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Schling's Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds 
Including Those Which Are Biennials (Lasting but Two Years) 
Perennials raised from seed bloom the second year and are permanent thereafter. They 
grow larger and stronger, and produce more flowers each year. Most of them are so hardy 
that they do not require protection during winter. Among them we find some of our most 
beautiful cut-flowers as well as a great many of the old-fashioned flowers that graced grand- 
mother's garden in days gone by. A hardy border, properly planned and planted, is a con- 
tinual source of joy throughout the season; from earliest spring to the late autumn days it 
will be resplendent with color and will yield an abundance of flowers for indoor decoration. 
Once established, such a border needs no other attention than to be kept free from weeds. 
Seed may be sown outdoors in early spring or summer, but the best method is to sow it in 
a coldframe where the small seedlings can be protected from the sun and from heavy rains 
until they are large enough to be transplanted to a permanent place. We shall be glad to 
aid you in the planning of a hardy border, suggesting varieties and color schemes appro- 
priate to the locations under consideration. 
ABRONIA 
Umbellata. A trailing perennial with rose-colored 
flowers, resembling the verbena. Grows but 6 inches 
high, and should find a place on the edge of borders; 
specially adapted for rock-gardens. Pkt. 10 cts. 
ACANTHUS 
Mollis. A handsome foliage-plant with massive 
leaves and pretty white flowers. It thrives best in warm, 
sunny positions, and is useful as a background in mixed 
borders. 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
ACHILLEA 
Ptarmica fl.-pl., The Pearl. A favorite hardy 
perennial giving, throughout the summer, an abundance 
of small, double, pure white, globular flowers in loose 
■bunches on long stems. The plants grow fully 2 Y 2 feet 
high, and branch profusely, making a splendid showing 
in the border. Much prized for cutting. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Acanthus mollis 
ACONITUM (Monkshood) 
A very free-flowering perennial, with showy spikes 
of hood-shaped flowers resembling somewhat the 
delphinium. The plants branch freely, send up one 
tall center spike and many lateral branches; bloom 
in August and September. Aconitums should be 
left undisturbed as long as possible. 
Napellus. Large, dark blue flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 
10 cts., 34oz. 60 cts. 
Wilsonii. Long spikes of beautiful pale blue flowers, 
in bloom from August until late November. 5 ft. Pkt. 
15 cts. 
ACROSTEMMA 
Coronaria atrosanguinea (Rose Campion). Dark 
crimson flowers on long stems; silvery white foliage. 
2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
ALSTROEMERIA 
Mixed Hybrids (Chilian Lily). A very pretty per- 
ennial with lily-like flowers, borne in clusters on erect 
slender stems, and ranging in color from pale yellow to 
orange-red. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 
ALYSSUM 
Saxatile compactum (Gold Dust). A pretty Alys- 
sum for rock-gardens and for borders in perennial beds, 
The plants are 9 inches in height, and spread freely, and 
produce masses of bright yellow flowers in early spring, 
which serve to brighten up the beds until the later- 
blooming perennials come on. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 
ANCHUSA 
Italica, Dropmore. A lovely blue perennial, some- 
times called the "summer forget-me-not." It blooTiis 
from June until September, and the large forget-me-not- 
like flowers of deep gentian-blue are produced in loose 
clusters on long spikes. The plant sends out one heavy 
center spike, 4 feet in height, with numerous side 
branches of good length, all of them clustered with 
flowers. Splendid as a background in perennial borders, 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
ANEMONE 
St. Brigid. The true Irish strain of double, large, 
or poppy-flowered Anemones. Mostly double and semi- 
double flowers with finely divided petals, in brilliant 
and varied shades, all having a handsome black-blue 
central base. Easily grown from seed and of such 
beauty that they deserve to be much more extensively 
cultivated. Pkt. 15 cts. 
WE HAVE PLANTS OF ALL THE HARDY FLOWERS. WRITE FOR OUR PLANT BOOK 
