. Wool Yarrow. Handsome cut 
foliage with bright yellow flowers. 1 ft. 
June. 
All Achilleas, each 60c.; 3 of one variety $1.60; 
10 for $4.00 
Aconitum 
Monkshood; Helmet Flower 
Fischeri. A dwarf variety, growing 144 feet 
high, with large pale blue flowers in “ Sep- 
tember and October. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 
10 for $5.00. 
Napellus, Sparks’ Variety. The darkest 
blue of all. 3 to 4 ft. June. Each 90c.; 
3 for $2.25; 10 for $6.75. 
* Ajuga - Bugle 
Reptans. The well-known blue variety. 
Will stand sun or shade. Flowers in May. 
6in. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.00. 
* Anchusa - Sea Bugloss 
italica, Lissadell. Tall spikes of beautiful 
blue flowers in June. A valuable border 
plant, 4 to 5 ft. 
* Miyosotidiflora. A distinct dwarf variety 
from the Caucasus Mountains, with clus- 
ters of pretty blue, forget-me-not-like 
flowers in May. 
All Anchusas, each 60c.; 3 of one va- 
riety $1.60; 10 for $4.50 
Anemone 
Alba. Large, single flowers of purest white 
on splendid 4-foot plants. 
Hupehensis. This species resembles a 
miniature A. japonica in growth, with pale 
mauye-colored flowers 1n early August 
continuing to late fall. 1 ft. 
Septemker Charm. A recent hybrid, from 
2 to 21% feet tall. It has lovely single sil- 
very rose flowers. 
September Queen. 
are semi-double 
The rosy red flowers 
and are freely produced. 
2 ft. 
September Sprite. A charming pink va- 
riety of diminutive form. 12 in. 
Above Anemones, each 60c.; 3 of one variety 
$1.60; 10 for $5.00 

Anthemis - Marguerite 
Moonlight. Pale Iemon-yellow; daisy-like 
flowers. 2% ft. All summer. Each 60c.; 
3 for $1.60; 10 for $5.00. 
Aquilegia - Columbine 
Chrysantha. 214 ft. 
yellow flowers. 
Long-spurred Blue Shades. 2 ft. Shades 
of blue with white centers. 
Long-spurred Pink Shades. 2 ft. A 
choice strain in shades of pink. 
Long-spurred Snow Queen. 2 ft. A fine 
fragrant white. 
Mirrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. 2 ft. Out- 
standing for its wide range of color. 
All Aquilegias, each 60c.; 3 of one va- 
riety $1.60; 10 for $4.50 
*xArabis - Rock-Cress 
Alpina fl.-pl. 1 ft. Desirable double white 
form. April, May. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 
10 for $4.50. 
*Armeria - Thrift 
Cephalotes, Bees’ Ruby. 114 ft. Stout 
stems with large globular he af of brilliant 
ruby-red flowers. June to September. 
Cephalotes rubra. 1 ft. Deep pink; very 
showy. June. 
All Armerias, each 60c.; 3 of one variety $1.60; 
10 for $5.00 
Choice long-spurred, 
Artemisia - Wormwood 
Mugwort (A. lactiflora). 4 ft. A stately 
plant for the background of the border, 
producing pyramidal heads of fragrant, 
creamy white flowers during August and 
September. 
Silver King (A. albula). 3 ft. Graceful sil- 
very white plant, also known as “Ghost 
Plant.”’ The dried foliage is attractive for 
winter bouquets. 
All Artemisias, each 60c. 
3 of one variety $1.60; 10 for 54. 50 
Tall Fall Asters 
Michaelmas Daisies 
September Blooming 
Beechwood Challenger. 3 ft. A new Aster 
with sturdy plants bearing masses of glow- 
ing crimson flowers. We consider this to be 
the finest red Aster. 
Blue Plume. 2 ft. A choice and showy Aster 
with almost double flowers of deep blue. 
Bloom is carried in stately spikes. 
Harrington’s Pink. 4 ft. Flowers are per- 
fectly flat, 114 inches or more across, and of 
clear soft pink, with not a hint of the usual 
magenta found in most pink Asters. 
Hybridus luteus. 2 ft. Dwarf, compact 
plants with myriads of starry yellow 
flowers on graceful stems. 
Lavender Giant. Large lavender-blue 
flowers completely cover the 3-foot plants 
in graceful sprays, making this variety 
ideal for cut-flower use. Early September 
to late October. 
Mount Everest. 4 ft. Pyramidal plants of 
snowy white flowers with yellow eyes. Beau- 
tiful in the garden or when cut. 
Violetta. New. 4 ft. The darkest Aster. 
Lovely flowers of deep violet-purple. Sturdy 
plants. 
All Michaelmas Daisies, each 60c.; 
3 of one variety $1.60; 10 for $4.50 
Asclepias - Butterfly- Weed 
Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, about 
2 feet high, producing their flowers of bril- 
liant orange-scarlet during July and August. 
Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.50. 
Asperula 
Odorata. Sweet Woodruff; Waldmeister. 
8 in. Used in making maibole. Spreading 
herbage; fragrant white flowers in May. 
Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.50. 
Aster Frikarti, Wonder of Staefa 
An everblooming perennial. Flowers clear 
azure-blue, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, on long 
stems. 2 ft. Each 75c.; 3 for $2.00; 10 for $6. 00. 
Campanula - Bellflower 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
* Carpatica. Carpathian Harebell. A pretty, 
compact-growing variety with clear blue 
flowers on erect, wiry stems from July until 
October. 6 In. 
Telham Beauty. Our stock is true, from 
imported plants, producing large single 
flowers of exquisite China-blue through 
July. 2% ft. 
BIENNIAL VARIETIES 
Medium. Canterbury Bells. 2 ft. Mixed or 
separate colors—white, pink, and blue. 
Blooms in June and July. 
Medium calycanthema. Cup-and-Saucer 
Canterbury Bells. 2% ft. Mixed, or white, 
pink, and blue 
All Campanulas, each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 
10 for $4.50 
Hardy Carnations 
Large double flowers, delightfully fragrant. 
Red, Pink, White, and Mixture. Flowers all 
summer. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.50. 
Centaurea 
Montana. Mountain Bluet. Grows 2 feet 
high, bearing large violet-blue flowers from 
July to September. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 
10 for $4.50. 
*Cerastium - Snow-in-Summer 
Tomentosum. 6in. Pure white flowers and 
silvery foliage. A compact grower and fine 
for the rock-garden. Blooms in May. 
Each 50c.; 3 for $1.30; 10 for $4.00. 
Cimicifuga - Bugbane 
Racemosa. 4 to 6 ft. Long white spikes of 
bloom in July and August. Each 60c.; 
3 for $1.60; 10 for $5.00. 
Racemosa simplex. A showy fall-blooming 
variety. White spikes 3 to 4 feet long. Late 
September and October. Each $1.00; 
3 for $2.75. 
Coreopsis - Tickseed 
Badengold. Very floriferous. Flowers dur- 
ing the entire summer. Very large, Indian- 
yellow blooms, 4 inches in diameter, on 
tall stems. Excellent for cut-flowers. 2 ft. 
Each 75c.; 3 for $2.00. 
Perry’s Double. A double-flowering hybrid 
of unusually large size. 18 to 24in. Blooms 
all summer. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for 
$5.00. 

62 HENRY F. 
MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
