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Perennials Add the Charm of Permanence to Any Carden 
This delightful Rock-Garden holds hundreds of charming little plants 
What Seed to Plant in the Rock-Garden 
A rock-garden can be developed in different ways: all annual flowers from seed, all hardy perennial 
flowers from seed, or a combination of both. A combination of annuals and perennials is usually considered 
the best, because most of the low-growing and creeping hardy plants bloom early in the season. Unless 
at least half of the plants chosen are late summer and fall blooming, your garden will lack color after 
August 1. It is for this reason we advise using certain colorful annuals. 
Of course, there are a few varieties of suitable hardy plants that flower late, and many of those that 
flower early have attractive foliage all season. In fact, some of the best plants for the rock-garden are used 
chiefly for their attractive foliage. 
You may, of course, raise many of the hardy plants from seed, as most of them grow very easily. There 
are a few varieties, however, that require several weeks or even months to germinate. It is generally best 
to start the seed in boxes and later transplant them into the rockery. The most satisfactory varieties to grow 
from seed are here described. Planting a rock-garden is really a never-ending process of collecting rare, 
new, and suitable plants. This is what makes a continual joy. 
Suggestions for Your Rock-Garden 
Hardy Perennials—Easily Grown from Seed 
Alyssum saxatile compactum 
Arabis alpina 
Armeria (Sea Pink) 
Aubrietia (Rock Cress) 
Beilis (English Daisy) 
Carnation (Marguerite) 
Centaurea (Dusty Miller) 
Ceum, Mrs. Bradshaw 
Helianthemum (Sun Rose) 
Iberis (Hardy Candytuft) 
Linaria (Kenilworth Ivy) 
Matricaria (Feverfew) 
Myosotis (Forget-me-not) 
Pinks, Double 
Sweet William 
Tunica saxifraga 
Viola (Tufted Pansy) 
Wallflower, Siberian 
Annuals in the Rockery 
The following is a list of those varieties of annuafs we consider the best to use in rock-gardens. 
Ageratum, Blue Perfection 
Ageratum, Little Blue Star 
Alyssum, White Carpet 
Anagallis 
Balsam (Lady’s Slipper) 
Calliopsis, Dwarf Mixed 
Candytuft 
Chrysanthemum 
Dianthus Heddewigi 
Four o’Clock (Marvel of Peru) 
Lobelia compacta 
Marigold, Dwarf French 
Mesembryanthemum (Ice- 
Plant) 
Mignonette, Sweet-scented 
Petunia, Bedding 
Phlox Drummondi 
Phlox, Starred and Fringed 
Poppy, California 
Portulaca, Double 
Portulaca, Single 
Verbenas 
Zinnia, Pompon Varieties 
Rock-Garden Mixtures 
For your convenience we offer packets of Rock-Garden Seeds in mixture as above. 
Annual Varieties, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. Perennial Varieties, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
To germinate fine vegetable and flower seed, sow seeds on top of ground, press into the soil, put a damp burlap 
bag over the seed. Do not allow it to dry out; keep moist. Remove bag when seeds are up. 
CARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOR—SEE DESCRIPTION, PACE 12 
