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EPIMEDIUM (Barren-wort, Bishop's Hat). 



Dwarf-growing plants, with leathery foliage and panicles of interesting 

 flowers; the foliage of all the varieties offered below assumes the most beauti- 

 ful tints of color in autumn. 



Sulphureum. Fine yellow. 

 Violacea. Rich violet. 



Doronicum. 



Alpinum. Crimson and yellow. 

 Huschianum. Rosy red. 

 Niveum. Dwarf, early, pure white. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100. Set of 5 sorts for $1.10. 



ERIGERON (Flea Bane. 



GlabellllS. Large purplish-violet flowers; July to September; 15 inches. 

 Grandifloms Elatior. Large, solitary purple flowers with bright 

 yellow disc; June and July; 18 inches. 



15 cts. each; $1 5u per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ERINUS. 



AlpinuS CarmineilS. A very dwarf Alpine plant, forming a dense 

 tuft of foliage, with numerous rich, rosy-carmine flowers in May and June; 

 fine for the rockery. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



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. 

 25 cts. each. 



Maritimum. Deeply cut pale blue foliage and flowers. 25 cts. each. 



Planum. Medium-sized 

 light steel-blue flowers. 15 

 cts. each. 

 One each of the 3 sorts for 



60 cts. 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). 



The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome company in any 

 garden. The strong flowerstalks — frequently 4 to 6 feet high — rising from rich and 

 luxuriant masses of leaves, always give an appearance of strength to the hardy border, 

 and during their period of flowering dominate the whole garden. 

 <jloxini£eflora ( Gloxinia-flowered). A beautiful strain of finely-spotted varieties. 



We offer them in White, Purple, Lilac, Rose or Mixed. 

 Ambigua, or Grandiflora. Showy flowers of pale yellow, veined brown. 

 Lanata. A distinct species, producing dense spikes, 2 to 3 feet high, of odd-looking 



flowers, the corolla being gray, the lip creamy-white. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. One each of the 6 colors, 75 Cts. 



DORONICUM (Leopard's Bane). 



One of the most effective very early spring-flowering perennials, growing about 2 

 feet high. If placed in pots in the fall, they can readily be forced into flower during 

 the winter months in the conservatory or window garden. There are many who have 

 only seen this as a single plant, here or there in a hardy border, and have no idea of 

 the effect it has when planted in a mass. It is also a splendid flower for cutting, as it 

 carries well and stands a long time in water, opening out morning after morning, to 

 the surprise and delight of the possessor. They succeed everywhere, and should have 

 a place in every garden. 



Caucasicum. Very free-flowering, bright yellow. 

 Clusii. Rich yellow; '2\ to 3 inches across. 

 Excelsum. Large orange-yellow; 3J inches across. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $l"5.00 per 100. Set of 3 varieties for 65 cts. 



ECHINOPS (Globe Thistle). 



Interesting and showy thistle-like plants with globular heads of flowers, which can 

 be dried and remain attractive for a long time. 

 Banaticus. Metallic-blue flowers; 2 to 3 feet. 

 Ritro. Flowers deep metallic-blue; 3 feet. 

 Ruthenicus. Flower heads glaucous blue; 4 feet. 

 Sphaerocephalus. White flower heads; 5 to 7 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. One each of the 4 sorts for 85 cts. 



EOMECON (Eastern Poppy). 

 Chionantha. An interesting plant, growing about 2 feet high, with pure white 

 poppy-like flowers, 2 inches across, flowering in spring. 25 cts. each. 



EPILrOBIUM (Willow Herb). 



liirsutum. A strong- growing perennial, 4 to 5 feet high, succeeding in any posi- 

 tion, but particularly adapted for low, wet ground, producing pretty mauve-colored 

 flowers during the greater part of the summer. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100. 



Digitalis (Foxglove). 



HARDY PHLOXES are featured this season. See pages 232 and 233. 



