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SEEDS FOR THE PERENNIAL BORDER 



A Perennial Border 



Price, each, per packet, 6c. 



Botanical Name Common Name Period 



ACOMTUM, Monk's Hood Aug.-Sept. 



ADONIS FLOS, Bird's-Eye May- June 



ALYSSUM SAXATILE, Basket of Gold May- June 



AGROSTEMMA CORONARIA, Mullein Pink.. June-Sept. 



ANCHUSA CAPENSIS, Cape Forget-Me-Not. . June-Sept. 



ANCHUSA DROPMORE, Cape Forget-Me-Not. June-Sept. 



ANEMONE CORONARIA, St. Brigid's Poppy.. Aug.-Nov. 



BOCCONIA JAPONICA, Plume Poppy July- Aug-. 



CAMPANULA CARPATICA, Harebell June-Aug. 



COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA, California Sun- 

 beams June-Oct. 



GAILLARDIA, Blanket Flower June-Oct. 



HEUCHERA, Coral Bells July- Aug. 



IBERIS GIBRALTRICA, Hardy Candytuft... April-May 



JAPANESE IRIS, Flowering Flag June 



LUNARIA BIENNIS, Honesty July- Aug. 



LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS, Lupine May- June 



LYCHNIS HAAGEANA, Malcese Cross May-June 



MALYA MOSCHATA, Musk Mallow July-Aug. 



PHYSALIS FRANCHETTI, Chinese Lantern 



Plant June-Aug. 



PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORA, Chinese Bell 



Flower May-Sept. 



PLATYCODON, DWARF, Chinese Bell Flower. May-Sept. 



VALERIANA, Garden Heliotrope June- July 



PERENNIAL 

 BORDER 



in this connection 

 means a large 

 bed, often of ir- 

 regular outline, 

 bordering on, or 

 backing up 



against, a house, 

 fence, shrubbery 

 or trees, with low 

 plants at the 

 edge, grading 

 back to tallest 

 ones at the back. 

 When once estab- 

 lished, with prop- 

 er selection, it 

 will show bloom 

 from early spring 

 to late frosts. 

 The following list 

 includes the most 

 popular sorts, 

 aside from those 

 described in regu- 

 1 a r alphabetical 

 order. 



Color 

 Blue or Mixed 

 Crimson 

 Yellow 

 Crimson 

 Blue 

 Blue 

 Mixed 



Creamy White 

 Blue 



Height 



4 ft. 



1 ft. 



1 ft. 



2 ft. 



2y 2 ft. 



2% ft. 



2-3 ft. 



5-6 ft. 



1 ft. 



Yellow 2 ft. 

 Yellow and Orange 2 ft. 



Mixed Reds 1 ft. 



Lilac 12 in. 



Mixed 2-3 ft. 



Purple 2 ft. 



Mixed 2-3 ft. 



Mixed 1 ft. 



Pink and White 2 ft. 



Scarlet Fruit 



Blue and White 

 Blue and White 

 Mixed 



2 ft. 



2-3 ft. 



12 in. 



2-3 ft. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



PERENNIAL MIXTURES 



Price, each, per pkt., 10c; the 2 for 15c. 

 This popular offer of mixed perennial 

 seeds affords opportunity to try many 

 varieties at small outlay. The two 

 packets contain practically all the per- 

 ennials we list. For planting instruc- 

 tions see page 8 of our "Culture of 

 Flowers," which is free if asked for 

 with an order for flower seeds of 25c 

 or over. 



Perennials, Mixed No. 1. This packet 

 contains the first 15 varieties named 

 above, and ten others described else- 

 where. 



Perennials, Mixed No. 2. This packet 

 contains the last 15 varieties named 

 above, also ten others not included in 

 No. 1. 



Old Perennials (last year's seed). 1 

 oz., 15c. 



