ROSS’ HARDY PERENNIAL SEEDS 
Once Planted They Will Grow More Abundant in Flower 
and Multiply in Size Year After Year 
Achillea 
ACHILLEA 
135 Ptarmica (The Pearl). Bears clusters of 
pure white flowers abundantly all summer; fine 
for cutting; also for cemetery planting. 12 to 18 
inches. Pkt., 15c; 1/16 o0z., 60c. 
ACONITUM 
136 Napellus (Monkshood). Large, porcelain- 
blue, hood-shaped flowers; very effective in bor- 
ders; valuable for cutting. 11% feet high. 
Pkt., 15c. 
ADLUMIA 
140 Cirrhosa (Mountain Fringe; Allegheny 
Vine). A beautiful, hardy, climbing biennial. 
The feathery foliage resembles that of the 
Maidenhair Fern. Rapid growth. Small, tube- 
shaped pink blossoms. Desirable for covering 
trellises, stumps, etc. 10 to 15 feet. Pkt., 15c. 
ADONIS 
146 Vernalis. Bright yellow. Pkt., 15c. 
AGROSTEMMA 
Pretty, free-blooming plants of easy culture, 
especially desirable for dry situations. Excellent 
for cutting. 
161 Coronaria (Rose Campion). Red. One of 
the earliest hardy perennials. 11% feet. 
Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 40c. 
ALYSSUM (Gold Dust) 
170 Saxatile compactum. Hardy, compact 
growth, producing a mass of golden yellow 
flowers in April. Height 1 foot. Of easy culture. 
Excellent for rockeries and borders. 
Pkt., 15c; Vg oz., 50c. 
AMPELOPSIS 
182 Veitchi (Boston Ivy). Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 40c. 
ANCHUSA 
186 Dropmore Variety. This variety yields an 
abundance of brilliant blue flowers. 4 feet. 
June and July. Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 50c. 
Anchusa 
ANEMONE 
A very popular, hardy garden perennial. 
188 Coronaria, French (De Caen). Fine mixed. 
1 foot. Pkt., 15c; 1/16 0z., 75c. 
189 Coronaria, St. Brigid. An improved 
strain, bearing larger and more brilliant flowers 
and remaining in bloom longer. 1 foot. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 0z., 85c. 
ANTHEMIS 
(Hardy Golden Marguerite) 
A beautiful, hardy perennial; golden yellow, 
Daisy-like flowers, excellent for cutting. Height 
2 feet. 
190 Kelwayi. Pkt., 15c; 1% 07., 35c; 14 o2., 60c. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
Beautiful free flowering hardy perennials, 
blooming throughout the spring and early sum- 
mer, Of easy cultivation and will thrive in par- 
tial shade. 1 to 3 feet. 
200 Single Mixed. Pkt., 15c; 1g 02., 40c. 
202 Double Mixed. Pkt., 15c; 16 07., 40c. 
204 Coerulea hybrida fl.-pl. Long-spurred, 
flowering hybrids in fine colors. 
Pkt., 15c; Ye oz., 75c. 
Bright crimson-white co- 
Pkt., 25c. 
205 Crimson Star. 
rolla. Long-spurred. 
ARABIS (Rock Cress) 
208 Alpina rosea. Rose; very dwarf. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 oz., 60c. 
209 Alpina, White. Pkt., 15c; 1% 072., 60c. 
209A Pumila, Snow Cap. Compact, free flow- 
ering. Pkt., 15c; 1/16 07., 60c. 
ARISTOLOCHIA 
215 Elegans (Dutchman’s Pipe). A hardy per- 
ennial vine of rapid growth with large, glossy, 
heart-shaped leaves, bearing curious yellowish 
brown blossoms, somewhat resembling a pipe. 
15 to 20 feet. Cannot supply. 
ARMERIA 
215A Formosa Hybrids (Giant Thrift). 2 feet. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 oz., 60c. 
AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rock Cress) 
220 Large Flowered Hybrids. Dwarf, free 
flowering plants with masses of blue and rose 
shade flowers in early spring. 6 to 8 inches. 
Pkt., 15c; 1 02., 75c. 
BELLIS PERENNIS 
(Double English Daisy) 
A perennial plant bearing, in early spring, 
small, double white or rose colored flowers. It 
is generally classed as hardy, but really needs a 
slight protection through the winter. 4 inches. 
246 Longfellow. Dark rose. Pkt., 15c. 
247A Red Quilled. Pkt., 15c. 
247 Snowball. Pure white. Pkt., 15c. 
248 Monstrosa Double Mixed. Each plant 
produces 12 to 15 flowers that measure 2 to 3 
inches across, carried on long, strong stems. 
Pkt., 15c; 1/16 0z., 50c. 
248A Super Giant Rose. Deep rose. Pkt., 15c. 
248B Super Giant Red. Cerise-red. Pkt., 15c. 
248C Super Giant White. Pure white. Pkt., 15c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS 
(Campanula Medium) 
Showy, hardy biennials about 3 feet high, cov- 
ered with large, bell-shaped flowers. The Caly- 
canthema (Cup-and-Saucer) class is so named 
because of the broadening of the calyx into a 
saucer-shaped secondary flower. 
267 Prize Mixture. A superb mixture of all 
classes, single, double, and Cup-and-Saucer. 
Pkt., 15c; ¥ oz., 50c. 
268 Single Mixed Colors. Pkt., 15c; /% 0z., 50c. 
269 Double Mixed Colors. 
Pkt., 15c; 1 02., 50c. 
270 Calycanthema. Rose-pink. 
Pkt., 15c; 4 02., 50c. 
272 Calycanthema (Cup-and-Saucer). Mixed 
Colors. Pkt., 15c; 4 oz., 50c. 
273 Calycanthema. Dark blue. 
; Pkt., 15c; 4 02, 50c. 
274 Calycanthema. White. 
Pkt., 15c; 4% o2., 50c. 
274B Carpatica (Harebell). Dainty light violet- 
blue bells opening upward. Pkt., 15c; 4% o7., 75c. 
Aquilegia 
CARNATION (Hardy) 
288 Chabaud’s Giant Double Mixed. Flowers 
large, a high percentage double. Deliciously 
fragrant and greatly varied in coloring. 
Pkt., 15c; VY o2., 75c. 
290 Dwarf Vienna. Blooms early the second 
summer from seed. The hardiest sort, said to 
stand the winter with a slight protection. Flow- 
ers large, double, fragrant and of varied colors. 
Pkt., 15c; 1g 07., $1.00. 
292 Grenadin, Finest Mixed. Early, free 
flowering, medium large, upright growing, long, 
slender-stemmed, hardy Carnation. Foliage is 
grassy, of the Dianthus type. Does not bloom 
until the second year. Pkt., 15c. 
Alyssum 
36 Perennial Seeds 
ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
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