Chicago AMERICAN BULB CO. New York 
A. B. C. HARDY PERENNIAL and BIENNIAL SEEDS 
Dianthus Delight 
DIANTHUS (Continued) 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS {Sweet William) 
There is always a good demand for these beautiful free-flowering 
old-fashioned favorites. 
SINGLE 
Newport Pink. Salmony rose or Watermelon pink. 
Mixed 
DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant) 
Tr. Pkt. 
Oz. 
.$0.20 
$1.20 
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3.00 
. .25 
1.80 
Tr. Pkt. 
Oz. 
Fraxinella. A very showy hardy perennial forming a bush 
about 2 V 2 feet in height. Has fragrant foliage and spikes of 
rosy pink flowers during June and July. Seed somewhat 
slow in germinating.$0.25 $1.40 
Fraxinella Alba. Pure white flowers.25 1.50 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) 
The Foxglove must be included in all collections of hardy plants. 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Giant Shirley Mixed. A greatly improved strain of un¬ 
usually strong, vigorous growth. Enormous spikes 3 to 5 
feet in length set with very large flowers.$0.15 $0.50 
Monstrosa (Mammoth Foxglove). Mixed.15 .60 
GLOXINIAEFLORA 
Purple .15 .50 
Rose .15 .50 
White .15 .50 
Light Yellow .15 .80 
Mixed .( 1/4 lb., $1.50) .15 .40 
DORONICUM (Leopard’s Bane) 
Caucasicum Magnificum. Large, deep golden yellow daisy-like blooms 
in the spring. Splendid for garden display and for cutting. 
Tr. Pkt.50c 1/16 oz.$1.00 
ECHINOPS (Globe Thistle) 
Ritro. Striking hardy perennial plants with silvery thistle-like foliage 
and steel blue flowers. Tr. Pkt.10c Oz.30c 
ERIGERON (Fleabane) 
Speciosus Grandiflorus. Showy, large, daisy-like blooms of a rich 
purple color. Flowers continuously from May to October. Grows 2 V 2 
feet high. Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.60 
ERYNGIUM (Sea Holly) 
Amethystinum. Thistle-like heads composed of amethystine blue 
flowers. Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.80 
EUPATORIUM (Mistflower, Thoroughwort) Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Fraseri. Dense clusters of white flowers.$0.15 $0.80 
FEVERFEW (See Matricaria) 
FORGET-ME-NOT (S ee Myosotis) 
GAILLARDIA t 
The Dazzler. The flowers are very large, of dark, rich red 
with a bright orange tip on the end of each petal, making 
it a very attractive flower for florists.(14oz., 40c)$ 
Portola Hybrids. Plants of strong, vigorous, upright habit, 
2 V 2 to 3 feet high. Heavy, leathery, glaucous foliage. The 
long flower stems, straight and strong, hold the massive 
yellow and red flowers erect.(14 oz., 50c) 
GRANDIFLORA 
Burgundy. Lovely wine red flowers on long stems. 
.(V 4 oz., 60c) 
Tangerine. Large tangerine colored flowers; compact 
growth . 
Superb Mixed. Splendid combinations of crimson and gold 
in great variety.(14 lb., $1.50) 
Compacta, Mixed. A compact variety forming bushy plants 
12 to 15 inches high, and bearing long-stemmed flowers 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
1.25 
$1.40 
.25 
1.40 
.25 
1.80 
.25 
1.60 
.15 
.50 
.20 
.75 
GENTIANA (Blue Gentian) 
Acaulis. Dwarf, hardy perennial. Deep blue flowers. 
Tr. Pkt.25c 14 oz. 
.60c 
GERBERA 
Excellent for pots or cutflowers. (Greenhouse perennial). 
Jamesoni. Mixed Hybrids. 100 seeds.40c 1000 seeds.$3.00 
GEUM (Arens) 
Coccineum Atrosanguineum fl. pi. Beautiful, hardy perennial bearing 
profusely large, showy, orange-red flowers. Tr. Pkt.. .25c Oz.. .$1.80 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Large, double glowing red. 
Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.60 
Lady Stratheden. Large double flowers of rich golden yellow. 
Tr. Pkt.25c Oz.$1.60 
GYPSOPHILA (Baty s Brealli) Tr. Pkt. Oz. 
Paniculata (Baby's Breath). The fine mist-like flowers are 
much used in bouquets.(14 lb., $1.00) $0.10 $0.30 
Paniculata fl. pi. Double flowering. The original type and 
one of the best perennials in the list for cutting.35 2.80 
Pacifica. Small pink blooms borne profusely after the 
paniculata varieties are past.25 2.40 
Repens. An elegant, hardy, trailing plant for the rockery, 
with clouds of small white flowers in July and August .25 1.40 
Repens Rosea. Of the same neat habit as the above but 
with pale rose blooms.25 1.80 
HELENIUM (Helens Flower) 
Strong-growing, hardy perennials, giving an enormous crop of flowers 
in late summer. 
Autumnale Superbum. Golden-yellow flowers; 5 to 6 feet. 
Tr.Pkt.25c Oz.$3.20 
Riverton Gem. Flowers open as old gold and terra cotta changing to 
wallflower red. 3^2 feet. Tr.Pkt.35c Oz.$3.00 
Riverton Beauty. Lemon-yellow with large purplish black cone. 
4 feet. Tr. Pkt.50c 
HELIANTHEMUM (Rock Sun Rose) 
Mutabile. Exceedingly pretty, low-growing, evergreen plants forming 
broad clumps which, during their flowering season, July to September, 
are quite hidden by a mass of bloom. Choice mixed varieties. 
Newgold Grandiflora. Deep golden yellow flowers. Run 85% double 
Tr.Pkt.15c Oz.80c 
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