42 | McCULLOUGH’S SEEDS 



F. V. Geier Estate, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio 
Seeds of Hardy Perennial Flowers and 
Rock Garden Plants 
There can be no greater joy than the planting of your own Perennial or Rock Garden, and certainly nothing more fascinating than 
actually growing trom seed the plants and varieties desired. Perennials are those plants that go on living and increasing for a number 
of years, the stems dying down each season and coming again from the roots each spring. Most varieties are easily raised from seed 
sown during the late spring and early summer in frames or seed beds and transplanted to their permanent quarters in late summer or 
early autumn. If the seed be planted in August, they should be wintered over in the cold frame and transplanted to the border or 
rockery the following spring. 
We recommend sowing perennial seeds in the spring. Seed germinates better, seedlings have an opportunity to develop into 
sturdy plants by fall, which permits them to winter over more successfully. The majority of these perennials bloom the second year 
from seed, although some, like Coreopsis and Gaillardia, grown early, bloom the first year. Perennials should be placed in clumps 
of three or five and left undisturbed for several years. 
All varieties marked with an ® throughout the list are especially suitable for the rockery. 
Achillea - Milfoil or Yarrow 
776 PTARMICA, THE PEARL. A free blooming hardy peren- 
nial, bearing a profusion of small, double, white flowers on 
plants 2 feet tall, during July and August. Easily grown 
from seed, flowering the first season, if sown early. Pkt., 15c. 
Anchusa 
780 ITALICA “FELTHAM PRIDE.” Upright habit, having 
flowers of the brightest blue. Pkt., 25c. 
Anthemis - Hardy Marguerite 
781 KELWAYI. A most satisfactory hardy perennial, bearing 
all summer daisy-like, golden yellow blossoms; excellent for 
cutting. 2 feet, Pkt., 10c. ‘ 
_ Arabis - Rock Cress 
®788 ALPINA. A hardy perennial and one of the earliest and 
prettiest spring flowers. The spreading tufts are covered 
with a sheet of pure white flowers as soon as the snow 
disappears. Unequalled for rockeries or edging; withstands 
the drought and is always neat; 6 inches, Pkt., 15c. 
Armeria - Sea Pink or Thrift 
Attractive dwarf plants that are invaluable for the rock 
Agrostemma - Mullein Pink 
777 CORONARIA. Silvery foliage and bright crimson flowers, 
free flowering hardy perennial of easy culture; blooms the 
first season; fine for cutting; 2% to 3 feet. June to August. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Alyssum - Rock Madwort 
®778 SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Basket of Gold). Showy, 
bright yellow flowers, hardy perennials; excellent for rock 
work; 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 40c. 
®779 SAXATILE COMPACTUM, SILVER QUEEN. Broad 
masses of pale lemon flowers in early spring. Useful in the 
border as well as in the dry wall or rock garden. Pkt., 20c. 
ANNUAL SWEET ALYSSUM. 
VINES. See page 50. 
See page 26. 
garden, thriving in sunny places and succeeding in any soil. 
Forms evergreen tufts of bright green foliage from which 
flowers appear in dense heads on stiff, wiry stems, from 3 to 
12 inches high. May be easily raised from seed. = 
789 GIANT HYBRIDS. A mixture of bright pink, red and 
carmine. Pkt., 20c. 
WHEN ORDERING, SEE PAGE 64 OF THIS CATALOG 
