Breck’s Perennial Flower Seeds 
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Hardy Perennial and Biennial Flower Seeds 
There can be no greater joy than to create a garden plan through the agency of one’s own imagination, and 
then to work out that plan by actually growing from seed the special varieties desired. For many years we have 
laid great stress on the selection and quality of these seeds, realizing that this particular branch of gardening 
was rapidly becoming one of country-wide interest. 
In the following list, we offer all the varieties that have played a part in fashioning the old and famous gardens 
of New England. For your guidance we briefly touch on the distinction between Biennials and Perennials and 
suggest methods of culture long practiced by those who make the growing of Perennials their profession. 
Perennials. These go on living and increasing for a number 
of years, the stems dying down each season and coming again 
from the roots each Spring. They are easily raised from seed 
sown during late Spring and early Summer in frames or seed¬ 
beds. These seedlings should be ready to be transferred to their 
permanent quarters in the Autumn—or the following Spring. 
Biennials. These are plants which require two seasons to 
come to full maturity, after which they ripen their seed and die 
off. Perhaps the best mode of treatment is to sow in frames in 
the latter part of June, during July, and up to the middle of 
August, and transfer the resulting plants to their permanent 
positions in the Autumn or early the following Spring. 
Acanthus • Bear’s-Breech 
Ornamental foliage plants for subtropical 
effects. The beautifully designed foliage 
has served as a model for artists, and was 
the inspiration for the ornate columns of 
the Greek Corinthian architecture. Height 
3 feet. Pkts . 15 C andJ35c 
7310 Mollis latifolius. Purplish flowers 
in August and September. 
Achillea • Y arrow 
7317 Ptarmica, The Pearl. An easily 
grown plant about 2 feet high, bearing 
snowy white flowers in clusters. Ex¬ 
cellent for cutting and half-shady places 
in the rock-garden. Pkts. 15c and 35c. 
Adonis • Pheasant’s Eye 
7319 Vernali8. Bright yellow flowers 
much like buttercups. Blooms very early 
in the Spring. Excellent among other 
perennials and under shrubs. 1 foot. 
Pkts. 10c and 25c. 
Aconitum • Monkshood 
These plants resemble Delphiniums in 
form but bear curiously shaped, hooded 
blooms on tall spikes. The foliage mats 
closely at the base and is of a deep lustrous 
green. 
Pkts. 25c, except where noted 
7320 Lycoctonum. Wolf’s Bane. A slen¬ 
der, 6-foot perennial with strange yellow 
and cream colored flowers which appear 
during June and July. 
7323 Napellus. Dark blue flowers in July 
and August. Plants 4 feet high. Pkts. 
15c and 35c. 
7332 Wilsonii. Light blue flowers in Sep¬ 
tember and October. Plants 4 feet high. 
Adenophora • Ladyhell 
7336 Potanini. An excellent 2-foot per¬ 
ennial with drooping, bell-shaped, light 
blue flowers in August. Pkt. 25c. 
Aethionema • Stone-Cress 
7345 Grandiflorum. A splendid, spread¬ 
ing rock-plant of bushy erect habit. The 
foliage is of a grayish color and clusters 
of rosy lilac flowers appear in June and 
July. Height 18 inches. Pkt. 25c. 
Agrostemma • Mullein Pink 
Free-flowering border plants with at¬ 
tractive, circular flowers and woolly foliage. 
Pkts. 10c and 25c, except where noted 
7350 Coronaria alba. Pure white flowers. 
Height 3 feet. 
7352 Coronaria. Crimson. Height 3 feet. 
7354 Flos-jovis. Jove’s Flower. Half- 
inch-wide pink flowers in dense clusters 
in June and July. Foliage silvery. Height 
18 inches. 
7356 Hybrida Walkeri. Silvery, hairy 
plant, with carmine-red flowers from 
June to October. Height 18 inches. Pkts. 
15c and 35c. 
