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R. L. Gould & Co. 
Seedsmen Since 1898 
St. Paul, Minn 
PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
CULTURE. The seed bed must be well 
drained, fine and firm. If the soil is at 
all heavy lighten with sand. The seed 
may be planted from May to early July. 
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. This 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. 
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. 
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 Rosen. Carmine Rose. Pkt. I Oc 
Double White I arrow. 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. 
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 12 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. 
Coerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). 
A lovely combination of blue and white. 
Blooms May to July. Plants 1 to 2 
feet Pkt 10c 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain of Long 
Spurred Hybrids. This is one of the 
very finest strains grown. Height, 2 14 
feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Dobbie’s Imperial Long Spurred. A 
fine strain producing large flowers in 
brilliant colors. Height about 2% feet. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Aquilegia Long Spurred 
Agrostemma 
(Coronaria) 
Stout, erect-grow¬ 
ing plants with sil¬ 
ver foliage, which 
contrasts well with 
the showy bright 
rosy - crimson 
flowers, produced 
during June and 
July. Grows 2 feet 
high. Fine for bor¬ 
der or rockery. 
Atro-sauginea. 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. 
Arabis Alpina (Rock Cress) 
Plants are spreading, only 12 inches 
high, with pure white flowers in spring. 
Pkt. 10c. a 
Armeria 
A pretty border or rock garden plant 
that does well even in poor soil. Fo¬ 
liage is grass-like, above its base nu¬ 
merous stiff stems carry little globe- 
shaped flowers in early summer. Per¬ 
fectly hardy. Height 6 to 24 inches. 
Formosa Large Flowering Hybrids. 
24 inches tall. Pkt. 25c. 
Asters 
Single fall-flowering hardy herbaceous 
plants thriving in any good garden soil 
producing masses of dainty and bright¬ 
ly colored blossoms. Dwarf varieties 
bloom in late spring and early summer; 
tall varieties in late summer and fall. 
Amellus Hybrids. (Italian Asters.) 
Early. Height 2% feet. Pkt. 15c. 
Subcoeruleus Florist’s Delight. Large 
lavender blue, yellow disc. Flowers 3 
inches across. Bloom June and July. 
Height 15 inches. Pkt. 15c. 
Michaelmas Daisy. Newest varieties 
mixed. Plants 3 feet high. 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. 
Blooms in April and May. Pkt. 10c. 
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 a 
great profusion of attractive bell¬ 
shaped flowers, thriving best in light, 
rich soil. Tall varieties are fine for cut¬ 
ting. Heights vary from 9 in. to 5 ft. 
Canterbury Bells (Campanula Medium) 
Grows about 3 feet high and bears sin¬ 
gle 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. 2 ft. 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 rockery. Does well in partial 
shade I^kt 10c« 
Rotundifolia (Blue Bells of Scotland). 
Dainty purple blue flowers. 12 inches. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Longistyla. Large purple flowers with 
long style, 1 to 114 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. 
One of the best perennials for cut flow¬ 
ers. Lnneeolata. (Single.) Pkt. 10c. 
Double Yellow. Greatly improved over 
the semi-double. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Sunburst. The double flowers 
are 1% to 2 inches across, deep golden 
yellow. Flowers are fine keepers and 
plants easy to grow. Pkt. 10c. 
