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‘Perennial Flower Seeds 
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Cerastium tomentosum 
Campanula • Bellflower 
Besides the Canterbury Bells there are 
many hardy perennial plants in the Cam¬ 
panula family. Some are border subjects 
while others are ideal in the rock-garden. 
7590 Carpatica. Carpathian Harebells are 
tufted rock-garden plants, also useful for 
edging, with slender, erect stems bearing 
saucer-shaped, clear blue flowers in Mid¬ 
summer. 6 in. Pkts. 10c and 25c. 
7593 Carpatica alba. A glistening white 
form of the above. Pkts. 10c and 25c. 
7595 Garganica. Compact, evergreen 
plant, with holly-like foliage and bright 
lavender-blue, star-shaped flowers in 
utmost profusion in early Summer. 
Good in the rock-garden. Pkt. 35c. 
7596 Glomerata. Dark blue flowers in 
clustered heads during July and August. 
18 in. Pkts. 25c and 60c. 
7598 Lactiflora. Border plants, 4 feet 
high, with terminal sprays of milky 
white or pale blue flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
7599 Persicifolia grandiflora caerulea. The 
Peach Bell is a charming border plant 
with 2-foot spikes of beautifully formed 
blue flowers. Pkts. 15c and 35c. 
7602 Persicifolia grandiflora alba. A 
Peach Bell with exquisitely lovely white 
flowers. Pkts. 15c and 35c. 
7605 Persicifolia Moerheimi gigantea. A 
very handsome Peach Bell with double, 
snow-white flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
7606 Persicifolia, Telham Beauty. Very 
large, pale blue flowers on plants nearly 
3 feet nigh. Pkt. 50c. 
7608 Pyramidalis compacta alba. The 
Chimney Bellflower is an attractive 
border plant, but is more often used in 
pots for conservatories. Plants 4 to 5 
feet high, with an enormous number of 
snow-white, bell-shaped flowers. Pkts. 
15c and 35c. 
7611 Pyramidalis compacta cserulea. A 
splendid blue form. Pkts. 15c and 35c. 
7614 Rotundifolia. Blue Bells of Scotland. 
Dwarf plants with slender, erect sprays 
of dainty, pale blue, drooping, bell- 
shaped flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
Campanula Medium 
Candytuft • Iberis 
Shrub-like perennials useful for edging 
and rock-garden planting. Foliage glossy 
and evergreen. Flowers extremely abun¬ 
dant. 
Pkts. 15c and 35c 
7618 Gibraltarica. Pink flowers. 
7620 Sempervirens. White. 
Carnation • Dianthus 
Fine old-fashioned flowers valued for 
their fragrance. 
Pkts. 25c and 60c, except where noted 
7626 Farquhar’s Prize Strain, Mixed. All 
colors. Pkts. 15c and 35c. 
7629 Grenadin, Double Scarlet. Dwarf 
habit. 
7631 Grenadin, Double White. 
Centaurea • Mountain Bluet 
Dwarf, bushy plants with flowers like 
big cornflowers. Blooms very early and 
intermittently through the season. 
7648 Montana alba. Pure white. Pkts. 
15c and 35c. 
7650 Montana. Deep blue. Pkts. 10c 
and 25c. 
Cerastium 
Creeping perennials with dusty white 
foliage and a cloud of snow-white flowers. 
Useful for edging and rock-gardens. 6 in. 
7658 Biebersteinii. Compact plants. Pkts. 
10c and 25c. 
7660 Tomentosum. Snow-in-Summer. 
The usual type. Very handsome. Pkts. 
15c and 35c. 
Chelone • Pentstemon 
Border plants with many erect stems 
strung from top to bottom with narrow, 
cylindrical flowers like Chinese fire¬ 
crackers. 
Pkts. 15c and 35c 
7665 Barbata Torreyi. Scarlet. 
7668 Hybrida, Mixed. All colors. 
Candytuft (Iberis gibraltarica) 
Cephalaria 
7670 Alpina. An unusual border plant 3 
to 4 feet high, with branching stems 
which bear sulphur-yellow flowers like 
scabiosas. Pkt. 15c. 
Cheiranthus 
Siberian Wallflower 
7673 Allionii. Compact plants with erect 
stems 1 foot high, bearing blazing orange 
flowers throughout most of the season. 
Pkts. 15c and 35c. 
Chrysanthemum 
Shasta Daisy 
Showy plants for border and cutting. 
Flowers white, with yellow centers 2 
inches or more across. 
Pkts. 15c and 35c, except where noted 
7676 King Edward VII. Very large, 
glistening, pure white flowers. 
7680 Maximum, Perfection. Very hand¬ 
some. Pkts. 10c and 25c. 
7682 Shasta Daisy. The original popular 
variety. 
7684 Tuckswood Daisy. Semi-double; 
pure white. 
Coreopsis • Tickseed 
7702 Lanceolata. Bright yellow flowers 
like those of the cosmos, on erect stems. 
Profuse and handsome either for border 
or cutting. Pkts. 10c and 25c. 
Dictamnus • Dittany 
Fine old perennial with glossy foliage, 
commonly called Gas Plant because its 
flower-spikes exude a volatile oil which 
bursts into flame at the touch of a match, 
leaving a strong, aromatic, lemon-like 
odor. 
Pkts. 15c and 35c 
7703 Fraxinella. Purple flowers. 
7704 Fraxinella alba. White flowers. 
