PERKINS’ 
Catananche (Cupids-Dart or Love-Plant) 
Coerulea. 2 ft. Clusters of grass-like leaves from 
which arise many heads of pretty, deep blue flowers 
on long stems during July and August. Small plants, 
each 25c, 
Centaurea (Knapweed) 
Dealbata, Pink Delight. 
Graceful, silvery leaves. 
plants, each 25c. 
Macrocephala. 3 to 4 ft. July-Aug. A rugged, up- 
right-growing plant, bearing large thistle-like golden 
yellow flowers. May be used as cut flowers. Small 
plants, each 25c. 
Centranthus (Jupiters-Beard) 
Ruber. 1 to 3 ft. A handsome garden plant with crimson 
to pale red, fragrant blooms. Blooms over a long period. 
Each 50c. 
Cephalaria (Yellow Scabiosa) 
Alpina. 5 ft. A tall, rather coarse plant for the back 
of the border, with long-stemmed, yellow scabiosa-like 
flowers. Very hardy. Small plants, each 25c. 
Clematis (Shrubby Clematis) 
Davidiana. 2 to 3 ft. A very hardy border plant, and 
one that is free from all pests. Sweet-scented, blue 
flowers in the axis of the leaves. Plant is somewhat 
coarse. Suitable for back corners and “‘out-of-the- 
way” places. Each 50c. 
18 in. Rose-pink flowers. 
Good for cutting. 1-yr. 
For the purple-flowered Clematis vine, see page 21. 
Coreopsis 
Lanceolata grandiflora, Mayfield Giant. 2 to 3 ft. 
Large, bright yellow daisy-like flowers on long stems 
all summer. Each 50c. 
Verticillata, Golden Shower. 18 in. This semi- 
dwarf, golden yellow Coreopsis with asparagus-like 
foliage is almost a continuous bloomer. Flowers 2 
inches tn diameter. Each 50c. 
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PERENNIALS 
Dianthus (Pinks) 
The delightful sweet-scented garden Pinks are always 
welcome in any garden. They like a well-drained soil 
and are easy to grow, giving a large number of flowers 
for cutting. 
Deltoides. Maiden Pink. Small delicate blooms car- 
ried above fine feathery foliage. Suitable for edging 
or the rock garden. Red. Each 25c. 
Jock Hybrids. A neat, low-growing Pink, blooming 
very profusely. Mixed colors, single and double 
flowers. Each 50c. 
Double White Pink. 1 ft. A well-shaped plant with 
blue-green foliage. Flowers double, 2 inches in diam- 
eter, white, slightly speckled with red in the center. 
Very fragrant. Blooms most of the season. Each 50c. 
Plumarius semperflorens. 1 ft. An everblooming. 
hardy garden Pink. Blooms most of the summer. 
Double and single flowered. Fragrant. Mixed colors. 
Small plants, each 25c. 
Plumarius scoticus. 1 ft. A free-flowerimg strain. 
Good for cutting. Small plants, each 25c. 
Wallace Red. 1 ft. Semi-double, brilliant crimson-red 
flowers on 8 to 12-inch stems. Blooms a long time. 
Sturdy, compact growth. Each 50c. 
Winteri. A Pink of striking beauty and good form. 
Pure colors; fragrant. Each 50c. 
An Improved Dwarf Pink 
Little Joe. 6 in. A fine free-blooming dwarf Pink 
with Iarge crimson blossoms. Each 50c. 
Dicentra (Bleeding-Heart) 
Spectabilis. 1 to 2 ft. Spring. Favorite hardy peren- 
nial plants with deeply cut foliage and long racemes 
of graceful pmk heart-shaped flowers. Needs part 
shade. Each 85c. 
Eximia. Plumy or Fern-leaved Bleeding-Heart; also 
called Fringed Bleeding-Heart. 15 in. Unlike the 
common Bleeding-Heart, this does not die down in 
summer but remains fresh and vigorous from spring 
until frost. It produces quantities of tiny twin- 
spurred, rosy pink blossoms on rosy pink stems all 
summer. The foliage ts finely cut and very attractive. 
It is disease resistant and ts not bothered with insects. 
One of its fe qualities is that it thrives in shade. 
It will also grow in full sun if protected from drying 
winds. Each 50c. 
Dictamnus (Gas-Plant) 
The Gas-Plants makes sturdy, bold, upright growth, 
3 feet high and as much in thickness. It has a strong 
smell of lemon and will give a flash of light on sultry, 
still summer evenings when a lighted match is held 
under the flower clusters and near the main stem. It is 
a permanent feature in the border and should not be 
disturbed for many years. 
Albus. Flowers white. Each 75c. 
Rubra. Flowers red. Each 75c. 
Doronicum (Leopards-Bane) 
Caucasicum. 15 in. A _ spring-flowering perennial 
with Jarge, glossy, heart-shaped leaves and yellow, 
daisy-like flowers. Suitable for cutting. Each 50c. 
Quantity Prices for Perennials 
40c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.10 
45c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.20 
50c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.25 
60c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.60 
We prepay postage on all orders amounting to 
$2.00 or more. On smaller orders, please add 25c. 
to help cover cost of handling. 
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