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PETE^ f4E]^tDEt^S01Sl & CO.— XJfll^lVflIiEt> piiOWEt^ SEEDS. 



SEEDS 

 OF 



Hamy Flowers lor PenqaQOiit Sitoatioiis. 



ROSE. 



EUDBEOKIA NEWMAHn. 



rOCCA riLAMENTOSA. 



Hardy, Double Mixed. Flowers the second 

 J eai, haidy perennial. 3 to 6 ft. . . .Pfci. 15 



Monthly Tea, Double Mixed. Half hardy 

 perennial. 2 to 4 ft 15 



New Hybrid Polyantha Roses. These 

 beautiful roses ■will flower throughout the 

 summer until frost, from seed sown early 

 in the spring. Flowers of various colors, 

 most of them double, although a few of 

 them will come semi-double and single. 

 Mixed colors 25 



New Climbing Polyantha Roses. New, 

 handsome, hardy, climbing roses, of ver}- 

 vigorous and branching habit, flowering 

 profusely in bouquet-like clusters through- 

 out the summer. Mixed colors 25 



RUDBKCKIA. 



(Texas Cone Flower.) 

 Ne-wmanii. This robust-growing perennial 

 grows 2 ft. high; is very popular for border 

 decoration. It is of the easiest possible cul- 

 ture, and bears very large golden yellow 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, with velvety 

 maroon centre cone. (Seecvt.). ..Fkt. 15 

 For annual Rudbeckias, see p^s 71. 



ROMNEYA COULTERl. 



Great "White California Poppy. A fine 

 perennial of stately beauty, flowering from 

 July until November. Valuable as a cut 

 flower, lasting well in water; of delicate 

 primrose-like perfume. Our collector v^rites : 

 "If you could only see these plants, now in 

 bloom, I am sure you would agree with me 

 that there is no finer perennial grown. At 

 first I took them to be large single white Pceo- 

 nies, as they resemble them, very much in foli- 

 age as leell as in the flowers ; the latter are 

 large (4 to 5 inches across), pure white, with 

 a fine bunch of yellow stamens. The plants 

 attain a height here of 6 to 8 feet." It will 

 be hardy south of Washington, but north 

 of that latitude it will require cold green- 

 house protection in winter. {See cut.).. 15 



SCABIOSA. 



Caucasica. Extract from the "Garden": 

 One of the handsomest hardy perennials 

 and should be grown by every one, if only 

 for its flowers for cutting, as they last a 

 long time in water, and their peculiar, soft 

 lilac blue shade is charming. The plants 

 grow from 2 to 3 feet high, forming a spread- 

 ing and dense plant, and thriving well in 

 any open place in ordinary garden soil . 15 

 For annual Scabiosa, see page 72. 



SWEET ROCKET. 



Mixed Colors. Fragrant purple and white^ 

 flowers, hardy perennial. 2 to 3 ft. ..Pkt. 5- 



SIVEET WII.I.IAM. 



{Dianthxis Barbatus.) 



Hardy plants about 1 foot high of extreme- 

 richness and variety of color, and also deli- 

 ciously sweet-scented ; for clumps or borders- 

 no plant can surpass this old favorite. (See. 

 cut.) 

 Henderson's Perfection, Single Mixed. 



Large flowering. Extra choice Pkt. 15 



Single Mixed 5. 



Double Mixed 10- 



Henderson's Perfection, Double Mixed. 



Large flowering. Extra choice 25- 



Imported collection of 12 separate sorts, 75 cts. 



TRITOMA. 



(Red Hot Poker Plant.) 

 Uvaria. Splendid hardy perennial plants, 

 admirably adapted for single clumps onj 

 the lawn or among shrubbery, whore its- 

 tall spikes of orange red flowers make an 

 effective display from August until Decem- 

 ber. (See cut.) Pkt. lO 



VALERIAN. 



Showy hardy perennials, 1% feet high, 

 •vitii large heads of bright rose, scarlet andl 

 white flowers, mixed colors Pkt. 5- 



SINGI.E VIOI.ET. 



The "Sweet English Tiolet," a favorite 

 hardy little plant, 6 inches high, prized for its- 

 long continued bloom and its delicate odor. 



Light Blue 10 Purple Pkt. 10' 



White 10 Mixed 10' 



Large Flowering, Mixed Colors. New 

 hybrids, between the Pansy and Violet, 

 partaking of the beautiful colors of the- 

 former and the fragrance of the latter.. 25- 



WAI.I.FI.01JVER. 



Exquisitely fragrant long spikes of single, 

 or double flowers. 



Single Large Flowering, Mixed Pkt. 5- 



Double Large Flow^ering, Mixed lO- 



Imported collection of double sorts, 50 eta. 



YUCCA. 



(Adam's Needle or Spanish Bayonet.) 

 FUamentosa. A very desirable hardy peren- 

 nial, of picturesque and showy effect when^ 

 grown as specimens on the lawn or in 

 borders. The flowers are creamy white, 

 very large bell-shaped, borne sometimes as- 

 many as 300 on a single spike ; grows freely 

 in any soil; 4 to 6 ft. high. (See cut.).. Pkt. 10- 



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



