FOREWORD 
Owing to the large volume of Perennial business we have 
worked up over the past six years we have steadily increased 
our number of varieties, to where I believe that we carry on 
hand, most of the time, the largest variety of Perennials in the 
Cresta Detroit area. To further facilitate the sale of this type 
of plants we are putting out this catalogue, giving prices and 
simple descriptions. 
Ordinarily speaking, the Fall is one of the best times to 
plant Perennials, but since all of our Perennials are potted and 
well established in Cloverset pots, they can be planted safely 
at any season that the ground is not frozen. A good many people 
plant our potted plants during midsummer when it would not 
be safe to move bare root plants. 
Perennials should be planted in a well drained location, 
with soil preferably a little on the light side. Most of them 
will even grow on rather heavy clay if the drainage is ex- 
ceptionally good. 
In the Winter a mulch of straw or marsh hay should be 
spread over the beds in December and taken off about the first 
of April. The time varies somewhat with the season whether 
early or late. Care should be used in not putting it on too 
heavy, as some types of plants have a tendency of their crowns 
rotting out if the covering is too heavy. 
It goes without saying that in laying out your Perennial 
garden you will put the taller sorts in the rear and gradually 
drop down to the shorter kinds in front. 
If you do not feel confident in your ability to lay out your 
Perennial garden we have trained designers and our planting 
foreman has had a long training in Perennial plants and can 
lay out your garden at the time of planting.. 
Unless otherwise noted, the Perennials and Biennials listed 
here are 50c each, $45.00 per 100. If you have the beds 
prepared in advance, we will plant your Perennials properly for 
a labor charge of $12. 00 per 100 plants. 
In each description the month mentioned is the time of 
bloom. This, of course, will vary with different years. The 
height will be given also. 
Varieties marked * are desirable in the rock garden as 
well as the Hower border. 
