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PERKINS' FLOWER GAR DENS 
Perkins' Perennial Plants 
ANCHUSA—Barrelieri—(Alkanet). 3 ft. An early blooming anchusa 
with a medium shade of blue forgetmenot-like flowers. Each 30 
cents; 3 for 75 cents. 
ANTHEMIS—Kelwayi -(Marguerite). 2 ft.; summer. A good plant for 
the border, producing an abundance of yellow daisy-like flowers. 
The finely cut dark green foliage is attractive during the entire sea¬ 
son. While the blossoms are sometimes used for cut flowers the plant 
is better suited for adding a touch of bright color to the border. 
Each 25 cents; 6 for $1.00. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
Plant Very Early 
The columbines are often miscalled honeysuckle. They grow from 
two to three feet high and produce an abundance of graceful, long¬ 
stemmed flowers for the late spring and early summer months. Colum¬ 
bines are not particular about the soil but seem to prefer a well drained 
sandy loam. They will grow in partial shade. Our plants are two year 
old clumps. 
*Chrysantha, Yellow. Seedlings only. 
Chrysanfha Silver Queen. A white variety. 
*Clemataquilla. Spurless flowers—mixed colors. 
*Coerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Blue and white. 
*Dobbie's Imperial Hybrids. Seedlings only. 
Long Spurred Pink and Rose Shades. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott's Hybrids. A superior strain of long spurred flowers 
in many beautiful combinations of colors. 
Rainbow Hybrids. 
Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
*Seedlings; 2 for 25 cents; 12 for $1.25. 
ARMERIA FORMOSUM—(Sea Pink). Rose pink flowers, June and 
July. Each 25 cents. 
ARTEMISIA—Lactiflora—(Sage Brush). 3 ft.; August and September. 
A tall growing plant of fine foliage and heads of small white flowers. 
Each 30 cents; 3 for 75 cents. 
ASCLEPIAS—Tuberosa—(Butterfly Flower). 18 in. July and August. 
Bright orange colored flowers which last a long time as cut flowers. 
Each 25 cents. 
HARDY ASTERS—For Fall Blooms 
No hardy border is complete with¬ 
out groups of Hardy Asters to give 
masses of color in the fall. Asters 
grow in any soil but large flowers 
will not be produced in a poor, dry 
soil. Aster plants should be divided 
occasionally if it is desired to keep 
the blooms large. A long hedge of 
asters will attract much attention. 
Amelloides. 12 in. An early bloom¬ 
ing blue aster. Fine for cutting. 
Barr's Pink. 4 to 5 ft. A fine bright 
pink. 
Blue Gem. 2 to 3 ft. A rich blue. 
Queen Mary. 3 ft. A pleasing blue 
aster with its flowers arranged 
loosely in branching panicles. 
Purple Flowered. 4 ft. 
Mrs. Raynor. 3 to 4 ft. The nearest 
red of all asters. 
St. Egwin. 2 to 3 ft. September. A dwarf variety with bright shiny, 
deep green fine foliage, being almost completely covered with soft 
pink flowers. A beautiful plant. Award of Merit, Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society. 
And aster, clumps, each 30 cents; 6 for $1.50. Small divisions, each 
20 cents. 
BOLTONIA —(False Chamomile). Boltonias prove their value during the 
months of August and September when few other plants are in 
blossom. They will grow in any soil; sun or shade. If grown in 
the shade they may need staking. To produce large flowers divide 
the clumps every three years, or cut cut some of the stems in the 
spring. The head of the plant is wide spreading and bears many 
aster-like single flowers. Pink or white. Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
CANTERBURY BELLS. Blue, rose, white. 
Cup and Saucer Type. Mixed colors. Each 25 cents; 6 for $1.25. 
CENTAUREA—Macrocephala. 3 ft.; a tall growing species of corn 
flower with large leaves. The large double thistle like flowers are 
a soft shade of yellow. An uncommon plant. Each 25 cents. 
CONVALLARIA—Lily of the Valley. Clumps, each 25 cents. 
Single pips, each 5 cents. 
COREOPSIS Lanceolata Grandifloia. Coreopsis; 2 to 3 ft.; sum¬ 
mer; large, bright yellow flowers on long stems. Each 20 cents. 
DAISIES (White) 
Alaska. One of the best Shasta Daisies. 24 to 36 in.; summer. Large 
white flowers, 4 to 5 in. in diameter, on long stems. Excellent for 
cutting. Each 25 cents. 
Edward VII. 24 to 36 in. An English strain of large flowered Shasta 
Daisy. Each 25 cents. 
Giant Daisy. A tali growing fall blooming whhe Daisy. Very hardy. 
Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
Dienier's Double Shasta. Plants grown from divisions of selected double 
flowered plants. Each 35 cents. 
DELPHINIUM 
SELECTED PLANTS—Choice plants, selected during the flowering 
period from our plantings of "Wrexham" and "Blackmore and Lang- 
don" delphiniums. Good colors, good sized flowers, dark and light 
shades. Each 85 cents. 
Wrexham Hybrids. 3 to 4 ft. An English strain with colors varying 
from light blue to purple, many having touches of pink in each flow¬ 
er. Both dark and light "bees" are present. This strain includes 
manv double flowers. Each 40 cents; 12 for $4.00. One year seed¬ 
lings, 6 for $1.25. 
Excelsior Hybrids. A good grade of English Hybrids. Each 20 cents; 
12 for $2.00. 
Indigo Blue Hybrids. The best strain of dark blue Delphiniums we 
have grown, containing some unusually choice specimens. Seedlings, 
6 for $1.25. 
Belladonna. 2 to 3 ft. We are growing an improved strain of this 
ever popular light blue Delphinium. The flowers are not as large as 
in the hybrid strains, but the plant bears many more spikes of flowers. 
One year seedlings, 6 for 75 cents. 
Bellamosum. Dark blue; type similar to Belladonna. Each 25 cents; 
12 for $2.50. Seedlings, 6 for 75 cents. 
Blue Gem. Chinese type; 12 in. A low-growing Delphinium with finely 
cut leaves. Flowers rich dark blue. Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
Seedlings, 6 for 50 cents. 
Azure Fairy. A light blue variety of the Chinese type. Each 25 cents. 
Seedlings, 6 for 50 cents. 
Blackmore and Langdon's Prize Strain. Seed imported from 
England. Last year this strain produced unusually excellent 
spikes of flowers. We are offering young seedlings of this su¬ 
perior strain at the attractive price of; each 50 cents; 6 for 
$2.50. 
DIANTHUS—Plumarius (Garden Pinks). Mixed colors. Each 20 
cents; 6 for $1.00. 
Double Hardy Pinks. Our own selection. Flowers rose-colored, 
sweet scented. Each 25 cents. 
Latiiolius Atrocnineus. A hybrid Sweet William. 1 ft.; all summer 
until frost; beautiful deep crimson flowers similar to Double Pinks; 
suitable for borders or solid beds. Each 20 cents. 
DICENTRA—Spectabilis—(Bleeding Heart). 1 to 2 ft.; spring; attractive 
hardy perennial plants with much cut foliage and long racemes of 
graceful pink heart-shaped flowers. Easily cultivated; desires part 
shade. Each 40 cents. 
Eximae. Plumy Bleeding Heart; 15 inches; April to August; foliage 
finely cut. Each 25 cents. 
DIGITALIS—(Fox Glove). 2 ft.; June and July. A favorite biennial 
having many bell-shaped flowers on long spikes. Rose, purple or 
white, or Shirley. Large plants. Each 25 cents. 
EUPATORIUM Coelestium—(Hardy Ageratum). 1 to 2 ft. August. 
Blue Ageratum like flowers. Each 20 cents. 
ACHILLEA—Boule de Neige—(Yarrow). 
2 ft.; all summer. An easily grown 
plant bearing graceful clusters of dou¬ 
ble white, daisy-like flowers on long 
stems. Each 20 cents; 3 for 50 cents. 
ANEMONE HUPEHENSIS A hardy 
pink anemone from China. Flowers 
freely from August to late fall. Each 
35 cents. 
Pulsatilla. Flowers a dainty lilac ap¬ 
pearing in the early spring. Each 25 
cents. 
September Charm. Blooms in Sep¬ 
tember. The flowers are a delicate sil¬ 
very pink. Average height 2 ft. Each 
40 cents. 
AGROSTEMMA — Coronaria Astrosan- 
guinea —(Rose of Heaven). 1 to 2 ft., 
June to September. Foliage silvery. 
Flowers blood red on long stiff stems. 
Seedlings. Each 20 cents. 
Hybrida Walkeri. Brilliant rosy pur¬ 
ple flowers. Seedlings. Each 20 
cents; 12 for $2.00. 
Gaillardia 
