PERKINS’ PERENNIALS 
Catananche (Cupids-Dart or Love-Plant) 
Caerulea. 2 ft. Clusters of grass-like Ieaves from 
which arise many heads of pretty, deep blue flowers 
on Jong stems during July and August. Small plants, 
each 30c. 
Centaurea (Knapweed) 
Dealbata, Pink Delight. 18 in. Rose-pink flowers. 
Graceful, silvery leaves. Good for cutting. 1-yr. 
plants, each 30c. 
Macrocephala. 3 to 4 ft. July-Aug. A rugged, up- 
right-growing plant, bearing large thistle-like golden 
yellow flowers. May be used as cut flowers. Small 
plants, each 30c. 
Centranthus (Jupiters-Beard) 
Ruber. 1 to 3 ft. A handsome garden plant with crim- 
son to pale red, fragrant blooms over a long period. 
Each 50c. 
Cephalaria (Yellow Scabiosa) 
Alpina. 5 ft. A tall, rather coarse plant for the back 
of the border, with long-stemmed, yellow scabiosa-like 
flowers. Very hardy. Each 50c. 
Clematis (Shrubby Clematis) 
Davidiana. 2 to 3 ft. A very hardy border plant, and 
one that is free from all pests. Sweet-scented, blue 
flowers in the axis of the leaves. Plant is somewhat 
coarse. Suitable for back corners and “‘out-of-the- 
way’ places. Each 50c. 
Recta. July. A bushy plant with white flowers suit- 
able for cutting. Each 60c. 
For the purple-flowered Clematis vine, see page 27. 
Coreopsis 
Lanceolata grandiflora, Mayfield Giant. 2 to 3 ft. 
Large, bright yellow daisy-like flowers on long stems 
all summer. Each 50c. 
Verticillata, Golden Shower. 18 in. This semi- 
dwarf, golden yellow Coreopsis with asparagus-like 
foliage is almost a continuous bloomer. Flowers 2 
inches in diameter. Each 50c. 
DICENTRA EXIMIA 
Dianthus (Pinks) 
The delightful sweet-scented garden Pinks are always 
welcome in any garden. They like a well-drained soil 
and are easy to grow, giving a large number of flowers 
for cutting. 
Deltoides. Maiden Pink. Small delicate red blooms 
carried above fine feathery foliage. Suitable for 
edging or the rock garden. Each 30c. 
Jock Hybrids. A neat, low-growing Pink, blooming 
very profusely. Mrxed colors, single and double 
flowers. Each 50c. 
Double White Pink. 1 ft. A well-shaped plant with 
blue-green foliage. Flowers double, 2 inches in diam- 
eter, white, slightly speckled with red in the center. 
Very fragrant. Blooms most of the season. Each 50c. 
Plumarius scoticus. 1 ft. A free-flowering strain 
with mostly double flowers. Good for cutting. Small 
plants, each 30c. 
Wallace Red. 1 ft. Semi-double, brilliant crimson-red 
flowers on 8 to 12-inch stems. Blooms a long time. 
Sturdy, compact growth. Each 50c. Small plants, 
each 35c. 
Winteri. A Pink of striking beauty and good form. 
Pure colors; fragrant. Each 50c. 
An Improved Dwarf Pink 
Little Joe. 6 in. A fine free-blooming dwarf Pink 
with large crimson blossoms. Each 50c. Small plants, 
each 35c. 
Dicentra (Bleeding-Heart) 
Spectabilis. 1 to 2 ft. Spring. Favorite hardy peren- 
nial plants with deeply cut foliage and long racemes 
of graceful pink heart-shaped flowers. Needs part 
shade. Each 85c. 
Eximia. Plumy or Fern-leaved Bleeding-Heart; also 
called Fringed Bleeding-Heart. 15 in. Unlike the 
common Bleeding-Heart, this does not die down in 
summer but remains fresh and vigorous from spring 
until frost. It produces quantities of tiny twin- 
spurred, rosy pink blossoms on rosy pink stems all 
summer. The foliage is finely cut and very attractive. 
It is disease resistant and is not bothered with insects. 
One of its fine qualities is that it thrives in shade. 
It will also grow in full sun if protected from drying 
winds. Each 35c. 
Dictamnus (Gas-Plant) 
The Gas-Plant makes sturdy, bold, upright growth, 
3 feet high and as much in thickness. It has a strong 
smell of lemon and will give a flash of light on sultry, 
still summer evenings when a lighted match is held 
under the flower clusters and near the main stem. It is 
a permanent feature in the border and should not be 
disturbed for many years. 
Albus. Flowers white. Each 75c. 
Albus rubra. Flowers red. Each 75c. 
Doronicum (Leopards-Bane) 
Caucasicum. 15 in. A _ spring-flowering perennial 
with large, glossy, heart-shaped leaves and yellow, 
daisy-like flowers. Suitable for cutting. Each 50c. 
Quantity Prices for Perennials 
40c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.10 
45c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.20 
50c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.25 
60c. plants, 3 of a kind for $1.60 
We prepay postage on all orders amounting to 
$2.00 or more. On smaller orders, please add 25c. 
to help cover cost of handling. 
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