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ARABIS (Rock Cress). 



PEK PKT. 



1211 Aipina. A hardy perennial and one of the earliest 

 and prettiest spring flowers. The spreading tufts are 

 covered with a sheet of pure white flowers as soon as 

 the snow disappears. Unequalled for rockeries or 

 edging; withstands the drought, and is always neat; 6 

 inches; J oz. . 25 cts 5 



ARCTOTIS (African Daisy). 



1216 Qrandis. A remarkably handsome annual from 

 Southwest Africa. It forms much-branched bushes 2 

 to 3 feet high; its flowers are large and showy, being 

 pure white on the upper surface, the reverse of petals 

 pale lilac-blue. There are few annual flowers grown 

 in the garden more valuable for cut flower work than 

 the Arctotis. It is easily grown from seed, and may 

 be started in hotbed, in the house, or in the open 

 ground, the seed germinating in about five days, and 

 the plants may be expected to come into bloom early 

 in July and continue until quite hard frost. It delights 

 in a sunny situation. As a cut flower it is especially 

 valuable, the blooms lasting a week or ten days in 

 water, and if undeveloped buds are cut and placed in 

 a sunny window, every one will open and produce as 

 fine flowers as though left on the plant. J oz. ,30cts. 10 



ARMBRIA (Sea Pink or Thrift). 



1221 Formosa. A very pretty edging plant, bearing rosy- 

 pink flowers; hardy perennial. J oz. , 30 cts 



ASPARAGUS 



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Arabis Alpina. 



AQUIL,£GIA (Columbine). 



No hardy plant grown from seed is 

 more easily handled than the Colum- 

 bine. 



Seed may be planted in the open 

 ground early in spring, and will, in the 

 case of the single varieties, bloom the 

 same season; or they may be planted in 

 August or September, and will come 

 up early in spring and make vigorous 

 plants, which will bloom abundantly during late spring and early summer. 



Columljines should be planted wherever their presence will serve to lighten up a 

 too stiff and formal planting, for no other plant has so airy a grace as the Colum- 

 bine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effectively adapted for cut flowers. 



PEK PKT. 



1181 Californica hybrida. Exquisite flowers, in yellow and orange shades, 



all with low spurs. J oz. , 50 cts 10 



1182 Canadensis. This i> the scarlet and yellow native species, and one of 

 the brightest of all. J oz. , 30 cts 5 



1 183 Chrysantha ( Gulden Spurred). Golden-yellow. \ oz., 30 cts ... . 10 



1184 — alba. Beautiful pure white. \ oz., 50 cts 10 



US') Coerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Violet-blue and white ; 2 



feat. ^ oz. , 30 cts 10 



1186 Coerulea hybrida. Beautiful hybrids, bearing large flowers in a great 

 variety of colors. \ oz. , 50 cts 10 



1187 Flabellata nana alba. A dwarf variety from Japan, with fine glaucous 

 foliage and large white flowers. \ o?., 3() cts 10 



1192 Haylodgsnsis Delicatissima. A n-w hybrid, bearins; large, lon^- 

 spurred flowers, the spurs being a tender satin-rose, passing imperceptibly 



to a delicate light yellow at the crown 25 



1197 Nivea Qrandiflora. A beautiful lars;e purs white. 1^ oz., 25 cts.... 5 

 1199 Collection cintaining a packet of each of the above 9 named sorts ... 75 



1206 Veitch's Lon2:=spurred Hybrids. A beautiful strain, comprising 

 shades and comHinationi of bhi'', white, yellow, orange, scarlet and bright 

 rose pink, \■^ large flowers with Inn? spurs. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



1207 Double, all colo's mixed. .50 cts. per oz 5 



1210 Single, all colors mixed. 40 cts. per oz 5 



1231 Plumosus Nanus. 



This graceful Aspara- 

 gus is an excellent 

 house plant. $1.00 

 per 100 seeds 25 



1232 Sprengerl {Emerald 

 Feather). One of the 

 best plants to grow in 

 suspended baskets, win- 

 dow boxes, vases, etc., 

 for the greenhouse in 

 winter and outdoors in 

 the summer. 50 cts. 

 per 100 seeds 10 



Arctotis GRANnis. 



We offer an attractive list of Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds this season. See pages 50 to 59. 



