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ANNUALS attain full growth from seed, flower and die in one year. 

 BIENNIALS grow from seed one year, bloom and die the next, though some 

 varieties bloom the first season when sown early. 



PERENNIALS last for several years, blooming annually after the first 

 season, though some varieties will bloom the first season if sown 

 early. 



PKT. 



ABRONIA umbellata, trailing annual, thriving 

 in dry situations; pink flowers in Verbena- 

 like trusses; height, f ft 05 



ABUTILON, new hybrids, mixed, of compact, 

 bushy growth; large bell-shaped flowers of 

 various colors; flowering in the house in 

 winter or the garden in summer; tender 

 perennial; 2 ft 



ACACIA, finest mixed, greenhouse'shrubs with 

 elegant foliage; flowers yellow, white, red, 

 etc.; tender perennial; 3 to 6 ft 10 



ACHILLEA ptarmica, fl. pi., double white 

 flowers, profusely borne summer and au- 

 tumn ; hardy perennial ; 1 to 2 ft 10 



ACROCLINTUM, double mixed, fine "ever- 

 lasting" for winter bouquets, also a showy 

 garden annual; 1 ft 



ADLTJMIA cirrhosa, hardy biennial climber, 

 known as "Mountain Fringe"; feathery 

 foliage, rose-colored flowers; 15 ft 10 



ADONIS aestivalis, garden annual, crimson 



flowers and feathery foliage; 1ft 05 



AGERATUM Mexicanum, feathery flowers in 

 clusters, borne continuously; suitable for pot 

 in winter or bedding out in summer; annuals. 



Tom Thumb white; | ft 05 



" " blue; J ft 05 



Etoile Blue. (See page 78) 10 



Perfection, deeo blue; 8 ins. high 10 



Snowball. (See page 78) 10 



Blue Star. (See page 78) 10 



ALYSSUM maritimum (Sweet Alyssum), a 

 favorite annual for garden beds, edgings, 

 etc.; clusters of white flowers borne profusely 



throughout the season; J ft oz., 25c. 



Tom Thumb, or Little Gem. (See page 78) 



Carpet Of Snow. (See page 78) 10 



Little Dorrit, new. (See page 78) .10 



Saxatile compacta, hardy, spring-blooming 



Alyssum with yellow flowers; J ft 05 



Wierzbecki, hardy, summer-blooming; yellow 

 flowers; J ft 05 



AMARANTHUS caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleed- 

 ing), rapid-growing garden annual with long, 

 drooping crimson flower spikes; height, 3 ft. 

 Tricolor (Joseph's Coat), showy annual foliage 

 plant for gardens; leaves red, yellow, green, 

 etc.; 3 ft 



AMPELOPSIS Veltchii (Boston or Japanese 

 Ivy), valuable hardy climber, clinging to 

 stone, brick or wood walls; dense ivy-green 

 foliage, changing to red in autumn; 30 ft 10 



ANCHUSA ITALICA/'DROPMORE." 



A fine, large, hardy, herbaceous plant, 4 to 5 

 ft. high, with flowers of lovely Gentian-blue. 



ANEMONE, St. Brigid. (See page 78) 10 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snap Dragons), showy gar- 

 den plants, flowering freely the first year 

 from seed; height, 2 to 3 ft. 



Ma jus , tall, mixed colors 05 



Giant-flowering. (See page 78) 10 



ANTIRRHINUM, 



DWARF 



LARGE-FLOWERING. 



AQUILEGIA CHRTSANTHA. 



Antirrhinum — Continued. pkt. 



Dwarf, large-flowering. (See page 78) 10 



AQUTLEGIA, or COLUMBINE, popular hardy 

 perennials for garden, forming large per- 

 manent clumps; height, 1 to 3 ft. 



Double white (alba pi.) 05 



Grigor's glandulosa, blue and white; large. . .15 

 Coerulea hybrida (Rocky Mountain Colum- 

 bine)long-spurred white flowers, shaded blue . 10 



Chrysantha, long-spurred, yellow flowers 10 



Chrysantha, fl. pi., double yellow 15 



Rose Queen. (See page 79) 25 



Single, mixed colors 05 



Single, large-flowering hybrids. (See 2*79) .15 



Double-flowering, mixed colors 05 



Double, long-spurred hybrids. (Seepage79) .25 



ARCTOTIS grandis. (See page 78) 10 



ARISTOLOCHIA sipho (Dutchman's Pipe 

 Vine), luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, 

 making dense shade; flowers yellow and 

 brown, mottled and curiously shaped; 30 ft.. . 10 



ARNEBIA cornuta, bushy garden annual; yel- 

 low flowers spotted black, borne freely all 

 summer; 2 ft 10 



ASPARAGUS verticillatUS, hardy climber, 10 

 ft. high, with feathery foliage and scarlet 

 berries 10 



Plumosus nanus, greenhouse climber with 

 fern-like foliage 25 



Sprengerl, decorative perennial for pots.vases, 

 etc. ; drooping chenille-like fronds 4 ft. long. . . 10 



ASPERULA odorata (Sweet Woodruff), dwarf 

 hardy plant, esteemed for its fragrance .... 



ASTERS. The most popular garden annuals. 



BALL, or JEWEL, mixed colors, sturdy, 

 compact plants, 2 ft. high, with round ball- 

 shaped, densely double flowers 3 ins. across.. 



BETTERHJGE'S QUILLED, mixed, large 

 double flowers with quill-like petals, sur- 

 rounded by broad guard petals; plants 2 ft . . 



.05 



10 



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CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED DWARF, 



Bushy plants, 9 ins. high, bearing 20 to 30 

 large perfectly double flowers. 



Finest mixed colors 10 



Collection of 6 colors. 40c; 12 colors 75 



COMET QUILLED, rose -pink flowers with 

 quilled center of white petals 15 



GIANT COMET, or OSTRICH PLUME. 



(See page 76) 10 



EXPRESS COMET. (See page 76) 10 



CROWN COMET. (See page 76) 10 



CROWN POMPON.compact, lft. high.crowded 

 with densely double flowers 2J ins. across, 

 having a white center surrounded by some 

 other color; mixed colors in 



DAYBREAK. (Seepage!!) 10 



GLORIE. (Seepage 76) 15 



HERCULES. (See page 76) 25 



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