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AR ABIS (Rock Cress.) 



Alpina. One of the most desirable of the 

 very early spring-flowering plants that is 

 especially adapted for the rock garden, 

 but which succeeds equally well in the 

 border, where it forms a dense carpet 

 .■which is completely covered early in the 

 season with pure white flowers. 



Alpina Flore=plena. (See cut.) A dis- 

 tinct and pretty double-flowered -form of 

 the above. 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. 



AR£NARIA (Sand-wort). 



Close-growing evergreen plants, forming 

 dense carpets of verdure and especially 

 desirable for rock-work ; flowers pure white, 

 prettily studding the foliage during the 

 spring months. 



Balearica. Dense moss-like foliage ; 



while flowers. 

 Qrandiflora. Large while flowers, pro- 

 glriuced very freely. 

 jj 4 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



ANTHEMIS (Hardy Golden Marguerite). 



These hardy Marguerites are among the most satisfactory summer-flowering 

 perennials, succeeding in the poorest soil, growing about 15 inches high and 

 blooming continuously during the entire summer. (See cut.) 



Tinctoria. Of dense bushy habit, with large golden-yellow flowers. 



— Keiwayii. Similar to the above, but with deeper yellow flowers. 



— Pallida. Beautiful large sulphur-yellow flowers. 



15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



ANTHERICUM. 



Liliastrum (5A Bruno's Lily). A beautiful plant, 2 feet high, with narrow) 

 grass-like foliage, and long spikes of white, fragrant, lily-like flowers during 

 May and June. (See cut.) 



LiliagO [St. Bernard's Lily). A pretty species, bearing spikes of white flowers 

 18 inches high during May and June. 



10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine). 



The Columbines are old^favoiile late spring 

 nd early summer blooming ]ilants, growing 

 about 2 feet high, that succeed in any 

 ordinary garden soil. The varieties 

 offered are a selection of the best kinds. 

 (See cut.) 



Chrysantha. The beautiful golden- 

 spurred " Columbine." Flowers 

 golden-yellow. 



— Alba. A pretty white-flowered 

 form of the above. 



Coerulea. This is the true blue form 

 ol Rocky Mountain Columbine ; 

 one of the handsomest of the family. 



Californica Hybrida. One of the 



finest mixtures ever brought to- 

 gether. 



Nivea Qrandiflora. A new large- 

 flowered single pure white ; very 

 choice. 



15 cts. each ; §1 50 per doz.; the 

 set of 5 varieties for 60 cts. 



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Aquilegia. 



Anthericum Liliastrum. 



ARMERIA (Thrift). 



Attractive dwarf plants that will 

 succeed in any soil, forming ever- 

 green tufts of bright green foliage, 

 from which innumerable flowers 

 appear in dense heads, on stiff, 

 wiry stems about 9 inches high. 

 They flower more or less contin- 

 uously from early spring until late 

 in the fall. Very effective in the 

 rockery and indispensable in the 

 border. 

 Maritima. Bright rosy pink 



flowers. 

 — Alba. Flowers pure white. 



15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



Arabis Alpina 

 Fl. Pl. 



