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Agroste.nlma Coronaria 



AlySSUtn (Sweet Alyssum or Mad Wort) 



Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, edgings or rockwork, blooming 

 profusely all summer; useful also for winter flowering. Very sweetly scented. 



PER PKT. 



1101 Little Gem, or Carpet o£ Snow. Of dwarf, compact habit, but 

 4 inches high. It begins to bloom when quite small, and the plants are a 

 solid mass of white from spring to late autumn, and undoubtedly the 

 best white-flowering edging plant in the list. (See cut.) Per J oz., 



25 cts.; per oz., 75 cts $0 10 



1100 Lilac Queen. A very pretty deep lavender-lilac, of dwarf compact 



habit. Per i oz., 25 cts.; per oz., 75 cts 10 



1102 Sweet Alyssum (.1. Marilimum). Of trailing habit, flowers white. 



Per J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts S 



1103 Tom Thumb (Benlhami Compactum). Of dwarf, compact, erect 

 growth; excellent for edging; white. Per i oz., 30 cts.; per oz., 50 cts. S 



1104 Saxatile Compactum (Basket of Gold). Showy, bright yellow 

 flowers, hardy perennials; blooms the first season if sown early in- 

 doors; excellent for rockwork; 1 foot. Per i oz., 40 cts 



10 



Agrostemma 



(Rose of Heaven, Mullein Pink) 



PER I'KT. 



1090 Coronaria. An attractive free-flowering hardy peren- 

 nial of easy culture, producing glowing crimson flowers 

 like a single pink, and silvery-white foliage; blooms 



the first season; fine for cutting; 2 feet, i oz., 25 cts. . .$0 10 



1091 — Alba. A pure white variety 10 



Amaranthus 



Brilliant foliaged annuals, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, some of 

 the varieties bearing curious racemes of flowers. All are useful in 

 borders of tall plants or for the centre of large beds. They thrive 

 best in a hot, sunny location, not too rich soil, and given suflBcient 

 room to develop their full beauty. 



1111 CaudatUS (Love Lies Bleeding). Blood red; drooping.SO 05 

 1116 Cruentus {Prince's Feather). Dark red feathery 



flowers 5 



1113 Sunrise. The most brilliant of this brilliant family. 

 The foliage is bronzy-crimson, each branch terminating 

 with a tuft of bright scarlet-carmine leaves. It has been 

 used with fine effect in many of the public parks. 2 pkts., 

 25 cts 



15 



Anchusa (Alkanet. Bugloss) 



1137 Capensis (Cape Forgcl-mc-nol). A fine free-growing 

 annual variety about 18 inches high with sprays of 

 lovely Forget-me-not blue flowers; blooms all summer. 



i oz., 25 cts 10 



1 138 Italica Dropmore Variety. One of the best hardy 

 perennials and becoming more popular each season, 

 grows 3 to 5 feet high, and bears in abundance flowers 

 of the richest gentian-blue during May and June. 



} oz., 40 cts IS 



Anemone (Windflower) 



A very pleasing perennial, producing large flowers; few plants 

 compare with them in beauty; fine for bouquets. Sow outdoors 

 in spring; keeping shaded till the plants appear. 



1140 Coronaria. Mixed colors (Poppy Anemone) $0 10 



1146 St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above. Our 

 seed comes from a famous Irish grower and comprises 

 semi-double and double flowers in a wonderful array 

 of colors. 2 pkts., 25 cts IS 



1114 Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Leaves 

 red, yellow and green. I oz., 20 



cts $0 05 



1115 Tricolor Splendens. An im- 

 provement on the old sort of 

 more brilliant coloring. \ oz., 



30 cts 10 



Ammobium 



twinged Everlasting) 



1121 Alatum Grandiflorum. A 



pretty annual everlasting; flowers 

 silvery white with yellow disc; 

 grows best in light soil. 2 feet. 

 Perioz., 20cts 5 



Ampelopsis 



(Boston, or Japanese Ivy) 

 1131 Veitchi. A hardy perennial 

 climber, with olive-green leaves, 

 which turn to scarlet in the au- 

 tumn. The best and most popular 

 climber for covering brick or stone 

 walls. Per oz., SO cts 



10 



Alyssum Little Gem or Carpet of Snow 



All Flower Seeds are delivered postpaid to any postofHce in the United States 



