Rocket, Sweet (Hesperis Matronalis) 
Hardy perennial plant of easy culture, bearing 
clusters of purple or white, fragrant flowers. 115 
feet. 
921 Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25c, 
Rudbeckia (Coneflower) 
Will grow in nearly all soils and situations, 
thriving in partial shade or fully exposed to the 
sun. 
925 Kelvedon Star. Deep orange with dark 
brown disc. Pkt., 10c. 
926 Purpurea (Echinacea; Giant Purple Cone- 
flower). Large flowers, about 4 inches in diam- 
eter; reddish purple, with large cone of brown. 
Hardy perennial. 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; 44 02Z., 40c. 
Scabiosa 
946 Columbaria. Lavender. Large lavender-blue 
flowers; plant dwarf with a fine, light green foli- 
age. 18 inches. Pkt., 15c; % 0z., 60c. 
946A Columbaria Pink. Delicate pink. 18 inches. 
PkKt., 15c; % oz., 60c. 
947 Caucasica Perfecta. A hardy perennial, 
especially valuable for cutting, the blooms last- 
ing a long time in water; color soft lavender- 
blue. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 1/16 02Z., 30c. 
New Giant Scabiosa Caucasica 947A House’s New Hybrids. Each petal is beau- 
tifully ruffled and fringed. Shades of blue from 
lavender to dark blue, very large flowers. 
Platycodon (Chinese Bellflower) Pkt., 15c; 1/16 0z., 40c. 
855 Grandiflorum, Mammoth Blue. Blooms from July 
to September. The flowers are large, steel-blue. 2 to 
21% ft. Pkt., 10c. 
856 Grandiflorum, Mammoth Early White. Pkt., 10c. 
Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder) 
857 Coeruleum. Large heads of showy blue flowers 
from May to August. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
858 Album White. Cannot supply. 
Hardy Perennial Poppies 
8S0 Iceland Poppies. White and shades of yellow 
and orange. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 144 oz., 40c, 
891 Iceland Poppies, Fi. Pl. Extra Double Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; ¥ oz., 50c. 
Oriental Poppies. Easily grown from seed sown 
either in late fall or early spring. They bloom the 
second spring from sowing. 
892 Orientale. Deep crimson flowers, with blotch 
of black on each petal. Pkt., 10c; \% oz., 50c. 
893 Oriental Mixed. Flowers of enormous size, 
sometimes 6 inches or more in diameter and of 
many novel colors. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 50c. 
Hardy Primroses 
Although known as a hardy perennial, these 
require in this climate some protection. If pro-: 
tected with leaves covered by a box, they will 
live through our severest winters. 
Veris (Polyanthus). Excellent for either pot or out- 
door culture. Colors mostly shades of yellow, and red 
and yellow. 
903 Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
904 Vulgaris. True, yellow English Primrose. Canary- 
yellow; fragrant. Pkt., 10c. 
Pyrethrum 
Hardy perennials of easy culture. 
910 Aureum (Golden Feather). Golden foliage; small, 
white flowers. 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 35c, 
913 Roseum Hybridum. Blooms freely from June to 
September, bearing large flowering, Daisy-like flowers, 
ranging from light pink to deep red, with bright yellow 
center; excellent for cutting. Pkt., 10c; 4% 02., 60c. Oriental Poppy 
ce rie ine 
56 Perennial Seeds ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
