DoKONicuM Caucasicum. 



ERINUS. 



Alpinus. A very dwarf Alpine 

 plant, forming a beautiful tuft or 

 rosette of foliage close to the ground, 

 and producing numerous bright rosy- 

 purple flowers in May and June; 

 an excellent subject for the rock- 

 garden. 



Alpinus CarmlneuS. Rosy car- 

 mine flowers. 



Alpinus Albus. Pure white f.owers. 

 25 cts. each. 



ERYNGIUIH (SeaHoUy). 



Handsome ornamental plants, 

 growing from 2 to 3 feet high. Ef- 

 fective in flower and shrubbery bor- 

 ders, 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 orna- 

 mental plant. (See cut.) 25 cts. each. 

 Planum. Produces medium-sized 



light steel-blue flowers. 15 cts. 



each. 



ERYSIMUjME. 



Nanum Compactum Aureum. A pretty, dwarf-growing, biennial, rarely 

 exceeding 8 inches in height, and producing during June and July Wallflower- 

 like yellow flowers. 15 cts. each; S1.50 per doz. 



EUPATORIUM. 



( Thorough- Wort). A useful border-plant, of strong, free 

 4 feet high, producing minute white flowers in dense terminal 

 August and September. ' 

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

 Ageratuvi ; begins to flower in August and continues until frost; a most de- 

 sirable and showy plant 18 to 24 jnches high, and a color that is always scarce. 

 Serotinum. A useful plant to place in the rear of the border, growing from 

 4 to 5 feet high, and producing during September and October large heads of 

 creamy white flo\<xrs. 



15 cts. each; $1.50. per doz. 



DOROXICUM (teopard's-banc). 



The Doronicums are one of the most effective of our very early spring- 

 flowering perennials, beginning to bloom in April and continuing at inter- 

 vals throughout the season, or, if placed in pots in fall, they can readily 

 be forced into flower during the winter months in the conservatory or win- 

 dow garden. They succeed under almost all conditions, and are worthy 

 of a place in every garden. 



Caucasicum. Bright yellow flowers 2 inches across ; 15 inches high. 

 Excelsum. Produces large orange-yellow flowers 4 inches ip diameter; 



18 to 24 inches high. 



25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



DRABA (Whitlow Grass). 



Androsacea. A pretty dwarf-growing rock plant, of neat, compact 

 habit, producing bright yellow flowers early in spring. 15 cts. each; 

 1150 per doz. 



DRACOCEPHAEUm. 



RuySChianum {Dragon'' s Head). A neat upright perennial, with ter- 

 minal spikes, 2 feet, of showy Pentstemon-like purple flowers in whorls 

 in July and August. 



Altaiense. Forms a bushy plant about 12 inches hi^h, with pretty, 

 deep pink flowers during June and Julv. 



20 cts. each ; S2.00 per doz. 



ECHINOPS (Globe Thistle). 



Ruthenicus. Handsome thistle-like foliage, deep green above, silveiy 

 beneath, surmounted by a flower stem 4 feet high, with globular metallic- 

 blue flowers during July and August; fine for cutting. 20 cts. each; 

 $2.00 per doz. 



EPIMEDIUM (Barren-wort). 

 A genus of dwarf-growing plants with leathery foliage and panicles of 

 lovely white, yellow and lilac-colored flowers ; the foliage of ail the 

 varieiies offered below assume the most beautiful tints of color in autumn. 

 Lilacea. Beautiful lilac. 

 Muschianum. Creamy-white. 

 Niveura. Pure white. 

 Sulphureum. Light yellow. 



-■\ny of the above 4 varieties, 25 cts. 

 each : $2.50 per doz. 

 ERIGERON 'Flea-bane). 

 Glaucus. Glaucous foliage and large 



purple flowers in June; 1 foot. 

 Purpureum. A preity border plant, 

 growing 12 to 15 inches high ; of 

 neat habit. Small daisy-like rosy- 

 purple flowers, June and July. 

 Speciosus. A useful border plant, 

 growing 2 feet high, producing in 

 ■^'^'■^-^ ^'^"^ ^""^ J"'y large violet-blue flow- 

 ers with a conspicuous yellow disc. 

 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 





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Eryngium .\methystinum. 



Ageratoides 



growth, 3 to 



heads during 



Ccelestinum. 





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EcHiNops Ruthenicus. 



