Perennials for Permanent Beds and Borders. 



DIANTHUS. 



Dianthus Barbatus. (Sweet William). Attractive, profuse- 

 blooming garden plants. The flowers have a quaint perfume. 



D. _ Single Mixed. All the best colors, 5 cts. per pkt. 



D. _ Double Mixed. Seed from fine double flowers of many 

 colors. 10 cts. per pkt. 



D. Gardnerianus. (Double Hardy Garden, orGrass Pink.) This 

 species is in perfection about the first of June. The plant is har- 

 dier than the carnation. 5 cts. per pkt. 



D. plumarius. (Double Pheasant's-Eye Pink.) Double fringed 

 flowers, fragrant, of white, crimson or purple shades. 10c. per pkt. 



DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA. 



(Gas Plant.) The bright red flower-spikes of this plant are often 

 a foot long, and pleasantly fragrant. It grows well and flowers pro- 

 fusely. 10 cts. per pkt. 



DIGITALIS, or FOXGLOVE. 



A stately, handsome plant, from 3 to 4 feet high. Its fine waxen 

 flowers droop gracefully from long spikes, upon which they are set 

 thickly. Among shrubbery, or as a background for lower plants, 

 it gives great satisfaction. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



DODE CATHEON CLEVELANDI. 



(Giant American Cowslip.) Of great beauty, with flower stems 

 a foot high, each bearing from 6 to 10 large blossoms of cyclamen 

 shape ; rich violet-blue, with centers of yellow and black. Fine 

 for partially shaded situations. 10 cts. per pkt. 



GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA. 



Splendid new perennial variety, with very large, handsome flow- 

 ers, having dark crimson centers marked with rings of many bril- 

 liant colors. 10 cts. per pkt. 



GEUM ATROSANGUINEUM. 



Particularly well adapted for growing among shrubbery, where 

 its spikes of dazzling scarlet flowers are shown most effectively. 

 10 cts. per pkt. 



GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM. 



(Pampas Grass.) The silvery plumes are very light and graceful 

 in effect, and are much used for all sorts of indoor decoration. For 

 clumps upon lawns the plant is elegant and striking, and usually 

 grows from 6 to 8 feet high. Requires winter protection. 5c. per pkt. 



GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA. 



(Baby's Breath.) A dainty, mist-like plant, with sprays of small, 

 white star-shaped flowers and delicate foliage. 5 cts. per pkt. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



Chater's Superb Strain; Fine Colors In Separate Packets. 



Stately and handsome old-fashioned plant. Of late years it has 

 been greatly improved, and its tall spikes of double silken flowers 

 are magnificent when grown either in clumps or lines. Chater's 

 Hollyhocks have become famous everywhere as the finest strain 

 grown. 



Separate Colors. Pure White, Scarlet, Golden Yellow, Peach, 

 Pink, 10 cts. per pkt., the 5 varieties for 40 cts. 



LAVANDULA VERA. 



(Lavender.) Grown for its fragrant leaves and flowers, which 

 retain their fragrance when cut and dried. 5 cts. per pkt. 



LOBELIA CARDINALIS. 



(Cardinal Flower.) Long spikes of intense scarlet' flowers ; one 

 of the most brilliant plants in cultivation. Suitable for all situa- 

 tions. 10 cts. per pkt. 



LYCHNIS. 



The flowers are exceedingly bright and pretty, and, if sown early, 

 will bloom the first year. They attain about 2 feet in height. 

 Mixed scarlet, orange, rose and crimson varieties, 5 cts. per pkt. 



PERENNIAL PHLOX. 



(Phlox decussata.) Fine clumps of them form magnificent lawn 

 and garden ornaments, and nearly all bright colors are represented 

 in the large and handsome flower-heads. Dwarf and tall, each, 

 15 cts. per pkt. 



MWFor Drummond Phloxes, see Annuals. 



MYOSOTIS. 



(Forget-me-not.) Thrive best in moist, shaded places, forming 

 neat, compact little plants, bright 

 with graceful sprays of starry blue 

 flowers, which form one of the chief 

 attractions of the garden in early 

 spring. For pot-culture, too, they 

 are very pretty, if given cool treat- 

 ment, and frequently bloom the first 

 season. 



Myosotis palustris. (The true For- 

 get-me-not.) Flowers bright blue, 

 with a large golden yellow eye. 

 10 cts. per pkt. 



M. alpestris Victoria. A new 

 dwarf variety, which forms shape- 

 ly, rounded plants, and is well 

 adapted to pot-culture, although it 

 loves the hardy green quite as well. 

 Its sky-blue flowers are borne in 

 thick clusters, the center ones being 

 double. 25c. per pkt. 



M. rosea. A new rose-colored vari- 

 ety of the Victoria. 10 cts. per pkt. 



M. alpestris grandiflora. (Eliza 



Fonrobert.) Large-flowering; bright blue ; remarkably fine and 

 distinct. 10 cts. per pkt. 



PENTSTEMON. 



The flowers are borne in graceful spikes. The plants are herba- 

 ceous, and bloom from early summer until frost. The flowers are 

 white, blue, scarlet, crimson, yellow, etc. Mixed, 10 cts. per pkt. 



PAPAVER ORIENTALE. 



Large, brilliant flowers, rich and bright in their color. The loose, 

 silken petals have each one a blotch of black at the base. The 

 plants are about 2 feet high, and entirely hardy. 10 cts. per pkt. 



ROMNEYA COULTERI. 



(The Great White California Poppy.) South of Washington this 

 plant is entirely hardy. Flowers round and poppy-like in shape, 

 4 to 5 inches across ; pure white petals of waxen semi-transparent 

 texture, bright golden stamens in the center. Fragrant, and remain 

 fresh a long time. 6 to 8 feet. 10 cts. per pkt. 



SILENE. 



(Catchfly.) Appear in early spring, and last until the late 

 autumn ; vary in height, color of flowers, etc. , but all free-blooming ; 

 well adapted to exposed borders, etc. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



SWEET WILLIAM. See Dianthus barbatus. 



VALERIANA. 



(Garden Heliotrope.) Early flowering, and suitable for mixed 

 borders, etc. The small, fragrant flowers are borne in large 

 corymbs on long stalks. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



VERONICA. 



(Speedwell.) Pretty border plants, of low, spreading habit, 

 blooming in midsummer. Flowers are of many bright colors. 

 Mixed, 10 cts. per pkt. 



VIOLA ODORATA. 



(Sweet-scented Violet.) Well-known, delightfully fragrant little 

 flowers, which bloom most freely in early spring and fall. The seed 

 should be sown early. Mixed, 10 cts. per pkt. 



WALLFLOWERS. 



(Chionanthus.) Their exquisite perfume 

 and their rich, quaint, bright colors, usually 

 brownish red, yellow and violet, should give 

 them a place in every garden. When grown 

 in the open ground the plants should be 

 potted in autumn. Will bloom in winter if 

 kept cool. 



Double Mixed. This variety gives fine 

 flowers in all the Wallflower colors. 10 

 cts. per pkt. 



Single Mixed. This seed is chosen from select plants of best 

 colors. 5 cts. per pkt. 



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