PERFECTION BRAND SEEDS —1906 
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Perfection Brand Flowering Vines and Gourds 
Climbers are excellent to shade_ porches, cover stumps and hide unsightly places. Everyone who has a porch or room that is exposed to 
the hot sun all summer long will appreciate what it would mean to have a dense green vine for protection. 
BALSAM APPLE (Momordica Balsamina) — 
Very curious, rapid and dense climbers with 
ornamental foliage. Its large golden yellow 
fruit oipens when ripe and displays its bril¬ 
liant blood-red inside. Hardy annual. 10 to 20 
feet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER—A very attractive 
and graceful climber, developing to perfection 
in sandy soil. The leaves resemble those of a 
fine Japanese Maple, and the rich scarlet 
blooms cover the vines completely all during 
summer and fall. Plant in full sun. Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 25c. 
CYPRESS VINE (Ipomea Quamoelit)—A 
most beautiful climber with delicate dark 
green, feathery foliage and an abundance of 
bright fiowers. Planted by the side of a ve¬ 
randa, tree or stakes, it attains a height of 
from 10 to 20 feet. Annual. 
Mixed—Pkt., 5c; 14 oz., 10c. Red—Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 20c. 
HARDY SWEET PEAS (Lathyrus Latifol- 
ius)—Very decorative climbing vines of the Pea 
family. Flowers are similar to Sweet Peas and 
are even more showy, but are lacking in fra¬ 
grance. Mixed colors—Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 40c; 
oz., 70c. 
JAPANESE HOP VINE (Humulus)—It is a 
rapid climber and one of the best for covering 
verandas, trellises, unsightly fences, etc. Makes 
a heavy growth and does well in shade. Pkt., 
5c; % oz., 15c, postpaid. 
KUDZU VINE (Perennial)—A climbing vine 
with large leaves and fragrant wistaria-like 
fiowers. Forms a dense shade. Pkt., 10c; 14 
oz., 25c, postpaid. 
Cannas—City of Portland 
Cannas 
Our stock is first-class in every respect. We 
handle enormous quantities of Canna Bulbs 
and can offer at the following attractive prices: 
PRESIDENT—Four feet. One of the most 
popular reds. Flowers are rich, glowing scar¬ 
let of immense size. Green leaves. Strong 
grower. Each, 10c; doz., 65c; 100, $3.25, post¬ 
paid. 
KING HUMBERT—Five feet, bronze foli¬ 
age. Flowers very large, five to six inches 
across. Flowers a glowing scarlet or orange 
red, often streaked with gold. Each, 10c; doz., 
50c; 100, $3.00, postpaid. 
RICHARD WALLACE — Dainty shade of 
Canary yellow, about four feet tall and hav¬ 
ing bright green foliage. Each, 10c; doz., 50c; 
100, $3.00, postpaid. 
CITY OF PORTLAND—Salmon Pink. Large 
fiowers, height four feet. Foliage green. Each, 
10c; doz., 75c; 100, $4.00, postpaid. 
MIXED COLORS—Each, 10c; doz., 50c; 100, 
$2.75, postpaid. 
Morning Glory—Heavenly Blue 
MADERIA VINE BULBS—One of the best 
and most popular Climbers for foliage effect. 
Increases very rapidly. Each, 10c; dozen, 90c, 
postpaid. 
MOONFLOWER (Evening-Glory Ipomoea) — 
Moonflowers are the most gorgeous and versa¬ 
tile of the climbing plants. It does well trained 
along the roof of a low house or veranda, and 
its blossoms are delightfully fragrant. If the 
seeds are notched they will bloom six weeks 
from sowing. Annual. Giant Pink or White— 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 15c; oz., 45c. 
HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos Lablab) — 
(Commonly known as Jack Bean)—A splendid 
climber with hyacinth-like clusters of flowers 
which are followed by exceedingly ornamental 
seed pods. Is of rapid growth and stands heat 
well but not the cold. Half hardy annual, 10 
to 20 feet high. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN (Phaseolus Mul- 
tiflorus)—A tall twining plant, covered with 
crimson blossoms. As an ornamental vine over 
trellis, arbors, etc., very popular. Annual, 
growing 12 to 15 feet high. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c. 
Gourds 
MORNING GLORY—Scarlet O’Hara. See in¬ 
side front cover. 
MORNING GLORY—Clark’s Earliest Heav¬ 
enly Blue—It is the earliest flowering variety, 
makes a sparse growth of foliage and is heav¬ 
ily covered with flowers. A beautiful sky blue 
color which shades at the center to a golden 
throat. Pkt., 10c; oz., 65c, postpaid. 
MORNING GLORY (Convolvulus Major)— 
One of the most free-flowering and rapid¬ 
growing annual climbers thriving in almost 
any situation. Height 10 to 15 feet. Japanese 
Imperial—Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c. 
The dense foliage of the vigorous Gourd vine 
makes it useful for covering arbors, fences, 
slopes, or unsightly places. 
CAVE MAN’S CLUB—Knobby, club shaped, 
dark green. Pkt., 5c. 
DIPPER—Easily fashioned into a long han¬ 
dle dipper. Pkt., 5c. 
LARGE VARIETIES MIXED—Pkt., 5c. 
SMALL VARIETIES MIXED—Pkt., 5c. 
The ornamental gourds are a decorative feature 
of any garden, and can be varnished when dried 
for indoor use. 
Perfection Brand Bulbs are Top Size 
Darwin Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils, Narcissus, Crocus, Calla Lily, Freesias, etc. We carry 
a complete line, import our Hyacinths, Tulips 
offer high-grade bulbs at attractive prices. We 
if interested, ask for one. 
Tuberose Bulbs 
Easily recognized by its exquisite fragrance 
and beautiful flower spikes, which are borne 
on long stems, making it an admirable cut 
flower. 
DWARF EXCELSIOR PEARL—Each, 10c; 
doz., 60c, postpaid. 
and Crocus direct from Holland in 
issue a Fall Bulb circular during September and 
ElephanPs Ear 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM—Known to al¬ 
most everyone. A number of stems come from 
a single bulb, growing 4 to 5 feet high, with 
a single leaf, which often measures 18 inches 
or more across. 
Perfection Brand Exceptional Dahlias 
STRONG FIELD GROWN DIVISIONS 
DECORATIVE—^This is the large open faced 
type with broad, usually flat petals to which 
class we owe so many of our finest Dahlia 
flowers. 
JEAN KERR—Pure white, fine cut flower. 
25c each, postpaid 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY—A perfect bloom of 
erosion pink, best pink Dahlia to date. 25c 
each, postpaid. 
SAGAMORE—A golden color, shaded toward 
the center with warm salmon-rose or orange 
buff. Good stem and keeping qualities. Price, 
25c each, postpaid. 
PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA—Red. Each, 25c, 
postpaid. 
THOS. A. EDISON—Royal purple. 30c each, 
postpaid. 
AVALON — Deep canary-yellow. 30c each, 
postpaid. 
JERSEY BE AC ON —Chinese Scarlet. 30c 
each, postpaid. 
Pompom Dahlias 
Fully double flowers, ball-shaped or slightly 
flattened. 
SNOWCLAD—Pure white. 
CATHERINE—Canary yellow. 
JOHNNIE—Bright red. 
FASHION—Orange and buff. 
BOBBY—Deep plum purple. 
ROSE WILMOTH—Bright pink. 
All 30c each; $3.00 doz., postpaid. 
MONMOUTH CHAMPION —Outstanding 
giant flower of flame scarlet, immense in size 
and free flowering on the best of stems. 30c 
each, postpaid. 
Dahlia 
