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ECHINOPS RlTRO 



ECHINOPS 



(Globe Thistle) 



RitrO. Interesting and showy 



thistle-like plantswithglobu- 



lar heads of deep metallic blue 



flowers, which can be dried 



and remain attractive for a 



long time; 2 to 3 feet. 25 



each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Sphaerocephalus. Large 



heads of bluish- white attrac- 

 tive flowers. 25 cts. each; 



$2.50 per doz. 



EPIMEDIUM 



(Barren-wort, Bishop's Hat) 



Dwarf-growing plants, 8 to 

 10 inches high, with leathery 

 foliage and panicles of inter- 

 esting flowers; the foliage of 

 all the varieties offered below 

 assumes the most beautiful tints of color in autumn. 

 Mushianum Rubrum. Rosy red. 

 Niveum. Dwarf, early, pure white. 

 Sulphureum. Sulphur-yellow. 

 Violacea. Rich violet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 4 sorts, 85 cts. 



ERYNGIUM (Sea Holly) 



Handsome ornamental plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high. Effective 

 in flower and shrubbery border, woodlands, wild gardens, etc. ; the flower 

 heads, which are produced from July to September, are useful to cut for 

 vases or to dry for winter bouquets. 



Amethystinum. The finely-cut, spiny foliage and the beautiful thistle- 

 like heads are of glistening amethystine-blue. A most ornamental plant. 

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

 Maritimutn. Deeply-cut pale blue foliage and flowers. 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



EUPATORIUM 



Ageratoides {Thorough wort). A useful border plant of strong, free 



growth, 3 to 3^ feet high, with minute white flowers in dense heads; 



splendid for cutting; August and September. 

 Ccelestinum. A pretty hardy plant, with light blue flowers similar to the 



Ageratum ; in flower from August until frost. 18 to 24 inches. 

 Purpureum Maculatum {Joe Pye Weed). A deeply colored form of the 



purple Joe Pye Weed, a common native plant; useful in low ground. 

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



EUPHORBIA (Milkwort) 



Corollata {Flowering Spurge). A most showy and useful native plant, 

 growing about 18 inches high and bearing from June to August umbels of 

 pure white flowers, with a small green eye; desirable for cutting. 20 cts. 

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

 Cyparissias. Grows from 10 to 12 inches high, and forms neat clumps with 

 Cypress-like foliage, and during the month of May showy trusses of bright 



yellow flower-like bracts; very effec- 

 tive even when out of bloom. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Polychroma. Very beautiful and 

 effective in spring, when it bears 

 masses of chrome-yellow flower-like 

 bracts; 2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. 



PLANS OF 



HARDY BORDERS 



These are shown together with 

 list of suitable plants in our Special 

 Catalogue of Hardy Plants. Copies 

 free on request. 



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Eupatokium Ageratoides and Ccelestinum 



We can supply Seed* of many of the Hardy Perennials. See Flower Seed Department, beginning page 49 



