S : TE A gay perennial border adds 
interest and color to this pleasant 
outdoor living-room. 
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ACHILLEA - Yarrow 
Filipendulina, Parker’s Variety. Tall plants 
twith big, clear yellow flower-heads; prefers a 
dry location. Very fine for cutting, and may 
also be dried for winter bouquets. 21% to 3 ft. 
June to Sept. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Millefolium Kelwayi. Showy heads of car- 
jmine-red flowers. Good foliage, and will 
flourish in dry places. 1 to 3 ft. May to Oct. 
3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
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. 
ACONITUM - Monkshood 
Fischeri. Fills the need for blue flowers after 
tdelphiniums have passed, and offers good con- 
trast with early chrysanthemums. Thrives 
in sun or partial shade. 2 to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.00. 
Napellus. Long spikes of large, dark blue flowers 
Likes shade. 3 to 4 ft. July, August. 3 for 
$1.50; 10 for $4.00. 
Napellus, Sparks’ Variety. A tall plant with 
tbranching spikes of blue flowers. 5 to 6 ft. 
July, Aug. 3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.00. 
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 
$1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
ANCHUSA .- Alkanet 
italica. An erect plant with clusters of large 
tblue flowers, excellent for cutting. If not 
allowed to go to seed, will bloom from June to 
September. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Myosotidifiora. Forget-me-not-flowered 
x Anchusa. Likes partial shade and is a fine 
ground-cover. 1 to 114 ft. April, May. 3 for 
$1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
ANTHEMIS - Chamomile 
Moonlight. Pale yellow flowers about 214% 
finches in diameter. Blooms all summer and is 
excellent for cutting. 214% ft. 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50, 
Tinctoria Kelwayi. Golden Marguerite. 
tFlowers rich yellow; fine for cutting. Very 
popular and largely planted. 2 ft. June to 
Oct. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
plants. 
sale in pots. 
ANTHERICUM 
Liliastrum major. St. Bruno’s Lily. (Named 
jfor the founder of the Carthusian monks.) The 
white flowers, like Madonna lilies, are carried 
on an erect spike surrounded by narrow, grass- 
like foliage. Charming in both the border and 
rockery; also good for cutting. Give plenty of 
water when about to bloom. 114 ft. May, 
June. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
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. 
Alpina. The lovely low-growing Columbine so 
yxruseful in rockeries. A beautiful deep blue. 
10in. April, May. 
Bernardi. Drooping flowers of deep violet-blue. 
Czrulea. 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. 
Cerulea Heleniz. Excellent blue flowers 
{having a white throat. 2 ft. 
Chrysantha. Golden Columbine. 
golden yellow. 2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
Lovely 
Crimson Star. Large flowers with crimson 
tsepals and spurs and white petals. A really 
spectacular flower. 2 ft. May, June. 
Long-spurred Hybrids. Assorted colors, all 
tshades. A fine strain. 2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
Skinneri. See page 25. 
All Aquilegias: 3 of one variety for $1.50; 10 of 
one variety for $4.50,except where noted 
ARABIS - Rock-Cress 
A fine subject for massing or edging. Average 
garden soil and sunny location. 
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. 
purchased for transplanting while in bud or bloom. 
majority of our Perennials are in coldframes or right out in the nursery 
rows during the winter. Mr. Bobbink always likes it to be known that 
we do not carry any Perennials in storage, so that all of them are either 
freshly dug or potted and brought to their maximum state of perfection 
for transplanting at the proper seasons. 
Atkins, is universally recognized as the Dean of America’s 
Commercial Rosarians, it is not generally known, except by 
those very close to him, that his interest in Perennials and Herbaceous 
plants is just as keen and seems to increase with the years. The Peren- 
nial Department at Bobbink & Atkins has always been very important 
but within recent years there has been added interest because of 
Mr. Bobbink’s personal attention to the hundred and one details in- 
volved in the production of these worth-while and useful Herbaceous 
Wx Mr. Bobbink, the Founder and President of Bobbink & 
Visitors to the nursery are agreeably surprised to find many of the 
Alpines as well as larger Perennials growing and being established for 
During April, May and June many may be seen and 
Naturally the 
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. 
Useful for city gardens because of their en- 
durance of smoke, fog, and dampness. 
ANEMONE JAPONICA 
Japonica alba. Large, single, pure white flowers. 
12144 to3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Japonica, Giant of the Whites. Semi-double. 
{Very large, white flowers on tall stems. 
Japonica, Kriemhilde. Large, semi-double 
tflowers of a striking vivid pmk shade. 21% ft. 
Sept. Oct: 
jJaponica, Marguerite. See page 25. 
Japonica, Mont Rose. An outstanding large, 
es rose flower. Semi-double. 2 ft. 3 for 
Japonica, September Charm. Considered 
xone of the earliest and best varieties. Carries 
many flowers of silver-pink and rose in Septem- 
ber. 2 ft. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
ANEMONE JAPONICA 
6 plants, 1 each of 6 varieties (our selection) 
(Regular value 
for $2.95 $3.50) 
Japonica hupehensis. A miniature of the 
% Japonica type having mauve flowers in early 
August, continuing to late fall. 1 ft. 
Japonica hupehensis rubra. Same as above, 
%& with red flowers. 
Japonica hupehensis superba. Large pink 
x flowers. One of the best and largest flowering 
of the Hupehensis type. 1 ft. 3 for $1.75. 
ANEMONE SPECIES 
Pulsatilla. Pasque-Flower. An attractive 
x%dwarf plant. Flowers shade from lilac to 
purple. 8 to 10 in. April, May. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
*Pulsatilla rubra. See page 25. 
A. 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 
Varieties starred (*) for rock-gardens. 
Varieties daggered (+) for cut-flowers. 
26 Bobbink & Atkins, East Rutherford, N. J. 
