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ARMERIA (Thrift). 



Attractive dwarf plants that will succeed in any soil, forming evergreen 

 tufts of bright green foliage, from which innumerable flowers appear in 

 dense heads, on stiff wiry stems about 9 inches high. They flower more 01 

 less continuously from early spring until late in the fall. Very useful in 

 the rockery. 



flaritima Splendens. Bright rosy pink. 

 — alba. A pretty white. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ASCLEPIAS. 



(Butterfly Weed.) 



Very showy native plants, about 2h feet high, producing their flowers 

 during July and August. 

 Incarnata Rosea ( Swamp Milkweed). A selection of our native Milk 



weed, having pretty rosy-flesh colored flowers. ' 

 Tuberosa. Compact umbels of brilliant orange-colored flowers. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ASTRANTIA. 



( Master-wort. ) 

 Grows about a foot high and bears during June and July pecu- 

 liarly interesting blush flowers so 

 inch across. A most interesting 

 flower for a moist position. 25 

 cts. each. $2.50 per doz. 



AUBRETIA. 



(False Wall Cress.) 



Leichtlini. Pretty, dwarf grow- 

 ing rock plants, forming broad 

 masses of silvery green foliage 

 and sheets of bright reddish 

 crimson flowers in spring and 

 early summer. (See cut. ) 



15 cts. each; $1.50 pet 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ARTEMISIA. 



A most useful class of plants, either for the border or for filling in 

 within the shrubbery. With the exception of the new variety Lactiflora 

 they are not remarkable for their flowers; the foliage of the sorts offered 

 is very ornamental. All the varieties offered stand cutting down to 5 or 

 6 inches when used in carpet or ribbon bedding. 

 Abrotanum ( Old Man, or Southern-wood). Dark green, finely 



cut foliage, with pleasant aromatic odor; 2 feet. 

 Pedemontana. A handsome variety with finely cut silvery foliage. 

 Stelleriana ( Old Woman). Deeply-cut silvery foliage; much used 



in carpet bedding; 18 inches. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



A BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING ARTEMISIA. 

 ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA. 



Unlike the varieties offered above, which are grown for their foliage, 

 this comparatively new introduction from China is a most effective flower- 

 ing plant, with erect stems Z\ to 4J feet high, clothed with elegantly-cut 

 dark green foliage and terminated by panicles of Hawthorn-scented 

 creamy- white Spiraea-like light and graceful flowers. It is at its best 

 from the latter part of August to the end of September, and is particularly 

 valuable on this account; being unlike any other plant in bloom at that 

 time. (See cut.) 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Armeria Maritima 



We are the largest growers of Hardy Perennials in this country 



