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AQUILEGIA (Columbine). 



Old favorite spring and early summer blooming plants, grow 

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

 Californica Hybrida. One of the finest mixtures. 

 Canadensis. Our native Columbine, bright red and yellow. 

 Caryophylloides Fl. PI. Double striped, etc. 

 Chrysantha. The golden-spurred "Columbine. 

 Ccerulea ( Rocky }roHntniii Columbine). Blue and white. 

 Flabellata nana aba. A dwarf, pure white. 

 Helenee. lilue, with white corolla. 

 Nivea grandlflora. A beautiful pure white. 

 Skinneri. Yellow, with long red spurs. 

 Truncata. Scarlet, with yellow tips; 

 Vulgaris. The European violet-blue Columbine. 



1-5 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



ARMERIA (Thrift. 



Attractive evergreen tufts of bright green foliage, from which 

 innumerable flowers appear in dense heads on stiff, wiry stems about 

 inches high. They flower continuously the entire season. 

 Maritima Splendens. Bright rosy pink. 

 — Alba. A pretty white. 



1.5 cts. each; $1.-50 per doz.; ?8.00 per 100. 



ARTE^IISIA. 



A most useful class of plants for the border, 

 Abrotanum (Old Man, or Souther nwooil\ Dark green, finely 



cut foliage, with pleasant, aromatic odor; 2 feet. 

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

 Stellariana. (Old Wommi). Deeply-cut silvery foliage; much 



used in carpet bedding; 18 inches. 



15 cts. each; $1..50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ASCL,EPIAS (Butterfly Weed). 



Tuberosa. One of the showiest of our native perennials; 2 feet 

 high, and producing from July to September, heads of orange- 

 colored flowers. 



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



HARDY ASTERS. 



(Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts-) 



These are among the showiest of our late flowering hardy plants, 

 giving a wealth of bloom when most oilier flowers are past. Unless 

 specified, they bloom in September and October. 

 Formoslssima. Bright violet; 3 feet. 

 Laevis floribunda. Light heliotrope; 4 feet. 



— Baldur. Light parma violet; 2i> feet. 

 Novae=Angliae. Bright violet purple; 4 feet. 



Lil. Fardel. Bright purplish-mauve with silvery sheen; 



4 feet. 



Rosea. Bright purplish-mauve; 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. Pure white, very free; 2 feet. 

 TartaricUS. Large bluish-violet; 4 feet. 

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

 Triumph. Fine lavender; 4 feet. 



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



DY^'ARF HARDY ASTERS. 



AlpinuS. Grows 6 to 10 inches high, and bears large, showy 

 bluish-purple flowers in May and June. 



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

 Acris. Violet-blue flowers in September. 



Sub=Coeruleus. Pleasing shade of bluish-violet with golden centre. 

 12 inches, June and July. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



BAPTISIA (False Indigo). 



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

 gieen, 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. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



BOCCONIA (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. 15 cts. each; $1.5U per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Hardy .\ster. 



We offer seeds of the leading Hardy Perennials. See pages 64 to 70. 



