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Aquilegia. 



AQUIEEGIA (Columbine!. 



Old favorite spring and early summer blooming plants, grow- 

 ing about 2 feet high, that succeed in any ordinary garden soil. 

 Galifornica Hybrida. One or the finest mixtures. 

 Canadensis. Our native Columbine, bright red and yellow. 

 Caryophylloides Fl. PI. Double striped, etc. 

 Chrysantha. The golden-spurred "Columbine." 

 Coerulea {Rocky Mountain Columbine). Blue and white. 

 Flabellata nana aba. A dwarf, pure white. 

 Helenas. Blue, with white corolla. 

 Nivea grandiflora. A beautiful pure white. 

 Skinneri. Yellow, with long red spurs. 

 Truncata. Scarlet, with yellow tips. 

 Vulgaris. The European violet-blue Columbine. 



ARABIS (Rock Cress). 

 Alpina. One of the most desirable early spring-flowering plants, especially adapted 

 for edging; covered with pure white flowers. 



— Flore=Plena. A pretty double-flowering form. 



ARMERIA (Thrift). 



Attractive evergreen tufts of bright green foliage, from which innumerable flowers 

 appear in dense heads on stiff, wiry stems about 9 inches high. They flower con- 

 tinuously the entire season. 

 Maritima Splendens. Bright rosy pink. 



— Alba. A pretty white. 



ARTEMESIA, 



A most useful class of plants for the border. 



Abrotamnum ( Old Man, or Sottihernicood). Dark green, finely cut foliage, with 

 pleasant aromatic odor; 2 feet. 



Purshiana. A white-foliaged sort, for edging; 18 inches. 



Stellariana (Old Woman.) Deeply-cut, silvery foliage; much used in carpet 

 bedding; 18 inches. 



ASCXEPIAS (Butterfly Weed). 



Tuberosa. One of the showiest of our native perennials; 2 feet high, and pro- 

 ducing from Juty to September heads of orange-colored flowers. 



DWARF HARDY ASTERS. 



Alpinus. Grows 6 to 10 inches high, and bears large, showy bluish-purple flowers 

 in May and June. 



— albtlS. Identical to the above, but with pure white flowers. 

 Acris. Violet-blue flowers in September. 



— Nanus. Similar to the preceding, but only 6 inches high. 



HARDY ASTERS 



(Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts). 



These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy 

 plants, giving a wealth of bloom when most other flowers are 

 past. Unless specified, they bloom in September and October. 



Formosissima. Bright violet; 3 feet. 

 F. W. Burbidge. Light violet; 3 feet. 

 Laevis floribunda. Light heliotrope; 4 feet. 

 Novae=Anglias. Bright violet-purple; 4 feet. 



— Rosea. Bright purplish-mauve; 4 feet. 



— Wm. Bowman. Amethyst-blue; 4 feet. 

 Novi=BeIgii Semi=Plenus. Pale parma-violet; 4 feet. 

 Ptarmicoides. Neat and distinct; pure white; useful for 



cutting; August and September; 18 inches. 

 Puniceus Pulcherrimus. Bluish white with yellow centre, 



incurved petals; 5 feet. 

 Snowflake. Very free, pure white; 18 inches. 

 Tartaricus. Large bluish-violet; 4 feet. 

 Top Sawyer. Clear parma-violet color; 4 feet. 



BAPTISIA (False Indigo). 



Australis. A strong-growing plant, about 2 feet high, with 

 dark green, deeply cut foliage, and spikes of dark blue flowers 

 in June and July. 



Tinctoria. Spikes of bright yellow flowers during June and 

 July; 2 to 3 feet. 



BOCCOIVIA ( Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 



Cordata. A noble hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and 

 flower, and admirably adapted for planting in the shrubbery 

 borders, centre of beds, and in bold groups in any position. 

 It will grow in any soil or situation, attaining 6 to 8 feet in 

 height; flowers creamy-white in terminal panicles during July 

 and August. 



BOLTONIA (False Ch 



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Among the showiest of our native hardy perennial plants, with 

 Aster-like flowers, in bloom during the summer and autumn, 

 and with its thousands of flowers open at one time produces a 

 very showy effect. 



Asteroides. Pure white; very effective; 5 to 7 feet. . 

 Latisquama. Pink, slightly tinged with lavender; 4 to 6 



feet. 

 — nana. Similar to the type, but growing only 2 feet high. 



Boltcnia Latisquama. 



ALL HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS (except where noted) 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



