Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds 
Oriental Poppy 
Double Pyrethrum 
Rudbeckia 
Poppy - Papaver 
Perennial Poppies are divided into 
two important groups—Iceland (Nudi- 
caule) and Oriental (Orientale). The 
Iceland Poppies grow about 12 in. high, 
with paperlike flowers borne on thin, 
wiry stems. They bloom all Summer 
and are used in the rock garden and 
foreground of the hardy border. Orien¬ 
tal varieties bloom during May and 
June, growing about 3 feet high. 
Iceland (R). 
The Emperor. Broad, overlapping 
fluted petals of orange red. 18 in. 
stems. Pkt. 25c. 
The Empress. Lovely shades of 
salmon rose. Pkt. 25c. 
Coonara Pink. Rose pink tinted 
salmon. Pkt. 25c. 
Gartref Hybrids. Delicate shades 
with picotee markings. Pkt. 25c. 
Amurense (Golden Wonder). The 
flowers are bright buttercup yellow 
measuring almost 4 inches across 
and carried on wiry stems 24 inches 
long. Flowers all Summer. Pkt. 
35c., 3 pkt. $1.00. 
Oriental. 
Red. Brilliant red, black centre. 
Flesh Pink 
Queen Alexandra. Salmon. 
Finest Mixed. All colors. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Primula - Primrose 
These plants thrive best in a sheltered 
semi-shaded place and prefer a moist 
soil. They are very effective planted 
beneath hedges and at the edge of wood¬ 
lands and streams. 
Veris kleyni (R). Strong stems, 8 to 12 
in. with large flower heads of 15 to 25 
florets. Rich golden yellow shading 
to apricot toward center. Pkt. $1.00. 
Veris (English Cowslip) (R). Yellow. 
April, June. Pkt. 20c. 
Veris, Red Shades (R). Large flower 
clusters. Pkt. 20c. 
Veris polyanthus (R). Bunch-flower¬ 
ed Primrose. Mixed colors. Pkt. 20c. 
Vulgaris (English Primrose) (R). True 
yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
Auricula (R). Dark shades with con¬ 
spicuous eye. Pkt. 20c. 
Beesiana (R). Velvety purple flowers 
in whorls, with yellow eye. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20c. 
Denticulata (R). Full, rounded heads 
of soft violet flowers. 10-12 in. April 
and May. Pkt. 25c. 
Florindae (R). Yellow. 3 ft. Pkt. 50c. 
Pyrethrum 
Painted Daisy 
Large, Daisylike flowers on plants 
2}^ feet high blooming in the Spring 
and Summer. Very showy and giving a 
wealth of cut flowers. 
Single Giant-flowering. 
Rubrum White 
Rose Mixed 
Each, pkt. 25c. 
Giant Double Hybrid. 
Blood Red White 
Pink Mixture 
Each, pkt. 50c. 
Romneya 
California Treepoppy 
Coulteri. Flowers resemble white 
single Peonies. Late June to Sept. 
4 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Rudbeckia 
Cornflower 
Neumann! (Speciosa). Orange yel¬ 
low, dark cone. June, Oct. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Purpurea (Echinacea). Purple. June, 
Oct. 3 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Salvia 
Azurea Grandiflora. A profusion of 
light azure blue flowers on tall, slen¬ 
der spikes. Aug., frost. 3 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Pratensis atroviolacea. Deep violet 
blue. Late Summer. 18 in. Pkt. 25c. 
Saponaria 
Ocymoides (R). Bright pink flowers 
all Summer on trailing plants. 12 in. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Saxifraga 
Hybrida, Flower Carpet (R). Bright 
carmine flowers on plants 6 in. high. 
April, June. Pkt. 50c. 
Scabiosa 
Caucasica Giant Hybrids (R) (Jsaac 
House). Fringed and ruffled blue 
shades on long stems. June, Sept. 
2 ft. Pkt. 50c. 
Columbaria Pink (R). Delicate pink. 
June, Sept. 2 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Sedum - Stonecrop 
Acre (R). Golden yellow creeper. 3 in. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Spureum roseum (R). A trailing, 
dark green ground cover with deep 
pink flowers. Pkt. 35c. 
Spectabile (R). Showy pink flowers 
in clusters on upright plants. Sept. 
1 ft. Pkt. 50c. 
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