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ADLUMIA 



(Mountain Fringe, Allegheny Vine, or Climbing Fumitory^ per pkt. 

 1051 Cirrhosa. A graceful, hardy biennial climber, but as it resows itself year after year, it 

 might be considered perennial. The feathery foliage closely resembles that of the Maiden- 

 hair Fern. The flowers are tube-shaped, flesh-colored, somewhat like the Bleeding 

 Heart, and completely cover the plant. For covering trellises, stumps of trees, etc., it is 

 very desirable. Flowers the first year from seed $0 15 



AGROSTEMMA (Rose of Heaven, Mullein Pink) 



1090 Coronaria. An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing 

 glowing crimson flowers like a single pink, and silvery-white foliage; blooms the first 

 season; fine for cutting; 2 feet, j oz., 20 cts 5 



1091 — Alba. A piu-e white variety 10 



AL.YSSUM (Sweet Alyssum or Mad Wort) 



Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, edgings or rockwork, blooming profusely all 

 summer; useful also for winter flowering. Very sweetly scented. 



Little Gem, or Carpet of Snow. Of dwarf, compact habit, but 4 inches high. 

 It begins to bloom when quite small, and the plants are a solid, mass of white 

 from spring to late autumn, and undoubtedly the best white-flowering edging 

 plant in the list. (See cut.) Per joz., 25 cts.; per oz., 75 cts 10. 



1101 



1100 Lilac Queen. 



Per I oz., 25 cts. 



A very pretty deep lavender-lilac, of dwarf compact habit, 

 per oz., 75 cts 



10 



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'1102 Sweet Alyssum (A. Maritimum). Of trailing habit, flowers white, 

 cts. ; oz., 40 cts 



Perioz., 25 



1103 Tom Thumb (Benthami Compactum). Of dwarf, compact, 

 exceOent for edging; white. Per J oz., 30 cts.; per oz., 50 cts. . . 



erect growth; 



Anchus.\ It.\i,ica, Dropmore Variety 



AMARANTHUS 



Brilliant foliaged annuals, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, some of 

 the varieties bearing curious racemes of flowers. All are useful in 

 borders of tall plants or for the centre of large beds. They thrive 

 best in a hot, sunny location, not too rich soil, and given sufficient 

 room to develop their full beauty; per pkt. 



1111 CaMdL?it\i5 (Love Lies Bleeding). Bloodred; drooping.. $0 05 

 1116 CruentUS {Prince's Feather). Dark red feathery 



flowers 5 



1113 Sunrise. The most brilliant of this brilliant family. 

 The foliage is bronzy-crimson, each branch terminating 

 with a tuft of bright scarlet- 

 carmine leaves. It has been used 

 with fine effect in many of the 

 public parks. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



IIU Tricolor (Joseph's Coal). Leaves 

 red, yellow and green. J oz., 

 20 cts 5 



1115 Tricolor Splendens. An im- 

 provement on the old sort of 

 more brilliant coloring, i oz., 

 30 cts 10 



ANCHUSA (Alkanet) 



PER PKT. 



1137 CapensiS (Cape Forget-me-not). 

 A fine free-growing annual variety 

 about 18 inches high with spraj'S 

 of lovely Forget-me-not blue 

 flowers; blooms all summer, j 

 oz., 25 cts SO 10 



1138 Italica Dropmore Variety. 



One of the best hardy perennials 

 and becoming more popular each 

 season, grows 3 to 5 feet high, and 

 bears in abundance flowers of the 

 richest gentian-blue during Jvlay 

 and June. J oz., 40 cts 15 



1104 Saxatile Compactum (Basket of Gold). Showy, bright yellow flowers, hardy peren- 

 nials: blooms the first season if sown early indoors; excellent for rockwork; 1 foot. 

 Per i oz., 40 cts 



10 



AMMOBIUM (Winged Everlasting; 



1121 Alatum Grandiflorum. A pretty annual ever- 

 lasting; flowers silvery white with yellow disc; grows 

 best in light soil. 2 feet. Per j oz., 20 cts 5 



AMPELOPSIS (Boston, or Japanese Ivy) 



1131 Veitchi. A hardy perennial climber, with olive-green 

 leaves, which turn to scarlet in the autumn. The best 

 and most popular climber for covering brick or stone 

 walls. Per oz., 50 cts 10 



^iM Lrm-E Gem or Carpet of Snow 



All Flower Seeds are delivered postpaid to any postoffice in the United States 



