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258 HELIANTHEMUM mutabile. Rock- 
or Sun-Rose. A very pretty perennial for 
the rockery, completely covered with 
masses of bloom from July to ep aane ae 
1 ft. Choice mixed varieties. Pkt. 
259 HOLLYHOCK, Double. ae 
White, Yellow, Newport Pink, Crimson, 
and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
260 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 HELIANTHUS. Sunflower. Miniature 
double. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
263 KUDZU VINE (Pueraria Thunbergi- 
ana). A beautiful climber, remarkable for 
its great vigor of growth and its handsome 
purple flowers. Perfectly hardy, increasing 
m size and beauty year after year. Fine for 
arbors, verandas, etc. Pkt. 10c. 
264 LATHYRUS lIatifolius. Perennial 
Sweet Pea. Showy, hardy climber fine for 
covering walls and stumps. Free flowering. 
Pink, Red, White, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10e; oz. 75c. 
265 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. 
266 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. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
267 LAVENDULA vera. True Lavender. 
Fragrant blue flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
267A LYCHNIS, chalcedonica. 
Cross. Star-shaped scarlet flowers. 
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 alpestris. Plants of bushy habit, 
bearing bright blue flowers. Very fine. 
For rock-garden. Pkt. 10c. 
269 palustris. Dwarf, everblooming blue 
sort. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
269A. grandiflora alba. White. Pkt. 10c. 
269B. grandiflora rosea. Pink. Pkt. 10c. 
270 NEPETA Mussini. A favorite peren- 
nial. Blue-gray foliage. Pale mauve flow- 
Maltese 
Dette 
ers. For rock-garden. 9 in. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriental Poppy 




271 GNOTHERA missouriensis. Large 
bright pelos flowers. For rock-garden. 
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 Mrs. Perry. Rich salmon-pink. Pkt. 15c. 
275 Iceland. These dwarf, bright Poppies 
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 1% ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
278 obconica. Top Primrose. Winter- and 
Aap Poa pot-plant. Pkts. 60c and 
1.00 
279 PLATYCODON grandiflorum japon- 
icum. 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. Pkt. 10c. Double Mixed. 
Pkt. 25c. 
281 Dark Red, Kelway Strain. Pkt. 25c; 
Yyoz. $1.00. 
282 PHLOX, HARDY. For a gorgeous 
show these are the most satisfactory of all 
perennial plants. Mixed colors only. Pkt. 
10c; Moz. 75c. 
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 Hirta, Autumn Tints. Flowers in 
bronzy autumn shades; petals stand out, 
do not droop. Plants 3 to 3% feet. Pkt. 10c. 
285 SALVIA, Cambridge Blue. Produces 
spikes of sky-blue flowers during August 
and September. 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. 
9in. Pkt. 10c 
288 SCABIOSA. One of the handsomest of 
hardy perennials, especially valuable for 
cutting, the blooms lasting a long time in 
water. 3 ft. Lavender, White, and Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10c. 
289 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 all summer. Large, attractive, blue 
flowers, resembling asters. Fine cut-flow- 
erse) 2. fume ktelOce 
Sweet Peas. See No. 264. 
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. 
293 SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus). 
This is one of the finest of our hardy garden 
plants. Single Scarlet, Newport Pink, 
White, Auricula-eyed, and AII Colors 
ses and Double Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c; 
oz. /5c. 
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Wallflowers 
SWEET WILLIAM, continued 
294 Dwarf or Alpine. A fine new strain 
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. 14% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
299 VIOLA cornuta. Tufted Pansy. For 
rock-garden. AIl Colors Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
300 Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf 
habit and continuity of bloom of the 
Tufted Pansy, but 1s 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, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Double. Finest 
Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
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- 
ferent perennials for different purposes 
Blue flowers. 
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, 
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