182 || HENRY A DREER PHILADELPHIA: PA ey HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS: THT 
ARABIS (Rock Cress). 
Alpina. One of the most desirable of the very early spring- flowering plants 
that is especially adapted for edging and for the rock garden, but which 
succeeds equally well in the border, where it forms a dense carpet, com- 
pletely covered with pure white flowers. It is nice for cutting, and lasts 
for a long time in bloom. (See cut. ) 
—Flore=plena. A distinct and pretty double-flowering form. 
Rosea. Grows 6 to 8 inches high, with pretty, rose-colored flowers during 
April and May. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
ARALIA. 
Cashmeriana. A stately ornamental plant® with attractive foliage and 
large panicles of small white flowers in early summer; grows 6 to 8 feet 
high. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
ARENARIA (Sand-wort). 
Czspitosa. Close-growing evergreen plant, forming a dense carpet of ver- 
dure, and especially desirable for rock work; flowers pure white, prettily 
studding the foliage during the spring months. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 
doz, 
ARMERIA thrift). 
Attractive dwarf plants that will succeed in any soil, forming evergreen 
tufts of bright green foliage, from which innumerable flowers appear in dense 
ARABIS ALPINA. 
heads, on stiff, wiry stems about 9 inches high. They flower 
more or less continuously from early spring until late in the fall. 
ARTEMISIA. 
A most useful class of plants, either for the border or for filling 
in within the shrubbery. “lhough not remarkable for their 
flowers, the foliage of the sorts offered is very ornamental. Al] 
of the varieties offered stand cutting down to 5 or 6 inches when 
used in carpet or ribbon bedding. 
Abrotamnum (Old Man, or Southern- 
wood). Dark green, finely cut foliage, 
with pleasant aromatic odor; 2 feet. 
Frigida (Colorado Mountain Fringe). 
Small, silvery-white foliage; fine for rock- 
ery or border; 6 to 10 inches. 
Purshiana. A _ white-foliaged sort, suit- 
Very effective in the rockery and indispensable in the border. 
Maritima Splendens. Bright rosy-pink. 
— Alba. A pretty white. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
ASCLEPIAS. 
(Butterfly Weed.) 
Tuberosa. (ne of the showiest of our native 
perennials, about 2 feet high, and producing 
during July and August close, compact um- 
bels of brilliant orange-colored flowers. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Select Large-flowering 
SWEET WILLIAMS. 
We illustrate in colors and offer this fine 
old-fashioned plant on page 188. 
Aster ALPINUS ON ROCKERY 
able for edging; 18 inches. 
Stellariana (Old Woman).  Deeply- 
cut silvery foliage; much used in carpet 
bedding; 18 inches. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 
per 100. 
ASPERULA (Sweet Woodruff, Waldmeister). 
Cdorata. An old-fashioned favorite, grown for its fragrant leaves and 
stems, which have an odor not unlike new-mown hay, and are used for 
putting among clothes, etc.; also used in Germany to flavor the 
««Maitrank,’’ or May wine; best grown in semi-shaded positions; flowers 
white. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
ASPHODELUS (Asphodel). 
Luteus. An effective plant for the border, with sword-like foliage and 3- 
feet high spikes of fragrant yellow lily-like flowers in July, 20 cts. each; 
$2.00 per doz. 
ASTRANTIA (Master-wort). 
Major. Grows about a foot high, and bears during June and July pecu- 
liarly interesting pale pink flowers an inch across. A most desirable 
plant for a moist position. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
DWARF HARDY ASTERS. 
Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy border; grows 
6 to 10 inches high, and bears large, showy bluish-purple flowers in 
May and June. 
— albus, Identical to the above, but with pure white flowers. 
Acris. A neat variety, growing a foot high, completely covered in Sep- 
tember with violet-blue flowers. 
— Nanus. Similar to the preceding, but only grows 6 inches high; fine 
for edging. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set ef 4 sorts, 50 cts. 
A complete index of the Common or Popular mames ef flowers is given on page 3. 
