HOLLYHOCKS 
TRIUMPH DOUBLE. 6-8 ft. A large full dou- 
ble early flowering type. Much improved from 
the: older types, both in size and texture. Seed 
in mixture of colors containing a full range of 
both the light and dark shades. Pkt., !5c; 4 02z., 
50c. 
CHATER’S DOUBLE. Extremely large flowers 
with frilled outer petals and a double rosette in 
the center. A complete range of colors. Pkt., 
15c; % oz., 40c. 
GYPSOPHILA | 
Or Baby’s Breath 

Hardy or Outdoor Ferns 
OUTBCOR FERNS PANICULATA DOUBLE WHITE. 2 ft. A great 
improvement on the single-flowered type and more 
Hardy Ferns do well in shady and half-shady places in the garden and lasting. When grown from seed, about 25 per 
park, and are often useful for growing close to houses, in corners which cent usually come double. The feathery sprays of 
are too dark for most plants. Terns do best in light soils containing much flowers add greatly to the beauty of any mixed 
vegetable matter, so it is always best to work a considerable amount of  pouquet, either freshly cut in summer or dried 
leaf mould into the soil of a fern bed. The common notion that Ferns re- ; -August c 
quire wet or almost swampy conditions is not well founded, as they will for winter use. July-August. Pkt., 25¢. 
do nicely under ordinary garden treatment in the matter of moisture. 
We have a fine assortment of Hardy Perennial Ferns, and sell them in 
a fine mixture of varieties at 35c each; 3 for 90c; 12 for $3.00, postpaid. 
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Perennial Flower Mixture 
An inexpensive way of obtaining a good as- 
sortment of perennial plants is to send for our 
Perennial Flower Seed Packet of 25 Varieties. 
Packet, 15c; 2 for 25¢; 1% oz., 70c. 

































LUPINUS Russell Hybrids 
No flower has ever created a greater sensation ee 
than the Russell Lupines with flower spikes 4 to 5 ; 
feet long. The flowers, which resemble sweet peas, Perennial Sweet Peas 
are set closely along the stalk. They are rich and 
brilliant in color, ranging through shades of-yellow, 
orange, red and purple, with many bi-colored and 
two-toned combinations. An excellent cut flower, 




Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus) is a showy per- Hollyhock Taal Double 
ennial climber that remains in the ground year , = ; - 
after year without care or attention and, is not See page 49 
plooming with’ the poppies and lasting over a long particular as tO: SOL Pecan ITemOnLs: The true pea- - On page 49 we offer one year 
F 2 2 shaped flowers in pink, red and white are pro- old plants of many of the peren- 
period. Pkt., 20c; % oz., 70c. ; 
duced in clusters on stems long enough for cut- 
Inoculate Lupinus for best results. Inoculation, ting. Mixed colors. Pkt., 15¢; 14 oz,, 50c. 
f0c. e 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
5 e e s . ‘Ts +4 
LYTHRUM Pink Profusion ley Is. toe well knowacke seni 
A mass of flowers from early summer until fall—always in bloom. Spike after spike, loaded with  ScTiption. They will grow. most any- 
beautiful pink flowers, grows out of the crown of the plant, literally flowering its way upward to a mors Bue ne shade, Buch Boe 
60c; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $5.00, post. 
height of about 30 inches. After the spikes have flowered themselves to maturity they should be cut. paid. 
In an incredibly short time more flowering branches will make their appearance—a real ‘‘cut-and- 
come-again” that needs no pampering. A satisfying plant that is neat of habit and easy to grow, and 
will provide a summer of complete enjoyment. Plants, 35c each; 3 for 90c; 12 for $3.00, postpaid. 
HIBISCUS 
Hardy 
Sometimes called Rose Mallow 
or Mallow Marvel. Huge 6 to 8 
inch flowers on dense tall grow- 
ing, bushy plants. Flowers ap- 
pear from June until October and 
range in color from white with 
red eye through pink to deep red. 
They are very showy and do well 
in any soil. They will thrive on 
very wet ground where little else 
will grow. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 50c. 
Plants, 35¢ each; 3 for 90c; 12 
for $3.00, postpaid. Hibiscus 
SUN ROSES (Helianthemum) 
The Sun Roses (Helianthemum) are low growing, evergreen, shrubby 
perennials forming low clumps, 1% to 2 feet in diameter, and bearing 
hundreds of double, semi-double and single roselike flowers. The foliage 
is almost completely hidden beneath a mass of bloom from June to Au- 
gust. A very desirable plant for the low border or rock garden, and 
will thrive in poor, dry soil. Seed in mixture of colors. Pkt., 15c¢; Me 
0z., 60c. 
LUNARIA (Chinese Money Plant) 
A beautiful hardy biennial, about 2 feet in height, which is known in 
the different provinces of China as the silver, satin or money plant, and 
in Europe as St. Peter’s Penny. Flowers are violet-purple, white and 
dark crimson, followed by the silvery seed pods, which present a beau- 
tiful and rather curious appearance. When dried, the stems which are 
loaded with these glistening seed pouches, will last indefinitely and are 
exquisite for winter bouquets and other decorative purposes. Pkt., {5e; 
Y% oz., 50c. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) 
One of the most popular of our biennial garden flowers. Enormous 
spikes 5 to 7 feet tall, covered with bell-shaped flowers of pink and rose 
spotted maroon. Blooms during July and August. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 50c. Lunaria 
nials not otherwise listed in this 
catalog. 

GAILLARDIA 
Gaillardias are needed 
in every garden to add 
that continuous dash of 
color. through the hot, dry 
summer. Our mixed hy- 
brids contain a large num- 
ber of the new types and 
colors, from clear yellow 
to almost red. Pkt., (0c; 
Y% oz., 25c. 







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