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Biennidi.l«/* and 



Below we descrilDe Biennials and Perennials wliich live in tlie garden over winter and 

 bloom in the Spring- and Summer of the following year. While they do not reward the 

 planter so quickly as do Annuals, yet they are well worth waiting for. They embrar-e 

 ^■•ome of our most beautiful flowers, and many of them, with scarcely any care, continue 

 to give a fine display year after year. 



Carnations and Picotees 



Magnificent flowers, large, perfect in form and 

 delightfully fragrant. Seed sown in May or 

 .lune will bloom splendidly the following season. 

 A succession of young plants should be had 

 every year as old plants are injured by the 

 Winter, while young ones are perfectly hardy. 



Choice Double Mixed. — A good selection. Per 

 pkt., 10 et.s. 



Pieotee, Finest Double Mixed. — A splendid 

 strain. 10 ct.s. per pkt. 



Digitalis (Fox Glove) 



Especially useful among shrubbery or in par- 

 tially shaded places. Long racemes of superb 

 flowers, in purple, white, yellot^-, rose, etc., some 

 beautifully spotted. Fine mixed seed. 



Papaver (Perennial Poppies) 



strong growing plants, with large, fern-like. 

 dark green leaves, entirely hardy. Flower spikes 

 three feet and more in height are produced, sur- 

 rounded by single flowers of immense size, in 

 rich, glo'tving colors. Mixed seed ranging from 

 lig-ht orang-e and scarlet to dark cardinal. 



Shasta Daisy 



A magnificent new perennial recently intro- 

 duced. It has quickly bounded into popularity, 

 and is a wonderfully effective bedding plant, 

 blooming all through the Spring and Summer 

 months, while for cutting it is unsurpassed, 

 flowers keeping in water for two weeks. Per- 

 fectly hardy. Per pkt., 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



Perennial Phlox. 



Perennial Phlox 



Can be readily grown from seed. Plants 

 grow in splendid clumps, which are gorgeous 

 with brilliant heads of bloom. Entirely hardy. 



Finest Varieties Mixed. — Saved from our 

 own collection, embracing the newest and 

 best kinds. Per pkt., 10 cts.; G pkts. for 50 ct.s. 



Sweet William 



The Improved varieties make splendid plants 

 for borders, with large heads of bloom, and 

 many beautiful colors. The plants grow to a 

 height of one and a half feet. 



Perfection Single. Mixed. — 10 cts. per pkt. 



Perfection Double, Mixed. — 10 cts. per pkt. 



Perennial Peas 



All Varieties, Mixed. — A choice assortment, including seeds 

 of the white and purple varieties. Oz., 40 cts. 



Aquilegia (Columbine) 



This variety is useful for making permanent clumps, which 

 v.ill bloom in Spring and early Summer. The flowers are of 

 various colors, attractive and showy. The culture is easy, 

 the plants thriving best in good, moist soil. Choice Double 

 Mixed. 



Campanula (Canterbury Bells) 



The old-fashioned favorite perennial makes effective plants 

 .;)r borders or pot culture. The beautiful bell-shaped flowers 

 ot many colors are produced freely, making a fine show. 



Single Varieties, Mixed. — Assorted colors. Per pkt., 5 cts. 



Douhle Varieties, :»Iixed. — Various colors. 



^C OPr Pj%f*l^P^ ^^^ ^^1 seeds offered on this pajje 

 ^^ • X*^' * «V*IVCJt. except where noted; any (> packets 

 tor .JQ cts.; 18 pack* t^4 for 50 cts.; 2') packets for Si. ()0, postpaid. 



