
The EVERLASTING flowers may be dried and saved for winter bouquets and 
hold their colors throughout. ACROLINIUM have daisy-like flowers of a bright 
rose, and GOMPHRENA or GLOBE AMARANTH have clover-like heads in a 
variety of colors. HELICHRYSIUM or STRAWFLOWER is the best of all Ever- 
lastings and includes a complete range of bright colors. LUNARIA or HONESTY 
makes silvery, flat seed pods, and CHINESE LANTERNS have bright red, balloon- 
like husks. The latter two are perennials. 
We do not pretend to offer a complete list of perennial flowers. We have found 
from experience that most perennial seeds do not hold their germination well, and 
we prefer to offer only varieties which are certain to give satisfaction when grown 
from seed. ALYSSUM SAXATILE or Basket-of-gold blooms very early in the 
spring and makes masses of bright golden yellow flowers, while ANCHUSA has 
panicles of Forget-me-not flowers in brightest blue. 
AQUILEGIA or COLUMBINE are long-spurred flowers of bright and vivid 
colors. The SCOTT ELLIOTT strain has striking, bright colors while the 
CHRYSANTHA have lovely pale-yellow flowers. The COERULEA or ROCKY 
MOUNTAIN strain is a beautiful and delicate combination of deep blue and white. 
The ARABIS or ROCK CRESS is a lovely little rock garden plant with star-shaped, 
white flowers blooming very early in the spring, as does BELLIS or ENGLISH 
DOUBLE DAISY which makes bright, double flowers in pink, red and white which 
are treated like Pansies. 
CAMPANULA or CANTERBURY BELL are bell-shaped flowers in bright colors. 
Lee forms are SINGLE, DOUBLE and CUP and SAUCER or CALYCAN- 
HE MA. 
The SHASTA DAISIES are glorified field daisies with hugh white petals and 
yellow centers. COREOPSIS or PERENNIAL CALLIOPSIS are large flat-petaled 
yellow flowers borne in great profusion. 
DIANTHUS or PINKS are the familiar old-fashioned, hardy garden flower while 
DIGITALIS or FOXGLOVE have long spikes with gay mottled and splotched bells. 
The popular DELPHINIUM with its tall spikes completely covered with double 
flowers in shades and tones of light and dark blue is quite easily grown. The 
HOLLYHOCK strain have the largest individual florets of any type and the 
DE LUXE HYBRIDS have the largest double florets. BELLADONNA is an 
attractive light blue, while BELLAMOSUM is dark blue. 
GAILLARDIA or BLANKET FLOWER has large single and double flowers in 
vivid shades of red and yellow, and the perennial GYPSOPHILA or BABY’S 
BREATH has miniature balls of white petals, fine for combining with bouquets. 
HIBISCUS resembles single Hollyhocks but the blossoms are gigantic in size, while 
the HOLLYHOCK itself is a tall, sturdy spike covered with large, flat flowers in a 
wide variety of colors, in SINGLE and DOUBLE forms and the TRIUMPH with 
large tufted and crested blossoms. 
LATHRYUS or PERENNIAL PEA is a climbing plant with Sweet Pea shaped 
flowers in red, white and purple. The LINUM or FLAX has dainty, light-blue 
flowers on wiry stems with fine-cut foliage. 
PERENNIAL LUPINS have stately spikes of closely packed blossoms in bright 
colors, and are wonderful for massing. The familiar FORGET-ME-NOT or 
MYOSOTIS with its delicate, gentian-blue flowers is another plant which may be 
treated like Pansies. 
Perennial forms of POPPIES are the ORIENTAL, with hugh, showy, orange- 
scarlet flowers, and the ICELAND, a fine, rock garden plant with bright, silken-like 
flowers. A fine massing plant is PENSTEMON or BEARDED TONGUE which 
makes long, flower spikes covered with trumpet-like blossoms of bright colors, 
and the brilliant PYRETHRUM or PAINTED DAISY is also excellent for massing 
or for cutting. 
Perennial SCABIOSA has large, flat semi-double, light blue and white daisy-like 
flowers and SWEET WILLIAM is composed of clusters of bright colored individual 
florets in both SINGLE and DOUBLE forms. 
It is often interesting to try a few FLOWER MIXTURES in some neglected 
corner of the garden, both for the many surprising and unusual plants available 
in such mixtures and for their value in cutting. We blend a splendid CUT FLOWER 
MIXTURE of choice annuals with long stems and a SCATTER GARDEN MIX- 
TURE to brighten up some forgotten corner of the garden, as well as a mixture 
of easily grown annuals for a CHILDREN’S GARDEN. 
Many unusual plants are available in our PERENNIAL MIXTURE and ROCK 
GARDEN MIXTURE while the CLIMBING MIXTURE and EVERLASTING 
MIXTURE contain many plants not usually available alone. 
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