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SALZER’S PERENNIAL PLANTS 
In This Column: Each, 33c; any 3 for 84c; 
any 6 for $1.48; any 12 for $2.75, postpaid. 
ACHILLEA 
—*Perry’s White. Very choice. The whitest 
of all Achilleas, large flowers. 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. 
—*Rosea. Pink flowers. Very pretty. 
AQUILEGIA (COLUMBINE) 
Bloom early in spring. 11% to 2 feet. 
—*Long Spurred, Mixed. Many beautiful 
shades, elegantly spurred. 
BELLFLOWER 
Platycodon Grandiflora—Large, showy deep 
blue bell-shaped flowers are produced all 
summer on long stems. 2 ft. 
CARNATION 
Hardy garden carnations. 
flowers all summer. 20 in. 
Mixed colors, 
CENTAUREA 
Perennial Cornflower... Large violet-blue 
flowers from July to Sept. 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 
—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. 
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. Showy flowers of all col- 
ors 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 
—Alaska. The improved, big Shasta Daisy. 
Huge single, often 414 to 5 inches across. 
Pure white. Blooms all summer and into fall. 
Single flowers, 215 feet. 
DIANTHUS 
—*Plumarius Semperfiorens. (Ever-bloom- 
ing Hardy Pinks). Sweet scented double, sin- 
gle, and semi-double flowers, mixed colors. 
-in. 
GAILLARDIA 
—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. 
*PENTSTEMON 
—Rosea. 2 to 3 ft. high, bearing long spikes 
of large, Gloxinia-like flowers of showy pink. 
July. Fine for cutting. 
*PHLOX SUBULATA 
(Ground Pinks). Forms a dense, low-grow- 
ing mass of evergreen foliage bearing dainty 
little flowers in Spring. Suitable for planting 
on tops of graves, around bases of trees, etc. 
State color wanted: Lavender, Pink, or White. 
SCABIOSA 
Or Blue Bonnet. The flowers are a soft 
shade of lavender blue. Splendid for cutting. 
2 ft. June to Sept. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Bears a_profusion of double flowers in 
May and June, excellent for cutting, mixed 
colors. 1445 ft. 
SWEET PEA, PERENNIAL 
Lathyrus. Vigorous climber, mixed colors. 
10 
In This Column: Each 43c; any 3 for $1.19; 
any 6 for $2.25; any 12 for $4.20, postpaid. 
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. 
BLUE FRINGED DAISY 
(Erigeron Speciosus.) Large, single, violet 
blue flowers with golden yellow centers in 
June and July. 2 ft. Fine for cutting. 
CAMPANULA 
*Carpatica (Harebell). Dwarf compact 
plants and large bell-shaped blue flowers. 
Blooms all summer. 10 inches. 
Persicifolia Peach Bells. Upright spikes of 
bell-shaped flowers in June. Fine for cutting. 
3 feet. Blue or white; state which. 
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. 
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. 31% to 4 ft. 
Splendid for the rear of the hardy border. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Double. Tall stately 
plants bearing huge 
beautiful double flow- 
ers. Splendid for cor- 
ners, backgrounds, 
among shrubbery or 
against buildings. Col- 
ors range from white 
and yellow’ through 
pink, rose, salmon to 
dark red. Summer 
blooming. We supply 
mixed colors only. 
Hollyhocks 
SEDUM 
One of the finest rock garden plants. 
Spreads quickly to form dwarf, compact 
masses. 
*ACRE ‘Golden Moss). Yellow flowers 
blooming in June. 4 inches. 
*ALBUM (White Moss). White flowers 
blooming in June. 4 inches. 
*STOLONIFERUM (Trailing). Produces 
purplish-pink flowers in July and Aug. 6 in. 
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. 
STOKESIA 
Cornflower Aster. Beautiful, large, light 
blue flowers borne profusely in late summer 
and autumn. 18 in. Elegant for cutting. 
TRITOMA 
Hybrids. Popularly known as_ Red Hot 
Poker. Makes a showy display in autumn 
with their cone-shaped flowers. Mixed col- 
Ors Sait 
*Suitable for Rock Garden—All Prices are Postpaid. 
Light Blue, ' 
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, 39c; any 3 
for $1.10; 6 for $2.00, postpaid. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
University of Minnesota 
A very fine strain developed after years of 
intensive selection. They are all hardy, free 
and early bloomers, and all of them have 
disease-resistant foliage. The dates indicate 
their first flowers. Prices are postpaid. 
D. D. AHRENS—The very earliest of all 
pure white cut flower varieties. Aug. 20. 22 
in. Each, 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
DULUTH—Yellow, one of the best of the 
yellows, free flowering. 18 inches. Aug. 28. 
Each, 45c; 3 for $1.25. : 
EUGENE WANDER. Earliest and largest 
yellow, 4 inch flowers. Aug. 25. 18 in. Each, 
55c; 3 for $1.50. ihn , 
MY LADY — Combination of gold with 
bronze-red shadings. Blooms very freely. 
Aug. 27. 20 in. Each, 48c; 3 for $1.35. 
REDWOOD—A beautiful dwarf bright red. 
Hundreds of bright red flowers! Aug. 19. 
14 in. Excellent edger. Each, 49c; 3 for $1.40. 
Baby’s Breath Bristol Fairy 
BABY’S BREATH 
Gypsophila. Desirable for bouquets. ‘ 
BRISTOL FAIRY. The flowers of_ this 
splendid double white variety are almost 
twice as large as the older types. It is prac- 
tically everblooming. 2 feet. Each, 79c; 
for $2.15. é 
*ROSY VEIL. A very pretty pink Baby’s 
Breath. Veritable clouds of pink double flow- 
ers. 12 in. high. Each, 72c; 3 for $1.95. 
BLEEDING HEART 
Dicentra Spectabilis. Lovely, deep crimson 
heart shaped flowers pendant upon gracefully 
drooping stems. Prefers a shaded spot. 2 to 
214 ft. May. Each, 79c; 3 for $2.19. 
*EVERBLOOMING BLEEDING HEART — 
Dicentra Eximia. Graceful sprays of lovely 
pink flowers all summer long. 15 in. Each, 
54c; 3 for $1.50. 
CARNATION CRIMSON KING 
Beautiful double, deep crimson flowers on 
14 inch stems, borne all summer. Feed heav- 
ily for larger flowers. 20 in. Each, 47c; 3 
for $1.29. 
LYTHRUM 
Unusually showy spikes of rose colored 
flowers. 3-4 ft. July-Sept. Fine for cutting. 
Each, 47c; 3 for $1.29. 
*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. Each, 47c; 3 for $1.29. 
PHLOX DIVARICATA ; 
*Laphami. The finest form of our beautiful 
native phlox, bearing masses of fragrant, lilac 
Siena in May. 10 in. high. Each, 47c; 3 for 
DOUBLE SHASTA DAISY 
—Cliffwood Giant. Pure white, shaggy flow- 
sia recurved petals. Each, 47c; 3 for 
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JOHN A.SALZER SEED 
LACROSSE. WISCONSIN 
