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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO.. Baltimore, Maryland 
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Coreopsis 
All Perennial and Biennial Flower Seeds, 
pkt. 10 cts.; $1 per doz. pkts., except 
where otherwise noted. 
ACHILLEA (Milfoil, or Yarrow) 
Ptarmica "The Pearl." One of the best 
hardy white perennials. 
AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion) 
Coronaria (Mullein Pink). Bright rosy- 
crimson, 2i/ 2 . 
ALYSSUM (Goldentuft) 
Saxatile Compactum. An indispensa¬ 
ble plant for the rockery or border, 
growing 1 foot high and producing 
in May masses of broad, flat heads 
of bright yellow flowers. 
ANCHUSA (Alkanet, Bugloss) 
Italica Dropmore Variety. Grows 3 to 
5 feet high, and bears in abundance 
flowers of the richest gentian-blue 
during May and June. 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine. 
Long-spurred Hybrids. Many shades. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott's Hybrids. Unusual. 
Pkt. 15 cts. 
ARABIS (Rock Cress) 
Alpina. One of the earliest and pret¬ 
tiest spring flowers. The spreading 
tufts are covered with a sheet of 
pure white flowers. 
AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rock Cress) 
Large-flowering Hybrids. A beautiful 
dwarf rock plant, covered with sheets 
of bright flowers in spring and early 
summer. 
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy) 
Finest Double Mixed. 
CAMPANULA CALYCANTHEMA 
Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells. 
This is unquestionably the finest type 
of this old-fashioned and much prized 
garden plant. 
CARPATICA, Blue 
Carpathian Hare Bell. Hardy peren¬ 
nial continuing in bloom the whole 
season; color clear blue; grows 6 ins. 
high. 
CHEIRANTHUS 
Allionil (Siberian Wallflower). Brilliant 
orange flowers. 
COREOPSIS (Golden Coreopsis) 
Lanceolata Grandiflora. An extra fine 
strain of this useful golden-yellow 
hardy perennial. 
DELPHINIUM (Hardy Larkspur). One of 
the most popular perennials and are 
in great demand both for garden dec¬ 
oration and for cutting. 
Belladonna. Light blue. Pkt. 15' cts. 
Bellamosum. Rich blue shade. Pkt. 15 
cts. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Magnificent 
spikes. 
Wrexham Strain. Hollyhock strain. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
and Bienniat OitoiaeJi tf&edb 
DIANTHUS (Hardy Pinks) 
Deltoides. Dwarf, brilliant carmine. 
Plumarius (Grass Pinks, Scotch Pink, 
or Pheasant-Eye Pink). A beautiful 
single hardy Pink with fringed edged 
flowers of various colors. Spicy fra¬ 
grance. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). The Foxglove 
must be included in all collections 
of hardy plants. Very popular for 
planting among shrubbery and semi- 
shady places. 
Giant Shirley Mixed. A greatly im¬ 
proved strain. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). One of 
the showiest and most effective hardy 
perennial plants. 
Portola Hybrids. The plant is of strong, 
vigorous, upright habit of growth, 2 1/2 
to 3 feet high, with heavy, leathery, 
glaucous, foliage; the long flower 
stems, straight and strong, hold the 
massive yellow and red flowers erect. 
GERBERA Transvaal Daisy 
Jamesoni hybrida. A most unusual 
and very beautiful daisy-like flow¬ 
er from South Africa. The individ¬ 
ual flowers measure 2 to 4 inches in 
diameter. They have a small yellow 
center surrounded by a great num¬ 
ber of long graceful flower petals. 
These petals come in an amazing 
number of pretty colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 
GEUM (Avens) 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Large, double, rich 
scarlet blooms which give a splen¬ 
did effect throughout the summer. 
Lady Stratheden. Large, double flow¬ 
ers of rich golden yellow. 
GYPSOPHILA Baby’s Breath 
Panicuiata. White flowers, fine for 
bouquets; one of the favorite hardy 
perennials. Blooms first year if sown 
early; 3 feet. 
HEUCHERA (Coral Bells). The flowers 
are of a rich, bright coral-red color; 
the leaves light green and slightly 
hairy. 
HOLLYHOCK. One of the most majestic 
of hardy plants. 5 to 7 feet high, and 
a clump or line in any garden gives 
an effect not attainable with any 
other plant. 
Newport Pink It is the finest pure 
pink, an exquisite shade, and flow¬ 
ers always are very double. Double 
Maroon-’ Double Yellow; Double Scar¬ 
let, Double White, Single Mixed and 
Double Mixed. Double Salmon-Pink. 
HELIANTHEMUM—Rock or Sun Rose 
Mutabile. Exceedingly pretty, low 
growing, evergreen plants about 
inches high, forming broad clumps, 
and which during their flowering 
season, June to July, are quite hid¬ 
den by a mass of bloom. 
IBERIS (Hardy Candytuft) 
Sempervirens. Showy white blooms in 
early spring. Fine for rockeries; 1 ft. 
LATHYRUS (Everlasting or Hardy Sweet 
Pea). Showy, free-flowering hardy 
perennial climbers for covering old 
stumps, fences, etc., continually in 
bloom. Giant White Pearl, Pink 
Beauty, Red and Mixed. 
LINUM (Flax) 
Perenne. A desirable plant for the 
border or rockery, growing 1V 2 feet 
high, with light, graceful foliage and 
large, blue flowers all summer. 
Lupinus Polyphyllus (Lupine). Effec¬ 
tive plants, producing large spikes 
of flowers; blooming in May and 
June, White, Rose, Blue and Mixed. 
MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not) 
Palustris. The popular ever-blooming 
variety, clear blue flowers in sprays. 
Pentstemon (Beard Tongue). Most use¬ 
ful showy perennials, flowering 
throughout the summer months. 
Mixed. 
PLATYCODON. Chinese Bellflower. Blue. 
POPPIES—HARDY 
Orientale( The Large Oriental Poppy). 
A gorgeous plant, 3 feet high, with 
ample rich green foliage and mag¬ 
nificent large orange-scarlet blooms 
with a black blotch on each petal. 
Iceland Mixed. A great assortment of 
colors varying from yellow through 
different shades of orange to salmon. 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) 
Francheti. An ornamental variety of 
the Winter Cherry, forming dense 
bushes, about 2 feet high, producing 
freely its bright orange-scarlet lan¬ 
tern-like fruits, which can be cut 
and dried, in which shape they are 
used extensively for floral decora¬ 
tions during the winter. 
RUDBECKIA (Cone-Flower) 
Purpures. (Giant Purple Corn-Flower). 
Flowers about 4 inches across, of a 
peculiar reddish-purple with a re¬ 
markably large cone-shaped centre 
of brown; forms bushy plants 3 feet 
high, and blooms from July to Octo¬ 
ber. 
PYRETHRUM or Painted Daisy 
Single Mixed. This has large daisy¬ 
like flowers ranging in color from 
white to deep red, with bright yel¬ 
low centers. Blooms in May and June, 
and again in the fall. It is one of the 
most graceful and long-lasting cut 
flowers; 2 feet. 
SCABIOSA 
Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). Color soft 
lavender-blue. 
SHASTA DAISY 
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. Mag¬ 
nificent daisy-like flowers. Broad, pure 
glistening white, overlapping petals 
carried on long strong stems. 3 feet. 
STATICE (Sea Lavender). Splendid 
hardy perennials, either for the bor¬ 
der or rockery, producing panicles 
of minute flowers, which can be 
dried and used for winter bouquets. 
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
LATIFOLIA. Purplish flowers. 
Cyanea Blue. A beautiful native hardy 
perennial, growing about 2 feet high 
and bearing pretty blue flowers. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus). Extra dwarf. 
SWEETROCKET (Hesperis). Old-fash¬ 
ioned hardy garden plants; grows 
from 2 to 3 ft. high, and bears spikes 
of showy white, lilac and purple. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus). 
There is always a good demand for 
these beautiful free-flowering old- 
fashioned favorites. 
TRITOMA (Red-Hot Poker, Flame Flower, 
Torch Lily). 
New Early Hybrids Mixed. This new 
continuous-flowering Tritoma occu¬ 
pies a prominent place among hardy 
bedding plants. 
VALERIAN. (Valeriana coccinea). Rose 
or White. Mixed. 
VENOSA (Hardy Garden Verbena.) 
This is used extensively for bedding, 
growing 1 foot high, and carrying 
bright purplish heliotrope flowers 
from early summer until late fall. 
VERONICA (Speedwell). Longifolia. 
Long spikes of blue flowers from July 
to September. 
VIOLAS OR TUFTED PANSIES. Though 
smaller flowered than the Giant Pan¬ 
sies these are very free blooming 
and are splendid for beds, borders, 
and unexcelled for rock plants. 
Mixed. 
