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AQUIL,EGIA (Columbine). 



The Columbines are old favorite late spring and early summer blooming plants, growing 

 al)out 2 feet high, that succeed in any ordmary garden soil. The varieties offered are a 

 selection of the best kinds. (See cut.) 



Californica Hybrida. One of the finest mixtures ever brought together. 

 Canadensis. Our native Columbine, bright red and yellow. 

 Caryophylloides. A pretty strain with striped flowers. 

 Chrysantha. The beautiful golden-spurred •' Columbine." 

 Coerulea. [J^ccly Mountain Cohunbine). One of the handsomest of the family; blue 



and white. 

 Nivea grandiflora. A beautiful laige pure white. 

 Skinneri. .Scarlet, with greenish tips; very distinct. 

 Vulgaris. The European violet-blue son. 

 — Flore=pIena. Double-flowering form of the above. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; §10.00 per 100. Set of 9 varieties, $1.25. 



ARENARIA (Sand-wort). 

 Close-growing evergreen plants, forming dense carpets of verdure, and 

 especially desirable for rock-work ; flowers pure white, prettily studding the 

 foliage during the sprint months. • /( 



Balearica. Dense moss-like foliage ; white flowers. 

 Montana. Large white flowers, produced very freely. 

 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. 



ARMHRIA (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 or less con- 

 tinuously from early spring un- 

 til late in the fall. Very effec- 

 tive in the rockery and indis- 

 pensrble in the border. (See 

 cut ) 

 riaritlma Splendens. 



Bright rosy pink. 

 — Alba. A pretty white. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 S8 00 per 100. 



ASTRANTIA. 



(Master- wort.) 



Major. Grows about a foot 

 high, and bears during June 

 and July peculiarlv interest- 

 ing pale pink flowers an inch 

 across. A moist desirable 

 plant for a moist position. 35 

 cts. each ; $3.50 per 

 doz. 



Armeria. 



ASPHODELUS. 



Ar.^ejs .Alfina. 

 Fl Pl. 



ARABIS (Rock Cress). 



Alpina. One of the most de- 

 sirable of the very early 

 spring-flowering plants that is 

 especially adapted for edging 

 and for the rock garden, but 

 which succeeds equally veil 

 in the border, w here it forms 

 a dense carpet, completely 

 covered wiih pure white 

 flowers. 



— Flore-plena. A distinct 

 and pretty double-flowered 

 form of the above. (See cut). 



15 cts. each ; §1 50 per doz-; 

 $8.00 per 100. 



ARTEIUESIA. 



A most useful class of plants, either for the border or for filling in \vi(hin the shrub- 

 bery. Though not remarkable for their flowers, the foliage of the sorts ottered is 

 very ornamental. All of the varieties offered grow from 18 to 24 inches high, but 

 stand cutting back without injur)', and can be kept down to 5 or 6 inches if so 

 desired when used in carpet or ribbon bedding. 

 Abrotaranum {Old Man, or Sotahemwooif). Dark green, finely cut foliage, 



with pleasant aromatic odor. 

 Purshiana, A strong-growing white-foliaged sort, suitable for edging. 

 Stellariana ( OU l-Voman). Deeply cut silvery foliage ; much used in carpet bedding 

 15 cts. each ; Jl.oO per doz.; 68.00 per 100. 

 ASCL,EPIAS (Butterfly Weed). 

 Tuberosa. One of the showiest of our native perennials, about 2 feet high, and 

 producing from July to September close, compact umbels of brilliant orange- 

 colored flowers. 15 CIS. each; SI. 50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



ASPHODELrS (Asphodel). 



Luteus. .\n effective plant for the border, \\ilh sword-like foliage and 3 feet high 

 spikes of fragrant yellow, lily-like flowers during July and August. (See cut.) 

 20 cts. each; $2.00 per iloz. 



AUBRETIA (raise Wall Cress). 

 Pretty, dwarf-growing rock plants, forming broad masses of silvery-green foliage 

 and sheets of bloom in spring. 



Orseca. Bright purple. I Leichtlini. Bright carmine-rose. 



Hendersoni. Rich purplish-violet. | 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



HARDY ALPINE ASTER. 



Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy border, growing only 6 to 10 

 inches high, and producing their large, showy flowers in May and June. 



Alpinus. Veiy attractive, bluish-purple 

 5peciosus. Beautiful deep blue. 



15 cts. each: 



Aquilbgia (Columbine). 



Alpinus Superbus. A fine blue, very 



free. 

 — AlbUS. Pure white. 

 §1.50 per doz.; §8.00 per 100. Set of 4 sorts, 50 cts. 



For Late Flo~d.'ering Hardy Asters see next pa 



The Hardy Japanese Windflowers shown in colors and offered on page i6g should be in every garden. 



