E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO. 
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 
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Perennial and Biennial Flower Seeds 
ACHILLEA ptarmica. The Pearl. Small, white, 
double flowers. Height, 2 ft. July, August. 
AGROSTEMMA coronaria. Flowers rose, crimson 
and white in May and June. Silvery foliage. 
Height, 2 ft. 
ALYSSUM saxatile. Gold Dust. A mass of tiny 
yellow flowers. Height, 5 in. 
ANCHUSA italica, Dropmore. Misty masses of deep 
blue flowers in June. Height, 4 ft. 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine. Easily grown from seed. 
Long-spurred Hybrids. Many shades. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids. Unusual. Height, 3 ft. 
ARABIS alpina. Blanket of small white flowers. 
AUBRIETIA. Dwarf, spreading plants for border or 
rock-garden. Colors Rose, Blue, and Lilac. 
BELLIS perennis. Double English Daisy. Mixed. 
BOLTON1A latisquama. Blooms in September. 
Daisy-like pinkish lavender flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 
CAMPANULA. Canterbury Bells; Bellflower. 
Blooms in June. Single, Mixed. 
Cup-and-Saucer ( Calycantbema ). Mixed. 
Carpatica. Light violet. Height, 8 to 10 in. 
Persicifolia, Mixed. Height, 2 to 2J4 ft. 
CANDYTUFT ( Iberis semperoirens). White flowers 
from April to June. 
Gibraltarica. Lilac. 
CHEIRANTHUS. Wallflower. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT (. Physalis ). 
COREOPSIS lanceolata grandiflora. Long-stemmed 
yellow flowers all summer. 
Double Golden Wave. Double flowers on long 
stems. 
DELPHINIUM sinensis or Chinese. This is a per¬ 
ennial, but if planted in early spring it will 
bloom in August. Its foliage is small and it is 
12 to 18 inches high; makes an attractive bed¬ 
ding plant and a fine cut-flower. Mixed colors. 
Anna Eberius. Rosy purple. 50 cts. per doz.; 
$3 per 100. 
Baron J. Hulot. New. Deep violet. 60 cts. per 
doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
Berty Snow. Neu>. Rosy lavender. 65 cts. per doz.; 
$5 per 100. 
Betty Nuthall. Orange-pink. 60 cts. per cloz.; 
$3.50 per 100. 
Carmen Sylva. New. White with lilac throat. 
55 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
Crimson Glow. Those who admire the richer colors 
will choose Crimson Glow for the warm, glowing 
efTect of its crimson-scarlet blooms. 20 cts. for 3; 
40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. Scarlet. 50 cts. per doz.; $3 
per 100. 
E. J. Shaylor. Rose-pink. 45 cts. per doz.; $2.75 
per 100. 
Giant Nymph. Rose-pink with yellow. 50 cts. per 
doz.; $3 per 100. 
Golden Dream. Golden yellow. 50 cts. per doz.; 
$3 per 100. 
Halley. Salmon-pink. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 
100 . 
Jenny Lind. New. Apricot, yellow throat. 50 cts. 
per doz.; $3 per 100. 
La Paloma. Orange; very large. 65 cts. per doz.; 
per doz. 
Le Marechal Foch. Pink. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 
per 100. 
Los Angeles. New. Pink, with white blotch. 40 cts. 
per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 
DELPHINIUM Belladonna. Light blue. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Bellamosum. Rich blue shade. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Magnificent spikes. 
Wrexham Strain. Hollyhock Delphinium. Pkt. 
25 cts. 
DIANTHUS plumarius. Pinks. Small, delicately 
scented flowers of rich rose. 
Latifolius atrococcineus flore-pleno. Everbloom- 
ing Hybrid Sweet William. 
Deltoides. Vivid pink flowers on 12-inch stems. 
DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Fine Mixed. 
Giant Shirley Hybrids. New. Bright colors. 
GAILLARDIA, Portola Hybrids. Blanket Flower. 
GEUM. A charming perennial of merit. 
Lady Stratheden. Rare golden yellow. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Double orange-scarlet. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Hardy Baby’s Breath. 
HEUCHERA. Coral Bells. Coral-red flower-spikes 
are held well above the foliage and are borne 
profusely from May to July. Height, 1 ft. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
HIBISCUS. Large pink, rose, and crimson flowers. 
Mixed. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Double Maroon Double Scarlet 
Double Yellow Double White 
Newport Pink, Single Mixed and Double Mixed. 
Double Salmon-Pink 
ICELAND POPPY ( Papa er nudicaule). Orange, 
white, and yellow flowers on fine stiff stems all 
summer. Height, 1)/£ ft. 
LATHYRUS. Perennial Pea. Giant White Pearl, 
Pink Beauty, Red, and Mixed. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus. Lupine. Showy perennial. 
White, Rose, Blue, and Mixed. 
LYCHNIS. Border plant. Red flowers. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES, Orange-Scarlet, Salmon- 
Pink. 
Maiden’s Blush. Pink. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 
per 100. 
Marmora. New. Gray with purplish throat. 
65 cts. per doz.; $4.5 ) per 100. 
Mary Pickford. White. 50 cts. per cloz.; $3.50 
per 100. 
Minuet. Light lavender. 65c. per doz.; $5 per 100. 
Mrs. Francis King. Scarlet. 40 cts. per doz.; 
$2.50 per 100. 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Pink. 50 cts. per doz.; 
$3 per 100. 
Mrs. Leon Douglas. New. Rose, striped orange. 
50 cts. per doz.; $3 per 100. 
Nancy Hanks. New. Orange-pink. 45 cts. per cloz.; 
$3 per 100. 
Odin. Salmon-pink. 50 cts. per doz.; $3 per 100. 
Orange Queen. Orange-yellow. 50 cts. per doz.; 
$3 per 100. 
Peace. Pure white. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 
Pfitzer’s Triumph. New. Salmon. 65 cts. per doz.; 
$5 per 100. 
Prince of Wales. Pink. 50 cts. per doz.; $3 per 100. 
Schwaben. Sulphur-yellow. 40 cts. per doz.; 
$2.50 per 100. 
Tycko Zang. New. Salmon-pink. 45 cts. per doz.; 
$2.75 per 100. 
Virginia. Scarlet. 50 cts. per doz.; $3 per 100. 
W. H. Phipps. Clear pink. 60 cts. per doz.; $3.50 
per 100. 
Richardson’s Special Mixture. 35 cts. per doz.; 
$2 per 100. 
Richardson’s DeLuxe Mixture. 45 cts. per doz.; 
$2.50 per 100. 
PENTSTEMON. Coral-red flowers. June to 
September. 
PERENNIAL FLAX. Light blue. 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginica. False Dragonhead. 
Spikes of delicate pink flowers. 
PLATYCODON. Chinese Bellflower. Blue flowers 
from June to September. Height, 3 ft. 
PURPLE CONEFLOWER (Rudbeckia purpurea). 
PYRETHRUM roseum. Painted Daisy. Mixed. 
RUDBECKIA speciosa. Coneflower. Yellow flowers 
with deep brown centers. 
SCABIOSA caucasica. Blue Bonnet. Pkt. 15 cts. 
SHASTA DAISY. Popular hardy flower. Easily 
grown. 
STATICE latifolia. Sea Lavender. 
STOKESIA cyanea. Cornflower Aster. Showy 
lavender flowers from July until October. 
Height 2 ft. 
SUNFLOWER ( Helianibus ). 
SUN ROSE ( Helianthemum). Mixed. 
SWEET ROCKET. Height, 2 ft. Mixed. 
SWEET WILLIAM. 
Perfection Single Mixed. Double Mixed. 
Newport Pink. Double; salmon-pink. 
Scarlet Beauty. Double flowers. 
TRITOMA. Red-Hot Poker. 
TUNICA saxifraga. Dwarf. Delicate rose blooms. 
VALERIAN ( Valeriana coccinea ), Rose or White. 
Height, 3 ft. 
VERBENA venosa. Hardy Garden Verbena. 
Bright purplish heliotrope flowers from 
early summer until late fall. Perfectly 
hardy. Splendid for beds, borders, rock- 
gardens, etc. Height, 1 ft. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
34 oz. 50 cts. 
VERONICA longifolia. Blue. For border or cutting. 
VIOLA. Tufted Pansy. Mixed. 
Biennials are also available in extra-strong plants at 
doz.; $12 per 100, and up, according to varieties 
HARDY LILIES 
Auratum (Gold-banded Japan Lily). Large, fra¬ 
grant ivory-white flowers, thickly studded with 
chocolate-crimson spots, and striped golden yel¬ 
low through center. 3 to 5 feet. July—September. 
30 cts. each; $3.25 per doz. 
Henryi. The flowers are bright orange-yellow. 
Hardy as a tree. Easily grown and permanent. 
August. 25 cts. each; $2.75 per doz. 
Philippinense formosanum. A most wonderful Lily, 
with gorgeous, large, pure white blooms tinted 
rose on the outside. Of the same glorious size 
and splendid form as the Easter Lily and with 
the same delightful fragrance. Perfectly hardy, 
blooming in August and September on plants 
3 to 4 feet high. Cover bulbs 6 inches deep in a 
sunny place with ground-cover. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
Regale. Is perfectly hardy, and the large, trumpet¬ 
shaped, delicately scented flowers are ivory-white 
shaded pink, tinged with canary-yellow at the 
base of the petals. 3 to 5 feet. July. Extra-large 
bulbs, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $12.50 
per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 20 cts. each; $2 per 
doz.; $16 per 100. 
Speciosum rubrum or roseum. Flowers delicate 
pink, almost white, spotted red. One of the old 
garden favorites. July, August. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
PEONIES 
Peonies take rank as one of the most beautiful 
hardy perennials. No garden is now complete 
without these gorgeous blooms. 
Albert Crousse. Extra-fine shell-pink. 
Couronne d’Or. Famous Crown of Cold. Snow- 
white, reflecting golden yellow stamens. 
Edulis Superba. Earliest bright pink. 
Felix Crousse. Rich, dazzling ruby-red. 
Festiva Maxima. Very early; white, . flecked 
crimson. 
Karl Rosenfield. Dark, clear, brilliant, velvety 
crimson. A gorgeous Peony. 
Livingston. Pale lilac-rose with silver sheen. The 
best late pink Peony. 
Mme. Calot. Wonderful blush-white, overlaid with 
silvery pink. Early, free bloomer. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Early; glossy lilac-pink with 
deeper center; fragrant. Wonderful. 
Any of above Peonies, 20 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $16 per 100 
OTHER BULBS, PAGE 9 
Neiv and Unusual Gladiolus 
Doz. 
100 
DR. MOODY. Light lavender. 
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85 
$6 50 
FAY LANPHIER. Large; rose-pink. 
85 
6 50 
MOTHER MACHREE. Golden grayish lavender; yellow throat. Unique. 
. 1 
25 
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ORANGE WONDER. Beautiful coppery orange. 
85 
6 00 
PICARDY. Large, sensational shrimp-pink.20 cts. each. 
. 2 
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12 00 
VEILCHENBLAU. Blue-violet. Very beautiful. 
65 
5 00 
SPECIAL OFFER 
3 each of the above Gladiolus (18 bulbs). 
$1 50 
6 each of the above Gladiolus (3 5 bulbs). 
2 75 
12 each of the above Gladiolus (72 bulbs). 
. 5 25 
All Perennial and Biennial Flower Seeds, pkt. 10 cts.; $1 per dozen pkts., 
except where otherwise noted 
GLADIOLUS 
M_*._ Our Gladiolus are the 
ilUie, large size, 1'/ 2 inch 
and up, and are free from thrips. 
The above Perennials and 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per 
