PERENNIALS. 



In tbe following list will be found both bi-ennlals 

 end perennials; punts living over winter and flower- 

 ing t ne next yeur or for ninny years. Sow seed In 

 spring or early autumn. In late Bummer and autumn 

 sowing, the beds should be shaded and watered during 

 liot, dry weather. The culture of perennial flowers is, 

 In every way, satisfactory, as the bloom recurs year 

 after year, with comparatively little attention from" the 

 gardener. 



ACHILLEA. A hardy perennial, one 

 or two feet high, bearing double white flow- 

 ers in summer and 



I \ > \?f^ V/y^i, J W yf f great beauty. Culture 

 \ vWi7iA> ? KnrTf* eusy - Packet > 5 cents. 

 \ ^iBvbSflSiyit AHEMOXE. See 



' ^.'_A?iSn.l8»lj5!s¥/i_ St. Bri-id or Poppy 

 Anemone, elsewhere. 



ARARIS. One of 

 tlie earliest Bpring llow- 

 ers ; the plant attaining 

 a height of not over six 

 inches. Grows in a 

 spreading tuft. Flowers 

 Agrostemma. white. Packet, 5 eta. 



AO. f 'It.l-'ii I A. Columbine. Hardy perennials 

 luxuriating in good moist soil ; doing well on rock work. 

 They make permanent clumps in the garden, and 

 bloom in spring and early summer. Flowers of various 

 colors, long spurred and showy. Plants one to three 

 feet high. Culture easy. 



Double While. 

 Pure white. Pkt, 10 cts. 



Golden Spurred. 

 Yellow; beautiful long 

 spurred flowers. Packet, 

 10 cents. 



t'ternlea. Skv blue 

 and white. Pkt., 5 cts. 



Skinner i. True. 

 Scarlet tipped with green. 

 Handsome, Pkt., 15 cts. 

 FineNt Double 

 Mixefl. All sorts and 

 shades. Packet, 5 cents. 

 ACOXITUJI. Monk's 

 Flood. A hardy peren- 

 nial, producing its cur- 

 iously shaped flowers In 

 abundance. Thrives in 

 any good garden soil. 



Saiiellim. White 

 and blue flowers; three 

 feet. Packet, 5 cents. 



ALYSSCM. The hardy alyssum is a spreading 

 plant, about nine inches high ; desirable for permanent 

 beds. Enjoys much sun and not too much moisture. 



Saxatile C'oiupnetum. Gold Dust. Spring 

 blooming, with golden-yellow flowers. One of our neat- 

 est perennials. Packet, 5 cents. 



AUKICHLA. 



See Primula. 

 B.4BV ROSES. 



See novelties. 



BLUE DAISY. 



See novelties. 

 CAMPAJHTLA. 



Canterbury Bells. 

 Beautiful, large bell- 

 shaped flowers. Ef- 

 fective plants for the 

 border or pot culture. 

 Old-fasbioned favor- 

 ites. 



Medium. Splen- 

 did mixed. Single and 

 double varieties. 

 Many odd sorts. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 

 Cup and Saneer. 

 Bell three Inches 

 across. Colors, blue, 

 rose, lilac, white, 

 striped, etc. Two feet. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 

 Brilliant scarlet flowers. See 



Aquilegia. (Columbine.) 



Campanula. 



TAPE FI'CHSIAS 



flower seed novelties. 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES See novel- 

 ties. Carnations belong in the flower group known as 

 Dianthus. Picotees 

 are carnations with 

 white flowers, 

 trimmed or spotted 

 or edged with some 

 bright color. The 

 so-called carnations 

 have within recent 

 decades developed 

 Into types of rare 

 beauty and fra- 

 grance. The Mar- 

 guerite carnations 

 are among the best 

 of the class. The 

 plants nre mostly 

 quite hardy, sur- 

 viving the winter 

 with a light cover- 

 ing of straw or lit- 

 ter. No flowers are 

 more lovely or de- 

 sirable. Seeds sown 

 thinly In the open 

 ground. In spring, 

 will bloom the first 

 ■eaaon, 



Fine Mixed. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Arabis. 



CEDRONELLA. A 



hardy, herbaceous plant 

 wi'h showy purple or 

 crimson flowers pro- 

 duced in spikes. Thrives 

 best in soil made loose 

 with sand and leaf mold. 



Cana. Fragrant. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



C II A M.EPEITCE. 

 Ivory Thistle. A beau- 

 tiful perennial thistle, 

 quite ornamental for the 

 garden. The mid-rib 

 and spines are ivory 

 white, and the leaves 

 are glossy green, shaded 

 by a snowy down. De- 

 sirable and pretty. Two 

 feet high. 



Diaeantbn. True 

 Ivory thistle. Pkt., 5c. 



CHINESE RELL- 

 IXOWER. See Platy- 

 codon. 



nOLLTIIOfK, 1 



Bee novelties. TbJal' 



Delphinium. 



Carnations and Picotees. 



CIIRYSAXTHEJirJI. frutormj prondl.ffora. 

 French Marguerite or Paris Daisy. A single perennial 

 chrysanthemum, growing one foot high, bearing pure 

 white flowers. The perennial chrysanthemums flower 

 in winter in a greenhouse or other cool room. Sow in 

 spring in rich, sandy soil. 



Double Pompon Mixed. Very fine mixture. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



COREOPSIS. 

 This is a hardy form 

 of Calliopsis. See 

 Calliopsis among 

 the annuals. The 

 coreopsis is one of 

 the most showy of 

 hardy perennials. 

 The height is 2 to 

 3 feet, and it bears a 

 profusion of bright 

 colored flowers all 

 summer. The flow- 

 ers are three or four 

 inches across. Cul- 

 ture easy, as it will 

 grow and thrive 

 everywhere. 



L a n e e o 1 a la. 

 Bright gold. Very 

 rich and desirable. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



COWSLIP. See 

 Primula. 



BELPniXIUM. 



Perennial Larkspur. An old favorite of the garden, 

 bearing flowers truly blue. Seed sown in early spring 

 will produce bloom the same year, but the flowers will 

 be more profuse in subsequent years. The bloom of 

 the larkspur is continuous, and it is a popular garden 

 plant. Choice mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



DIANTHUS. See annuals, as they flower the 

 first season. 



DIGIT A I, IS. 



Foxglove. Especially 

 useful among shrub- 

 bery and in half shady 

 places. Long racemes 

 of beautiful flowers. 

 Colors purple, white, 

 yellow, rose, etc. Some 

 are beautifully 3potted. 

 Height, three or four 

 feet. Much admired. 



G I o x i n o i d e m . 

 Mixed. All shades and 

 markings. Pkt., 5 cts. 



GAZANIA. A 

 showy perennial, about 

 ten inches high, for 

 garden or greenhouse. 

 Large single flowers, 

 two or three inches 

 across, ranging in color 

 from white to yellow 

 aid orange, and cur- 

 iously spotted. Bather 

 DIGITALIS. tender. Packet, 15 cts. 



GOLDEN FEATHER. See Pyrethrum. 

 GOLDEN ROD. One of the most beautif ul of our 

 late summer and autumn wild flowers. A candidate 

 for the position of America's national flower. Of easy 

 culture. Perfectly hardy and reliable. Height two to 

 three feet. Foliage quite pretty. Packet, 5 cents. 



RELIANT HEM CM. Also known as Sun Rose. 

 A tine perennial border plant. Dwarf evergreen with 

 brilliant flowers of various colors. A very profuse 

 bloomer. Adapted to growing in dry BOilsand rockeries. 

 Easily grown any- 

 where. Packet, 5 cts. 



HE VCII ERA. 

 Scarlet Alum Root. 

 The variety of heu- 

 chera here offered, 

 the sanpninea spten- 

 drnx, produces spikes 

 two feet high, bearing 

 flowers varying in 

 color from liery coral 

 to richest crimson. 

 Foliage evergreen. 

 The plant is dwarf 

 and stocky, and easi- 

 ly grown, though 

 preferring a rich, 

 moist place, wdth 

 abundant sunlight. 

 At Its best 1b much 

 admired on account 

 of its vivid blooms 

 and fine foliage. 

 Excellent for cut 

 flowers. Pkt., 10 cts. 



fine old-fashioned? 3 

 flower is again In the : . 



1 



Hollyhocks. 



widest favor, and < i 

 ranks with the dahlia J i 

 for summer decora- ' * 

 tion. It reaches a 

 height of six feet or ; 

 more, anil on account g 

 of its stately growth Is 5 

 unexcelled for plant- I 

 ing along fences or 

 buildings, or for back 

 ground effects. It can. 

 In' had In a variety of I 

 colors, both single and £ 

 double. It is perfectly jj 

 hardy, and when well.g 

 established will bloom 1 '. 

 fully and freely year g 1 ! 

 after year, with little S'J 

 or no care. It loves !J]j 

 rich, deep, moist 3 ( 

 ground, but will grow eg 



on almost any soil. Seeds sown one year w ill give good 



All colors in a grand com- 

 See novel- 



(Golden Roo.) 



flowers the following year. 



Double Fine Mixed 

 bination. Packet, 10 cents. 

 Maiuniolli Fringed Allegheny. 



ties. Packet, 10 cents. 

 HYACINTH CS CANDICANS. A summer- • 



flowering plant of robust grow th, attaining a height of ■ 

 five feet, with spikes three feet long. The white flow- m- 

 ers are bell shaped and beautiful. Packet, 5 cents. r 

 INCARVILLEA. JncarriUra drlavayi. A new 

 shrubby perennial growing about three feet high, pro- * 

 ducing flowers an inch in diameter. The flower is pj 

 somewhat spotted with yellow, and has a brown throat. • - 

 When sown early or started indoors will bloom the first 9 

 season. The foliage is fern-like and very effective. The JJ 

 branches are flexible and graceful. Packet, 15 cents. jj 

 INCLA. Inula en ft folia. A hardy perennial, grow- 

 ing two feet high, bearing large, single golden-yellow £ 

 flowers, four or five inches across. Petals or raj's long tf 

 and wavy. Packet, 10 cents. g 

 IVORY THISTLE. See Chamtepeuce. | 

 LOBELIA. The > 

 perennial lobelias are 

 very desirable, but thus 

 far the range of color 

 is limited. Lobelia car- 

 dinalis is noted and 

 priced among the an- 

 nuals, as it will bloom 

 the first season from 

 seed, if sown early. 



Cardinally. Two 

 and a half feet high. 

 Produce glowing scar- 

 let flowers. Particu- 

 larly fine when grown 

 in groups. Makes a 

 pleasing aspect in 

 masses upon the lawn 

 and in tlie shrubbery. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



M A RG CERITE 

 CARNATIONS. 

 See Carnations. Also 

 see novelties. 



MONK S HOOD. 

 See Acouitum. ^ I 



MONTISRETTA. jrnntnrttia crnrosmicrflnrn. A 9 

 showy and free-flowering plant. Packet, 10 cents. ! 



PLATYCODON. riatycodon grandfjtara. Large- - 

 flowered Chinese Bell Flower. A hardy perennial, 

 bearing large bell-shaped white or blue flowers. Pro- > 

 fuse and handsome bloomers. ^ 

 Ornndiflora Mixed. Eighteen Inches. Pkt.. 10c. 3 

 Nana Compacta Mixed. Only one foot high. * 

 Packet, 10 cents. 5 

 PENSTEMON. Favorite garden perennials grow- R 



Platvcooon. 



ing two to three feet high. Flowers w bite, pink, scar- 

 let, blue, etc., spotted and marked. Hardy in some sit- 

 uations ; but is classed as a half hardy perennial. Will 

 bloom quite freely the first season if planted early. 



Mixed Color*. 



Phlox 



A good assortment. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



PHLOX. Peren- 

 nial Phlox. The va- M 

 rieties of perennial - 

 phlox are among the 5g 

 choicest flowers for e 

 bedding and border * 

 plants. They are JJ 

 perfectly hardy, and m 

 need no protection, w 

 They will flourish In >- 

 any soil, but succeed — 

 best in deep, rich, ~ 

 moist ground, a 

 Desirable for the £ 

 perennial garden. 

 Height two to three 2 

 feet. Colors rich and <i 

 varied. Finest mixed. J 

 Packet, 5 cents. •» 



PICOTEES. J 

 See Carnations. Z 

 POL Y A NTHCS. 5 

 See Primula. J" 



PRIMROSE, ft 

 See Primula. 2* 



NOTE. For the benefit of my florists' trade and 

 others w ho plant largely of flower seeds, I offer In 

 many cases, seeds bv the ounce. If any variety Is 

 wished In quantity, not offered by the ounce, I will 

 be please d to quote price on request. 



I do not sell less than 1 ounce where the price Is 25 

 cents per ounce; but I will sell > s ounce where the 

 price Is 30 cents or more per ounce, ounce when 

 priced at fio cents per ounce or more and % ounce 

 of varieties quoted at fiOO per ounce or more. 



