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Plant Tait’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
Perennial Salvia 
Py rethrum 
The first-named variety is the well-known 
Golden Feather, while the other is a most 
attractive hardy plant with daisy-like flow¬ 
ers that are perfect gems for cutting. 
Aureum. Often called Golden Feather. 
Hardy perennial with cut foliage used 
for edging beds or borders. Height 5 ins. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
Hybridum. Also known as "Painted Daisy.’’ 
Daisy shaped flowers with yellow centers. 
In a wide range of colors from white to 
deep red. Height 15 ins. Pkt. 20c; oz. $4.00. 
Penstemon 
Attractive perennials with long graceful 
spikes of richly colored Gloxinia-like blos¬ 
soms, very hardy; fine for beds and bor¬ 
ders or rock gardens. Height 2 ft. Pkt. 
15c; oz. $4.00. 
Rudbeckia 
A strong and quick growing plant, bear¬ 
ing immense quantities of yellow cone- 
shaped flowers suitable for planting in 
clumps or among shrubbery. 
Hirta. (Black Eyed Susan). A useful 
perennial with bright yellow flowers with 
black centers. Height 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Baciniata. (Golden Ball). A hardy peren¬ 
nial with ball shaped yellow flowers. 
Pkt. 20c. 
Scabiosa Mourning Bride 
A pretty and desireable perennial, some¬ 
times called Pin Cushion Flower on account 
of its shape. The blossoms are borne on 
long stems and are especially good for cut 
flowers. Some varieties are beautifully fril¬ 
led. 
Caucasica. (Blue Bonnet). One of the 
handsomest of hardy perennials. It is 
especially valuable for cutting, the lilac- 
blue blooms lasting a long time in water. 
Height 3 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Isaac House Hybrids. Excellent strain 
with enormous flowers in shades of blue, 
mauve, lavender and white. Height 3 ft. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Annual Scabiosa (see page 71) 
Perennial Salvia 
The perennial Salvias with their spikes 
of pretty blue are most attractive, and 
will bloom the first year season if started 
early indoors. 
Patens—Blue Sage. This tender perennial 
is not useful for bedding, but is a beau¬ 
tiful plant for the border or greenhouse. 
Height 2 ft. Pkt 20c. 
Farinacea—Blue Sage. A perennial variety, 
but best grown as an annual. Seeds sown 
in the open ground in May bloom from 
July to frost. Flowers light blue. Height 
2 ft. Pkt. 20c. 
Stock 
Brompton Giant Winter 
A half-hardy biennial of branching habit, 
bearing huge spikes of large double fra¬ 
grant flowers. For use in the open, it is 
valuable only in mild climates. Height 2 ft. 
Empress Elizabeth —Bright carmine. Pkt. 
25c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25c. 
Annual Stocks (see page 74) 
Summer Cypress (see Kochia page 70) 
Sweet William 
Dianthus Barbatus 
A good old-fashioned biennial of easy 
culture, with broad, flat clusters of fragrant 
flowers in many brilliant colors. Height 
15 ins. 
Single Giant Perennial. Red, pink, maroon, 
crimson with white eye and mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
Single Newport Pink. A pleasing shade of 
salmon pink. Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.00. 
Double Giant Perennial. Red, rose, pink 
and mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Annual Sweet William (see page 74) 
Silene, or Catchfly 
Schafta. A perennial of easy culture and 
adapted to almost all situations and soils. 
It may be used for ribbon gardening or 
beds, rock gardens, and produces fine 
masses of reddish purple blooms. Height 
6 ins. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
Veronica - Speedwell 
A dependable perennial bearing long 
spikes of showy flowers. 
Longifolia. This popular variety has long 
spikes of blue flowers. Height 2 ft. Pkt. 
10c; oz. $1.75. 
Verbena Hybrida Grandiflora 
A magnificent half-hardy perennial of 
robust compact habit and free blooming. 
The trusses are immense, the individual 
florets often measuring an inch in diameter. 
As a bedding plant the Verbena is uni¬ 
versally regarded as invaluable, and few 
plants are better for window boxes, since 
it is never out of bloom during the season. 
Although perennial, they bloom from seed 
the first year, flowering in August if sown 
in May. The best method of planting is 
to sow the seed in boxes or hot-beds early 
in March and transplant when all danger 
of frost is past. Height 6 ins. 
Pkt. Oz. 
Pink .$ .10 $2.00 
Scarlet .10 2.00 
Yellow .10 2.00 
White .10 2.00 
Blue with White Eye.10 2.00 
Violet with White Eye.10 2.00 
Bed with Creamy Eye.10 2.00 
Mixed Colors.10 1.75 
Dwarf Fireball. A dwarf compact verbena 
literally covered with bright scarlet 
blooms. Excellent for borders. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. $4.00. 
Vinca - Periwinkle 
A popular, tender perennial because of its 
glossy dark green foliage and profusion 
of flowers. The pink and white blossoms 
are somewhat like those of Phlox, but 
larger and are not borne in clusters. In 
mild climates they are long season bloom¬ 
ers; in colder sections they may be treated 
as annuals for late summer and autumn 
blooming. Height 1 ft. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 
10c; oz. $1.25. 
Wallflower 
This well-known delightfully fragrant 
perennial bearing long spikes of single and 
double blossoms is among our earliest 
spring flowers. The plant is hardy and 
will endure very low temperatures. The 
colors include yellow, light brown, and 
blood-red. Height 18 ins. 
Single Perennial. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.00. 
Double Perennial. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. $3.00. 
Don’t fail to include in your Flower 
Seed Collection, the following 
All American Flowers 
Fantasy Zinnia 
Desert Gold Zinnia 
Orange Flare Cosmos 
Guinea Gold Marigold 
Bust-Proof Snapdragon 
Orange Shaggy Calendula 
Scarlet Gleam Nasturtium 
Glorius Hybrid Nasturtium 
Collection 
of 
Nine 
Packages 
only 
$1.50 
All listed and described on page 64. 
Verbena Hybrida Grandiflora 
