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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 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, mixed. Each, 
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 latifolius. Perennial 
Sweet Pea. Showy, hardy climber fine for 
covering walls and stumps. Free flowering. 
Pink, Red, White, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
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 
265 RUSSELL LUPINS. New miracle 
flowers. The 4-foot plants bear enor- 
mous, symmetrical flower-sptkes 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 LAVENDER, Munstead Strain. Deep 
lavender. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
267 LYCHNIS  chalcedonica. 
Cross. Star-shaped scarlet flowers. 
Pkt. 10c: 
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. 25c. 
269 palustris. Dwarf, everblooming blue 
sort. Pkts. 25c and 50c. 
269A. grandiflora alba. White. Pkt. 15c. 
269B. grandiflora rosea. Pink. Pkt. 15c. 
270 NEPETA Mussini. A favorite peren- 
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nial. Blue-gray foliage. Pale mauve flow- 
ers. For rock-garden. 9 in. Pkt. 25c. 


273 OrientalgPoppy, 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c 

271 GNOTHERA missouriensis. 
bright yellow flowers. 
ith, Jee Ueye, 
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. 15c. 
274 M.-S. Sunbeam. Very fine. Pkt. 25c. 
275 Mrs. Perry. Rich salmon-pink. Pkt. 25c. 
276 Iceland. These dwarf, bright Poppies 
are most beautiful when grown in masses 
from seed sown every year. 1 ft. Pink, 
Red, Orange, Yellow, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10c. 
277 PHYSOSTEGIA. False Dragonbead. 
Very pretty, making dense bushes, bearing 
freely, delicate, tubular pink flowers. July, 
August. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
278 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. 
279 obconica. Primrose. Winter- and 
He ene pot-plant. Pkts. 60c and 
1.00. 
280 PLAT YCODON grandiflorum japon- 
icum. Balloon-Flower. Blue, bell-shaped 
flowers all season. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 15c. 
281 PYRETHRUM. Handsome hardy per- 
ennial plants for the herbaceous border. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 25c. Single and 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
282 Dark Red, Kelway Strain. 
Supply doubtful. 
283 PHLOX, HARDY. For a gorgeous 
show these are the most satisfactory of all 
perennial plants. Mixed colors only. Pkt. 
25c; Yoz. $1.00. 
283A Rock-Garden Mixture. All peren- 
nials. Choicest dwarf varieties. Pkt. 15c. 
284 RUDBECKIA purpurea. Showv Cone- 
flower. One of the finest of autumn-flower- 
Ing perennials, bearing large flowers made 
up of bright orange-yellow petals surround- 
ing a big black cone. 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-Lazvender. 
Splendid hardy perennials, for either the 
border or rockery, producing, all summer, 
panicles of mmute 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. 
290 STOKESIA levis. Cornflower Aster. 
Blooms allsummer. 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 naturalizmg among shrubbery or 
for planting in a permanent border. Fra- 
grant flowers. 2 to 3 ft. Purple. 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. Each, pkt. 15c. 
Double Mixed and Single Mixed, pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.50. 
Large 
For rock-garden. 
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292 Sweet William, Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c 
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. 
294 TRITOMA hybrida. Red-Ho 0 cr; 
Flameflower; Torchlily. Pkt. 15c. 
295 VALERIANA rubra. Garcen / elio- 
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. 
296 VERONICA. Speedwell. 
June, July. 1% ft. Pkt. 10c. 
297 VIOLA cornuta. Tufted Pansy. For 
rock-garden. All colors mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
298 Blue Perfection. Possesses the dwarf 
habit and continuity of bloom of the 
Tufted Pansy, but its of more vigorous 
growth, making it one of the finest bedding 
varieties. Blooms rich violet, slightly per- 
fumed. For rock-garden. Pkts. 25c and 
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. 
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Blue flowers. 
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 
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. 


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