PERENNIALS 
SEEDS of HARDY FLOWERS . Jo cienniats 
PLATYCODON 
(Chinese Bellflower) 
855 Grandiflorum, 
Mammoth Blue. 
Blooms from July to 
September. The flow- 
ers are large, steel- 
blue. 2 to 21% feet. 
Pkt., 15c. 
856 Grandiflorum, 
Mammoth Early 
White. Pkt., 15c. 
Platycodon 
POLEMONIUM (Jacob’s Ladder) 
857 Coeruleum. Large heads of showy blue 
flowers from May to August. 2 feet.  Pkt., 15c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES 
890 Iceland Poppies. White and shades of 
yellow and orange. Mixed. 
Pkt., 15c; Yg o7., 60c. 
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., 15c; 1% 072., 75c. 
893 Oriental Mixed. Flowers of enormous size, 
sometimes 6 inches or more in diameter and of 
many novel colors. Pkt., 15c; 14 07., 75c. 
HARDY PRIMROSES 
Although known as a hardy perennial, these 
require, in this climate, some protection. If 
protected with leaves covered by a box, they 
will live through our severest winter. 
Veris (Polyanthus). Excellent for either pot or 
outdoor culture. Colors mostly shades of yel- 
low, and red and yellow. 
903 Choicest Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
904 Vulgaris. True, yellow English Primrose. 
Canary-yellow; fragrant. 
Pkt., 15c. 
PYRETHRUM 
Hardy perennials of easy culture. 
910 Aureum (Golden Feather). Golden foliage; 
small, white flowers. 1 foot. 
Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 40c. 
913 Reseum 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., 15c; 16 072., 60c. 
914 Hybridum Double Mixed. 
Pkt., 25c; 1/16 oz., $1.00. 
Single Pyrethrum 
ROCK GARDEN 
920A Perennial Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
ROCKET, SWEET 
(Hesperis Matronalis) 
Haidy perennial plant of easy culture, bear- 
ing clusters of purple or white, fragrant flowers. 
12 feet. 
921 Mixed. Pkt., 15c; 1 07., 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., 15c. 
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., 15c; 1 02., 40c. 
SCABIOSA 
946 Columbaria Lavender. Large lavender- 
blue flowers; plant dwarf with a fine, light green 
foliage. 18 inches. Pkt., 15c; 1g o7z., 60c. 
946A Columbaria Pink. Delicate pink. 18 
inches. Pkt., 15c; 1 072., 60c. 
947 Caucasica perfecta. A hardy perennial, 
especially valuable for cutting, the blooms last- 
ing a long time in water; color soft lavender- 
bloeqe2zatect Pkt., 15c; 1/16 0z., 30c. 
947A House’s New Hybrids. Each petal is 
beautifully ruffled and fringed. Shades of blue 
from lavender to dark blue, very large flowers. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 07., 40c. 
STOKESIA CYANEA 
(Cornflower Aster) 
$73 Blue. Blooms from August to frost. 2 feet 
SWEET WILLIAM 
(Dianthus Barbatus) 
A hardy biennial with large trusses of sweet- 
scented flowers produced in abundance, suitable 
for rock gardens. 
1300 Single Mixed Colors. 
Pkt., 15c; ¥% 07z., 50c. 
1302 Holborn Glory. A new strain of the 
auricula-eyed section; both the head and in- 
dividual flowers are of the largest size and each 
of the latter shows a clear white eye; of an ex- 
ceedingly wide range of colors. 
Pkt., 15c; 6 02., 50c. 
1304 Dwarf Double Mixed Colors. 6 inches. 
Pkt., 15c; ¥g oz., 75c. 
1305 Dwarf Single Mixed Colors. 6 inches. 
Pkt., 15c; ¥ oz., 75c. 
1308 Double Largest Flowered. Choicest mix- 
ed. A greatly improved strain. 
Pkt., 15c; 4% oz., 60c. 
1309 Scarlet Beauty. A very effective rich, 
deep scarlet variety. Pkt., 15c; 4 02., 50c. 
1306 Newport Pink. Pkt., 15c; 1 072., 50c. 
TRITOMA 
1317 Tritoma (Red Hot Poker Plant or Flame 
Flower). Hardy perennial. Large spikes of 
orange-red flowers. Height 4 feet; effective in 
single clumps or among shrubbery. 
Pkt., 15c; 4 07z., 50c. 
TROLLIUS 
1317A Choicest Mixed Varieties. Pkt., 15c. 
TUNICA 
1318 Saxifraga. Dwarf, hardy perennial. Pink 
blossoms; an excellent rock plant. Pkt., 15c. 
VERONICA 
1330 Spicata. All colors mixed. 
Pkt., 15c; ¥ o2., 75c. 
VIOLA CORNUTA (Tufted Pansies) 
Flowers not so large as the Pansy. Blooms 
profusely; is quickly and easily grown. Seed 
sown in April will produce blooming plants in 
June and, if planted in cool, moist soil, partly 
shaded, nearly all summer. Hardy perennial. 
1335 Mixed Tufted Pansies. Finest mixture 
of all colors. Pkt., 15c; 6 02., 85c. 
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high. Pkt., 15c. 
- 974 Mixed. Containing many new colors. 
Primroses Pkt., 15c. Double Pyrethrum 
40 Ross Perennials ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
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