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258 HELIANTHEMUM mutabile. 
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. Maroon, 
White, Yellow, Newport Pink, Crimson, 
and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
260 Single. Choice colors, 
pkt. 10c. 
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 KUDZU VINE (Pueraria Thunbergi- 
ana). A beautiful climber, remarkable for 
its great vigor of growth and its handsome 
purple flowers. Perfectly hardy, increasing 
in size and beauty year after year. Fine for 
arbors, verandas, etc. Pkt. 10c. 
263 LATHYRUS fIatifolius. Perennial 
Sweet Pea. Showy, hardy climber fine for 
covering walls and stumps. Free flowering. 
Pink, Red, White, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
264 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. 
oz. $1.00 
Rock- 
mixed. Each, 
265 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. 

266 LAVENDULA vera. True Lavender. 
Fragrant blue flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
267 LYCHNIS, chalcedonica. Maltese 
Cross. Star-shaped scarlet flowers. 2 ft. 
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- 
ers. For rock-garden. 9 in. Pkt. 10c. 

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271 CENOTHERA 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. 
273A M.-S. Sunbeam. Very fine. Pkt. 25c. 
274 Mrs. Perry. Rich salmon-pink. Pkt. 25c. 
275 Iceland. These dwarf, bright Poppies 
are most beautiful when grown in masses 
Large 
For rock-garden. 
from seed sown every year. 1 ft. Pink, 
Red, eres 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. 25c. 
278 obconica. Primros. Winter- and 
ae blooming, pot-plant. Pkts. 60c and 
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. 25c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
281 Dark Red, Kelway Strain. 
Supply doubtful. 
282 PHLOX, HARDY. For a gorgeous 
show these are the most satisfactory of all 
perennial plants. Mixed colors only. Pkt. 
25c; l4oz. $1.00. 
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. 
9 in. 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, Ria 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. 
290 STOKESIA leevis. Cornflower Aster. 
Blooms all summer. Large, attractive, blue 
flowers, resembling asters. Fine cut-flow- 
ers. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet Peas. See No. 263. 
291 SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis). Excel- 
lent for naturalizing among shrubbery or 
for planting in a permanent border. Fra- 
grant flowers. 2 to 3 ft. Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c. 
292 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 
Mixed and Double Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
Mixed only, oz. $1.25. 
ORDER BY NUMBER AND NAME 
Single and 
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Sweet William 
SWEET WILLIAM, continued 
293 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; oz. $4.50. 
293A Rock-Carden Mixture. 
dwarf varieties. Pkt. 15c. 
294 TRITOMA hybrida 
Choicest 
Red-Hot Poker; 
Flameflower; Torchlily. Pkt. 10c. 
295 VALERIANA rubra. Garden Helio- 
trope. Hardy perennial border plant. 
Large, fragrant flowers with oder resem- 
bling that of the heliotrope. 2 to 3 ft. 
Mixed, Red and White. Pkt. 10c. 
296 VERONICA. Speedwell. 
June, July. 14% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
297 VIOLA cornuta. Tufted Pansy. For 
rock-garden. All colors mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
298 Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf 
habit and continuity of bloom of the 
Tufted Pansy, but is 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. 
299 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- 
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. 
Flower Seeds 
