PERKINS’ PERENNIALS 
ARTEMISIA 
Arabis (Rock-Cress) 
Alpina, Snowcap. 6 in. A low-growing plant espe- 
cially suited for edging or the rock garden. Foliage is 
gray-green. In early spring the plant is covered with 
masses of white flowers. Can be used for cutting. 
Each 50c. 
Alpina rosea. Similar to above. Flowers pink. Each 
50c. 
Alpina flore pleno. A double-flowering variety with 
growth habits the same as the other varieties, but 
bearing double white flowers suitable for cutting. 
Each 60c. Small plants, each 40c. 
Armeria (Sea-Pink) 
Armerias prefer dry sandy soil in a sunny location. 
Laucheana. A dwarf, tufted plant with grass-like 
leaves and bright rosy flowers all summer. We have 
found this variety to be quite hardy. Each 50c. 
Artemisia (Sage-Brush) 
Lactiflora. 3 ft. Aug.—Sept. A tall-growing plant with 
finely cut foliage and heads of fragrant, creamy white 
flowers. Good for cutting. Each 50c. 
Silver Beauty. 3 ft. A white-leaved plant used for 
contrast. The silvery flowers are fine in bouquets 
and may be dried for winter use. Extremely hardy. 
Each 50c. 
Silver King. 3 ft. Similar to Silver Beauty in growth 
and color but the leaves are more finely cut. Each 50c. 
Silver Mound. 4 in. A compact, mound-like plant 
with bright silvery gray foliage. A contrast plant for 
the rock garden or front edge of the border. Prefers 
a sunny, dry place. Each 60c. 
Asclepias (Butterfly- Weed) 
Tuberosa. 11% ft. July—Aug. Very showy umbels of 
brilliant orange-colored flowers suitable for cutting. 
Should have well-drained soil. 1-yr. plants, each 30c. 
Astilbe 
Fanal. 1 to 2 ft. Feathery spikes of fiery crimson flow- 
ers in May and June. Foliage attractive and good 
looking at all times. Prefers shade. Each 75c. 
Gloria. 1 ft. A beautiful low-growing variety pro- 
ducing many spikes of pink flowers. Each 75c. 
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Baptisia (False Indigo) 
Australis. 3 to 4 ft. Spring. Forms a spreading bush 
with dark bluish green leaves and bears nice spikes of 
lupin-like, blue flowers. The seed-pods may be used 
for winter bouquets. Perfectly hardy. Each 50c. 
Betonica (Betony) 
Grandiflora. 2 to 3 ft. June. Dark green foliage and 
spikes of rosy purple flowers. Prefers a hot dry place. 
Each 60c. 
Bocconia (Plume-Poppy) 
Japonica. 6 to 7 ft. Aug. An unusual plant for the 
border, with large leaves and plume-like heads of 
creamy white flowers. Each 50c. 
Boltonia (False Chamomile) 
The Boltonias are 3 to 4 feet high and of easy culture, 
growing in any soil and even in partial shade. The 
head of the plant is wide spreading and bears many 
sprays of single, daisy-like flowers in September. Ear- 
lier than the Michaelmas daisies. To maintain large 
flowers, divide the clump every three years or cut out 
some of the stems in early spring. Pink or White. 
Each 50c. 
Callirhoe (Poppy-Mallow) 
Involucrata. 12 in. Summer. A spreading, vine-like 
plant with poppy-like, crimson flowers. An unusual 
plant. May be only semi-hardy under severe con- 
ditions. Each 50c. Small plants, each 30c. 
Spicy Carnations 
Dubonnet. 15 in. A nice crimson Carnation, fully 
double and of good size. Foliage gray-green. Small 
plants, each 35c. 
Pink Princess. 1 ft. Salmon-pink flowers; clove 
scented. 214-in. pot size, each 40c. 
Grenadin Strain. 1 ft. A garden variety of Carnation 
with both single and double-flowered plants. They 
are grown from seed and come quite true to color. 
The one-year-old plants we are offering have not 
bloomed and consequently could not be rogued. 
Red, Rose, White, Cardinal-red, Yellow. Each 30c. 
White Gold. 18 in. A fragrant, very light yellow Car- 
nation of good size. Fully double. A strong grower. 
Small plants, each 35c. 
Campanula (Bellflower) 
Carpatica. Harebell. 1 ft. All summer. Very prolific. 
The belf-shaped flowers are held erect on wiry stems. 
A nice plant for edging. Blue or White. Each 50c. 
Garganica. 8 in. June. A gem for the edge of a border 
or the rock garden. A tuft of fine foliage from which 
rise star-shaped, blue flowers with a white eye. Each 
60c. 
Persicifolia alba. Peach-leaved Bellflower. 2 ft. A 
fine Bellflower with large, handsome, white, bell- 
shaped flowers. Each 50c. 
Persicifolia, Telham Beauty. 30 in. Similar to the 
above. Clear light blue flowers. Very choice. Each 50c. 
Persicifolia, Wedgwood. 30 in. Large, violet-blue 
flowers. Each 50c. 
Poscharskyana. 6 in. A pretty and graceful, semi- 
trailing star-bell from Dalmatian cliffs. Blossoms of 
bright blue-violet for a long time. Each 60c. 
Pyramidalis. Great Chimney Bellflower. 5 to 6 ft. 
The towering stems are loaded with saucer bells in 
pale to midblue. 1-yr. plant, each 30c. 
Rotundifolia. Bluebells of Scotland. 15 in. Charming 
small, graceful blue bells on slender stems. Blooms over 
a long period. Will do well in light shade. Each 50c. 
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