Perennial Seeds 31 
The Best 
Seeds 
Plant 
Plenty 
of 
These 
Hardy 
Perennial 
Seeds 
Enjoy 
These 
Beautiful 
Flowers 
Year 
After 
Year 
Hollyhocks Hespcris Hardy Pinks Coreopsis (above) Campanula 
The term Hardy Perennial is used to distinguish that class of plants whose life cycle is not completed within one or two years, but grow year after 
year, increasing in beauty and size and are hardy enough to withstand the severe weather of the winters. 
Great Horticulturists and Plant Breeders in many parts of the world have spent their lives developing and improving many varieties of these lovely 
flowers. Not until our trial grounds have proven that we are giving you something that will benefit your garden, do we offer you a new variety or 
strain. The Perennial Seeds we offer to you on the following pages will please you and will make your garden a thing of beauty for many years. 
Perennials from Seeds 
(See Roots on pages 67-71) 
The simplest and most commonly used method of 
growing Perennial plants is by making a small seed 
bed right in the corner of your garden. 
Early in May, select a rich light soil, raise the bed 
above the surrounding ground by slightly trenching 
Achillea 
around it, thus insuring drainage. 
Work the soil fine, sow the seed in rows 2 inches 
apart, cover lightly. Shade the soil by covering the 
bed with paper or burlap, remove it when plants 
appear. Never let the bed become dry. 
The letters R. G. after the name means the variety is especially 
fine for Rock Gardens. 
Achillea, Milfoil 
2505 THE PEARL. Ptarmica Double. If sown early Achillea will 
bloom the first season. When established it gives you quantities of fully 
double pure white flowers like little snowballs, all season from spring until 
fall. Fine for cutting. 2 ft. Pkt. lOc; fjoz. 30c. 
2500 AGERATUM YELLOW. R. G. Yellow, sweet scented flowers 
and Ageratum-like leaves. 1 Vi to 2 ft. Pkt. lOc; 5& oz. 30c. 
2507 MILLEFOLIUM ROSEA. Rosy red flowers in dense heads and 
finely cut, deep green foliage. Does well even in adverse conditions, bloom¬ 
ing fully in June and to some extent for balance of Summer. 1 / 2 to 2 ft. 
Pkt. lOc; A oz. 35c. 
2.308 TOMENTOSA YELLOW. R. G. A dwarf variety growing 6 to S 
inches tall, with mats of fern-like foliage and umbels of golden yellow. Bloom 
July to September. Pkt. 15c; fs oz. 50c. 
When plants have three leaves, transplant to three 
inches apart. Let them grow again until large enough 
to place in their future homes in the garden. Try a few 
Perennials each year and eventually have a lovely 
Perennial Garden. 
Alyssum Saxatile 
Aconitum, Monkshood 
Carry tall spikes of hooded flowers, valuable for cutting and garden 
display. Thrive best in rich moist soil in partial shade. The seed is 
slow to germinate. 
2510 NAPELLUS DARK BLUE. Flowers of rich deep blue pro¬ 
duced July and August. 4 to 5 ft. Pkt. 1 Oc; l /h oz. 30c. 
2512 WILSONI. Producing its violet-blue flower in September. 
Strong grower and very hardy. 5 to 6 ft. Pkt. 15c; A oz. 15c. 
2516 Adonis Vernalis 
These bright yellow flowers like large Buttercups are out in April and 
May. The plants grow 15 to 18 inches tall, and carry attractive fern¬ 
like foliage. After blooming the plants die down to the ground. Best to 
sow seed in summer or early fall. Pkt. 1 Oc; iV oz. 30c. 
Agrostemma, Mullein Pink 
2521 CORONARIA, ROSE OF HEAVEN, Atrosanguinea. 
R. G. Has brilliant blood red flowers like small single pinks, open 
from June to August. Early sown seed will bloom the first year. A 
fine cutting flower, and a clump in the border is very showy. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 5c; *4 oz. 20c. 
Anchusa, Bugloss 
2533 ITALICA GRANDIFLORA. Dropmore. Lovely deep blue 
flowers which are trumpet shaped and borne freely from May until 
mid July. You can plant in partial shade. 3 to -1 ft. Pkt. 5c; 54 
oz. 25c. 
Hardy Alyssum 
Agrostemma 
inemone, 
Windfl 
2528 SAXATILE COMPACTUM. Basket of Gold. R. G. Well 
named as the plants are masses of golden yellow flowers in May. 
Plant and flowers quite similar to annual Alyssum. A fine border 
plant. 9 to 1 2 in. tall. Pkt. lOc; 54 oz. 30c. 
2529 ARGENTEUM. R. G. Pretty yellow flowers and silvery 
foliage. An excellent rock garden variety of dense growth and bloom¬ 
ing all summer. June to August. 12 to 15 in. tall. Pkt. lOc; 5& 
oz. 50c. 
2530 SERPYLLIFOLIUM. R. G. A most desirable variety for 
the rock garden. Producing tiny plants only a few inches high with 
silver gray foliage and bright yellow flowers. One of the earliest 
blooming. Pkt. 15c; yg oz. 40c. 
2531 ROCK GARDEN SPECIES MIXED. R. G. A mixture of 
the rarer dwarf varieties such as Montanum, Rostratum, Corym- 
bosum, etc. Bloom from April to August. Pkt. 1 Oc. 
Anthemis, Golden Marguerite 
2548 KELWAYI. Bright golden yellow, daisy-like flowers on 
long stems with finely cut foliage. Blooms June to September. 2 ft. 
Pkt. lOc; 54 oz. 25c. 
254 9 MONTANA. White flowers, very fine blooming, nice for 
massing in the border. Blooms all summer, one foot high. Pkt. 15c. 
Arabis, Rock Cress 
ower 
Aconitum Napellus 
2541 CORONARIA, ST. BRIGID. R. G. The Anemones are ammig the prettiest 
of perennials and the St. Brigid strain with large, double and semi-double flowers, 
with their wide color range are called the best of all. The flowers are 1 to 13-12 inches 
across. Flowering in May and June. 1 ft. Pkt. lOc; j*e oz. 30c. 
2581 ALPINA. R. G. These flowers will greet you in April and 
May, a sheet of pure white fragrant flowers over low carpet-like 
plants. A fine flower for edging or for covering bare spaces as it will 
grow in any sunny place. 6 in. tall. Pkt. lOc; 54 oz. 25c. 
2582 ROSEA. R. G. A lovely variety of Arabis only an inch or 
two taller than Alpina with flowers of vivid rose. Pkt. 20c. 
2586 Arenaria, Sandwort 
Montana. A very desirable trailing sort of nearly evergreen foliage 
forming a dense carpet of green foliage covered with large white 
flowers in Spring. A fine subject for the rock garden. Pkt. 15c. 
Armeria, Sea Thrift 
Aubretia Deltoides 
The Aubretias are beautiful low growing spring flowering plants, very valuable in 
rock gardens or as edgings and borders. Transplant in fall where they are to bloom 
the following spring. 
2607 LILAC BLUE. R. G. Charming lilac-blue or lavender blooms on dwarf com¬ 
pact plants. Blooms freely during April and May. 0 inches. Pkt. 1 5c. 
2606 LARGE FLOWERED HYBRIDS. R. G. Plants 6 inches tall producing a 
wide range of colors. Pkt. 1 5c; & oz. 40c. 
2501 FORMOSA. Attractive dwarf plants that will succeed in most any soil, 
forming evergreen tufts of bright green foliage. Many rose-pink flowers appear in 
June and Julv. 24 in. tall. Pkt. lOc; l A oz. 30c. ...... 
2502 MARITIMA SPLENDENS.R. G. A dwarfer variety growing fi inches high 
and producing beautiful bright rose flowers in May and June. Pkt. 1 t>C. 
2503 LAUCHEANA, DWARF THRIFT. R. G. Best of the Armenas for Rock 
Gardens. Grows only 0 inches high with heads of Rosy crimson flowers in July and 
August. Pkt. 15c. , . 
2504 MAURITANICA. A new strain of Armeria m clear pink, rlowers measure 
2 to 3 inches across on stems 18 to 24 inches tall. Heaviest bloom in June and July, 
later blooms also. Pkt. 1 5c. 
oaai a | c a \Y/ J ff Odorata. An herb, the leaves 
ZOUI Asperula, OW601 Woodruri used for making beverages, or 
when dried to lav among linens. Nice for carpeting shady places, growing 6 to 8 
inches high.'From May to July the plants bear heads of sweet scented snowy-white 
flowers. Pkt. lOc; *4 oz. 30c. 
Th e letters /, R.G/ / after a name mean that it is especially good for Rock Gardens. 
