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Anthericum Liliastrum Giganteum. 

 ANEMONES (Windflowers). 



SSemorosa Robinsoniana ( Wood Ane- 

 mone). Beautiful for plan ting in shady- 

 positions; large azure-blue flowers in 

 April. 



Pennsylvanica (Pennsylvania Wind- 

 flower). The prettiest of our native 

 Windflowers, growing 12 to 15 inches 

 high and producing its large white flowers 



in the greatest profusion from June to Arabis Alpina. 



August; an excellent plant either for the 

 border or rockery, and succeeds equally well in sun or shade. 



Pulsatilla (Pasqae Flower). Grows from 9 to 12 inches high, and produces 

 violet or purple flowers during April or May. An interesting plant for the 

 rockery or well-drained border. 



Sylvestrls (Snowdrop Windflower). Large, cup-shaped, pure white flow- 

 ers, on clean stem, held well above the neat, handsomely-cut foliage; one of 

 the most satisfactory plants for the border, and equally at home in partial shade. 



— Eliza Fellmiti (Double S'lowirop Ane<none\. A double- flowering 

 form of the preceding, with large flowers on stems 12 inches high; May and 

 June 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Except where noted, 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz, 



ANEMONE JAPONICA (Japanese Windflower). 



These beautiful Windilowers are one of the most important hardy plants. 

 While they be^in blooming early in August, they are more especially valuable 

 on account of their continuing in full beauty until cut down by hard frost. 

 All are excellent for cutting, lasting in good condition for many days The 

 plants grow 2 to 3 feet high, are perfectly hardy if giv=n the protection of 2 

 or 3 inches of leaves or litter during th^ winter, ani, while they respond freely 

 to liberal feeding, they will succeed in anv ordinary garden soil, increasing in 

 beauty from year to year. They can be used in solid beds or borders or clumps 

 planted through the hardy border, which they brighten up during the late fall 

 months. 



JapOtlica Rubra. Beautiful rosy-red; stamens bright yellow. 

 Alba. Large, snowy-white; very chaste. 

 Elegatltissima. Large satiny-rose, semi- double flowers. 

 Prince Henry. Large, very double, deep rich pink flowers; free-flowering. 

 Qeante Blanche. The largest single white. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Purpurine. A new semi-double deep purplish-rose; very large 25 cts. each; 



$2.50 per doz. 

 Queen Charlotte. Very large semi-double flowers of La France-pink, a 



color that is rare among hardy plants. 

 Rosea Superba. Flowers of medium size, of a delicate silvery-rose. 

 Whirlwind. Large semi-double pure white flowers; very free. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Set of 9 varieties, one of each, $1.25. 



ANTHEMIS (Marguerite). 



These hardy Marguerites are among the most satisfactory summer-flowering per- 

 ennials, succeeding in the poorest soil, growing about 15 inches high, and bloom- 

 ing continuously during the entire summer. 



Aizoon. Of dwarf habit, silvery foliage and large white flowers. _ 

 Tinctoria. Of bushy habit, large golden-yellow flowers. 

 - — Alba. Creamy white with yellow centre. 



— Kelwayii. Similar to the type, deeper yellow flowers. • 

 Nobilis {Common Chamomile). White flowers; July to September. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 p'er 100. 



ANTHERICUM. 



Liliago (St. Bernard's Lily). A pretty species, bearing spikes of white flowers 



18 inches high during May and June. 

 Liliastrum (St. Bruno's Lily). A beautiful plant, 2 feet, with narrow grass 



like foliage and long spikes of white, fragrant Lily-like flowers in May and June 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $7.(.0 per 100. 



— Giganteum. A wonderful improvement on the St. Bruno's Lily, of which it is 

 a gigantic form. It produces spikes of very large, white flowers, and forcibly 

 reminds one of a miniature Lilium Candidum. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



ARABIS Rock Cress) 



•Alpina. One of the most 

 desirable of the very early 

 spri ng- flowering plants that 

 is especially adapted for 

 edging and for the rock 

 garden, but does equally 

 well in the border, 

 where it forms a dense 

 carpet, completely covered 

 with pure white flowers 

 It is nice for cutting, and 

 lasts for a long time in 

 bloom. (See cut.) 

 — Flore=plena. A dis 

 tinct and pretty double- 

 flowering form. 



,15 cts. each; $ 1 . 50 per doz. ; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



Japanese Anemone. 



NEW AND RARE HARDY PERENNIALS are offered on pages 196 to 202 



