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For Permanent Garden Pretures 
We present for your delight and garden pleasure a noteworthy selection of choice perennials for garden decora- 
tion and cut flowers. They will help to make your outdoor living room mean more to you. When planted in our 
gardens, hardy perennials become like friends and we welcome and look forward to their reappearance each spring. 
It’s a joy to work with perennials. With them you can build more or less permanent garden pictures. Some will 
add dignity and distinction to your garden. Many have fragrance. Others, such as the globe thistle and plume- 
Poppy, are Interesting on account of unusual characteristics. Plant some of our perennials this year. 
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AQUILEGIA, MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT’S HYBRIDS 
Achillea (Yarrow) 
Ptarmica, Angel’s Breath. 20 inches high with a 
spread of 2 feet. One of the finer forms of pure white 
Yarrow. The flowers are fully double, 4% inch mm 
diameter and are produced in great abundance over 
a long period. It is a good cut flower and may be 
used singly or as a filler in bouquets. Hardy. Each 
50c. 
Aconitum (Monkshood) 
Fischeri. 2 to 3 ft. Sept. Spikes of showy blue flowers 
shaped like a monk’s hood. Foliage a glossy rich 
dark green. Prefers a rich soil and some shade. 
Needs winter protection. The first season the plants 
do not attain their full perfection. They should be 
left undisturbed as long as possible. The plants may 
be used for “mixing tn”’ a shrub border. Each 60c. 
Aegopodium (Bishops-weed or Goutweed) 
Podagraria variegatum. | ft. Leaves twice com- 
pound, each leaflet having an irregular white edge. 
Suitable for a ground cover or edging. Easily grown 
in ordinary garden soil. Prefers partial shade. 
Each 50c. 
Agrostemma (Rose Campion) 
Coronaria atrosanguinea. 2 ft. Sometimes called 
Dusty Miller or Mullein-Pink. The blood-red flowers 
rise from a tuft of silvery white foliage. Useful for 
creating foliage contrasts. Plant near the front edge 
of the border. 1-yr. plants, each 25c. 
Alyssum (Basket-of-Gold) 
Saxatile compactum. | ft. One of the earliest bloom- 
ing plants; suitable for the front of the border or the 
rock garden. The gray-green foliage is covered with 
spreading clusters of bright yellow flowers. When 
ripe the seed-pods have a lace-like appearance and 
may be used in winter bouquets. Each 50c. 
Saxatile compactum flere-pleno. Double, golden 
yellow flowers. Each 65c. 
PERKINS BROS. 
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2591 STILLWATER ROAD 
Anchusa (Alkanet) 
Dropmore Variety. 3 to 5 ft. Blooms in early sum- 
mer and [ater, if first flowers are cut as soon as wilted. 
Foliage rough and hairy, slightly gray. Flowers rich 
gentian-blue, in loose panicles. A rather coarse-ap- 
pearing plant but fine in masses or as a border. Does 
best in partial shade. Each 50c. 
| Myosotidiflora. 15 in. Early spring. A dwarf form 
from Russia. Clusters of large, dark green leaves 
and attractive bright blue, forget-me-not-like flowers. 
Each 60c. 
Anemone 
Pulsatilla. Pasque-flower. 1 ft. An early-blooming 
plant with purple flowers. The hairy seed-pods are 
interesting. Each 50c. 
Anthemis (Yellow Daisy) 
Grallagh Gold. 214 ft. Very large, golden daisy-like 
flowers, said to be good for cutting. The plant is in 
bloom all summer. Very hardy. Each 65c. Small 
plants, each 40c. 
Moonlight. 21% ft. A choice variety of the hardy 
Marguerite. Dark green foliage and beautiful light 
yellow, daisy-like flowers, over 2 inches in diameter. 
Blooms all summer. Each 50c. 
Aquilegia (Columbine) 
Columbines, often miscalled Honeysuckle, are grown 
for their profusion of showy flowers in early summer. 
They are of easy culture, and the color range of the 
flowers is unlimited, varying from one solid tone to 
almost every imaginable combination of colors and 
hues. You may have your choice of Jong, medium or 
short spurs, or even spurless varieties. All are suitable 
for cutting. A light sandy soil, good drainage and full 
sun are preferable, although the more vigorous varieties 
| will withstand half-shade. 
Akitensis. 15 in. A dwarf Columbine with large, blue 
and white flowers. Heavy foliage. Rare. Each 60c. 
| Blue King. 3 ft. An English strain bearing noticeable 
large blue and white flowers on long stems. Each 50c. 
Clematiflora. 3 ft. A spurless Columbine—something 
different for the garden. Mixed colors. Small plants, 
each 30c. 
Longissima. 3 ft. 
spurs. Each 50c. 
Mrs. Nicholls. 2 to 3 ft. 
Columbine. Each 50c. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Hybrids. 3 ft. A refined long- 
spurred strain with graceful foliage and long stems. 
A wide range of clear colors and combinations. Our 
best general-purpose strain. Each 50c. 
Rose Queen. 2 to 3 ft. Pink and white flowers. 
Small plants, each 30c. 
Snow Queen. 2 to 3 ft. Large, pure white flowers. 
Small plants, each 30c. 
Yellow flowers with extra-long 
A choice blue and white 
There is rest and peace in a garden 
SAINT PAUL 6, MINN. 
