PERENNIALS—Continued 
COREOPSIS 
One of our most popular perennials with attractive flowers in great 
profusion. Height 3 feet." Much of the beauty of early summer gar- 
dens is due to brilliant Coreopsis plantings. The double flowers are 
large, 12 to 2 inches across, deep golden yellow, excellent for 
cutting as well as for garden decoration. 
Mayfield Giants. 
CORAL BELL (See Heuchera) 
DAISY (See Chrysanthemum, Gerbera, and Pyrethrum) 
DELPHINIUM (Hardy Larkspur) 
One of the greatest charms of hardy Larkspurs is their color, which 
ranges from soft rosy lavender to violet and deepest indigo. The 
dwarfs are valuable in the border while the magnificent tall varieties 
are beautiful in front of shrubbery. Height, 1 to 8 feet. 
Pacific Giants. A new strain of Delphiniums originated on the Pa- 
cific Coast, practically 100% double florets, 2Y%2 to 32 inches 
Pkt. 15c. 
across, beautifully spaced on well balanced tall spikes. Highly 
resistant to mildew. Color range excellent. 
Blue Jay. Clear medium blue with dark bee. Pkt. 75c. 
Galahad. Beautiful pure white with white bee. Pkt. 75c. 
Guinevere. A lovely soft rosy-lavender. Pkt. 75c. 
King Arthur. Dark violet blue with white bee. Pkt. 75c. 
Mixed. All colors in a rich mixture. Pkt. 50c. 
Chinensis (See Annuals) 
Belladonna Type. Plants 3 to 4 feet tall with smaller spikes than 
the Pacific Giants. Useful where smaller plants are desired. 
Belladonna. Light clear blue. Pkt. 15c. 
Bellamosum. Rich deep blue. Pkt. 15c. 
DIANTHUS (Pink) (See annuals also) 
Barbatus (Sweet William). Large clusters of flowers in a wide 
variety of colors from pink to deepest red. A biennial which will 
often persist for several years. Grows from | to | 2 feet tall. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 20c. 
Carnation, English Giants Mixed. An extremely large flowered new 
strain excelled in size only by the florist types. Includes many shades 
unknown to the garden carnation. Well grown plants disbudded to 
one or two buds will produce flowers of enormous size. Pkt. 50c. 
Deltoides (Maiden Pink). A dwarf spreading plant with gray-green 
foliage starred with rosy flowers in June and August. Pkt. 15c. 
Plumarius (Grass Pink). Low growing plants blooming in early 
spring. The fragrant 9-inch flower stems are well above the inter- 
esting gray-green leaves. White to bright scarlet. Pkt. 15c. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) 
This ornamental hardy plant is used for naturalizing in shrubbery 
borders and the edge of woods. Grows well under any conditions. A 
wealth of bloom during June and July. Height, 4 to 6 feet. 
Shirley Mixed. 
FOXGLOVE (See Digitalis) 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) (See annuals also) 
A summer and fall flowering plant. Showy petals of coppery scarlet, 
tipped gold, center of bronzy red. Grows | 2 feet tall. 
Portola Hybrids. 
Gerbera (Transvaal Daisy). Illustrated on page 17. 
Lovely, slender slightly drooping petals, daisy-like flowers on 18- 
inch stems. Pastel colors of great variety and beauty from soft 
pinks and warm salmons to red and the deepest yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
GEUM (Avens) 
Beautiful hardy perennials, bearing profuse, showy, double, dark 
scarlet and yellow flowers all through the summer. 18 inches. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Lady Stratheden. Large golden yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Large, double, brilliant orange-scarlet. In flower 
throughout the entire summer. Pkt. 15c. 
GYPSOPHILA (Babysbreath) (See annuals also) 
Paniculata White. Hardy perennials with sprays of tiny rose-shaped 
blossoms. If cut before the flowers are fully opened, sprays can be 
dried for winter bouquets. Height, 3 feet. Pkt. 15c. 
Double White. Flowers double, pure white. Excellent for dry bou- 
quets if treated like the single variety. Pkt. 25c. 
HEUCHERA (Coral Bell). Illustrated on page 17. 
A low growing hardy perennial plant with heart-shaped leaves, 
which form a low clump 6 to 8 inches high, bears during summer, 
loose graceful sprays of small coral-red flowers in profusion. 
New Hybrids. Pkt. 25c. 
HOLLYHOCK (See annuals also) 
A favorite old fashioned flower which is still essential for a complete 
garden. The 6- to 8-foot spikes give height difficult to obtain with 
other flowers. The spikes are full of double flowers. 
Chater’s Double. Pink, yellow, red, and mixed in separate packets. 
Pkt. 15c. 
IBERIS (Perennial Candytuft) 
A low-growing evergreen shrub-like plant covered with flat dense a 
clusters of white flowers from April to June. The clumps reach a | 
height of 12 inches which make them a good size for edging beds or 
use in the rockery. ; 
Sempervirens. Pkt. 20c. 
LINUM (Perennial Flax) f 
A graceful 18-inch plant with thin wiry stems which are a mass of 
dainty blue flowers from May until fall. Grow in full sun. 
Perenne. Pkt. 15c. 
LUPINUS (Lupine) 
This new Russell Strain is the most beautiful of perennials. The 
large bushy foliage reaches a height of 2/2 feet with flower spikes 
rising 3 feet above that. The pea-shaped flowers are densely clus- 
tered. The often two-toned flowers are found in a wide range of 
pink, orange, blue, and salmon blended in many combinations. 
Russell’s Super Strain. Pkt. 25c. 
NIEREMBERGIA (See annuals) 
PAINTED DAISY (See Pyrethrum) 
PANSY (See annuals) 
PAPAVER (Poppy) (See annuals also) 
Oriental. A striking plant for mass planting or with shrubbery. The 
magificent foliage of gray-green is ornamental in itself, but with 
the huge flowers in reds, white, salmon, or pink, it is an imposing 
sight. Flowers in May and June. Pkt. 15c. 
PENSTEMON (Beardtongue) 
Beautiful border plants with showy 2-foot spikes of white, rose, 
and red. Flowers all summer. If seed is started early it will bloom 
the first year. 
Gloxinioides Sensation. 
PRIMULA (Primrose) 
A genus which furnishes a great number of fine garden plants, 
flowering over a wide season from early spring until early summer. 
Exccllent for partially shady locations in the rockery, or the edge 
of borders where 6- to 8-inch plants are necessary. 
Acaulis. The common primrose with flowers borne singly on stems 
nestled among the leaves. A lovely color range. This is one of the 
earliest of the garden primroses. Pkt. $1.00. 
Auricula. Thick, leathery gray-green leaves in rosettes bearing 
large velvety flowers in lovely colors. Yellow, blue, purple, and 
rose flowers in great variety. Grow in a well drained, partially shaded 
place in a loose soil. Entirely different from the well known prim- 
rose and in bloom from April until June. Pkt. 25c. 
Polyanthus Mammoth Flowered. The cluster flowered primrose 
producing many large flowers to a stem held well above the fo- 
liage. This strain is outstanding in size and color range. Pkt. $1.00. 
Polyanthus Blue Shades. Lovely large flowered blue shades. 
Pkt. $1.00. 
POPPY MALLOW (See Callirhoe) 
PYRETHRUM (Painted Daisy) 
Very popular for garden and cutting. Fern-like foliage mass from 
which spring 2-foot stems with lovely daisy-shaped flowers from 
deep rich crimson to light pink and white. They bloom from June 
until fall, if kept picked. A fine border plant in sun or partial shade. 
Double Mix. ; Pkt. 20c. 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA (Perennial Pincushion Flower) 
(See annuals also) 
A large flowered strain producing ruffled blossoms in shades from 
lavender to dark blue. They have an airy grace about them which 
makes. them ideal for garden and cutting. Plants grow 21% feet 
tall, best in well drained sunny locations. 
Isaac House Strain. 
THERMOPSIS Caroliniana 
A useful plant for bold effects in the garden. Plants grow to 4 feet 
and have yellow pea-shaped blossoms in racemes during midsummer. 
Likes an open position in a light rich soil. Pkt. 20c. 
TRANSVAAL DAISY (See Gerbera) 
VIOLA 
A gay, colorful flower which in the larger sorts resembles a minia- 
ture informal pansy. Here are perennials ideal for bedding. If 
sheared after their first bloom they will continue throughout the 
season. We offer several separate colors and a splendid mixture of 
large flowered sorts. 
Pkt. 20c.. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Arkwright Ruby. Ruby crimson shading to terra cotta. Pkt. 20c. 
Blue Perfection. A fine light blue of profuse bloom. Pkt. 20c. 
White Perfection. Pure white flowers of good size. Pkt. 20c. 
Yellow Perfection. A sprightly flowered variety. Pkt. 20c. 
Oregon Mixture. A wonderful blend of all colors. Pkt. 25c. 
WALLFLOWER (See Cheiranthus) 

