GURNEY’S HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
Plant a Perennial Garden and have 
lovely flowers from April until frost. 
AQUILEGIA—Columbine 
Dobbies Long Spurred Hybrids—This is the 
finest strain of Columbine it is possible to buy. 
They come in every conceivable color, with spurs 
two to three inches long. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
Aquilegia—Mixed. These hardy perenni¬ 
als bloom freely during the spring and early sum¬ 
mer, and you have undoubtedly seen them grow¬ 
ing wild in a timbered country. They come in a 
great variety of colors and are one of the easiest 
to raise of any of the perennials. Height from 
18 inches to 3 ft. Pkt., 5c;Vioz., 15c; oz.,45c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL ASTER 
Mixed (Michaelmas Daisies). Single fall- 
fiowering hardy herbaceous plants, thriving in 
any good garden soil. If sown early they will 
flower the first season; 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; 2 for 15c. 
ACHILLEA 
The Pearl—A hardy perennial; covered from 
spring until frost with many very double, pure 
white flowers. Grows two feet high. Blossoms 
the first year. Pkt., 10c. 
ALYSSUM 
(Basket of Gold)—A hardy perennial 
variety of dwarf habit, bearing a profusion of 
golden yellow flowers in April or May. Will 
resist the most extreme weather. Very showy. 
9 inches. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 15c; Vi oz., 25c. 
COREOPSIS 
Single Grandiflora—One of the finest hardy 
perennial plants. Bright yellow flowers, which 
bloom from June until frost. Pkt., 5c;Vioz., 15c. 
New Double—Coreopsis Lanceolata has for a 
long time been a gem in the perennial border. 
This new double and semi-double form is just as 
easy to grow and the extra petalage adds a fur¬ 
ther charm to the flower. Will bloom first season 
if seed is sown early. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 15c. 
CHINESE LANTERN 
A showy variety of Winter Ground Cherry, 
18 to 24 inches high and producing large, balloon¬ 
like fruits, changing from green to bright crim¬ 
son as the season advances. Husk covering the 
fruit measures nearly 2 inches through. Pkt., 5c; 
Vi oz., 15c. 
CANTERBURY BELL 
Perennial Double Blue—Blue bell, hand¬ 
some, easily grown plants of stately branching 
habit and profuse blooms for beds and back¬ 
grounds. Produce long racemes of strikingly 
effective bell-shaped or saucer-shaped flowers of 
rich color. Height, 3 ft. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
Biennial Double Mixed (Cup and Saucer)— 
A beautiful and distinctive type laden with flow¬ 
ers, each of which is a large cup-shaped bell sur¬ 
rounded by a calyx similar in color and resem¬ 
bling a saucer. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 20c. 
1 Three of the best low growing peren¬ 
nial rock garden plants are — 
Maiden Pinks Dianthus Deltoides; 
Snow in Summer Cerastium Tomentosum; 
Gypsophila Repens. 
All three have beautiful foliage as well as 
flowers and are easily grown from seed. 
We recommend sowing perennial seeds 
in spring. Seed germinates better in the 
cool weather than in the heat of midsum¬ 
mer. The majority of these perennials 
bloom the second year from seed although 
some like Coreopsis and Gaillardia, if sown 
early, bloom the first year. Plants can be 
raised in beds and transplanted or the seed 
may be planted directly in your perennial 
garden. 
NEW HARDY PINKS 
Grass Pinks—Dianthus Plumarius — The 
seed will produc.e an average of 75 per cent, 
double, deliciously clove-scented flowers in many 
colors. They are perfectly hardy, and flower 
continuously from spring until late in the 
autumn. Double and semi-double varieties in 
beautiful colors. Pkt., 7c; Vi oz., 20c. 
Maiden Pinks — Dianthus Deltoides — A 
Creeping Pink — very fine for rock work or low 
borders. The rose flowers grow on slender stems 
about 6 inches high, completely covering the 
foliage. Pkt., 7c. , 
Carnation—Double Red 
CARNATION 
The Carnation has always been one of the 
most esteemed of the florists’ collection, and 
there is no flower more desirable for the garden. 
Half-hardy perennial, lVi feet. 
Gurney’s Ruby Red Giant Double Carna¬ 
tions—Raised by the famous French specialist, 
Chabaud. Blooms in five months after being 
sown and continues to produce its nicely, fringed, 
intensely fragrant double flowers in the greatest 
profusion indefinitely. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c. 
Chabaud’s Extra Choice Double Mixed — 
Seed saved from the choicest German and Eng¬ 
lish stocks. A large portion of this seed will 
produce double flowers. Pkt., 8c; l / 4 oz., 20c. 
CHINESE BELL FLOWER 
Platycodon—Perennial plants with showy 
flowers. Blooms from spring until early fall. 
Height, 1 to 2 feet. 
Finest Mixed — Blue and white flowers. 
Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 25c. 
Plant Perennials and have an abun¬ 
dance of lovely flowers for Memorial Day 
DIGITALIS OR FOXGLOVE 
Foxgloves are stately and highly ornamental 
plants when well grown, with flower stems at 
least three feet in height. They are fine for the 
mixed border or planted singly in half-shady 
places near a walk or drive. Perfectly hardy. 
Sow seed in spring in the garden and transplant 
as desired. Perennial. Mixed varieties. Pkt., 
5c; Vi oz., 15c. 
GEUM—AVENS 
Mrs. Bradshaw—Beautiful hardy perennial, 
bearing profusely large, showy double dark- 
crimson flowers all through the summer; an ele¬ 
gant flower for bouquets; 18 inches. 
Large double brilliant orange scarlet; in flower 
the entire summer. Pkt., 10c; 2 Pkts., 15c. 
GYPSOPHILA, OR BABY'S BREATH 
Perennial Double—One of.the most impor¬ 
tant hardy perennials of recent introduction. 
The plant grows from 3 to 3'/ 2 feet high, bearing 
its pretty little double white flowers in much- 
branched panicles which, when cut, can be used 
to great advantage with other flowers or by 
themselves as they retain their beauty for 
months. Pkt., 15c; 2 Pkts., 25c. 
Perennial Single—The flowers are small 
star-like and borne on feathery sprays. They are 
combined with other flowers for making bou¬ 
quets. Bloom the first year; height 2 feet. Pkt., 
5c; Vi oz., 15c; 1 oz., 25c. 
GYPSOPHILA REPENS 
A beautiful trailing plant not over 3 inches 
high, which sends out clouds of rose colored 
flowers on slender stems. A perfect rock garden 
plant. Pkt., 8c; 2 for 15c. 
GAILLARDIA 
The Bremen—A new Gaillardia that is sure to 
please. Twice as large as the common kind. The 
immense coppery-scarlet flowers with narrow 
golden edges completely cover the plants from 
early spring until fall. Pkt., 5c; l / 4 oz., 15c. 
HIBISCUS OR MALLOW 
Shrub-like plants growing from four to six 
feet high and bearing bright colored flowers 
varying from three to five inches in diameter. 
Perfectly hardy. A fine background for any 
garden. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 25c. 
IRIS—Flowering Flag 
Finest Mixed (Japanese Iris)—The seeds we 
offer have been saved from our own unrivalled 
collection, and should produce only varieties of 
the highest merit. Blooms the second year 
from seed. Pkt., 6c; Vi oz.. 15c. 
LINARIA 
Gurney’s Perennial Yellow—This is a very 
fine perennial, easily grown from seed, and is 
undoubtedly the best yellow perennial that can 
be grown for general use. It is hardy and can be 
used where medium height is needed in rock 
garden work. The flowers resemble golden yellow 
snapdragons, borne on stems averaging 2 feet. 
Pkt., 8c; Vi oz., 20c. 
PERENNIAL 
FLOWER SEED 
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