■ 892 Abutilon, Choicest Hybrids 



Abutilon 



(Flowering Maple) 

 Half Hardy Perennial 



Handsome plants, growing 

 1 to 3 feet high. "Will bloom 

 during summer and autumn 

 out-doors, any time in-doors. 



892 CHOICEST HYBRIDS. 



Pretty, drooping, bell-shaped 



flowers on slender, thread-like 



stems. The colors are white, 



lemon, rose, scarlet, crimson, 



yellow, red, etc. Some of the 



flowers are large and flaring, 



others crinkled like crepe or 



shining like satin, and some 



so full as to be almost double. 



All sorts and colors mixed. 



Pkt. 15c; Vi6 oz. 50c; 



% oz. 75c; % oz. $1.25; 



% oz. $2.00; oz. $3.50 



Abronia 



(Sand Verbena) 

 Hardy Annual 

 894 UMBELLATA. Rosy- 

 pink, verbena-like fragrant 

 flowers. A rapid growing 

 trailer for vases, baskets, 

 rockeries or borders. Prefers 

 a sunny, dry location. Pro- 

 duces many flower spikes dur- 

 ing summer and fall. 

 Pkt. 10c; % oz. .30c; Va oz. 55c 



896 Achillea, The Pearl 



Achillea 



(Milfoil or Yarrow) 

 Hardy Perennial 

 896 THE PEARli. Grows 2 

 feet high, bearing many heads 

 of the purest white, globular 

 flowers, in loose bunches from 

 spring until frost. Easily 

 grown from seed, blooming the 

 first season if sown early. A 

 grand plant for cemetery deco- 

 rations; valued for cutting. 

 Pkt. 15c; l\(i oz. 50e; 

 % oz. 75c; % oz. $1.15 



898 Acroclinium, Finest Mixed 



Acroclinium 



(Everlasting) 

 Hardy Annual 



One of the so-called ever- 

 lasting flowers, which, ■when 

 cut and dried, is very valuable 

 for winter bouquets. A grace- 

 ful plant, growing about 15 

 inches high and bearing lovely 

 rose and white flowers, ■which 

 are very effective in beds or 

 borders during the summer, 

 but it is for their use in a 

 dried state during the winter 

 that they are extensively 

 grown. 



898 FIKEST MIXED. 

 Pkt. 10c; V4 oz. 25c; y. oz. 40c; 

 oz. eOc; % lb. $2.00 



P''or other Everlastings, 

 see Everlasting Flowers 

 Mixed, Globe Amaranth, 

 Helichrysum, and Xeran- 

 themum. See also page 67. 



904 Ageratum, Little Blue Star 



Ageratum 



(Floss Flower) 

 Hardy Annual 



A plant of the greatest 

 beauty and value for garden or 

 window, unexcelled for bor- 

 ders or bedding. Early and 

 constant bloomer. 



902 D'«varf Imperial Blue. 

 A compact plant, with dark 

 blue flowers rising well above 

 the foliage. 8 inches high. 

 Pkt, 10c; Vs oz. 20c; 14 oz. 30c ; 

 % oz. 45c; oz. 75c 



904 lilTTLE BLiXJE STAR. 

 The best Ageratum for edging 

 purposes, as the plants gro^v 

 only 4 or 5 inches high. They 

 are literally covered ■^vith 

 bright blue flowers from early 

 summer until frost. Very de- 

 sirable ■winter ■window plants; 

 may be taken up and potted in 

 the autumn. 



Pkt. 15c; Yie oz. 40c; 

 Vs oz. 65c; % oz. $1.00; 

 Ys oz. $1.75; oz. $3.00 



908 Finest Varieties Mixed. 

 All sorts and colors. 

 Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; y. oz. 40e; 

 oz. 65e; % lb. $2.25 



900 Adlumia cirrhosa 



Adlumia 



(Allegheny Vine or 

 Mountain Fringe) 

 Hardy Biennial Climber 

 900 CIRRHOSA. A grace- 

 ful, beautiful climbing vine 

 with feathery foliage resem- 

 bling Maidenhair Fern. Bears 

 profusely pretty rose colored, 

 tube-shaped flowers. Gro^ws 10 

 to 15 feet high. Blooms the 

 first year from seed and, as it 

 resows itself year after year, 

 might be classed as a peren- 

 nial. Very desirable for cov- 

 ering trellises, tree stumps, 

 etc., delighting in a sunny 

 position. 



Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c; 



% oz. 55c; % oz. 9.5c; 



% oz. $1.50; oz. $2.50 



909 Agrostemma coeli-rosa 



Agrostemma 



(Rose of Heaven) 

 Hardy Annual 

 909 Coeli-Rosa. A most 



satisfactory free-blooming an- 

 nual especially suited to cool 

 locations. The flowers meas- 

 ure 1 to 1% inches in diameter 

 and are of a bright rich rose 

 color. The plants grow 12 to 

 15 inches tall. 

 Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 25c; oz. 40c 



Hardy Perennial Agrostemma 

 911 CORONARIA, MLxed 

 Colors. Attractive, free-flow- 

 ering plants of easy culture, 

 producing during May and 

 June, crimson, rose or ■white 

 flowers like a single pink. 

 Silvery-white foliage. Blooms 

 the first season if sown early; 

 fine for cutting. 2 feet. 

 Pkt. 10c; 1/4 oz. 25e; % oz. 40e 



914 Alyssum, Little Gem 



Alyssum 



(Mad Wort) 



Hardy Annual 



A free flowering annual of 

 great utility and beauty; easily 

 grown and everywhere popu- 

 lar. It thrives in almost every 

 soil and situation. 



912 Iillac Queen. Pale lilac 

 flowers, changing to white as 

 they age. The plants are of 

 dwarf, compact and upright 

 growth, about 4 to 5 inches 

 tall. 



Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; % oz. 40c; 

 oz, 65c 



914 lilTTIiE GEM, Flowers 

 are pure white and borne so 

 profusely that it resembles the 

 appropriate name, "Carpet of 

 Snow," throughout the sum- 

 mer. Of dwarf, compact habit, 

 growing only 3 or 4 inches 

 high. One of the easiest grown 

 and most satisfactory white 

 flowered plants for edgings 

 and lo^w beds. Desirable ■win- 

 ter pot plant. Comes into 

 flower quickly. 



Pkt, 10c; M oz. 25c; Vz oz. 40c; 

 oz. 65c; 14 lb. $2.25 



918 Siveet. The well known 

 sort. Should be in every 

 garden. 



Pkt. 5c; % oz, 15c; y, oz, 25c; 

 oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00 



916 Alyssiun saxatile compactum 



Hardy Perennial Alyssum 



(Basket of Gold) 



916 SAXATIIiE COMPAC- 

 TUM. The plants grow about 

 9 inches high; of easiest cul- 

 ture and very free blooming. 

 Broad masses of bright yello^w 

 flowers in early Spring. An 

 excellent plant for the rockery 

 or front of borders. 

 Pkt, 10c; % oz, 25c; % oz. 40e; 

 oz. 70c 



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