
SALZER’S PERENNIAL PLANTS 
In This Column, Unless Otherwise Priced: 
Each, 23c; any 3 for 59c; any 6 for $1.10; doz., 
$1.98, postpaid. 
*Suitable for rock garden. 
ACHILLEA 
Its many branches hold *their mass of 
feverfew-like flowers about a foot above the 
soil. For cemetery planting, it is the most 
valuable of all white flowers. Blooms from 
May on. 
—*Perry’s White. Very choice. The whitest 
of all Achilleas, large flowers. 

—*tRosea. Pink flowers. Very pretty. 
ANCHUSA 
Dropmore. Blue flowers like Forget-me- 
nots in June and July. 3 ft. | 
AQUILEGIA (COLUMBINE) 
Bloom early in spring. 11% to 2 feet. 
—*tLong Spurred, Mixed. Many beautiful 
shades, elegantly spurred. 
CARNATION 
Hardy garden carnations. 
flowers all summer. 20 in. 
CENTAUREA 
Perennial Cornflower. Large violet-blue 
flowers from July to Sept. 2 ft. 
CONE FLOWER 
Rudbeckia Purpurea. Plants 3 feet high, 
bearing peculiar reddish-purple flowers 4 
inches across, with a large cone-shaped 
center. July to October. 
COREOPSIS 
For continuous display of bloom all sum- 
mer long, it is hard to beat this. 
—Grandiflora. Flowers are of rich, golden 
yellow, graceful form; blooms entire summer 
and autumn. 2 feet. 
,.—Double New Gold. Deep golden yellow 
double flowers, constantly in bloom. 


Mixed colors, 



DAISY 
Every garden should have some of these 
free-flowering daisies. 
Painted Daisy (Pyrethrum). Large, single, 
daisy-like flowers, 3 to 4 inches across on 
stems 2 feet high. 
—Mixed. Showy flowers of all colors except 
blue and yellow, all mixed. 
*Yellow Marguerite (Anthemis_ Tinctoria). 
Handsome, finely cut foliage and large daisy- 
like yellow flowers all summer. Succeeds in 
poor soil. 114 feet. 
SHASTA DAISY 
This great white daisy produces beautiful 
pure white flowers four inches across, on tall 
stems. Hardy, free-flowering. We offer just 
the Alaska, which is about the largest and 
the hardiest. 
—Alaska. The improved, big Shasta Daisy. 
Huge single, often 415 to inches across. 
Pure white. Blooms all summer and into fall. 
Single flowers, 215 feet. 
DIANTHUS. These are the well-known 
hardy garden pinks. 
—*Plumarius Semperfiorens. (Ever-blooming 
Hardy Pinks). Sweet scented double, single, 
and_ semi-double flowers, mixed colors. 18 in. 

GAILLARDIA 
Blanket Flower. Blooms freely from June 
until frost. 
—Grandiflora. Centers are dark red brown, 
while the petals are marked with rings of 
brilliant crimson. 

MONARDA. Brilliant scarlet flowers July 
to Aug. 2-3 ft. 
*PHLOX SUBULATA (Ground Pinks). 
Forms a dense, low-growing mass of ever- 
green foliage bearing dainty little flowers in 
Spring. Suitable for planting on tops of 
graves, around bases of trees, etc. State col- 
or wanted: Lavender, Pink, or White. 


SWEET PEA, PERENNIAL 
“ areas Vigorous climber, mixed colors. 
-8 ft. : 
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I have the most beautiful hardy ’Mums one could want. My neighbors have all 
been to see them.—Mrs. V. A. Newman, R.D. 1, Hillsboro, Ohio. 
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In This Column, Unless Otherwise Priced: 
Each, 36c; any 3 for 98c; any 6 for $1.85; 
dozen, $3.50, postpaid. 

HARDY ASTERS 
Named varieties of this lovely flower. 
—Blue Gem. Double blue. 3 feet. 
—Harringtons Pink. A profusion of pink 
flowers. The finest in this color. 4 ft. Each, 
47c; 3 for $1.29. 
—Queen Mary. One of the best. Very large 
lavender. 3 feet. 
—Sam Benham. Double white. 2 feet. 
—Victor. Dwarf; 9 in. Clear lavender blue 

flowers. Sept. Cuts well. 
BLAZING STAR 
Liatris. Native of Wisconsin, this showy 
perennial produces long spikes of purple and 
rosy-purple flowers July to Sept. 3 to 4 feet. 
*BLUE BELLS 
Mertensia. Also called Virginia Cowslip. 
May and June. 1 to 114% feet, with pinkish 
buds opening to lovely blue flowers. 

CARNATION 
Separate colors in this popular flower. 20 in. 
—Grenadin Red. Showy red carnation on 
long stems, free bloomer. 
—Grenadin Pink. Lovely pink flowers. 

COREOPSIS—Superba. A choice variety of 
Coreopsis. Large yellow flowers with a dark 
blotch in the center. 2 ft. Blooms all summer. 

DELPHINIUM. A very showy and hardy 
perennial. 
—Pacific Giants Hybrids. This is about the 
most beautiful of all Delphinii. Light Blue, 
Dark Blue, Light Violet. State color wanted. 
—Galahad. Beautiful and the purest white 
ever introduced. Large spikes. 
HIBISCUS 
Mallow. Also called Marshmallow or Rose- 
mallow. Greatly admired large open flowers 
very striking brilliant red and pink shades, 
mixed. August and September. 314 to 4 ft. 
Splendid for the rear of the hardy border. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Double. Stately plants. State color wanted: 
white, salmon rose, maroon, yellow, scarlet 
and mixed. Hollyhocks do not always run 
true to form and sometimes produce some 
single flowers. 
*PENTSTEMON—Rosea. 2 to 3 ft. high, 
bearing long spikes of large, Gloxinia-like 
flowers of showy pink. July. Fine for cutting. 
SALVIA, PRATENSE. Spikes of deep blue 
Boers in June and July. Fine for bouquets. 
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SCABIOSA 
Or Blue Bonnet. The flowers are a soft 
shade of lavender blue. Splendid for cutting. 
2 ft. June to Sept. 
SPIREA VENUSTA 
A superb plant growing about 4 feet high. 
Delightfully fragrant cymes of rosy carmine 
flowers in July. Fine for the tall border or 
along the foundation of the house. Blooms 
profusely. Beautiful. Good for cutting. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Bears a_ profusion of: double flowers in 
May and June, excellent for cutting, mixed 
colors. 11% ft. 
TRITOMA, HYBRIDS. Popularly known as 
Red Hot Poker. Makes a showy display in 
autumn with their cone-shaped flowers. 
Mixed colors. 3 ft. 



TWO CHOICE DAISIES 
Edgebrook Giant. Flowers 6 to 7 inches 
across, plants about 26 in. tall. The im- 
mense blooms of this Shasta Daisy are 
borne in profusion, with overlapping, 
closely set petals. Very hardy. Each, $1.35; 
3 for $3.75, postpaid. 
Majestic. Another choice Shasta Daisy, 
with flowers 5 to 6 in. across, plants about 
28 in. tall. Yellow center, with overlap- 
ping petals making a full, compact flower. 
Very hardy. Each, 95c; 3 for $2.65, ppd. 




Hardy Cushion ’Mum 
HARDY CUSHION 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
Loads and Loads of Gorgeous Flowers 
18 in. Plant 2 feet apart. 
YELLOW CUSHION, deep yellow; PINK 
CUSHION, light pink; BRONZE CUSHION, 
deep bronze; RED CUSHION, deep red flow- 
ers; PYGMY GOLD, yellow shading to 
bronze; WHITE CUSHION, white. State kind 
wanted. Any of the above: Each, 44c; any 3 
for $1.25; 6 for $2.35, postpaid. 

SPOON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Different and delightful. The tubular petals 
flare at the end into a distinct spoon shape. 
Blocm in early September. 24 inches. Orchid 
‘Spoon or Yellow Spoon. Each, 43c; 3 for $1.19. 

BABY’S BREATH—Gypsophila. Desirable 
for bouquets. 
—Bristol Fairy. Double white flowers. 
Grafted plants. 2 ft. Each, 79c; 3 for $2.25, 
postpaid. ? 
—*Rosy Veil. Clouds of pink double flowers. 
12 in. Each, 75c; 3 for $2.10, postpaid. 
BLEEDING HEART. Lovely deep crimso 
heart-shaped flowers pendant upon graceful- 
ly drooping stems. Prefers a shaded spot. 2 
to 214 ft. May. Each, 75c; 3 for $2.10, postpaid. 
*Everblooming Bleeding Heart. 15 in. Pink 
flowers all summer. Each, 64c; 3 for $1.79, 
postpaid. 


Any of the Following. . Each, 47c; 
any 3 for $1.29; any 6 for $2.40; dozen, 
$4.50, postpaid. 

BLUE FRINGED DAISY 
(Erigeron Speciosus.) Large, single, violet 
blue flowers with golden yellow centers in 
June and July. 2 ft. Fine for cutting. 
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CAMPANULA 
Peach Bells. Upright spikes of white, bell- 
shaped flowers in June. Fine for cutting. 3 
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ells. 
LYTHRUM. Unusually showy spikes of rose 
Saris flowers. 3-4 ft. July-Sept. Fine for 
cutting. 
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*MOUNTAIN OF GOLD 
Euphorbia Polychroma. One of the most 
beautiful plants we have ever grown. It 
makes a beautiful formal plant one foot high 
that is completely covered with deep lemon 
yellow flowers, rose-shaped, the size of a 
silver dollar. May-June. 
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DOUBLE SHASTA DAISY 
—Lothian Bell. Pure white, double flowers 
on strong stems 24 to 30 in. long. 
—Cliffwood Giant. Pure white, shaggy flow- 
ers with recurved petals. 


STOKESIA 
Cornflower Aster. Beautiful, large, light 
blue flowers borne profusely in late summer 
and autumn. 18 in. Elegant for cutting. 
VERONICA, BLUE SPIRES 
Growing 2 feet high, its lovely deep blue 
spikes show up well. June and July. 
? JOHN A.SALZER SEED Co.:) 
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