42 PERENNIAL SEEDS 
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST FOR FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN 
Myosotis—Forget-Me-Not 
Alpestris Varieties 
The Alpestris are usually handled and 
grown like Pansies. They are spring 
bloomers and seed sown in July will make 
splendid blooming plants the following 
spring. Seeds sown in January or Febru- 
ary in the greenhouse will 
also make 
good blooming 
plants by spring. They 
are biennials. 
Vi ox. 
OZ. 
Alpestris Blue. 
Large clear 
blue .15 
.50 
A. Indigo Blue. 
Deep Indigo 
blue. .25 
.90 
A. White. Pure 
white . 
.20 
.60 
A. Rosea. Nice 
pink . 
.25 
.80 
Alpestris Mixed 
.20 
.60 
A. Blue Basket. New strain with 
rich very deep blue large flow¬ 
ers. A oz. 25c, Vs oz. 45c .85 3.00 
Victoria Compacta Alpestris Varieties 
This group grows only 8-9 inches tall, 
erect and compact, excellent for pots, 
bedding, borders. Baskets of this type 
made up of blooming plants for spring 
sales go quickly in the markets. 
Vs oz. Vi oz. oz. 
Compacta Blue. Clear blue.. .20 .35 1.20 
Compacta Deep Blue. Indigo .35 .60 2.00 
Compacta Rosea. Pink. ^ oz. 
25c.45 .85 3.00 
Compacta Alba. White A oz . 
25c.40 .75 2.40 
Hybrida Isolde Ivrotz. An improved Ruth 
Fischer and a very large flowered and 
long stemmed bright blue. Useful for 
winter blooming in the greenhouse or 
for spring and summer bloom. Upright 
compact growth. Tr. Pkt. 50c, oz. $1.00. 
Star of Love. Very fine dwarf large flow¬ 
ered blue with very deep green leaves, 
8 inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Vs ox. $1.00. 
Monarda—Bergamot 
The Monardas are excellent for the wild 
garden or hardy border. Planted in 
masses they are very striking and bril¬ 
liant. 
Cambridge Scarlet. The bright scarlet 
variety, most popular of all. Varies 
somewhat grown from seed. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
Vs OX. $1.00. 
Didyma Hybrida. Shades of crimson, pur¬ 
ple and rose, 2%-3 ft. Vs oz. 30c, Vi oz. 
55c, oz. $1.80. 
Fistulosa. The native Bergamot. The 
strain we have is lilac pink of a bright 
shade, superior to the ordinary Fistu¬ 
losa, 2Vt -3 ft. A oz. 25c, Vs ox. 45c, Vi 
oz. 80c. 
Micromeria 
llelianthemifolia (R). Charming little 
plants with flowers of purplish rose 
with white throat. 25 seeds 50c, 100 
seeds $1.75. 
Rupestris (R). An aromatic plant for 
rock or wall gardens. White flowers, 
9 inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Morina 
Longifolia. Has decorative foliage and 
flowers of tubular shape, rosy purple 
with white throats, 2%-3 ft. Tr. Pkt. 
50c, % oz. $1.25. 
Myrrhis—Sweet Cicely 
Odorata. A medicinal herb with finely 
cut fragrant foliage and white flowers. 
Does best in shade. Start the seeds 
early, as soon as available, 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, oz. $1.00. 
Onosma 
Stellulatum (R). Also called Gold Drop. 
Does well in dry sandy soil in full sun 
and is unexcelled for wall and rock 
gardens. Somewhat trailing. Tr. Pkt. 50c 
Palustris-Perennial Myosotis 
Palustris or Swamp Forget-Me-Not is used 
for all summer bloom outdoors. They 
prefer shade or partial shade and fairly 
moist soil. With us they grow about a 
foot to 18 inches high. 
Palustris Scmperfloren.s. Excellent ever- 
blooming strain, bright blue. Vs ox. 25c. 
Vi ox. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Palustris Rosea. Pretty pink flowers, 
comes fairly true from seed. Tr. Pkt. 75c 
Various Myosotis 
Dissitiflora. Excellent early strain for 
winter blooming with clusters of large 
light blue flowers. Compact 8-9 inches 
tall. tV oz. 30c, Vs ox. 55c, Vi ox. $1.00, 
oz. $3.60. 
Anne Marie Fischer. Finest of the Dis¬ 
sitiflora varieties. Very compact, a 
wonderful spring blooming pot plant, 
with large dark blue flowers and deep 
green leaves. Sow the seed in early 
summer and have the plants in frames 
ready to take in and pot up in the win¬ 
ter. We have a select strain coming 
practically 100% true. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Oblongata Perfecta. Winter blooming 
strain that bears its flowers for a long 
period and is in bloom quickly from 
seed. Sky blue flowers with white cen¬ 
ters, 1 ft. Vs ox. 25c, Vi ox. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Oblongata Blue Bird. Dark blue strain, 1 
ft. oz. 25c, Vs ox. 45c, Vi ox. SOc, oz. 
$2.60. 
Rupicola (R). Biennial variety quite 
similar to the Alpestris, and considered 
one of the best for rockeries. Very 
dwarf with sky blue flowers. Tr. Pkt.50c 
Nepeta—Catmint 
Also called Ground Ivy. Desirable low 
border or rock plants and splendid for 
ground cover. Does well most anywhere, 
even on dry sunny spots where it is hard 
to get other plants established. 
Mussini (R). Gray green foliage with 
masses of lavender blue flowers in the 
spring, and blooming to some extent 
all summer, 1 ft. Vs ox. 25c, Vi ox. 45c, 
oz. $1.50. 
Souvenir d’Andre Chaudron (R). New im¬ 
proved strain with large bright blue 
flowers and upright growth, 1% to 2 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, Vs ox. $1.50. 
Violacea Superba (R). Deep blue flower 
like Mussini in growth. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
Vs OX. SOc, Vi OX. $1.50. 
Cataria. Catnip, strongly scented. Vi ox. 
20 c, oz. 60c, 
Maerantha. Larger and mare bushy plants 
than Mussini. Violet flowers. 2 ft. Vs 
oz. 25c, Vi ox. 45c, oz. $1.50, 
Nervosa. Distinct from Mussini. More 
attractive neater foliage of deep green. 
Clear light blue flowers from midsum¬ 
mer to late fall, 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c. Vs 
oz. SOc, Vi oz. $1.50. 
Physalis 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
Franchetti. Produces showy orange scar¬ 
let seed pods or lanterns for fall and 
winter decorations. Vi oz. 20c, oz. 75c. 
Phlox 
Decussata Fancy Mixed. Seed taken from 
the finest named varieties. Seed ger¬ 
minates very slowly. It may be hast¬ 
ened by freezing. Vs ox. 30c, Vi ox. SOc, 
oz. $1.50. 
Divaricata (R). Spring blooming in shades 
of Blue and Lavender. 12 to 15 inches 
high. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi ox. $1.00. 
Oenothera, Evening Primrose 
Or Sundrops 
Give them a sunny situation in the border 
or in the rock garden and they will bloom 
practically all summer. 
Fraseri (B). Free blooming yellow with 
fairly long stems but drooping in habit, 
so that it has a dwarf effect. A oz. 
30c, % oz. 55c, Vi ox. $1.00. 
Missouriensis (Macrocarpa) (R). A pros¬ 
trate or trailing variety, having quan¬ 
tities of large yellow flowers from June 
to August. A oz. 20c, Vs ox. 35c, Vi ox. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Youngii. Strong growing more erect va¬ 
riety 18 to 24 inches tall bearing large 
golden yellow blooms almost continu¬ 
ously. Likes a moist spot. ^ oz. 30c, 
Vs ox. 50c, Vi oz. 90c, oz. $3 00. 
Parnassa 
Palustris, Grass of Parnassus (R). Neat 
plants with white flowers. Likes moist 
peaty soil. Tr. Pkt. SOc. 
Penstemon 
Graceful plants in a great variety of 
colors. Valuable for borders and for cut¬ 
ting and some varieties for rock garden. 
Not extra hardy in the North but usually 
winters all right with some protection. 
Gioxinoides, Sensation. Beautiful spikes 
of large flowers spotted like Gloxinias. 
They bloom practically all summer. 
Need protection in winter as they are 
not real hardy in the North. 2 ft. high, 
bushy plants. A oz. 30c, Vs ox. 50c, Vi 
ox. 85c, oz. $3.00. 
Glox. Miniature Hybrids. A new strain, 
plants 2% ft. tall with long graceful 
sprays of flowers, similar to, but small¬ 
er than Gioxinoides, and in a wider 
range of colors. Excellent cut flowers, 
keeping fresh for a long time. Tr. Pkt. 
30c, Vi ox. $1.00. 
Heterophylus, Blue Gem (R). Bright gen¬ 
tian blue with darker shadings, in bloom 
June to August. 1 % ft. Vs ox. 30c, Vi 
ox. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Southgate Gem. Medium size crimson scar¬ 
let flowers. 2-2% ft. A oz. 25c, % oz. 
45c, Vi ox. SOc, oz. $3.00. 
Grandif lorus. One of the best. Thick 
leathery leaves at base of stem and 
long spikes of lilac to purple flowers. 
Flowers May and June, and is a long 
lasting cut flower. 2%-3t ft. ^ oz. 25c, 
Vs OZ. 40c, Vi OZ. 75c, oz. $2.40. 
Digitalis. White flowers tinted violet. 3 
ft. Vs ox. 20 c, Vi ox. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Ovatus. Pretty blue flowering variety. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c. 
Pubcscens, Pygmaeus (R). Dwarf variety 
for rock gardens. Flowers clear blue 
with white lower lip. 6 inches. ^ oz. 
30c, Vs oz, 50c, Vi ox. 90c. 
Ohelone is related to the Penstemons. See 
also that heading. 
Physostegia 
False Dragon Head 
Virginica Rose. Long spikes of delicate 
pink flowers in July and August. 3-4 
ft. Vs oz. 25c, Vi ox. 45c, oz. $1.40. 
Virginica Alba. White flowering. Varia¬ 
ble from seed. Vs oz. 30c, Vi oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.80. 
