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ACONITUM NapELLUS. 



ACANTHUS (Bear's Breech). 



j\IolliS. A handsome decorative plant, with broad folinge and 

 of stateK' effect, either for planting as single specimens on 

 the lawn or for grouping with other plants for sub-tropical 

 effect. They produce their purple flowers on spikes 4 feet 

 high during August and September. 35 cts. each. 



ACONITUM. 



(Monksliood, or Helmet Flower.) 



All the v.irieties offered form bushy clumps 3 feet high, and 

 are invaluable for planting under trees or in shady positions, suc- 

 ceeding belter there than almost anything else. 

 Barbatum. Cream-colored flowers ; July. 

 XapellllS. Large dark-blue flowers; September. (See cut.) 

 XJnciuatuni. Deep puiple flowers; June and July. 

 15 cts. each; §150 per doz. 



Adonis Veknalis. 



ACIIIL.L,B A (Jlilfoil, or Yarrow). 



Ptarniica Fl. PI. "The Pearl." Flowers borne in 

 the greatest profusion the entire summer on strong, erect 

 stems, 2 feet high, of the purest white; as a summer cut- 

 bloom it is a great acquisition. 

 (See cut.) 



Filipentlulilia (Noble Yarrow). 

 A vigorous showy species, with 

 golden yellow flowers in dense flat 

 corymbs ; in July ; height, 2 feet. 



Millefolium Roseuin. Finely 



cut deep green foliage ; flowers pink 

 in dense heads ; 18 inches high and 

 flowers all summer. Well worth 

 glowing, both as a border plant and 

 icr cutting. 



Tomeiltosa. Handsome cut foli- 

 c'^ge and bright yellow flowers in a 

 multitude of flat heads during June ; 

 height about 12 inches. 



15 cts. each §1.50 per doz. 



Achillea, The Peakl. 



ADOXIS. 



Beautiful early spring-flowering plants, about 12 inches high, 

 with finely cut ornamental foliage; especially effective in ruck- 

 work. 



Pyreiiaica. Large, handsome, brilliant orange-yellow flowers 

 in May. 

 VeriialiS <^Ox-eye). One of the 

 earliest spring flowers, with yellow 

 blossoms, 2 to 3 inches across ; fine 

 feathery foliage. (See cut.) 

 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 



.EGOPODIUM. 



(Bishop's TTeed.) 



Podagraria Variegata. A rapid- 

 growing plant, thriving in any soil; 

 makes a fine border for a bed of 

 shrubs or for covering waste or barren 

 spots. 

 15 cts. each ; $1 50 per doz.; §10 00 



per 100. 



ACT.^A (Baneberry). 



Desirable native plants, with pretty, deep-green foliage and 

 showy, dense spikes of white flowers, about 2 feet high, which 

 are produced in masses in June, followed by handsome clusters 

 of berries. 



Spicata alba. Pure white berries on red stems. 

 — Itubra. Bright scarlet berries in long, dtnse .spikes. 

 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 



AJUGA (Bugle). 



A useful plant for carpeting the ground, particularly in shady 

 positions, such as under trees where grrss will not grow ; also 

 useful for the rockery; flowers in May. 

 GeiievensiS. Bright blue flowers in long, dense, showy 



spikes, almost covering the bright green foliage. 

 Keptans Rubra. Bronzy-purple foliage, blue flowers. 

 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Alstkomlria. 



ALSTROMERIA. 



Cllilensis {Chilian Lily). A tuberous-rooted plant, 

 2 feet high, with spikes of showy flowers, vailing 

 from rosy-white to deep orange and red, flowering 

 from July till September, and in exposed situations 

 requires protection. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



ALYSSUI^. 



Rostratum. Bright golden-yellow flowers during 



June and July; grows about 15 inclies high. 

 Saxatile Com pactum {Basket of Gold, Gold-tuft, 

 or Rockmad-wort'). An indispensable plant for the 

 rockery or border, growing 1 foot high and producing 

 early in summer masses of broad, flat heads of bright 

 yellow flowers. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Alyssum. 



