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A.B. C. HARDY PERENNIAL and BIENNIAL SEEDS 
PYRETHRUM 
HYBRIDUM 
{Persian Daisy] 
Roseum Rose. Bright rose 
color. 
Tr. Pkt..50c V4 Oz..$1.60 
Grandiflorum. Mixed. 
Single, large flowering. 
TriPkincoc VY Oz..$1.40 
Grandiflorum. Mixed. 
Double VY, Oz.. $2.50 
Tr. Pkt. 

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Pyrethrum Roseum Single 
PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue] 
Hybrid Gloxinoides Mixed. Careful selection of the choicest Hybrids 
PD Varta bts DUR hart sares Stree 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) 
Franchetti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming dense 
bushes about 2 feet high. Bears a profusion of bright orange-scarlet 
lantern-like fruits which can be cut and dried, in which shape they 
are used extensively for floral decorations during the winter. 
“bh 2d <i dalonaiene-aeen 5 abs bt orn ee 25c WOU rete tirete tears 80c 
PRIMULAS (Hardy Primrose) 
Auricula. Choice mixed. Tr. Pkt........ 75c WAU sier ee aa rie $1.00 
Bullesiana Hybrids. Shades of yellow, orange, apricot and carmine. 
May-June. 1% feet. Tr. Pkt......... eee este ence eee en sens 50c 
Chinensis Dazzler. Scarlet, single. Tr. Pkt...4.........-.-.-05- $1.00 

PRIMULA POLYANTHA VERIS HYBRIDS 
A. B. C. Private Stock 
Exceptional wide range of brilliant colors—including reds, yellows, 
purples, as well as blues, pinks and other rare colors. Plants com- 
pact with good stems. Grower advises florets producing this seed 
all measured three inches or better. Try “A.B.C. Private Stock’’ 
this season. Tr. Pkt.—(About 100 seeds).................. $1.25 

RUDBECKIA (Cone-Flower) 
Starlight. This large-flowered; semi-double selection out of Kelvedon 
Star, is certainly a free bloomer. Its doubleness varies from fully double 
to single, mostly with about three rows of petals. Coloring is from 
primrose yellow to mahogany and bicolors, with mahogany centers. 
Unique for cutting and arrangements, with nice long stems. About 3 
feet tall, branching plants. 
Ty, 50c Wal oyfor rae cee 
Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone-Flower). Flowers about 4 inches across, 
of a peculiar reddish purple with a remarkably large cone-shaped 
center of brown. Forms bushy plants 3 feet high and blooms from July 
ip ‘Octobars*itoPktcases ase eek 25c WA OZ: te Ue tens eae 85c 
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SCABIOSA 
Caucasica (Blue Bonnet), Mixed. Valuable for cutting, as the blooms 
last a long time in water. Color soft lavender-blue; 3 feet. 
Caucasica Isaac House Giant Hybrids. A great improvement over 
Caucasica. Colors from light to darkest blue, but delicate lilac and 
mauve shades predominate. Tr. Pkt......... 
Columbaria Lavender. Lavender similar to above. 
STATICE (Sea Lavender) 
Splendid hardy perennials either for the border or rockery, producing 
panicles of minute flowers which can be dried and used for winter 
bouquets. 
Caspia. The most beautiful of all perennial Sea Lavenders. Very 
vigorous in habit, with 3 foot stems carrying innumerable lilac flowers. 
Tre PKtionsvencacaster ere 35c Yq OD rauaiga sic eter 85c Oz: ear rare te $3.00 
Latifolia. Purplish flowers. 
TrePkt coacteice 25c VY OZ ap hc eee 60c Oz) Ser ee $2.25 
SWEET WILLIAM (See Dianthus Barbatus) 
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THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue] 
Adiantifolium. Yellow flowers. 1¥2 ft. Tr. Pkt.....20c VY oz.....50¢ 
Dipterocarpum. Its dainty, graceful sprays of flowers, elegantly ar- 
ranged on stems 4 feet high, are invaluable for cutting. The flowers 
are a charming shade of violet-mauve, which is brightened by a 
bunch of lemon yellow stamens and anthers. 
THERMOPSIS 
Caroliniana. A showy tall growing hardy perennial, producing in June 
and July long spikes of Lupin-like yellow flowers. 3 feet. Excellent 
for cutting. Seeds germinate slowly. 
