Seeds of Hardy Perennials. 



MANY PERENNIALS BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON IF SOWN EARLY. 



The permanent character of the Hardy Perennials, which live and bloom from j'ear to year for au indefinite period, with but little care, 

 renders them very popular among: all classes of gardeners. Some of our very finest flowers are to be found among these plants for the hardy 

 garden, many of which, though old-fashioned, ars dear through associations. Perennials so\^ti in fall will usually bloom the next season. 



AQUILEGIA. 



(Columbine, 

 shaped flower^ 



Very handsome and free-blooming. Bears curiousl}' 

 many bright and delicate colors. The plants grow 

 about 2 feet tall, and display their flowers 

 well against a mass of light and pretty foli- 

 age. 



Chrysantha. Gold-spurred. New and 

 much aaraired; flowers large, and bright 

 golden yellow. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Crandiflora alba. Large, snow-white 

 flowers, with long spurs. 10c. per pkt. 

 Vulgaris fl. pi. Double varieties mixed. 

 These will give an abundance of odd 

 and very pretty flowers. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 ACONIXUMgrandiflorum. (Jlonk's- 

 Hoodl. Curious, helmet-shaped flow- 

 ers, quite pretty and striking, produced 

 on tall racemes above the finely cut 

 foliage. They are large, bright blue, 

 and last from midsummer until late in 

 ' . autumn. 10 cts. per pkt. 



* ADOXIS vernalis. A bright, early 



spring flower, with large, showy flowers of sunshiny yellow. 

 5 cts. per pkt. 



AL,YSSUM saxatile compactum. Low-growing, with light 



green, silky foliage and golden yellow flowers. Very useful for 



shaded places. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 AXEMOXE. Among our earliest spring flowers. Their 



blossoms are various shades of scarlet, purple, blue and white, 



sometimes striped. Fine mixture, 5 cts. per pkt. 

 ABJXIK.R.mXUM (Snapdragon). Bloom the first year if 



sown early, and make very bright and showy bedding plants. 



Varieties with dark flowers are rich and velvety in depth of color. 



The dwarf sorts grow only 6 or 8 inches tall; other species about 



a foot high. 



Tall Mixed. Seed from fine flowers of best colors. 5 cts. per pkt. 



Tom Thumb, Mixed. All colors; fine for bedding. 5c. per pkt. 

 ARABIS alpina. Low-growing little plant, which covers its 

 mat of green leaves thicKly with pretty white flowers very early 

 in the spring. A good plant for rockwork and edgings. 5 cts. 

 per pkt. 



ARIWERIA maritima (Thrift, Sea-Pink). Dwarf, hardy 

 plants. The rosy pink flowers are borne in clusters above the 

 tufts of leafage. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 AUR.ICUL,A. Cowslips, or hardy Primroses, are favorite 

 early spring flowers, with clusters of bright blossoms in dif- 

 ferent shades of red and yellow. The clumps increase rapidly. 

 Primula auricula. Mixed seed of best varieties. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Elatior (Polyanthus). Choice mixed seed, from large flowers. 

 10 cts. per pkt. 



Vulgaris. The true, fragrant yellow Primrose. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 CAI<L,IRIIOE. The lilac and white flowers of this plant 

 are produced the flrst year, if the seed is started early; very 

 pretty. 5 cts. per pkt.- 



BELLIS PERENNIS. 



The Favorite Double English or Burns Daisy. 



This dainty little flower is a favorite everywhere. It is of easy 

 ciilture, and grows well in all soils, if given a rather moist, shaded 

 situation. Flowering plants grow readily from seed sown in the 

 border, in early spring, or in boxes in the house. They seldom ex- 

 ceed (i inches in height, and bloom from spring until midsummer; in 

 some localities sparingly in autumn. An exquisite plant for shady 



Double Daisy, continued. 



borders and edgings to beds, or for window-boxes in a cool room, 

 where in winter flowers are sent up thickly, forming rainbows of 

 pink and white. 



Maximus. Choice, large-flowering strain. Mixed 35 cts. per pkt. 

 Alba. Extra double, large white flowers. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Longfellow. The bright, rose colored flowers are very large and 



double, and borne on long, stiff flower stalks; an exquisite flower 



for cutting. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Snowball. A pure white variety of the Daisy, with flowers very 



large and perfect, and long stems. 15 cts. per pkt. 

 Mixed Colors. 10 cts. per pkt. 



CAMI»AXUL,A (Bellflower). Very popular for mixed beds 



and borders. They bear a profusion of large, bell-shaped flowers 



in blue, rose, pink and white. 

 Pyramidalis. Flowers in manj" shades of blue. Mixed, 5c. per pkt. 

 Media calycanthema (Cup and Saucer). Handsome flowers in 



many tints of blue, rose and white. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 

 Canterbury Bell. Produces large, nodding, bell-shaped flowers of 



charming form in many beautiful shades; single and double. 



Each, 5 cts. per pkt. 

 Speculum (Venus' Looking-glass). See Seeds for Bloom the 



First Season. 5 cts. per pkt. 



COREOPSIS lanceolata grandiflora (Harvest Moon). The 

 flowers of this giant sort are nearly double the size of the older 

 variety, measuring nearly i inches across; deeper yellow in color, 

 with petals broader and more overlapping; flowers very freely; 

 fine for cutting. 10 cts. per pkt. 



CRUCIAXEl,i,A. Low, tufted plants, seldom more than a 

 foot high; rose-colored flowers in profusion the greater part of 

 the summer. 5 cts. per pkt. 



DEI<I*HIXIU]^I. Indispensable to the hardy garden, because 

 of their long and graceful spikes of bright blue flowers. 



Formosum. Rich blue flowers, with white centers. Splendid 

 mixture. 10 cts. per pkt. 



Cashmerianum. Beautiful dark blue. Blooms in corymbs of 6 

 or more flowers. 10 cts. per pkt. 



DIANTHUS, OR PINKS. 



Barbatus (Sweet William). 

 Attractive, profuse-bloommg 

 garden plants. The flowers 

 have aquamt perfume. 

 Single Mixed. " 

 Double Mixed. 



10c. per pkt. 

 C a rdnerianus 



( Double Hardy 



Garden, or 



Grass Pmk). 



This plant is 



hardier than 



the carnation. 



5 cts. per pkt. 

 P I u m a rt u s 



(Double Pheas- 



ant's - Eye 



Pink). Double 



fringed flow- 

 ers, fragrant, 



of white, crim- 

 son or purple 



shades. 10 cts. 



per pkt. 



Snowball Daisy. 



=5 40 € 



