Gould’s Seeds 
Seedsmen 
Since 1898 
Are Reliable 
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Ibcris (Hardy Candytuft) 
Very pretty, hardy perennials, for per¬ 
manent front rows or edgings. Pine 
for early decorations. Much used for 
rockeries and cemeteries. 
Sempervirens. White flowers in spring. 
12 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Gibraltica. Red and rosy-white. 1 to 2 
feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Kudzu Vine (Jack and the Bean Stalk) 
A remarkably hardy climber that will 
grow 8 to 10 feet the first year from 
seed. When established, it will grow 
40 to 60 feet a season. Tops from 
young vines may not live through the 
winter, here in the Northwest, but as 
roots get older, tops are more likely to 
survive. Has Wistaria-like purple blos¬ 
soms in August. Pueraria, Thunbergi- 
ana. Pkt. 10 c. 
Lathyrus (Hardy Sweet Pea) 
Showy, free flowering, hardy perennial 
climber, valuable for covering old 
stumps, fences, etc., continually in 
bloom. Good for cut flowers. They re¬ 
quire a rich deep soil. Grows 5 to 7 
feet tall. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Lilium Regale (Regal Lily) 
One of the most beautiful of all known 
lilies. Flowers are delightfully per¬ 
fumed, of white, slightly suffused with 
pink. Blooms in July. Bulblets from 
spring planted seeds should be lifted 
and planted deeper in the fall. These 
bulblets will flower the following sum¬ 
mer. Pkt. 10c. 
Lilium Tenuifolium (Coral Lily) 
This is only 24 inches high and one 
of the earliest to bloom. Flowers are 
deep scarlet and have recurled petals 
of waxy texture. Pkt. 10c. 
Linum (Flax) 
A pretty plant for the border, with 
light graceful foliage, bearing delicate 
flowers through the entire summer. 
Flnvnm, (Golden Flax) yellow flowers, 
very showy rock plant, about 12 inches 
in height. Pkt. 15c. 
Perenne, dainty sky-blue flowers on 
graceful arching stems. Grows 30 
inches high. Pkt. 10c. 
Lobelia 
Grow 2 to 4 feet in height, bearing long 
spikes of brilliant flowers from July to 
September. 
Cardinalis. (Cardinal Flower) flaming 
scarlet. Pkt. 15c. 
Lupine 
Lupine 
This will be found a great acquisition 
to any garden. It forms dense bushes 
three to four feet high, of elegant 
spikes completely clothed to the ground 
with snowy white and deep sea blue 
flowers, that are very fragrant. Lupines 
are one of the hardiest perennial plants 
grown, and will thrive in the poorest 
soil. Pkt. 10 c. 
Lunaria (Honesty or Satin Flower) 
A curious biennial chiefly grown for its 
shiny silvery seed pods, which make 
a useful winter decoration, arranged 
with flowers in baskets and bouquets. 
When the seed pods are perfected, cut 
the stalks bearing them, and store 
away in a dry place. Grow 18 to 24 
inches high. Pkt. 10c. 
Lychnis (Rose Campion) 
Handsome hardy perennial with bril¬ 
liant colored flowers. Excellent for 
borders; blooms first year if sown 
early. Color; white, pink, to shades 
of rich scarlet. 
Arckwrightii, showy Large Flowered 
Hybrids, 18 inches. Pkt. 15c. 
Forrestii Hybrids, excellent for rock 
garden and border. 2 feet. Pkt. 15c. 
Visearia Splendens, (Catchfly) deep 
rose spikes, very early flowering. Pkt. 
10c. 
Monarda (Bee Balm) 
Hardy plants of free growth, about 2 
feet high with aromatic foliage, bril¬ 
liant scarlet flowers in July and Aug¬ 
ust. Didyma. Pkt. 15c. 
Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not) 
These dainty little flowers love cool 
moist soils, and bloom freely in spring 
and fall. They make beautiful close 
borders or edgings. They flower the 
first season from early spring-planted 
seed, or seed may be sown in late sum¬ 
mer or early fall. Grow 10 to 12 inches 
high. 
Alpestris. The Alpestris Myosotis while 
a perennial needs winter protection. Is 
mostly treated as an annual; bright 
blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Nepeta 
An excellent perennial plant for the 
rock garden, or anywhere. Very com¬ 
pact, producing during July and Au¬ 
gust masses of beautiful lavender-blue 
flowers. Mussini. 1 ft. high. Pkt. 10c. 
Oenothera (Evening Primrose) 
Are elegant plants for growing in an 
exposed sunny position, either in the 
border or rockery. Grow 10 to 12 
inches high and bear from June until 
August, large flowers, often 5 inches 
in diameter. 
Missouriensis (macrocarpa). Yellow 
flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Passiflora (Passion Flower) 
Highly interesting herbs and shrubs, 
mostly climbers that legend and super¬ 
stition have attached to these plants 
from the first. The flower was thought 
to represent the ten apostles present 
at the Crucifixion. A beautiful vine for 
the greenhouse or window. Plant in a 
sunny place outdoors in summer. Mix¬ 
ed. Pkt. 10c. 
Pentstemon (Bearded Tongue) 
Attractive plants, much used in the 
hardy border. The bushes are pyram¬ 
idal, 2 to 3 feet high, with erect 
branches thickly set with flowers 1% 
inches long, varying in all shades from 
rosy-white to purple with white or 
veined throats. Pentstemon bloom the 
first season from spring-sown seed. 
Flowering season is from July until 
frost. 
Sensation, Improved. Colors vary from 
pink to scarlet and maroon, beautifully 
blotched and veined with other colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Physostegia 
These handsome plants flower from 
July until frost, growing 3 to 4 feet 
high and bear broad, dense spikes of 
delicate pink tubular flowers not un¬ 
like a giant Heather. One of the most 
beautiful of our mid-summer flowering 
perennials. Speciosa. Pkt. 10c. 
Phlox (Hardy Phlox) 
These beautiful hardy border plants 
are among the most effective subjects 
in the garden during late summer and 
early fall. Phlox require a soil that is 
deeply enriched and plenty of water 
during the blooming period. Divide 
plants every four years. We are offer¬ 
ing a most select strain of seed. 
Decussata. Seed slow and erratic in 
germinating and the seedlings may not 
appear for a year. Grow 2 to 3 feet 
high. Finest mixed, from newest varie¬ 
ties. Pkt. 10c. 
Physalis Franchetti (Chinese Lantern) 
The flower of this plant is not notice¬ 
able to any extent, but the fruit or seed 
pod which resembles a husk tomato, 
but is larger, will grow to about the 
size of an egg. These at first are green, 
but as they mature, turn to a bright 
red giving it the appearance of a 
Chinese lantern. The stems should 
then be cut, and unlike other Ever¬ 
lastings, should be hung up in an up¬ 
right position to allow the lanterns to 
hang in their natural position. Grow 
15 to 24 inches high. Pkt. 10c. 
Platycodon (Jap. Bell-Flower) 
A member of the Campanula family, 
with handsome, branching spikes 1 to 
2 feet high. Platycodon is considered 
by many the best bell flower. They 
bear these large, showy deep-blue flow¬ 
ers continuously from July until frost. 
Plant grows 18 to 24 inches high. 
Grandiflorum. Tall deep blue, 18 to 24 
inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Mariesi, dark blue, dwarf, 12 to 15 
inches high. Pkt. 15c. 
Oriental Poppies 
Poppy, Iceland 
Similar to the annual Shirley Poppy 
but in addition to the white, red and 
pink shades of the latter, the Iceland 
Poppy is often a fine yellow or orange 
color. Plants grow 12 to 15 inches 
high. Will flower entire season if seed 
pods are kept picked. Pick when in 
bud for cut flowers. Bloom the first 
season from spring planted seed. 
Sunbeam Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Double, Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Sanford’s Giants, vigorous growers, 
long stems, beautiful colors. Pkt. 15c. 
Poppy, Oriental 
One of the most gorgeous of all peren¬ 
nials, producing in June and July its 
enormous blossoms, often 6 Inches in 
diameter. The colors range from soft 
blush and rose to flaming scarlet and 
richest maroon. The flower stems are 
long and heavy, bending gracefully 
under the weight of the blossoms. The 
culture is simple if the directions at 
the top of first perennial page are fol¬ 
lowed. The plants are at their best 
when about 3 years old. Often one 
specimen will show 10 or 15 blooms. 
Height of plants, 18 to 30 inches. All 
colors mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriental Scarlet. Very striking and 
glorious color. Pkt. 10c. 
