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NEW AXCHUSA ITAI.ICAS. 



(The Improved Italian Alkanet or Buglou.) 



Although inlroduced only a few years ago the two Aiichusas offered below 

 have already become very popular. The rich blue tones of their flowers fill a 

 vacancy in this color, of which there is never a superabundance, particularly 

 during their flowering period, which covers the months of May and June. They 

 form much-branched specimens 3 to b feet high, each branch terminated by a 

 large, pyramidal, graceful spike of blue flowers, and while the habit of the plant 

 is strong and vigorous it is not at all coarse. Of easy culture in any good garden 

 soil and a sunny position. Very effective either in solid beds or in the hardy 

 border. 



Dropmore Variety. Rich gentian blue. 

 Opal. A splendid lustrous light blue. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



AJVCHUSA MYOSOTIDIFI.ORA. 



A distinct new species from the Caucasian mountains, growing but 10 to 12 

 inches high, producing during April and May sprays of beautiful Forget-me-not- 

 like flowers of rich blue. 50 cts. each. 



VARIOUS ANE^OXES. 



(Windflowers.) 



Pennsylvanica {Pennsylvania WindflDirer). The prettiest of our native 

 Windtlowers, growing 12 to 1.5 inches high and producing its large white 

 flowers in the greatest profusion from June to August; an excellent plant 

 either for the border or the rockery, and succeeds equally well in sun or 

 shade. 



Pulsatilla {Pasque Flower). Grows from 9 to 12 inches high, and pro- 

 duces violet or purple flowers during April or May. An interesting plant 

 for llie rockery or well-drained border. 



Sylvestris (Snowdrop Windjtower). Large, cup-shaped, pure white flowers, 

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

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

 Price. Any of the above, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Anchusa Italica, Dropmore Variety. 



Japanese Anemone. 



ANEMONE JAPOIVICA. 



(Japanese Windflower.) 



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

 While they begin blooming 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 given the protection of 2 or 3 inches of 

 ]eaves or litter during the winter, and, while they respond freely to liberal feed- 

 ing, they will succeed in any 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 during the late fall months. 

 Japonica Alba. Large, snowy-white; very chaste. 

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

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

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



that is rare among hardy ])lants. 

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

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

 Price. Any of the above, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Set of 6 sorts for 75 cts. 



NEW JAPANESE ANE^IONES. 



Alice. This is on the style of the variety Queen Charlotte; the flowers when 

 first opening have the form of a Rose, as they expand the silvery-rose shell- 

 like pelals become suffused with fresh carmine. 



Geante Blanche. Very large, robust pure white. 



Kriemhilde. Semi-double flowers, nearly four inches in diameter, composed 

 of long, narrow, closely set petals of a lovely rose-pink color. 



Loreley. A neat cup-shaped flower, semi-double, three inches in diameter, of 

 a bright, silvery mauve pink. 



Price. Any of the new varieties, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. Set of 4 sorts 

 for $1.00. 



We are the largest growers of Hardy Perennials in this country. 



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