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Perennial Flower Seeds for Summer Sowing — Continued. 



LAVENDER. Well-known ornamental hardy 

 perennial, bearing long spikes of fragrant 



blue flowers; 1 to 2 feet 05 



LUNARIA Biennis or " Honesty." Hardy 

 biennial especially useful in shady, damp 

 places; th« flowers of purple, crimson or 

 white are followed by silvery transparent 

 seed pods; height, 2 feet. Mixed colors... .10 

 LOBELIA. Hardy. Tall, hardy perennials with 

 long spikes of brilliant flowers. Fine for 

 permanent beds and borders. They 

 thrive in shady situations; 2 to 4 feet. 



Mixed_ colors 10 



Cardinalis. (Cardinal Flower.) Long spikes 



of intense scarlet flowers 10 



LTJPINUS, New Hardy Hybrids. Showy, hardy 

 perennials 3 to 4 feet in height producing 

 during summer, long racemes of pea-like 



flowers in a variety of colors 10 



LYCHNIS Chalcedonica. The scarlet Lychnis, 

 an old favorite bearing heads of bright 

 scarlet flowers; very hardy; 3 to 4 feet. . . .05 

 MYOSOTIS or Forget-Me-Nots. Popular 

 hardy perennials. 

 Ruth Fischer. The plant is compact with 

 glossy dark green foliage, above which are 

 carried large clusters of immense pure For- 

 get-me-not blue flowers, 1 J inches across, or 

 larger than those of any other known Myo- 



sotis 



Argentina. The first sub-variety obtained 

 from the famous Myosotis "Ruth Fischer" 

 described above, which exactly describes 

 Argentina — excepting that the latter is 

 bespangled with glistening silvery-white 



flowers half an inch and over across 



Triumph. A large-flowering Forget-me-not. It 



blooms in from 6 to 8 weeks from sowing and 



continues until checked by frost. The flowers 



are large and borne in clusters on long, stems. 



Color, bright turquoise-blue with yellow eye 



Palustris, Large-flowering. Dark blue; 1 f oot 



Distinction (Quick-and-Ever-Flowering). The 



plants are of bushy form; 5 to 7 inches 



high, covered with clusters of flowers. 



Mixed colors 



Victoria. Grand " Forget-me-nots " forming 

 round, compact bushes about 8 inches high 

 covered with clusters of large flowers. 



Blue 10 Mixed Colors 



PANSY. See pages 23 and 24. 

 PENTSTEMON. "Sensation." The graceful 

 spikes, about 2 feet high, are bedecked with 

 flowers, two inches across, from July until 

 frost. The colors vary from pink to scar- 

 let and maroon, all beautifully blotched 

 and veined. A large white throat, further 



enlivens the surrounding colors 10 



Hartwegii Albus. A fine new variety and the 

 first pure white Pentstemon. In bud and 

 opening they are shaded cream. It is a re- 

 markably early and long-blcoming variety . . .20 

 Rocky Mountain Pentstemon (P. Cyananthus). 

 A lovely and showy species. Compact 



spikes of lovely azure-blue flowers 15 



PHLOX, Hardy Large-flowering Hybrids. 

 Noble-flowering plants for permanent beds 

 or borders. The strain of seed we offer 

 produces plants bearing immense panicles 

 bright-colored flowers, among which some 

 new and beautiful colors, are likely to be 



found. 2 to 3 feet high. Mixed colors 10 



Per 1,000 seeds 50 



Dwarf, Large-flowering Hybrids. Mixed 



colors 25 



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PLATYCODON Grandiflora. Chinese Bell 

 Flower. Hardy perennials, bearing large 

 bell-shaped white or blue flowers; very hand- 

 some for garden decoration; 1£ feet. The 

 Nana Compacta type form sturdy little 

 bushes about 12 inches high. 

 Grandiflora. Mixed colors. Blue and white . .10 

 Nana Compacta. Mixed colors. Blue and white . 10 

 POLYANTHUS Primula Elatior. An early- 

 blooming Primrose for spring flower beds or 

 pot culture; the large umbels of flowers of 

 various colors, edged and laced are borne 



on stalks 8 inches tall. Mixed colors 10 



POPPY GIANT ORIENTAL. These hold an 

 unrivaled position for effectiveness in and 

 hardy borders; height 2 to 3 feet; flowers 

 immense, often 6 inches across. 

 Mrs. Perry. A grand, new variety with large 

 pure satiny-white flowers, having a bold, 

 crimson base. Extremely beautiful and 



rare 15 



Colosseum. Flowers 8 inches across. Dark 

 scarlet, with a black spot at the base of 



each petal 15 



Beauty of Livermere. Crimson with black 



blotch 15 



Blush Queen. Blush pink 15 



Princess Victoria Louise. Salmon-scarlet 15 



Salmon Queen. Salmon-yellow 15 



Rembrandt. Orange-scarlet 15 



Mixed Colors'. ' Per 1,666 seeds', 50c. ........ .W 



POPPY ICELAND (Papaver nudicaule) The 

 fragrant, crushed satin-like flowers are pro- 

 duced in never-ceasing succession from the 

 beginning of June to October; fine for cutting. 



Yellow 10. White 10 



Scarlet 10 Gold tinged red. . .10 



Mixed Colors. Per 1,000 seeds. 50c 10 



Collection of above 4 separate colors 30 



Storrie's New Icelind Poppies. This new 

 strain contains many new colors and shades, 

 including blush, salmon, coral-pink, orange- 

 rose, white, lemon, orange, striped, flecked, 

 edged blended, etc. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c 15 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum. Hardy herbaceous 

 plants, flowers 3 to 4 inches across, of rose, 

 flesh, pink, white, crimson, etc.; freely 

 borne on stems about 2 feet high. 



Single, Large-flowering. Mixed colors 10 



Double, Large-flowering. Mixed colors 25 



SCABIOSA Hardy Varieties. 



Caucasica Perfecta. forms dense, spreading 

 plants 2 to 3 feet high, thriving in any ordi- 

 nary garden soil. Semi-double flowers, 3 to 4 

 inches across poised on stalks 1J to 2 feet 

 long. The coloring is a beautiful lilac-blue . 15 



Caucasica Alba. A large, pure white variety 

 of the above 25 



Japonica. Xew Scabious from Japan, forming 

 large bushes 2i feet in height and breadth, 

 with elegant light green foliage. Flowers 

 2 inches across, on long wiry stems 15 

 inches in length, of a beautiful mauve blue . 10 

 STOKESIA, The Hardy Cornflower. The plants 

 grow from 18 to 24 inches high and begin 

 flowering in July, continuing without inter- 

 ruption till late in October. The flowers, 

 4 to 5 inches across, on long stems, are 

 valuable for cutting. 



Cyanea Blue. Lavender-blue 10 



STOKESIA (continued). 



Cyanea Alba. Xew, a pure white flowering 



counterpart of the above 



Stokesia Hybrids, Mixed Colors, include 

 some charming shades of blue, lavender, 

 violet, white, and a new pink variety which 

 when trued up will be offered individually. 

 Sweet Rocket or Dames Violet. Favorite, 

 hardy, herbaceous perennials — very effect- 

 ive in the garden border. _ The plants form 

 large clumps 2 to 3 fest in height covered 

 with showy terminal spikes ot flowers 

 resembling Stocks. The colors range from 

 white through lilac to pink and purple; 

 very productive of bloom and splendid 



for cut flowers. Mixed Colors 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus.). One 

 of the finest of our hardy garden plants, 

 of easy culture, thriving in any good garden 

 soil. The plants grow about 1 foot high 

 and form fine clumps. 

 Henderson's Perfection. Our improved Per- 

 fection strains produce in great profusion 

 large florets in a great variety of extremely 

 rich colors. 



Extra choice Single varieties mixed 



Double large-flowering mixed. Extra choice. 

 Pink Beauty. Large single flowers of pure pink 

 Scarlet Beauty. Large single scarlet flowers. . . 



Giant White 



Harlequin. Large flowers of several colors pro- 

 duced on one plant. Some heads will be all 

 crimson, others all pink, white, etc., but us- 

 ually florets of different colors will be borne 



in one head 



Imported Collection of 12 separate sorts 



TRITOMA UVARIA. "Red Hot Poker Plant." 

 Splendid hardy perennial plants ,for clumps 

 on lawn or among shrubbery, where the tall 

 spikes of orange red flowers make an elec- 

 tive display from August until December. 



4 to 5 feet 



New Hybrids Tritomas. Showy hardy plants, 

 producing the brightest flowers of the autumn 

 garden. They grow from seed and flower 

 well the second year commencing in May 

 and continuing through the summer and fall. 

 They range in color through shades of yellow 

 to orange and from salmon-pink, coral 

 red, etc.,- to crimson. The plants vary in 



height from 18 inches to 6 feet 



PANSY-VIOLETS, Tufted or Bedding. (Viola 

 cornula grandiflora hybrida.) Pansy-like blos- 

 soms, 2 to 2\ inches across, of great 

 substance and brilliant colors. The plants 

 are hardy, of vigorous growth, forming 

 deep-rooting, compact, tufted clumps, with 

 myriads of flowers from spring until cold 

 weather. Many are scented. Mixed colors. 

 WALL FLOWER. These perennials make nice 

 bushy plants, \\ feet high, bearing in the 

 spring long spikes of fragrant flowers of var- 

 ious colors, crimson, purple, yellow, apricot, 

 mahogany, pink, etc. 



Large Double. Mixed colors 



Large Single. Mixed colors 



Collection of 6 separate Double Wall Flowers. 

 WISTARIA, Chinese. Of luxuriant and rapid 

 growth, bearing in the spring immense 

 panicles of flowers produced in great pro- 

 fusion, 75 feet. Blue 



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