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HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS— Continued. 



CANDYTUFT. Pkt - 



Free-flowering dwarf perennials blooming in early Spring; 

 suitable for rock-work and the edges of herbaceous borders. 

 6410 gibraltarica. White, shaded with pink. 1 ft. i oz., .60; .15 

 6415 sempervirens. A very hardy variety, with glossy, deep green 

 foliage which is evergreen ; flowers white. Valuable for Spring 

 gardens or rockeries. ... ... ... * oz., $1.75; . 15 



HARDY CARNATIONS. (Spice-pinks.) 

 A delightful class of fragrant hardy plants blooming pro- 

 fusely during May and June. They are indispensable for the 

 hardy border and for cutting. It is advisable to protect them 

 with a light covering of pine boughs or coarse straw during 

 Winter. 1 to 2 ft. 



6425 Grenadin Scarlet. Double flowers, early, 2 ft 25 



6430 Grenadin White. 2 ft ••• -25 



6435 Farquhar's Price Strain Mixed. Our Prize Strain is par- 

 ticularly adapted to garden planting and includes only the 

 best types in a great variety of colors. ... Joz., $1.50; .25 



6440 Fine Mixed. i oz., $1.25; . 15 



6442 Allwoodi. A new hybrid perpetual flowering strain with clove- 

 scented flowers beautifully marked ... ... ... ... 1 . 00 



6450 plumarius Double Mixed. (Pheasant-Eye Pink.) 



|oz., $1.00; .25 

 6452 plumarius Single Mixed. 15 



CENTAUREA. 

 6475 babylonica. A most desirable hardy perennial with showy 



yellow flowers. 3 ft. ? oz., .60; . 10 



6485 montana. Large blossoms of deep purple; very showy; 



July and Aug. 2 ft i oz., .75; .15 



CERASTIUM. (Snow in Summer.) 



6495 tomentosum. The foliage of this hardy perennial is per- 



fectly white and its dense matted growth makes it valuable 



for edgings and rockeries. 4 inches ... ... ... -15 



6496 Biebersteini. Foliage silvery-white; smothered with snow- 



white flowers in early Summer. 8 inches ... ... ... .15 



CHEIRANTHUS. (Siberian Wallflower.) 

 6498 Allionl. An exceedingly showy rock and border plant; 

 flowers bright orange. Continues in bloom all Summer if 

 the seed pods are removed. 1 foot. ... i oz., $1.00; .25 



6.500 linlfolius (Alpine Wallflower.) Pretty mauve, fragrant 



flowers. May, June. 1 f t. . . ... ... ... ... .25 



CHELONE. 



6503 hybrida Torreyi. Extremely showy bedding plant, with 



brilliant scarlet flowers. June to Aug. 2 ft. i oz., .75; .15 



6504 hybrida mixed. The cplors vary from light pink to deep red 



and violet. 2 ft § oz., .60; . 15 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



6510 Shasta Daisy. A large free-blooming hybrid from Cali- 

 fornia; flowers white. 2 ft. ... ... ... ... .15 



6515 King Edward VII. Flowers pure white, the handsomest 



of all the Maximum varieties. 3 ft. ... ... ... .25 



6520 maximum. (Ox-Eye Daisy.) Hardy Daisy with large white 



flowers; excellent for cutting. . 3 ft. ... J oz., .60; . 15 



6526 leueanthemum praecox. White Lady. A new hardy 

 white Marguerite producing a good percentage of double 

 flowers from seed ... ... ... ... ... ... .25 



COREOPSIS. (Callidpsis.) 

 Sow in June or July protecting the plants with coarse straw or 

 pine boughs during Winter. 3 ft. 

 6530 grandiflora. Bright golden-yellow flowers. 3 to 4 inches 

 in diameter. ... ... ... ... i oz., .50; 



6535 Eldorado. An improved form from California with flowers 4 

 to 5 inches across ... ... ... J oz., $1.00; 



6537 lanceolata grandiflora fl. pi. New yellow, double flower- 

 ing variety . . ... ... ... ... ... ... 



DAISY. (Bellis perennis fl. pi.) 

 Favorite Spring-rflowering perennials, producing charming 

 effects when planted in masses, or in combination with Pansies, 

 Forget-Me-Notes, or Silene. Sow in July or August in cold 

 frames and plant them out the following April. 4 inches. 



6546 Farquhar's Giant Double Pink. A magnificent strain of 



English Daisy producing flowers nearly twice as large as the 

 old variety. The plants are of robust growth. | oz., $1.50; 



6547 Farquhar's Giant Double White. A companion to the 



preceding with white flowers. ... ... | oz., $1.50; 



6548 Farquhar's Giant Quilled Red. Bright red ; very attractive 



6550 Farquhar's Double White I oz., $1.00; .15 



6552 Farquhar's Double Red 25 



6555 Farquhar's Double Pink | oz., $1.00; .15 



6560 Farquhar's Double Mixed. ... ... | oz., $1.00; .15 



Delphinium, Farquhar's Improved Hybrids, No." 6561. 



DELPHINUM. (Larkspur.) 

 The Perennial Larkspurs are perfectly hardy and can be 

 grown with ease in any garden. When sown in April or May 

 they will usually bloom in September; they may also be sown 

 in June or July to bloom the following season. 1? to 4 ft. 



6561 hybridum Farquhar's Improved Mixed. A very beautiful Pkt. 



strain with large handsome flower spikes. It also includes 

 seeds saved from some of the finest named varieties. The 

 colors vary from pearly white to lavender and from soft azure 

 blue to rich indigo. ... ... ... | oz., $1.50; .50 



6562 hybridum, Light Blue Shades Mixed. A very beautiful 



large-flowered strain including various shades of light blue. 

 Very showy when planted in masses. J oz., $1.50; .25 



6565 Selected Hybrids Mixed. A splendid mixture of large- 

 flowering byhrids varying in color from pale blue to deep 

 purple ... | oz., $1.25; . 25 



Belladonna. A grand border plant of branching habit; 

 producing numerous spikes of large single flowers of a clear 

 turquoise-blue. 4ft. ... ... ... f oz., $1.25; .25 



King of Delphiniums. Rich gentian-blue with white eye. 

 4 ft. Joz., $1.75; .25 



Queen Wilhelmina. Beautiful spikes of soft blue .25 



cardinale. Bright scarlet with yellow centre. 3 ft. ... .25 



Hollyhock, Blackmore and Langdon Strain. Giant 



flowers in all the finest shades ... ... ... ... 1 . 00 



Chinense. Azure blue. 1§ ft i oz., $1.00; .15 



chinense White ... i oz., .75; .15 



chinense. Mixed. Shades of blue and white J oz., .75; .10 



Bellamosum. Rich deep blue flowers of the Belladonna type 



| oz., $1.25; .25 



6605 formosum. Splendid dark blue with .white eye. 3 ft. 



i oz., $1.50; .15 



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6566 



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6567 





6569 





6570 





6571 



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6585 

 6590 



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6595 

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