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ARABIS (Rock Cress) ie : 
5 : PER PKT. : 
1211. Alpina.. A_ hardy perennial and one of the earliest and prettiest 
spring flowers. The spreading tufts are covered with a sheet of pure ~ &A fz BAA 
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white flowers as soon as tlie snow disappears. Unequalled for rock- 
eries or edging; withstands the drought and is always neat; 6 inches. 
40715 30 7Cts Basis eee ee ee ee 10 BONE 
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ARCTO’TIS (Asican Daisy) i 
1216 Grandis. A remarkably handsome annual from Southwest © 
Africa. It forms much-branched bushes 2 to 8 feet Ss 
high; its flowers are large and showy, being pure << 
white on the upper surface, the reverse of petals > 
pale lilac-blue. There are few annual flowers grown 
in the garden more valuable for cut flower work than 
the Arctotis. It is easily grown from seed, and 
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may be started in hotbed, in the house, or in the open’ -- ff 
ground, the seed germinating in about five days, and 
the plants may be expected to come into bloom early 
in July and continue until quite hard frost. It delights in a 
sunny situation. Asa cut flower it is especially valuable, 
the blooms lasting a week or ten days-in water, and if unde- 
veloped buds are cut and placed in a sunny window every one 
will open and produce as fine flowers as though left on the 
planit..-7402, 5730) -CtS.c aes oO ae re ee 10 
ARMERIA (ea Pink or Thrift) 
1221 Formosa. A very pretty edging plant, bearing rosy-pink 
flowers; hardy perennial. 2 pkts., 25 cts............... 15 ak 
1222 —Alba. Rose-tinted white..................... ... ais Se 
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Dreer’s Large-flowering 
Antirrhinums, or ARGEMONE 
Snap dragons (Mexican or Prickly 
We illustrate these in colors and offer the Poppy) 
best of both the tall and half-dwarf sorts on | PER PKT 
12 20: H ybrida 
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= Grandiflora. 
‘We. were de- = 
lighted with a 
trial of this in 
our experi- 
mental grounds. 
- Theplants grew 
into sturdy 
bushes about 3 
feet high, with 
very ornamental pale green, spiny foliage, with clear Silvery mid- =~ 
rib and veins and puppy-like flowers of satiny texture, over’ 2 
inches across, in various shades from rich yellow to creamy- white. 
It came into bloom early in July and continued without interrup- ~~ 
tion till November. It is best to sow theseed where they are in- 
tended to bloom as soon as the ground is warm, and should have 
a sunny location, and prefers light soil. A very pretty and orna- 
mental plant in or out of bloom. 2 pkts., 25 cts........-.... 1 
ARABIS ALPINA 
ASPARAGUS 
1231 Plumosus Nanus. This graceful Asparagus is an excellent 
house-plant: $1-00-per:100 seeds: 5 tate: eee eee ee 25 
1232 Sprengeri (Hmerald Feather). One of the best plants to grow 
in suspended: baskets, window boxes, vases, etc.}- for the green- _ 
house in winter and outside in the summer. 50 cts. per 100 seeds. 10 
AURICULA (Primula Auricula) _ \ te 
1500 A well-known favorite of great beauty; seed saved from splendid 
Arcemone Hysripa GRANDIFLORA choice mixed varieties; half-hardy perennial; 6 inches........ as 
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