. A View in Our Nursery, wheue We Grow Hardy Perennial Plants by the Acre OF all the plants that are cultivated for purely ornamental purposes, there are none which have made such rapid strides in public favor as the Old=fashioned Hardy (iarden Flowers, the inhabitants of the perennial gaiden. Their popu- larity is not at all surprising when we consider the many varied and .pleasant changes which take place throughout the entire growing season in a well-an-anged hardy garden, in which every week—yes, every day—brings forth something fresh and new to interest and delight even the most critical.
. A View in Our Nursery, wheue We Grow Hardy Perennial Plants by the Acre OF all the plants that are cultivated for purely ornamental purposes, there are none which have made such rapid strides in public favor as the Old=fashioned Hardy (iarden Flowers, the inhabitants of the perennial gaiden. Their popu- larity is not at all surprising when we consider the many varied and .pleasant changes which take place throughout the entire growing season in a well-an-anged hardy garden, in which every week—yes, every day—brings forth something fresh and new to interest and delight even the most critical. Beginning in April, the early-flowering varieties open their flowers often before the snow has entirely disappeared, and continue, with constant changing variety, throughout the summer until late in the fall, when only severe freezing weather,will stop such persistent late-blooming kinds as Japanese Anemones, Pompon Chrysanthemums, Gail- lardias, Gentians, Tritomas', etc. Many not thoroughly familiar with this class of plants have an idea that nothing but a large field-grown clump will give satis- factory returns the first season. This, as experience has taught us, is in most instances a mistake. A vigorous plant of proper size will, in nearly every case, give quicker and better returns than the best so-called " field ; The majority of the stock offered in this catalogue is pot-grown. This does not mean that the plants have been altogether pot-grown, but that they have been-field-grown and dug and potted up during the fall months, and such stock can be planted even late in the spring, with prac- tically no loss/which, in the case of clumps, is often quite serious. The following letter from the well-known and successful amateur, W. C. Egan, endorses our views on this matter : Egandale, III. Gentlemen—Your shipment of perennials arrived safely to-day in most excellent order. It certainly is a pleasure, as well as a profit, to receive plants from you. Your
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