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Arabis Alpina 



Anchusa Italica Dropmore Variety 

 (Mad Wortl 



Saxatile Compactum {Basket of 

 Golil, Gold Tuft, Rockin<tdwort)- 

 An indispensable plant for the rock- 

 ery or border, growing 1 foot high 

 and producing in May masses of 

 broad, flat heads of bright yellow 

 flowers. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz. ; $18.00 per 100. 



AMSONIA 



Salicifolius. A stout, shrub-like 

 plant, growing about 2 feet high, 

 with terminal spikes of light steel-blue flowers, desirable to intersperse in 

 clumps in the front row of the shrubbery border. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



ANCHUSA ITAI.ICA 



(The Improved Italian Alkanet or Bugloss) 



The improved Alkanets justly take a front rank among early summer flowering 

 perennials. 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 speci- 

 mens 3 to 5 feet high, each branch terminated by a large, pyramidal, graceful 



'spike of blue flowers, and while the habit of the plants are strong and vigorous 

 they are 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. 



I 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



' PLANS OF HARUY BORUIERS 



We have a leaflet showing several plans, together with list of suitable plants 

 for positions in sun or shade. Copies free on request. 



ANEMONE JAPONICA (Japanese WindHower) 



These beautiful Windflowers are among the most important hardy plants. While 

 they begin blooming in August they are more especially valuable on account of their 

 continuing in full beauty till 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 per- 

 fectly hardy if given tlie protection of 2 or 3 inches of leaves or litter during the 

 winter, and, while they respond freely to liberal feeding, 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 throi t;h the hardy border, which they 

 brighten during the late fall months. 



Japoiiica Alba. Large, snowy-white; very chaste. . ■ 



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

 Queen Charlotte. Very large semi double flo.vers of La France pink, a color 



that is rare among hardy plants. 

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

 Price. Any of the above, 30 cts. each; $2.60 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 

 Set of the 4 sorts fo. $1.00. 



ANTHEMIS (Marguerite) 

 Tinctoria. This hardy Marguerite is one of the most satisfactory summer-flower- 

 ing perennials, succeeding in the poorest soil; of bushy habit, growing aljout 15 

 inches high, and producing its large, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers continu- 

 ously during the entire summer. 



— Alba. Creamy-white flowers with yellow centre. 



— Pallida. Light canary-yellow. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



ARABIS (Rock Cress) 



Alpina. One oi he most desirable of the very 

 early spring-flowering plants that is especially 

 adapted for edging and for the rock garden, but 

 does equally well in the border, forming a dense 

 carpet, completely covered with pure white 

 flowers. It is nice for cutting, and lasts for a 

 long time in bloom. 25 cts, each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Japanese Anemone 



We can supply aeeda o( many o( the Hardy Perennials. See Flower Seed Department, beginning page 51 



