28 The TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, La Conner, Washington 


Perennials for Your Garden 
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. 

Hemerocallis 
*GENTIANA (Acaulius clusi). Alpine 
plants noted for the brilliance of their Gen- 
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. 
25c; seed, 10c per pkt. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Double scarlet. Each, 25c; 
seed, 10c per pkt. 
Each, 
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 (Niger). Christmas Rose. 
A rare and beautiful species of winter 
blooming plants with palmately divided 
leaves and large open flowers on 12-inch 
stems. These plants prefer the shade of 
deciduous trees and should not be dis- 
turbed. Blooms from November through 
the winter. Flowers are white, sometimes 
suffused pink. Each $1.00. 
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. 
ANNA BETSCHER (Betscher) 36”. July- 
August. Large flower of deep orange, 
shaded with bronze. Each $1.00. 
BELOIT 30”. June-July. <A _ beautiful 
orange which attracts the attention of all 
visitors to our gardens. It is one of the 
heaviest and most persistent bloomers. 
Each $1.00. 
CISSY GUISEPPI (Perry) 35”. July-Au- 
gust. A deep coppery rose-red verging on 
oxblood, with pale yellow center. Ea. $1.50. 
FLAVA 36”. May-June. Fragrant clear 
lemon yellow. Each 50c. 
FULVA 36”. July. A colorful reddish- 
orange. Each 50c. 
MARGARET PERRY (Perry) 48”. July- 
August. Well branched stalks with bril- 
liant orange red flowers lined soft yellow 
and with yellow at base. Each $1.00. 
MRS. W. H. WYMAN (Betscher) 48”. 
August. Fine glistening, free-blooming 
and long-lasting pale lemon-yellow. This 
one is, perhaps, the most valuable garden 
day lily due to its great beauty and its 
exceptionally late blooming season. Ea. $1° 
THE GEM (Betscher) 36”. June-July. The 
best of the early blooming varieties—a 
rich shade of yellow. This one, indeed, is a 
gem which deserves a place in every 
flower lover’s garden. Each $1.00. 
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. 
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. 
LYCHNIS (Viscaria Splendens). An old- 
fashioned flower about 1 foot tall bearing 
large heads of brilliantly colered 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. 
*Primroses 
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. 
* Double Primroses 
Flowers like tiny double;,roses. 
ACAULIS FI. PI. Lavender. Double laven- 
der on 6-inch stems. Each 35c.: | ; 
ACAULIS FI. PI. White. Double white on 
6-inch stems. Each 35c. 
x PRIMULA AURICULA. Evergreen 
primrose. The hardiest of all primroses 
with broad fleshy leaves that usually 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. 
*xRANUNCULUS. Double French Butter- 
cup. Bulbs—See page 30. 
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 flowers on long stems through- 
out the entire summer. An excellent cut 
flower. 
DOUBLE SHASTA DAISY ESTHER 
REED. The pure white flowers are com- 
pletely double and are freely produced 
from June to October. Excellent lasting 
qualities. Stem about 18 inches, very stiff 
and upright. Each 50c. 
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. 
PRICES of all perennials in this list, except where otherwise noted: Each, 25c; 3 for 65c; 6 for $1.20; dozen $2.25, postpaid. 
