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Seeds of Hardy Perennial Flowers and 
Rock Garden Plants 
There can be no greater joy than the planting of your own Perennial or Rock Garden, and certainly nothing more fascinating than 
actually growing from seed the plants and varieties desired. Perennials are those plants that go on living and increasing for a number 
of years, the stems dying down each season and coming again from the roots each spring. Most varieties are easily raised from seed 
sown during the late spring and early summer in frames or seed beds and transplanted to their permanent quarters in late summer or 
early autumn. If the seed be planted in August, they should be wintered over in the cold frame and transplanted to the border or 
rockery the following spring. 
We recommend sowing perennial seeds in the spring. Seed germinates better, seedlings have an opportunity to develop into 
sturdy plants by fall, which permits them to winter over more successfully. The majority of these perennials bloom the second year 
from seed. Although some, like Coreopsis and Gaillardia, if sown early, bloom the first year. Perennials should be placed in clumps 
of three or five and left undisturbed for several years. 
All varieties marked with a ® throughout the list are especially suitable for the rockery. 
Achillea - Milfoil or Yarrow 
856 FTARMICA, THE FEABL. A free blooming hardy peren¬ 
nial, bearing a profusion of small, double, white flowers on 
plants 2 feet tall, during July and August. Easily grown 
from seed, flowering the first season, if sown early. Pkt., 
15c; 1/16 oz., 80c. 
Aconitum - Monkshood 
Bold spikes of hood-shaped flowers, valuable for cutting; 
very effective in flower borders and shrubberies, thriving any¬ 
where. Hardy perennial. 
857 NAPELLUS. 2% feet. July, August. Fine, rich blue flow¬ 
ers. Pkt., 10c; y a oz., 45c; y 4 oz., 75c. 
Adonis - Pheasant's Eye 
®858 VEBNALIS (Spring Adonis). A very useful hardy peren¬ 
nial for the rock garden or border. Should be planted in a 
warm corner among Arabis, Aubrietias, Crocuses and Hepat- 
icas. Grows 8 to 12 inches tall, bearing single, yellow, butter¬ 
cup-like flowers during late March and April. Will grow in 
sun or half shade. Seed germinates slowly. Pkt., 10c; 
1/16 oz., 35c. 
Agrostemma - Mullein Pink 
859 COBOBABIA. Silvery foliage and bright crimson flowers, 
free-flowering hardy perennial of easy culture; blooms the 
first season; fine for cutting; 2% to 3 feet. June to August. 
Pkt., 10c. 
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHI (Boston Ivy). See page 52. 
Alyssum - Rock Madwort 
@860 ARGENTEUM (Silvery Madwort). A very compact dwarf 
plant. Flowers yellow in dense clusters from June to August. 
Leaves small and white beneath. Thrives in a sunny situa¬ 
tion in well drained soil. Height 12 to 15 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
@861 MONTANUM Trailing habit. Silvery leaves and fra¬ 
grant yellow flowers. Height 4 inches. Pkt., 20c. 
@862 SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Basket of Gold) Showy, 
bright yellow flowers, hardy perennials; excellent for rock 
work; 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 25c. 
@863 SAXATILE COMPACTUM, SILVER QUEEN. Broad 
masses of pale lemon flowers in early spring. Useful in the 
border as well as in the dry wall or rock garden. Pkt., 20c; 
3 pkts., 50c. 
ANNUAL SWEET ALYSSUM. See page 26. 
Anchusa 
864 ITALICA “PELTHAM PRIDE." Upright habit, having 
flowers of the brightest blue. Pkt., 25c. 
@865 MYOSOTIDIFLORA. A Russian species, bearing in April 
a profusion of pretty pale blue, forget-me-not-like flowers. 
Height 1 foot. Pkt., 25c. 
Anthemis - Hardy Marguerite 
866 XELWAYI. A most satisfactory hardy perennial, bearing 
all summer daisy-like, golden yellow blossoms; excellent for 
cutting. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
@867 MONTANA. Silvery tufted foliage with white flowers. 
April to July. Height 9 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
