42 PERENNIAL SEEDS 
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST FOR FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN 
Myosotis—F orget-Me-Not 
Few groups are more valuable than the Myosotis and we are offering a superb selec¬ 
tion of varieties of the finest strains obtainable. 
Alpestris Varieties 
The Alpestris are usually handled and 
grown like Pansies. They are spring 
bloomers and seed sown in July will make 
splendid blooming plants the following 
spring. Seeds sown in January or Febru¬ 
ary in the greenhouse will also make 
good blooming plants by spring. They 
are biennials. 
Yt oz. oz. 
Alpestris lflue. Large clear blue .15 .50 
A. Indigo Blue. Deep Indigo blue. .25 .80 
A. White. Pure white .25 .75 
A. Rosea. Nice pink .25 .80 
Alpestris Mixed .20 .60 
A. Blue Basket. New strain with 
rich very deep blue large flow¬ 
ers. % oz. 40c .70 2.40 
Victoria Compacta Alpestris Varieties 
This group grows only 8-9 inches tall, 
erect and compact, excellent for pots, 
bedding, borders. Baskets of this type 
made up of blooming plants for spring 
sales go quickly in the markets. 
Ya oz. Yt oz. oz. 
Compacta Blue. Clear blue.. .20 .35 1.20 
Compacta Deep Blue. Indigo ,35c .60 2.00 
Compacta Rosea. Pink .40 .70 2.50 
Compacta Alba. White .35 .60 2.00 
Hybrida Isolde Krotz. An improved Ruth 
Fischer and a very large flowered and 
long stemmed bright blue. Useful for 
winter blooming in the greenhouse or 
for spring and summer bloom. Upright 
compact growth. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Star of Love. Very fine dwarf large flow¬ 
ered blue with very deep green leaves, 
8 inches. Tr. Pkt. 50e, Ys or.. $1.25. 
Myosotideum 
Nobile. The New Zealand Giant Forget- 
Me-Not. Not a hardy plant in the 
North and we suggest starting the seed 
in the greenhouse in January or Feb¬ 
ruary for outdoor bloom during the 
summer. A beautiful plant with large 
blue flowers, edged white, borne in 
dense cymes. It likes a shady spot. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Myrrhis—Sweet Cicely 
Odoratn. A medicinal herb with finely 
cut fragrant foliage and white flowers. 
Does best in shade. Start the seeds 
early, as soon as available, 2 ft. % oz. 
20c, Yt oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Nepeta—Catmint 
Also called Ground Ivy. Desirable low 
border or rock plants and splendid for 
ground cover. Does well most anywhere, 
even on dry sunny spots where it is hard 
to get other plants established. 
Mussini (R). Gray green foliage with 
masses of lavender blue flowers in the 
spring, and blooming to some extent 
all summer, 1 ft. Ys, oz. 30c, Yt oz. 50e, 
oz. $1.50. 
Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron (R). New im¬ 
proved strain with large bright blue 
flowers and upright growth, 1% to 2 ft. 
A oz. 50e, Ya oz. 85c, Yt oz. $1.50, oz. 
$4.80. 
Violacea Superba (R). Deep blue flower 
like Mussini in grow/th. A oz. 40c, Ys, 
oz. 70c, Yt oz. $1.25, oz. $4.00. 
Nervosa. Distinct from Mussini. More 
attractive neater foliage of deep green. 
Clear light blue flowers from midsum¬ 
mer to late fall, 1 ft. A oz. 30c, Ya oz. 
50c, Yt oz. 90c, oz. $3.00. 
Palustris-Perennial Myosotis 
Palustris or Swamp Forget-Me-Not is used 
for all summer bloom outdoors. They 
prefer shade or partial shade and fairly 
moist soil. With us they grow about a 
foot to 12 inches high. 
Palustris Semperflorens. Excellent ever- 
blooming strain, bright blue. Ya or.. 25c, 
Yt oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Palustris Rosea. Pretty pink flowers, 
comes fairly true from seed. Tr. Pkt. 50c 
Various Myosotis 
Dissiti flora. Excellent early strain for 
winter blooming with clusters of large 
light blue flowers. Compact 8-9 inches 
tall. A oz. 40c, Ya oz. 70c, Yi oz. $1.25, 
oz. $4.00. 
Anne Marie Fischer. Finest of the Dis- 
sitiflora varieties. Very compact, a 
wonderful spring blooming pot plant, 
with large dark blue flowers and deep 
green leaves. Sow the seed in early 
summer and have the plants in frames 
ready to take in and pot up in the win¬ 
ter. We have a select strain coming 
practically 100% true. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Oblongata Perfecta. Winter blooming 
strain that bears its flowers for a long 
period and is in bloom quickly from 
seed. Sky blue flowers with white cen¬ 
ters, 1 ft. Ya oz. 25c, Yt oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Oblongata Blue Bird. Dark blue strain, 1 
ft. A oz. 30c, Ya OZ. 50c, Yt oz, 85c, oz. 
$2.S0. 
Rupicola (R). Biennial variety quite 
similar to the Alpestris, and considered 
one of the best for rockeries. Very 
dwarf with sky blue flowers. Tr. Pkt.50c 
Oenothera, Evening Primrose 
Or Sundrops 
Give them a sunny situation in the border 
or in the rock garden and they will bloom 
practically all summer. 
Fraseri (R). Free blooming yellow with 
fairly long stems but drooping in habit, 
so that it has a dwarf effect, A oz. 
50c, Ya oz. 50c, Yt oz. 90c, oz. $3,00. 
Missouriensis (Macrocarpa) (R). A pros¬ 
trate or trailing variety, having quan¬ 
tities of large yellow flowers from June 
to August. A oz. 20c , Ya oz. 35c, Yt oz. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Yonugii. Strong growing more erect va¬ 
riety 18 to 24 inches tall bearing large 
golden yellow blooms almost continu¬ 
ously. Likes a moist spot. A oz. 30c, 
Ya OZ. 50c, Yt OZ. 90c, oz. $3,00. 
Omphalodes 
Lucilae (R). Beautiful little plants that 
like shade and moisture, but well drain¬ 
ed soil. Soft blue flowers somewhat re¬ 
sembling Forget-Me-Nots. 6 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Onosma 
Stellulatum (It). Also called Gold Drop. 
Does well in dry sandy soil in full sun 
and is unexcelled for wall and rock 
gardens. Somewhat trailing. Tr. Pkt. 50c 
Ostrowskia 
Magnifies. Rare and beautiful plant with 
very large light blue bell-shaped flow¬ 
ers like Campanulas. It likes sandy 
loam soil in a sunny sheltered location 
and it must be kept quite dry. Roots 
tuberous, and do not divide. 4-5 ft. tall. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Parnassa 
Foliosa <R). Alpine plant with large pure 
white flowers with fringed petals. Likes 
moist peaty soil, and is sometimes used 
as a marsh or bog plant. 6 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Palustris, Grass of Parnassus (R>. Neat 
plants with white flowers. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
Ya oz. 80c, Yt oz. $1.50. 
Penstemon 
Graceful plants in a great variety of 
colors. Va luable for borders and for cut¬ 
ting and some varieties for rock garden. 
Not extra hardy in the North but usually 
winters all right with some protection. 
Gloxinoides, Sensation. Beautiful spikes 
of large flowers spotted like Gloxinias. 
They bloom practically all summer. 
Need protection in winter as they are 
not real hardy in the North. 2 ft. high, 
bushy plants. A oz. 30c, Ya oz. 50c, Yt 
oz. S5c, oz. $3.00. 
Glox. Miniature Hybrids. A new strain, 
plants 2 % ft. tall with long graceful 
sprays of flowers, similar to. but small¬ 
er than Gloxinoides, and in a wider 
range of colors. Excellent cut flowers, 
keeping fresh for a long time. Tr. Pkt. 
30c, Ya oz. 80c, Yt oz. $1.50. 
Heterophylus, Blue Gem (R). Bright gen¬ 
tian blue with darker shadings, in bloom 
June to August. 1% ft. Ya oz. 30c, % 
oz. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Southgate Gem. Medium size crimson scar- 
let flowers. 2-2% ft. A oz. 30c, Ya oz. 
50c, Yt oz. 90c, oz. $3.00. 
Grandiflorus. One of the best. Thick 
leathery leaves at base of stem and 
long spikes of lilac to purple flowers. 
Flowers May and June, and is a long 
lasting cut flower. 2%-3 ft. Ya oz. 40c. 
Yt oz. 75c, oz. $2.40. 
Digitalis. White flowers tinted violet. 3 
ft. Ya oz. 20c, Yt oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Pubescens, Pyginaeus (R). Dwarf variety 
for rock gardens. Flowers clear blue 
with white lower lip. 6 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. 30c, A oz. 50c, Yt oz. $1,50. 
Clielone is related to the Penstemons. See 
also that heading. 
Phlox 
Decussata Fancy Mixed. Seed taken from 
the finest named varieties. Seed ger¬ 
minates very slowly. It may be hast¬ 
ened by freezing. Ya oz. 35c, Yt oz. 60c, 
oz. $2.00. 
Physalis 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
Franchetti. Produces showy orange scar¬ 
let seed pods or lanterns for fall and 
winter decorations. Easily grown, each 
produces a large quantity of market¬ 
able material. Yt oz. 20c, oz. 75c, Yt lb. 
$2.50. 
Physostegia 
False Dragon Head 
Virginiea Rose. Dong spikes of delicate 
pink flowers in July and August. 3-4 
ft. Ya oz. 25c, Yt oz. 45c, oz. $1.40. 
Virginiea Alba. White flowering. Varia¬ 
ble from seed. Ya oz, 30c, Yt oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.80. 
Vivid. Bright rich mauve pink with larg¬ 
er flowers than Virginiea and by far 
the best for border planting. 1% to 2 
ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
Phyteuma 
Goinosum (R). Dwarf alpine plant with 
beautiful blue flowers. Dikes shade. 3-4 
inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Halleri (R). Violet blue horned flowers. 
4 inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
