Pyrethrums Are Lovely and Keep Insects Away 


258 HELIANTHEMUM mutabile. Rock- 
or Sun-Rose. A very pretty perennial for 
the rockery, completely covered with 
masses of bloom from July to September. 
1 ft. Choice mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
259 HOLLYHOCK, Double. Copper, 
Black, White, Yellow, Newport Pink, 
meee and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c; oz. 
260 H., Single. Choice colors, mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
261 HONESTY (Lunaria). Hardy bien- 
nial, admired for its silvery seed-pods 
which are used for ornamental purposes. 
Beautiful and curious. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
262 HELIOPSIS Pitcheriana. Orange 
Sunflower. A handsome hardy perennial, 
producing an abundance of double orange- 
yellow flowers the first season. Excellent 
for cutting. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
263 HELIANTHUS. Sunflower. Miniature 
double. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
264 KUDZU VINE (Pueraria Thunbergi- 
ana). A beautiful climber, remarkable for 
its great vigor of growth and its handsome 
purple flowers. Perfectly hardy, increasing 
im size and beauty year after year. Fine for 
arbors, verandas, etc. Pkt. 10c. 
265 LATHYRUS fatifolius. Perennial 
Sweet Pea. Showy, hardy climber fine for 
covering walls and stumps. Free flowering. 
Pink, Red, White, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
266 LUPINUS. Hardy perennials of easy 
culture, with graceful spikes of pea-shaped 
flowers in May and June. 2 to 3 ft. Blue, 
Pink, White, and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
26614 RUSSELL LUPINS. New miracle 
flowers. The 4-foot plants bear enor- 
mous, symmetrical flower-spikes 5 inches 
in diameter and up to 3 feet in length. 
Gorgeous colors in all shades of the 
rainbow. Flowers keep well when cut. 
12 seeds 25c; 50 seeds 65c; 150 seeds 
$1.25; 350 seeds $2.50 
original packets. 
In grower’s 
267 LAVENDER vera. Fragrant blue flow- 
ers. Pkt. 10c. 
LUNARIA. See Honesty. 
MYOSOTIS. Forget-me-not. Beautiful half- 
hardy perennials, succeeding best in moist, 
shady situations. Sown in the spring they 
will flower in the fall; if wanted for early 
spring flowering, seed should be sown in 
frames in July or August. 
268 M. alpestris. Plants of bushy habit, 
bearing bright blue flowers. Very fine. 
For rock-garden. Pkt. 10c. 
269 M. palustris. 
blue sort. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf, everblooming 

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MYOSOTIS, continued 
ao M. grandiflora alba. White. Pkt. 
c. 
oor M. grandiflora rosea. Pink. Pkt. 
c. 
270 NEPETA Mussini. A favorite peren- 
nial. Blue-gray foliage. Pale mauve flow- 
ers. For rock-garden. 9 in. Pkt. 10c. 
271 GENOTHERA missouriensis. 
bright yellow flowers. 
4in. Pkt. 10c. 
272 PENTSTEMON grandiflora, Mixed. 
A splendid mixture of flowering sorts in a 
good range of colors. Hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
273 POPPIES, Oriental. Perfectly hardy 
plants with enormous flowers. 3 ft. Crim- 
son-scarlet and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
274 P., Mrs. Perry. Rich salmon-pink. 
Pke15c: 
275 P., Iceland. These dwarf, bright Pop- 
pies are most beautiful when grown in 
masses from seed sown every year. 1 ft. 
Pink, Orange, Yellow, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c. 
276 PHYSOSTEGIA. False Dragonbead. 
Very pretty, making dense bushes, bearing 
freely, delicate, tubular pink flowers. July, 
August. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
277 PRIMULA veris, Hybrids. Cowslip 
Primrose. Hardy Primroses are among the 
most prized of our spring-blooming plants. 
1 to 114 ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
278 P. obconica. Top Primrose. Winter- 
and spring-blooming pot-plant. Pkts. 60c 
and $1.00. 
279 PLATYCODON grandiflorum japon- 
icum. Japanese Balloon-Flower. Blue, 
bell-shaped flowers all season. 2 to 3 ft. 
Pkt. 10c. 
280 PYRETHRUM. Handsome hardy per- 
ennial plants for the herbaceous border. 
Single Mixed and Double Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c. 
281 P., Dark Red, Kelway Strain. Pkt. 
15c; 4goz. $1.00. 
282 PHLOX, HARDY. For a gorgeous 
show these are the most satisfactory of all 
perennial plants. Mixed colors only. Pkt. 
10c; Yoz. 50c. 
283 RUDBECKIA Newmanni. Showy 
Coneflower. One of the finest of autumn- 
flowering perennials, bearing large flowers 
made up of bright orange-yellow petals 
surrounding a big black cone. Pkt. 10c. 
284 R. purpurea. Most interesting plant, 
producing all summer, large, showy, red- 
dish flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
285 SALVIA azurea. Produces spikes of 
sky-blue flowers during August and Sep- 
tember. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
286 STATICE latifolia. Sea-Lavender. 
Splendid hardy perennials, either for the 
border or rockery, producing, all summer, 
panicles of minute purplish blue flowers, 
which can be dried and used for winter 
bouquets. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
287 SAPONARIA ocymoides. A splendid 
plant for the rockery. Rose-colored flowers. 
9 in. Pkt. 10c. 
288 SCABIOSA. One of the handsomest of 
hardy perennials, especially valuable for 
cutting, the blooms lasting a Iong time in 
water. 3 ft. Lavender, White, and Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10c. 
289 S., Isaac House Strain. An improve- 
ment on the above with larger flowers and 
longer stems. Color, from soft lavender to 
dark blue. Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
291 STOKESIA levis. Cornflower Aster. 
Blooms allsummer. Large, attractive, blue 
flowers, resembling asters. Fine cut-flow- 
ers. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet Peas. See No. 265. 
292 SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis). Excel- 
Ient for naturalizing among shrubbery or 
for planting In a permanent border. Fra- 
grant flowers. 2 to 3 ft. White, Lavender, 
and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
Large 
For rock-garden. 


Stokesia levis 
293 SWEET WILLIAM (Diantbus barbatus). 
This is one of the finest of our hardy garden 
plants. Single Scarlet, Newport Pink, 
White, Auricula-eyed, and AII Colors 
Mixed and Double Mixed. Each, pkt. 10ce; 
oz. 75c. 
294 S.W., Dwarf or Alpine. A fine newstrain 
of excellent dwarf type, most suitable for 
edging and rock-gardens. The flower-heads 
are very large and the color-range a selec- 
tion of many bright and dark shades. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
295 TRITOMA hybrida. Red-Hot Poker; 
Flameflower; Torchlily. Pkt. 10c. 
296 VALERIANA officinalis. Garden Helio- 
trope. Hardy perennial border plant. 
Large, fragrant flowers with odor resem- 
bling that of the heliotrope. 2 to 3 ft. 
Mixed, Red and White. Pkt. 10c. 
297 VIOLET, Blue Czar. Deservedly much 
in demand because of its profusion of single, 
blue blooms and delicate odor. Pkt. 10c. 
298 VERONICA. Speedwell. 
June, July. 11% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
299 VIOLA cornuta. Tufted Pansy. For 
rock-garden. All colors, mixed. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $2.50. 
300 V., Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf 
habit and continuity of bloom of the 
Tufted Pansy, but ts of more vigorous 
growth, making it one of the finest bedding 
varieties. Blooms rich violet, slightly per- 
fumed. For rock-garden. Pkt. 50c; large 
pkt. $1.25. 
301 WALLFLOWER. Favorite sweet- 
scented flowers of fine colors. Splendid for 
cutting and useful as spring bedders. 
Single- and double-flowering, finest mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10c. 
W., Siberian. See No. 233. 
The Book of Perennials 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Tells how to grow successfully and 
enjoy over 145.genera of our most popular 
and durable of border plants. Lists of dif- 
Blue flowers. 
ferent perennials for different purposes 
and a condensed tabular list of over 500 
species. Gives general principles of grow- 
ing, using, selecting, propagating; discusses 
insect and disease troubles and remedies. 
280 pages, 117 illustrations. Cloth $2.00, 
postpaid $2.15. 

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