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There is an increasing demand for plants that are perfectly hardy, and we have been well pleased to note the present season how steadily a knowledge of
growing and massing hardy flowers is gaining, and the consequent improvement in our gardens. A strong point in favor of hardy fl wers is the use that can be
made cf them for house and table decoration. The effectiveness of the many combinations and arrangements that can be made with them, excites the admiration
of all lovers of the beautiful. With a good collection of hardy plants and bulbs, we not only haveaflower garden, but also a garden of flowers; and that is what we
want. This department is devoted entirely to Bulbs and Plants that will bear a Northern winter without injury, like the Lilies, Peonies, Hardy Shrubs, etc.
All Plants and Bulbs will be delivered at your Post Office at prices given .except as noted), u?tless specially ordered otherwise, or when in our judg-
ment the expressage would be too costly. As it is much more difficult to pack to carry with safety a single plant than a larger number, we trust our
customers will order accordingly. For economy and safety in packing it is best to order at least a dollar's worth of plants. When Seeds and Bulbs or
Tender Plants are ordered together, if not safe to send all, on account of cold weather, the Seeds will be sent at once, and the Bulus and Plants as
soon as safe. Should the weather be unfavorable, or the ground not prepared on their arrival, Hardy Plants, Roots, etc., had better be placed in the
cellar, the Lily and the Peony being covered with about two inches of moist (not wet) soil, while shrubs and grasses, like the Hydrangea, Deutzia,
Eulalia, etc., require only their roots covered, with the soil made firm around them.
ACHILLEA " THE PEARL."
A charming and beautiful hardy plant which furnishes a profusion of the
choicest double white flowers all summer. It commences to bloom in June and
is a perfect mass of bloom until frost. The flowers are about one-half inch in
diameter, and are produced in large sprays. Fine for bouquets and for vases
of mixed flowers. One of the best plants that we know of for cemetery plant-
ing, as it is perfectly hardy, and once planted will improve each year.
Each, 15 cents; 3 for 40 cents ; per dozen, $1.00.
ANEMONE.
One of the best hardy, autumn-flowering plants; dark green foliage; the flower
stems grow 18 inches high, bearing from a score to a hundred flowers, continuing
to improve until destroyed by frost.
Anemone Japonica alba, pure white 20
rubra, deep rose color 20
coronaiia, of low growth, flowers early. Roots double or single, doz . 25
Dotihle. AdieniOdie, Whirlwind. Blooms profusely every autumn;
perfectly hardy, and once planted will live for years. This plant, which we
introduced in the spring of 1894, in habit is like the well-known White
Japan Anemone, and even more abundant in blooming. The flowers aie
double, white, 2% inches across, and lastmuch longer than those of the sin-
gle varieties. Plant about 2% feet high, with large and plentiful foliage.
Good strong plants, each, 20 cents; two for 30 cents ; per doz. $1.50.
HARDY AZALEA.
Azalea Pontica (Ghent Azalea). This lovely class of plants is entirely
hardy and will thrive in any good garden. Our collection contains
the finest varieties grown, and cannot be surpassed for the varied
richness of their colors. As
the shrubs are too large to
send by mail, we offer them
free by express at 90 cents
each; per dozen, $10.00.
Mollis. This splendid species
from Japan brings an abund-
ance of very large and beau-
tiful flowers very early in the
spring, and is one of our most
gorgeous flowering shrubs.
The brighc flowers of various
colors are borne in clusters
before the leaves appear in
Ma j. Free by express.
Each, 75 cents ; per dozen,
$7-&.
azalea mollis.
ALTH/EA.
Rose of Sharon, beautiful shrub, blooming early in the fall; double red
and double white; single red and double variegated ; each 25
BERBERIS THUNBERGII.
A handsome low-growing form of Barberry of Japanese origin; foliage abund-
ant, leaves small, obovate; flowers reddish; berries bright crimson and remain on
the bush all winter. In autumn the leaves turn a bright red and make a great
display. It is a beautiful plant for the lawn or the front of the shrubbery, and
is unequaled for a luw-growing ornamental hedge. Plants 25 cts. each.
CLEMATIS DAVIDIANA.
A vigorous, hardy plant, growing from two to four feet high ; handsome
foliage; flowers are produced in great profusion in clusters, are bell-shaped,
deep lavender or violet in color, and very fragrant ; one of the most desirable of
hardy herbaceous perennials. Strong plants, each 25 cents; two for 40 cents.
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA.
Flowers large, bright golden yellow, and produced in the greatest profusio
the entire summer ; invaluable for cutting. Each, 10 cents J three for 25 cents
DOUBLE ANEMONE WHIRLWIND,
Our facilities for growing and propagating hardy and tender
plants, roses, etc., have been largely increased If you compare
prices with those of last year you will find them correspondingly
decreased.