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PETEJ^ HEflDEHSOrl St CO.— Uj^HlVflliED piiOWEf^ SEEDS. 



rnHE varieties catalogued under this heading' are all perennials, i.e., lasting for 

 ^i^ several years, and are all hardy with the exception of a few sorts specially men- 

 tioned, which will require protection in cold latitudes. We are glad to note that 

 there is a rapidly increasing taste for this class of plants ; scarcely any care is needed 

 in their cultivation, and after they are up and established they continue to grow is 

 heauty for years. They relieve the stiff formality of lawns and gardens decorated with only 

 "bedding plants," and transmit an indescribable harmony and refinement impossible with- 

 out them. Besides, they are valued for cutting for summer bouquets. Full cultural direc- 

 tions given on each packet. 



ACHII.I.EA. 



Ptarmicct fl. pi. A free flowering hardy per- 

 ennial, about 18 inches high, producing a 

 wealth of purest white double flowers 

 tlirongh summer and autumn .... Pfcf. 15 



ACONITUM. 



Napellus. Free growing, handsome, hardy 

 perennial plants, with dark blue flowers, 

 borne in abundance on tall spikes ; a good 

 plant for borders and clumps. 4 ft. Fkt. 5 



ADOXIS. 



Vernalis. Spring flowering Adonis. A 

 charming hardy perennial, with large yel- 

 low showy flowers. Height, 9 inches. . 10 

 For annual Adonis, seepage 60. 



AI.YSSUM (Hardy). 



Dwarf hardy little spreading plants about 

 a foot high ; very showy for permanent bor- 

 ders and beds. 



For annual Sweet Alyssum, see page 60. 

 Wiersbecki. Summer blooming ; yellow. 5 

 Saxatile Compacta. Spring blooming; 



dwarf ; golden yellow. ^ it 5 



ANEMONE. 



Coronaria, Mixed. Very showy hardy plants 

 about 1 foot high, with large showy saucer- 

 shaped flowers of hundreds of shades of 

 color Pkt. 10 



AQUII.EGIA. (Columbines.) 



Very handsome, ornamental hardy plants, 

 growing 1 to 3 feet high ; of easy cultivation 

 and bearing in profusion large flowers of 

 novel shape and in great variety of color. 

 The stems rise about two feet high and 

 carry from 50 to 80 blossoms. {See cut.) 

 Double "White ... 5. Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 



Double Striped. Red and white 5 



Single Mixed 5 



Rose-Colored. Charming rose-colored. . 25 

 G-olden Spurred. { Chrysantha.) Beautiful 



long yellow spurred flowers 10 



White Spurred. (Chrysantha alba.) Pure 



snow-white, with long spurs 25 



Grigor's Hybrid Glandulosa. Immense flow- 

 ers of richest ultramarine blue, surmounted 

 by five short petals of purest white with 

 delicate azure blue spots 25 



ARABIS. 



Alpina. Dwarf hardy perennial, producing 

 tufts of flowers of pure white veiy early ia 

 the spring. Succeeds well in dry situations. 

 ^ft Pkt. 10 



ARMERIA. 



(Sea Pink.) 



Maritima. Highly ornamental dwarf hardy 



perennial plants, growing freely in almost 



any soil ; fine for edgings ; rose-colored 



flowers. 1^ ft Pkt. 10 



ASPERUI.A. 



Odorata. (Sweet "Woodruff.) Very pretty 

 dwarf hardy plant, much esteemed for its 

 delightful odor, which, when wilted, is 

 much like new-mown hay, and when kept 

 among clothes impai'ts an agreeable per- 

 fume to them. Flowers white. Pkt. 10 



BOCCONIA. 



Japonica or Cordata. Stately foliage plants 

 for lawns or pots ; large beautiful leaves ; 

 hardy perennial Pkt. 10 



COREOPSIS. 



Lanoeolata. One of the most showy hardy 

 perennials grown, forming tall plants 2 to 3 

 feet high, and bearing in profusion for a 

 long period during the summer large flow- 

 ers of bright golden yellow. Unequaled 



for cutting ; grows anywhere Pkt. 10 



For annual Calliopsis, seepage 62. 



CAMPANUI.A. 



{Bell Floirers.) 

 "Well-known hardy favorites, bearing large 



bell and saucer-shaped flowers in profusion ; 



well adapted for borders and for pot culture. 



Pyramidalis, Mixed. A grand sort, known 

 as the "Pyramidal Bell Flower." Colors 

 blue or white. Plants grow about 4 feet 

 high in elegant pyramidal form Pkt. 5 



Rotundifolia, Mixed. "Blue Bell or Hair 

 Bell." Little dwarf plants 6 to 12 inches 

 high, bearing pretty bell-shaped flowers 

 of blue or white 10 



Punctata. Large, pendulous, bell-shaped 

 flowers, white, dotted and striped with red. 

 Produced the entire season. 1}^ ft. high. 

 (See cut.) 25 



Refer to the Index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannot readily find. 



