FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis) 
Favorite half-hardy perennials, mostly treated 
as annuals; nearly all blooming the first season 
from seed sown early in the open ground. 
454 Alpestris, Indigo Blue. Dark blue. 
Pkt., 15c; 6 02., 75c. 
455 Oblongata, Blue Bird. Dark blue, large 
flowered. Pkt., 15c; Yg oz., 75c. 
457 Alpestris rosea. Rose. 
Pkt., 15c; 4 02., 75c. 
459 Palustris semperflorens, Azure. Blue. 
Blooms in 8 to 10 weeks from sowing. 
Pkt., 15c; 1 02., 75c. 
460 Hybrida, Ruth Fisher. Upright growing, 
free blooming, rich color. Fine for pots. 
Pkt., 25c. 
461 Victoria, Dwarf. The flowers are large, 
bright azure-blue, with yellow centers. Best for 
edging. Pkt., 15c; ¥ oz., 75c. 
462 Victoria rosea, Dwarf. Rose, dwarf, large 
flowered. Pkt., 15c. 
463 Victoria, Dwarf indigo-Blue. 
Pkt., 15c; 1% 02., 75c. 
464 Victoria, Dwarf White. Pkt., 15c. 
Pe 
Gaillardia 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) 
Flowers large, with rich shades of scarlet, 
orange and crimson, the three often combined 
in one flower. If sown early, will bloom in the 
first season. 14% to 2 feet. 
478 Grandiflora, Large Flowered Choice 
Mixed. A splendid mixture, comprises all the 
colorings known. Pkt., 15c; ¥g oz., 50c. 
478A Burgundy. Coppery scarlet flowers 24% 
inches in diameter. If started early indoors 
flowers may be produced the first season from 
seed. Pkt., 15c;  o7., 50c. 
GEUM 
Free flowering, producing a wealth of attrac- 
tive flowers much prized for cutting. Excellent 
for borders. 
486 Lady Stratheden. Flowers loosely double; 
a delightful shade of golden yellow. 
Pkt., 15c; 4% o2., 75c. 
487 Mrs. Bradshaw. The double orange-scar- 
let flowers are very large and full. 2 feet. 
Pkt., 15c; ¥ oz., 75c. 
Geum 
38 Perennial Seeds 
Ross’ Colorful Hollyhocks Zary te Grow 
HOLLYHOCK 
Flowers about 3 inches across set as rosettes 
around strong growing stalks. Seeds sown in 
May or June make fine blooming plants the 
following season. 
530 Chater’s Double, Finest Mixed. Choicest 
double varieties, a large percentage of the flow- 
ers coming double. 
Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 50c; 4 02., 90c. 
531 Double Triumph Mixed. Beautifully 
fringed rosette flowers in many new shades and 
bicolor combinations. Pkt., 15c; 1% 07., 60c. 
532 Alleghany. Large, semi-double flowers, 
beautifully fringed, of silky texture and richly 
colored. kt., 15c; 1 02., 40c. 
534A Double Imperator. Large, fringed rosette 
flowers in charming color combination. 
Pkt., 15c; 4g o2., 50c. 
Chater’s Double: 535 Maroon, 535A Newport 
Pink, 536 Snow-White, 536A Yellow. 
Pkt., 15c; Ye oz., 50c. 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath) 
Flowers very small, borne in loose, graceful 
panicles. Used in bouquets with other cut 
flowers. 2 feet. 
502 Pacifica. Rose, blooms when Paniculata 
varieties have passed. Excellent for cutting. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 oz., 60c. 
504 Paniculata flore-pleno. A fine, new dou- 
ble of the purest white, the flowers forming 
miniature balls of white petals. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 oz., 60c. 
506 Paniculata. White. The variety more 
generally known as Baby’s Breath. Hardy per- 
ennial. Pkt., 15c; 1% o2., 30c; 4 o2., 50c. 
HELENIUM 
A very valuable hardy perennial, bearing in 
profusion in August and September, long- 
stemmed, single flowers; fine for cutting. 
510 Hoopesi. Yellow with brown disk. 
Pkt., 15c. 
HELIANTHEMUM 
(Dwarf Sun Rose) 
512 Mutabile Mixed. Dwarf evergreen rock 
garden plant, forming large clumps completely 
covered with blooms during July and August. 
8 to 12 inches. Pkt., 15c; 14 07., 75c. 
HELIOPSIS 
516 Laevis Pitcheriana. Yellow. Pkt., 15c. 
HEUCHERA 
525 Sanguinea Hybrids. A fine, hardy peren- 
nial bearing in graceful spikes, rich colored 
flowers. Useful for cutting. 1 foot. Pkt., 25c. 
HIBISCUS (Mallow Marvel) 
Vigorous growing plants, producing large, 
handsome flowers, often 6 inches across. Very 
desirable for mixed beds or borders. 
526 Giant Flowered. Finest mixed. Hardy 
perennial. 4 feet. Pkt., 15c; 16 02., 40c. 
IBERIS 
542 Queen of Italy. Dwarf, bushy habit. Pink 
flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
543 Sempervirens (Perennial Candytuft). A 
desirable hardy perennial of easiest culture. 
Dwarf, spreading habit; suitable for rockeries. 
Flowers pure white. Pkt., 15c; Y% o2., 75c. 
544 Gibraltarica. Lilac shading off to white; 
large tlowers. Early. Pkt., 15c; ¥ oz., 50c. 
seed. A fine collection. 
Hollyhock 
KUDZU VINE 
(Pueraria) 
560 Thunbergiana (Jack-and-the-Beanstalk 
Vine). A vine of wonderfully rapid growth, 
when well established, growing to the great 
height of 40 to 50 feet. Leaves are of enor- 
mous size. Hardy perennial. 
Pkt., 15c. 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS 
(Everlasting Sweet Pea) 
An easily grown, hardy perennial climber, 
bearing freely flowers somewhat similar in 
form to the Sweet Pea. If grown in moist 
soil, will bloom nearly all summer. Colors: 
reddish purple, rose and white. 6 to 8 feet. 
570 Mixed Colors. Pkt., 15c; 14 072., 50c. 
LAVENDER (Lavandula Vera) 
575 Vera. A well known hardy perennial 
grown chiefly for its lasting fragrance. Pkt., 15c. 
LIATRIS 
578 Spicata. Purplish rose. 20 in. 
LINUM 
582 Flavum. Yellow. Excellent early flowering 
rock garden plant. Pkt., 15c; 4g 07., 50c. 
LOBELIA 
Handsome border plants, thriving in any 
ordinary garden soil, but preferring a moist, 
deep loam. 
588 Cardinal Flower (Cardinalis). 
scarlet. 3 feet. 
LUPIN 
590A Polyphylius, Blue. 
Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 30c; 14 o2., 50c. 
591 Polyphyllus, Finest Mixed. Hardy plants 
of easy culture; useful as a background in the 
perennial border. Mixed blue and white. 2 to 
4 feet. Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 40c. 
592 “Russell.” Grown from originator’s stock 
Pkt., 15c; Y% o1., 75¢. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Intense 
Pkt., 25c. 
Iberis Sempervirens 
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