PERFECTION BRAND SEEDS —Since 1906 
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Plant Marigold Collarette Crown of Gold 
CYNOGLOSSUM (Chinese Forget-me-not) — 
Annual. Large sprays of rich blue forget-me- 
not-like flowers from June till September. 
Thrives in a dry, sunny location. Height, 20 
inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
CELOSIA CRISTATA — Showy flower-heads 
or combs of plush-like finish. They are very 
ornamental and are easily dried for winter 
decorations. 
TALL CRIMSON—Pkt., 10c; %, oz., 25c. 
DWARF EMPRESS—Dark foliage, dark red 
flowers. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 40c. 
DAHLIA—The dahlia is one of the most 
popular occupants of our gardens. Easily raised 
from seed, which will produce to flower the 
first season. Half-hardy perennial, 3 to 5 feet. 
Double Mixed—Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 50c. 
DIANTHUS (Heddewigi)—(Japanese Pinks) 
—Annual. Plants dwarf compact, 10 to 12 
inches, free flowering. Perfection Brand Double 
Mixed, pkt., 10c. 
DIANTHUS (Heddewigi Laciniatus) — An¬ 
nual. Plants dwarf compact, free flowering 
lacinated petals. Perfection Brand Double 
Mixed, pkt., 10c. 
DIANTHUS (Laciniatus Splendens) — The 
most striking Dianthus ever offered. Laciniatus 
Splendens comprises extra large single flowers 
of brilliant crimson, boldly contrasted with a 
glistening white eye, borne profusely on neat 
dwarf plants. Pkt., 20c. 
DUSTY MILLER (Candidissima)—For bed¬ 
ding, hanging baskets and pots and for edg¬ 
ing of beds where white foliage is desired. 
Silvery white, finely cut leaves. 15 inches. 
Pkt., 10c. 
EUPHORBIA (Snow on the Mountain) — 
Bright green leaves veined and attractively 
margined with white. Height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Pkt., 10c. 
FOUR O’CLOCKS or MARVEL OF PERU 
(Mirabilis)—This handsome, well-known free 
flowering garden favorite does well in any 
soil and under almost all conditions. Uroduces 
large flowers of many brilliant colors. The 
flowers are at the height of perfection during 
the afternoon. Height, 2 feet. Mixed—Pkt., 
10 c; *4 oz., 20c. 
FOXGLOVE (Digitalis) —- A very beautiful 
and interesting old-fashioned plant whose cul¬ 
ture is very simple. The bell-shaped flowers 
borne on long spikes make an exceedingly 
handsome and stately border. Keep plants 2 
feet apart. Height, 3 to 5 feet. Hardy biennial. 
Perfection Brand Mixed—Pkt., 10c; oz., 
75 c. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) — Annual. 
Blooms July to October. The annual varieties 
are very showy and are well adapted for gar¬ 
den decoration and cutting. Grandiflora. Dou¬ 
ble Mixed. Two ft. ; large flowering. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c. 
Gillardia 
GERANIUM (Pelargonium)—These univer¬ 
sally admired plants are easily grown from 
seed and bloom the first season. Half-hardy 
perennial. 1 to 2 feet. 
Perfection Brand Mixed—Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 
75c. 
GILIA — Thimble Flower (Capitata) — Soft 
lavender-blue, about 1 inch across, cover the 
fine feathery foliaged plants from July until 
frost. 2 feet. Fine for cutting. Does well in 
ordinary soils. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 20c. 
GOMPHRENA (Globe Amaranth)—A showy 
annual everlasting or strawflower, resembling 
a large clover blossom. Mixed colors, pkt., 10c. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) — Extra Dwarf 
Chrysanthemum. Double golden yellow flowers. 
Grows 3 feet in height. Will not thrive in 
shade. Pkt., 10c. 
HELICHRYSUM (Monstrosum Strawflower) 
—The finest of all everlastings for the home 
garden. They are very handsome when grow¬ 
ing in the open and make unusually fine win¬ 
ter boquets if cut when partially opened and 
dried slowly in a cool place, heads downward 
to keep the long stems straight. They come in 
a wide range of brilliant and soft colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
HOLLYHOCK (Althea Rosea)—The holly¬ 
hock is an old garden favorite. The tall, 
stately spikes bear immense quantities of 
blooms of the most brilliant colors and as dou¬ 
ble as a rose. Plant 3 feet apart and water 
freely. Height, 5 to 6 feet. Hardy perennial. 
Perfection Brand Double Mixed—Pkt., 10c; 
X A oz., 25c. 
HUNNEMANNIA (Semi-Double Sunlite) — 
Yellow Sunlite, the attractive semi-double foi'm 
of the well known Mexican Tulip Poppy, has 
become since its introduction two seasons ago 
one of the most popular garden flowers. The 
Tulip shaped flowers with their extra band of 
petals on the outside rather than the inside of 
the cup give the appearance of being open at 
all times. Plants grow about two feet in height 
and like a sunny position in any well drained 
soil. Pkt., 20c. 
Hollyhock—Double Mixed 
KOCHIA (Summer Cypress) — Sometimes 
called burning bush. This annual plant is of 
surprising rapid growth, regular pyramids 
about 2 feet high. Leaves slender, of light pea 
green until fall, changing to blood red and 
carmine. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 10c; oz., 30c. 
LAN TANA — Popular and rapid gi'owing 
plants with large heads of variously colored 
and perfumed flowers. The bushy plants are 
completely loaded with blossoms, which are 
succeeded by green berries which turn to deep 
blue when ripe. Half-hardy perennial, 2 feet 
high. 
Mixed—Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 20c. 
LINARIA Toad Flax—The Linarias, com¬ 
monly known as miniature snapdragons, are 
very charming, free flowering border plants in 
bright and pastel shades. 18 inch. 
Perfection Brand—Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 20c. 
LUPINS — Long graceful spikes of pea 
shaped flowers from July until August. Plant 
in lime free, moist soils. Finest mixed. Pkt., 
10c. 
Marigolds 
MARIGOLD, GUINEA GOLD (2 ft.)—Car¬ 
nation-like petals and unusually brilliant 
golden color makes this flower outstanding 
among Marigolds. It lacks much of the pun¬ 
gent odor of other Marigolds. The plants bloom 
very freely, and practically all flowers are 
double. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 35c. 
MARIGOLD, HARMONY, Dwarf French 
Double—Compact plants, free flowering, golden 
yellow bordered maroon red, scabious shaped. 
Pkt., 10c. 
MARIGOLD, COLLARETTE CROWN OF 
GOLD—New, orang, 2%-inch flowers, crested 
center, broad guard petals, odorless foliage. 
Pkt., 10c. (See inside front cover.) 
MARIGOLD, ROYAL SCOTT—All Double, 
Dwarf French. Uniformly dwarf, compact 
plants, fully double, rich mahogany red and 
gold striped flowers. Pkt., 20c, postpaid. 
MARIGOLD (Gigantea Sunset Giants)—The 
largest flowered of the Marigold group. Aver¬ 
aging 5 inches and some attaining a size of 
7% inches across, but they are produced in 
such profusion that a plant of Sunset Giants 
is one of the showiest places in the garden. 
Instead of the usual marigold odor these have 
a definitely sweet fragrance. This strain comes 
from 60% to 65% double. Pkt., 25c. 
MIGNONETTE)—The mignonette is a uni¬ 
versal favorite and no other flower is so gen¬ 
erally known for fragrance. The dense semi- 
globular heads of flowers on stalks about 6 
inches high, making the whole plant reach to 
1 to 1% feet high. Hardy annual. Mixed— 
Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 15c. 
Marigold—Giganthea 
