HARDY PERENNIALS 
FOR PERMANENT PLANTING 
Perennial plants are propagated in our nursery at Farmingdale, Long Island. Here 
we have humid summers and cold, wet winters with bitter winds. These extremes of 
weather induce tough plants. These hardy perennials can be planted with confidence. 
Items especially recommended are in heavy type; those adapted to use in the Rock 
Garden are marked (R). 
ACONITUM napellus 
ACONITUM NAPELLUS. Monkshood. 
Dark blue, helmet-shaped flowers in 
sptkes. Plants grow to 4 feet and flower 
in August. Satisfactory in partial shade. 
3 for $1.50, doz. $5.50. 
AJUGA reptans, Pink Spire. (R) Fre- 
quently used as a ground cover or in 
massed planting for a small area in the 
rock garden. Little tubular flowers are 
borne on spikes 6 to 9 inches high in June 
and July. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
A. multicolor. (R) Leaf color varies 
from dark green to red, white and yellow. 
4 to 6 inches. : 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
ALYSSUM saxatile. Basket of Gold. 
(R) Dense masses of bright yellow flowers 
on foot-high plants m May. An excellent 
subject for rock garden, wall or sunny 
border. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
ANCHUSA. Bugloss. Blues are always 
desirable in border planting to neutralize 
vivid colors. Anchusa is particularly use- 
ful for this purpose, since the forget-me- 
not-like flowers are graceful and attrac- 
tive. 
A. italica, Dropmore. Brilliant blue 
with very showy flowers. Height 4 to 5 
feet. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
A. myosotidiflora. (R) Large, heart- 
shaped leaves and large sprays of tiny blue 
flowers in May or June. Plants 114 feet 
high. 
3 for $1.50, doz. $5.50. 
ANEMONE. Windflower. Showy plants 
with decorative foliage and flowers on 
long, thin stems well above the green. 
A plant for woodsy soil in a sheltered 
spot that is sunny or partially shaded.. 
A very valuable perennial for late bloom. 
A. hupehensis. Pink or pale mauve 
flowers shaded with deeper pink on under 
side. Blooms from August on. 1 foot. 
Margarete. Double, dark pink flowers 
in September. 3 feet. 
Marie Manchard. An excellent semi- 
double white with an abundance of flowers 
during late August and September. 
September Charm. The medium-sized 
flowers are pink, the plants 2 feet high. 
September Queen. Semi-double, rose- 
red flowers in great numbers. 2 feet. 
Whirlwind. Double white flowers in 
September. Height 2% feet. 
Mixed Colors. 
Each of above, 3 for $1.75, doz. $6.75 
COLLECTIONS 
6 plants, 1 each of above, $3.25 
18 plants, 3 each of above, $9.50 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine. A _ graceful 
plant with mtricate, long-spurred flowers 
high above the foliage. Particularly at- 
tractive planted with the German iris 
which bloom at the same time. Tolerant 
of partial shade. 
Super-spurred Colossal. An outstand- 
Ing strain with large flowers 5 to 6 inches 
across and spurs 4 inches long. Offered 
m a mixture, which includes a very wide 
range of colors. 
Ea. 75c, 3 for $2, doz. $7.50. 
Long-spurred Varieties — Separate 
Colors : 
Free flowering, on 2 to 3-foot plants during 
June. 
Blue Shades 
Rose and Pink Shades 
Scarlet Shades 
Sawco Hybrids 
Each of above, 3 for $1.35, doz. $5 
AJUGA reptans, Pink Spire 
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Aquilegia longissima. Bright yellow 
flowers with 3 to 4-inch spurs on plants 
21% feet high from July on. 
3 for $1.50, doz. $5.50. 
ARABIS albida fl. pl. Rock-Cress. (R) 
May-blooming, 6-inch plant with a 
spreading habit, producing dense mats 
covered with double, white, fragrant 
flowers above grayish foliage in April 
and May. 
3 for $1.65, doz. $6.25. 
ANEMONE, Marie Mancha 
ARTEMISIA, Silver King. Southern- 
wood. A plant of shrubby habit covered 
with silvery gray foliage that is effectively 
used as a neutral in planning a perennial 
border, or dried and used as a foil in winter 
bouquets. Plant grow to 3 to 4 feet in 
height. 
3 for $1.50, doz. $5.50. 
ASTER. Michaelmas Daisy 
The huge masses of soft color produced 
by the hybrid fall asters are far superior 
to native species, beautiful as they are. 
Their main use is in background planting 
of the perennial border and for odd spots 
in the rock garden, where the dwarf va- 
rieties are ideal. 
*Harrington’s Perfected Pink. A very 
fine soft pink aster, free flowering on 4 to 5- 
foot stems and blooming in September and 
October. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
*Mt. Rainier. Pure white flowers in 
September and October. Height 4 to 5 
feet. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
Royal Pink. Masses of bright pink flow- 
ers on 314-foot plants. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
Little Boy Blue. A dwarf variety 14% 
feet high with semi-double, bright blue 
flowers. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
Mount Everest. Pure white, pyramidal 
flower clusters of huge size. 4 feet. 
3 for $1.35, doz. $5. 
