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R. L. Gould & Co 
Seedsmen Since 1898 
St. Paul, Minn 
PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
CULTURE. Everyone likes perennials 
because they are permanent—once es¬ 
tablished they increase in size and 
beauty. Many sorts are raised from 
seed, usually blooming the year after 
sowing. The seed bed must be well 
drained, fine and firm. If the soil is at 
all heavy cover with one inch of sand. 
The seed may be planted from May to 
early July. Sow the fine sorts in rows, 
3 inches apart, on the surface of sand 
or well sifted soil, and press down with 
a board. Large seeds may be covered 
to twice their thickness. Water as re¬ 
quired; when seedlings have two pair 
of leaves transplant into rows a few 
inches apart each way, and later when 
they begin to crowd transplant a sec¬ 
ond time. Tkis involves extra work 
but is necessary to raise sturdy plants. 
Keep them partly shaded all summer. 
In August or September, if well de¬ 
veloped, they may be placed in their 
permanent locations where they are to 
blossom the following year, or left in 
the seed beds for early spring trans¬ 
planting. 
BIENNIALS. Some varieties if planted 
early will bloom the first year, but most 
bloom the second year and die. 
PERENNIALS. Many varieties bloom 
the first year, but usually they start 
the second year and live indefinitely, 
excepting that they die down in winter 
and come to life again in the spring. 
SPACING. A safe rule is to plant per¬ 
ennial plants one-half the ultimate 
height, apart. Do not crowd plants, 
but planting too thinly should also be 
avoided. 
CULTIVATION. Use the hoe freely in 
keeping the ground well cultivated all 
summer long. You will be repaid with 
stronger plants and more, beautiful 
flowers. Do not neglect this impor¬ 
tant work. 
WINTER PROTECTION. It is best to 
cover young plants the first winter 
with straw or similar mulch along in 
November, before real cold weather 
sets in. Most perennials need no win¬ 
ter covering after they have become 
established, but some, like Oriental 
Poppies, Shasta Daisies, Tritoma and 
Iris ought to have a winter covering 
in late November, here in the North¬ 
west. Remove covering gradually in 
the spring. 
Achillea 
One of the best hardy perennials. 
Grows about 2 to 2% feet high, blooms 
from spring until frost. Is covered 
with deep rose or white double flow¬ 
ers. Flowers resemble Pompon Chrys¬ 
anthemums. If seed is planted early, 
it will bloom the first year. 
Kelwayi Rosea. Carmine Rose. Pkt. 10c 
Doable White Yarrow. White. Pkt. 10c 
Aconitum (Monk’s Hood) 
Hardy Perennials with showy blue 
spikes of hood-shaped flowers. Valu¬ 
able for planting in shady beds or 
borders. 3 to 4 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Agrostemma (Coronaria) 
Stout, erect-growing plants with silver 
foliage, which contrasts well with the 
showy bright rosy-crimson flowers, 
produced during June and July. Grows 
2 feet high. Fine for border or rockery. 
Atro-sauginen. Pkt. 10c. 
Alpine Asters 
Dwarf plants 6 to 10 inches high with 
large showy bluish-purple flowers with 
yellow centers, May-June. Pkt. 15c. 
Alyssum Saxatile 
Has masses of bright yellow flowers. 
After the blooming season is over the 
seed pods may be used in Everlasting 
bouquets. Grows 8 to 12 inches high. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Anchusa (It. Dropmore Variety) 
Blue, large, forget-me-not-like flow¬ 
ers. Very fine for the back of the 
perennial border or for a screen. 
Grows 4 to 5 feet high, blooms in June 
and July. Pkt. 10c. 
Anthemis (Hardy Marguerite) 
Grows about 12 to 15 inches high, bear¬ 
ing in profusion, daisy shaped, yellow 
or white flowers, that blossom in July 
and August. 
Kelwayi Alba. Hardy White Mar¬ 
guerite. Pkt. 10c. 
Tinctoria. Bright yellow shading to 
white. Pkt. 10c. 
Aquilegia (Columbine) 
Charming hardy perennial plants grow¬ 
ing from 18 inches to three feet high, 
bearing in countless numbers through 
May and June their exquisite blossoms 
of clear blue, white, rose, lavender, 
yellow and purple. For planting in 
permanent borders along woods or 
shrubbery they are unsurpassed. Fine 
for the rockery. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain of Long Spur¬ 
red Hybrids. This is one of the very 
finest strains grown. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Hobble’s Imperial Long Spurred. A 
fine strain producing large flowers in 
brilliant colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Aquilegia Long Spurred 
Arabis Alpina (Rock Cress) 
Plants are spreading, only 12 inches 
high, with pure white flowers in spring. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Armeria 
A pretty border or rock garden plant 
that does well even in poor soil. Fo¬ 
liage is grass-like, above its base 
numerous stiff stems carry little globe- 
shaped flowers in early summer. Per¬ 
fectly hardy. 
Formosa Large Flowering Hybrids. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Asters 
Single fall-flowering hardy herbaceous 
plants thriving in any good garden soil 
producing masses of dainty and bright¬ 
ly colored blossoms throughout the 
autumn months. 
Amelias Hybrids. (Italian Asters.) 
Early. Pkt. 15c. 
Subcoeruleus Florist’s Delight. Large 
lavender blue, yellow disc. Pkt. 15c. 
Michaelmas Daisy. Newest varieties 
mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Aubrietia (Rainbow Rock Cress) 
Showy and beautiful creeping plants, 
about 6 inches, for borders or rockeries. 
Flowers of violet, crimson and rose, 
form a solid mass of color for weeks 
One of the daintiest and most beau¬ 
tiful of all dwarf creeping plants. 
Blooms in April and May. We offer a 
very select strain of seed. Large flow¬ 
ering hybrids, mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Try Vigoro in your flower garden. 
You will be amazed at the vitality 
your plants will show and the most 
wonderful blooms you will get. 
Beilis (English Daisy) 
They are semi-hardy and thrive best 
in a cool, shady place, but do well in 
almost any soil. Admirably adapted 
for edgings, borders and low beds, will 
bloom for years if given winter pro¬ 
tection. Height 6 to 8 inches. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Campanula (Canterbury Bells) 
Well known beautiful hardy herbaceous 
perennials and biennials bearing g 
great profusion of attractive bell¬ 
shaped flowers, thriving best in light, 
rich soil. Tall varieties are fine for cut¬ 
ting. 
Canterbury Bells (Campanula Medium) 
A hardy biennial blooming the second 
year from seed; of easy culture, but 
preferring rich moist soils. Grows 
about 3 feet high and bears single bell¬ 
shaped flowers in blue, white, purple, 
and pink colors. Mixed colors. Pkt. 
10c. 
Cup and Saucer type. (Campanula 
Calycanthema.) In this variety the 
outer petals form a brim, like a saucer. 
A very popular variety. Pkt. 10c. 
Carpatiea (Harebell). A pretty variety 
only 9 inches high, producing clear 
blue flowers on erect wiry stems from 
June until September. Fine for edg¬ 
ing or rockel-y. Does well in partial 
shade. Pkt. 10c. 
Longistyla. Large purple flowers with 
long style, 1 to 1 % feet high. Pkt. 10c. 
Pyramidalis. (Chimney Bells). Blooms 
during August-September. Flowers are 
blue or white, plants about 5 feet. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Catananche (Cupid’s Dart) 
Flowers pale violet with dark center. 
Grows 12 to 18 inches high. A very 
nice border plant and Everlasting 
flower. Coerulea. Pkt. 10c. 
Cerastium (Snow in Summer) 
A pretty perennial plant for edging and 
rockery. Foliage is silvery and hairy; 
flowers white, covering plant com¬ 
pletely in June. 6 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Chrysanthemum Mawii 
Only about 12 inches high, rich pink 
flowers two inches across. Fine for 
borders or rockery. Pkt. 15c. 
Coreopsis—Double Sunburst 
Coreopsis 
A hardy perennial about two feet high 
that produces an abundance of large, 
daisy shaped flowers on long stems. I 
One of the best perennials for cut flow- I 
ers. Lanceolata. (Single.) Pkt. 10c. 
Double Yellow. Greatly improved over 
the semi-double. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Sunburst. The double flowers 
are 1V 2 to 2 inches across, deep golden 
yellow. Flowers are fine keepers and 
plants easy to grow. Pkt. 16c. 
