PERKINS' FLOWER GARDENS 
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Eximae. Plumy Bleeding Heart; 15 inches; April 
to August; foliage finely cut. Each 25 cents. 
FUNKIA Lanceolata. August and September. A 
plantian lily suitable for shade or sun. Flowers 
lavender. Each 25 cents; 6 for $1.25. 
HELIOPSIS Pitcheriana —(Orange Sunflower). 2 to 
3 ft.; July to August. Similar to small sunflowers. 
Flowers golden yellow, about 2 inches in diameter. 
Excellent for cutting. Each 25 cents; 6 for $1.25. 
LIATRIS Pycnostachya —(Blazing Star). 4 to 5 ft.; 
late summer. A bold plant for the border, with its 
tall slender spikes of rich rosy purple flowers. Plant 
in masses for the best effects. Flowers may be 
dried. Each 25 cents. 
LINUM Perenne —(Flax). 2 to 3 ft.; all summer. Bush¬ 
like plants, producing daily an abundance of blue 
blossoms. As a rule the blossoms close about 
noon. The plants prefer an open, warm place. 
Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
MERTENSIA. Virginia Blue Bells. Each 20 cents. 
PAPAVER Orientale —(Poppy). Large cup shaped 
showy flowers in red, orange, pink and salmon, 
often having large black blotches at the base. 
Very effective in the hardy border. Two year old 
plants, each 25 cents; dozen for $2.50. 
PENTSTEMON Pubescens Pygmaeus — (Bearded 
Tongue). 1 ft.; June. A very satisfactory plant for 
the border, growing in almost any location, also 
suitable for the rockery. Many lavender flowers on 
spikes. Clumps, each 30 cents. 
Triumph Tulips are very sturdy and beautiful. 
Visitors are welcome at Perkins' Flower Gardens. 
POLEMONIUM Coeruleum —(Jacob's Ladder). 2V2 ft. 
Flowers blue. Each 25 cents. 
PLATYCODON Grandiflora —(Balloon Flower). 2 ft.; 
summer. Large bell-shaped blue flowers. In fall 
put stake beside the plant. It starts growth very 
late in the spring and may be hard to find. Each 
25 cents. Seedlings, 2 for 25 cents; 12 for $1.25. 
PYRETHRUM Roseum —(Painted Daisy). 2 ft.; spring 
and fall. A beautiful plant with fernlike leaves. 
Daisylike flowers ranging from white to red. Suit¬ 
able for cutting. Each 15 cents; 12 for $1.50. 
Atrosanguineum. Mostly red. Each 25 cents. 
RUDBECKIA Purpurea Grandiflora —(Purple Cone 
Flower). 4 ft.; September and October. A plant 
suitable for growing among shrubs or at the back 
of a border. The crimson-purple flowers with droop¬ 
ing petals and large dark cone-like centers are sim¬ 
ilar to the smaller varieties of sunflowers. Each 
25 cents; 6 for $1.25. 
Newmanii. 2 ft. A vivid yellow cone flower with 
brown center. Each 25 cents. 
STATICE Latifolia--(Sea Lavender). 2 ft.; summer. 
The leathery leaves form a tuft at the ground from 
which arises several stiff stems bearing numerous 
small lavender flowers similar to Baby's Breath. 
Give full sunlight. Flowers may be dried and kept 
a long time. Large plants. Each 25 cents; 6 for 
$1.25. 
VERONICA Spicata —(Speedwell). 2V2 ft.; July and 
August. The Speedwell make excellent plants for > 
the sunny border coming into flower when there 
are comparatively few perennials in blossom. 
Flowers, long blue spikes. Very hardy. Each 20 
cents; 6 for $1.00. 9 
Incana —(Woolly Leaved Speedwell). 12 to 18 in. 
Each 20 cents; 6 for $1.00. 
Plant tulips 5 to 6 inches deep, and 5 to 8 inches 
apart in the beds. 
