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R. L. Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 St. Paul, Minn 
PERENNIAL MIXTURE 
As many as 20 different kinds of 
perennials are included in this 
splendid mixture. Pkt. 10c. 
Pyrcthrum 
Bears large 
daisy-like flow¬ 
ers ranging in 
color from white 
to deep red with 
bright yellow 
centers; fine for 
cutting. Blooms 
in early spring 
and again in the 
fall. Plants grow 
20 to 30 inches. 
Roseum. Single 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Rosenm. Single 
and Double. Pkt. 
10c. 
Rosenm James 
Kelway. Deep 
scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
Rock Garden 
Mixture 
Pyrethrnm 
A selection of finest dwarf perennials. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Romneya (Matilija Poppy) 
Plant in a well drained, sunny, shelter¬ 
ed location. Grows 4 to 5 feet high. 
Blooms June to August. Plants must 
have winter protection in the North¬ 
west. Coulteri, White. Pkt. 10c. 
Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) 
This is a hardy, free flowering and 
easily grown perennial. The daisy-like 
flowers are fine for cutting, blooming 
from July until October. 
Newmanii Speciosa, orange-yellow, 
dark disc, 3 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Purpurea, rosy purple, 4 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Salvia 
Treat as an annual here in the North¬ 
west. Plants grow about 3 feet tall, 
bearing long spikes of deep blue flow¬ 
ers in August. Seed should be sown 
indoors in February. Farinacea Blue 
Redder. Pkt. 10c. 
Saponaria (Bouncins Bet) 
A very showy, trailing, hardy perennial 
rock plant about 9 inches high, pro¬ 
ducing in summer small, bright rose 
flowers. Ocymofdes. Pkt. 10c. 
Scabiosa Caucausica 
Resembling in shape the annual Scabi¬ 
osa, but plants are more vigorous and 
produce longer and stouter stems as 
well as larger flowers. This hardy va¬ 
riety bears large blossoms of a deli¬ 
cate lilac, blue pink or white shades. 
The plants grow 18 to 24 inches high, 
blooming from July until frost. 
Giant Hybrids (Isaac House Strain). 
Very large fringed and ruffled flowers 
in various shades of blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Scutellaria (Skull Cap) 
Pretty blue rock plant, 18 inches high, 
dense bushy habit, abundance of light 
blue flowers, June to August. Coeles- 
tina. Pkt. 10c. 
Statice (Sea Lavender) 
Produces a mass of tiny blossoms re¬ 
sembling the Baby’s Breath, during 
July and August. These, if cut and 
dried, last for months. 
Latifolia. A charming variety for the 
border or rockery of purplish-blue 
color. Fine for bouquets. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) 
A beautiful, free-blooming, hardy per¬ 
ennial producing a splendid effect in 
beds and borders 
with rich and va¬ 
ried flowers. Grows 
15 to 20 inches high. 
Single Varieties 
Dark Crimson. 
Pink Beauty. 
Scarlet Beauty. 
Newport Pink. 
White. 
Single Mixed. 
All above, Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mixed, 
Pkt. 10c. 
Holborn Glory. 
Single, A range of 
colors all showing 
white eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Sunflower (Helianthus) 
Seeds sown early will produce flower¬ 
ing plants the first year. 
Autumn Glory. Bright yellow flowers; 
blooming in August and September. 
Height, 3 to 4 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Maximiliana. Flowers single, clear 
yellow, with several rows of large ray 
petals and full center. Blossoms late 
in the autumn. Height, 5 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) 
The charming rose and white flowers 
and fern-like leaves are produced in 
graceful sprays during August and 
September. Plants about 4 feet. Dipter- 
ocarpum. Pkt. 10c. 
Tritoma (Red Hot Poker) 
Although these are hardy plants, many 
will flower the first year if seed is sown 
early. They grow 3 to 4 feet high and 
bear in August blazing, orange-red 
spikes, blooming until frost. Very fine 
for cut flowers. Hybrids. Pkt. 10c. 
Valeriana (Garden Heliotrope) 
A hardy plant, rather spreading, about 
2 feet high with silvery green foliage, 
producing large clusters of red or 
white, very fragrant flowers, from 
June to October. Fine for bouquets. 
Valeriana should be in every garden. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Veronica Speedwell 
Plants about 18 inches, bearing small 
spikes of rich blue flowers most of the 
summer. Fine for cutting. Spicata, 
Pkt. 10c. 
Viola Odorata (Sweet Violets) 
Owing to their fragrance and simplic¬ 
ity of culture Violets have met with 
general favor. If planted in a shaded 
moist position they will thrive and 
flower freely. About 6 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Wallflower (Cherianthus) 
Half hardy perennials bearing early, 
dainty yellowish, red or orange flow¬ 
ers, which have a delicious odor. Re- 
quiro winter protection in the North¬ 
west. May be started indoors and set 
out in May. Height, 15 to 18 inches. 
Single or double, finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet William 
Single 
Helps in Planting Flower Seed or Plants for Various Purposes and Situations 
Annual Flower* for Cutting 
Antirrhinum. 
Arctotis. 
Asters. 
Baby’s Breath. 
Bachelor Buttons. 
Blue Lace Flower. 
Calendula. 
Calliopsis. 
Candytuft. 
Carnations. 
Centaurea. 
Cosmos. 
Dianthus. 
Didiscus. 
Gaillardia. 
Gladioli. 
Gypsophila. 
Hunnemania. 
Larkspur. 
Marigold. 
Mourning Bride. 
Nasturtium. 
Phlox. 
Pinks. 
Queen Anne’s Lace. 
Scabiosa. 
Schizanthus. 
Snapdragon. 
Sweet Peas. 
Sweet Sultan. 
Verbena. 
Zinnia. 
Fragrant Flowers 
Alyssum. 
Candytuft. 
Carnation. 
Cleome. 
Heliotrope. 
Matthiola. 
Mignonette. 
Nasturtiums. 
Nicotiana. 
Scabiosa. 
Stocks. 
Sweet Peas. 
Sweet Sultan. 
Sweet William. 
Violet. 
Wallflower. 
Tall Showy Annuals for 
Backgrounds and Borders 
Amaranthus. 
Cannas. 
Celosia Plumosa. 
Centaurea. 
Cleome. 
Cosmos. 
Hollyhock. 
Larkspur. 
Lupinus. 
Marigold. 
Matricaria. 
Nicotiana. 
Poppy, tall. 
Ricinus. 
Salpiglossis. 
Salvia. 
Sunflower. 
Zinnia. 
Flowers for Shade or Semi-shade 
Achillea. 
Alyssum. 
Anchusa. 
Annual Phlox. 
Aquilegia. 
Asters. 
Beilis Daisies. 
Canterbury Bells. 
Centaurea. 
Clarkia. 
Coreopsis. 
Delphinium. 
Digitalis. 
Godetia. 
Heuchera. 
Lobelia. 
Lupine. 
Matricaria. 
Myosotis. 
Nemesia. 
Nicotiana. 
Oenothera. 
Pansy. 
Platycodon. 
Salvia. 
Schizanthus. 
Snapdragon. 
Sweet Alyssum. 
Sweet Sultan. 
Sweet William. 
Viola. 
For Hot Dry Locations 
Amaranthus. Godetia. 
California Poppy. Ice Plant. 
Dwarf Marigold. Mimosa. 
Dwarf Morning Phlox. 
Glory. Portulacca. 
House Plants from Seed 
Agathea. 
Browallia. 
Carnation. 
Heliotrope. 
Lantana. 
Marigold, dwarf. 
Mignonette. 
Mimosa. 
Mimulus. 
Nemesia. 
Passiflora. 
Phacelia. 
Schizanthus. 
Stocks. 
Tagetes. 
Wallflower. 
Best Annuals for Cemetery 
Ageratum. Lobelia. 
Alyssum. Pansy. 
Coleus. Petunia. 
Geranium. Portulacca. 
Everlasting or Straw Flowers 
for Winter Bouquets 
Acroclinium. Physallis. 
Chinese Lantern. Rhodanthe. 
Globe Amaranth. Statice. 
IHelichrysum. Xeranthemum. 
Honesty. 
For Window Boxes, Hanging 
Baskets, etc. 
Alyssum. Lantana, dwarf. 
Calendula. Lobelia. 
Candytuft. Nasturtium. 
Geraniums. Petunia. 
Climbing Vines from Seed 
Canary Bird. 
Cardinal Climber. 
Cobaea. 
Dolichos. 
Gourds. 
Humulus. 
Hyacinth Bean. 
Ipomea. 
Japanese Hop. 
Kudzu Vine. 
Moonflower. 
Morning Glory. 
Nasturtium, tall 
Scarlet Runner. 
Thunbergia. 
Wild Cucumber. 
Low Growing Annuals for 
Edgings and Rockeries 
Abronia. 
Agathea. 
Ageratum. 
Alyssum. 
Anagallis. 
California Poppy. 
Candytuft. 
Chorizanthe. 
Cynoglossum. 
Dianthus. 
Godetia. 
Ice Plant. 
Lantana. 
Lobelia. 
Marigold, dwarf. 
Nasturtium, dwarf. 
Oenothera. 
Pansy. 
Petunia, dwarf. 
Phlox, dwarf. 
Portulacca. 
Sanvitalia. 
Tagetes. 
Verbena. 
Viola. 
Zinnia, dwarf. 
