Michell Hardy Perennial Plants 
PARCEL POST CHARGES 
Please include 15c for each lot of 3 
plants to cover Parcel Post and Packing, 
when shipments are made out of our 
delivery zone. Minimum plant order 
$2.00. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE 
Under normal weather conditions, 
garden Chrysanthemums and Perennial 
plants will be shipped until May 20th. 
After this date plant growth and warm 
weather cause plants to arrive in a 
worthless condition. Orders received after 
this late date will be held for fall ship- 
ment. 
ACHILLEA - Milfoil; Yarrow 
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. 
Achilleas, each 65c; 3 of one variety $1.80. 
*xAJUGA - Bugle 
Reptans. The well-known blue variety. Will 
stand sun or shade. Flowers in May. 6 in. 
Each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
*ANCHUSA - Sea Bugloss 
Italica, Lissadell. Tall spikes of beautiful 
blue flowers in June. A valuable border 
plant, 4 to 5 ft. 
*Myosotidiflora. A distinct dwarf variety 
from the Caucasus Mountains, with clus- 
ters of pretty blue, forget-me-not-like flowers 
in May. 
All Anchusas, each 65c; 
3 of one variety $1.80. 
ANEMONE 
Pulsatilla, Lilac. (Pasque flower). An excel- 
lent plant for the rock garden, April and 
May. 65c each, 3 for $1.80. 
ANTHEMIS - Marguerite 
Moonlight. Pale lemon-yellow; 
flowers. 24 ft. All summer. 
Tinctoria. Golden yellow. 214 ft. All summer. 
All Anthemis, each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
AQUILEGIA - Columbine 
Crimson Star. Long spurred crimson flowered 
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. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. 2 ft. Outstanding 
for its wide range of color. 
All Aquilegias, each 65c; 
3 of one variety $1.80. 
*ARABIS - Rock-Cress 
Alpina fl.-pl. 1 ft. Desirable double white 
form. April, May. 
Alpina Rosea. Same as above with single 
shell-pink flowers. May. 
All Arabis, each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
daisy-like 
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VARIETIES MARKED ~% SUITABLE FOR 
ROCK GARDENS 
*KARMERIA - Thrift 
Cephalotes, Bees’ Ruby. 1! ft. Stout stems 
with large globular heads of brilliant ruby- 
red flowers. June to September. 
Armeria, Laucheana. Rosy red flowers. May 
and June. 
All Armerias, each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
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. 
Each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
TALL FALL ASTERS 
Michaelmas Daisies 
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. 
Harrington’s Pink. 4 ft. Flowers are per- 
fectly flat, 11/8 inches or more across, and of 
clear soft pink, with not a hint of the usual 
magenta found in most pink Asters. 
Mount Everest. 4 ft. Pyramidal plants of 
snowy white flowers with yellow eyes. Beau- 
tiful in the garden or when cut. 
Skylands Queen. A choice and showy Aster 
with many graceful sprays of light blue 
flowers. 
All Michaelmas Daisies, each 65c; 
3 of one variety, $1.80. 
ASTER FRIKARTI, 
Wonder of Staefa 
An everblooming perennial. Flowers clear 
azure-blue, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, on long 
Stems.) 2) £t, Each 75c, 3 for $2.00. 
HARDY CARNATIONS 
Large double flowers, delightfully fragrant. 
Red, Pink, White, and Mixture. Flowers all 
Each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
summer, 
Delphiniums . 
Special 10% Discount 
All orders of $5.00 or over, for Peren- 
nial Plants listed on pages 54 to 57, 
received prior to Feb. 15th, 1952. Please 
mark Special Discount on Order Sheet. 
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 flow- 
ers of exquisite China-blue through July. 
2reutt. 
Biennial Varieties 
Medium calycanthema. Cu p-and -Saucer 
Canterbury Bells. 24% ft. Mixed, or white, 
pink, and blue. 
All Campanulas, each 65c; 3 of one variety 
; $1.80. 
CENTAUREA 
Montana. Mountain Bluet. Grows 2 feet 
high, bearing large violet-blue flowers from 
July to September. Each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
*&CERASTIUM 
Snow-in-Summer 
Tomentosum. 6 in. Pure white flowers and 
silvery foliage. A compact grower and fine 
for the rock garden. Blooms in May. 
Each 65c, 3 for $1.80. 
COREOPSIS 
Double Sunburst. Deep yellow, free bloom- 
ing, fine for cutting. June to August. 
65c each, 3 for $1.80. 
DELPHINIUMS 
Modern Hybrids 
Pacific Giants. This new strain, devel- 
oped in California, carries a fine range 
of colors and the structure of the best 
foreign varieties. Our plants have been 
grown from the originator’s own stock. 
Strong plants. Mixed colors. 
Each $1.00, 3 for $2.75, 10 for $8.50. 
Belladonna, Improved. 3 to 4 ft. A mag- 
nificent strain of the pure blue Delphinium, 
producing long spikes during June-July, and 
in the fall. 
Lamartine. 3 to 4 ft. Large, single, dark 
gentian-blue flowers on branching plants. 
All Delphiniums, each 65c; 3 of one variety, 
$1.80; 10 for $5.50, except where noted. 
DIANTHUS - Pinks 
Beatrice. Double salmon-pink. May and 
June. 
Silver Mine. A good double white. May and 
June. 
Mixed. Unique hybrids with double blooms 
of red, rose, pink and salmon. Mixed 
colors only. 
All Dianthus, each 65c; 3 of one variety, $1.80. 
DICENTRA (Dielytra) 
xEximia. Fringed Bleeding Heart. 1 ft. A 
dwarf-growing variety with beautiful finely 
cut foliage and showy pretty pink flowers. 
Blooms all summer. Each 75c, 3 for $2.00. 
Spectabilis. Bleeding Heart; Seal Flower. 
2¥2 ft. Its long sprays of graceful, heart- 
shaped flowers are always attractive. Blooms 
in May and June. Each $1.25, 3 for $3.40. 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO. General Offices and Warehouse, 3rd and Spruce Sts. 
