SEED CATALOGUE. 1934 
Perennial Plants 89 
Hollyhocks 
These stately, majestic, hardy plants, from 6 to 8 feet high, are a necessary part of 
every old-fashioned garden, and should also find a place interspersed with shrubbery, 
as clumps on the lawn, or in the mixed border, where their colossal spikes of bloom pro¬ 
duce bold and showy effects, which cannot be secured with any other flowering plant. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Apple-Blossom Crimson White 
Bright Rose Newport Pink Yellow 
Cerise Salmon-Rose Mixed 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
The old-fashioned Hollyhocks, much improved in size, and purity of color. All 
colors mixed. 
All Hollyhocks, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Hyacinthus 
Candicans. One of the best of all hardy bulbs for the herbaceous border. It bears 
twenty to thirty white, pendent, bell-shaped flowers on stalks 3 to 4 feet high. 
Blooms early and till late fall. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Hypericum 
Olympicum. 6 in. A rare rock plant with gray foliage and very large, yellow flowers. 
June, July. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Iberis • Hardy Candytuft 
Sempervirens. 9 in. An invaluable spring-flowering plant of dwarf and compact 
habit, bearing masses of snow-white flowers in large trusses. April, May. 25 cts. 
each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
Incarvillea 
Delavayi. 1J^ ft. Large, rich rose, begonia-like flowers with deep yellow throats, 
produced all through the summer. A hardy perennial which succeeds well in borders 
and is equally valuable for greenhouse decoration. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Inula 
Ensifolia. 1 ft. Forms a compact, symmetrical clump and in July is covered with 
bright yellow flowers. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Glandulosa. 2 ft. A little-known plant of rare beauty. The flowers are golden yellow 
and fully five inches across, with long, thread-like ray petals. June, July. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Six Choice German Irises (Iris germanica ) 
Their beauty outrivals that of the orchid in their delicacy of structure and wide 
range of colors. No garden 
is complete without them, 
and a very delightful garden 
can be made with nothing 
but them, as they are es¬ 
pecially adapted for flower- 
borders, shrubberies, wood- Double Hollyhocks 
land walks, and for sur¬ 
rounding lakes and ponds, if planted well above the water-level. 
ABBREVIATIONS: S., standards or upper petals; F., falls or lower petals 
Ambassadeur. S. a fascinating smoky velvety purple color; F. velvety purple- 
maroon; beards and style yellow. $1 each; $10 per doz. 
Ballerine. A superb variety growing 4 feet high, the broad foliage being sur¬ 
mounted by masses of glorious flowers of wonderful tone of porcelain-blue, with 
broad, rounded wavy margins; falls slightly deeper in color; deliciously scented. 
$1 each; $10 per doz. 
Jeanne d’Arc. S. very large and ruffled, somewhat spreading, white, delicately 
penciled lilac; F. white, edged lilac at base. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
King of Iris. A striking variety, with flowers of perfect form. S. clear lemon color; F. 
deep satiny brown, with a broad border of golden yellow. 50c. each; $5 per doz. 
Loreley. S. light yellow, with occasional blue markings; F. ultramarine-blue, 
bordered cream. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Queen Caterina. Very strong, tall grower, with large flowers of smooth, firm 
texture. The color, an exquisite shade of pure lavender-blue, is uniform in both 
standards and falls. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Collection: 1 each of above 6 Irises $3.50 
Fine German Irises (Iris germanica ) 
Aurea. S. and F. chrome-yellow. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Florentina. S. and F. white, faintly flushed with lavender. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Her Majesty. S. rose-pink; F. bright crimson. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Lohengrin. S. and F. cattleya-pink; very large flowers. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Kochi. S. and F. rich purple. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Mme. Chereau. S. and F. white, fringed with azure-blue. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Pallida Dalmatica. S. pale lavender; F. deep lavender. Large flowers on 3-foot 
stems. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Princess Victoria Louise. S. primrose-yellow; F. reddish purple with a narrow 
primrose margin. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Rhein Nixe. S. white; F. rich violet-blue. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Ambassadeur Iris Mixed German Irises, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
