44 Perennial Seeds 
Aquilegias or Columbines 
¥ou are all familiar with these graceful beauties which bloom in spring and early summer. 
They are excellent for cutting or massing in clumps in the border. TVill succeed in partial shade. 
2 to S ft. 
Tempiin-Bradley’s Lons Spurred Hybrids 
See Cut at Bight. A selection of the finest long spurred Columbines including the famous strain known as 
Mrs. Scott Elliotts, which has received many awards wherever exhibited. Many rare and pleasing color 
shades and combinations. Pkt. 15c; 3*3 oz. 25c; oz. 15c. 
2565 DOBBIE’S IMPEBIAL HYBRIDS. A very fine strain of English origin, sure to charm you with 
the excellence of the color assortment, of the long spurred beauties. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 45c. 
2564 rr!r«cr^n ^ new long-spurred variety having deep blood-crimson sepals and spurs 
V..riniSOn Olar and white petals, a very delightful and attractive color effect. Plants are 
erect and vigorous, 2 p 2 feet tall and very free flowering. Pkt. 20c. 
Long Spurred Hybrids 
Rock Garden Varieties 
Separate Colors 
2557 BLUE SHADES. Very beautiful. 
2558 ORANGE and SCARLET. Brilliant. 
2559 PINK SHADES. Very delicate. 
2560 BOSE QUEEN. Rich darker pink. 
Dobbie’s imperial Hybrids 2561 SNOW QUEEN. Very fine pure white. 
Price any above Pkt. 15c; j'j oz. 60c. 
2555 COEBULEA. The Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
The beautiful long b_lue spurred Columbine native of our 
Western States. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. 
2566 CHBYSANTHA YELLOW. Large canary yellow flowers 
with long spurs. Blooms from May to August. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c; 
3^3' OZ* !SoC* 
2567 RED SPURRED (Jaetschui). A lovely large flowered 
yellow with most attractive Peach Red long spurs, an extra good 
new variety. Pkt. lOc; ^ oz. . , 
2t»71 FINE MIXED. A lovely mixture of all colors single and 
double short spurred varieties. Pkt. 5c; ^ oz. 25c. 
2569 AQUILEGIA ALPINA BLUE. R. G. A 
dwarf variety of much value and charm. Plants 
grow from 12 to 18 inches tall quite compact and 
branching. Flowers of beautiful clear blue, are 
freely produced and are unusually fine for cutting. 
Pkt. lOc; 5^ oz. 30c. 
2570 AQUILEGIA COMPACTA 
EBECTA EDELWEISS. R. G. Beau¬ 
tiful snow-white blooms borne in 
profusion on neat compact plants. 
An excellent variety both for the 
garden and for use as a cut flower 
variety. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c. 
2573 FLABELLATA NANA, Dwarf White. R G. A very 
early flowering x^ariety, growing one foot high. Pure white flowers. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Aquilegia, Long Spurred 
Hybrids 
Asclepias 
2596 Tuberosa. A native plant bear- 
DUtlCrrly W ced ing during July and August very 
showy umbels of bright orange flowers. Flowers are followed by long 
curious pods containing white feathery seeds. The opened seed 
pods may be dried for winter decorations. Easy to grow, but start 
where plants are to stand as plants have long tap roots and dislike 
moving. 2 to 2 14 ft. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 40c. 
Beilis, 
Double 
English Daisy 
The double, ball-shaped flowers of white, pink, rose and red show 
their faces in spring—April to early June. Perhaps the most pop¬ 
ular for low edgings in cool shady spots. For best results raise new 
plants from seed each year. Good rock garden subjects. 
2617 MONSTROSA DOUBLE MIXED. Large flowered 
strain, .411 shades. Pkt. lOc; 14 oz. 40c. 
Asphodeline, Jacob’s Rod 
2600 LUTEA. Stately plants 3 to 4 feet tall, with beautiful fo¬ 
liage, producing large spikes of golden yellow fragrant flowers in 
June and July. A very striking and attractive plant for the perennial 
border. Pkt. lOc; ^ oz. 30c. 
Hardy Aster 
Hardy Asters 
Michaelmas 
Daisy 
2602 Wartburg Star,Subcoeruleus. Aspring flowering aster of 
bright lavender-blue with yellow centers. Plants 2 to 214 feet high, 
flowers 3 to 334 inches across. Blooms May and June, Pkt. 15c. 
2605 SUBCOERULEUS BLUE, R. G. A distinct variet; bearing 
daisy-like azure blue flowers xvith golden centers. Flowers often 2 34 
to 3 inches across on long slender stems well above the foli^e. 
Blooms during June and July. 15 inches. Pkt. 40c; ^ oz. 25c. 
2603 LARGE FLOWERED MIXED. The hardy Asters are 
among the best of the late summer and fall flowering plants. They 
do much to lighten up the perennial and shrub borders, with their 
graceful masses of bright flowers. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. lOc; 
oz. 30c. 
2604 ALPINUS MIXED. R. G. ExceUent species for rock 
gardens, growing 12 to 15 inches high and bearing light airy flowers 
of rose, lavender, and blue shades. Contains many of the early 
May and June flowering varieties. Pkt. 15c; 5 ^ oz. 30c. 
Baptisia, Wild Indigo 
Australis. This is a good blue flower for June and July. The plants 
reach up 2 to 3 ft. high, carrying racemes of pretty pea-shaped indigo 
blue flowers. Pkt. lOc; 3/^ oz. 30c. 
2626 Bocconia, Plume Poppy 
Cordata Japonica. Great handsome plants 5 to 8 ft. tall with attrac¬ 
tive foliage and large plumes of small pinkish-white flowers. A mass of 
color in July. Fine as a background, Pkt. lOc; 54 oz. 20c. 
Hardy Candytuft, Iberls 
5701 . R- G.One of the prettiest of the hardy 
OemperVirenS low border plants. In April and May 
the low compact plants are covered with white flowers, resembling the 
annual Candytuft. Excellent for rock garden, naturalizing, or as a 
border to taller plants. It does well in sun or shade and on practically 
all soils. The foliage is evergreen. 8 inches tall. Pkt. lOc; 3^ oz. 35c. 
Beilis, Monstrosa 
Bocconia, Plume Poppy 
Boltonia, False Camomile 
The Boltonlas grow 6 to 8 feet tall and are a showy perennial, 
excellent for a tall border or for a background planting. They bear 
great quantities of star or daisy-like flowers in August and Sep¬ 
tember. Easy to grow. 
2632 LATISQUAMA. Lavender-pink. Pkt. 4 0c; A oz. 20c. 
2634 Calamintha 
Alplna. R. G. A splendid dwarf rock plant about 6 inches high 
with small blue flowers in June, and spreading tufts of foliage. 
Equally good for the front of the border. 6 In. tall. Pkt. 15c. 
Callirh oe, Poppy-Mallow 
2635 INVOLUCBATA. R. G. A trailing perennial with bright 
attractive foliage and bearing saucer-shaped rosy crimson flowers 
almost all summer and fall. Very useful in the rockery where it 
enjoys creeping about among the rocks. Pkt. 1 5c. 
Hardy Centaureas 
The hardy Centaureas are showy perennials with large thistle-like 
flowers on stems 234 ft- tall. They are easy to grow and are not 
particular as to soil. 
2715 MONTANA BLUE. Large flat flowers 2 inches in diameter, 
called Perennial Cornflower or Blue Bottle, June to September. 
2 ft. Pkt. lOc; ‘4 oz. 30c. 
2719 MACBOCEPHALA. Has very large, globular, bright yel¬ 
low flowers often 3 or more inches in diameter. One of the most 
showy Centaureas, in bloom during July and August. -.4 ft. Pkt. 
lOc; 34 oz. 35c. 
2720 DEALBATA Persian Centaurea. Bears striking rose 
pink flowers. July to September. Graceful silvery foliage. 134" 
2 ft. Pkt. lOc; 3^ OZ.30C. 
Chel 
2702 Gibraltarica 
R. G. 
A lilac 
white flowering variety, blooming in 
April and May. 10 to 12 inches high. 
Pkt. lOc; oz. 25c. 
Turtlehead 
on© Shellflower 
2736 BABBATUS TORBEYI. This variety has slender, 
tube-like, deep scarlet red flowers on graceful branching stems. 
Foliage rich dark green and very attractive. July and August. 2 feet. 
Pkt. lOc; 34 oz. 25c. 
2737 HYBBIDA PRAECOX. An early flowering variety which 
produces large flowers in great profusion and in a great variety of 
rich color shades of pink, rose and red. The flowers are greatly de¬ 
sired for cutting because of their beauty and gracefulness. 3 to 3 34 ft. Pkt. lOc; 
34 oz. 30c. 
Hardy Candytuft 
2731 Cerastium 
Snow in Summer 
Tomentosum. The foMage is a 
pretty silvery white; the stems rather 
creeping, loaded with small single 
snow-white flowers in May and early 
June. Ideal for a ground cover. 4 
to 6 in. tall. Pkt. lOc; 34 oz. 35c. 
Chelranthus 
See Wallflower, page 54 
Crucianella, Crosswort 
2764 STYLOSA. R. G. Trailing plant 
producing masses of elegant bright green 
foliage, making an unusually fine rock gar¬ 
den subject. Flowers are rosy-red and pro¬ 
duced in clustered heads above the rich fo¬ 
liage. Blooms June to September. Pkt. 
lOc; 34 oz. 25c. 
The letters "R. after a name mean that it is especially good for Rock Gardens. 
