Perennial Flower Seeds 
Grow Your Own Plants 
Perennials about the home grounds are a continual source of 
joy from early Spring to late Autumn, furnishing some of the 
most beautiful cuttings for house decoration. You can have the 
best perennials in a most generous measure by sowing the seed, 
at a slight cost comp with the cost of buying the plants 
and you will have the fascination of growing your own per- 
ennials, weeds of perennials may be pown indoors in boxes 
uring February arch or pril, or outside any time in 
Summer in seed beds protected from hot sun and storms, and 
young plants, when 2 to 3 inches tall, set out where they are 
to flower. Our “Leaflet” tells you how to grow perennials from 
seed. It’s free to customers. 
Achillea THE PEARL. One of the best white-flowering 
perennials. From Spring to Fall covered with clus- 
ters of small snow-white, double flowers. A splendid cut-flower 
for vases. Very easy to grow. About 2 feet tall 
Pkt.. 200 seeds 5¢; 500 seeds 4 O¢. 
(Rose Campion) COKUNARIA, An attrac- 
Agrostemma tive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy 
culture with very beautiful pink, blood-red and white flowers 
with silvery foliage. Fine for cutting and blooms from June to 
September, 2 feet tall. Mixed: Pkt., 300 seeds 5¢. 800 seeds 4 O¢. 
- , A strong and upright growing, free 
Asters —Perennial flowering plant producing beautiful 
blooms. Splendid for See: 
Mixed; Pkt., 100 seeds S¢; 250 seeds 1¢. 
Arabis (Rock Cress) ALPINA. A hardy perennial plant and 
one of the very earliest to bloom, with its spreading 
tufts completely covered with a sheet of pure white flowers. Un- 
equalled as a rock plant or for edging. Grows from 6 to & inches 
tall. Pkt., 400 seeds 5¢; 1000 seeds 1-0¢: 
: ITALICA (Dropmore Variety), One of the very 
Anchusa best blue-fiowering hardy perennials. Plants pro- 
duce a profusion of rich, deep sky-blue flowers from June to 
August. A permanent, showy plant for the hardy border, 3 to 5 
feet. Pkt., 30 seeds S¢; 75 seeds 10¢. 
» 7 GIBRALTARICA. Dwarf, ever- 
Candytuft—pP erennial green plants 8 to 12 inches high 
covered with violet rose bloom in Spring and early Summer, ex- 
cellent for low borders or rock gardens where bright, dwarf 
masses are wanted. Pkt., 150 seeds 5¢; 400 seeds 10O¢. 
- A new perfectly hardy 
flowers, about two inches across, 12 inches high, Ideal for the 
perennial border or rockery. Pkt., 50 seeds S¢; 
Double Giant Shasta Daisy §2'5,7°%, Giant 
Daisy is a perennial and a great addition to our cut flower vari- 
eties. The blooms are large, about 5 inches across; white, with 
fringe-like petals and a golden yellow center; the stems are long 
and wiry, each plant producing several of the long stems and 
they flower for about 3 months. The flowers look very much like 
| Giant Asters (see photo), Pkt., 40 seeds 10O¢; 100 seeds 20¢. 
"C3 A perennial with pure white flow- 
Daisy —Single Shasta ers, on long stiff stems. A valuable 
flower for the hardy border; also excellent for cutting. Very easy 
to grow, blooming the first season if seed is sown early. 
Pkt., 200 seeds 5¢; 500 seeds 40O¢. 
Geum These are said to belong to the Rose family and are 
a beautiful flower. They are very free flowering and 
make attractive plants for the hardy border and excellent for 
cutting. The beautiful double and semi-double flowers are very 
dainty and are prounced in golden yellow, scarlet and orange 
colors. Although it is a perennial, flowering from June to Septem- 
ber, they bloom from Spring sown seed the first season if plants 
are started Tk 
Hybrida Mixed: Pkt., 75 seeds 5¢; 200 seeds 1:0¢. 
Gaillardia (Perennial Sorts) Among the showy and most 
Prnecig’ 4 pm ecnve PeOe area lana If sone sear 
e egin flowering in July and continue in shades of c¢ n, ; fa 
goaviel. yellow and gold. Gaillardia—Gobl 
Mixed Colors: Pkt., 100 seeds 5¢; 300 seeds 4 O¢. es 
- The first really dwarf com- 
New Gaillardia —~Goblin pact Gaillard a, Seen 
suited to the rock garden, The neat plants reach a height of 
about 12 or 15 inches and are closely covered with large showy 
yellow-banded deep red flowers. It is a perennial and if seed is 
sown early the plants will flower the same year. 
Pkt., 30 seeds 5¢; 75 seeds 1 O¢. 
\ ie = \CIFICA. This 
uF Pe Ad Gypsophila Pink —Baby’s Breath FAC nce pink- 
ingle Shasta Daisy colored hardy perennial Baby’s Breath that is easy to grow and 
WR INS ha thrives in most any soil. The second year the seedlings make 
dense plants 3% to 4 feet high and are a veritable cloud of nu- | * ae — 
merous tiny pink blooms on slender spreading panicles. An ad- Hibiscus 
vantage of this new Baby’s Breath is that it blooms after Panicu- | ..... sien 
lata varieties have passed. Pkt., 100 seeds 5¢; 250 seeds 1 O¢. 
p | Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) PANICULATA. The favor- 
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ite hardy perennial that should be in every 
garden. The plants are covered with miniature, Rare white flow- 
;ers in panicles very dense that form a gauze-like appearance 
and are fine for using in combination with other flowers, 
Pkt., 300 seeds S¢; 1000 seeds 1 O¢. 
Mallow Marvels) Very showy and ornamental 
Hibiscus perennial for beds or shrubbery borders, with 
large, showy flowers in shades of pink, carmine and rose. Grows 
4 to 5 feet high. Giant Mixed: Pkt., 18 seeds S¢; 200 seeds 1 O¢. 
. A very desirable hard 
Lathyrus—Perennial Sweet Pea Gimper growing 6 to 
8 feet high when trained on trellis. The flowers are borne in colors we ae 
of white, rose-pink, red and blue shades. Peculiarly adapted to : / 
: oe rough places, such as scrambling over rocks and bushes. Flowers | — oe ae 
are long-stemmed and excellent for cutting. i 
Pink Gypsophila—Pacifica | All Colors Mixed: Pkt., 40 seeds 5¢; 100 seeds 1O¢. Lathyrus 
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