PERKINS' FLOWER GARDENS 
HIERACUM Aurantiacum — (Hawkweed). Leaves 
rough hairy, flowers orange. Each 25 cents. Small 
plants 15 cents. 
Villosum. Yellow flowers; woolly leaves. Each 
25 cents. 
LILIUM Tenuifolium— (Siberian Coral Lily). A slender 
growing lily about 15 to 25 inches high, with small 
bright scarlet flowers. Each 15 cents. 
LINUM Alpina- (Flax). True dwarf flax. Each 25 
cents. 
LYSIMACHIA Nummularia — (Creeping Jenny). A rap¬ 
idly growing creeper, with shiny leaves and yellow 
flowers. Will grow in shade and wet places. Each 
25 cents; 12 for $2.50. Small plants, each 15 cents. 
NEPETA Mussini — (Catmint). Foliage grayish, flow¬ 
ers lavender. A strong grower, but it may be 
clipped back at any time. Each 25 cents. 
OENOTHERA Missiouriensis. A low growing species 
of evening primrose with large yellow flowers. Each 
25 cents. 
PHLOX SUBULATA 
Should be in every garden for early garden beauty. 
Creeping Phlox. One of the best low growing 
plants for the rockery or the border. It makes 
a fine showing when planted in masses. Blooms in 
early spring. Colors, rose, white, lilac. Each 25 
cents; 12 for $2.50. 
Fairy. A compact growing variety with blue flow¬ 
ers. Clumps. Each 30 cents. Small plants, each 
15 cents. 
Vivid. A compact variety with clear vivid pink 
flowers. Very desirable. Each 30 cents. Small 
plants, each 15 cents. 
Atropurpurea. Flowers a deep carmine red. 
Very showy. Each 25 cents. 
PLATYCODON Mariesi. A dwarf species with large 
deep violet blue flowers. Each 25 cents. 
SAPONARIA Ocymoides — (Soapwort). A splendid 
plant for the rock garden or the border. Each 
20 cents; 12 for $2.00. 
SEDUMS 
Sedums are the principal rock garden plants in 
America. They vary much in height, color and type 
of foliage, even within a variety. Most of them prefer 
a sunny situation. Much confusion exists in the 
names of sedums, therefore it is best to see the plants 
before buying them. 
Dwarf Varieties 
Acre — (Goldenmoss). One of the best and most popu¬ 
lar Sedums. Does best in a poor soil. Flowers yel¬ 
low. 
Album. A rapid grower. Flowers white. 
Cristata. Top of the branch forms a crest similar to 
a cockscomb. Flowers yellow. 
Ellacumbianum. Green trailing foliage, yellow flow¬ 
ers and red seed vessels. 
Ewersi. A thick, large, smooth leaved variety. Leaves 
gray-blue. Flowers pink, in September and October. 
Ibericum. Similar to Stolonifera. Flowers pink. 
Late Ibericum. Flowers pink, foliage turns brownish 
in fall. 
Kamschaticum. Leaves green, flowers yellow. 
Kamschaticum Variegata. Leaves green and white. 
Lydium. A neat compact Sedum. Foliage light 
green with a touch of red. 
Reflexum. Foliage similar to small spruce branches. 
Flowers yellow. 
Spurium. Similar in type to Stolonifera. Foliage has 
a red tinge getting darker in the fall. Flowers red. 
Stolonifera. Leaves roundish, green. Flowers pink. 
Prices: All Sedums, each 25 cents, 
small plants, 10 and 15 cents. 
Tall Varieties 
Spectabile (Showy Stonecrop). Pink flowers. 
Spectable Brilliant. Amaranth red flowers in fall. 
Maximowiczii. Foliage dark green, flowers yellow. 
Spectabile Variegata. Green and white leaves. 
Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. Small plants, each 15 
cents. 
SEMPERVIVUM Arachnoideum — (Houseleek; Hardy 
Hen and Chickens). The top of the rosette has a 
cobweb-like covering. Each 25 cents. 
Brauni. A more compact rosette than in the variety 
Tectorium, leaves tinged with brown. Each 25 
cents. 
Globiferum. Rosettes 2 to 3 in. in diameter. Leaves 
tipped brown. Each 25 cents. 
Tectorium. The common hardy semperivivum. Each 
25 cents. 
THYMUS Coccineum. A beautiful creeping mat-like 
perennial for the rockery. Covered with crimson 
flowers. Each 25 cents. Small plants, each 15 
cents. 
Lanuginosus. Woolly Leaved Thyme. Clings 
closely to rocks. Each 25 cents. Small plants, 
each 15 cents. 
VERONICA Amethystima — (Speedwell). Beautiful 
blue spikes of flowers during June and July. A 
rapid grower. Each 25 cents. 
Incana. A good appearing Veronica both in and 
out of bloom. Upright growth. Leaves grayish. 
Each 25 cents. 
Teucrium. A spreading Veronica of dense growth 
and having blue flowers. Each 25 cents. 
Middendorfianum. Green foliage—buds orangi 
flowers yellow. 
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