Seefcs of 1foar6^ H>eremuale, 



MANY PERENNIALS BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON IF SOWN EARLY. 



The permanent character of the Hardy Perennials, which live and bloom from year to year for an 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, are dear through associations. 



ACONITUM NAPELLUS GRANDIFLORUM. 



(Monk's-Hood.) Curious, helmet-shaped flowers, quite pretty 

 and striking, produced on tall racemes above the finely cut foliage. 

 Very prodigal of its unusually large, bright blue flowers, which last 

 from midsummer until late in autumn. 10 cts. per pkt. 



ADONIS VERNALIS. 



A bright, early spring flower, with large, showy flowers of sun- 

 shiny yellow. 5 cts. per pkt. 



ALYSSUM SAXATILE COMPACTUM. 



Low-growing, with light green, silky foliage and golden yellow 

 flowers. Very useful for shaded places. 5 cts. per pkt. 



ANCHUSA ITALICA. 



Free-blooming little plant, quite pretty, and much sought for by 

 bees for the rich store of honey contained in its intense blue flowers. 

 10 cts per pkt. 



ANEMONE. 



Old-favorites, and among our earliest spring flowers. Their 

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

 sometimes striped. 

 Fine Mixed. 5 cts. per pkt. 



ANTIRRHINUM. (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. 



AQUILEGIA. 



(Columbine.) Very handsome and free-blooming. Bear curiously 

 shaped flowers in many bright and delicate colors. The plants 

 grow about 2 feet tall, and display their flowers well against a mass 

 of light and pretty foliage. 



Aquilegia Chrysantha. Gold-spurred. New, and much ad- 

 mired ; flowers large, and bright golden yellow. 10 cts. per pkt. 



A. grandiflora alba. Large, snow-white flowers, with long 

 spurs. 10 cts. per pkt. 



A. vulgaris fl. pi. Double varieties mixed. These will give an 

 abundance of odd and very pretty flowers. 5 cts. 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. 



ARMERIA MARITIMA. 



(Thrift, Sea-Pink.) Dwarf, hardy plants. The rosy pink flowers 

 are borne in clusters above the tufts of leafage. 5 cts. per pkt. 



AURICULAS, or HARDY PRIMULAS. 



Cowslips, or Hardy Primroses, are favorite early spring flowers, 

 with clusters of bright blossoms in different shades of red and 

 yellow. The clumps increase rapidly. 



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

 P. elatior. (Polyanthus.) Choice mixed seed, from large flowers, 

 10 cts. per pkt. 



P. vulgaris. The true, fragrant yellow Primrose. 10 cts. per pkt. 



CALLIRHOE* LINE ARILOB A . 



The lilac and white flowers of this plant are produced the first 

 year, if the seed is started early ; very pretty. 5 cts. per pkt. 



^BELLIS PERENNIS.^ 



or Burns Daisy. 



iverywhere. It is of easy 



Snowball Daisy 



Mixed colors, 



The Favorite Double English, 



This dainty little flower is a favorite 1 

 culture, and grows well in all soils, 

 if given a rather moist, shaded 

 situation. Flowering plants grow 

 readily from seed sown in the 

 border in earl}' spring, or in boxes 

 in the house. They seldom ex- 

 ceed 6 inches in 

 height, and bloom 

 from spring until 

 midsummer; in some 

 localities sparingly 

 in autumn. An ex- 

 quisite plant for 

 shady 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. 

 Bellis perennis fl. 



pi. Flowers 



double. Mixed 



colors, 10 cts. per 



pkt. 



B. — maximus. A choice, large-flowering strain. 

 25 cts. per pkt. 



B. — alba. Extra double, large white flowers. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 B. — 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. 



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

 very large and perfect, and long stems. 25 cts. per pkt. 



CAMPANULA. 



(Bellflower.) Very popular for mixed beds and borders. They 

 bear a profusion of large, bell-shaped flowers in blue, rose, pink and 

 white. 



Campanula pyramidalis. Flowers in many shades of blue. 

 Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



C. media calycanthema. (Cup and Saucer.) Handsome flow- 

 ers in many tints of blue, rose and white. Mixed, 5c. per pkt. 



C. — (Canterbury Bell.) Produces large, nodding, bell-shaped 

 flowers of charming form and many beautiful shades ; single and 

 double. Each, 5 cts. per pkt. 



C. 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 4 inches across; 

 deeper yellow in color, with petals broader and more overlapping ; 

 flowers very freely ; fine for cutting. 10 cts. per pkt. 



CRUCIANELLA STYLOSA. 



Low, tufted plants, seldom more than a foot high ; rose-colored 

 flowers in profusion the greater part of the summer. 5 cts. per pkt. 



DELPHINIUM. 



Indispensable to the hardy garden, because of their long and 

 graceful spikes of bright blue flowers. 



Delphinium formosum. Rich blue flowers, with white centers. 

 Splendid mixture, 10 cts. per pkt. 



