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Aquilegias, 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 in quantity by every lover of old-fashioned garden flowers. 



Dreer's Long-spurred Hybrids. This is the most ad- 

 mired type of Columbines. They have been produced from 

 the strains of several famous hybridizers and are much superior 

 to the usual grade. The plants are of strong, thrifty growth. 

 The flowers of largest size vary in color through charming 

 tones of cream, pink, lavender, blue, white, red, etc., hardly 

 any two being exactly alike. We offer them in mixed color 

 only. 25 cts. each; $2. 50 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100. 



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. 



Flabel lata Nana Alba. A dwarf growing, pure white. 



Helenas. Large blue flowers and wide expanded white corolla. 



Skinnerl {Mexican Columbine). Yellow with long orange- 

 red spurs. 



Vulgaris ( Common European Columbine). Violet-blue. 

 A strong, vigorous grower. 

 Price. Any of the above, except where noted, 20 cts. each ; 



$2.00 per doz. ; $12.00 per 100. One each of the 9 sorts for 



$1.50. 



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- 

 20 cts. each ; 



$2.00 per doz.; 



$12.00 per 100. 



— Rosea. A new 



delicate rose-tint- 

 ed variety. 35 cts. 



each; $3.50 per 



doz. 



Aquilegia, or Columbine 



ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA 



Unlike the other varieties offered, which are grown for their foliage, this compara- 

 tively new introduction from China is a most effective flowering plant, with erect 

 stems 3£ to 4j feet high, clothed with elegantly-cut dark green foliage and termin- 

 ated 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. ; $15.00 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. 



20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Artemisia Lactiflora 



NOTE.— All Bulbs. Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 per cent* 

 to value of order for postage to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west cf the Mississippi River. 



