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The TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, La Conner, Washington 
Perennials for Your Carden 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower), A hardy 
and valuable perennial which produces 
many bright flowers on long stems, fine 
for cutting. Flowers are scarlet shaded to 
yellow. They bloom over a long period. 
Gaillardia 
★ GENTIANA (Acaulius clusi). Alpine 
plants noted for the brilliance of their CJen- 
tian blue trumpet flowers in the spring. A 
beautiful subject for the rock garden. 
They like deep rich soil preferably on the 
north side of large rocks rather deeply 
placed in the ground so that the roots can 
find coolness and moisture during the 
heat of the summer. Each, 35c. 
GEUM. Pretty and valuable plants pro¬ 
ducing many cup-like flowers on long 
stems. Excellent for cutting. We offer 
several varieties as follows: 
Lady Stratheden. Double yellow. Each, 
25c; seed, 10c per pkt. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Double scarlet. Each, 25c; 
seed, 10c per pkt. 
Princess Juliana. Tawny yellow tinged 
apricot. Each, 35c. 
★ Boresi. Dwarf orange. Rock garden 
plant. Each 30c. 
GOLDEN GLOW (Rudbeckia). This fast 
growing plant is suitable for planting next 
to walls and fences as it makes a growth 
of 6 to 8 feet and is covered with many 
large yellow dark centered blossoms. Re¬ 
quires staking. 
HELENIUM (Helen's Flower). Hardy per¬ 
ennials flowering from August to October. 
Valuable both as a garden and as a cut 
flower. Glowing bronzy red petals with tip 
of golden yellow. Three-foot stems. 
HELLEBORUS. A rare and beautiful spe¬ 
cies of winter blooming plants with palm- 
ately divided leaves and large open flow¬ 
ers on 12-inch stems. These plants prefer 
the shade of deciduous trees and should 
not be disturbed. We offer two sorts as 
follows: 
Christmas Rose (H. Niger). Blooms from 
November through the winter. Flowers 
are white, sometimes suffused pink. 
Each. $1.00. 
PRICES of all perennials in this list, except 
Lenten Rose (H. Orientalis). Blooms in 
February and March, the time of Lent. 
They will not blossom until the second 
year. Sold in mixed colors only, in shades 
of white, pink and maroon. Do not order 
by color. Each, 75c. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Hee-mur-o-kal-lis) — 
Day Lily. One of the oldest of all cultivated 
flowers, having been cultivated in Asia in 
ancient times. There are many new varie¬ 
ties and colors. We offer several of the 
best known. 
Flava (Yellow Day Lily). Deep lemon-yel¬ 
low. 
FULVA (Tawny Day Lily). Coppery- 
orange. 
HOLLYHOCK (Chater’s Double). This 
fine old favorite needs no description. Our 
plants are grown from the finest strain of 
seed and will please the most discriminat¬ 
ing. We offer the following colors: Red, 
Salmon, Scarlet, Newport Pink, Sulphur 
Yellow, White, and Mixed. Plants, 25c. 
Seed, per pkt., 10c; any color listed. 
IBERIS (Perennial Candytuft). An excel¬ 
lent low growing evergreen plant for the 
rock garden. Flowers rosy-lilac. Seed, per 
pkt. 10c; plants, 25c. 
INCARVILLEA (Hardy Gloxinia). Large, 
rich rose pink begonia-like flowers, borne 
in clusters at the end of a long stem make 
this little known plant worthy of a place 
in the finest garden. Extra fine, each, 35c; 
3 for $1.00. Seed, per pkt. 15c. 
LUPIN (Harkness Regal Hybrids). One 
of the best of the hardy perennials. Pro¬ 
duces many stately spikes in a wonderful 
array of colors. Very fine. 
Seed, per pkt., 10c. Plants, 25c each. 
RUSSELL’S LUPINS. These new Lupins 
introduced last year in England are with¬ 
out doubt the finest ever produced any¬ 
where. The flower spikes are exception¬ 
ally long and the colors startling in their 
brilliance. Many are two-toned or bright 
self colors seldom found heretofore in 
Lupins. 
Seedling plants. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
(See cover.) 
LYCHNIS (Viscaria Splendens). An old- 
fashioned flower about 1 foot tall bearing 
large heads of brilliantly colored flowers. 
This variety is suitable for rockeries and 
bears panicles of large rose-colored blos¬ 
soms. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA (Maltese 
Cross). Three feet. This old favorite bears 
large heads of brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Fine for cutting or for growing among 
shrubbery. 
MECONOPSIS (Baileyi). Blue Poppy of 
Tibet. A hardy perennial from Asia. A 
graceful plant with pale green leaves and 
brilliant cambridge-blue pendant flowers 
about 4 inches across borne on long stems. 
Very difficult to start from seed. Each, 
50c: 3 for $1.35. 
MECONOPSIS Cambrica. Welsh Poppy. 
Large single flowers of orange-yellow on 
12 to 18-inch stems. Blooms from April to 
July. Likes rather poor soils and full sun. 
Each, 35c. 
POLYANTHUS (Invincible Giants). Some¬ 
what larger than the Primula Veris. The 
color range is much wider, varying from 
white to crimson. Each, 25c; 3 for 65c. 
where otherwise noted: Each, 25c; 3 for 
PRIMULA (Veris). One of the best of the 
hardy border plants for ordinary culture. 
A low growing plant with heads of cheery 
flowers in various shades of red and yel¬ 
low. Seed, per pkt. 10c; plants, 25c. 
ftdouble veris —Flowers double like tiny 
roses. 
Acaulis Ft. PI. Lavender — Double laven¬ 
der on 6-inch stems. Each 35c. 
Acaulis Ft. PI. White — Double white on 
6-inch stems. Each 35c. 
★ PRIMULA AURICU LA. Evergreen 
primrose. The hardiest of all primroses 
with broad fleshy leaves that usuallv are 
attractive throughout the year. The flow¬ 
ers appear generally in both spring and 
fall. They are sweet scented and come in 
a wide range of colors. Mixed colors only. 
PYRETHRUM (Painted or Persian Daisy). 
A double form. These plants are grown 
from the finest double Pyrethrum seed ob¬ 
tainable and while we cannot guarantee 
them to come double the percentage of 
doubles is very high. Each 25c; 3 for 65c. 
★ RANUNCULUS. Double French Butter¬ 
cup. Bulb.s—See page 28. 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA (Isaac House 
Strain). This is a greatly improved strain 
of the well-known Scabiosa Caucasica. 
Colors range from white to darkest blue. 
A wonderful bloomer: 18 to 24 inches. 
Each, 25c: 3 for 65c. Seed, per pkt., 10c. 
SHASTA DAISY. This well known daisy 
grows about 3 feet tall and produces many 
large white Rowers on long stems through¬ 
out the entire summer. An excellent cut 
flower. 
DOUBLE SHASTA DAISY. The flowers 
of this variety are almost completely dou- 
hle with numerous rows of narrow wavv 
petals. Very pretty. Each 30c. 
STATICE LATIFOLIA (Great Sea Laven- 
der). An attractive and showy plant for 
borders and beds. The leaves are large 
and leathery. Stiff branched stems bear¬ 
ing large candelabra-like heads sometimes 
2 feet across arise from the centers. The 
flowers small purple-blue and attractive 
are fine in mixed bouquets and for winter 
use. 
65c; 6 for $1.20; dozen $2.25, postpaid. 
