MODERN SEED HOUSE 
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Select Perennial Flower Seed 
Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE PRICED 
Most hardy perennials grow readily from seed sown in the open ground from May to September. 
Seedlings should be transplanted 
after forming three or four leaves. They may be set in their permanent place and protected lightly the first winter, or they may be 
wintered over in a coldframe. Many of them will start to bloom before the annuals in the spring. Keep the dead flowers cut off to 
encourage more bloom. 
FOXGLOVE, (Digitalis) 
By raising your own plants from seed, you can have a hardy peren- 
nial border at little cost. Perennials are the mainstay of the garden, 
and their ease of maintenance is especially appreciated. 
Alyssum, Gold Dust. Yellow flowers in May on a 9 to 12-inch plant. 
For edging and the rock-garden. 
Anemone, St. Brigid (Windflower). Double; mixed colors. 
Arabis alpina (Rock-Cress). White flowers in April and May. 
Plant a foot high, for edging and the rock-garden. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Candytuft, Queen of Italy. Masses of rosy lilac flowers. Shrubby 
plant with glossy green foliage. 
Canterbury Bells (Cup-and-Saucer). Good border plant. Finest 
mixed colors. 
Columbine, Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Long-spurred Mixture. A well- 
known strain. 
Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora. Single yellow flowers on long 
stems for cutting. 
Delphinium, Blackmore & Langdon’s Strain. 
spikes of bloom in mixed shades. Pkt. 15 cts. 
D., Mixed Hybrids. [ine for the back of the border. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Foxglove (Digitalis). Thimble-shaped flowers, spotted inside, hang- 
ing on 3 to 4-foot spikes. For the border. Mixed colors. 
Gaillardia grandiflora. Large, single, daisy-like flowers in shades 
of red and bronze. Fine cut-flower from July to frost. 
Geum, Lady Stratheden. Large, double golden yellow flowers. 
14 ft. 
G., Mrs. Bradshaw. Scarlet. 11% ft. 
Gypsophila paniculata. Double white flowers. 314 ft. 
Hollyhock, Double Varieties, Mixed. A stately old-fashioned 
favorite for the back of the border. 6 to 9 ft. 
H., Single Mixed. A good mixture of colors. 
Lupines, Mixed. Graceful spikes of blue and pink flowers. They 
grow best in rich soil without any lime. 
Mexican Firebush (Kochia) or Summer Cypress. Feathery little 
bushes of green, turning crimson. 2% ft. 
Magnificent 
Mignonette (Reseda). Very fragrant; special mixture. 
Mourning Bride (Scabiosa). Large flowers on long stems. Fine for 
cutting from June to September. 
Nierembergia, Purple Robe. Very fine for edging and rock-gardens. 
Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist). Double, blue and white blooms; feathery 
foliage. 
Painted Daisy (Chrysanthemum carinatum). 
flowers 3% inches across. 
Phlox decussata. Brilliant heads of flowers make a colorful display 
in the hardy border in late summer. 3 ft. 
Poppy, Oriental (Papaver orientale). 
mixed shades. 
Pyrethrum (Feverfew). Single and double varieties in mixed colors, 
In May and June. Plant in rich soil ina sunny location. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Scabiosa, Imperial Giant, Blue Moon. All-America Selection. 
Double; deep lavender-blue. 3 ft. 
Shasta Daisy, Conqueror. Pure white blooms freely produced in 
July. Plant in the sun inrich soil. 31% ft. 
Snapdragon, Rustproof, Mixed. Many colors. Pkt. 15 cts. 
SEEDS OF ANNUAL CLIMBERS 
Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
Balloon Vine. A rapidly growing annual climber producing white 
flowers, followed by inflated seed-pods. 
Canary-bird Vine. Small, fringed bright yellow blooms. 
Cathedral Bells (Cobza; Cup-and-Saucer Vine). Purple and 
white bell-shaped flowers. Grows as much as 30 to 50 feet in a 
season. 
Cypress Vine. Brilliant scarlet, star-shaped flowers 11% inches long. 
Delicate, fern-like foliage. 
Kudzu Vine. Rosy purple flowers in August. Large foliage. 
Morning-glory, Heavenly Blue. Shining sky-blue flowers. 
M., Scarlett O’Hara. Carmine. 
M., Imperial. Very large blooms in mixed colors. Sow in the open 
ground when the weather has become warm. 
Scarlet Runner Bean. Bright red, pea-like flowers followed by pods 
of beans that are red when dry. Rapid grower. 
Mixed colors; 
Large, bright blooms in 
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MORNING-GLORY, Heavenly Blue 
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