SEED CATALOGUE . 1934 
Perennial Plants 97 
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus ) 
A well-known, free-flowering hardy perennial, bearing heads of fragrant, 
richly colored flowers. 
Pink Beauty (Newport Pink). A beautiful shade of salmon-pink; very large heads 
on long stems. 
Scarlet Beauty. Large heads of an intense scarlet color; very striking. 
Holborn Glory. Giant-flowering varieties in finest assortment of colors. 
Single White. 
All Sweet Williams, 25 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100 
Thymus • Thyme 
The Thymes make a perfect, close, fragrant carpet on hot, dry, sunny banks 
where grass is difficult to establish. They are a sheet of blossom in June and July. 
A valuable trailing plant for the rockery. 
Serpyllum albus. A white-flowering form. 
Serpyllum coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and bright red flowers. 
Serpyllum lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved Thyme). Woolly foliage and bright 
pink flowers. 
All Thymus, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Thalictrum • Meadow Rue 
Hardy plants, valuable for their attractive foliage and very graceful plumose 
flowers. Foliage colors in the fall. Desirable for cutting where an attractive green 
is needed. Will thrive in partial shade. 
Adiantifolium. ft. Clumps of maidenhair-like foliage and long spikes of 
loosely arranged, small, yellowish white flowers, good for cutting. They can be 
used in place of Gypsophila paniculata before that is available. June, July. 
Aquilegifolium. 2^ ft. Columbine-like foliage and feathery heads of creamy 
white flowers. June, July. 
Aquilegifolium purpureum. Pinkish purple flowers. 
Dipterocarpum. 4 ft. Long, graceful sprays of rosy purple flowers, with con¬ 
spicuous yellow anthers, are borne over handsome fern-like foliage. June, July. 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Glaucum. 2 ft. Glaucous foliage and large, feathery heads of yellow 
flowers. 
All Thalictrums, except where noted, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; 
$18 per 100 
Sweet William 
Trollius • Globe Flower 
Valeriana 
Officinalis. 3 to 4 ft. A strong-growing and free-flowering plant 
bearing large heads of pale pink flowers. June, July. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Orange Prince. 2 ft. This beautiful, hardy, robust border plant has 
handsome dark green foliage and showy orange-yellow flowers in 
profusion. Well adapted for half-shady or sunny positions. Very 
fine. May, June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Superbus. Similar in habit to Orange Prince but has pale yellow 
blossoms. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Trillium 
Grandiflorum (Wood Lily; 
shady positions in the 
hardy border. Large, pure 
white flowers in early 
spring. 15 cts. each; $1.50 
per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Wake Robin). Excellent plants for 
Tritoma 
Pfitzeri (Torch Lily). 2 to 
3 ft. A very distinct and 
handsome late-flowering 
perennial, with tufts of 
grass-like foliage and 
thick, fleshy stems cov¬ 
ered with orange-scarlet, 
tubular flowers. Septem¬ 
ber, October. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Royal Standard. 3 ft. A 
new variety blooming 
from June until the end of 
October. Upper half of 
flower-spike rosy scarlet; 
lower half bright yellow. 
50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Tunica 
Saxifraga. 6 in. Tufts of 
grass-like foliage and 
stems bearing small rosy 
pink flowers. July to 
September. 25 cts. each; 
$2 per doz.; $12.50 per 
100 . 
Tritoma, Royal Standard 
Viola 
Apricot. Rich apricot color, tinged with orange. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Pedata (Bird’s-Foot Violet). 6 in. Tufts of finely divided leaves and 
lilac-blue flowers. April, May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 
per 100. 
Jersey Gem. Cannot be too highly praised. It possesses every good 
quality that a plant should have, and, as far as we know, no bad 
ones. Blooms freely and continuously from spring until frost, and 
the flowers, royal purple in color, are not affected by the sun. Its 
foliage is a rich, healthy green, and its habit of growth is neat and 
compact. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Veronica 
Filiformis. Useful for the rock-garden. 
Incana. 1 ft. Compact masses of silvery foliage and deep blue 
flowers. May, June. 
Longifolia subsessilis. 2 ft. One of the handsomest blue-flowering 
plants. Perfectly hardy and increases in strength and beauty each 
year. Spikes completely studded with beautiful blue flowers. Fine 
for cutting and one of the best plants for the hardy border. July 
to September. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Repens. 4 in. Carpets of evergreen foliage entirely covered in spring 
with very pale blue flowers. 
Teucrium rupestris. 6 in. A prostrate trailer forming a thick green 
carpet which is almost hidden in May and June by myriads of 
clusters of deep blue flowers. 
Spicata. 2 ft. Spikes of blue flowers. June to August. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100, except where noted 
Yucca 
Filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). Among hardy plants there is nothing 
more effective and striking for isolated positions on the lawn or on 
dry banks where few other plants thrive. It is also indispensable 
for the rockery. Its broad, sword-like, evergreen foliage and im¬ 
mense branching spikes of drooping, creamy white flowers, rising 
to a height of 6 feet, render it a bold and handsome subject wherever 
placed. 25 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
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