PUDOR'S, INC., PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON 
SECTION 3 
Select List of Hardy Perennial Plants 
SUCCESS WITH PERENNIALS 
The chain of success with perennials is made up of the following 
links. The chain is no stronger than its weakest link. Lack of 
successful perennial planting will result when any one link fails. 
1. Prepare the soil deeply and thoroughly. Remember that a 
perennial bed must remain for some years. 
2. Use plenty of fertilizer. A complete fertilizer or bone meal 
will result in strong plants and abundant flowers. 
3. Arrange the plants so that they are suited to the space allotted 
to them; put the tallest ones at the back, using such sorts as may 
be depended upon for a good foliage background. Let some of the 
taller sorts extend toward the front, especially in the wider parts of 
the bed or border. This avoids monotony and gives interest. Pro¬ 
vide for choice edging plants which are compact in growth. 
4. Select plants which produce an abundance of bloom through¬ 
out a long season for the main stand-bys of the border. Tuck a few 
choice or lesser known sorts in the spaces between the dependables. 
5. Choose colors with care. Avoid the close association of the 
various shades and tints of the different reds, combining the scar¬ 
lets, oranges and salmons together, but not near the crimsons, 
magentas and lavender-rose colors. Use white flowers to separate 
doubtful colors; but do not use white too abundantly. 
6. Be sure to buy Bordeaux Mixture in March, so that you are 
prepared to start spraying Peonies, Phlox, Hollyhocks and Del¬ 
phiniums early. Spray the plants and the soil as soon as growing 
starts, and repeat every week. Use according to directions on the 
can in which the Bordeaux Mixture is purchased. 
7. Have arsenate of lead and nicotine extract on hand. Use a 
spray or dust of arsenate of lead for all insects or caterpillars which 
chew holes in the leaves. Use nicotine sulphate or tobacco extract 
for the various plant lice, aphids or other sucking mouth-part in¬ 
sects. With the latter class it will be necessary to hit the insects 
with the spray. , _ . „ 
S. Cultivate the soil between the plants so that there is a con¬ 
stant layer of loose soil about them. This will help to eliminate the 
need for watering perennials. 
9 Transplant each sort when it becomes greatly crowded, or 
seems to be ill-adapted to the location. Most sorts can be divided 
into several pieces to increase the number of plants. 
10. Give the plants a protection for winter. 
WT NO PLANT ORDERS ARE SOLICITED FOR LESS THAN 
ONE DOLLAR UNLESS YOU ADD 25c FOR HANDLING 
CHARGES AND POSTAGE 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
Seeds and all Unbloomed Seedlings, though offered in Separate 
Colors, must be accepted as from mother plants only of the colors 
indicated, with no warranty, expressed or implied, that the progeny 
will be constant to the parent colors. 
PLEASE DO NOTE 
The proportion of true color shades may vary from 85% to 95%, 
the balance being recessive types of earlier parentage. If you must 
have exact color lines, named sorts (from cuttings or division) 
alone are absolutely reliable. 
ATTENTION! IMPORTANT NOTICE. READ IT! 
Always add 10% to the total amount of your plant and bulb 
order, if you want them sent by mail postpaid, to cover pack¬ 
ing and postal charges. If you don’t do it we take it for 
granted that you want your order sent by express, charges 
collect. We strongly recommend express shipment for all 
but small orders; plants travel safer, faster and cooler—they 
are not tied up in stuffy, air-tight mail sacks for days and 
nights at a time; this is especially true in the early spring 
months, when the weather is liable to turn warm most any 
day or night. 
No Shipment of Plants After March 20th 
Please note that owing to our mild winters plant life here awak¬ 
ens so early in this Puget Sound country that it is inadvisable to 
make shipments of DELPHINIUMS, AQUILEGIA, LUPINE, and 
BLEEDING HEART after March 20th, except to nearby states. ^ 
ANTHEMIS GOLDEN YELLOW MARGUERITE 
TINCTORA, PERR’S VARIETY. A beautiful golden yellow 
flower; blooms all summer long. Height 18 inches to 2 feet. A new 
perennial of sterling merit. Easily grown in any ordinary border, 
producing a profusion of large, well shaped flowers from June to 
September. Delicate fern-like foliage. Invaluable for cutting pur¬ 
poses. Wherever exhibited in England this novelty has been awarded 
medals and Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Strong blooming roots, per dozen $2.50; each postpaid 25c. 
AQUILEGIA, COLUMBINE 
Family: Ranunculaceae. Does well in the shade and loves a 
moist situation. 
CRIMSON STAR. The sensational new English Columbine (see 
color plate). A few novelties in recent years have been so widely 
discussed. It obtained a high award from the English Horticultural 
Society; a brilliant and distinct color coming true from seed. As 
the seed germinates slower (fully 4 weeks) than other Columbines, 
many gardeners will undoubtedly be glad to afford themselves of 
this opportunity to obtain plants. We have a couple of hundred "ad¬ 
vanced” seedlings left, of blooming size, which we offer at 15c each, 
as long as they last. No small seedlings left and no large clumps 
for sale. 
SNOW QUEEN. A tall, long spurred, pure white variety with 
extra long spurs of a slight flesh pink shade giving the flower a 
lovely appearance. 15c and 25c each; 12 for the price of 10. 
DOBBIE’S IMPERIAL HYBRIDS. Long-spurred. One of the 
best strains including all shades of blue, pink, yellow, etc. Large 
advanced seedlings of blooming sizes, $1 per doz.; i/ 2 doz. for 60c. 
Individual clumps in two sizes, 25c each, or $2.50 per doz., and larg¬ 
est clumps, 40c each or $4.00 per doz., by express, charges collect. 
Assorted colors only, not sold to color. 
THE TRUE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLUMBINE. Very long spurs 
of an exquisite light blue with white cup. Does well in shade and 
often grows in its native habitat on the edges of sparkling brooks. 
No small seedlings this spring, but large "advanced” seedlings, 
$1.50 per doz. Clumps, 25c and 35c each, depending upon the size. 
The 35c size are sent by express, charges collect, unless you add 15c 
each, for postage, east of the Mississippi, 10c west. 
PEARSON’S PINK SHADES. A true strain of extra long-spurred 
Coral Pinks only (with a few rogues, of course, now and then). 
Clumps, 25c and 35c each; a dozen for the price of 10. The 35c size 
are sent by express, charges collect, unless you add 15c each, for 
postage, east of the Mississippi, 10c west. 
MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT’S LONG-SPURRED HYBRIDS in shades 
of pink, blue, lavender, white, yellow, etc. Assorted clumps, 25c 
each. Do not ask for special colors. No seedlings this spring. The 
35c size are sent by express, charges collect, unless you add 15c 
each, for postage, east of the Mississippi, 10c west. 
Closing date for shipment of Aquilegias, Delphiniums and 
Lupines (except seedlings) March 15th to April 1st, depending upon 
the season. 
ANCHUSA MYOSOTIDIFLORA 
(THE FORGET-ME-NOT ANCHUSA) 
A charming plant with the exquisite blue flowers of Forget-me- 
nots and large heart-shaped basal leaves. A clump of this beautiful 
plant is about a foot high, as much across, and a more beautiful 
subject for the cool rock garden or the border is not easy to find. 
Strong plants, 25c each; large clumps, 50c, post-paid; 35c by ex¬ 
press. These must be planted very early in the spring. 
DOUBLE TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA 
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 
Tuberous-rooted Begonias may now be looked upon as one of the 
most popular of summer garden flowers, especially adapted for the 
decoration of the window garden, the veranda, the conservatory, 
the flower border and beds enjoying partial shade. 
These tubers may be started any time from January to April, 
and the best method is to place them in shallow boxes containing 
nice light soil, consisting of one part each of loam, leaf mold, and a 
half part coarse sand. Do not cover the crown of the tubers, and 
water very sparingly until they start into growth. They can then 
be transplanted into individual pots for greenhouse or the home, or 
can be grown successfully outside in a shady location where they 
will thrive and bloom all summer long and in the fall be taken up 
and stored away in a cellar with a temperature of about 50 degrees. 
On no account should they be allowed to get dry enough to shrivel 
or damp enough to rot, while in storage. 
MAMMOTH DOUBLE FLOWERED. Special mixture of large 
bulbs. 25c each; 6 for $1.25; 12 for $2.50. 
