Dianthus Plumarius, Spring Beauty 
HARDY GARDEN PINKS 
DIANTHUS PLUMARIUS or what is known as the 
Hardy Garden. Spice Pinks, or Flower of the Gods, 
have been greatly improved, being plain and 
fringed; single and double, rich-colored and vari- 
egated; blooming freely during summer. 
738A—Mrs. Elston. Double pure white. Pkt. 25¢. 
735—Extra Dwarf Double Mixed. 9 in. Early. 
742—Spring Beauty. Extra double, giant mixed. 
The best mixture of double flowering sorts. 
739—Scoticus, Double Special Florist Strain. 12 in. 
Self colors of various tints of pink, rose, salmon 
and white, and combinations with bright crimson 
zone. Blooms large 112-2 in. 
743—Winteri (New Pinks). hp. 9 in. The flowers 
are pure colors, habit compact, blooms first year. 
736—Double, complete mixture of double varieties. 
744—Complete Mixture of Hardy Garden Pinks. 
PRIMROSE CULTURAL NOTES 
Sow in pots or pans as early in the year as pos- 
sible, water, cover with glass and place outdoors 
where the soil will be frozen. When milder weather 
sets in bring into gentle warmth and seeds will 
germinate freely. Freeze seeds in ice cubes for 
similar effect. Allow plenty of time—seeds are 
often tardy. Primulas need partial shade, rich, 
porous soil, and a mulch of pine needles or salt hay 
to keep roots cooJ]—this seems the answer to grow- 
ing them in warm climates. They like the east 
side of a hill, shelter from wind, good drainage. 
1685—LANTERN PLANT. (Physalis Franchetti.) hp. 
2 ft. Blood red inflated calyx like Chinese lantern. 
Primula Veris Collossea 
HARDY PRIMROSES 
Most of them will last for years and afford a 
showy and beautiful display every spring. The 
clustered flowers appear in many lovely colors 
and last for weeks. Blooming season very early 
spring—March, April, May. They like shade. 
1711A—Acaulis Grandiflora Mixed. 6 in, 112”’ flow- 
ers of brightest shades. Pkt. 25c¢. 
1714A—Aurantiaca. 10 in. Bright orange. 
1711—Auricula. Extra large flowering mixture 
from the finest strain of prize show varieties. 
1712—Auricula. Monarch Strain. Pkt. 25c. 
1713—Beesiana. Velvety purple, gold eye. 
1714—Bullesiana Hybrids. 18 in. Rose and apricot 
1708—Cashmiriana Rubin. Deep ruby red. Pkt. 25c. 
1716—Denticulata Cashmiriana. Large lilac. 
1717—Deans Choicest Colored Hybrids Mixed. 
Splendid range of rich colors, large flowers. A 
magnificent premium strain, Pkt. 25c. 
1719—Japonica. 2 ft. White to Crimson. 
1718—Florindae. 40 in. fragrant, yellow. 
1710—Lissadell Hyb. Red Hugh. Fiery-red. Pkt. 25c. 
1715—Littoniana. (Soldier Primrose) 20 in. Splen- 
did 6” Hyacinth-like spikes of violet-blue atop 
crimson tipped stems. Pkt. 25c. 
1719A—Pulverulenta Bartley's Strain. 2/2 ft. Diverse 
shades of pink and rose. Pkt. 25c¢. 
1727—Vulgaris. 6 in. True yellow Primrose. 
PRIMULA POLYANTHUS or Veris 10 in. Beloved for 
its exquisite colors, it is completely hardy. Safe 
and sure for American conditions, Called Cowslip. 
1720—Alba pura, pure white; 1721—Aurea, yellow; 
1722—Coerulea, Blue shades 25c¢; 1725—Red shades: 
1721A—Gold Laced; 1724—Large flowered Choicest 
Mixed. Pkt. 10¢; 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c. 
1723—Giant Munstead Strain. Giant umbels in 
many light colors. Early spring bloom. 
1713A—Collossea. Largest flowers. best 
of all P. Veris. A premium strain. Pkt. 25¢. 
1726—Complete Mixture of Hardy Primroses, con- 
taining the above and other interesting varieties, 
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colors 
All Seeds: Pkt. 10¢; Giant Pkt. 25¢ 
1529—Papaver Orientalis. Large Flwd. Hyb. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
PAPAVER ORIENTALIS. hp. These are the largest 
and most attractive of garden perennials. The long 
fringy leaves are not unlike ferns, and the showy 
buds that issue from the ground on strong stems 
three feet high, develop into enormous flowers, 
brilliant in color and graceful in form. Blooms in 
May and June. 
1525—Alpinum Mixed. hp. 10 in. Beautiful mixture 
of bright colors, very suitable for rockery or beds. 
Blooms quickly the first spring from seeds, best 
as a biennial. Likes sun, poor soil, good drainage. 
1526—Beauty of Livermere. 3 ft. Crimson. 
152%7—Britliant. 40 in. Brilliant fiery red. 
1529—Park's Finest Large-Flowered Hybrids. 3 ft. 
Lovely rare shades in mixture. 
1521—Feltham. A distinct type in which the colors 
are clear and bright without the usual black blotch. 
A fine mixture of many colors. 
1536—Giant Double Olympia. Light 
brand new color, full double. Pkt. 25c. 
1530—Mahony. Fine dark maroon. 
1531—Mrs. Perry. 3 ft. Orange-apricot, rare. 
1533—Perry's White. 2 ft. Fine satiny white 
crimson maroon blotch base of each petal. Pkt. 25¢. 
1534—Princess Louise. 2 ft Salmon-pink. 
1535—Complete Special Mixture of Oriental Poppies. 
THE SUCCULENT SEDUMS 
The Stonecrops are of easy culture even in thin, 
poor soils. The brittle foliage may come in softest 
of apple-greens, in frosty miligreeings, blue with 
silver dust, rosy tones, maroon shadings. These are 
long lived hence the name “‘Live-for-Ever.”’ 
1873—Acre. 3 in. Creeping, evergreen, small leaves, 
Bright yellow flowers in late spring. 
1873A—Reflexum Chameleon. 8 in. New. Vari- 
colored leaf rosettes. Yellow flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
1874—Spurium. 6 in. Trailing, rooting at the nodes, 
flower stems 6 in. high are red. Flowers of rose 
or white are numerous, freely borne. 
1875—Sedum Hardy Blend. Includes 6 or more 
varieties representative of all dwarf hardy kinds. 
1691A—POLYGONIUM Amplexicaule. hp. 3 ft. 
(Mountain Fleece) Airy spikes white to red. 
POLEMONIUM (Jacobs Ladder), hp. 3 ft. 1691— 
Coeruleum, Blue. 1690—White, 1692—Mixed. 
1461B—TREE PEONY. Giant flowers single to double, 
in wonderful color range not found in any other 
Peony group. Becomes a true shrub with woody 
branches. 4 seeds 25¢; 20 seeds $1. 
1461—PAEONIA Chinese Dble. hp. 2 ft. Autumn 
sown; spring germination. 
Evergreen Lavender Cotton 
1831—SANTOLINA Chamaecyparissus. 15 in. hp. 
: Year round dense mounds 
of silvered featherings. In 
June, gold button flowers. 
Pkt. 25c. 
2030A TRADESCANTIA 
Mixed. Spendthrifts of 
bloom for many weeks. 
Rose, white, purple. 
HUMMING BIRD FLOWERS. 
Hardy Fuchsia. 1802 — 
Sauschneria. 15 in. hp. Fall 
blooming with downy oval 
leaves, scarlet, Fuchsia-like 
flrs. the “hummers’’ like. 
Hardy, easy. 
PENSTEMON 
Splendid perennials bear- 
ing bright tubular flrs., 
highly valued for the 
hardy border. Thrives 
many years. 
1556—Granditlora Hybrids. 
Giant flowered strain in a 
splendid collection of va- 
rieties and colors. The 
glaucous leaves add at- 
traction. 
scarlet. A 
Penstemon 
1762—GOLDEN PYRETHRUM. Aureum Mixed. Beau- 
tiful golden fern-like foliage, 
flowers. Fine border or edging. 
yellow or white 
Painted 
Daisies 
Pyrethrum, Park's Double 
PAINTED DAISY 
The beautiful single and double Pyrethrums are 
hardy perennials blooming in May and June. When 
the blooming period is over, they may be cut back 
heavily, which will cause them to have a second 
blooming period later in the summer. The single 
kinds are extremely light and effective, and last a 
long time in perfection. The double kinds are 
exquisite in form and coloring, and are one of our 
most popular perennials. Don’t fail to add these 
to your order. 
DOUBLE PYRETHRUM 
1759—PARK'S EXTRA DOUBLE PRIZE MIXTURE, hp. 
2 ft. Seed saved exclusively from extra double 
flowers of all colors. This is a fine premium strain 
and absolutely unsurpassed. Pkt. 25¢; 1/16 0z. $1.00. 
We are glad to be able to offer our friends separate 
colors in Double Pyrethrum grown for us by Vis 
Brothers in Holland, who have been noted for this 
specialty of theirs for many years. 
1769—Extra Double Red. Pkt. 25c. 
1770—Extra Double White. Pkt. 25c. 
1771— Extra Double Pink. Pkt. 25c. 
1774— Extra Double Sulphureum. Yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
COLLECTION 078—5 Giant Pkts. One of each color. 
Double Pyrethrum listed above, for $1.00. These 
do not come 100% double, tho the double percent- 
age is better the second year. 
SINGLE PYRETHRUM 
175%7—Roseum, Painted Daisy, Vis Brothers’ Single. 
hp. 2 ft. Flowers large, daisy-like, from white to 
red with yellow centers, produced freely on long 
stems, lasting wel! when cut. Mixture. 
1756—Giant Rose. Extra large bright rose. 
1755—James Kelway, hp. 2 ft. Bright vermillion 
red with golden center. Very showy. 
1753—Giant White. A new extra large white. 
17554—Robinson's Giant Crimson. Largest best 
red. 
1754—Robinson's Giant Grandiflorum Hybrids. These 
are the largest of all, with beautiful color blend. 
Pkt. 10¢; 25¢; 1/16 oz. 75c. 
1758—Complete Mixture of Single and Double 
Pyrethrums. Pkt. 10c; 25¢; 1/8 oz. 90c. 
PYRETHRUMS ARE EASILY GROWN 
The seed germinates readily, often in less than 10 
days. Directions pg. 23 Gardener’s Handbook. 
Live-for-Ever 
Sedum, Stone-Crop, 
Pyrethrum is one of our finest and most easily grown Perennials. 
