30 PERENNIAL SEEDS 
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST FOR FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN 
Fine Perennial Seeds 
Importance Of Perennials To The Commercial Flower And Plant Grower 
In order to make a success of growing flowers you now 
have to cater to a larger clientele than in the past. Lovers 
of nice homes today are well educated on various classes 
of plants. It is not unusual to find in a well arranged 
flower garden a large assortment, including annuals and 
perennials. 
In recent years' the magazines have pointed out to the 
lovers of flowers the importance of hardy plants. They have 
gone into details in explaining to the home owner that 
hardy plants will not kill out during the winter months and 
will givd them beautiful flowers in their respective seasons. 
Perennials Are< Not Difficult To Start From Seed 
Your customers no doubt call on you for hardy plants 
in the Fall and Spring seasons. These plants are not hard 
to grow from seed. About 80% of the perennials in ex¬ 
istence can be started from seed sown in greenhouses, 
placed in temperature from 40 to 50 degrees. All perennial 
seeds can be sown in the months of January and February. 
In March the small seedlings from flats can be potted into 
1 or 2 inch pots. They will become well established plants 
for sale in the month of May. 
And They Will Increase Your Sales 
The increase that you will find in your sales will be 
well worth your effort. In addition you will make more 
satisfied customers. In the event! you have plants left over 
you can set them out. These same plants will provide for 
you suitable cut flowers for most any type of floral piece. 
We have found that in some cases freezing- is very bene¬ 
ficial in getting good germination of seed. This is indi¬ 
cated in the descriptions. 
Our List Offers Varieties For Every Purpose 
Please give our offering of perennial seeds your care¬ 
ful attention. We have listed here varieties of which we grow 
plants in our Nurseries and have judged them for many 
years. All varieties listed are desirable for the purposes 
mentioned, ini our descriptions. Our list covers the best for 
cut flower purposes, rock gardens, in fact any type of plant¬ 
ing. From the standpoint of giving you satisfaction we fully 
believe that they are the very best that you can buy. Our 
prices you will also find reasonable. They are in every re¬ 
spect quality seeds. 
The best varieties for Rock Gardens we have marked (R) after the variety name 
Acaena 
Splendid little creeping plantsi for rock 
gardens or ground cover. Does best in 
shade, in rather light dry soil. 
Glanea (It). Bluish foliage, 2 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. 35e. 
Novac-Zealandiae (R). Mossy foliage, 
rosy, spine-like flowers, 2 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. 25c. Vs oz, 40c, 14 oz. 75c, oz. .$2.50. 
Acanthus 
Mollis. Effective border plants with hard 
glossy leaves, 2 ft. long, and spikes of 
pale purple flowers, 3 ft. 14 oz. X5c, oz. 
40c. 
Achillea 
Ptarmica, The Pearl. Excellent for cut¬ 
ting with many pure white small double 
flowers, 2-2% ft. A®z. 25c, Vs oz. 40c, 
% oz. 75c, oz. $2,50. 
Millefolium Rosea or Rubra. Magenta 
red, 2 ft. A oz. 25c, Vs oz. 40c, % oz, 75c, 
oz. $2.50. 
Millefolium Cerise Queen. Cherry red, 
brighter than Rosea, 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 
A oz. 45e, Vs oz. 80c, 14 oz. $1.50. 
Ageratum Yellow, Sweet scented, yellow 
flowers in corymbs, 2 ft. Vs oz. 25c, % 
oz. 45c, oz. $1.40. 
Filipemlula Parker’s Variety. Showy large 
yellow corymbs on tall plants, 4-5 ft. 
A OZ. 30c, Vs oz. 50c, 14 oz. 90c, oz. $2.75 
Tomentosn Aurea (R). Dwarf species 
with umbels of golden yellow bloom. 
Mats of fern-like foliage, 6 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, A oz, 65c, Vs oz. $1.25. 
Clavennae (R). Silvery foliage, white 
flowers. Good for wall gardens, 6 
inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz,. $1.50. 
Adenophora—Ladybells 
Plants somewhat resembling Campanulas 
with pendulous cup-shaped flowers. Eas¬ 
ily grown. 
Liliifolia (R). Dark blue bell-shaped 
sweet scented flowers in pyramidal 
panicles, 2% ft. Tr. Pkt. 30c, % oz. 75c. 
Aconitum 
Monkshood 
Aconitums are tall growing plants for 
the hardy border. They do best in half 
shade though adapt themselves to sun, 
with light, though fairly damp soil. The 
blooms are hood-shaped, carried on 
spikes. Easily grown from seed, which, 
however, is slow to germinate. Freezing 
is of benefit. 
Napellus Blue. Deep blue, 3 ft. % oz. 
25c. 14 oz. 40c, oz. $1.25. 
Napellus Albus. White flowering, 3 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
lVapellus Roseus. Waxy pink flower, 3 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 30c, % oz. 80c, V* oz. $1.50. 
Fisclieri. Rich deep blue flower, late in 
summer, a little dwarfer than Napellus, 
2% ft. Vs oz. 30c, % oz. 50c, oz. $1.60. 
Wilsoni. Large Porcelain-blue flowers, 
late flowering and tall, 6 feet. A oz. 
30c, Vs oz. 50c, % oz. 90c, oz. $2.80. 
Lycoctonum. Rare, yellow flowering va¬ 
riety, 3 ft. A oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, 14 oz 
90c, oz. $3.00. 
Actaea 
Alba. This white Baneberry has small 
white flowers in spring and white 
berries in the fall. Excellent in the 
shady border. 1% ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Adonis 
Vernalis. Large bright yellow flowers in 
spring, excellent for the border. Likes 
full sun. Seed rather slow to germi¬ 
nate, 1 ft. A oz. 25c, 14 oz. 40c, 14 oz. 
75c, oz. $2.40. 
Aethionema 
Among the best of all plants for the rock 
garden, liking gravelly or stony lime¬ 
stone soil and full sun. Easy to grow 
from seed. 
Corldifolium, Lebanon Candytuft, Iberis 
Jucunda (R). Light purple flowers, 6 
inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Grandiflorum. Rosy pink flowers on erect 
stems. June. 1% ft. Tr. Pkt. 75c. 
Alsine 
Gracilis (R). Dwarf creeper, white flow¬ 
ers, 6 inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.25. 
Agrostemma 
Very useful plants for the hardy border 
or for cutting. 
Coronaria Atrosanguinea. Deep blood-red 
flowers, June to August. Foliage sil¬ 
very gray, 2-2% ft. 14 oz. 10c, oz. 30c, 
14 lb. $1,00. 
Coronaria Alba. White flowering. 14 oz. 
10c, oz. 30c, 14 lb. $1.00. 
Flos Jovis. Neat border plant with bright 
carmine rose flowers, 15-18 inches. 14 
oz. 15c, oz. 40c, % lb. $1.25. 
Hybrida Walkeri. Brilliant rosy purple, 
2-2% ft. 14 oz. 10c, oz. 30c, 14 lb. $1.00. 
Ajuga 
Interesting little creeping, carpeting, 
ground cover or rock plants. Easily grown 
from seed in most any soil. Valuable un¬ 
der trees where grass will not grow. 
Reptans (R). Creeping with blue flow¬ 
ers. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Reptans Rosea. Rose pink form. Tr. Pkt. 
50c. 
Allium 
Pulchcllunt (R). Pretty clusters of rosy 
lilac flowers in August, 15 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. 30c, Vs oz. 75c, 14 oz. $1.25. 
Cyaneum (R). Little heads of blue flow¬ 
ers, 9 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
Alstroemeria 
Aurantiaca. Valuable for borders. Leafy 
stems and umbels of bright orange 
flowers, spotted reddish brown. Best 
in moist soil in shade, 3 ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
% oz. 75c, 14 oz. $1.25. 
Freezing- is often beneficial in germin¬ 
ating. 
Cliilensis. Rosy red flowers, 3-4 ft. Not 
absolutely hardy in North. Tr. Pkt. 
35c, 14 oz. SOc. 
Amsonia 
Tabernaemontana. Border plants with 
terminal racemes of pale blue flowers. 
Blooms May and June. Freezing is often 
beneficial in germinating. 3-3% ft. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, Vs oz. 60c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
