1935 SPRING AND FALL ^ THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
W E RECOMMEND sowing perennial seeds in spring. Seed germ¬ 
inates better in the cool weather than in the heat of midsummer 
and the seedlings have an opportunity to develop into sturdy little 
plants to fall which permits them to winter-over more successfully. Make a 
seed bed where the amount of light and water can be controlled. Transplant 
when large enough to rows in the garden and in the fall reset in permanent 
location where they are to flower the following year. The majority of these 
perennials bloom the second year from seed although some like Coreopsis 
and Gaillardia, if sown early, bloom the first year. Some perennials are very: 
slow and uneven of germination. Seed may lie in ground a year. Perennials' 
should be placed in clumps of three or five and left undisturbed for several 
years. ••.Lj 
Aquilegia—Columbine 
Aquilegia Coerulea—-The most beautiful of 
the Columbines; sky blue, long-spurred, free 
bloomer; hardy perennial. Seed planted early 
will bloom the same season and last for a number 
of years. Pkt., 12c; 2 for 20c. 
Aquilegia Coerulea Columbine 
Aquilegia—Mixed. Popular hardy perennials 
that bloom very freely during spring and early 
summer. These plants grow wild in the timbered 
country and are known to all the children as 
Honeysuckle. They come in a great variety of 
colors and are easily grown. Pkt., 5c; J4 oz., 
15c; oz., 50c. 
Hardy Perennial Aster 
Mixed (Michaelmas Daisies)* Single fall¬ 
flowering hardy herbaceous plants, thriving in 
any good garden soil. If sown early they will 
flower the first season; 3 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
Anemone (S. Dakota State 
Flower), Perennial 
The anemone or Wind-flower is one of our 
choicest autumn flowers and is at perfection 
when most other flowers have ceased blooming. 
Hardy perennials, easily grown from seed, bloom¬ 
ing the first year if sown early. Produces large 
double flowers in mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; 2 for 
15c. 
Achillea 
The Pearl — A hardy perennial; covered from 
spring until frost with many very double, pure 
white flowers. Grows two feet high. Pkt., 10c. 
Alyssum 
(Basket of Gold) — A hardy perennial 
variety of dwarf habit, bearing a profusion of 
golden yellow flowers in April or May. Will 
resist the most extreme weather. Very showy. 
9 inches. Pkt., 7c; !4 oz., 20c. 
Coreopsis Grandiflora 
(Perennial) Single 
One of the finest hardy perennial plants. 
Bright yellow flowers, which bloom from June 
until frost. Pkt., 5c; 'A oz., 15c. 
New Double-Flowering 
Coreopsis 
Coreopsis Lanceolata has for a long time been 
a gem in the perennial border. This new double 
and semi-double form is just as easy to grow and 
the extra petalage adds a further charm to the 
flower. Will bloom first season if seed is sown 
early. Pkt., 8c; (4 oz., 15c. 
Chinese Lantern (Perennial) 
A showy variety of Winter Ground Cherry, 
18 to 24 inches high and producing large, balloon¬ 
like fruits, changing from green to bright crim¬ 
son as the season advances. Husk covering the 
fruit measures nearly 2 inches through, the fruit 
about three-fourths of an inch through and excel¬ 
lent for eating or for preserving. Hardy peren¬ 
nial, roots living over winter in the ground. 
Pkt., 7c; J4 oz., 20c. 
Carnation 
Carnation 
The Carnation has always been one of the 
most esteemed of the florists’ collection, and 
there is no flower more desirable for the garden. 
Sow under glass and when of sufficient size 
transplant one foot apart each way. Half-hardy 
perennial, 1 Vz feet. 
Extra Choice Double Mixed—Seed saved 
from the choicest German and English stocks. 
A large portion of this seed will produce double 
flowers. Pkt., 10c; J 4 oz., 25c. 
Marguerite—Very free flowering. Will be in 
full bloom in four months after sowing, flower¬ 
ing in profusion until checked by frost. They 
flourish well in open ground. It is many shades 
of red, white, variegated. Mixed pkt., 7c; J4 
oz., 20c. 
Gurney’s Blood Red Giant Double Carna¬ 
tions—Raised by the famous French specialist, 
Chabaud. Blooms in five months after being 
sown and continues to produce its nicely fringed, 
intensely fragrant double flowers in the greatest 
profusion indefinitely. Pkt., 12c; 2 pkts., 20c. 
Canterbury Bell 
Perennial Double Blue—Blue bell, hand¬ 
some, easily grown herbaceous plants of stately 
branching habit and profuse blooms for beds and • 
backgrounds. Produce long racemes of strikingly^ 
effective bell-shaped or saucer-shaped flowers of. 
rich color. Height, 2 ft. to 4 ft. Pkt., 10c; 2* 
for 15c. 
Biannual Double Mixed (Cup and Saucer)—- ' 
A beautiful and distinctive type laden with flow-., 
ers, each of which is a large cup-shaped bell sur-* 
rounded by a calyx similar in color and resem¬ 
bling a saucer. Fine border subjects. Pkt., 6c; 
J4 oz., 20c. 
Delphinium True 
Perennial Larkspur 
Perennial Blue— Hardy Larkspur — Bloom, 
freely the first year from seed. In our trial • 
grounds, these are the most showy of any of the! 
flowers for the longest period during the firsts 
season. The flowers vary in shade from ligl'ftj 
lavender to the deepest blue. They are borne' 
on spikes eighteen inches to three feet high attdj 
are excellent cut flowers. The advantage of this 
hardy Delphinium is that when you plant them 
you have them for several years. They bloom 
early in the spring. Pkt., 8c; !4 oz., 25c. 
Perennial Delphinium 
Hollyhock Strain 
See colored picture inside back cover 
Wrexham Type— These are the greatest 
advance in Delphiniums. Their graceful spire 
shaped spikes of enormous size and beauty of 
form are rapidly bringing them to the front as 
the most popular flower for cutting or the; 
garden. This mixture contains all the colors in 
Delphiniums, including both double and single.* 
flowers, many individual blooms measuring over 
two inches across. Pkt., 15c; 2 for 25c. 
Plant Perennials—They Last For Many Years 
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