SEED CATALOGUE . 1935 
Perennial Plants 97 
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus ) 
A well-known, free-flowering hardy perennial, bearing heads of fragrant, 
richly colored flowers. 
Pink Beauty (Newport Pink). A beautiful shade of salmon-pink; very large heads 
on long stems. 
Scarlet Beauty. Large heads of an intense scarlet color; very striking. 
Holborn Glory. Giant-flowering varieties in finest assortment of colors. 
Single White. 
All Sweet Williams, 25 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100 
Thymus • Thyme 
The Thymes make a perfect, close, fragrant carpet on hot, dry, sunny banks 
where grass is difficult to establish. They are a sheet of blossom in June and July. 
A valuable trailing plant for the rockery. 
Herba-barona. Prostrate grower. Purple flowers. Has strong caraway-seed scent. 
June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Nitidus. 9 in. A distinct species of bushy habit, covered in June with rosy lilac 
flowers. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Serpyllum (Azoricus). 6 in. A dwarf, shrubby species with purple flowers. 
May, June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Serpyllum albus. A white-flowering form. 
Serpyllum citriodorus argenteus. Forms a compact bush about 9 inches in 
height. The small leaves are silver-variegated and lemon-scented. 
Serpyllum citriodorus aureus. Similar in habit and fragrance to the above, 
but having golden variegated leaves. 
Serpyllum coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and bright red flowers. 
Serpyllum lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved Thyme). Woolly foliage and bright 
pink flowers. 
All Thymus, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100, except where noted 
Thalictrum • Meadow Rue 
Hardy plants, valuable for their attractive foliage and very graceful plumose 
flowers. Foliage colors in the fall. Desirable for cutting where an attractive green 
is needed. Will thrive in partial shade. 
Adiantifolium. 2J4 ft- Clumps of maidenhair-like foliage and long 
spikes of loosely arranged, small, yellowish white flowers, good for 
cutting. They can be used in place of Gypsopbila paniculata before 
that is available. June, July. 
Aquilegifolium. 2J^ ft. Columbine-like foliage and feathery heads 
of creamy white flowers. June, July. 
Sweet William 
Tunica 
Saxifraga. 6 in. Tufts of grass-like foliage and stems bearing small 
rosy pink flowers. July to September. 25 cts. each; $2 per doz.; 
$12.50 per 100. 
Aquilegifolium purpureum. Pinkish purple flowers. 
Valeriana 
All Thalictrums, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Trollius • Globe Flower 
Officinalis. 3 to 4 ft. A strong-growing and free-flowering plant 
bearing large heads of pale pink flowers. June, July. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Orange Prince. 2 ft. This beautiful, hardy, robust border plant has 
handsome dark green foliage and showy orange-yellow flowers in 
profusion. Well adapted for half-shady or sunny positions. Very 
fine. May, June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Superbus. Similar in 
habit to Orange Prince 
but has pale yellow blos¬ 
soms. 50 cts. each; $5 
per doz. 
Trillium 
Grandiflorum (Wood Lily; 
Wake Robin). Excellent 
plants for shady positions 
in the hardy border. 
Large, pure white flowers 
in early spring. 15 cts. 
each; $1.50 per doz.; 
$9 per 100. 
Tritoma 
Pfitzeri (Torch Lily). 2 to 
3 ft. A very distinct and 
handsome late-flowering 
perennial, with tufts of 
grass-like foliage and 
thick, fleshy stems cov¬ 
ered with orange-scarlet, 
tubular flowers. Septem¬ 
ber, October. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Royal Standard. 3 ft. A 
new variety blooming 
from June until the end of 
October. Upper half of 
flower-spike rosy scarlet; 
lower half bright yellow. 
50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
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Viola 
Apricot. Rich apricot color, tinged with orange. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Pedata (Bird’s-Foot Violet). 6 in. Tufts of finely divided leaves and 
lilac-blue flowers. April, May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 
per 100. 
Jersey Gem. Cannot be too highly praised. It possesses every good 
quality that a plant should have, and, as far as we know, no bad 
ones. Blooms freely and continuously from spring until frost, and 
the flowers, royal purple in color, are not affected by the sun. Its 
foliage is a rich, healthy green, and its habit of growth is neat and 
compact. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Veronica 
Filiformis. Useful for the rock-garden. 
Incana. 1 ft. Compact masses of silvery foliage and deep blue 
flowers. May, June. 
Longifolia subsessilis. 2 ft. One of the handsomest blue-flowering 
plants. Perfectly hardy and increases in strength and beauty each 
year. Spikes completely studded with beautiful blue flowers. Fine 
for cutting and one of the best plants for the hardy border. July 
to September. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Repens. 4 in. Carpets of evergreen foliage entirely covered in spring 
with very pale blue flowers. 
Teucrium rupestris. 6 in. A prostrate trailer forming a thick green 
carpet which is almost hidden in May and June by myriads of 
clusters of deep blue flowers. 
Spicata. 2 ft. Spikes of blue flowers. June to August. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100. except where noted 
Yucca 
Filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). Among hardy plants there is nothing 
more effective and striking for isolated positions on the lawn or on 
dry banks where few other plants thrive. It is also indispensable 
for the rockery. Its broad, sword-like, evergreen foliage and im¬ 
mense branching spikes of drooping, creamy white flowers, rising 
to a height of 6 feet, render it a bold and handsome subject wherever 
placed. 25 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $12.50 per 100. 
