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AQUIEEGIAS, or COLUMBINES. 



The Columbines are one of the most elegant and beautiful of 

 hardy plants, producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems 

 rising 2 feet or more above the beautifully divided foliage. 



Columbines 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 Columbine, is more generous of 

 its blooms, or more effectively adapted for cut flowers. 



They are not at all particular as to soil or location, although 

 they prefer a sandy loam and a moist but well drained, sunny 

 position, and usually make themselves at home in any hardy 

 border or rockery. Their period of flowering covers the late 

 spring and early summer months. Taken as a whole, they are 

 a most important part of the hardy garden, and should be grown 

 jn quantity by every lover of old-fashioned garden flowers. 



Californica Hybrida. Long-spurred flowers in a variety of 

 colorings, such as yellow, pink, flesh, red, etc. 



Canadensis {Common American Columbine). The native 

 bright red and yellow variety, and one of the brightest. 



Chrysantha ( Golden Columbine). Bright yellow long- 

 spurred flowers. 



Chrysantha Alba. A long-spurred white variety. 



Coerulea [Rocky Mountain Columbine). Bright blue and 

 white long-spurred flowers. 



Flabellata nana alba. Pure white, of dwarf growth. 



Helena?. Large blue flowers and wide expanded white 

 corolla. 



Truncata. Scarlet tipped yellow; very distinct. 



Vulgaris {Common European Columbine). Violet-blue; 

 a strong, vigorous grower. 



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

 $10.00 per 100. 



One each of the 9 sorts for $1.10. 



New Japanese Columbiiie 

 AQUIEEGIA AKITENSIS. 



A distinct and pretty Japanese alpine variety with large blue 

 flowers and yellow corolla. 50 cts. each. 



ARALIA. 



Cashmeriana. A stately ornamental plant with attractive 

 foliage and large panicles of small white flowers in early sum- 

 mer; grows 5 to 8 feet high. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Aquilegia, oh Columbine 



• 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 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. 

 (See cut.) 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Alpina Flore Pleno. A distinct and pretty double flowering 

 form. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Arabis Alpina, or Rock Cress 



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