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Explanatory Notes

It is to be understood that this list is not completed until my Autumn Supplement is sent
out, about September 1. All who have applied for this list will also receive the Supplement at the
season of issue.

Canadian Customers will please remember that the rate of postage to them is double that
to any part of the United States, and that shrubs, trees and vines are not admitted from the States
at all seasons.

Express rates on nursery stock are 20% less than on other ordinary matter. Ours is the
American or National Express, and we can send as far as these lines go at very much reduced
rates. To send 11 pounds from here to St. Louis costs only 35 cents, with 3 cents for each addi-
tional pound; 13 pounds to Chicago costs 35 cents, with 24% cents for each additional pound; 35
pounds may be sent to Boston, Worcester, Springfield (Mass.), Concord (N. H.), or to New York
City, for 35 cents, and for each additional pound 1 cent will be added. Of course, when a package
must go thorough the hands of more than one company, the express will be greater.

My prices include boxing, packing —exeept in the case of Trees and Shrubs (see instructions
under that department)—and delivery to my nearest freight, post-oftice or express office.

Separate offers for free delivery have been added to my prices, for those who wish plants
sent by post or prepaid. I shall reserve the right to send either by post or prepaid express at these
rates, and want the name of your express office as well as your post-office, whether the order is
sent by post or not. These estimates by post may not always be exact, but when an excess of
postage is sent I will either make up the deficiency in plants or return the excess. Where prices
by mail are not given, it is understood that the plants are too large for mailing.

The prices for seeds include postage.

I shall always endeavor to give each customer full money value, whether the order is
large or small, and in all cases where the customers feel that they have reason to complain, I shall
thank them to inform me of it. If the fault lies with me, I shall be glad to make matters right.

It must be distinctly understood by the purchaser of these goods that, while I use my
utmost care to have all plants of strong and healthy growth, and seeds of germinating quality,
and both true to name, I will not in any way be responsible for the failure of any, and if they
eannot be accepted on these terms they must be returned within five days. So much depends upon
the care such plants have and the season following the planting, that I feel that my responsibility
must end when the plants have reached the purchaser in good, healthy condition. Thousands of
plants die each year for want of proper setting and eare until established. A little extra pains in
preparing the soil, shading and watering the plants until the roots get established, is worth all it
costs.

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Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Remittance may be sent at my risk by post-office order on Charlotte, Vermont, by draft,
check or registered letter. Ha!f a dozen plants will be furnished at dozen rates. To those who
wish to purchase in large quantities, lower prices will be given, if my stock is sufficient.

Those who wish to talk with me by telephone can usually find me at home at 12.30 and
6.30 Pp. M. during the shipping season. Messages can be transmitted by private wire to the office

at any time.
Address

FRED’K H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vermont

Index to Departments

This Catalogue is divided into eight departments, as follows:

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Hardy Terrestrial Orchids....... SC ees reer <p sate: Vines, Trailers and Climbers. .-.. ....¢:.:.>.:-44, 49
Tender Piamts soo g eer t okie ahead sis ac etakctemsn cane ates 36 | Shrubs and Trees........ aveiaib aie AOR a cage aeRO R TORO
Hard yz-Benns iio ss re eee gas a alse Seog Seeds of Annuals and Biennials............... 53-56

The plants are arranged alphabetically under each department

Collections (Not Prepaid)

State what the collection is for when ordering

HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR ROCKERIES OR FOR THE OPEN BORDER

50 distinet varieties, my selection....... .......one of each, $5.00; two of each, $9.00; three of each, $12.00
2d sé is .t aA Ce One tee “ G 3.00; ee es 5.00; s sie 6.50
12 sé sé 6é be sé os 1.25: 6 ‘ec 2.10: ‘6 és 2.50
2 wigs wees <205 2.10% 2.

COLLECTION OF HARDY PLANTS FOR THE SHADY CORNER
30 distinet varieties, my selection.............. one of each, $3.00: two of each, $5.00; three of each, $6.50
20 i ae ge a Conn marae a ee ee EE 2 50; oe ue 400; he es 5.00
12 LG oS ao fs so aie Rieeeren eens ce ae leo ce oe (V2 He a9 3.00

Iris Germanica (see page 18)

Perennials from Seed

T is a little more difficult to grow some of the perennials from seed than the annuals. In a
light, sandy loam, almost all can be readily grown in frames shaded so the surface of the
soil is kept moist. After the seeds of perennials are once sown, they should be kept moist
until they germinate. Occasionally one finds a difficult kind to manage, such as Heuchera:
sanguinea, which had better be started in the greenhouse. A few others do better with me
sown at certain seasons. For example, I have had better success with the Oriental Poppy
sown the last of August and transplanted in spring, and with Campanula Medium sown just

before winter on the surface of the ground without covering, and transplanted after the plants get to be of

pretty good size in the spring. Here, so far north, late transplanted perennials do not amount to much.

I like to get the seeds in as early in spring as possible for a good, strong stock for the next year. A good shad-

ing for the little plants, when grown in frames, is cotton cloth, until the seeds have germinated; then a

shade made of lath racks with spaces between the lath half as wide as the lath, which admits of sufficient

light and good circulation. Plants do not damp off under these except in very damp, rainy spells, when
all shading could be left off. One cause for a good many failures of perennials from seeds is that they are
covered too heavily, so they cannot come up. No small seeds should be covered, and the larger ones do not
require such deep planting as is often supposed. When the young seedlings are transplanted, which may
be done as soon as they are large enough to be handled, they should be shaded for a time at first until the

little plants get a start. Some perennials do not come up the first year, and occasionally there will be a

kind which may not come up until the second year. Some of the Clematises and many of the Irises have te

lie in the ground over winter before they come up.

PROTECTING PLANTS

I like a little protection for nearly all the hardy plants in winter; not a protection so much against
frost, for this is natural to them, but a protection against mild winter weather. Plants that are hardy
enough for the severest winter weather may be killed by alternate freezing and thawing. Nature, in many
instances, provides this protection in the dead foliage falling about the plants; yet we cannot tell just how
much of this exposure each species will bear during the winter, nor just how much it will have to bear.

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Our hardiest meadow grasses are frequently killed out in open winters, as is the case with winter cereals.
With Hardy Perennials it is much the same. Species that are native to coldest climates—that will stand
almost any amount of cold, freezing weather—are often injured by alternate freezing and thawing, but a
covering of 2 or 3 inches of swale or beaver-meadow hay protects them from such sudden changes, and
they come out from their covering in spring as fresh and green as those from under a snowbank. A few
of the more tender sorts may need 3 inches of forest leaves under the hay, but these are not necessary
except for tender sorts. For the exclusion of all frost for species that will not bear freezing, 6 to 10 inches

of the leaves under the hay will be required.

ACHILLEA. Yarrow, MILFoIL.

A. filipendulina (A. Eupatorium). This fine
’ plant from the shores of the Caspian Sea grows
2 or 3 feet high; flowers bright yellow, in flat
heads, and with lace-like foliage. Nice to plant
among shrubbery, evergreens, or for the back
border. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 ets. each.
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

Achillea Ptarmica, continued

easier plant to grow. August. N., 12 cts. each;

P., 15 cts. each.
RE —, var. “The Pearl.’ Full double white

flowers, very fine for cutting, which remain
fresh a long time. Summer. N., 12 cts. each,
$Y.15 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per
OZ.

A. Millefolium, var. roseum. A handsome va- . tomentosa. Low, woody plant, 8 inches high;
riety of the common Yarrow, with rose-colored many bright yellow flowers in June. Wants
or almost crimson flowers in August. A charm- rather dry soil or rockwork. N., 20 cts. each,
ing plant when in bloom. Propagated by divi- $1.75 per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.
sion. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15
cts. each, $1.25 per doz. - eee ACONITUM. Mownx’s-Hoop, Wo.ur’s-BANE. A

Most charming group of plants, but the roots
are very poisonous if eaten, and it is dangerous
to plant near vegetables, or where children are
liable to get them. Common garden soil suits
them, and they also do well in shade of decidu-
ous trees.

A. autumnale. This species blooms much later;
in fact, is often in flower at the time the ground
freezes here in November. Flowers blue. N.,
15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 8 cts. per
pkt.

A. hybridum precox. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts,
each. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.
A. Lycoctonum. Wo.tr’s-BANE. Grows 3 to 5 feet

high, with pale yellow flowers in summer. N.,
_20 cts. each; P., 23 cts. each.

A. Ptarmica. SNrEzEworT. A strong, hardy ~~
native of England, 1 to 2 feet high. Flowers
white, in loose corymbs. Fine for cutting, and,
though not quite so showy as the next, is an

. Napellus. Probably the best and most reliable
\ Monk’s-hood, blooming the last of June. It is
the most poisonous species. Flowers blue or
nearly white. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.;
P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts.

per pkt.
A. —, var. albus. A very pretty form, with almost

white flowers. N., 20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.;
P., 22 cts. each, $2 per doz.

\ pe —-, var. bicolor. This form with blue and
white flowers is very showy, and it seems to be
comparatively free from blight with me. 15 cts.

: AMERICAN WOLF’S-BANE. Wild
in low grounds South. It is inclined to climb.
Blooms in July, bearing an abundance of pale

/ blue flowers. One of the best. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.

AGORUS Calamus. Sweet Fuac. A bog plant
or sub-aquatic, but will live in moist garden
soil. The long, light green leaves are quite
pretty, especially as seen growing naturally.

; Height 2 to 4 feet. N., 10 cts. each, 80 cts. per

Single Hollyhock (see page 5) doz.; P., 11 cts. each, 95 cts. per doz.

N. preceding the prices indicates NOT PREPAID; P. indicates PREPAID

Hardy Perennials 5

ACTZA alba. WuiTE BaNneE-
BERRY. Grows about 2
feet high, bearing short
heads of white flowers in
spring, and white berries
in autumn. Native of rich
woods and useful to plant

in’ shady corner. N., 15
ds. each; P., 20 cts. each.

. Spicata, var. rubra. ReEpD
BANEBERRY. Grows 1 or
2 feet high, with short
spikes of small white flow-
ers in early spring, and
handsome clusters of
bright red berries in late
summer. Useful for rock-

ery and wild garden. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.50 per
») doz.; P.,-20 cts. each, $2

per doz.

ADONIS vernalis. PHEASANT’S-
EYE. One of the most at-
tractive early - blooming
plants. Flowers bright yel-
low, 2 or 3 inches wide. It
forms tufts 8 to 12 inches
high, and has finely divided and attractive)
foliage. Likes a light, sandy soil, where it
should be left undisturbed when once estab-
lished. N., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 18
cts. each, $1.65 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

AGROSTEMMA. See Lychnis.

ALTHZA rosea (Single Hollyhocks). More per-
manent and hardy than the double and when
planted with a deep green background, such
as arborvite hedge, they afford a most striking
effect. Fine among shrubbery and will last
for years when once established. , Summer.

A. —, Single Mixed Plants. N., $1 per doz.; P.,
$1.15 per doz.

Single Mixed Seed. 8 cts. per pkt.

Mixed Double. Same as mixed single.
8 cts. per pkt.

ALYSSUM. Mapvworr. Those below named are
perennials, of easy culture in any ordinary
soil. Useful for rockwork or the border.

A. argenteum. A fine species, compact in growth,
a foot or more high. Flowers yellow, in clus-
tered eee in summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25
/per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1. 35 per doz. ‘Seeds,

/ 5 ets. per ae

(A. saxatile, var. compactum. One of the best,

MZ with handsome masses of bright yellow flowers
in May. Fine for wall gardens, the common
border or in fact any location where early
spring flowers are desired. It grows about a
foot high. N., 15e. each, $1.50 per dome Ps
18c. each, $1.65 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per ‘pkt.

AMSONIA Tabernemontana. A _ perennial with
alternate leaves and pale blue flowers in termi-
nal panicled cymes. It is a permanent plant
when once established. Comes as readily from
seed as most perennials. I offer only the seed.
5 cts. per pkt.

Seeds,

(see page 6)

Anemone nemorosa fl, pl.

NCHUSA Italica. Grows 3 to 4 feet high; flowers
blue or purple, in June. It makes an interesting
border plant, or is good to plant among shrubs.
N., 15 cts. each; P., 20 cts. each. Seeds, 5 cts.
per pkt.

ANEMONE. Winp-FrLtower. Belongs to the nat-
ural order of Ranunculacee or Crowfoot family,
constituting an extensive genus, many of which
are very attractive, hardy perennials for culti-
vation. A rich, sandy loam, moist, but well
drained, is what they like; yet, for these, any
good garden soil seems to suit. The border is
the most suitable place, or some may be used
about rock-work to good advantage. They also
make good pot-plants, giving brilliant flowers
in mid-winter. A.Japonica is not quite hardy
here without a covering, but I easily grow any
of its varieties here by covering with 3 to 6

p inches of straw manure.

__A.-Ganadensis (A. Pennsylvanica). Flowers

white or pale rose in June. N., 10 cts. each,

\ # $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.
A. Japonica, var. “Honorine Joubert.’ A fine
white-flowered form of easy culture.
/ A. —, var. alba.
—A-— var. elegantissima. This is about the

largest and fullest-flowered form I have, with
rose or pink flowers. A stronger grower than
most forms.
~we=—, var. Prince Henry. Dark red.
A. —, var. rubra.

—, var. ‘‘Whirlwind.”’ White.
. —, var. Queen Charlotte. A fine single form,
with large flowers of delicate rose pink. One of
the best.

Price for each of the above kinds, N., 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.

N. preceding the prices indicates NOT PREPAID; P. indicates PREPAID

§ Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Anthemis tiactoria

EMONELLA. See Syndesmon.

NTHEMIS tinctoria.
‘ronicen grows
ote
flowers, which come in July and August. Good
for cutting, easy of culture, and may be grown

Anemone nemorosa. CoMMON WIND-FLOWER, WooD
“ANEMONE. A little low perennial, with white
‘flowers, or tinged with purple outside. Likes
gpartial shade, or will do in full sun, in well-
«drained situations. Flowers about an inch wide
iin April or May. N., 10 ets. each, $1 per doz.;
'P., 12 cts. each, $1.05 per doz.

A. —, var. alba plena. This is the best form

for cultivation and will live where the common

form fails. N., 15 ets. each, $1.25 per doz.;
P., 16 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.
A. patens, var. Nuttalliana. PasQuE-FLOWER.

A little low perennial about a span high, com-
ung into bloom in early spring. Flowers pur-
plish or whitish. N., 15 cts. each; P., 16 ets.
each.

A. Pulsatilla. Pasgur-FLoweER. A British species
/of much value, with very beautiful, violet-
purple flowers appearing in early spring. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

A. sylvestris. This is one of the best in moist,
sandy soils. Bears good-sized, delicate white
flowers on long stems, in latter part of May. It
spreads a little from the root, forming good
clumps or masses, but not so much as to be-
<ome troublesome here. The flowering season
may be extended by free cutting, to prevent its
going to seed. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.;

P., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.

\ JA. —, var. Kelwayi.

CAMOMILE. A native of
about a foot high, bearing in
handsome, daisy-shaped, yellow

in any ordinary soil. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per
doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5
ets. per pkt.

A desirable form with light-

er yellow flowers. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 ets.
each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.
ANTHERICUM Liliago. Str. BERNARD’s LILY.

\/ Grows about 15 inches high; flowers pure white;
quite hardy. May and June. N., 10 ets. each,
$1.05 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.
Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

| *&. Liliastrum. See Paradisea.
AQUILEGIA. CotumsBine. A valuable genus of

alpine plants of many colors and sizes. Some
are inclined to be biennial in cultivation, others
last two or three years, while some are as per-

\ manent perhaps as any perennials.

_ A, Alpina. Grows about a foot high, having

“blue or sometimes paler flowers. Switzerland.
Blooms in May and June. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz.
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

N.. preceding the prices indicates NOT PREPAID; P. indicates PREPAID

Hardy Perennials ii

eae cerulea. This handsome Columbine from
the Rocky Mountains is a most striking and
showy kind with blue and white flowers, but it
is not so durable as some. N., 15 cts. each; P.,

cts. each. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

. Canadensis. AMERICAN WILD COLUMBINE, Or
HoONEYSUCKLE. Flowers an inch long, red and
yellow. A good plant for the rockery or shaded
situation and does well under all conditions.
Blooms in May. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 12 ects. each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts.
per pkt.

chrysantha.
A hardy species from the Rocky Mountains.
Vigorous in habit and a long time in flower.
One of the best. The plant is bushy and attams
a height of 24 feet. Summer. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.: ; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

A. Sibirica. A fine purple-flowered species which
I regard as one of the best. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.

Fees 5 ets. per pkt.
~ vulgaris. This old standard variety of Colum-

bine is one of the most reliable, and is com-
posed of many shades and forms. Perfectly
hardy and of easy culture, it is capable of
standing any ordinary garden soil and has
sometimes escaped from cultivation and es-
tablished itself by roadsides and in meadows.
N., 12 ets. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

A. —, alba. N., 20 cts. each; P.,

A. —, alba fi. pl. N.,
each.

23 ets. each.

15 cts. each; P., 18 cts.

A. —, var. Olympica. This is a good form with
several large, lilac or purple flowers. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 per
doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

ARABIS albida (A. Caucasica). A low, pubescent,
early-blooming perennial, with white, fragrant
flowers in loose racemes in early spring. Useful
for rockwork, borders, or for covering steep
banks. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P.,
15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per
pkt., 15 ects. per toz.

ARENARIA lancifolia. N.,
each.

15*cts\ each? 2 .- te;

ARMERIA plantaginea. Sea Pink, THRIFT. Flow-
ers in close, round heads in June. Color
light pink or white; stems long and naked,
from a thick, grass-like tuft of leaves at
base. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P
20 cts. each, $1.55 per doz.
pkt.

ARUNCUS astilboides. A handsome perennial
from Japan, with white flowers in spicate pani-
cles. Somewhat lke Spirea aruncus, but
dwarfer in stature and a more graceful plant.
Blooms in summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35
per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.65 per doz.

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Seeds, 5 cts. per

GOLDEN-SPURRED COLUMBINE.

ARISAAMA triphyllum. Jack-IN-THE-PULPIT. IN-
DIAN TurRNIp. One of the interesting hardy
bulbous plants; suited to shade or rockwork if
moisture is given it. It selects a rich, moist
soil. May. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P
13 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.

ASARUM Canadense. SNAKEROOT,
Only 3 to 5 inches high; large, dark green,
kidney-shaped leaves. Flowers very early,
hidden among the leaves. Nice for shady
corner, or shaded rockwork. N., 10 cts. each,
80 cts. per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.05 per
doz.

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GINGERROOT.

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ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. SwaLLOwwort, BUTTERFLY-
WEED. A very attractive plant when in flower.
About 18 inches high, bearing in July and
August large umbels of orange-yellow flowers.
These are followed by the long and curious pods.
Nice for sunny portions of rockwork, or any
well-drained soil in full sun. N., 12 cts. each,
$1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

ASTER levis. Handsome sky-blue flowers in late

-—~September and early October. A very charm-
ing kind and healthier than some. N., 15 cts.
each; P., 18 cts. each.

A. macrophyllus. This is the large-leaved Aster
and grows in shaded or half-shaded situations.
Flowers white or bluish. N., 12 ets. each; P.,
15 cts. each.

Aquilegia chrysantha

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Boltonia latisquama (see page 9)

Aster Nove-Anglie. New ENGLAND ASTER. One
of the finest of our wild species, with stout,
hairy stems, 3 to 6 feet high, according to soil.
The beautiful violet-purple flower-heads are
borne in large corymbs in September and Octo-
ber. N., 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 15 ets.
each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

A. —, var. roseus. Is a form with rosy flowers,
very much like the type in height and size of
flowers. N., 20 cts. each; P., 23 cts. each.

A. —, var. Glory de Nancy. A grand new Aster
with white flowers and purplish center. When
well grown it is one of the finest. N., 20 cts.
each, $2 per doz.; P., 23 cts. each, $2.25 per
doz.

A. —, var. Rob Parker. N.,
18 ets. each.

A. Tataricus. A tall, strong-growing, leafy-stem-
\_-med kind, with large, bluish purple flowers
coming very late in the season. It spreads fast
from the root and a colony of half a dozen will

15: cts, each =P...

soon form a large clump. N., 10 cts. each, $1,

per doz.; P., 13 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.

ASTILBE Davidii. This new plant, recently intro-
duced from China, has elegant foliage, erect,
graceful spikes of reddish purple flowers, and
in favored locations attains 6 feet in height.

Astilbe Davidii, continued

Very fine for cutting. Was awarded a first-
class certificate by Royal Horticultural Society
m August, 1902. N., 20c. each; P., 25c. each.
. Japonica (Spirea Japonica). Grows 1 to 3
feet high, flowers white, in a racemose panicle.
Japan. N., 15 cts. each; P., 20 cts. each.

A. Chinensis. Handsome pink flowers. N., 20
cts. each; P., 25 ets. each.

BAPTISIA australis. Two feet high, with blue, pea-

_/ like flowers and dark green foliage. N., 15 ets.

each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.80 per
| doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

_ABELLIS perennis. Enciiso Daisy. A charming

little plant, blooming almost constantly from
June until frost. Dainty flowers of various
colors—white, pink, rose-purple, etc., which
are borne on short stalks. N., 12 cts. each, $1
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds,
5 ets. per pkt.

OCCONIA cordata (B. Japonica). PLUME Poppy.
Large, terminal panicles of buff-colored flowers
in summer, followed by the almost equally
ornamental fruit. Often attains a height of
8 feet; fine for planting among shrubs, or in
the angle of a wall. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. ;
P., 13c. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt.

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_BOLTONEA asteroides. This and the next are
——-very useful in late autumn, coming with the
asters at a time when most other flowers are
past. It is difficult to say which of these is the
better. This has white flowers on stems 2 to 8
feet high, and in a large mass; it is truly a
grand plant. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.;

| P., 15 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.

\ __B.-atisquama. Heads larger than in the pre-
ceding. A charming aster-like plant of late
autumn. Flowers rosy pink; very attractive.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.85 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each,
$1.55 per doz.

BUPHTHALMUM. Ox-rYe.

B. salicifolium. Quite a pretty plant, with
daisy-like flowers of a trifle darker yellow than
those of Coreopsis lanceolata. About 18 inches
high. Good for cutting. June. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.20 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

/ _@ALLIRHOE involucrata. Poppy Mattow. A

a trailing perennial of the Malva family bearing
a profusion of large, violet-crimson flowers.
Hardy; of easy culture. Summer. N., 12 cts.
each; P., 13 cts. each. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

| caLTHA palustris. Marsa Maricoutp. Every
one who has seen this plant in its profusion of
golden bloom in early spring will remember it.
It is the most lavish of its color of any of our
wild flowers. Broad patches of solid bloom are
scattered along the meadow brooks wherever it
has established itself. For low ground, where
there is plenty of moisture, it is one of the best.
It forces well in pots. N., 10 cts. each, 60 ets.
per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, 80 cts. per doz. ($3
per 100).

___-@ALYSTEGIA. Sce Convolvulus. 4

CAMASSIA Cusickii. Gianr Camas. This is no
doubt the largest Camas. It grows 3 to 4 feet
high, from a large, pear-shaped bulb, bearing
long, branching racemes of pale blue flowers in
May. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

CAMPANULA. Beturtower. An easy class of
plants to grow. The largest ones do finely in
any good garden soil, the alpines in the rockery.
Sow the seeds of annuals in early spring,
biennials in June. Perennials are increased by
dividing the roots, young cuttings in spring, or
by seeds. All but one or two of. the following

) are perennials.

CC. Carpatica. Very charming plant, 6 to 8 inches
high, with many handsome blue flowers an
inch wide. Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds,
6 cts. per pkt.

C. Medium. Canrerspury Beis. One of the

“most attractive biennials of the garden. Flow-

ers purple, white, or pale rose. Sometimes

double. June. N., 10 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.;

P., 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. For seeds, see
Annuals and Biennials.

Campanula persicifolia. Flowers blue, shading to
white. June. A very pretty species. N., 15
ets. each, $1.30 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.60 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

C., var. Merhami. This new form of the peach-
leaved Campanula is one of the choicest
novelties recently introduced. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.75 per doz.

C. pyramidalis. SrrerpLe Betis, CHIMNEY BELL-
FLOWER. Flowers disposed in long-panicled
racemes and coming in July. Color blue or
white. 4 to 5 feet. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per
doz.; P., 18 ets. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 6
ets. per pkt.

Campanula persicifolia

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Campanula Raineri. This handsome little plant is Catananche cerulea, continued

much like the carpatica, but has smaller flow- the border, and when once established seems to
ers. It is a dainty little plant and will suc- bea permanent one. It does not seem to spread
ceed in any good garden soil. N., 15 ets. each, from its scattered seed like many of its relative
$1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. Composite. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 ets. each.
Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

C. rhomboidalis. This reminds one very much GQ fNTAUREA dealbata. Grows 10 to 12 inches hich
of the little harebell and grows about as high. flowet-head. solitary red rosy or white. eee
It is a very good one for the rockery or wild | Misfor, Persia. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each.

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garden. N., 15 cts. each,; P: 18 cts. each. |inacrocophata A taney Pian fans Peon.

Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.
/ casus. It has numerous large, decurrent leaves
(ie AASSIA Marylandica. AmMerRIcAN SENNA. This and good-sized, yellow flower-heads in July.

graceful and hardy perennial attains a height
of 3 to 5 feet, with numerous acacia-like leaves
and many clusters of yellow flowers in August.
It makes a rather good showing, after becoming
well established, as a midsummer hedge plant,
where its folhage shows to good advantage until
frost. It would make a good showing among
low shrubbery where it could get full sun part
of the day. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.;
Pé, 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

| CATANANCHE cerulea. Buur Succory. A native

of the south of Europe; attains a height of
about 3 feet, and bears on ample stem for
cutting, good-sized, daisy-shaped flowers of a
pale blue or white in August. A good plant for

Chrysanthemum parthenium (see page 11)

$

5 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each,
.7O0 per doz. Seeds, 5 ets. per pkt.

montana. Handsome blue flowers. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.30 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.55 per
irk Seeds, 5 ets. per pkt.

—, yar. Rose. N., 20 cts. each,; P. 23 cts. each.

ai __aSiiitertan. Earsenaee KNAP-WEED. Hardy
~ perennial, about 3 feet high, with pale yellow

flower-heads in July. N., 20 cts. each; IBY 23
cts. each.

CEPHALARIA Tatarica. Tall, 5 to 7 feet high,

branching and bearing flowers at the ends of
each branch. Rather coarse for the border, but
fine in the wild garden or among shrubbery.

Flowers creamy yellow, or nearly
1 white in summer. N., 15 cts.
each; $1.30 per doz.; P., 25 cts.
each, $2 per doz.

CERASTIUM tomentosum. A low-
growing plant with white flow-
ers, light woolly foliage and weak
stems. Much used for edging and
matting purposes and very good
for the wall garden. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.30 per doz.; P., 18 cts.
each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts.
per pkt.

CHELONE glabra. TurTLeE Heap.
Grows 1 or 2 feet high; flowers
white or pale rose. It likes moist
ground, but will do well on ordi-
nary garden soil. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.15 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per
\ pkt,
G. Lyoni. 2 feet high; flowers rose-
color Ne aslo ncts) caches s
cts. each.

CHRYSANTHEMUM coccineum
(Pyrethrum hybridum). Very
charming, daisy-like flowers; fine
for cutting. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50
per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.
C. —, var. Aphrodite. Double pure
white. N., 25 cts. each; P., 28
cts. each.

C. —, var. Alfred. A full rich crim-
son flower. One of the best double
sorts. N.,25c.each; P., 28c. each.

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Chrysanthemum coccingum (see page 10)

Chrysanthemum coccineum var. Pericles. Bright Chrysanthemum sp., var. Shasta Daisy. Handsome

golden yellow, with creamy rose petals. A ~~ white flowers. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.;
most beautiful flower for the hardy border, and P., 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts.
particularly valuable for cutting and house deco- per pkt.
ration. N., 25 cts. each; P., 28 cts. each. C. uliginosum. Granr Daisy. Stout and erect,

/ ; =re : : 3 =
3 to 5 feet high, with many good-sized daisy-

like flowers, nice for cutting. Comes late in the
season among the last. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30:
“per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.60 per doz..

“af
C.maximum. Flowers like the common white |
7 ° . °
daisy, but twice as large. Handsome when in
flower, and the flowers have good stems for
cutting. Hardy and easily grown in full sun.\——~
Summer. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; | GIMICIFUGA Dahurica. This plant has proved:
P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per itself hardy here. It is not so tall as C. racemose
pkt. but is quite as attractive and is worthy of more
attention than it gets. N., 20: cts. each; P
25 cts. each.

C. parthenium fi. pl. Frverrew. Glabrous ”
perennial, 1 to 3 feet high, with branching
stems and handsome double white flowers. (_-Grtacemosa. BLack SNAKEROOT, BLAcK CoHosn,
N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, BuG-BANE. Grows 4 to 8 feet high, with white

$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. flowers in feathery drooping racemes. A stately

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Cimicifuga racemosa, continued
plant, suited to moist and shaded situations,
though it will do fairly well in full sun. July
and August. N., 15 cts. each; P., 20 cts. each.
Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

CLAYTONIA Caroliniana. Has pink and white
flowers; blooms with the first. N., 10 cts. each,
$1 per doz.; P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.

CLEMATIS heracleafolia, var. Davidiana. One of
the best of this class, with handsome light blue
flowers. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each.

/ C. integrifolia. Flowers blue, nodding. N., 20 cts.
i each; P., 25 cts. each.
C. recta. 2 or 3 feet high. White fragrant flowers
from June to August. Native to south and east
Europe. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each.

CONVALLARIA majalis. Litvy-or-THE-VaLLEy. A

plant of the lily family, too well known to need
detailed description. It likes a little shade and /
moisture, and does finely under shaded walls,
where it will keep up a succession of bloom.

SEER Nh

_Delphinium formosum

Fred’k H. Horsford,

Charlotte, Vermont

Convallaria majalis, continued
Spring. N., 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P.,
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz., for clumps.

CONVOLVULUS Japonicus, var. fi. pl. (Calystegia
pubescens). A hardy, twining climber, with
pale rose flowers; quite double and resembling
a rose. Fine for covering stumps and walls,
but in rich soil it spreads from the roots and
will drive out all other plants unless confined
in tubs. N., 10 ects. each; P., 12 cts. each.

COREOPSIS. TicksEeEp.

C. lanceolata. A good hardy perennial about 2
feet high, which produces an abundance of large
yellow, daisy-shaped flowers on good long stems
in June and July. N., 12 ets. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts.

| per pkt.

‘CORYDALIS nobilis. A rather neat perennial
and has been permanent here. Native of Siberia
with white flowers tipped with yellow in spring
N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each.

CYCLAMEN Europeum. Sowsreap. The Swiss
autumn-blooming Cyclamen. Flowers bright
rose, free-blooming when established, hand-
some large leaves coming with the flowers;
fine for rockwork. I grow it in partial shade,
with leaf-mold and sand loam for soil. I
cover it lightly with leaves and brush during
the winter. August to October. N., 20 cts.
each; P., 22 cts. each.

DELPHINIUM. Larxspur. Thrives to a certain
extent in any good garden soil with proper
care, but for the best results, special care
should be given. Work the soil deep, with
plenty of finely composted manure mixed
in. Each plant should have plenty of room.
The taller species are suited to the back of
the border, while the lower-growing seem
more suitable for the front.

D. elatum. Ber Larspxktur. Tall, if not the
tallest growing species. Flowers very fine,
dark to pale blue. N., 16 cts. each, $1.40
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.
Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per $oz.

\.D.\Cashmerianum. A rather low but interest-

“ing perennial from the Himalayas, 10 to 18
inches high. Flowers about 2 inches long,
azure-blue. Upper petals almost black,
lateral ones greenish. July to September.
N., 12 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 15 cts.
each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

D. Gaucasicum. Tall, with handsome blue
flowers. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.; P.,
22 cts. each, $1.55 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per
pkt.

D. formosum. Flowers sky-blue, shaded with
indigo; spur violet. Blooms in summer. 18 to
36inches. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P.,
17 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts.
per pkt.

Honey bees often mix the varieties of Delphinium

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\Deiphinium grandiflorum (D. Chinensis).
SIBERIAN LARKspUR. One of the
lower growing kinds, having va-
riously tinted flowers, from deep
blue to white, all very delicately
shaded and of good size. One of the
best. July and August. N., 12 cts.
each, $1 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each,
$1.15 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

| es var. album. 15 cts. each. Seeds
S 5 ets. per pkt.

D. Maackianum. A Siberian species
about 3 feet high. Flowers in loose
panicles, blue. N., 15 ets. each,
S130) yper doz se.) US\ cts, each:

) $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.
ybridum, Mixed. N., 20 cts. each,
$1.78 per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $2

ee doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

4 Mixed. N., 12 cts. each, 90 cts. per
doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.

_ Seeds, 5 ects. per pkt., 20 cts. per $0z.
uA D. Sp., Kelway’s Selection. One of the
best. Flowers variable. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.30 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each,
$1.45 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

D. Sp. —, var. Herman Stenger. Double;

center lilac, outer petals blue. N.
25 cts. each; P., 28 cts. each.

‘DIANTHUS barbatus. Sweer Witriam. I offer
the very best mixture, so far as colors are con-
cerned, or size of flowers, of this old-fashioned
plant. Summer. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 12c. each, $1.80 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt.
—, var. alba. N., 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.;
wh” 15 ets. each, $1.50 per doz.

—, var. With velvet red flowers. N., 12 cts.
\ ch, $1.20 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.50 per

D.

SN b. Chinensis (D. Caucasicus). INDIAN PINK.
~/ Summer. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P.,
15c. each, $1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5G. per p okt.

D. cesius. CHEDDAR, or CLIFF PINK. Blowers
delicate rose; fragrant. Summer. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.35 per
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

Dianthus barbatus
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Digitalis Lanata, taken at our nursery (see page 14)

Dianthus cruentus (D. atrococcineus). Has blood-
scarlet flowers; very striking in the garden or
when cut; small, but numerous. Eastern
Europe. June. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

D. deltoides. MaripeNn Pink. Plant about 6 inches
high; flowers rose in summer. N., 12 ects. each;

P., 15 ets. each. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.
|} D. Sp., var. ‘‘Her Majesty,’’ A fine double white
VV hardy frargant Pink. Summer. N., 15 ets.

each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.90
per doz.
D. Sp., var. Double Lord Lyon. A fine double

form with pink flowers. N.., = cts. each, $1.75
per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $2.10 per doz.

D. Sp., Grass, or Clove Pink. VERMoNT PINK
This old, double, sweet-scented Pink is a favor-
ite with all who know it. While it never bears
any seed here, it may be grown from cuttings,
and I have a good stock to offer for the present
season. It is very permanent when established,
and the rosy pink flowers are borne in abun-

dance. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.;. P.,
18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz.

)D. plumarius. Single. N., 12 cts. each; P., 16 cts.
each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

D. —, var. Jennie Horsford. A desirable new
seedling of the Cyclops strain which was found
among some seedlings. The flowers are semi-
double on good liberal stems for cutting. They
are 14 inches to 12 inches wide, light pink,
with a large, dark wine-colored center and
fragrant. From the time they first appear,
until long after severe frosts, they are produced
in moderate abundance. N., 25 cts. each, $2.50
per doz.; P., 28 cts. each, $2.85 per doz.

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Dianthus superbus. Flowers pale pink or white. A,
handsome single Pink. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds,
5 cts. per pkt.

DICENTRA Canadensis. SqurrRREL Corn. A rather
nice, little, early-flowered bulbous plant,
native to rich woods, in shade, and useful for
shady parts of the wild garden. It wants a rich
black soil that is not too dry. Flowers white,
tipped with rose, and finely cut, delicate foliage.
This and Cucullaria both die down to the bulb
early in summer. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. \
8 P., 11 cts. each, $1.05 per doz. ;

D. cucullaria. DurcHMAN’s BREECHES.
/ cts. each; P., 11 cts. each.

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N., 10

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_/p. eximia. Handsome reddish purple flowers and
delicate foliage. A native of much worth which
attains a height of about 1 foot. May to August
N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.

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D.

D.

D.

Digitalis purpurea

DICTAMNUS albus (D. Frazinella).

/DIGITALIS.

\DODECATHEON Meadia.
\N._ASHOOTING STAR.

Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Dicentra formosa. This species from California and

northward, somewhat resembles D. eximia, but

a shorter spurs and paler flowers. N., 15 cts.

each; P., 18 cts. each.

. spectabilis. BLEEDING HEART, SEAL-FLOWER.

One of the best old-fashioned garden plants,
Hardy in every sense; fine for the border or
margins of shrubbery, being quite distinct in
flower and habit. May and June. N., 20 cts.
each, $1.75 per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $2.25
per doz.

FRAXINELLA,
GAS-PLANT. N., 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.;
IP., 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.

D. —, var. rubra. It is a good-sized hardy peren-

nial of much worth, from eastern Europe.
Its pale purple flowers are much better and
more numerous after it has become well es-
tablished. Too much should not be expected
of this plant the first year after setting. It is
easy of culture, but a dry soil suits it best. Fine
when well established. May and June. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each,
$1.90 per doz.

FoxeLtove. An interesting genus
of plants whose culture is so simple as to be
within reach of all.

ambigua (D. grandiflora). Has yellowish
flowers and is quite pretty. It is a perennial,
hardy, and of easy culture. Middle of June.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

lanata. Wootiy Foxcuove. Isa biennial, and
to give the best effect should be massed. It
grows 3 feet high, and its compound racemes of
white and purplish flowers have an orchidaceous
appearance. Eastern Europe. Summer. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.60 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

purpurea, var. gloxinioides. Has a great
variety of colors, but in growing them separ-
ately I have had much difficulty to keep the
colors separate. Have, therefore, thought it
best to offer only the mixed colors, and thus
save the possible disappointment to my cus-
tomers which must occur when separate colors
are sold. My strain is one of the very best.
Good, strong clumps of this charming flower.
Blooms in June. This is one of our very finest
hardy perennials. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per
doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.55 per doz. Seeds,
3 cts. per pkt.

AMERICAN COWSLIP,
Curious cyclamen-shaped
rose or white flowers. Likes a rich, loamy soil,
in thin shade or full sun. Last of May. N., 15
cts. each,; P. 18 cts. each.

DRACOCEPHALUM. DracGon’s HEAD.

grandiflorum (D. Altaiense). Siberian; 6 to 9
inches high, bearing handsome _ spikes of
dainty blue flowers about an inch long. June
and July. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

nigricans. Grows 12 to 20 inches high; flow-

ers pink or white. N., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per

doz.; P.. 18 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.

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Gaillardia aristata (see page 16)

ECHINACEA purpurea. PurpPLeE CONE-FLOWER.
Is a striking and handsome hardy perennial, if
left in its place at a proper distance in the back
of the border; but at closer range it has a coarse
appearance, which renders it of little value for
cutting. It is certainly very striking, and a
pretty plant in its place. 2 feet high. Flowers
purple, 2 to 4 inches wide. Western states.
Summer to autumn. N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per
doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 8
cts. per pkt.

ECHINOPS. Guose THISTLE.

E. Ritro. This is the best species of this genus
for cultivation. The dark blue globular heads
are very showy and useful for cutting. N., 15
cts. each,; P. 18 cts. each.
pkt.

EPIMEDIUM. Barrenworr. Well suited to rock-
work in full sun, and should be treated to a
compost of fresh loam and peat.

E. macranthum, var. niveum. Has white or
nearly white flowers; very desirable. N., 15 cts.
each; P., 18 cts. each.

E. Musschianum, var. rubrum. From Japan
Bears its flowers in close, short racemes. May.
N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

EREMURUS Himalaicus. A grand white-flowered
species from the Himalaya mountains. = All
the species of Eremurus had better be set late in
sur or autumn. N., $2 each; P., $2.20
each.

ie

Seeds, 5 cts. per/

Eremurus robustus. When well established in congen-
ial soil, it is a most stately and beautiful plant.
In this climate I have always given it protection
from frost. It should attain a height of 8 or 9
feet when of mature age, and its long raceme of
peach-colored flowers is as fine as one could
wish. It needs a soil that is moist but well
drained, composed of part sand or a good loam.
Should be planted in autumn. N., $2.25 each;
P., $2.50 each. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

ERIGERON glaucus. FLEABANE. Comes from
western North America. It is a fine, handsome
perennial, apparently quite hardy, and bears
plenty of good-sized heads of purple flowers; 6
to 12 inches high; in bloom during late summer
or autumn. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.; P.,

_48¢. each, $1.55 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt.

RYNGIUM amethystinum. Sea Horry. Has
heads of handsome amethyst-blue flowers. It is
inclined to spread from seed, and, therefore,
should not be allowed to seatter its seeds. This
is guarded against by cutting back after bloom-
ing. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts.
each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

YSIMUM rupestre (#. pulchellum). A _ low,
spreading perennial, with handsome, citron-
yellow flowers. N., 12 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.;
P., 15 ets. each, $1.35 per doz.

EUPATORIUM ageratoides. Wuitrk SNAKEROOT.
3 to 4 feet high, with good-sized heads of white
flowers; does well in shade. N., 12 cts. each;
P., 15-ets. each.

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EUPHORBIA corollata. FLowrrine Spurce. Is a
native which grows 2 to 3 feet high, branching
and bearing many white bracts around the
true flowers, which give it a floriferous appear-
ance and make it one of the most delicate and
attractive little natives. For- cutting or for
decoration in the border it is a useful plant and
cannot be spared. Summer. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.10 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.

FUNKIA. Prantarn Lizy, Day Liry. A genus of ,
hardy, herbaceous perennials, with good foliage *
and often handsome flowers. Well suited to
decorate the lawn, or for planting in the bor-
ders of shrubbery, or in rockwork. Before
planting, work the ground to a good depth, mix.

/ ing in a supply of manure.

F. lancifolia. Japan plant with white flowers

~ and lance-shaped leaves. August. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.

\ F./—, var. variegata. This has crinkled foliage,

\/ variegated with white; flowers purplish lilac, a
little paler than those of the variety ‘‘Thomas
Hogg.” Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per
doz.; P., 20 ets. each, $1.70 per doz.

F. ovata. Charming pale blue flowers.
each, $1.60 per doz. ;
doz.

NE 2Oicts:
; P., 25 cts. each, $1.90 per
Seeds, 5 ets. per pkt.

F. —, var. ‘“‘Thomas Hogg.’’ A form with the
{ margins of the leaves variegated. August. N.,

Gypsophila fl. pl. (see page 17)

continued
P., 20 cts. each,

Funkia ovata, var. “‘ Thomas Hogg,”’
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.;

$1.70 per doz.
. Sieboldiana. Rather low-growing, with thick,
bluish green foliage and pure white flowers.
Very distinct form. N., 25 cts. each; P., 30 cts.
t each.
F. subcordata. Wire PLANTAIN Lity. Blooms
late in autumn, and is valuable on this account.
N., 15 ets. each; P., 20 ets. each.

- GAILLARDIA aristata (G. grandijfiora). BLANKET-

.“ FLOWER. This is a fine, hardy plant, and is
admired by all. The daisy- shaped flowers are
red and yellow inside, of good size, and on long
stems. A most showy plant. In bloom longer
than most plants. N., 12 ects. each, $1.10 per
doz.; P., 15 cts. each, "$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 6
cts. per pkt.
’ Perennial] Gaillardias may be rapidly propa-
gated in spring by root-division and root-cut-
tings.

ALAX aphylla. Garax, SouTHERN CoLt’s Foor,

VY BEETLE-WEED. Evergreen, with shining leaves,

which turn in autumn to a dark, lovely reddish
purple. Produces wand-like spikes of small
but pretty white flowers. Moist shade is
most suitable location. N., 15 ets. each, $1.25
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz.

GENTIANA. Gentian. This group comprises

some of the most admirable hardy plants. Most
of them require much moisture while in
growth, and on this account they often
fail. I have recently been growing them
in moist, shaded situations in sandy loam,
with good results. Though moisture is
necessary, drainage is also needed. They
like a deen, loamy soil, with stones inter-
mixed. :

G. alba. Rather stout, with flowers in a ter-
minal cluster; dull white, tinged with yel-
low or green. A native of low grounds or
mountain meadows. N., 25 cts. each;
P., 30 cts. each.

\G. Andrewsii. Crosrep, or BoTTLE GENTIAN.
Stems 8 to 15 inches high; flowers pur-
plish blue in August and September. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.50 per GoZzcebaels ets.
each, $1.75 per doz.

GERANIUM. CrRANESBILL.

G. Ibericum, var. platypetalum. Large and
branching; flowers pale purple, in June.
IN., 12 ets. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 ets.
dach, $1.30 per doz.

Ces Crimson, or blood-red

ers; plant 15 inches high; blooms in
Junes Ne ddbisets) seachey ES Sects:
each.

| GILEE NTA trifoliata. INpIAN Puysic, Bow-
MAN’s Root. Plant about 18 inches

high, oor: pale rose or white flowers in
panicles. Blooms in June. N., 15 cts.
each; P., 18 cts. each.

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pe es paniculata. Baspy’s BreatH. A | eee rigidus. 1 to 3 feet high, strict and

native of Europe. Has much to recommend
it. Its flowers are very numerous, so much so
that to a casual observer they seem almost in-
separable. They are nearly white, borne in
panicles, and give a very charming effect, either
in the border or when used in bouquets. It is
a plant that grows alone in any good garden
soil and is sure to be prized by all who try it.
Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P.,
/ 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

G. —, fl. pl. The double form of Baby’s Breath.
/ A fine new form. N., 25 cts. each; P., 28 cts.
~“ each.

HELENIUM autumnale. SNEEzEWEED. This hand-
some native perennial attains a height of 4 to
6 feet. It branches at the top and bears mary
large yellow flowers in autumn.
each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.60 per
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

H. —, var. magnificum. A lower-growing kind
with flowers as fine as any, and three weeks
earlier. A fine new and valuable form. N., 15
cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $2
per doz.

H. —, var. superbum. A form with handsome
yellow flowers 2 to 3 inches wide. Begins to
flower about the middle of August and con-
tinues until frost. N., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per
doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.90 per doz.

H. Hoopesi. Charming yellow flowers, fine for
cutting. A hardy and interesting sort. Spreads
from root division. N., 20 cts. each; P., 23 cts.
each. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

HELIANTHUS divaricatus. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per
doz.; P., 12 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.

H. letiflorus. This plant is much shorter than
‘the next, and its flowers are a brighter yellow.
It is early, compared to most species. It soon
spreads to good-sized clumps; flowers very

/ handsome and borne in great profusion. Sum-

I

mer. N., 8 cts. each, 80 cts. per doz.; P., 10 cts...

each, 90 ects. per doz.

H. Maximiliani. Tall and late-blooming species
from the middle West. N., 20 cts. each; P.,
25 cts. each.

~ 4H. Mollis. Grows about 4 feet high. Flowers 3

inches wide, yellow, coming in August. N.,
12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz.

H. orgyalis (H. salicifolius). GRaceFuL Sun-
FLOWER. One of the most valuable perennial
Sunflowers. Attains a height of 6 to 10 feet in
good soil, and soon forms large clumps. Its
narrow, drooping foliage gives a mass of it a
most attractive appearance most of the summer
and when, finally, the large, handsome, yellow
flowers appear in great profusion, just before
frost, and endure after some of the first hard
freezings, we have to acknowledge it to be one
of the finest of its class in cultivation. Late
autumn. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $7 per
100; P., 20 cts. each, $1.45 per doz.

INE dS cts

H. fulva. Orance Day Lity.

A

sparingly branched; rough; flowers yellow.
One of the best. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.

H. —, var. Miss Mellish. N., 15 cts. each; P.,
17 cts. each:

HELIOPSIS levis, var. Pitcheriana is a better plant
an AH. levis; not so tall, very floriferous and
the flowers are of a deeper yellow. N., 12 cts.

each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.35 per
doz. Seeds, 5 ects. per pkt.

H. scabra is an attractive plant, with orange-
yellow flowers. N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.;
P., 17c. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt.

HELLEBORUS niger. CuHristmas Rose. Grows
about a foot high, producing large, nearly white
flowers an inch wide; does finely in moist
garden soil, though a rich, well-drained, moist
loam is best. Use a good top-dressing of well-
composted manure as a dressing after flowering.
N., 25 cts. each; P., 27 cts. each.

/ HEMEROCALLIS Dumortieri. Has orange-yellow
\—" flowers, tinged with brown. About 18 inches
high. Japan and Siberia. Summer. N., 20 cts.
each, $1.65 per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $2.10

oer doz.

. fava. Lemon Day Lity, Lemon Lity. Has
clear yellow flowers; fragrant; grows 2 feet
high. Siberia and Japan. N., 20 cts. each, $1.55
per doz.; P., 24 cts. each, $2 per doz.

Attains a height
of about 3 feet, with good-sized reddish yellow
flowers. Single. Summer. Europe. N., 10 cts.
each; $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.30 per doz

H. ~, var. Kwanso. A form with handsomer
double flowers. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each.

H./ Middendorffii. Bears deep golden yellow
“flowers, three to five in a terminal head. Plant
2 to 3 feet high. Siberia and Japan. N., 20 cts.
each, $1.75 per doz.; P., 23 cts. each, $2.20 per
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.
/H. Thunbergii. Flowers much like H. flava,
bright yellow. Blooms later in the season. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each,
$2 per doz.

HEPATICA acutiloba. Liver Lear. Blooms as
soon as the snow is off, having various-colored
flowers, from almost pure white to deep blue
and rosy red. Nice for shade. N., 12 cts. each,
$1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.;
$6 per 100.

H. triloba. Resembles the preceding very closely,
but has round-lobed leaves. N., 12 cts. each;
P., 15 cts. each.

HESPERIS matronalis. Rocket, DAmMr’s VIOLET,
DaAME’s ROCKET, SWEET ROcKET. Plant 2 to 3
feet high, various-flowered, sweet-scented in
the night. South Europe and Asia. The
mixed colors of this plant grown together give
a much better effect than either color grown by
itself. June. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

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Hemerocallis Thunbergi: (see page 17)

HEUCHERA sanguinea. ALUM-ROOT, CorAL BELTS,
Crimson BE is. Beautiful scarlet flowers all
summer. A showy plant and nice for cutting.
N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 6 cts.
per pkt.

HIBISCUS militaris. About the same height as the
well-known H. Moscheutos, with rose-purple
flowers, but not so large as Moscheutos Rose
or Crimson Eye. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per
doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.

H. Moscheutos. Marsu-mattow. This is a most
attractive member of the Hollyhock family,
bearing flowers often 6 inches wide and of vari-
ous colors. Fine for bogs, though quite at home
in good garden soil, and one of the best of
hardy perennials. Summer. N., 15 cts. each;
P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Hibiscus Moscheutos, var. ‘‘Crimson Eye.” Is only
a variety of the preceding, with reddish purple
in the center of its flowers. It is a very striking
plant and has been widely advertised. N., 15
cts. each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.70
per doz. Seeds, 10 ets. per pkt.

HOLLYHOCK. See Althea.

HYACINTHUS candicans.
in Tender Plants.

HYDRASTIS Canadensis. OrANGE-ROOT, GROUND
RASPBERRY, GOLDEN SEAL. Is more attractive
for its large green leaves and raspberry-like
fruit than for its flowers, which do not amount
to much. It isa plant for the shady corner, and
valuable because it does not require full sun.
N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. eath.

HYPERICUM. Sr. Joun’s Wort.

H. Ascyron. GREAT Sr. JoHN’s Wort. A strik-
ing plant, 2 to 5 feet high, with large, bright
yellow flowers. N., 12 cts. each, $1.05 per doz.;
P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts.
per pkt.

HYPOCHGRIS uniflora (H. Helvetica). Showy
yellow flowers like the dandelion, but nearly

é

See Galtonia candicans,

double its size. Summer. N., 15 cts. each;
P., 17 cts. each.
IBERIS saxatilis, var. corifolia. Resembles the

Sempervirens, but is a more compact plant

/ and lasts better here. It is superior to all other

/ perennial Iberis I have grown. N., 15 cts. each,
y $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 ects. each, $1.45 per doz.

[INCARVILLEA Delavayi. This plant has achieved
much notice within the last five years. It
comes slowly from seed, requiring two or more
years to attain blooming size here in the North.
I have had it several winters without protec-
tion, and, though it is said not to be very hardy,
it will stand with a little covering. The large,
trumpet-shaped, rosy purple flowers are very
showy. N., 20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.; P.,
23 cts. each, $2.10 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

INULA glandulosa. The Elecampane of the Cau-

easus. 2 to 3 feet high, lower leaves oblong
spatulate. Flowers yellow. N., 15 cts. each;

P., 20 cts. each.

IRIS (Flag). This is a grand family with many
varieties.

}I. cristata. CrresTED IRIs. Comes from North
Carolina and has handsome lhght blue flowers,
with short, thick green foliage. One of the best
dwarf kinds. It soon spreads so as to form
good-sized clumps, and seems entirely hardy.
May. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts.
each, $1.15 per doz.

Florentina. Orris Root. Fine early Iris;
white, tinged with lavender. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.
Tris Germanica. GERMAN IRIS, FLOWER-DE-LUCE.
_) Atropurpurea grandiflora. Large, dark blue up-
rights and deep blue falls, striped white at
base. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

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Iris laevigata (see page 20)

Iris Germanica, continued

Fragrans, or Storm King. White, with violet
veins. N., 12 ects. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15
cts. each, $1.30 per doz.

Flavescens, or Canary Bird. One of the best; con-
spicuous from a long distance when planted
in a mass. Uprights soft creamy yellow, falls
paler cream-color with striped base. A most
striking and valuable variety. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.49 per doz.

Garibaldi. Soft blue uprights and deep blue falls.
Flowers good-sized and early. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz.

Graccus. Beautiful and large creamy yellow
uprights, falls velvet-purple and yellow striped.

_ A very strong and early form. N., 15 cts. each;

| P., 18 cts. each.

Honorable. Upright portion of the flower clear

— yellow, lower portion yellow with purple veins.
Early. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15
cts. each, $1.30 per doz., $5 per 100.

Iris Germanica, continued

Innocence. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.

Madame Chereau. Tall, with high standards;
white with blue margins. N., 12 cts. each, $1.25
per doz.; P., 15 ets. each, $1.55 per doz.

Neglecta. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.
Penelope. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.
Pearl. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.

Plumeri. Flowers deep, dark copper. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.30 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.

Queen of Gypsies. Standards soft yellowish brown
and falls rose-purple. N., 12 cts. each; P.,
15 ets. each.

Roi des Belges. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.

\/Spectabilis. N., 20 cts. each; P., 23 cts. each.

Stenophylla. Soft blue uprights and a trifle
darker falls. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

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Iris

Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Germanica, continued

Velveteen. Medium tall; pale yellow standards,

dark red or velvety purple falls.
each; P., 15 cts. each.

INGE ets:

In Various Colors, Mixed. The flowers present a

Tris

. sibirica.

variation in form and delicacy of coloring not
excelled by many expensive and tender orchids.
June. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 13 cts.
each, $1.20 per doz.

Hookeri. Dwarf, with blue flowers. N., 15 cts.
each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.30
per doz.

eA levigata (L. Kempferi). Japan Iris. This is

one of the most popular of all the Iris when
grown on the right kind of soil. It comes in
after the more common kinds are past bloom
and gives a great variety of color. It prefers
a rather heavy, moist soil and will stand con-
siderable enrichment. Most of the named sorts
are now offered under the Japanese names,
which are not familiar to Americans. A few
named kinds, strong plants: N., 25 cts. each,
$2.50 per doz.; P., 28 cts. each, $2.80 per doz.
Fine mixed, single or double, N., 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.80 per doz.
Seedlings, N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P.,
13 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.

. longipetala. A species from Oregon, with blue

flowers. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.

. pumila. A very pretty dwarf species, fine for

edging. Jilac-purple flowers. April. N., 12
cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 13 cts. each, $1.25
per doz.

. pseudacorus. YELLow Fuac. This is a strong-

growing sort, 2 to 3 feet high, with clusters of
good-sized yellow flowers. While it will do in
any ordinary garden soil, it seems to like mois-
ture, and thrives well along the wet margins
of brooks, where it soon forms good large
clumps. It is not easily crowded out by grass
or other Flags and the seeds are often floated
down stream by the floods, and grow. One of
the taller, rank-growing kinds. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.40 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.70 per doz.

From Siberia. Perfectly hardy, it
soon forms good-sized clumps, bearing lght
blue flowers. A satisfactory variety in this
most useful genus. June. N., 10 ects. each, $1
per doz.; P., 13 ets. each, $1.20 per doz. Seeds,
5 ets. per pkt.

. —, var. White-flowered. An especially lovely

form of the preceding, with flowers of great
beauty. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P.,
18 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

. Sp., var. atrosanguinea. One of the best hardy

blue sorts. N., 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.;
P., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.

Cengialti. This species attains a height of
about 6 inches, with numerous gc 0 1-sized lilac
flowers, and has the habit of not only blooming
profusely in summer, but in late autumn a few

Iris Cengialti, continued

. Sp., var. Fisheri.

. versicolor.

. Xiphium. SpanisH IRIs.

. xiphoides.

plants usually flower. A hardy kind much like
the lower forms of Germanica. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.20 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.

A tall, handsome blue Iris
of much worth. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 ets.
each.

Susiana. Flowers large and striking. Not
quite hardy without covering in winter. N

15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. ¥

Common Buus FuiaAa. Is the com-
mon Blue Flag of our brooksides and wet mead-
ows. It grows naturally in moist places, but
will thrive in any good garden soil when in cul-
tivation. One of the best bog varieties, giving
much bright color in its season. June. N., 10
ets. each, $1 per doz.; P., 13 cts. each, $1.25
per doz.

Very fine bulbous
flowering plants, coming into bloom soon after
the Geman Iris, with blue, white and yellow
flowers. N., 5 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz.; P., 6
cts. each, 40 cts. per doz.

EncuisH Iris. Large flowers in
handsome blue and white colors, about as tall
as the Spanish Iris, and coming just after it.
N., 8 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz.; P., 9 cts. each,
68 cts. per doz.

JASIONE perennis. SHEEP’S-BIT, SHEPHERD’S SCAB-

1ous. Nearly a foot high, bearing an abundance
of globular, blue flower-heads. Of easy culture
in any garden soil, and grows well in full sun-
light or partial shade. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. Seeds,
6 cts. per pkt.

LATHYRUS latifolius: PERENNIAL SWEET PEA,

LIATRIS.

EVERLASTING PEA. A very desirable perennial,
and though the flowers are not fragrant, like
the sweet pea, they are very handsome, and
will be found well worth growing. N., 12 cts.
each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per
doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

Gay FEATHER, BuTToN SNAKEROOT.
A group of plants of the composite family, with
purple or nearly white flower-heads. Fine for
the border, succeeding in any good soil. Liatris

are easily grown from seed and last for
years.
pycnostachya. PRAIRIE, or KANSAS Gay-

FEATHER. Long, cylindraceous spikes of rose-
purple flower-heads. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per
doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 5

a etssperpkt-
iL. spicata. Has spikes of good-sized purplish

flower-heads, 6 to 15 inches in length. August.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 17 ets. each,

_ $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

WY L. scariosa. One of the best. N., 15 cts. each;

‘

P., 17 cts. each. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

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Hardy Perennials Pill

A field of Lilium elegans, taken in our_nursery (see page 24)

eye
Lilies

The Lily must rank among the choicest flowers as long as flowers are admired. It is not a cheap
flower, and probably never can be, because so many species in cultivation are short-lived at best, and
because many kinds are slow and hard to propagate. It is likely always to remain the rich man’s flower.
This is no doubt one reason for its being prized so by many. If it were as common as ‘‘Golden Glow” it
would not be in such favor.

The majority of species are hardy in well-cultivated garden soil, yet by experience we find that a little
covering to exclude light and sudden changes is very beneficial. There are kinds which seem to do even
with shallow planting and little or no covering for winter, and I have seen bulbs of some of the varieties of
Elegans lie on the top of the bed fully exposed all winter and apparently all right in spring; but Auratums,
Speciosums, and in fact all, with the exception of the Tiger, Elegans, Dahuricum and Croceum, do better
for covering. Our Meadow Lily, growing as it does usually, has a covering of grass or leaves or brush over
the bulb, which keeps out light and sudden changes in winter. The Auratums and Speciosums, when not
covered may not be killed, but if they freeze too hard, the outer scales will decay and the plant be much
weakened. Too low a degree of temperature will, I believe, kill any Lily, no matter whether under ground
or packed in boxes. In December, 1902, I lost a large lot of Lilies during transit from New York. The
very cold wave froze them solid in the cases, and not one bulb survived.

Lilies that have become established by one year’s growth will stand more frost than those recently
planted. Candidums set early in September or the last of August, having time to come up and make their
usual fall growth, will stand more frost than late-planted bulbs which do not have time to get above ground
before winter. In protecting Lilies and other bulbs, which are not perfectly hardy, I have found 3 inches
of straw manure over the beds very good. Another method I have adopted for the more tender kinds is
3 inches of forest leaves first, then 2 inches of the straw manure over the leaves, which prevents the leaves
being blown off by the winds.

A most important item in the growing of all Lilies is the combination of good drainage with plenty of
moisture. They require much moisture during the blooming season; still, a soil not well drained seldom
seems to suit them. Much good can be done in the adding of sand, leaf-mold or turf loam (which is always
good for the Lily), but if good drainage is not given, many species will not thrive.

Lilies often thrive much better the secony year after planting, for the reason that if they are not taken
fresh from the ground, some or all of the roots have been lost of dried, and their scales, also, may have
become shrivelled. This is too often the case with imported or store bulbs, if the storing has not been in a
cellar and in soil. Lilies imported in their natural soil, or in damp sphagnum, not allowed to hecome dry,
and not deprived of their roots, are much more likely to bloom the first year. In purchasing Lilies, it is
well to insist upon having only firm and solid bulbs. If they have been wintered in a cellar, it should have
been in loam, in tight boxes, so that the bulbs could not have shrunken or dried. Bulbs wintered in this
way are often about as solid as when wintered in the ground. They may be better than if set in the ground
in autumn and exposed to the rains, which often injure late-planted bulbs.

The best time to set Lilies is in autumn, it is generally believed, but I have had quite as good success
with spring setting. If they are taken fresh from the nursery before they have advanced too far in growth,
they do nicely. The reason why so many believe that Lilies should be set out only in autumn is because the
main supply has been from store bulbs. Few dealers keep their stocks in the ground, and when stocks are
not kept in beds or in the ground, unless stored in damp soil in tight boxes, by spring the bulbs become
so dried and shrunken that a season is required for them to regain their normal strength. Two or three

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exceptions, perhaps, should be made for spring setting. The Candidums, as a rule, do better set not later
than September 15, and even August 15 is better. Imported, or ‘‘store”’ bulbs, which usually have no roots,
should be set in early autumn for the best results the following season. Always bear in mind when setting
Lilies that they not only send out roots to a good depth below the bulbs, but in most species from where
the stem joins the bulb to very near the surface of the bed roots will form, and these need feeding as much
as those at the bottom. Do not let the bulbs come in contact with the enriched soil. Place a third of an inch
or more of clear sand or light loam under or next to the bulb, and cover with the same before the enriched
soil is drawn over them. The enriched soil often rots the bulbs when allowed to come in contact with them.
Do not plant too deep or too shallow. If the bulbs could be set 4 inches deep at first, and then, after they are
up, say 6 inches high, a covering of 2 inches of good, fine leaf-mold could be placed over them as a mulch,
they would be treated as I like to treat them. Without mulch, set 6 inches deep. Well-decayed peat is
also an excellent mulch. Always plant on fresh ground or ground that has not had Lilies for the two
previous years.

The flowering season of Lilies varies much. Bulbs stored in cellars and planted late often bloom much
later than those fresh from the ground. The blooming season of Auratum can be much prolonged by
setting late in the spring a few bulbs that have not started. I have had excellent success with Auratums
when set in an inch or two of fresh sphagnum moss. It seems to induce root-growth at the bottom of the
bulbs. I used this fresh sphagnum under Auratums, Candidums, Testaceums, Superbums, Grayi and
Speciosums. My stock is, for the most part, fresh from beds. .

LILIUM auratum. GoLDEN-BANDED JAPAN Liry. Lilium auratum, continued

This is the most popular Lily grown. No spe-
cies ever had so much general favor. It is a
very variable species in the size, color, etc., of
its flowers, and also in the time of flowering. A

large, fragrant flowers 8 to 12 inches across. Its
fragrance is so strong that a bouquet of Au-
ratums will fill a large church with their odor.
July and August. First-sized bulbs, N., 20 cts.

bed of one hundred Auratums will produce flow- each, $2 per doz.; P., 23 cts. each, $2.25 per
ers over a longer time than a hundred of any ian ros ;

other Lily species. Flowers white, with a cen-
tral band and numerous deep purple spots.
Height 2 to 6 feet, not rarely bearing twenty

L. —, var. rubro-vittatum is a rare form in which
_ the central band is deep red. N., 60 cts. each;
| P., 65 cts. each.

iL. Brownii (L. Japonicum, var. Brownz). Bears
three to four flowers, 7 to 8 inches long, partly
drooping; chocolate-purple outside, white
within. July. N., 50 cts. each; P., 53 cts. each.

L. Canadense. Witp YeELtow Lity. Flowers
) vary in color—red and yellow. Grows 2 to 5
feet high, and is a most hardy species. Nice to
plant among shrubbery, and does quite well in
shade. June and July. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.

\ L. candidum. Maponna Lity. Handsome, large,

\ \fragrant, pure white flowers. Easy of culture;

“does best when left undisturbed after planting.

August and September are the best months to

plant this Lily. Too much can’t be said in

favor of early planting because the growth it

makes before winter is almost necessary if

bloom is desired the next season; and this Lily

is quite liable to be winterkilled if it is planted

so late that this growth can’t be made. N.,

15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.70 per doz.

L. Chalcedonicum. ScarLeT MARTAGON, TURK’S
Cap. A charming and delicate-flowered species.
No one could help admiring it. July. N., 50
cts. each, $5 per doz.; P., 55 cts. each, $5.35
per doz.

L. croceum. Golden yellow; closely follows
Dahuricum in blooming. N., 15 cts. each; P.,
18 cts. each.

L. Dahuricum. This Lily resembles L. Phila-
delphicum, but is a much better Lily, of easy
culture and more permanent. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.15 per doz.: P., 17 cts. each, $1 30 per doz.
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

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Lilium tigrinum, var. splende.s, ..ken iu Our nursery
(see page 26)

Lilium elegans, var. aurantiacum multiflorum. N.,

15 cts) each? ‘$25 per doz); P17 ctsxeach,
$1.40 per doz.

L. —, var. Cloth of Gold. A very fine golden
yellow form of L. elegans. N., 40 cts. each; P.,
43 cts. each.

L. —, var. nigromaculatum. N., 25 cts. each;
Pei Cusmeach:

L. —, var. Thunbergianum. Flowers pale scarlet
in June. Japan. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. ;
P., 18 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.

L. —, var. umbellatum is one of the more common
forms and a rather strong grower. N., 15 cts.
each; P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

L. —, var. Wallacei. One of the smaller and later
forms; very hardy and a reliable one for gen-
eral use. A little later in blooming. N., 10 cts.
each, $1 per doz.; P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.

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Lilium excelsum. See L. testaceum.

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L. Grayi. This species has a bulb of about same
shape as Canadense, but smaller. The flowers
are dark orange-red, fine for cutting to go with

, jpwhite flowers. N., 35 cts. each; P., 38 cts. each.

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Iv Hansoni. See L. maculatum.

Henryi. A splendid new Lily from the moun-
tains of China. It is the most vigorous Lily I
have ever seen. Its flowers closely resemble
those of L. speciosum in shape, but in color
they are a handsome deep orange-yellow,
banded with green. About ten or more years
ago I gave my foreman a small bulb of this
Lily when the price was two or three dollars
each, and this bulb was planted in a corner of
his grounds. It has continued to thrive without
any special care all these years, and produced
a strong panicle of its flowers the past summer.
I consider it as healthy and permanent as any
kind I have grown. Like most other Lilies of
the Speciosum class, it is well to cover it a
little. N., 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.; P., 45 cts.
_each, $4.50 per doz.

. Japonicum, var. Brownii. See L. Brownii.
L. Leichtlinii. See L. Maximowiczi.

L. longiforum. A grand Lily, with pure white,
funnel-shaped flowers, often 7 inches long. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.

L. —, var. Takasima. A charming form of Longi-
florum. Beautiful snow-white, exceedingly
fragrant flowers in June and July. N., 20 cts.
eaéh; P., 23 cts. each.

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L/maculatam (L. Hansoni). Under favorable
conditions attains a height of 3 feet. Flowers
reddish orange, six to ten in a cluster; petals
thick and durable. A rare Japanese Lily that
is rather high in price, but so permanent and
healthy has it been with me that I consider it
one of the cheapest. I have never lost a bulb
after it was once established, and I have bulbs
which have bloomed every year for years. N.,
65 cts. each, $6.50 per doz.; P., 68 cts. each,
$6.85 per doz.

L. marhan, Miss E. Willmot. This new Lily,
claimed to be a hybrid between the Martagon
and Maculatum (Hansoni), is a very inter-
esting new form which has the characteristics
of both parents. It is a tall and stately plant,
and quite distinct. I have grown it two seasons.
The flowers are intermediate between its
parents and of a yellowish bronzy tint, with
thick petals, and lasting a long time. $2.50
each.

L. martagon. EturRoPpEAN TuRK’s Cap Lity.
A fine species when once established. N., 15
cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.80
per doz.

L. Maximowiczi (L. Leichtlinii), var. Reddish
Yellow. This is a later-blooming species than
most of the red and yellow kinds. A stronger
and surer strain than the yellow variety. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.; P., 18 ets. each,
$1.50 per doz.

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Lilium monadelphum (L. Colchicum). A fine early

L.

creamy yellow Lily. Flowers tipped with wine-
color at base. N., 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz.;
P., 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.

Philippense. A rare and beautiful Lily from
one of the higher mountain range: of the
Philippine Islands. It would probably require
some protection in open ground, but is said to
be better for pot culture than the Harrisii. The
flower is snowy white in color and of delicate
fragrance, much finer than the Harrisii. N., 35
s. each; P., 37 cts. each.

. Philadelphicum. A fine native Lily which is

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. speciosum, var. album.

2.25 per doz.

found growing on sandy soil and usually in
partial shade. It demands good drainage, and
on a heavy soil, with a predominance of clay,
seldom thrives. N., 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.;
P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.

.pomponium. Red flowers. N., 25 cts. each; P.,

28 ets. each.

. —, var. Pyrenaicum. Flowers yellow. N., 25

cts. each; P., 28 cts. each.

About the saine as
the well-known L. speciosum rubrum, except
that the flowers are white. It is a more ex-
pensive Lily. August and September. N.,
20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; P., 23 cts. each,

—, var. Melpomene. Darker red than Rub-
rum. A good and desirable kind. N., 20 cts.
each; P., 23 cts. each.

\ I~ —, var. roseum. White, shaded and spotted

L.
L.

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with rose. N., 25 cts. each, $2.05 per doz.; P.,
28 cts. each, $2.25 per doz.

—, var. Kretzeri. N., 35 cts. each; P., 40 cts.
each.

—, var.rubrum. This fine, late-blooming plant
from Japan is one of the most showy of Liles;
of medium height, and not difficult to grow in
any good garden soil. Blooms in August and
September. Good flowering bulbs. N., 15 ets.
each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.75
per doz.

. sulphureum (Wallichianum superbum). Flow-

ers long and large, funnel-shaped, primrose-
yellow within, chocolate-white without. It
is one of the grandest if not the most imposing
Lilies I have yet grown. It should be covered
well to exclude severe frost, or else taken up in
the fall and wintered in a cellar. I have win-
tered it successfully both ways. It requires
good drainage, and if planted on sloping ground,
I think it more liable to succeed. In case where
the ground does not slope, if drainage is poor, I
would suggest raising a mound 12 to 18 inches
high and plant about 6 inches deep in this. I
have a fine lot of this grand Lily which I raised
here and offer it at, N., 75 cts. each, $7 per doz.;
P.,78 cts. each, $7.50 per doz.

‘superbum. AMERICAN TuRK’s Cap. This

\ fnative Lily is one of the finest and most hardy

of all Lilies. It often attains a height of 6 feet,
and produces a large number of flowers. Its
flowers are bright orange in color, with dark

L. testaceum (L. excelsum).

Lilium superbum, continued

spots. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 18
cts. each, $1.55 per doz.

L. tenuifolium. Srperran Corau Liny. One of

the most delicate and charming species. 1 to 2
feet high, with one to fifteen or more nodding,
rich scarlet flowers. It is propagated from seeds
or scales. One of the quickest to bloom from
seed. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 18 cts.
each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

One of the most
beautiful Lilies. Handsome nankeen-yellow
flowers on a stalk 4 to 6 feet high. Thought to
be a hybrid. A novel color in Lilies. N., 50 cts.
each; P., 55 cts. each.

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Lilium tigrinum. Ticrer Liny. N., 8 cts. each, 60 ee, LUPINUS polyphyllus.

[ . —/ var. splendens.
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per doz.; P., 10 cts. each, 80 cts. per doz.

L. —, var. plenescens. DousLeE TicErR Liny. N.,
¥5 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each.

By far the best form of
eae Lily I have had. It is taller, with hand-
some, large flowers and a much healthier plant.

Fjne among shrubbery. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25
per doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.45 per doz.

‘L/Wallacei. See L. elegans.

LINUM Austriacum. AuvsTrRiAN Fruax. Has pale
blue flowers in June and July. It is a pretty
border plant and remains for a long time in
fbloom. June. N., 12c. each, $1.20 per doz.; P

f/ 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.

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Seeds, 5c. per pkt.

flavum. Is rather low in growth, with many

branches, which terminate in a great number of

bright yellow flowers. One of the best hardy

/ perennials with yellow flowers. June and July.

| N., 11 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

LOBELIA cardinalis. Carpinat FLower. The

: Cardinal Flower of our swamps and brooksides.
Is one of the most striking of our wild flowers;
often 4 feet high. Its elongated spikes of deep
scarlet flowers attract attention in any place.
It is more likely to live if shaded a few days
after setting. Though naturally found in
moist or boggy soil, it takes kindly to culti-
vation, and may be grown with success in any
good garden ground. August. N., 12 cts. each,
$1 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.

L. syphilitica. Grear Lorppiia. Has showy

) light blue flowers. August and September. N.,
15 ets. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each,
$1.40 per doz.

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Has good-sized spikes of
handsome blue flowers in June; attains a height
of 3 feet and is a desirable plant for the border,
or to grow among shrubbery. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.
Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

L. —, var.albus. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.
Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

L, —, var. roseus is a new form with rose-colored
flowers. A desirable new flower. N., 20 ets.
each; P., 23 cts. each.

LYCHNIS. Rosse Campion. A showy class.

L. alpina. Has pink flowers, in close, compact
heads, half an inch wide. Plant about 6 inches
high. A native of the Alps. May. N., 15 ets.
each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

Chalcedonica. ManTese Cross, JERUSALEM
Cross, ScaRLET LigHTNING. Is 2 or 3 feet
high, with white or scarlet flowers in good-sized
corymbose heads. Give it rich soil. June. N.,
15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt., 15 cts.
per 40z.

L. Coronaria (Agrostemma Coronaria). MULLEIN

/PINK, Rose Campion. Usually a biennial,

except when cut back soon after blooming.
Flowers red or white, showy. Last of June.
N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 5 ets.
per pkt.
L. coronata (L. grandiflora). 8 to 12 inches high;
large red or white flowers in June. N., 12 ets.
each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt., 15 cts. per {oz.

L. dioica (L. diurna, var. rosea). About 2 feet

high; has rose-purple flowers in profusion. A
native of Britain; very
hardy, showy and nice for
naturalizing along woodland
walks or half-shaded borders,
where it will continue to live
and make a good showing
while in bloom. May and

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June: “Nea hORGiss each sere
12 cts. each. Seeds, 5 cts.
per pkt.

L. 6s-Jovis (Agrostemma

Flos-Jovis). JUPITER’S
FLOWER. Something like L.
Coronaria, but a permanent
piant when once established.
Any good garden soil suits
. it. Flowers in June. N., 12
\ cls., each; -P sloscis, each.
\Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

L.| Haageana. Handsome red
Uomers IN: 12) -ets.7.each;
$lslo per doz; P., 15 cts:
each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds,
6 cts. per pkt.

L: Viscaria, var. splendens. N.,
12 cts. each, $1.15 per-doz:;
P., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

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Herbaceous Peonies

MONARDA. HorsemIntT.
M. didyma. Oswreco TrA, BEE BALM, FRAGRANT

Lychnis Viscaria, var. splendens sub. var. flore pleno.
N., 15 ets. each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
j $1.55 per doz.

\\ /LYSIMACHIA clethroides.
perennial from Japan.
_Aecurved spikes. August.
(ie P., 20 cts. each.
L. Nummularia. MoNry-wort, CREEPING CHAR-
LEY, CREEPING JENNY. A low-creeping herb,
useful for rustic vases or covering shady places
where few plants would live. N., 10 cts. each,
$4 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.

= Saligirias var. roseum superbum.
RosystTrRiFeE. A rose-colored form of L. sali-
caria—a native of England, where it is found
growing on the margins of lakes and streams.
Height 3 to 5 feet, bearing leafy spikes of rose-
purple flowers. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.;

P., 20 cts. each, $1.45 per doz.

MALVA moschata. Musk Matitow. Flowers rose
or white, about 2 inches wide, in terminal
axillary clusters; height about 2 feet; branch;
ing. A handsome perennial, native of Britain.
N., 15 ets. each, $1.30 per doz,; P., 20 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

Co be eee pulmonarioides (WV. Virginica). Vir-

GINIAN Cows.ip, BLuE Betis. A foot or two
high, with dark green foliage, and loose pani-
cles of rich, blue-purple flowers in early spring.
If set in spring at all, it should be early. August
or September is best. N., 12 cts. each, $1.20 per
doz.; P., 16 cts. each, $1. 40 per doz.

MITELLA diphylla, MirEeRWoRT, or BisHop’s Cap.
A low and slender little plant, with white
flowers in a raceme 6 to 8 inches long. Likes
partial shade. N., 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.;
P., 14 ets. each, $1.40 per doz.

LoosE-sTRIFE. A hardy
Flowers white, in dense
N., 15) ets. each;

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. palustris, var. semperflorens. N.,

y;

Batm. Cardinal-red flowers in large, showy
heads. Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.
P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 10 ets.
per pkt.

M. fistulosa. Witp Brereamor. 3 to 4 feet, with
light purple flowers. Common _ westward.
August. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18
cts, each, $1.50 per doz.

15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 19 cts. each, $1.70 per doz.
Seeds, 5 ects. per pkt.

OTHERA. EVENING PRIMROSE.

CG. fruticosa. Large, deep yellow flowers.
2 to 3 feet high. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.;
P.y 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz., $6 per 100.
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

/ Q@. glauca, var. Fraseri. A form of Glauca from

_/ the southern states, with ovate-lanceolate,
slightly petioled leaves. N. 15 cts. each Ps 18
ots. each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

aE, Missouriensis. A low, caulescent perennial
/\with decumbent stems and bearing many large
axillary yellow flowers. A very permanent
plant in well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil, but
not difficult to establish in any good garden soil.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.70 per doz. Seeds, 10 ets. per pkt.

PZEONIA albiflora (P. Chinensis). CHINESE PEON-
Irs. Among the many popular herbaceous
plants it would be hard to find one that fits into
any position in the garden or grounds like the
Peony. The gorgeous display of flowers in their
season is very effective, while the dark green

Plant

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Pzonia albiflora, continued

foliage is at all times attractive. What better
frontage for shrubs, or in fact, for any large or
small plantation than Peonies? They are also
well suited to massing in beds by themselves.
While Peonies may be planted with good results
in spring or fall, there is probably no better time
than from August 20 to the middle of Septem-
ber. Give the borders or beds a deep and thor-
ough spading; yes, trench the ground, working
in a liberal supply of the best decomposed man-
ure, and again a top-dressing of the same in the
spring. Avoid planting too deep; a couple of
inches of earth over the buds is sufficient.
Don’t expect too much of them the first year.
They are a little slow in their growth, but
after a couple of seasons, if they have been well
cared for, you will have no reason for regretting
the extra pains in setting. They bloom in June.

Albomarginata. Light center, pink margins;
a very fine sort. N., 35 cts. each; P., 40 cts. each.

August Mielliz. Pale red and blush. N., 45 cts.
each; P., 50 cts. each.

Caroline Allaine. Creamy white. N., 50 cts. each;
P., 55 cts. each.

Double Red. N., 25 cts. each; P., 35 cts. each.

Double White. N., 40 cts. each; P., 45 cts. each.

Double Rose. N., 25 cts. each; P., 35 cts. each

Double Pink Mixed. N., 35 cts. each; P., 40 cts.
each.

Duchess of Orleans. Pale red and bluish. A
charming variety, with delicate salmon-tinted
flowers. N., 75 cts. each; P., 80 cts. each.

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Fred’k H. Horsford,

Charlotte, Vermont

Pezonia albiflora, continued

Festiva. Like P. festtva maxima, only a little

smaller. N., 30 cts. each; P., 35 ets. each.

Festiva maxima. One of the best large white.
N., 65 cts. each; P., 70 cts. each.

Jeanne d’Arc. Very pale pink; center sulphur-
yellow and pink-white. N., 35 cts. each; P.
40 cts. each.

L. Excellante. One of the fine, double, dark red
forms. N., 45 cts. each; P., 50 cts. each.

Lucretia. Double rose. N., 30 cts. each; P., 35
cts. each.

Magnifica. A fine double white, shaded with
carmine. N., 60 cts. each; P., 65 cts. each.
Meissonnier. Purple-red. N., 30 cts. each; P

35 cts. each.

Potzi. A fine, large, double dark red. N., 50 cts.
each; P., 55 cts. each.

Mons. D’Offrey. Soft salmon-rose; fine. N., 60
cts. each; P., 65 cts. each.

Mutabilis. Pale pink. N., 35 cts. each; P., 40
cts. each.

Prince of Salm Dyck. Pale pink or delicate soft
rosy pink. N., 45 cts. each; P., 50 cts. each.
Professor Morren. Pale pink. N., 45 cts. each;

P., 50 cts. each.

Purpurea. Fine double purple flowers. N., 40
cts. each; P., 45 cts. each.

Rose de Gendbrugg. Pale rose. N., 75 cts. each;
P., 80 cts. each.

Rosea gloriosa. Fine dark rose. N., 40 cts. each;
P., 45 cts. each.

Rubra grandiflora. Dark rose. N., 35 cts. each;
P., 40 cts. each.

Rubra plenissima. Pale pink. N., 25 ects. each;
P., 30 cts. each.

Sappho. Dark rose. N., 30 cts. each; P., 35 cts.
each.

Souvenir de L’Exposition. Pink. N., 30 cts. each;
P., 35 cts. each.

Thorbecki. Fine double red. N., 40 cts. each;
P., 45 cts. each.

Victor Lemoine. Deep double red. N., 30 cts.
each; P., 35 cts. each.

Wellington. Pale rose or pink. N., 30 cts. each;
P., 35 cts. each.

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Pezonia Moutan (P. arborea). CHINESE TREE PEONY

JGrows over 6 feet high unless cut back; much
branched. N., 40 cts. each; P., 50 cts. each.
P. officinalis, var. rosea plena. N., 30 cts. each;
P., 35 cts. each.

P. —, var. purpurea. N., 25 cts. each; P., 30 cts.
each.

P. —, var. rubra plena. N., 25 cts. each; P., 30 ets
each.

P. —, var. simplex. Rose-purple flowers. N.,
40 cts. each; P., 45 cts. each.

P. —, var. alba plena. Pale blush; very charming.
N., 50 cts. each; P., 55 cts. each.

P. tenuifolia fl. pl. An early double Peony with
deep scarlet flowers, but not so large as the
ordinary sorts. N., 50 cts. each; P., 55 ets. each.

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| Pansies. See Viola tricolor,

PAPAVER nudicaule. IceELAND Poppy.
White, reddish orange, or common gol-
den yellow flowers. Very hardy and a
permanent perennial when established
in congenial soil. May to November.
N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15
cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 ets.
per pkt.

P. orientale,
carmine-purple.
cts. each.

—, var. Royal Scarlet. It is a fine hardy
perennial, having great red flowers with
dark center. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per
doz.; P:, 18-cts. each, $1.40) per doz
Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

P. pilosum. A good perennial, with flowers
about 3 inches in diameter, of a brick-
red with pale spot at base of petals.
N., 15ce. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 20c.
each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 6e. per pkt.

PARADISEA Liliastrum, var. major (Anther-
tcum Liliastrum). St. Bruno’s Litry.
The pure white flowers are as nearly
the shape of those of the Madonna Lily
as any, but small in comparison. It is
a more permanent plant, however. N.,
15 ets. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts.
each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt.

PARNASSIA. Grass oF PARNASSUS

P. Caroliniana. Has pretty white flowers
on stems of good length, and broad,
ovalleaves. It needs considerable moist-
ure, and prefers a sandy soil. N., 12 cts.
each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each,
$1.20 per doz.

c | PELTANDRA undulata (P. Virginica).

\ Row Arum. 12 to 18 inches high, from
athick, tufted, fibrous root. Leaves
arrow-shaped. Grows in shallow water
and in bogs, bordering ponds, etc. N., 20 cts.
each; P., 30 cts. each.

PENTSTEMON. Berarp-toneure. This genus com+_
prises a large number of variously colored
flowers. Few genera among the popular hardy
perennials afford a greater number that are so
attractive. Their natural gracefulness, variety
of colors, and great abundance of flowers make
them useful in many places. They like a sandy
soil, with leaf-mold intermixed, and plenty of
moisture in summer, but in winter good drain-
age is essential. Though hardy as a rule, too,
much frost with an excess of moisture in winter
seems to be fatal to most of this genus.

P. acuminatus. Lilac or violet flowers in July;
stems erect, about a foot high. One of the best.
N., 15 ets. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each,
$1.55 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

P. barbatus. About 2 feet high; showy flowers.
red or searlet. One of the most attractive.
N., 20 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 23 cts. each,
$1.55 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

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var. Malony. The darkest
N_; 20) cts: each; P-, 23

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Pentstemon levigatus (P. digitalis).

PHLOX paniculata.

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Phlox Tapis Blanc (see page 30)

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Common on
moist grounds in the west. Though not so
showy as some, its flowers are quite abund-
ant, nearly white; a trifle more than an
inch in length. Moist, sandy soil is its
choice. June. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 13 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts.
per pkt.

ovatus. to 4 feet high;
slender flower; blue or purple. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz.
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.

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stems erect, but

Hyprip PuHitoxes. Many of
the best hardy perennials are of this genus.
Dwarf species, like P. swbhulata and its varieties,
are useful in rockwork. The taller sorts or P.
paniculata and P. maculata give some most
delicate and varied colors, and are prized as
among the most staple of garden perennials.

Mixed Hybrids. Of many colors. N., 10 cts. each,
$1 per doz.; P., 12 ects. each, $1.20 per doz.

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Phlox paniculata (see page 29)

Also the following named Phlox varieties :
f&tna. A fine orange-red.
nna Crozy. One of the best whites.
ataxis. Cherry-red center, white margin.
Ball of Fire. Bright deep red.
hamps Elysees. Dark red.
oquelicot. This grand new variety has large
~ and brilliant red-orange flowers. One of the
best of the new ones.
Eclaire. One of the best of the reds, with flowers
of thicker material than most.
. W. Maure. Orange-salmon.
eneral Chanzy. Bright pink, tinted salmon.
dependence. Large, pure white.
“«Jaen Barth. Light pink, cherry-red center.
feanne d’Arc. Medium tall; white.
~ Josephine Gerbeaux. Large white, with cherry-
red center.
AN thair. Salmon-red, carmine eye.
— Matador. Orange-scarlet, with cherry-red eye.
Mars le Tour. Large, clear pink.

Moliere. Salmon-rose, deep rose eye.
antheon. Large, dark pink flowers.
Professor Schlieman. Bright lilac-rose, with

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carmine eye.
~\ Richard Wallace. White, violet center.
Tapis Blanc. Pure white; extra dwarf habit;
large flowers.
The Queen. A fine tall white variety.
~_ Fhe Pearl. A fine white form with compact
panicles.
White Swan. Large, pure white.

Price of above-named kinds. N., 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.

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Phlox divaricata. Pale lilac or blue flow-
ers: N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.
P. maculata. Pink, pale pink or lilac
b owers; does well inshade. August.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P.,
/18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.
. Maculata. An early form with red-
dish purple flowers. One of the first
of the taller Phloxes to bloom. N.,
20 cts. each; P., 23 cts. each.
. pilosa. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts.
each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.
. reptans. A handsome, low-growing
species, forming dense beds which,
when in bloom, display a solid sheet
of rosy red flowers. May to June.
N., 15 ets. each; P., 18 cts. each.

. subulata. Moss Pink. Creeping and
tufted, forming broad mats. Flow-
ers of various shades, from pure white
to rosy red. May and June. N., 15
ets. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 18 cts.
each, $1.40 per doz.

P. —, var.alba. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.65 per
doz.

PLATYCODON grandiflorum. JapaNEese BELL-
FLOWER. 6 to 15 inches high. Large, solitary
white or blue flowers at the ends of the branches.
‘China and Japan. Summer. N., 12 cts. each,

1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.

eeds, 5 cts. per pkt.
—~P — , var. album. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.;
P., 18e. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 8c. per pkt.

P. —, var. autumnale. A late-blooming form.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.40 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

P, —, var. Marisii. A form with shorter stems and

| larger flowers. Blooms in July and August.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,

$1.55 per doz.
~PODOPHYLLUM peltatum. Manprakr, May-
APPLE. Is another good plant for shade. The
, flower is pure white or nearly so, of good size,
| but often hidden by the foliage. It has large,
j round, lobed, peltate leaves. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.30 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz.

j
POLEMONIUM ceruleum. Jacop’s LAappER. A
fine border plant, with handsome blue flowers
in early summer. May and June. N., 15 ets.
each; P., 20 cts. each. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt.

P. Himalayanum. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 ets.

“\.—s each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

Bs. reptans. GREEK VALERIAN. Loose-panicled
corymbs of blue or sometimes white flowers.
Plant 6 inches high, blooming in spring. N.,
12 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

POLYGONATUM multiflorum. Davin’s Harp,
Lapy’s SeaL. 1 to 3 feet high, with small,
white flowers. A nice plant for the wild garden.
N., 15 ets. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.70 per doz.

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PeLYGONUM amplexicaule. MounTaIN FLEECE.
| Strong-growing plant, 2 to 3 feet high, Flowers
rose-red or nearly white. Needs a little covering

} in Vermont. N., 15 cts. each; P., 20 cts. each.

POTENTILLA nepalensis (formosa). A_ pretty
species with wine-red flowers. N., 15 cts. each;
P., 18 cts. each.

P. perfecta plena. Vermilion, with lemon center.
N= 15 cts. each; P;, 18 ets. each.

P. rupestris. Flowers white. N., 20 cts. each;
P., 23 cts. each.

PRIMULA farinosa. Plants attain a height of
8 to 10 inches; flowers lilac or flesh-color, with
yellow eye. N., 15 ets. each, $1.30 per doz.;
/P., 18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts.

/ per pkt.

_®. Japonica. This fine large Primula, when
placed in the right soil and position, is a most
magnificent hardy plant. It wants a moist, rich
almost boggy soil. It also seems to need a little
shade. In drier ground shade is necessary to

its success, but in moist places it will bear

more sun. In England it may be grown in a
+ ayr
to tr

rock-garden, but I would not advise any

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Platycodon grandiflorum (see page 30)

Hardy Perennials

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Le
2YRETHRUM hybridum. See Chrysanthemum.
ANUNCULUS facris fl. pl. A fine double form of

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Primula Japonica, continued

it there in this country. These mixed colors
vary from rich crimson to white. N., 12 ets.
each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 15 ets. each, $1.40 per
doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

Mistassinica. Small and slender; 6 inches high,
with flesh-colored flowers. A very dainty little
plant, easy of culture in moist, sandy soil,
which never gets dry. In any such ground,
watered by springs where the surface is always
moist, but not where water stands, this plant
and the P. fartnosa may be naturalized. If
coarse grass or weeds get in, of course they
would be smothered, but in many such places
where the soil is too poor to support larger
plants, these two may be established and will
seed themselves and increase. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.20 per doz.; P., 13 ets. each, $1.25 per doz.

. officinalis. Cows.ip, or Patsy-worr. (P. veris

of Lehmann and of Linnzus in part.) Flowers
in various shades. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 13 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts.
per pkt.

Wulfeniena. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 ets. each.

common buttercup. N.,

cts each.

lO=cts= each: Ped

RUDBECKIA laciniata, var. “Golden Glow.” This

variety is one of the finest new plants of recent
introduction. Tall, with large, full, double,
golden yellow flowers in great profusion. Two
or three plants will soon make a fine clump.
N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 ets. each,
$1.30 per doz.

R. speciosa. Plants 1 to 3 feet high. Rays bright

yellow, with very dark brown center. A fine
species for cutting. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 ets.
each.

SALVIA. SacGe.

| Sazurea, var. grandiflora. A most charm-
—“"_ ing species, with delicate blue flowers in
August. A permanent plant of easy
cytture. N., 15 cts. each; P.,18 cts. each.

ANGUINARIA Canadensis. Briooproor.

Has very pretty white flowers in early
spring, an inch or two wide, followed by
large, heart-shaped leaves, which remain until
autumn. It will do well in shade, and on this
account is one of the most valuable for the
shady corner. N., 10 cts. each; P., 11 cts. each.

SAPONARIA officinalis. Common Soapwort, Bowun-

cixG Bret. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12
ets. each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

Sf
‘1 SARRACENIA purpurea. PircHer PLANT, SIDE-

SADDLE FLowerR. This handsome native of our
northern bogs is one of the handsomest and
probably the hardiest of Sarracenias. The
leaves or pitchers are, when exposed to sun-
light, of a handsome reddish purple, with light
green spots, 2 to 6 inches long, clustered at the

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Silphium perfoliatum (see page 33)

Sarracenia purpurea, continued

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base. From among them comes the naked
flower-stalk, 6 to 18 inches high, bearing a
single nodding, deep purple flower, 14 to 2
inches wide. One of the best of bog plants; also
fine for pot culture. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.
P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.

flava is one of the interesting species from the
South, and, though not quite hardy here, will
stand the winter when well covered, or perhaps
better be taken up and wintered in the cellar
in dampened moss. It is a great fly-catcher,
and the long, hollow leaves become filled with
flies by the end of the summer. It may be
used as a pot-plant in the house. N., 15 cts.
each; P., 18 cts. each.

Drummondii. This kind often has beautifully
variegated leaves. It is tender and should be
grown inside or wintered in the cellar. N., 15
cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

. psittacina. In the shape of its pitchers this

resembles the common Purpurea more than the
others. Upper portions of the short leaf spotted
These Pitcher Plants make excellent bog-plants
and like a warm, sunny situation. N.. 15 cts.
each; P., 18 cts. each.

The Sarracenia purpurea is hardy enough

north, but the others best be taken up and win-
tered in the cellar, as they require a covering to
exclude frost if left out.

SEDUM. Sronrecrop. A very large genus, com-

prising more than a hundred species of plants,
mostly hardy and native of temperate or frigid
regions. Their flowers are mostly white or yel-

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Sedum, continued
low, sometimes pink or blue, usually in

cymes, but occasionally axillary.

S/acre. Watt Pepper, Mossy SToNEcRoP. A
pretty species for roeckwork; well known
and considerably used. N.,10 ets. each, $1

eee doz.; P., 12 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.

Aizoon (S. Maximowiczii). Flowers yellow,
opening in a dense, flat, spreading cyme, in
late summer. Stems erect, about a foot high.
Japan. N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P
18c. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt.

maximum. A stout, bushy plant, 2 feet
high. Flowers in cymes, white spotted red.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.;-P., 18 cts.
each, $1.65 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

S. pallidum, var.roseum. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.

S. pulchrum. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 ets. each.

CS. reflexum. Flowering stems, 8 to 10 inches
high; flowers yellow, ? inch wide. N., 12 cts.
each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.30

4 _-per. doz.

S.spectabile. Showy Sepum. Strong in growth,
18 to 24 inches high; leaves large, ovate-
obtuse and somewhat glaucous. Flowers in
large, flat-topped, umbellate cymes. Rose-
purple. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P.,
18c. each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 10c. per pkt.

S. stoloniferum. A species from Asia Minor,
with pink or white flowers. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.

S. Telephium. The common Live ForREVER of
our meadows. Good for rocky, barren situa-
tyons. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts.
each, $1.25 per doz.

\ Sf ternatum. Stems spreading, 3 to 6 inches
high. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15
cts. each, $1.35 per doz.

\SHORTIA galacifolia. A charming little creeping
evergreen, with white flowers somewhat re-
sembling the Soldanella, but with cut edges to
the segments. Leaves deep green, changing to
almost crimson. It may be grown in a pot;
moist, well-drained, shady soil or peat seems to
suit it best. N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each.

SILPHIUM perfoliatum. Cup Puant, INDIAN Cup.
} Stems stout, 4 to 8 feet high. Flowers yellow.
“| A coarse plant, suited for backgrounds or plant-
ing among shrubbery. N., 20 cts. each; P

25 cts. each.

ILACINA racemosa. Height 1 to 3 feet. Flowers
white, in terminal racemes. Natural to moist
copses of the northern states. N., 15 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz.

For Spirea, Filipendula and Aruncus, see
Ulmaria and Aruncus.

STACHYS lanata. Woortty Wounp Wort. Flow-

— ers striped, in many-flowered whorls; leaves

thick, soft and woolly. A fine border plant.

June and July. N., 12c. each, $1 per doz.; P.,

15c. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt.

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Hardy Perennials 33

STATICE latifolia. Sea Lavenper. A handsome Thalictrum polygamum. Tart Mreapow Rus. A
plant, 2 feet high, from a deep root. Scape stately plant when grown in rich, moist soil.
much branched, panicle large and spreading, Flowers white; foliage good. N., 15 cts. each,
flowers blue in midsummer. As useful in cut- $1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per
tyhg as the Gypsophila. A hardy and perma- doz.
nent plant, which should be given a deep soil.

/ sunny position and left undisturbed. N., 15c.
each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.75 per doz.

T. minus. Yellow flowers in drooping racemes;
summer. Europe. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts.
each.

T. purpurascens. PurPLE Mreapow Rwue.* 2 to 4
feet high, purplish stem. Flowers greenish
and purple. Grows naturally in dry uplands,
while 7’. polygamum is usually on moist grounds.

. /STOKESIA cyanea. Sroxen’s Aster. A plant of
sf the Aster family, with blue flowers an inch or so
wide. Blooms in August. Height 12 to 18
inches. N., 15 ets. each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 16
cts. each, $1.60 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. N., 12 ets. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each,

SYNDESMOND anemonoides (Thalictrum anem- $1.20 per doz.
COUUS). CRE Gh ONS GOs) cuinmkee Te (_THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. A member of the Pea

spring flowers, about the size of the w . ; : ? :

pene 4 im z ard taeaBee ood family; 2 feet high, with bright yellow flowers.

anemone and growing usually in partial shade. N., 12 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each
ENiisig = ». yy OL. “3 ‘) : 7

Fine for the shady corner. N., 10 cts. each, $1 Ate x = Zi 5 3 x
per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. See OZ (SERS, D Ge EP ESE, LD Sis.

ee eae a vulgare, var. cPIspuDy, iS the CEN T. montana. Flowers yellow. N., 15 cts. each,

eaved form of the common Tansy. It is rather Sia USS Ga eed SE ie Ot AOoCrnIoS

4 interesting, both for foliage and its flowers. Qo, a ps fee eae As eee cea ;
A very permanent plant, spreading from the See Oe abe ae

root. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. (-PYARELLA cordifolia. Farse Mirrewort, or Foam

each, $1.35 per doz. FLower. A handsome plant in leaf and flower;

THALICTRUM dioicum. Earty Merapow Rwve. quite hardy; easily increased, and at home

1 to 2 feet high; flowers purplish and greenish in any moist, sandy soil. Fine for the shady

in ample panicles, dicecious, coming in April
and May. Nice for planting in shade. N., 12c.
each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15c. each, $1.35 per doz.

corner, shady or sunny portions of the rockery,
or, if not too dry, in full sun. Creamy white
flowers, star-shaped, massed on stems well

above the foliage. May.
It spreads from the root
and forms a deep mass.
Ne t2ctss each. SL sper
doz.; P., 15 ets. each, $1.20

Smilacena racemosa (see page 32)
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Syndesmond anemonoides (see page 33)

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\TRADESCANTIA Virginiana. Spriperwort. A good
plant for decorative purposes among shrubbery
or along the margins of woodland walks. After
a time it forms fine, large clumps 10 to 18
inches high, with numerous terminal umbels

of large, light blue flowers. N
P., 15 cts. each.

4 T. —, var. alba. N.., 20 cts. each; P., 23 cts. each.

‘TRILLIUM. Woop Lity, WAKE-ROoBIN. Early-
flowering bulbous plants, which are generally
fond of shade. Large, handsome, dark green
leaves, which continue for a long time after
the flower. If planted in spring it should be
done early. Autumn or late summer is the
best time to transplant it, while the bulb is
dormant. Spring.

T. cernuum. Noppine Trittium. About a foot
high, bearing three leaves with a nodding
white flower. N., 12 cts. each; P., 13 cts. each.

yah cts. seach;

ectum. The common purple-flowered kind;
/ one of the first in bloom. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10
per doz.; P., 13 cts. each. $1.20 per doz.

. —, var. album. Finest of the white Trilliums,
"\ Grandiflorums excepted. N., 12 cts. each;
., 13 cts. each.

Trillium grandiflorum. Generally considered
the best, and probably a thousand of
it are sold to a hundred of any other
kind. A very charming plant, blooming
in early spring and liking shade. N., 8
Cts. each OO NCES permdoze wi sects:
each, 65 cts. per doz.

T. sessile giganteum. A very fine white-
flowered form from California, which
seems as hardy as could be desired, and
has beautiful leaves and flowers. N.,
20 cts. each, $1.65 per doz.; P., 22 cts.
each, $1.80 per doz.

T. petiolatum. A very interesting form
with long petioles and purplish flowers
from Oregon. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per
doz.; P., 14 ects. each, $1.25 per doz.

TROLLIUS Asiaticus. GLOBE-FLOWER.

Orange-yellow. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25
cts. each.

. Europeus. ComMMoN GLOBE- FLOWER.
Stems 6 to 20 inches high, bearing pale
yellow flowers an inch or more wide. A
very interesting plant, with handsome
flowers; nice for cutting, coming from
June to August. N., 15 ects. each, $1.35
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz.

UNICA Saxifraga. Has small, pink flowers
in the greatest profusion. Nice for the
low border or for rockwork. N., 10 cts.
each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.25
per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

ULMARIA Filipendula (Spirea Filipendula).
Mrapow Sweet, Dropwort. Flowers
white or rose outside; stem 2 to 3 feet
high, grooved, erect, with a few small:
leaves. Tuberous-rooted, herbaceous
perennial. June and July. A native of Europe.
JN., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 ets.
‘each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

.—, var. fl. pl. N-, 15 cts: each, $1.35 per doz.;

P., 18 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.
NJU. pentapetala, var. fl. pl. N., 20 cts. each, $1.50
per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $1.85 per doz.

U. purpurea. One of the finest of the Meadow
Sweets; 2 to 4 feet high. N., 15 cts. each, $1.40
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.

U. rubra, var. venusta. Sometimes called Princes’
Feather. 2 to 8 feet high. Flowers deep peach-
blossom color, in compound panicles. N., 15
ets. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.85
per doz.

UVULARIA grandiflora. BELLWworrt. 10 to 18 inches
high, forking above numerous light green leaves
and pale yellow flowers. Spring. N., 10 cts.
| each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts, each, $1.20 per

i doz.

~ VERBASCUM. MULLEIN.

~V. nigrum. Handsome bright yellow or white
flowers in June. Plant 2 feet high. Western
Asia. N., 15 ects. each; P., 18 cts. each. Seeds
5 cts. per pkt.

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y, Hardy Perennials BD

ya gentianoides.
SPEEDWELL. Pretty
racemes of pale blue
flowers in May; about
18 inches high. N., 15ce.
each; P., 18 cts. each.
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt.
V. —, var. pallidifiora.
Like the last, but with
white flowers. N.,15c.
gach; P., 18 cts. each.

\ S de ee 5 ets. per pkt.
V. longifolia. 2 feet high;
lilac flowers. N., 12 cts.
each; P., 15 cts. each.

| 2 5 ets. per pkt.
_N.—, var. subsessile is by
“ far the finest of the
hardy Veronicas. The
flowers are large, and
of an intense blue. A
very decorative plant,
quite permanent and as
hardy I believe as any
in this list. N., 15 cts.
— each, $1.50 per doz. ; P.,
| 18ceyveach, $1.75 per doz.

V. spicata. Bright blue

\ flowers in a dense spike.
Europe. N., 10c. each,
$1. per doz.; P., 12 ets.
each, $1.20 per doz.
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt.

Verbascum nigrum
(see page 34)

VIOLA. VIOLET.

V. alpestris. A delicate-flowered species from
Switzerland, with white and yellow flowers.
May to September. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.,
P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.

V. Canadensis. CANADIAN WHITE VIOLET. One
of the best of wild Violets. Not rarely 18 inches
high, branching and bearing numerous white
and purple flowers. Fine for the shady corner.
N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each,
($1.25 per doz. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

y. cornuta. HorNED Pansy. The recently added

varieties of this charming plant have greatly
enhanced its value as a class, which is distinct
from the common Pansy. It is partial to moist
soil, comes as readily from seed as any class of
plants, and is about as durable as the common
Pansy. I offer the following at 12 cts. each.
Add 15 ets. per doz. for postage, if by mail.

V. —, var. Purple Queen.
V. —, var. Papilio.
V. —, var. White Perfection.

V. palmata, var. cucullata. Hooprep VIo.Ler.
Blue flowers. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each.

V. pedata, var. bicolor. In this charming vari-
ety the two upper petals are deep violet or
purple, the lower ones are pale blue, like the
petals of the type. May. N., 12 cts. each,
$1.10 per doz.; P., 13 ets. each, $1.20 per doz.

Viola pubescens. DowNy YELLOW VIOLET. 6 to IZ
inches high, with broadly heart-shaped leaves
and yellow flowers. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 14 ets. each, $1.10 per doz.

V. tricolor. Pansy. This is one of the most gen-
erally popular of cultivated flowers. It perfers
fa cool, moist bottom. N., 5 ets. each, 45 ets.
‘ per doz.; P., 6 cts. each, 55 cts. per doz. Mixed
/ seeds, 10 cts. per pkt.

ybcca filamentosa. ApAm’s NEEDLE. One of the
most effective perennials, bearing in July a
splendid pyramid of white, bell-shaped flowers.
4 to 8 feet high. N., 20 cts. each.

ZYGADENUS (Amianthium) muscitoxicum. <A
bulbous-rooted plant, 4 to 8 inches high, with
simple raceme of white flowers in June and
July. A permanent plant when established in
good garden soil. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per

doz.; P., 18 ets. each, $1.45 per doz.

Viola Canadensis

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Tender

Suited to spring planting.

Fred’k H. Horsford,

Charlotte, Vermont

Plants

They are lifted in autumn just after frost, and, after being well dried, the

bulbs are stored in a warm, dry place. The flowers of nearly all are brilliant and showy.

BESSERA elegans. Mexican Corat Drops. Its
coral-like flowers are in umbels, bell-shaped,
ten to fifteen per plant. Stems 1 to 2 feet high.
Needs dry, sandy, or gravelly soil and sun. N.,
6 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz.; P., 7 cts. each,
55 cts. per doz.

ustria. Golden yellow;
honse Bouvier. Deep, velvety crimson.
~/Chas. Henderson. Crimson; of uniform habit.

. Florence Vaughan. Deep golden yellow, spotted
\ crimson.

. James Veitch. Color fine carmine-scarlet, with
large bronze foliage.

Paul Marquant. Salmon-pink.

In ordering Cannas, please say whether you
wish started or dormant roots.

very fine.

Price of each variety: N., 10 cts. each;
P., 12 cts. each
DAHLIAS—

\a D. Livoni.

Arabella. Sulphur, tipped pink.
' Blue Oban. Reddish violet, with purplish shad™
\ _—sings.
__\Keystone. Pink, striped crimson.
C. W. Burton. A fine bright yellow.

Snow Queen. Single pure white
__} William Agnew. Dazzling rich scarlet.

Price of each variety: N., 15 cts. each;
Pe, 20) cts: each

tae candicans (Hyacinthus candicans).
SuMMER Hyacintu. I have placed this plant in
former years among the hardy sorts, and it is
so as much as many of the Japan lilies, but
without protection it kills out in open winters
in Vermont. It is as easily wintered in soil in
the cellar as a gladiolus. It has large, pure
white, pendent, funnel-shaped flowers in long
racemes. They are fragrant and the whole
raceme is not out at one time. South Africa.
N., 6 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., $3 per 100;
P., 8 cts. each, 70 cts. per doz.

GLADIOLUS. This is a very useful class of bulbs
for spring planting, from the fact that the
flowers are not only among the most showy in_\\
their season, but also because, by making a
succession of plantings, the season may be
prolonged until frost. Some of the later hybrid
sorts are exquisitely delicate in their rich tints.
They are most effective when massed among
plants of similar character. They alternate
with cannas very nicely, or with hybrid phloxes

SJ TRITONIA (Montbretia) crocosmizfiora.

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Gladiolus, continued

roses or dahlias. They like a deep, rich soil
nd sheltered position. Plenty of manure
hould be worked into the soil, but not allowed,
in its fresh state, to come in ‘contact with the

/bulbs, as it causes them to decay. August.

hildsii. N., 8 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz.; P., 10
cts. each, 80 cts. per doz.

Fine Mixed. A mixture of most of the more
showy kinds, with many of the most delicate
colors. N., 5 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz.; P., 7
cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., $2.25 per 100.

Pink and Rose Shades. ie 5 cts. each, 35
per doz.; P., 6 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz.

Scarlet and Red Shades. N., 5 cts. each,
per doz.; P., 6 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz.

“Striped and Variegated Shades. N., 5

, © cts. each,
35 cts. per doz.; P., 6 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz.

White and Light Shades. In this lot are most of
the better light and white-flowered sorts.
N., 5 ets. each, 35 ets. per doz.; P., 6 cts. each,
45 cts. per doz.

Yellow and Orange Shades. N., 5 cts. each,
40 ets. per doz.; P., 6 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz.

MILLA biflora. Mexican Srar-FLowerR. A fine
Mexican summer-flowering bulb. A group is
almost invariably in bloom after the middle of
summer until frost. Flowers waxy white, star-
shaped, 2 inches wide, of good substance,
enlivened by a frost-like sparkle; durable, and
have a delightful fragrance. N., 8 cts. each, 50
cts. per doz.; P., 9 cts. each, 55 ‘ets. per doz.

One of
most floriferous of summer-flowering bulbs.
Flowers orange-scarlet; very pretty. August
and September. N., 5 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz.;
P., 6 cts. each, 25 cts. per doz., $1 per 100.

TIGRIDIA. TiIGeR-FLOWER. Natives of Mexico
and South America. Very striking showy
flowers from bulbous roots, blooming in July
and August. The flowers last only a day, but
come in continuous succession over quite a
period. The bulbs are tender and should be dug
before there is danger of frost reaching them,
dried off well and stored in a warm, dry place.

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cts.

35 ets.

—) T. Conchiflora. Yellow, with crimson spots.

pavonia grandiflora.
vellow spots in center.

grandiflora alba. White,
with crimson spots.
Either of the three: N., 6 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz.;
P., 7 cts. each,J55 cts. per doz.

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Hardy Terrestial Orchids

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This charming hardy group contains some of the most showy hardy plants in cultivation. Cypripe-’
diums, for example, are among them. They are very easy to manage, and exceedingly attractive when in
flower. No class of plants has more admirers, and all who have had the pleasure of seeing them growing
will have been struck with the lovely and varied coloring of some of this family. To see them growing in
their habitat, where nature has placed them, is a treat which comparatively few can enjoy, but with a little
trouble we may have the pleasure of their flowers at home in our garden—a treat well worth its cost. The
€ypripediums and some others are suited to pot culture} and, with now and then an exception, force well.

CYPRIPEDIUM acaule. ComMoNn LADy’S-SLIPPER. \. Gypripedium pubescens. Larce YELnow Lapy’s-

C.

This is another handsome native, producing
beautiful rose flowers 2 inches in length.
Stems 6 to 8 inches high. Suited to well-
drained fissures of rockwork. N., 18 cts. each,
$1.75 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.

candidum. Smartt WuHuitre LaApDy’s-SLIPPER.
One of the smaller and more delicate species;

greenish purple and white flowers. The whité,

lip or pouch, is less than an inch long, striped
with purple inside. It has been one of the
easiest kinds with me to grow, lasting almost
indefinitely. A slightly moist, damp, peaty soil
seems to suit it, with partial shade. J have been
fortunate in securing a nice stock of this rare
orchid, and those who care to have it should
secure it while it can be had. N., 25 ects. each,
$2.25 per doz.; P., 26 cts. each, $2.35 per doz.

parviflorum. SmaLti YELLOW LADyY’S-SLIPPER.
One of the best native orchids; 6 to 15 inches
high, with one or more bright yellow flowers.
The brown-purple spiral petals contrast nicely
with the yellow lip; fragrant. Does well in
sandy soil, with a mixture of peat or leaf-mold;
likes some shade. Fine for permanent planting.
May and June. N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each.

Cypripedium spectabile

. spectabile.

ORCHIS spectabilis

SLIPPER. Resembles C. parviflorum, but is
larger. Does well in almost any soil; like some
shade. I would recommend this plant as one
of the easiest to manage, and as one of the
most permanent when well set. It should be
in every collection of hardy plants. May and
June. N., 20 cts. each, $2 per doz.; P., 22 cts.
each, $2.20 per doz.

SHowy Lapy’s-sLtipPER. This is
the grandest of all terrestrial orchids. The
flowers are borne on leafy stems 2 feet or more
high. The pouch is much inflated, of a deep
rose-purple or almost white, while the sepals
or petals are white. As well suited for forcing
in peat as for out-of-doors, in a moist, shaded
situation. Plants will bloom the first year.
June. When given proper conditions and
treatment, they increase from year to year.
N., 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.; P., 28 cts. each,
$2.85 per doz., $16 per 100.

GOODYERA pubescens. RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN.

Reticulated leaves, which are very pretty, are

clustered at the base, from which springs a

stalk 12 or 18 inches high, terminating in a close
spike of white flowers. The flowers are
pretty enough in their season, but the
leaves, lasting fresh through the winter, are
very attractive. Needs shade and peat or
leaf-mold. N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.;
P., 18 ets. each, $1.25 per doz.

HABENARIA ciliaris. YELLOW FRINGED ORCHID.

18 to 24 inches high, with oblong leaves.
Flewers yellow. This plant grows naturally
in moist, sandy places, and needs such a
soil to grow in. With the sand may be
mixed black soil or leaf-mold as an enrich-
ment, but the soil should also be kept
moist. N., 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P.,
22 cts. each, $1.60 per doz. Said to be our
most handsome species.

(Showy Orchid). Plant
with thick, fleshy fibrous roots. Leaves two
at base of stem; stems 4 to 7 inches high;
flowers pink-purple and white. Grows in
rich woods. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.;
P., 18 ets. each, $1.50 per doz.

The most of these Orchids are quite permanent when established in the right soils. I have
seen one or two of the Lady’s-siippers planted where they lasted five years, in one case even sixteen
years.

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Hardy Ferns

The greater portion of the Ferns of the world grow in the warmer countries. The number of species
decreases as we go north. Only 40 to 50 of the 2,500 said to have been discovered in the world are suited
to outdoor culture in ordinary soils and situations. But with this comparative few, which are quite hardy
so far as cold weather is concerned, we have enough to make a very good showing. Ferns, as a rule, do well
in shade, and for filling places where grass and other things cannot be grown they are invaluable. It is nec-
essary to give them a good, dark soil, say a mixture of sand, leaf-mold and turf loam, and also to have the
soil moist about their roots, with perfect drainage. A shady corner under a maple tree, whose roots reach
every point for a long distance in all directions, would not be a very good place to set Ferns—better place
them in full sun; but this sort of shade is not the only shade to be found around most homes. When leaf-
mold is not to be had, a well-decayed peat will take its place, or a fine chip dirt, well decayed, is excellent.
Ferns do well set in spring, but they may be set in midsummer by cutting back the fronds, and will be
establish themselves before winter as to make a fine showing the following year. The rockery is a proper
place for many Ferns. Indeed, it is the only place for some, if we would give them the same sort of home
that they have when growing wild. They grow stronger and more beautful yearly.

I do not advise planting Ferns in autumn. Better plant the last of July than after the first of Septem-
ber. It seems important that with a new root-growth must come a corresponding growth of fronds, and
after September 1 not many fronds will come; but, any time before the middle of August, Ferns with full-
sized fronds may be taken up, the fronds cut back to the root and set, and, if kept watered, a new growth of
fronds will come, and by winter the Fern is well established. I have set established Ferns—such as had
been grown a season in the nursery—in autumn, and had most of them live. If setting is done in autumn,
I advise covering well with leaves and brush.

I can not send these Ferns after the fronds are half- or full-grown for the same amount of postage herein
estimated, for the reason that in order to have the fronds go without injury, considerable more packing
mist be used. For late orders by mail, double postage should be sent or we must cut back the fronds.

‘ADIANTUM pedatum. MarpenHarR FERN. One ASPLENIUM angustifolium. SpreENWorT. A

of the most popular species of hardy sorts. fine, tall Spleenwort, growing in moist ravines,
It makes a good pot-plant, and is at home in and often 3 feet high. Needs shade and a moist,
almost any good garden soil where sufficient wich soil. N., 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P.,
moisture is near, and drainage as well. It grows . 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

naturally in shade and also in the sun. The A, platyneuron (A. ebeneum). Usually 9 to 15
chief characteristics of this Fern are its airy inches high when fairly established. A fine lit-
poise and delicate frond texture. N., 15 ets. | tle Fern, with narrow evergreen fronds, found

each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.40 perdoz \_/’ onrockysoil. N., 10 cts. each; P., 12 cts. each.

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Agdientins Filix-Femina. Lapy Fern. Has a larger \/ f ‘Digepters marginalis (Aspidiwm marginale). Quite

CYSTOPTERIS bulbifera.

number of cultivated forms in Europe than
any other of our common Ferns. 1 to 3 feet
high, with fine, delicate fronds, and very hardy.
Shade and sun are alike congenial, if soil is
sufficiently rich and moist. N., 15 ets. each,
$1.15 per doz.; P., 18 ets. each, $1.35 per doz.

A. dhielypteroides. aoe ER SPLEENWORT. Attains
a height of 3 feet and has fronds 3 to 5 inches
wide. It is one of the Ferns which grow alone
if in good, moist soil. N., 12 ets. each, $1 per
doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.

CAMPTOSORUS rhizophyllus. Watkine Lear.
Is found on the margins of shaded cliffs or
rocks, where the leaf-mold has formed a good
black soil, and is always shaded. Where such
locations can be imitated, it is a good plant.
N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.

BLADDER FERN. Its
fronds are not rarely 2 feet long, but quite nar-
row. It is widest at the bottom and tapers to a
narrow point at the top. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per
doz.; P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.

C. fragilis. This is a variable Fern, growing over
a wide area. It is smaller and more fragile than
the Bulbifera. It makes a nice plant for rock-
work. It is found in partial shade or full sun.

j N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 13 cts. each,

~ $1.25 per doz.

DENNSTZEDTIA punctilobula (Dicksonia pilosius-

cula). HAY-SCENTED FERN. Very abundant
in the mountain pastures of New England.
Delicate and easy of culture, it is one of the
best. N., 15 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 18 cts.
each, $1.25 per doz.

DRYOPTERIS cristata (Aspidiwm cristatum). <A
small, narrow-fronded plant, which grows in
moist meadows and swamps, but more com-
monly around old stumps and decayed trees in
open meadows and pastures. It makes one of
the best plants in cultivation. N., 15 ets. each,
$1.25 per doz.; P., 16 ets. each, $1.35 per doz.

D. —, var. Glintoninas: A much larger plant
than the true type of A. cristatum; attains a
height of 4 feet when grown under the most
favorable conditions. It is usually found in
shade. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each.

D. Filix-Mas (Aspidium Filix-Mas).
well-shaped Fern, with fronds growing in a
circle like those of the Ostrich Fern. One of
the taller class, and one of the best. N., 20 cts.
each; P., 23 cts. each.

D. —, var. Barnesii.
darker green fronds.
cts. each.

D. Goldieana (Aspidium Goldieanum). Not
rarely attains a height of 4 feet in its natural
home. It is one of the finest Aspidiums. Moist,
well-drained, loamy soil is good for it. N., 20
cts. each, $1.65 per doz.; P., 23 cts. each, $2.05
per doz.

A narrower form with

N:; 30 cts: each; P., 33

Sa

Is a large,»

~ Q. regalis.

Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

common on rocky hillsides. Its large, light
green fronds have a bluish tinge and are very
durable; cut specimens will keep a long time.
Nice for rockery or shaded slopes, or, in fact,
for any place where it may be grown. N. 12
etsy each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.25
per doz.

D>_Noveboracensis (Aspidiuwm Noveboracense).
Of medium size and more delicate structure
than most of the larger Ferns. Its height in
favorable locations is a little more than a foot.
N., 12 cts. each; P., 14 cts. each.

spinulosa (Aspidium spinulosum). Makes
a fine plant for any corner where it may be
made to grow. Its fronds are 14 feet high by
4 and 5 inches wide, and so delicately con-

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structed as to be very handsome. N., 15 cts.
each; P., 18 cts. each.
enh DF Thelypteris (Aspidium Thelypteris). Varies

much on different soils. Fronds are about 2
feet high, long and narrow. N., 10 cts. each,
$1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.

MATTEUCCiA Struthiopteris (Onoclea Struthiop-
terts). OSTRICH FERN. One of the most stately
and one of the best for cultivation. Not rarely
4 feet high, with handsome, dark green fronds
growing in a circle, forming in outline a hand-
some vase. It is not evergreen, but lasts until
frost kills the fronds. It likes to be shaded
part of the day, and will stand considerable
moisture. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P.,
18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz.

ONOCLEA sensibilis. SENSITIVE FERN. A common
plant in moist ground; though nice to establish
in some places, I do not consider it as good as
many others. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
P., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.

OSMUNDA. FLoweErRInc FERN. The Osmundas
are a grand group of large, tall-growing Ferns,
which, when established in the right soils and
locations, make fine plants. O. Regalis and O.
Cinnamomea grow in more moisture, as a rule,
than O. Claytoniana, but, with good treatment
and an intelligent selection of location, the
three may be grown together. It will not be
the first or second year that the full benefit
comes from the planting of these species. After
they are established, much handsomer fronds
appear.

O. cinnamomea. CINNAMON FERN.
each, $1.50 per doz.;
doz.

| O. Claytoniana.

; N., 20 cts. each,

/ $1.95 per doz.

Royat FERN, BuckTHORN BRAKE.

N., 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 18 ets. each,

$1.60 per doz.

PHEGOPTERIS. Cuirr Brake.

\ P. hexagonoptera (Polypodium hexagonopterum).
HExaGon BerecH FERN. Broader fronds;
very delicate and pretty. Grows in any ood,

N., 20 cts.
P., 25 cts. each, $1.95 per

CLAYTON’S FLOWERING FERN.
$1.50 per doz.; P., 25 ects. each,

N. preceding the prices indicates NOT PREPAID; P. indicates PREPAID

Hardy

Phegopteris hexagonoptera, continued
moist soil, where it will not get too dry and still
have drainage. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 ets.
each.

P. polypodioides. 5 to 8 inches high. A very
delicate little Fern which will grow in rock-
work or level culture in partial shade. N., 12
ets. each; P., 15 ects. each.

POLYSTICHUM. Suietp FERN.

P. Braunii. Comes from the shaded brooksides
of the higher mountains of New England. A
very handsome Fern, though not so common as
most of the hardy sorts. N., 15 cts. each, $1.30
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.

P. acrostichoides (Aspidium acrostichoides).
DaGGER FERN, CHRISTMAS FERN. A widely
known species; its fronds are used by the trade
in bouquets. One of the easiest to manage, and
about the best evergreen hardy Fern we have.
It grows on rocky, half-shaded hillsides and in
swamps. N., 12 cts. each, $1.05 per doz.; P.,
15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz.

PHYLLITIS scolopendrium (S. vulgare). Hart’s
Tonetve. Is found in only one or two places in
the United States, but in England and other

Ferns 4]

Phyllitis scolopendrium, continued

portions of Europe it is quite common. It does
very well here, and will attain’a good size in:
moist, loamy soil. N., 25 cts. each, $2 per’ doz.;
P., 28 cts. each, $2.25 per doz.

WOODSIA Iilvensis. Rusty Woopsta. Grows on
dry, exposed rocks, forming large tufts, and
is a pretty Fern, only 5 to 6 inches high. N.,
15 ets. each, $1 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each,
$1.20 per doz.

WOODWARDIA. Cuarin Fern. The Woodwardias
like more moisture than most Ferns. The JW.
Virginica is found growing in bogs, and both
seem to like a wet soil.

W. areolata (W. Angustijolia). NETTED CHAIN
FERN. 12 to 18 inches high. N., 20 cts. each;
P. 22 ets. each.

W. Virginica. VIRGINIAN CHAIN FERN. Grows
in wet bogs and swamps. Needs more moisture
than most Ferns. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per
doz.; P., 18 ets. each, $1.50 per doz.

Please do not ask me to ship Ferns after August
first. Better by far to wait until the following
spring, or else order in October and winter the
roots in the cellar.

Unfolding fronds of the Osmundas

COLLECTION OF HARDY FERNS,EMY SELECTION

Twelve distinct species suited to rockwork: One of each,{$1.25; two of each, $2; six of each,
$5. Twelve distinct species of taller-growing kinds, suited to the shady corner, for level’ culture ;

One of each, $1.25; two of each, $2; six of each, $5.

N. preceding the prices indicates NOT PREPAID; P, indicates PREPAID

4? Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Dorothy Perkins Roses (see page 43)

Roses

Roses like a good, rich, deep loam. There is little danger of getting the soil too rich. Shallow, sandy
or gravelly soils are not suited to them. When it is necessary to plant in such soils as these, an artificial
compost should be made by taking out a foot and a half of this natural soil, and filling in with rich, heavy
loam. In cold climates, Roses may be grown by banking up a foot or 18 inches just before winter. In
spring this should be removed, and the plants cut back as far as they are killed. Even the tender green-
house Roses may be grown outside in this way.

GROUP I.— SPECIES _-“Rosa Wichuraiana, continued

/ : : . Gardenia. Buds yellow, turning to cream-color
/ ROSA multifiora. Plants 3 to 4 feet high. 15 cts. When open. 3 inches wide SS eer open; deli-
each, $1.40 per doz. \ feately fragrant and abundant.
R. pendulina (RF. alpina). Has very attractive Jersey Beauty. Large, single pale yellow flowers,
red fruit. 15 ets. produced in abundance.

; /
R. cinnamomea, var. fl. pl. Crynamon Rose. 4 Manda’s Triumph. Flowers double, white, and

Double; has a rich, spicy fragrance. 15 cts. . fragrant.
j each, $1.25 per doz. ‘Universal Favorite. Light pink, double, and
R. lucida. 2 feet. Pink flowers. 15 cts. each, fragrant.
$1.10 per doz. _ South Orange Perfection. Flowers double, soft
The following hybrid varieties of R. Wichuraiana / blush, turning white. A free bloomer.
form a new race of hardy double and single Memorial \__/Pink Roamer. This single-flowered form shows
Roses. They are fast growers and have good ~~ traces of Eglantine blood. It is exquisitely
healthy foliage. fragrant and its pink flowers have a large
\Evergreen Gem. Flowers buff-colored in bud, silvery -white center and orange stamens.
changing to a creamy white, quite double, 2 or Strong plants—

3 inches wide. Foliage rich bronze and dense. Price, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz.

‘

Roses 43

Rosa rubiginosa. SwrEETBRIER, or Hanae Pabiae. Christy. I have found this hardy here
Handsome, single flowers. Both flowers anc except in the coldest winters, when a little cover-
leaves very fragrant; 2 to 3 feet. 15 cts. each, ing 1s needed. It is one of the most delicately
$1 per doz. tinted, being almost white, slightly stained with

\ R. rugosa. Russian Rosre. A very desirable HOSES 2D CIS

ead ‘ind hardy species, with large, solitary, red or/ Grimson Rambler. This vigorous grower attains a
sometimes white flowers, coming in iong suc _¥-fieight of 10 to 20 feet in favored situations.

cession. It is not rare to see ripe fruit and flow-~ The flowers are borne in good-sized clusters of

ers at the same time. Fruit large, orange-red a brilliant crimson color; in fact, a single cluster

to red; handsome in autumn. 20 cts. each, is a bouquet of itself. It has been quite hardy

\__$7per doz. here, seldom killing back, except a little in the
R. —, var. alba is a single white form. 25 cts/ most trying winters. 40 cts.

eaeh, $2.25 per doz. _Dorothy Perkins. This new climbing Rose has stood

Be var. Madame Georges Bruant. This double~ the last two Vermont winters and seems quite

white form of the Rugosa is a very beautiful hardy. I have seldom seen a more desirable

flower. The plants are harsh and thorny, but climber. The flowers are a beautiful clear shell-

the blooms are as fine as could be desired and pink, borne in clusters of ten to twenty each,

have an extended season.

The plants are perfectly
“hardy bere. Grows 5 feet
high,”35 cts. each.

R. igera. PRAIRIE Rose.

\ .
ne of the best single
Roses; very hardy, and
very charming in a mass;
height about 6 feet in rich
soil., A valuable hardy
climber. 25 cts.

\. _RAWichuraiana. Cemetery,
* or Memoriat Rose. A
Japanese trailing species.
Foliage firm and _ glossy
green; a good bloomer.
Flowers single, white. 25

cts. each, $2.20 per doz.

GROUP II
HORTICULTURAL ROSES

\ Ante de Diesbach. Large, bril-

lant crimson, fragrant flow-
ers. Plant of good habit and
vigor. 35 cts.

‘Austrian Copper. A fine single- « — =
__Alowered, orange-red variety, .

hardy and easy of culture.
30 cts.

\. Baltimore Belle. (Climber).
\/ Flowers large, compact and
fine; of pale blush color.

Very double and in clusters.
45 cts.

Baby Rambler, or Dwarf Crim-
‘¢ son Rambler. It is claimed
to be perfectly hardy and
free from disease. It will out-
class any other Rose in the
length of its blooming season,
being constantly in flower
from early spring until frost.
A first-class bedding plant
not over 18 inches high, with
good-sized trusses of crimson
flowers much like Crimson
Rambler. 40 cts. Paul Neyron (see page 44)

44 Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Dorothy Perkins Rose, continued

and over an inch wide. They have a delicious
fragrance and are very durable. 30 cts. each,
$3 per doz.

Frau Karl Druschki. This charming new Rose has
not been wintered with me, but I had it in bloom
here for weeks last summer, and the flowers are
among the best of the double whites. Ifit has any
fault yet seen it is that it is too free in blooming.
I would suggest thinning out the buds a little
that larger blooms might be had, though the flow-
ers are very large. 4° cts.

General Jacqueminot. Fragrant, large, very showy
flowers of bright velvety crimson. 365 cts.

Jubilee. Said to be one of the grandest dark red
Roses yet cffered. Was awarded a gold medal by
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for the
best new Rose exhibited in fifty years. Said to be
hardy. JI have not wintered it here. 40 cts.

/Lady Gay. Said to be a seedling of Crimson Ram-

“ bler and resembles this parent in habit and vigor,

but has flowers of a delicate cherry-pink fading

to a soft white. Its buds are cherry-pink, and it
|has a rich, deep green fohage. 35 cts.

Madame Plantier. This choice, full, double, pure
~/ white Rose is perfectly hardy here, and, though
it flowers at one time only, produces its blooms in
/ the greatest profusion. 35 cts. each, $2.25 per doz.
“J Magna Charta. Handsome pink flowers in June.
Large, fragrant; hardy. 35 cts.
Margaret Dickson. 35 cts.
\. Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink; of good form, fra-
\, /grant and free-flowering. 36 cts.

Paul Neyron. Flowers very large, clear, deep rose
yery double; the largest Rose. 40 cts.

Persian Yellow. Rather small flowers and foliage;

bright yellow, nearly full flowers; very hardy. Frau Karl Druschki Rose

30 cts

: Ulrich Brunner. Bright cherry-red. Stems long
Pink Rambler. 40 cts. light green and almost smooth. Free-flowering.
Prince Camille de Rohan. Dark velvety red flowers Sor Guse

of good size and full. One of the best. 35 cts. White Rambler. 40 cts.

Queen of the Prairies. Good-sized, full flowers, Yellow Rambler. 40 cts.

rose in color. Fes Ss. z :
pale rose olor. Hardy. 30 cts Our severe Vermont winters cut short the num-

Russell’s Cottage. Flowers dark crimson; very ber of desirable Roses which can be grown without
double and full; a great bloo ner. Has proved to protection. I mean to offer only such as will stand
be one of the hardiest. 30 cts. each, $2.35 per doz. our hardest winters.

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Vines, Trailers and Climbers

AKEBIA quinata. 20 cts. Ampelopsis quinquefolia var. Englemanni is a form

: which clings to rocks, and may be used where

AMPELOPSIS quinquefolia. Virarnia CREEPER, the Boston Ivy would not be hardy. 25 cts.
AMERICAN WoopBINE. This fine native is too | each, $2.35 per doz.

well known to need detailed description. It is
perfectly hardy and a quick grower. Fine for
covering trellises or stone walls. Its beautiful
green foliage turns to a charming dark red in
autumn. It likesa rich, peaty soil, andresponds \APIOS tuberosa. GrouNpNuT. A tuberous-rooted
quickly to high fertilization. 15 cts. each, $1 / climber. Flowers purple. 6 cts. each, 50 cts.
per doz. per doz.; by mail, 55 cts. per doz.

A. tricuspidata (A. Veitchit). Boston Ivy. Clings
‘closely to wood or stonework; colors beautifully
in autumn. 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.

Vines, Trailers and Climbers 45

Clematis paniculeta

ARISTOLOCHIA macrophylla. DurcumMan’s Prrpr. HUMULUS Lupulus. Common Hop Vtne. Very

A fine climbing vine, with large, dark green useful for covering bowers, or any place where

leaves, flowers shaped like a pipe; purple and the covering is not necessary for winter. It

green. 60 cts. can be planted to run among shrubbery, or in

‘ any place where a vine in summer is desired.
CELASTRUS scandens. Birrer-sweer. A hand- Exceedingly fast grower, covering a large
\/ some, twining shrub, with dark green foliage trellis in a short time. Heat, drought or insects
and handsome orange-colored fruit. Fine for do not trouble it. 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.;
covering old walls, stone-heaps or any similar } by ma'l, 15 ets. each. é ‘

object. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. Ray,
| CLEMATIS lanuginosa, var. Jackmani. Very hand- LONICERA flava. Flowers fragrant; yellow; a hardy

some, large, dark purple flowers. A general ny sou aes ; ; :
\ favorite in the genus, and is the showiest and L. Periclymenum (L. Belgica on earlier lists).
) handsomest of all the Clematises. > DutcH Honeysuckie. A very hardy species.

ae Fragrant yellowish white flowers. 30 ets.
C., Mme. Edouard Andre. Crimson. ete hoe eae re ae

: _ $4. —, var. Belgica. Scarter Honrysuckie. A
Cc. Henryi. White. “ee an very fine, red-flowered form; almost shrubby.
Either of the above three in strong two-year-old Iv is_also quite hardy. 35 cts:
™
plants, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. Atycrum Chinense. Marrimony VINE. A desirable
: s hardy climber, which is very handsome when
C. orientalis (C. graveolens). A small, hardy, j covered with its scarlet fruit in autumn.
climbing species from Chinese Tartary. Flow- | 25 cts.
ers pale yellow, solitary, of medium size; the , |
only yellow-flowered Clematis. 15 cts. | \JMENISPERMUM Canadense. Moonszep. 15 cts.
\ & paniculata. One of the handsomest species TECOMA radicans (Bignonia radicans). TRUMPET

/ cultivation; of strong, climbing habit, often

12 feet high, and covered with fragrant white

owers. A fine species; a native of Japan, and
quite hardy. 25 cts, each, $2 per doz.

C. Virginiana. VirGcIN’s Bower, or Otp Man’s WISTARIA. Kipnery Brean. These are very strong-

CREEPER. This species has orange-scarlet,
trumpet-shaped, showy flowers. A tall climber.
15 cts.

BeEarpD. One of the hardiest, though not so free growing climbers that form thick, woody stems

from blight as C. paniculata. 15 cts. each, $1 , and climb high. Their spring bloom is pro-

per doz. duced in rich cascades, and they flower at

italba. TRAVELER’S Joy. A hardy, single, \ intervals all eine

white-flowered sort. 20 cts. | W. Chinensis. Flowers large, not odorous, pro-
Noe 1 duced in great profusion on established plants.

Viticella. VINE Bowrr. Flowers large, droop- ’ vee :

: Native of China. 15 cts.

ing; blue, purple, or rose-colored. Europe and “} : Ww 15

Asia. Hardy. Grows 8 to 12 feet high, and W. speciosa (W. frutescens). cts.

covers a porch or trellis well. 20 cts. | W.—, var magnifica. 20 cts.

— TF

46 Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Shrubs and Trees

We do not charge for boxing and packing when the stock ordered is less than 3 feet, if the order amounts
to $3 and more; but for taller stock and for less than $3 worth, we must charge the actual cost. If stock
is to be shipped in a box, we must make the box; if it is to be put into a light bale for express, it requires
not only considerable time, but burlap to cover.

The charges will cover only actual cost, which will not be over 75 cents per bale, unless in special
cases, or actual cost for lumber and time for making, if a box is required. For stock less than 3 feet long
we can buy boxes quite reasonably, so that on such orders we do not charge for packing.

We pack all such stock in such manner as to insure its reaching its destination in a perfectly fresh
condition. Though we advise all to plant this class of stock as early as possible, we have taken up trees in
full leaf, shipped them over 200 miles, and every one lived. We will not encourage such late planting.

All good, healthy, nursery-grown stock. We furnish certificates of inspection of stock to those who de-
sire it.

I am inclined to believe that shrubs and trees of the deciduous class may be transplanted with success
much earlier in autumn than is generally supposed. I do not advise transplanting before the growth has
ceased, but as soon as all growth is done and before the leaves fall I think transplanting can be done, and
I do not consider it necessary to remove all the leaves. In fact, I believe that a part of the foliage left on
the shrubs or trees is beneficial, and will aid them in making a root-growth which would not occur after
they are removed. I have had quite as good reports from this class of plants shipped with foliage all on
as when sent late after all leaves had been removed by frost.

I do not advise planting evergreens in autumn or late summer, as I think, unless the season following
the planting is exceptionally favorable, they are more likely to fail than in spring.

ABIES balsamea. Batsam Frr. A_ very hand- Acer Ginnale, continued

some tree when young, and rather fast in It makes a good tall shrub to give a touch of
_ growth. Plants 18 to 30 inches high, 25 ets. | color in any border or bed of shrubbery. Plants
, each, $2.50 per doz. | 4 to 5 feet high, 35 cts. each. A few larger

ACER Ginnale. Small tree or large shrub with plants, 5 to 6 feet high, 50 cts. each.
handsome foliage, turning scarlet in autumn. _—\A. Negundo. Box Mapie, or Box Enper. A

Much like the Japanese Maples in general effect. 4 quick grower and makes a good shade tree
\. where something is required at once. Plants 4
meme ae = — to 5 feet high, 20 cts.

. Pennsylvanicum. Moosrewoop, Srripep Ma-

i 4% pie. This is a small and slender tree, with
light green striped bark. Winter effect very
handsome. 4 to 5 feet, 35 cts. each, $3 per doz.

. platanoides. Norway Marin. A very orna-
mental and hardy species; attains a height of
_ 50 feet; rapid in growth; needs good drainage.
\ 5 to 6 feet, 40 cts. each; 24 to 34 feet, 20 cts.
each, $1.75 per doz.
. rubrum. Rep Maprie. Usually a small tree,
but it sometimes attains a large size. Native
to swamps and moist woods. A quick grower,
handsome in flower, and adapted to moist
ground. Its foliage often turns scarlet in au-
tumn. 3 to 5 feet, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

es) A. saccharinum. WHITE, or SIrveR Maree. This
fine ornamental tree is found growing along
river banks, and in moist clay is a rapid grower.
It will thrive in more places than the Sugar
Maple. 8 to 12 feet, 40 cts.

_A.—, var. Wieri laciniatum. WuirrR’s CuT-LEAVED

\ Mapuer. Very ornamental. 8 to 10 feet, $1.
_—A. saccharum. Sucar Marie. One of the finest

Maples for decorative purposes or shade.
5 to 7 feet, 35 cts.

A. Tataricum. Tartrartan Mapte. A fine small
: species, 20 feet high; very ornamental and quite
hardy. 6 to 8 feet, 35 cts.

\ AESCULUS Hippocastanum. Horsn-cuEstNnut. 5 to
6 feet, 45 cts.

Norway Maple A. —, var. album plenum. 5 to 6 feet, 75 cts.

Shrubs and Trees 47

A bed of hardy Azalegs

“AILANTHUS glandulosa. Tree or HEAVEN. 8 to
jf 12 feet, 50 cts.
~“SACANTHOPANAX pentaphyllum. A handsome

shrub or small tree, with shiny green foliage.

5 feet, 35 cts. »

dP LANCHIER Canadensis.
\ 7 feet, 25 cts.

\AMORPHA fruticosa.
Flowers dark, bluish purple.

FaLsk, or BasTaRD INDIGO.
Shrub about 6

\ feet high. California. 3 feet, 20 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz.
NDROMEDA polifolia. Witp Rosemary. This

charming little evergreen is only 10 to 12
\ inches high, with numerous small, pale pink
bell-shaped flowers.

~
‘ Ae arborescens.

.

rose-colored flowers in June. One of the
brightest shrubs of early spring. 35 cts.
A. Canadensis (Rhodora Canadensis). Grows

1 to 3 feet high, bearing in spring rose-purple
_ flowers before the leaves. Likes moist ground.
\ 25 cts.
SA. calendulacea. FLAME-COLORED AZALFA.
~ orange-colored flowers, turning to red.
\ plants, 35 cts.

~A. nudifiora. PINxTeR FLrower. A handsome
shrub, 2 to 10 feet high. It forms clumps. The
flowers are very handsome and vary in color
from nearly white to dark purple. 25 cts.

A} Vaseyi. A very fine species from the Alle-

ghanies, with pink and rose flowers comi
before the leaves. Plants 12 to 18 inches, 45c.

Has
Fine

4 to 10 feet high; white flowers in May. Good

/ plants, 18 to 24 inches high, 25 cts.

ERBERIS Thunbergii. The finest species in the
genus, useful in many different ways. Plants
18 to 24 inches high, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

. viscosa. Swamp PINK, WHITE iia Co |

nt

SHap BusH. Plants

15 cts. NS

Deciduous leaves and pale

mg | CERCIS Canadensis.

‘CHIONANTHUS Virginica. WHITE FRINGE.

set beri ‘vulgaris. CoMMON BARBERRY. Plants 2 feet
Migh, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.

: B. =, var. atropurpurea. Purple-leaved form.
/i8 to 24 inches high, 20 ets. each, $1.65
wae per doz.
4
— BETULA alba. European Wuitre Bircu. 5 to 6

Aeet, 25 cts.; 8 to 10 feet, 50 cts.
ee: lutea. YELLOW, or GRAY Brircu. Plants 5 to

6 feet, 20 cts. each, $1.65 per doz.; 6 to 8 feet,
50 ets. each.
B. —, var. laciniata. CuT-LEAVED WEEPING

“BircH. 6 to 7 feet, 85 cts.

3. papyrifera. CaANor Brrcu. 4 to 6 feet, 15 ets.;
8 to 10 feet, 50 cts.

LYCANTHUS floridus. Sweer- SCENTED SHRUB,
CAROLINA ALLSPICE. 20 ets.

ARAGANA arborescens. Pra TREE. An interest-
ing shrub, with fine, dark green, locust-like
foliage and yellow, pea- shaped flowers. 4 to 5
feet, 25 cts.

STANEA Americana. AMERICAN
Plants 2 feet high, 20 cts.

TALPA speciosa. Plants 8 to 12 feet high, 75c.

EANOTHUS Americanus. New Jersey Tea.
Grows about 3 feet high, bearing terminal and
axillary panicles of pretty white flowers.
While it will grow in considerably moist ground,
is found usually growing naturally in rather
dry places. Plants 18 inches high, 15 cts. each,
$1.50 per doz.

CHESTNUT.

Rep Bun. Tree attains 40 feet
A desirable ornamental with rosy pink flowers.
Plants 1 to 2 feet high, 20 cts.

CHAMAECYPARIS pisifera,
/ inches high, 20 cts.

var. aurea. 10 to 15

, 2 feet
high, 25 cts. -

‘

As

CLADRASTIS tinctoria. Tree with yellow wood and
smooth bark, sometimes 50 feet high.

CLETHRA acuminata. Mountain SwEeEtT PEPPERt

Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

white, fragrant. Plants 4 to 6 feet high, 35 cts:

BUSH. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, 30 cts.
C. alnifolia. Swrenr PEPPER-BUSH, WHITE ALDER.

A shrub 3 to 10 feet high, growing near the

coast from Maine to Virginia and southward,

bearing

in abundance handsome, fragrant

flowers in summer. 2 to 3 feet, 25 cts. each,
$2 per doz.

C. alba,
’ branches make this a very pretty shrub in —
winter, when the foliage is gone. Plants about
2 to 3 feet high, 15 cts.
GC, amomum (C. sericea). Stuky Cornus. 3 to 10
feet high, with purple branches. Fruit blue or
bluish white. 3 to 5 feet, 25 cts.

~/C. candidissima (C. paniculata). 5 feet, 25 cts. ~

Flowering Dogwood

CORNUS. DoaGwoop, CoRNEL.

var. Sibirica. The bright coral-red _

.€. circinata. 20 to 30 inches Higte 20 ets.

C. florida.

FLOWERING DoGwoop. Plants about

~ 2 feet high, 25 cts.

c
\ CRATAGUS Crus-Galli. Cockspur THORN. Plants

12 to 18 inches high, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.
\C. oxycanthoides. EnciisHh HawrHorn. Plants

3 feet, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.

Flowers

f
/

Sy

Cratzegue Sp. alba plena. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts.
C. Sp. rosea plena. 2 to 4 feet, 35 cts.

GYDONIA Japonica. Japanese Quince. This
shrub when in flower makes a good hedge plant
| or is nice among other shrubbery. Plants 2

| feet high, 20 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.

UTZIA gracilis. 15 to 20 inches, 15 cts. each,
$1.25 per doz.

es Sp. —, var. Pride of Rochester. 25 cts.
D. Lemoinei. 2 to 3 feet, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.

=a D. scabra (D. crenata), var. fl. pl. 3
' to 4 feet, 20 cts. each.

_DIERVILLA florida (Weigela rosea). A
handsome Chinese shrub, with rose
or white flowers in June. 25 cts.

j

/ each, $2 per doz.

if D. Lavallei has scarlet flowers. Plants
18 to 24 inches high, 25 cts. each,
$2 per doz.

FAGUS sylvatica, var. purpurea. PURPLE-
LEAVED Berscu. 3 to 5 feet. Trees
this size are much more likely to hve

| than larger ones. $1.

_FORSYTHIA suspensa. GOLDEN BELL.
2 to 4 feet, 20c. each, $1.35 per doz.;
4 to 5 feet, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.

_) F.— , var. Fortunei. This makes a more
vigorous growth and has more up-
right or arching branches. Plants 2
feet, 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

, GE NISTA tinctoria. DyrrR’s Broom,
GREENWEED. Flowers in_ spicate
racemes. Plants 1 to 2 feet high,

, with round, erect branches and

| smooth, lance-shaped leaves. A na-

| tive of Europe and northwest Asia.
a 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.

ANKGO biloba. Martpenuarr FERN
/ TreE. Plants 3 to 4 feet, 30 cts.

LEDITSCHIA triacanthos. Honey
Locust. Plant 4 to 6 feet, 35 cts ;

j 2 feet, 15 cts.
HALESIA tetraptera. Sirver BELL TREE,
iY ‘SSNow-pRopP TREE. A handsome tree

or shrub with showy white flowers.
Plants 3 feet high, 25 cts.

_HAMAMELIS Virginiana. Witrcu-Hazeu. A fine,
tall shrub, which blooms just before winter.
| Good plants, 2 2 to 3 feet high, 25 cts.

\HYDRANGEA arborescens (H. urticifolia). 2 to 3

\/

feet high, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.

H. paniculata, var. grandiflora is one of the most
popular hardy shrubs, and is quite hardy even
north of Vermont. It is a fine decorative plant,
either grown as a shrub or trained into tree
form, when it sometimes reaches a height of
8 to 10 feet. I have sold more of this in the
past five years than of any other shrub. 2 to 3
feet, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 18 to 24 inches
high, 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; tree form,
best plants, 4 to 5 feet, 65 cts. each, $6 per doz.

f Shrubs and Trees 49

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f
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, ILEX yerticillata. WiNTERBERRY, or BLAcK ALDER. PHYSOCARPUS opulifolius. Nrvepark. A _ fine
pretty shrub 4 to 5 feet high, chiefly orna- native shrub, 5 to 10 feet high, with umbel-like
mental on account of its red fruits, which heads of white flowers in June. Plants 3 to 5

last after the leaves are off, and often nearly feet high, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.
‘ ae PEIN 2) USES high, 20 cts. each, P. —, var. aurea. GoLDEN Spirpa. A quick
; ep Ree grower. Small plants, 3 feet high, 20 cts. each,
\ — MIA latifolia. Mounrain LAvReEL, or Carico $1.50 per doz., 25 for $2.50.

Busu. One of the most desirable evergreen

shrubs; 4 to 8 feet high, bearing in May and

June a profusion of large, showy, deep rose or

nearly white flowers. 1 to 2 feet, 50 cts. each,
\ /$5 per doz.

RRIA Japonica (Corchorus Japonicus). A low
shrub, with green bark, pretty foliage and
small yellow flowers. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz.

~ —, var. Double. Large double yellow flowers.
20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

—, var. argenteo-variegata. A very pretty
form. 15 ets. each, $1.40 per doz.

\
\

ARIX Americana. AmeRIcCAN LarcH, TAma-
\rack. A slender tree, with heavy close-grained
\wood. Plants 3 feet, 20, cts.; 5 to 6 feet,

0 cts.

.) decidua (L. Huropea). EuRoPEAN LARCH
Plants 6 feet high, spreading, beautiful in

spring, 85 cts.; 18 to 24 inches high, 15 cts. each,
$1.35 per doz.

IGUSTRUM ibota. Hardy in Vermont; nice for
hedges. Plants 18 to 20 inches high, 12 ets.
each, $1.20 per doz.

. L. vulgare. ENGLISH PRIVET. 18 to 24 inches high
15 cts. each, $1.35 per doy.

IRIODENDRON tulipifera. Turie Trre. 10 to 12
feet, 50 cts.

LONICERA oblongifolia. Swame Fry Honey-
SUCKLE. 2 to 3 feet, with cream-colored flow-
ers, hight green, oblong leaves and reddish

\ purple berries. 25 cts.
. Tatarica. TARTARIAN HONEYSUCKLE. Plants
2 to 3 feet, stocky. 55 cts. each, 2 for $1.

MAGNOLIA Soulangeana. One of the best and
rather hardy. Has stood the winter here.
Plants 2 to 3 feet, $1.60.

MYRICA cerifera. BayBerRRY, Wax Myrr pe,
CANDLEBERRY. An interesting shrub, with
fragrant foliage, the crushed leaves emitting . I

a very pleasing odor. Plants about a foot high, A tall-growing tree of rapid growth; hardy and

15 ets. each, $1.25 per doz. \ handsome. Nice for a boundary tree. 18 to 30
\M. Gale. Swenr Gatr. A dwarf, fragrant hardy \\ inches high, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.

Philadelphus coronarius

CEA excelsa (Abies excelsa). Norway Spruce.

: 5a shrub. 15 cts. \ P. nigra. 18 to 36 inches high, 25 cts.
Sheena aceroides. See Acer Negundo. _\SPINUS divaricata (P. Banksiana). Jack PINE

\ . : CX Sometimes a tree 70 feet high, but usually a
\, NEMOPANTHUS fascicularis. Mountrain Hotty.

dwarf, shrubby tree. Plants 12 inches high,
20 ets. each, $1.50 per doz.
P. Strobus. Wuitr, or WEYMOUTH PINE. This is

18 to 24 inches, 30 cts.
JPHILADELPHUS coronarius. Mock-oraNGcE, Syr-

a inca. Grows from 2 to 10 feet high. A hand- hl the handsomest of the Pines, and will thrive in
some species from the south of Europe. Plants a greater variety of soils and situations than
ae 1 foot, stocky, 15 cts. any other species. It is rather rapid in growth.

a ; ie Not only is it one of the best trees for ornamen-
'P. pubescens (P. grandiflurus). 2} to 3 feet, 25 tal purposes, but there is no other tree in the

\_ ets. each, $2 per doz. world so largely grown for timber as this. 34
JP. Lemoinei. 2 feet, 25 cts. to 54 feet high, 35 cts.

50 TFred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

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Pinus sylvestris. Scorcu Fir. Tall, sometimes 70
feet high; a most important timber tree of
Europe. Plants 24 feet, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.

P; Virginiana (P. Inops). JERSEY PINE. 10 to15-

inches high, 30 cts.

PLATANUS orientalis. HEuropEAN ButrTronwoop.
Plants 5 to 8 feet, 50 cts.

POPULUS deltoides, var. Carolinensis. CAROLINA
Popiar. Distinct in habit of growth, forming
a straight, upright or pyramidal head. It seems
to differ from the cottonwood in its strict ap-
pearance and rapid growth. Nice plants, 8 to
10 feet, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.

P. nigra, var. Italica. LomBarpy, or ITALIAN

<P PopLar. Plants 8 to 10 feet, 40 cts.
QUERCUS bicolor. Swamp WuiTeE Oak. 3 to 4 feet,
50 cts.
/Q. macrocarpa. Burr, or Mossy-cup Oak. 6 to 8
feet, 60 cts.

RHODODENDRON Catawbiense. Shrub 3 to 6 feet
high, with oval or oblong leaves and handsome
lilac-purple flowers in June. Plants 2 feet;
85 cts.; 1 foot, 50 cts.

R. maximum. Roser Bay, Great LAvuReEL. This
handsome shrub grows naturally in Vermont
and New Hampshire, but never attains the
large size here that it does in the South. Flow-
ers pale rose or white, showy; leaves thick, 4 to
8 inches long, deep green. Plants 2 feet high,
65 cts.

5

Rhododendron’ ‘maximum

Rhododendron punctatum. Pink or rose-colored

flowers. 12

inches, 40 cts.

RHUS Canadensis (Rf. aromatica). IRAGRANT
Sumac. A straggling shrub, 3 to 5 feet high.
Especially adapted to dry, rocky banks. Plants
1 to 2 feet, 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.

R. Cotinus. SMokr Tree. Shrub bearing delicate
’ fringe-like flowers, which, when in full bloom,

Eee th

e appearance of a cloud of smoke.

2 to 3 feet, 50 cts.; 15 to 20 inches, 15 cts.
\ glaber, var. GEES. CUT-LEAVED SCARLET

Hea A
foliage. 50

handsome form, with finely cut
cts.

““R.| typhina. SracHorn Sumac. The coloring of
~the foliage of this plant in autumn is very fine.
It is useful to plant around rocky corners or to

sereen any

unsightly object. Good collected

plants, 15 cts. each, $1 per doz.
R. —, var. laciniata. A very attractive form,

| with finely

divided foliage and turning to a

handsome orange-red in autumn. 36 cts.

\ROBINIA hispida. Rose Acacta. A shrub 3 to 8
feet high, with bristly branches and stalks,
and large, deep rose-colored flowers in May and

June. 25 ct

Ss.

RUBUS odoratus. PURPLE-FLOWERING RaASP-
BERRY. Attains a height of 3 to 5 feet, and

bears large,
2-foot collected plants, 15 cts. each,

summer.
$1 per doz.

showy, rose-purple flowers in

a

“SALIX Babylonica, var. dolorosa.
WEEPING WILLOW. This is a hardy form of the

/ old Babylonica, a strong grower and quite

/ hardy here. Good plants, 5 to 7 feet high, 35ce.

“SAMBUCUS Canadensis. Common Exper. Col-
A lected plants only, 15 cts. each, $1 per doz.

racemosus. RED-BERRIED ELDER. Plants 3 to
5 feet or more, 20 cts. each, $1.60 per doz.

S. Sp. —,

2 to 3 feet, 25 cts.

var. aurea. GOLDEN ELpER. Plants

‘ SCHIZONOTUS discolor (Spirea discolor, S. arie-

jolia). Shrub 20 feet high, with creamy white

flowers, very showy in “bloom. Medium-sized
plants, 25 cts.

SORBARIA sorbifolia (Spirea sorbijolia). Flowers
white, in panicles. July and August. Grows
3 to 6 feet high, and is a native of Siberia.
| .-2-foot plants, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.
S<SORBUS arbutifolia. A pretty shrub, with white
\ flowers, followed by scarlet fruit in autumn.
\ 25 cts.
JS. Aucuparia. European Mountain Asn. 5 to 7
ae feet, 50 cts.
S. melanocarpa. CHOKEBERRY. A medium-sized
shrub, with small, shining leaves, handsomely

tinted in autumn. Flowers pretty, whit

followed by black fruit. 20 cts. each, $1.25

per doz. -
SPIR/EA. Mreapow Sweet.

“\S. jarguta. This is one of the finest of hardy
“shrubs, ranking with Van Houttei and Thun-
bergii for beauty. Plants 2 feet high, 20 ets.

Shrubs and/ Trees

WISCONSIN a

* Spiraga Billardii. 18 to 36 inches high, 20 cts.
\j5. /Bumalda. Plants 2 feet high, 30 cts.
Xs/ —, var Anthony Waterer. 20 cts.

S. Japonica callosa alba. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per
i doz.

Cantoniensis. This handsome shrub is not
~/ quite hardy here, but my customers in the

' southern part of New England may use it in

sheltered places. Plants 2 to 3 feet high, 20 cts.

Margarit (S. callosa swperba). 2 feet, 20 cts.

each, $1.60 per doz.

8. opulifolia. NineBARK. See Physocaryus.

prunifolia, var. fi. pl. 2 feet, 25 cts.
{$2 per doz.

S: superba. Low shrub; flowers large, pink. June

and July. 25 cts.

Thunbergii. One of the handsomest. Branch-

ing, with many delicate white flowers; the

handsome foliage turns in autumn to a reddish

yellow tint. 1 to 2 feet, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per

doz.; 2 to 3 feet, 35 cts. each, $3 per doz,

Van Houttei. Bripan WrearH. A beautiful

hardy shrub, with a profusion of white flowers

in June. 25 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.

/
TAPHYLEA trifolia.
15 ets.

SYMPHORICARPOS vulgaris. INDIAN CURRANT, or
J Corau Berry. Flowers tinged with rose, in
short axillary clusters. 25 cts.
8. variegatus. Plants 12 to 15 inches high, 25 cts.
“ each, $1.75 per doz.

each,

}

aa -

BLADDER Nout, STarr TREE.

Spirea Anthony Waterer

52 Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

j

\ j

\ / XN: {
SYRINGA, Belle de Nancy. 15 to 20 inches high}/ TILIA Americana. LINDEN. 4 to 6 feet, 35 cts.

j £0 CES: A LMUS Americana. Wuitre Exum. 6 to 8 feet

“_S. Josikea. Late-blooming; has bluish purple 50 ets.
Ba Hower, ll he Li aes ane Ramdseome, \. VIBURNUM cassanoides. 2 feet, 20 cts. each, $1.75

- per doz.

Ss. Perslee: Persian Linac. 24 to 30 inches, _ i dentatunt aAnnow=ooonutoioiiccr high;
ue ‘\/ white flowers, dark purple fruits. The foliage is
S. —, var. Mme. Casimir Perier. Beautiful double , very good, being a bright shiny green. 24 to 3
= pearly white flowers. 55 cts. feet, 25 cts. each, $2 per doz.; 5 to 6 feet,

35 cts. each, $3 per doz.
S. —, var. Mme. Legrave. 15 to 20 inches high. Bis Neneh ee petsdoz

White flowers. 50 cts. _ /V. Lantana. Wayrarinc TREE. This shrub or
; 2 : “low tree sometimes attains a height of 20 feet.
S. —, var. Mme. Lemoine. 15 to 20 inches high, Flowers in white dense cymes. Nice for dry
50 cts. places and limestone soil. Plants 3 feet, 25 cts.
S. —, var. Emily Lemoine. 15 to 20 inches high, \\ each, $2 per doz.
} =bO0¥ ets: ~ \\V. Opulus. HicH BusH CraNnBerry. Bushy
TAXUS Canadensis. Grounp Hemiock. A low. plants, 1 to 2 feet high, 20 cts. each, $2 per i.
}. evergreen. Does well in the shade of taller ~~ V. —, var. nanum. A dwarf form. Plants 8 to 10
trees, in moist soils, but will not thrive in the inches high, 35 cts.
A SUS BU GS iV. —, var. fi. pl. SNowBaLu. 2 feet, 25 cts.
rSUGA Canadensis. Common Hemtock. 1 to 14 f
4 feet high, 20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.; 2 feet, Nv. eeu HUGS BUC, IRIS 2 TO Teg

25 ets. each.
THUYA occidentalis. AMERICAN ARBORVIT®. 3 to aie & NOMEMIOSEG, Vein eA de come Soy

2
Tee 4 feet, 35 cts. each, $3 per doz.; 4 to 5 feet, 40 BaLL. Plants 2 feet Bus Cee
; cts. each, $4 per doz. WEIGELA. See Diervilla.

Persian lilac

Seeds of Annuals and Biennials

D3

Select List of Seeds of Annuals and Biennials

BIENNIALS MARKED WITH A STAR

(*)

Annuals may often be used with perennials in filling in between if colors do not conflict. The first
year perennials are set there is often much space which would be filled to good advantage with annuals.
Later, when such perennials spread, this space would,be taken up.

LYSSUM maritimum, var. compactum. SwEeET
Auyssum. Trailing habit; flowers white.
Pkt. 5 ets.

MARANTHUS Gangeticus (A. tricolor splendens).

, An improved form with more brilliant color-
| ing. Fine ornamental plant. Pkt. 5 cts.
ARCTOTIS grandis. A charming new annual from
southwest Africa. It forms a_ branching,
bushy clump, 2 to 3 feet high, with handsome,
large white flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.
ASTERS. These require rich soil for best results,
though they will do on ordinary garden soil.
Globe-flowered Perfection. Mixed colors. Pkt.
10 cts.

“Japanese. In mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts.

Peonia Perfection. Improved, of best grade.
Pkt. 15 cts.

Reid’s Improved Quilled, or Betteridge Prize.
Pkt. 8 cts.

Comet. Large, very double flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.

\ Dwarf Pezonia-flowered Perfection. Pkt. 12 cts.

Peonia-flowered Globe. Pkt. 10 cts.

Single Late-flowering. Pkt. 8 cts.

*ANTIRRHINUM majus. SNappRAGON. Perennial
or biennial under cultivation. Native to the
Mediterranean region; bearing large flowers
in many colors and varieties. Pkt. 10 cts.

*A, —, var. grandiflorum fl. pl. Pkt. 10 cts.

*A,—, var. Tom Thumb. Pkt. 10 cts.

BALSAM (Jmpatiens Balsamina). A widely culti-
vated class of annuals, of which there are
many varieties, giving a wide range of size
and color.

Double Tall. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5 ets.
Double Dwarf Camellia. Pkt. 5 cts.

Victoria. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5 cts.

~ CALENDULA officinalis, var. Prince of Orange.
Se Pot Marigoup. 1 to 2 feet high. Sometimes
used in cookery to flaver soups and stews.
Pkt. 5 ets.
i C. —, var. grandiflora fl. pl. DousLe Por Marr-
Gee) GoLD. Pkt. 5 cts.
~ *CAMPANULA medium. CanTerBurY BELL. Sce
description among Campanulas
*C. —, Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.
*C, —, Cup and Saucer Form—
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.
Czrulea. Pkt. 10 cts.
Rose. Pkt. 10 cts.
*C, —, Single Rose. Pkt. 10 cts.
*C. —, Double Rose. Pkt. 10 cts.
*C. —, Single White. Pkt. 6 cts.

—€ELOSIA cristata. Cockscoms. 9 inches or more
high. Flowers in mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts.

C. pyramidalis plumosa. Pkt. 6 cts.

\etNTAUREA cyanus. Dusty MiLurER, or BacH-
ELOR’S Button. Slender branching annual
1 to 2 feet high, with white, blue or purple
flowers on long stems. A very popular annual,
blooming until frost and coming up from self-
sown seeds. Pkt. 5 cts.

C. moschata, var. imperalis.
lilac flowers. Pkt. 5 cts.

CLARKIA. Mixed. Pkt. 5 ets.

White, rose and

Comet Asters

o+

COSMOS bipinnatus. A smooth annual, 7 to 10
feet high. Native of Mexico. Flowers white,
pink or crimson. A medium strong soil is
better than too rich. because in too rich ground
it grows too strong, with less bloom. Sandy
soil is preferable. Pkt. 5 ects.

*DIANTHUS barbatus. Swrerer WILLIAM. See page
13.
*D, —, var. albus. Pkt. 5 cts.
*D. —, var. atrosanguineus. Pkt. 5 cts.
ee Dd. Marguerite Carnation. Pkt. 5 cts.
~) D. Heddewigi. Pkt. 5 cts.
ESCHSCHOLZIA Californica. CaLirornia Poppy.
SS Said to be a perennial but is cultivated as an
annual. Grows 10 to 20 inches high, bearing

yellow or cream-colored saucer-shaped flow-
ers 2 to 3 inches across. Pkt. 5 ets.

EUPHORBIA heterophylla. Mexican FIRE PLANT.
Pkt. 5 cts.

GAILLARDIA amblyodon. A pretty border annual
} of easy culture. Pkt. 5 cts.

G. pulchella, var. picta.
Pkt. 5 ets.

Crimson and orange.

Cosmos

GILIA achilleefolia. A pretty annual which had
best be sown where the plants are to grow.
Stem branching, 2 to 3 feet; leaves small;
flowers large, violet or purple-blue. Pkt. 5 cts.

G., Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

HELIPTERUM roseum (Acroclinium
Pretty. Everlasting. Pkt. 5 cts.

roseum).

IBERIS amara, var. coronaria, sub. var. Empress, “

CanpyTuFT. Pkt. 5 ets.
I. amara, sub. var. Tom Thumb. Pkt. 5 cts.
IPOMGA purpurea. Tati Morninc-Giory. A

popular garden annual with various colored
flowers Pkt. 5 cts.

Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

LARKSPUR. Well-known annuals noted for their
richness of color and beauty.

L., Double Dwarf Rocket. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
L., Tall Rocket, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
LAVATERA trimestris. ANNUAL MALLow. Very
showy annual with cup-shaped flowers. Sow

in May where they are to bloom and thin to
about 10 inches apart. Pkt. 5 cts.

LINUM grandiflorum. ScarLtet Frax. Pkt. 5 cts.

LOBELIA Erinus, var. Emperor William. Pkt. 5c.

L., var. speciosa, sub. var. Crystal Palace. Pkt.
5 ets.

LUPINUS affinis.

MATRICARIA parthenoides alba plena.
annual 18 inches high. Pkt. 5 ets.

ANNUAL LUPINE. Pkt. 5 ets.
Hardy

MATTHIOLA incana, var. annua. GILLI-FLOWER,
TEN-WEEKS Srock. Dwarf early-flowered
\ mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

~_ Giant Perfection. TEN-WeEKs Srock. Pkt. 5c.
MENTZELIA Lindleyi (Bartonia aurea). Showy

golden yellow flowers above a gray downy
thistle-lke foliage. Pkt. 5 cts.

MIGNONETTE. ‘The flower-garden is not com-
plete without this well-known favorite. Sow-
ings in April and again in July will keep up a
suecession of these fragrant flowers until
frost.

Bismarck. Very large-flowered. Pkt. 8 cts.
iant-flowered Red. Pkt. 5 cts.
\ Parsons’ White Tree. Pkt. 5 cts.

MARIGOLD, Tagetes erecta auriantiaca. Pkt. 5c.
M. — —, var. Eldorado. Pkt. 5 cts.
M. — —, var. Prince of Orange. Pkt. 5 cts.
NASTURTIUMS, Tall or Climbing. Finest mixed
| varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., glb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
\ N., Tom Thumb. Dwarf or bedding. Mixed
varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., tb. 30 ets., Ib. $1.

NIGELLA Damascena. Love-1n-a-Mistr. Com-

pact, free-flowering plant with finely cut foli-

\ age. Curious-looking flowers and seed-pod.

) Easy of culture in any garden soil. Blue and
white mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

CGENOTHERA Whitneyi (Godetia gloriosa).
Pkt. 5 cts.

*PAPAVER glaucum. Tunie Poppy. Pkt. 5 ets.

Red.

_ > P., Miss Sherwood. Pkt. 5 cts.

P., Murselli Mikado. Pkt. 5 cts.

P. Rhoeas. SuHirtEY Poppy. This is one of
the best, giving all imaginable colors thatfever
were in any poppy. Pkt. 5 ets.

~~PHLOX Drummondii. Pkt. 5 cts.

P. —, var. Prince Bismarck. Pkt. 5 cts.
P. —, var. compacta, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
PORTULACA grandiflora mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

P..—, var. plenissima. Pkt. 5 cts.

Seeds of Annuals and Biennials ae

ure. Sow in new ground as early as may be, so that
a/fairly good start can be made before the hot
weather begins.

/America. Blood-red, striped on white ground.
lpi Blossom. Rosy pink, with blush wings.
~ Aurora. Orange-rose, flaked and striped on white
/ ground.
\_/Black Knight. Very dark maroon, almost black.
~Blanche Ferry. Extra-early form.
_ aptain of the Blues. Bright purple-blue.
ees Tennant. Deep mauve, of large size.
\Barliest of All. Color like Blanche Ferry, but a
J week earlier.
/Emily Eckford. Bright shade of heliotrope, of good
), size and form.
n. F. Bouverie. A handsome soft pink.
er Majesty. Soft rose.
Lottie Eckford. White, shaded and edged lavender.
“Lovely. Soft shell-pink.
aid of Honor. White, edged with lavender.
ars. Brilliant deep scarlet.
/Modesty. Blush or soft-pink. The lightest pink of all
\._} Miss Willmott. A rich, deep orange-pink. Pkt. 5
ets., oz. 15 cts.
rs. Eckford. Pale primrose-yellow.

Matthiola (stocks) (see page 54)

be
RICINUS communis. Castor BEAN, or Castor po!
Ot Prant. Half-hardy annual, 13 to 15 feet |
in middle United States. 30 to 40 feet in the
tropics. Seeds may be planted in May where
they are to grow, or in pots in early spring and
transplanted. Pkt. 5 cts.

|R. communis, var. Zanzibarensis. A recently
} introduced variety of large size. Pkt. 5 cts.

’NRUDBECKIA bicolor superba. CONEFLOWER.
Annual, 1 to 2 feet, heads 2 inches across.
Rays yellow above, purplish brown below.
Pkt. 8 ets.

R. amplexicaulis. 1 to 2 feet. Rays yellow, with
brown-purple base. Pkt. 5 cts.

SALPIGLOSSIS sinuata (S. variabilis). Hardy
annual, 1 to 2 feet high, branching, pubescent,
with flowers 2 inches long, from straw color
and yellow to scarlet and nearly blue. Pkt. 5c,

SWEET VERNAL GRASS (Anthoxanthwm odor-
atum). This grass when cut and dried, while
in bloom, emits a delicious odor, and will
scent a whole room. Its odor is not heavy or
offensive, but delicate as the best perfumes.
Pkt. 10 cts.

SCABIOSA atropurpurea. Swerr Scasrosa. Is
about 2 feet high, branching. Flowers dark
purple, rose or white, in long-pedunzled heads.
Pkt. 5 cts.

Select List of Sweet Peas

Too much cannot be said in favor of this much- :
prized flower. Its culture is very simple, and if the te <
white-seeded sorts are not sown before the ground Ae
1S comparatively dry, there is little chance of fail- Cupid Sweet Peas (see page 56)

56 Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte. Vermont

|

Sweet Peas, continued *Vola tricolor, var. Snow Queen. Pkt 10 cts.
eva Navy Blue. Deep indigo-blue. The best blue intro- <*V. —, var. Emperor William. Pkt. 10 cts.
Ny cuced: *V. —, var. King of Blacks. Pkt. 10 cts.
~—\\ Prima Donna. Pure pink. A fine shade. *V, —, var. Victoria. Pkt. 10 cts.

-\Sadie Burpee. One of Mr. Eckford’s largest whites. *V, —, var. aurea. Pkt. 10 cts.

—"Salopian. Deep scarlet or cardinal; the best red. *V. cornuta. HoRNED VIOLET, or HORNED Pansy.
~_) Stella Morse. Primrose, tinged blush; effect a rich Pkt. 8 cts.,

-— \ eream color. V. —, var. alba. Pkt. 10 cts.

enus. Light salmon, suffused with buff. *V. —, var. Papilio. Pkt. 10 cts.
xy : 3 os ie *V, —, var. Purple Queen. Pkt. 10 cts.
Prices of those of the above where prices have not £V. vary White Perfection. Pt toci

been noted, 5 cts. per nkt., 10 cts. per oz., 40 cts. :
per “lb. Mixed Sweet Peas, same rate as the others WALLFLOWERS, Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

My mixture will be composed of all the above sorts. W., Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
3 ZINNIA elegans, Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
Cupid, or Dwarf Bedding Sweet Peas Z. —, var. Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

5 cts. per pkt., 15 cts. per oz. Z. —, var. Haageana. Pkt. 8 cts.

Alice Eckford. Creamy white, with pink.

Perennial Seeds
Boreatton. Rich chestnut-maroon.

\
\. Beauty. Rosy pink. ure vulgaris. A tall form. Pkt. 6 cts.

Ss, Firefly. Bright dazzling scarlet. ‘\_A., Mixed. The best kinds, mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.
Primrose. Pale primrose. CAMPANULA carpatica, var. turbinata. Pkt. 6 cts.
eee DELPHINIUM Caucasicum. Seed saved from best

~— VERBENA erinoides. Moss Verpena. A variable pale blues. Pkt. 10 cts.

plant, in size and color of flowers. Flowers _D., Kelway’s Perfection. Pale blue. Pkt. 10 cts.
tosy lilac to deep purple. Pkt. 6 cts. | D.. Mixed Pale Blue. This was saved from the
an Vi venosa. 1 foot high, from tuberous roots, and © j best strains of pale blue we had. Pkt. 10 cts.
pene lee or bluish purple flowers in panicles. LILIUM Slogan Dien ores:
“VIOLA tricolor. Pansy. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. ee dea Chalcedonica. White. Pkt. 8 cts.
*V. —, var. English Show. Pkt 10 cts. \SEDUM hybridum. Pkt. 10 cts.

‘LAWN GRASS

Central Park Choice. 25 cts. per Ib., 20 Ibs. $4.
About 80 pounds of Lawn Grass Seed is required for an acre.

SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP

Insecticide and Fertilizer

On flowers and plants in windows, flower and vegetable gardens, shrubs, small fruits, trees, ete. It is
used as a spray for all plant lice and insects which injure plant life. 3-oz. cakes, 10 ct.; by mail, 13 cts.
(Makes 13 gallons prepared solution.) 8-oz. cake, 20 cts.; by mail, 28 cts. (Makes 4 gallons solution.)
Easy to use. Dissolves in water and can be applied with atomizer.

HAZELTINE’S HAND WEEDER

My men like this better than any other weeder we have tried here. It is useful, also, in thinning out.
25 cts. each; by mail, 30 cts.

HOW TO LAY OUT SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS
By HERBERT J. KELLAWAY, Landscape Architect

A very useful book, with numerous illustration and contains just the information you need in planting
out your home grounds. It includes 38 half-tone plates and 15 plans and maps. 8vo. xli—112 pages Cloth,
$2; by post, $2.12.

J. HORACE MCFARLAND Co., HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, HARRISBURG, Ia.

Zygadenus muscitoxicum (see page 35)