Painted 
Pyrethrum( a ) 
Bears large daisy- 
like flowers ranging 
in color from white 
to deep red with 
bright yellow cen- 
ters; fine for cut- 
ting. Blooms in 
early spring and 
again in the fall. 
Plants grow 20 to 
30 inches. 
Roseum. Single 
mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Roseum. Single and 
double. Pkt. 15c. 
escur James nee 
way. eep scarlet. 
Pyrethrum Pkt. 25c. 
Rock Garden Mixture 
A selection of finest dwarf perennials. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Romneya (Matilija Poppy) 
Plant in a well-drained, sunny, shelter- 
ed location. Grows 4 to 5 feet high. 
Blooms June to August. Plants must 
have winter protection in the North- 
west. Coulteri, White. Pkt. 10c. 
Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) 
This is a hardy, free flowering and 
easily grown perennial. The daisy-like 
flowers are fine for cutting, blooming 
from July until October. 
Newmanii Speciosa, orange-yellow, 
dark disc, 8 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Purpurea, rosy purple, 4 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Salvia 
Treat as an annual here in the North- 
west. Plants grow about 3 feet tall, 
bearing long spikes of deep blue flow- 
ers in August. Seed should be sown 
indoors in February. Farincea Blue 
Bedder. Pkt. 15c. 
Saponaria (Bouncing Bet) 
A very showy, trailing, hardy perennial 
rock plant about 9 inches high, pro- 
ducing in summer small, bright rose 
flowers. Ocymoides. Pkt. 10c. 
Scutellaria (Skull Cap) 
Pretty blue rock plant, 18 inches high, 
dense bushy habit, abundance of light 
blue flowers, June to August. Coeles- 
tina. Pkt. 15c. 

Scabiosa Caucausica 
Resembling in shape the annual Scabi- 
osa, but plants are more vigorous and 
produce longer and stouter stems as 
well as larger flowers. This hardy va- 
riety bears large blossoms of a deli- 
cate lilac, blue, pink or white shades. 
The plants grow 18 to 24 inches high, 
blooming from July until frost. 
Giant Hybrids (Isaac House, Strain). 
Very large fringed and ruffled flowers 
in various shades of blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Statice (Sea Lavender) 
Produces a mass of tiny blossoms re- 
sembling the Baby’s Breath, during 
July and August. These, if cut and 
dried, last for months. 
Latifolia. A charming variety for the 
border or rockery of urplish-blue 
color. Fine for bouquets. ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Sunflower (Helianthus) 
Seeds sown early will produce flower- 
ing plants the first year. 
Autumn Glory. Bright yellow flowers; 
blooming in August and September. 
Height, 3 to 4 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) 
A beautiful, free- 
blooming hardy 
perennial produc- 
ing a_ splendid 
effect in beds and 
borders with rich 
and varied flow- 
ers. Grows 15 to 
20 inches high. 
Single Mixed, 
Pkt, 10c. 
Double Mixed, 
Pkt. 10c. 
Thalictrum 
Sweet William. (Meadow Rue) 
The charming rose and white flowers 
and fern-like leaves are produced in 
graceful sprays during August and 
September. Plants about 4 feet. Dipter- 
ocarpum,. Pkt. 10c. 

PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS 
During late April, all of May and 
early June, we offer a large assort- 
ment of sturdy plants, nearly all 
field grown. 

Tritoma 
(Red Hot Poker) 
Although these are 
} hardy plants, many 
will flower the first 
year if seed is sown 
early. They grow 3 
to 4 feet high and 
bear in August 
blazing, orange-red 
spikes, blooming 
until frost. Very 
fine for cut flowers. 
Avbrida. Pkt. 10c. 
Feed With 
VYIGORO 
COMPLETE PLANT FOOD 


Tritoma. 
Valeriana (Garden Heliotrope) 
A hardy plant, rather spreading, with 
silvery green foliage, producing large 
clusters of rosy white, very fragrant 
flowers, during June and July. Fine 
for bouquets. Valeriana should be in 
every garden. 
Officinalis. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Hardy Verbena 
The slender, freely-branched stems at- 
tain a height of 4 to 5 feet and bear 
numerous terminal sprays of heliotrope 
flowers during July and August, 
Bonariensis. Pkt. 10c. 
Veronica Speedwell 
Plants about 18 inches, bearing small 
spikes of rich blue flowers most of the 
summer. Fine for cutting. Spicata. 
Pkt 10c: 
Viola Odorata (Sweet Violets) 
Owing to their fragrance and simplic- 
ity of culture Violets have met with 
general favor. If planted in a shaded 
moist position they will thrive and 
flower freely. About 6 inches. Crop 
failure. No seed available in 1943. 
Wallflower (Cherianthus) 
Half hardy perennials bearing early, 
dainty yellowish, red or orange flow- 
ers, which have a delicious odor. Re- 
quire winter protection in the North- 
west. May be started indoors and set 
out in May. Height, 15 to 18 inches. 
Single or double, finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 


HENRYI LILY. Rich apricot yellow flowers with brown 
Bulbs and Roots 
Many Lily bulbs have come from the Orient in past 
years and due to present war conditions varieties not 
priced are not available at the time this catalog is being 
printed. 
AMARYLLIS, A fine strain in a wide range of beauti- 
ful colors. They are easy to grow in the house. Mixed 
only. Each, 40c. 
AURATUM LILY. Flower heads are large with broad 
petals gracefully recurved. White, thickly studded crim- 
son maroon with a wide gold band down the center of 
each petal. Plant 9 inches deep. 
BATEMANNIAE LILY. Gorgeous deep apricot blooms 
in July. Plant bulb’ 6 inches deep. 
BEGONIA. Tuberous rooted. These profusely-flower- 
ing pot plants are deservedly popular for garden, flow- 
ering all summer, Colors: scarlet, pink, orange, white, 
yellow. Each, 25c; doz., $2.50. 
BLEEDING HEARTS (Dielytra). One of the most de- 
lightful of all the early spring flowering plants, bearing 
numerous rosy-red, heart-shaped flowers in drooping 
racemes. Grow 2 feet high. Potted plant, each, 50c. 
CALADIUM (Elephant’s Ear). Plants produce large, 
broad, green leaves. Each, 25c. 
CINNAMON VINE. Well-known climber; quick grower, 
with beautiful glossy heart-shaped leaves and sweet- 
scented flowers. Vines will grow 25 to 40 feet in a season. 
Each, 10e. 
CORAL LILY (Lilium tenuifolium). Deep coral-red 
flowers. Bloom during June and July. A charming lily 
for border or rock garden. Plant 5 in. deep. Each, 15c. 
ELEGANS LILY. Very hardy, dwarf lilies thriving 
in any garden and producing large, erect flowers of vari- 
ous shades of yellow, orange or red. Grow from 1% to 
2 feet high and bloom during June and July. Plant 6 
inches deep. 
GLOXINIAS. Showy flowering bulbs for the window, 
garden or conservatory. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
apots during August and September, Plant bulb 10 inches 
eep. 
ISMENE CALATHINA (Peruvian Daffodil). A grand 
summer flowering bulb, producing with great freedom 
large Amaryllis-like, pure-white, fragrant blossoms. Ex- 
ceptional for cut flowers. Each, 25c. 
JAPONICUM LILY (Krameri). Flowers a lovely clear 
pink, often shaded blush. Blooms in June. Plant 8 
inches deep. 
MADEIRA VINE. The old “Climbing Mignonette.” 
Prized on account of its rapid growth and freedom from 
insects. Thick, glossy leaves, and long, hanging stems 
of feathery, fragrant, white flowers. Each, 10c. 
MONTBRETIAS. Bulbs make lovely cut flowers on 
spikes like miniature gladioli. Treat same as gladioli, 
plant 3 inches deep and about 4 inches apart. Colors are 
scarlet, orange, yellow and salmon. Mixed only. Each, 
8c; 2 for 15c; doz., 75c. 
OXALIS. They produce an unbroken row of foliage 
about one foot high in continuous bloom. The colors are 
white, red or pink. Mixed only. Hach, 8c; doz., 30c. 
REGAL LILY. This beautiful new species is acknowl- 
edged to be the finest of all hardy lilies. Pure white, 
shaded pink on outside of petals. Blooms early in July. 
Plant 9 to 12 inches deep. Each, 30c. 
RUBRUM LILY. White shaded and spotted with rose 
and black. Flowers in August. One of the most beautiful 
of all lilies. Plant 9 inches deep. 
TIGER LILY. The Tiger Lily with its showy spotted 
red-orange flowers blooms in August. Very easy to grow, 
thriving in full sun in any soil. Single or double. Plant 
8 to 10 inches deep. Each, 30c. 
TIGRIDIA. Mexican bulbs producing showy, large, 
oddly-shaped blooms of gorgeous beauty, in red, orange, 
yellow, etc. Grow 18 inches high, flowering all summer 
long. Handle the same as Gladiolus. Mixed. Each, 10c. 
TUBEROSES (Dwarf Double Pearl). Pure white. One 
of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of the 
summer-flowering bulbs. Plant as soon as the ground 
becomes warm. Plant 2 inches deep. Each, 8c; doz., 75c. 
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