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. 
Y* oz. 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 .20 .60 
Alpestris Mixed .20 .60 
A. Blue Basket. New strain with 
rich very deep blue large flow¬ 
ers. A oz. 25c, Ya 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. 
^4 oz. % oz. oz. 
Compacts Blue. Clear blue.. .20 .35 1.20 
Compacts Deep Blue. Indigo .35 .60 2.00 
Compacta Rosen. Pink. A oz. 
25c.45 .85 3.00 
Compacta Alba. White A oz. 
25c.40 .75 2.40 
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. 
Musslni (It). Gray green foliage with 
masses of lavender blue flowers in the 
spring, and blooming to some extent 
all summer, 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 14 oz. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Souvenir d’Andre Chnudron (R). New im¬ 
proved strain with large bright blue 
flowers and upright growth, 1% to 2 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.00. 
Caturia. Catnip, strongly scented. Y* oz. 
20c, oz. COc. 
Macrantlia. Larger and more bushy plants 
than Mussini. Violet flowers. 2 ft. Ya 
oz. 25c, 14 «K. 50c, oz. $1.65. 
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, % 
oz. 65c, 14 oz. $1.20. 
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. 
Missouriensls (Macrocarpa) (R). A pros¬ 
trate or trailing variety, having quan¬ 
tities of large yellow flowers from June 
to August. A OZ. 20c, Ya oz. 35c, 14 oz. 
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. A oz. 30c, 
Ya oz. 50c, 14 oz. 00c, oz. $3.00. 
Phlox 
Decussata Fancy Mixed. Seed taken from 
the finest named varieties. Seed ger¬ 
minates very slowly. It m,ay be hast¬ 
ened by freezing. 14 oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, 
oz. $1.50. 
Ilybridn Isolde Krotz. 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, A oz. $1.00. 
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. 
Pnlustris Seniperflorens. Excellent ever- 
blooming strain, bright blue. 14 oz. 25c, 
14 oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Palustris Itosca. Pretty pink flowers, 
comes fairly true from seed. Tr. pkt. 
50c. 
Various Myosotis 
Dlssitiflora. Excellent early strain for 
winter blooming with clusters of large 
light blue flowers. Compact 8-9 inches 
tall. A oz. 30c, 14 oz. 55c, 14 oz. $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. 14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 40c. oz. $1.20. 
Oblongata Blue Bird. Dark blue strain, 1 
ft. A oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, 14 oz. SOc, oz. 
$2.60. 
Oenothera, Evening Primrose 
Physalis 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
Franehetti. Produces showy orange scar¬ 
let seed pods or lanterns for fall and 
winter decorations. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Physostegia 
False Dragon Head 
Virginica Rose. Long spikes of delicate 
pink flowers in July and August. 3-4 
ft. 14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, oz. $1.40. 
Virginica Alba. White flowering. Varia¬ 
ble from seed. 14 oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.80. 
Polemonium—Jacobs Ladder 
Easily grown border perennial with flow¬ 
ers borne in terminal corymbs. 
Coeruleum Grandiflorum Blue. Large deep 
blue flowers in May and June. 2 ft. 14 
oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
Grandiflorum White. White flowered 
form of above. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Grandiflorum Prinin Donna. Dwarfer va¬ 
riety with more compact plants, and 
flowers of very pretty delicate blue. 
1%- 14 oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Rlchardsonl. Excellent early flowering 
dwarf variety with large bright blue 
flowers. 1% ft. 14 oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Reptans (R), Small rock garden or low 
border form growing only 6-8 inches 
tall, with deep blue flowers. Tr. Pkt. 
50c. 
Penstemon 
Graceful plants in a great variety of 
colors. Valuable for borders and for cut¬ 
ting ancT'some varieties for rock garden. 
Not extra hardy in the North but usually 
winters all right with some protection. 
Gloxinoidcs, 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.. May be grown as annuals 
blooming well the first year from early 
sown seed. A oz. 25c, Ya oz. 40c, % oz. 
75c, oz. $2.40. 
Hcterophylus, Blue Gem (R). Bright gen¬ 
tian blue with darker shadings, in bloom 
June to August. 1 % ft. Ya oz. 30c, Y* 
oz. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Southgate Gem. Medium size crimson scar¬ 
let flowers. 2-2% ft. A oz. 25c, Ya oz. 
45c, 14 oz. SOc, oz. $3.00. 
Grandiflorus. 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. A oz. 25c, 
Ya oz. 40c, Y* oz. 75c, oz. $2.40. 
Digitalis. White flowers tinted violet. 3 
ft. 14 oz. 20c, % oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Pubescens, Pygmaeus (R). Dwarf variety 
for rock gardens. Flowers clear blue 
with white lower lip. 6 inches. A oz. 
30c, Ya oz. 50c, Yi oz. 90c. 
Clielone is related to the Penstemons. See 
also that heading. 
Platycodon 
The Platycodons belong to the Campanula 
family and resemble them in many re¬ 
spects. They form neat branched bushy 
plants with attractive foliage and open 
bell-shaped flowers. Long blooming sea¬ 
son July to October. Not particular as to 
soil and like full sun. The separate col¬ 
ors are somewhat variable from seed and 
we offer the best strains available. 
Grandiflorum Blue. Fine bright blue. 1% 
to 2 ft. high. Y* oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Grand White. White flowered form. % 
oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Early Flowering Blue. An extra early 
strain that comes into bloom in June. 
Seed sown in the spring will produce 
late summer blooming plants. Y* oz. 25c, 
oz. 75c. 
Early Flowering White. White form of 
of above. 14 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Maries! Dwarf Blue. Dark blue flower¬ 
ing dwarf compact strain. 15 inches. 
A oz. 25c, *4 oz. 45c, Y* oz. SOc, oz. $2.40. 
Mariesi Dwarf White. A oz. 25c, Ya oz. 
45c, Y* oz. SOc, oz. $2.40. 
Excellent New Strain 
Mammoth Early Flowering (Gigantea 
Praeeox). This new strain has flowers 
3% to 4 inches across and starts flow¬ 
ering in June. Seed started in spring 
will produce plants that bloom from 
August on. Plants bushy, growing to a 
height of 2% ft. but bloom starts when 
plants are still very small. Not perfect¬ 
ly true as to type and color when grown 
from seed. 
Mammoth White. Mammoth Blue. 
Mammoth Mixed. 
Either color or mixed—% oz. 30c, 14 oz. 
55c, oz. $1.80. 
Poterium 
Obtuaatum. Ornamental foliage and beau¬ 
tiful plumes of rosy crimson flowers, 
about 3 ft. tall. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
