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Reliable Flower Seeds 



For Summer Sowing 



On the fol lowing pages we give a list of Seedd of the Best 

 Hardy Perennials which are now so deservedly popular. 

 With little trouble .you can have an abundant supply of 

 Columbines, Canterbury Bells, Foxgloves, Gaillardias, 

 Hollyhocks, Larkspurs, Forget-me-nots, Daisies, Sweet Wil- 

 liams, etc., etc., for flowering in 1915. The listalso includes 

 a choice selection of other Flower Seeds for summer sowing 

 sucii as Cinerarias, Cyclamens, Pansies, Primulas, etc. 

 Hardy perennials are easily grown from seed. In many 

 cases they are a little slower than annuals, but with intelli- 

 gent care they are successfully raised and from seed is an 

 excellent way to get up a big stock of perennials Most 

 professionals make summer sowings in a cold frame shaded 

 with a lath frame or shaded glass sash, but the amateur may 

 have more suece-ss and less bother growing hardy perennials 

 from seeds sown in the open ground than in any other way. 

 Prepare a bed in a nice, sheltered spot in the garden, pre- 

 ferably not very snuny ; let the sur- 

 face of the bed be rai.sed four or five 

 inches abo\e the general level, and 

 the soil be a mellow, free, fine earth 

 on the surface. Draw shallow rows 

 across the surface of the bed, three 

 to four inches apart, and here sow 

 the seed, keeping the varieties of 

 one kind or nature as mutdi together 

 as practical; cover the seeds thiuly, 

 press the whole surface gently, water 

 moderately, then dust a little line, 

 loo.se .soil over all. If the weather 

 is sunny or windy, sluulewith paj>ers 

 or a few branches, but remove these 

 in the evening. When the seedlings 

 come up thin them out to stiffen 

 those that are left, and when they 

 are two to three inches high, they 

 are fit for transplanting into per- 

 manent quarters. 



AOUO^TEMMA COBONABIA 



A cold frame with lath Phade, a Bood 

 place to serniinatu seeds during summer 



ACHILLEA 



(Milfoil, or Yarrow) 

 1021 Ptarmica "The Pearl." One 



of the best hardy white perennials, 

 (irows about 2 feet high, and from 

 spring till frost is covered with 

 heads of purest white double flow- 

 ers. A grand plant for cemetery 

 decoration. Easily grown front 

 seed. 25 cts. per packet. 



ACONITUM 



( Monk's Hood, or Wolfs Bane) 

 1031 Napellus. A hardy perennial,, 

 growing in any good garden soil, 

 producing long spikes of curionsly 

 shaped blue and white flowers. 

 Well adapted for planting among 

 shrnbbery or in shady comers of 

 the gat den ; 3 to 5 feet. k oz. , 3& 

 cts., 10 cts. per packet. 



ANCHUSA ITALICA, DROPMORK VARIETY 



AQROSTEMMA (Koae of Heaven, Mullein Pink) perpkt. 



1090 Coronaria. An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy 

 culture, prcKlncing glowing crimson flowers like a single pink and 

 silvery white foliage; fine for cutting; 2 feet, j oz. 15 cts. ... S 



ALYSSUM (Mad Wort) 



1104 SaxatUe Compactuni ("Basket of Gold"). Showy golden-yellow 



flowers; hardy perennial; excellent for rock work; 1 foot. \ oz., 40c. lO 



ANCHUSA (Alkanet) 



1138 Italica Dropmore Variety. One of the best hardy perennials, and 

 becoming more popular each season, grows about 5 feet high, and 

 bears in abundance all summer flowers of the richest gentian-blue. 

 } oz., 50 cts ; 2 pkts., 25 cts IS 



ANEMONE (Windflower) 



A very pleasing perennial, producing large flowers; few plants compare 

 with them in beauty; tine for boucjuets. Sow outdoors in spring or early 

 summer, keeping shaded till the plants appear. 



11^0 Coronaria, Kiixed Colors { Poppy Anemone) 5 



1140 St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above; ourseed comesfrom 

 a famous Irish grower and comprises 8emi-don.ble and double flowers 

 in a wonderful array of colors ...... 1& 



ANTHEMIS (Hardy Marguerite) 



1150 Tinctoria Kelwayi. A most satisfactory hardy perennial, bearing 

 all summer daisy -like golden yellow blossoms; excellent for cutting; 

 .2 ft; i«w., 2&CtSvd.ijL5.J>iij«. :#lli ci</tufi Jl U I''.'" 10 



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For complete list and cultural notes see our Garden Book for 1914 



