Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
Hardy Perennials and Biennials—continued 
Per Pkt. 
STOKESIA (Stokes Aster). 
Cyanea. The showy, free-flowering 
plants, 16 inches tall, produce hand¬ 
some rich blue flowers from July until 
October. Excellent for cutting. 10c 
SWEET ROCKET. Very fragrant, 
growing freely in ordinary soils, 2 feet 
tall. 
Purple and white. Mixed. . 10c 
SWEET WILLIAM. An old-fashioned 
plant, producing large heads of beauti¬ 
fully colored, sweet-scented flowers. It 
is hardy and easily grown. 1 V 2 feet. 
Newport Pink. . 15c 
Double Varieties, Mixed. . 10c 
Finest Single, Mixed. . 10c 
TRITOMA HYBRIDA (Red Hot Pok¬ 
er). One of the curious and unusual 
bedding plants, 3 feet tall, with peculiar 
flower spikes shading from yellow to an 
attractive scarlet. Easily raised from 
seed. Blooms July and August. 15c 
TUNICA. 
Saxifraga. An excellent, dwarf rock 
garden and border plant, 8 inches high. 
Small, light pink flowers borne in pro¬ 
fusion all summer. 10c 
Per Pkt. 
VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope). 
Showy, hardy border plants, 2 feet tall, 
producing large corymbs of red, white 
and pink flowers. Excellent for bou¬ 
quets. 
Mixed. . 10c 
VERBENA VENOSA. A hardy garden 
Verbena of spreading habit. Large 
purplish blue flowers borne throughout 
the Summer and fall. Height 18 inches. 10c 
VIOLA CORNUTA. Tufted Pansies. 
Attractive, free-blooming plants, 8 
inches high, with good-sized flowers in 
many shades. Blooms during Summer. 
Mixed. 10c 
VIOLET. Fragrant, spring-blooming 
plants. 4 inches high. 
The Czar. Large dark blue. 15c 
WALLFLOWER. Stocky upright 
plants, 12 inches high, branching near 
the base, into erect stalks with thick 
lance-like leaves. Fragrant flowers, 
single with four petals. 
Mixed. . 10c 
Rock Garden Flower Seeds 
Per Pkt. 
Alyssum (Saxatile Compactum). 
Plants dwarf, compact, 12 inches tall. 
Showy, bright yellow flowers. 10c 
Aquilegia (Long Spurred Hybrids). 
Also called Columbine. Plants, 2 feet 
tall, with showy, graceful flowers, con¬ 
taining all of the colors of the large 
flowered and long spurred forms. 10c 
Cerastium (Biebersteini). One of the 
best low growing rock plants. Pretty 
gray foliage growing in compact 
clumps. Flowers white. Height 6 in. .. 15c 
Delphinium (Blue Butterfly). A bril¬ 
liant blue variety of compact habit. 
Height 15 inches. 15c 
Dianthus (Deltoides). An improved 
form of the Maiden Rock Pink. Plants, 
6 to 9 inches high, covered with tiny 
gorgeous rosy-crimson flowers. 15c 
Gypsophila (Repens) Rose. An excel¬ 
lent trailing plant for the rockery. 
Covered during July and August with 
myriads of small rose flowers. 15c 
Per Pkt. 
Gypsophila (Repens) White. One of 
the best procumbent rock plants. Small 
white flowers borne in profusion. 15c 
Geum (Lady Stratheden). A beauti¬ 
ful hardy perennial, 18 inches tall. Fine 
rich, golden yellow flowers borne in 
profusion. 20c 
Linaria Alpina. Brilliant orange and 
purple flowers like miniature snap¬ 
dragon. Plants trailing, 6 inches tall, 
with grayish green foliage. Blooms 
summer and autumn. 25c 
Oenothera (Macrocarpa). Plants, 6 
inches tall, with long trailing stems, 
producing large yellow flowers, fol¬ 
lowed by large winged seeds. 15c 
Saponaria (Ocymoides). Height 6 
inches. A showy, dwarf, trailing plant 
producing a sheet of crimson flowers, 
from June-August. 15c 
Statice (Latifolia). Hardy perennial, 
2 feet tall, with large branching heads 
of clear mauve flowers. Flowers can 
be dried for Winter bouquets. 10c 
Perennial Rock Gardens. An excel¬ 
lent mixture of the best perennials for 
rock garden plantings. 15c 
Rock Garden Collection—12 Pkts. for $1.50 
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