PETEt^ HHfiDEl^SOl^ St CO.—\JfiHlVRUBt) FLiOWEJ^ SEEDS. 



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Hanm Howeis Io[ Peimaneiit situations. 



LrYCHNIS. 



'Chalcedonica. The scarlet Lj'chnis, an old 

 garden favorite, deserving a place in every 

 garden ; very hardy, growing 3 to 4 ft. 

 high, bearing heads of bright scarlet 



flowers PM. 10 



For Haageana varieties, seepage 67. 



MIMUI^US— Hardy. 



Among the most ornamental hardy garden 

 "flowers, upright growth ; 2 to 3 ft. high ; 

 :3howy and profuse bloomers for borders. 

 Mixed Hardy "Varieties. 1 to 3 ft. . . Pkt. 10 



JDouble Mixed. Grand hardy, herbaceous 

 plants, well-known ornaments of our gar- 

 dens, with large double flowers of various 

 colors. 2 ft. high Pkt. 10 



HARDY PRIMROSES. 



Beautiful low-growing, early spring flow- 

 Bering plants, fine for rockeries, borders, pot 

 •culture, etc. ; the flowers are borne in um- 

 bels or clusters on the top of stalks about 4 

 •to 6 inches long. The Cowslip and English 

 Primroses are perfectly hardy, hut the other 

 ■varieties should he protected in cold latitudes or 

 •be grown during the winter in frames. 

 'Cowslip. Mixed Colors. (Primula Veris.) 



The well-known favorite English Cowslip, 



flowering early in spring. % it Pkt. 5 



Auricula. Fine Mixed. {Primula Auricula.) 



Umbels of fragrant flowers, of many rich 



colors. % ft. 



10 



•Polyanthus. Mixed. {Primula Elatior.) 

 Early blooming for spring flower beds or 

 pot culture ; the large round flowers are 

 borne on stalks 8 inches tall. 10 



JJuplex Mbced. (Hose in Hose.) One flower 

 sitting in another 25 



Japanese Primrose. (Joponica.) Mixed. One 

 of the most beautiful. Flowers 1 in. across, 

 of shades of crimson, maroon, lilac, pink, 

 white, etc., on stems 1 to 2 ft. high 15 



Unglish Primrose. {Primula Vulgaris.) The 

 old favorite common yellow Primrose, now 

 so popular and fashionable in England. 10 



Siberian Primrose. (Primula Cortusoides.) 

 Deep rose ; beautiful and free flowering 10 



Hose Colored Alpine Primrose. (Primula 

 Rosea.) A new hardy variety and a perfect 

 gem. It throws up spikes, sometimes as 

 many as 12 to a plant, 4 to 6 inches high, 

 in the spring, each spike surmounted with 

 heads of from 6 to 10 large blossoms, 1 

 inch across, of a charming bright rosy car- 

 mine with yellow eye 25 



^or Greenhouse varieties of Primula,8ee page 86. 



DOUBLE 

 PYHETHHUmS. 



PENTSTEMON. 



Beautiful garden perennials, growing from 

 2 to 3 ft. high, with white, pink, scarlet or 

 blue flowers and markings, 10. Large Flow- 

 ering Mixed 25 



PHLOX DECUSSATA. 



Magnificent hardy flowering plants, grow- 

 ing into strong bushes from 2 to 3 ft. high, 

 bearing immense heads of large waxy flow- 

 ers of lovely shades of color. (See ciit.) 

 Hardy Phlox. Fine mixed varieties. Pfci. 10 



Large Flowering Hybrids. Mixed 25 



For Phlox Drummondi, see page 70. 



PI^ATYCODON. 



( Wahlenbergia.) 



Large Flowering. Mixed colors. The large 

 flowered Chinese Bell Flower ; showy 

 hardy perennial, about a foot high, bear- 

 ing large, broad, bell-shaped white, blue 

 or pink flowers ; very handsome for gar- 

 den decoration in the summer and fall. 10 



Mareisi. It grows sturdy and compact 

 bush, its many branches bearing numbers 

 of beautiful, large, open, bell-shaped flow- 

 ers of a rich violet blue. The appearance of 

 the plant in bloom is exquisite. (See cut.) 25 



POPPIES— Hardy. 



For permanent beds these brilliant large 

 flowering hardy Poppies stand unrivaled ; 

 the flowers average 6 to 9 inches across, and 

 are simply grand when in flower ; the plants 

 are robust growers, 3 to 4 ft. high. (<See cut.) 

 New Hybrid Oriental. Containing charm- 

 ing new colors : pink, blotched purple, 

 blood red, blotched black, glowing scarlet, 



reddish orange, salmon, etc Pkt. 25 



Bracteatum. Orange scarlet 10 



Orientale. Dark scarlet, purple spots. . . 10 

 For Annual Poppies, see pages 70 and 71. 



PYRETHRUIWr. 



Valuable hardy border plants, throwing up 

 numerous stems about 2 feet high, each sur- 

 mounted with large flowers 3 or 4 inches 

 across, of bright colors, such as rose, flesh, 

 pink, white, crimson, etc. They remain in 

 bloom a long time. (See cut.) 

 Single Large Flowering Hybrids, Mixed, 10 

 Double " " " " 25 



Roseum. (Persian Insect Powder Plant.) 



Rose color. 1 ft 10 



Cinerariaefolium. (Dalmatian Insect Pow- 

 der Plant.) 10 



For Pyrethrum, " Golden Feather," seepagell. 



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



DOUBLE PYEETHBUMS 



PHLOX DECCSSATA. 



