PERKINS' FLOWER GARDENS 
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FUNKIA Lanceolata. August and September. A plantian lily suitable 
for shade or sun. Flowers lavender. Each 25 cents. 6 for $1.25. 
GAILLARDIA —(Blanket Flower). 2 ft.; all summer. Probably no other 
perennial has as many flowers in a season as the Gaillardia. If all 
dead flowers are removed the plant will continue to bloom until 
heavy frost. The flowers come in various combinations of red and 
yellow. Excellent for cutting. 
Mixed colors. Each 25 cents; 6 for $1.25. Seedlings, each 15 cents; 
6 for 75 cents. 
Burgundy. Red flowers. Clumps, each 35 cents. 
Indian Chief. Seedlings. Each 20 cents. 
GYPSOPHILA Paniculata (Baby's Breath). Single; 2 ft.; summer; a 
very popular flowering plant, producing masses of small white flow¬ 
ers. Flowers may be cut and dried for winter bouquets. Each 25 
cents; 6 for $1.25. 
Bristol Fairy. A choice strain of double Baby's Breath. Flowers 
large. Winter protection recommended. Grafted plants. Each 60 
cents. Young plants in 3 inch pots. Each 35 cents. 
Pacifica. Tiny pink blossoms on branching panicles. One year 
seedings. Each 20 cents. 
PAPA'VER Orientate (Poppy). 
One year old plants in three 
inch pots for spring planting. 
Oriental Hybrids. Each 20 
cents; 6 for $1.00. 
Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). 
1 ft.; all summer. A short 
lived perennial, having cup¬ 
shaped flowers on long slen¬ 
der stems. The graceful 
flowers arise from a neat 
tuft of finely cut leaves. The 
bright colors of the flowers 
and their long keeping qual¬ 
ities after being cut make 
the Iceland Poppy a desir¬ 
able plant for any garden. 
Orange, yellow, pink 
shades, Fakenham Hybrids. 
Each 20 cents; 6 for $1.00. 
POLEMONIUM Coeruleum (Jacob's Ladder). 2Vz 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 fcr 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. Suitable for cutting. Each 20 cents; 
12 for $2.00. 
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 drooping petals and large dark cone-like centers are sim¬ 
ilar to the smaller varieties of sunflowers. Each 20 cents; 
6 for $1.00. 
Newmanii. 2 ft. A vivid yellow cone flower with brown cen¬ 
ter Each 20 cents. 
SALVIA Argentea. Large woolly, silvery leaves, flowers white. 
An odd and interesting plant. Each 25 cents. 
Pratensis. 2 ft. Blue flowers from June to September. Each 
25 cents. 
Nemorosa. 2V2 ft. Deep violet. Seedlings, each 20 cents; 
3 for 50 cents. 
SCABIOSA Caucasica —(Blue Bonnet). 2 ft.; June to October. A 
pretty border plant having daisy like lavender flowers on long 
stems, a good cut flower. Each 30 cents; 12 for $3.00. 
LUPINES—Transplant Early 
Lupines. A nice sized group of Lupines with their foot or more long 
spikes of flowers will make a beauty spot in any garden during 
the early summer. 
Polyphyllus. Rose, Blue Elliot's Hybrids. Sweet scented 
Harkness Hybrids Mixed Varieties 
Downers Hybrids 
Each 20 cents; 12 for $2.00. 
LYTHRUM (Loosestrife) 
Roseum Superbum. 4 ft.; July and August. Very showy plants bloom¬ 
ing at a period when there may be a scarcity of flowers in the hardy 
border. Blossoms rosy lilac on long stems. Seedlings, each 15 
cents; 6 for 75 cents. 
Platycodon 
STATICE Latiiolia (Sea Lavender). 2 ft.; summer. The leathery leaves 
form a tuft at the ground from which arises several stiff stems bear¬ 
ing 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. 
Incana. A white flowered form of statice. Each 25 cents. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
PENTSTEMON Pubescens Pyg- 
maeus- (Bearded Tongue). 
1 ft.; June. A very satisfac¬ 
tory plant for the border, 
growing in almost any loca¬ 
tion, also suitable for the rockery. 
Clumps, each 30 cents. 
Oriental Poppy 
Many lavender flowers on spikes. 
A Spray of Double Baby's Breath 
HELIOPSIS Pifcheriana -(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. 
HESPERIS Matronalis—(Sweet Rocket). 3 ft.; June to August. 
Sweet scented flowers for the garden or cutting. Each 25 cents. 
HEUCHERA Sanguinea -(Coral Bells). 1 V 2 ft.; July and Au¬ 
gust. Crimson scarlet flowers. Prefers an open situation. 
Suitable for rockeries. Clumps, each 35 cents. 
Small plants, each 20 cents; 6 for $1.00. 
Brizoides. Coral pink. Each 35 cents. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Double Blood Red Double Salmon Imperator, Mixed 
Double Deep Rose Double Yellow Double Lilac Beauty 
Each 20 cents; 12 for $2.00. 
LIATRIS Pycnoslachya—(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. 
Lupine 
LINUM Perenne—(Flax). 2 to 3 ft.; all summer. Bush-like plants, pro¬ 
ducing daily an abundance of blue blossoms. As a rule the blos¬ 
soms close about noon. The plants prefer an open, warm place. 
Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
LYTHUS Latifolius (Pink Beauty). A climbing vine, reaching a length 
of 6 ft., flowering all summer. Seedlings, 2 for 25 cents. 
MYOSOTIS ((Forget-Me-Nots). Nearly every one is familiar with the 
charming bright blue flowers of the Forget-Me-Nots. They are suit¬ 
able for the border or rock garden and as a ground cover for tulip 
beds. They prefer partial shade and plenty of moisture. Height 
6 in. Each 20 cents; 6 for $1.00. 
Mixed Colors. Johnson's Giants. Scarlet Beauty 
Newport Pink Blood Red 
White 
Each 20 cents; 12 for $2.00. 
THALICTRUM Adiantitolium (Meadow Rue). 3 to 4 ft.; June. A grace¬ 
ful plant having a foliage similar to Maiden Hair Fern. Plumes of 
small cream colored flowers. Each 25 cents. 
