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PERKINS' FLOWER GARDENS 
Perkins' Flower Gardens 
PUBLISHED BY PERKINS BROTHERS 
Post Office Address: NORTH ST. PAUL, MINN., R. R. I. 
Nursery: STILLWATER ROAD (Highway U. S. 212) 1 Mile from St. Paul 
Telephone Tower 4424 
MARCH, 1935 
OUR POLICY: The Golden Rule 
GRATITUDE 
We wish to express our sincere appreciation of your patronage 
during the past years, and shall endeavor to merit a continuation of 
it, as well as your friend'iness. We regret that we find it impos¬ 
sible to visit the garden of each one of you, but we are ever ready 
to do all we can to assist you in getting more pleasure out of your 
garden. 
OUR GUARANTEE 
While we agree to correct any mistakes made by us in filling 
your orders, and expect all our plants to give satisfaction if handled 
properly; due to many causes beyond our control we cannot guar 
antee the hardiness or growth of any plant sold by us, and cannot 
be held responsible for a sum greater than the original purchase 
price. 
However we will replace any perennial which fails to grow 
for one-half of original purchase price provided report is made be¬ 
fore Oct. 1. 
OUR NURSERY IS STATE INSPECTED 
For your protection our nursery is inspected each year by the 
State Nursery Inspection Department. All plants suspected of hav¬ 
ing dangerous insects or diseases must be destroyed before a cer¬ 
tificate is granted to us. 
IT IS EASY TO GET TO PERKINS' NURSERY 
It is very easy to get to Perkins' Nursery. It is located on the 
St. Paul-Stillwater Road which is a part of Minnesota U. S. High¬ 
way 212, about a mile from St. Paul city limits. 
To drive to the nursery by auto from St. Paul's business district 
take East Seventh Street to East Minnehaha Street. East to East 
Ave. Paved Road to left. (Highway 212.) 
From St. Anthony Park, take Larpenteur Avenue and Wheelock 
Parkway to Arcade Street, south on Arcade to Maryland, east on 
Maryland to White Bear Avenue, south on White Bear Ave. to Ker- 
win St. (enters Stillwater Road) east to nursery. 
The hourly bus service from St. Paul to Stillwater passes our 
nursery. Fare from St. Paul 15 cents. 
From Wisconsin points, cross the St. Croix River at Hudson or 
Stillwater. If crossed at Hudson go to Stillwater and from there 
follow Highway 212 to our nursery. 
"PERENNIAL SEEDLINGS" 
To meet the demand for a lower priced plant we are this sea¬ 
son offering seedlings and divisions. These are the same as our 
regular stock except in size and age; in fact, it is the stock that 
we grow another season to produce our standard grade. A seed¬ 
ling is a plant that has been grown one season in our outdoor seed 
beds, or has been started very early in the greenhouse. These 
plants will give satisfaction but will not bloom as freely nor as 
profusely the first year as our regular sized stock. 
Perkins' Choice—Colorful Phlox 
AFRICA -Brilliant carmine-red with blood red eye. Well shaped 
flower heads composed of large florets. A most desirable phlox. 
Each 35 cents. 
B. COMPTE --A tall-growing variety having large heads of rich satiny 
amaranth colored flowers. Each 30 cents. 
BLUE HILL—The nearest blue phlox. Each 25 cents. 
COMMANDER -A deep crimson red with slightly darker eye. Pro¬ 
duces a wonderful display of color. Each 35 cents. 
COUNT ZEPPELIN - -Flowers pure white, with a vermillion-red eye. 
Free-flowering and a good grower. Each 30 cents. 
COLUMBIA (New, Patented). Large trusses of rich cameo-pink 
flowers with faint light blue eye. Does not fade. Each 50 
cents. 
LORD RALEIGH—Dark mauve with a purplish tint. Free flowering. 
Each 25 cents. 
MAID MARION -An excellent variety, with lilac flowers. Each 35 
cents. 
MISS LINGARD —The best early white. It has a pale pink eye. Con¬ 
tinuous blooming throughout the summer. A most desirable variety. 
Each 25 cents. 
MISS VERBOOM —An early blooming phlox similar in habit to Miss 
Lingard. Flowers a lavender pink. Each 50 cents. 
MRS. JENKINS - A standard late blooming clear white variety. Each 
25 cents. 
MRS. W. VAN BEUNINGEN -Large rich salmon-red flower heads. 
Each 35 cents. 
RHINELANDER—A good old variety of excellent habit. Color a soft 
pink. Each 25 cents. 
R. P. STRUTHERS—A striking variety with rosy carmine flowers with 
claret-red eye. Each 25 cents. 
SALADIN—A highly colored variety having scarlet-red flowers with 
blood red eye. Each 50 cents. 
THOR -A favorite salmon-pink variety. Each 25 cents. 
COLLECTION 
1 each of the 16 varieties; $5.25 value for $4.00 
Perkins' Selected Annuals 
FOR BEDDING 
Unlike Perennials, the Annual Flowering Plants complete their 
growth the first season. An annual plant will generally produce 
more blossoms than a hardy one, in a single season. On this ac¬ 
count, as well as the lower cost per plant, annual plants are es¬ 
pecially desirable when planting a place that is rented for a short 
period. If there is no shrubbery around the home very attractive 
pictures may be made by the use of Annuals. They will also be 
effective in tying the house to the ground. 
Annuals should also be used in the hardy border to give color 
at those times when there are likely to be few Perennials in blos¬ 
som, and also to hide those that become unsightly as the season 
advances. 
If possible, plant annuals in masses, at least 25 of a kind in a place. 
ANNUAL PLANTS FLAT GROWN 
Unless specified otherwise all our Annual Plants are grown in 
flats and have been once transplanted. They have a good root 
system and if properly handled will give satisfaction and there 
should be no loss. As these are sold at a much lower price, due 
to less labor in producing and caring for them, people should not 
expect to get quite as quick results as is possible with the higher 
priced potted plants. 
When selecting flat grown plants avoid the tall lanky plants, 
and choose the stocky ones, as they will give much better results with 
less care. 100 plants to a flat. 
