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HARDY AND ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 
North St. Paul, Minn. 
MARCH, 1935 
Vol. 3, 
PERKINS' 
PLANTS 
FOR YOUR 
1935 
GARDEN 
Happy! 
Who is happy? Every garden enthusiast must be happy having 
had such a -wonderful covering of snow over our gardens, protecting 
Dur plants from the harmful thawing and freezing process and giv¬ 
ing promise of an abundance of moisture in the ground for our 
coming spring garden operations. 
Contrasting the difficult garden season with the encouraging one 
approaching we think of the verse written by our poet Longfellow, 
"We dread the desert behind us worse than the dark before." 
Every garden is a picture; and as the days get warmer and the 
gardening fever comes upon us we find ourselves looking at a 
mental picture of the beautiful garden we are going to create. As 
we look at the picture we unconsciously contrast different combina¬ 
tions and arrangements of the tall growing and low growing plants 
to find which will give the most artistic appearance, and what a lot 
of planning is necessary to get the various colors arranged harmo¬ 
niously. Color arrangement is made easier by selecting a small 
number of choice varieties 
rather than a large number. 
We all love to experiment a 
little, so why not enhance your 
garden by using some of the 
good novelties and newer va¬ 
rieties of plants that we are 
offering this season. Among 
the newer perennials we sug¬ 
gest the following; Aster Amelloides; Aquilegia, Rainbow Hybrids 
and Alpina; Dienier's Double Shasta Daisy; Blackmore and Lang- 
den's Prize strain of Delphinium; Dianthus (Maiden-Pink) Major 
Sterns; Gypsophila Pacifica; Lupinus, Elliot's Sweet Scented Hy¬ 
brids; Platycodon Mariesi; Salvia Argentea; Alyssum Spinosum; 
the charming Campanula Pusilla; the striking Phlox Subulata Atro- 
purpureum; Sedum Middendorfianum. 
In the annual class of plants we find Sutton's Bedding Snapdragon 
in a rich apricot color. Calendula Chrysantha and Shaggy; Cos¬ 
mos, Orange Flare; Sutton's Apricot Dimorphotheca; the new cream 
yellow Marigold Supreme; (Don't omit marigold Guinea Gold if you 
have not tried it); Sutton's dainty Lobelia Cambridge Blue; the new 
hybrid Nasturtiums, Golden and Scarlet Gleam; the new Zinnias of 
which the varieties are legion. 
On this page ycu will find a few notes on a few varieties of flowers 
that have proved to be especially desirable and can be recom¬ 
mended. 
We extend to all a cordial in¬ 
vitation to visit our gardens, 
especially during the flower¬ 
ing season as we are confident 
you will find something of in¬ 
terest to you. Our new plant¬ 
ing of tulips contains some of 
the Triumph varieties. 
Desirable Plants 
Perennials 
Under the trying field conditions of the past summer and with no 
artificial water Aster Amelloides made an excellent showing. It is 
an early blooming aster having a medium sized flower of a pleasing 
blue color. The blooming period lasts a long time. The plant grows 
about 18 inches high. The dwarf Anchusa Barrelieri gave indications 
of being hardier than the other varieties. Very early in the season 
the plants were apparently winter killed but later a new growth came 
out around the old crowns. This anchusa grows about 18 inches high 
and has small blue forget-me-not like flowers. 
We were somewhat disappointed in our results from a seeding 
of Dienier's Double Shasta Daisy. Like all hybrids there were many 
plants with single or poor shaped flowers. The plants with the best 
flowers have been propagated and will be ready for delivery this 
spring. Delphinium Blue Gem is a nice dwarf bushy delphinium of the 
Chinese type, with dark blue flowers. It is suitable for edges or the 
rock garden. 
The plumy bleeding heart, Dicentra Eximia, while not new does 
not seem to be as well known as it should be. It is a very graceful 
plant with a finely cut foliage and small pink flowers similar to the 
common bleeding heart. It blooms all summer and the foliage re¬ 
mains in a good condition. It appears to be perfectly hardy under our 
conditions. The lavender flowers of Statue Latifolia are very useful 
in making bouquets. The flowers are similar to baby's breath and are 
ready for use during July and August. They may be dried for win¬ 
ter bouquets. To encourage a greater use of this plant we are offer¬ 
ing large plants at very attractive prices. 
We regret that space does not permit us to more than mention the 
charming double baby's breath Bristol Fairy; the beautiful pink flow¬ 
ered, and hybrid Lupins; Mrs. Scott Elliots and Dobbie's Hybrid Colum¬ 
bine which are so graceful in the garden; the stately long blooming 
Platycodon or Chinese Balloon flower; the summer blooming Lythrum 
Roseurn and the choice viola Jersey Gem. 
For the rock garden or edge of your perennial border why not 
try Arabis Alpina Rosea, a pink flowered form of Arabis which must 
be grown from divisions if you want the true color; or the pleasing 
little alpine Calamintha Alpina, with its green bronze tinted foliage 
and dainty blue flowers. Campanula Pursilla with its charming tiny 
blue bells, practically ever-blooming should not be left out of your 
garden. For something unusual we would suggest the dwarf Jasione 
Perenne with its blue scabiosa like flowers, as well as Dianthus Arven- 
sis, a neat tuft of grey green foliage, studded with small pink flowers. 
The Siberian Coral Lily, Lillium Tenufolium, with its small graceful 
coral-colored flowers always attracts attention. It is perfectly hardy. 
We are offering this plant at very attractive prices. 
Annuals 
The two verbenas, Dorothy Thompson and Lavender Glory, are still 
outstanding varieties and are highly recommended. The former has a 
pale lavender flower, and tends to grow quite tall, while Lavender 
Glory (stock grown from cuttings) is a deep lavender with a clear 
white eye and remains dwarf. Both are profuse bloomers. Sanvitalia 
(Creeping Zinnia) is a very satisfactory plant for edging, easily cared 
for and a profuse bloomer. The daisy like flowers are about one inch 
in diameter, with yellow rays and brown centers. It received many 
favorable comments the past season. 
Nicotiana, Crimson Bedder is an excellent red flowered plant and 
is highly recommended. We also recommend Marigolds, Lilliput and 
Guinea Gold; Petunia, White Cloud; Salvia, Harbinger and Zurich; 
Cosmos, Harbinger. 
