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ANEMONE JAPONIC A. 



(Japanese WiiMiflovrer.) 



These beautiful Windflowers are perfectly hardy if given the 

 protection of 2 or 3 inches of leaves or litter during the winter, 

 and brighten up the hardy border during the fall. 

 Japonica. Beautiful rosy red. 

 Alba. Large, snowy white. 



Elegantissima. Large, satiny-rose, semi-double flowers. 

 Lord Ardilaun. The finest single white. 25 cts. each. 

 Prince Henry. Very double, deep, rich, pink flowers. 

 Queen Charlotte. Large semi-double flowers of silvery pink. 

 Rosea Superba. Delicate silvery rose. 

 Whirlwind. Large semi-double pure white. 



AQUIEEGIA (Columbine). 



Old favorite spring and early summer blooming plant-;, grow- 

 ing about 2 feet high, that succeed in any ordinary garden soil. 

 Californica Mybrida. One of the finest mixtures. 

 Canadensis. Our native Columbine, bright red and yellow. 

 Caryophylloides Fl. PI. Double striped, etc. 

 Chrysantha. The golden-spurred "Columbine." 

 Ccerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). Blue and white. 

 F label lata nana alba. A dwarf, pure white. 

 Melenae. Blue, with white corolla. 

 Nivea grandiflora. A beautiful pure white. 

 Skinneri. Yellow, with long red spurs. 

 Truncata. Scarlet, with yellow tips. 

 Vulgaris. The European violet-blue Columbine. 

 A It A HIS (Rook OreSN). 

 Alpina. One of the most desirable early spring-flowering plants, 



especially adapted for edging ; covered with pure white flowers. 



— Flore-Plena. A pretty double-flowering form. 



ARMERIA (Thrift). 



Attractive evergreen tufts of bright green foliage, from which in- 

 numerable flowers appear in dense heads on stilt, win ^lems about 9 

 inches high. They flower continuously the entire season. 

 Maritima Splendens. Bright rosy pink. 



— Alba. A pretty white 



ARTEMESIA. 



A most useful class of plants for the border. 

 Abrotamnum (Old Man, or Southernwood). Dark grt-t-n, 



finely cut foliage, with pleasant aromatic odor ; 2 feet, 



Frigida [Colorado Mountain Fringe). Small silvery- white 

 foliage ; fine for rockery or bolder ; (J to lit inches. 



Purshiana. A white-foliaged sort, for edging; 18 inches. 



Stellariana (Old Woman). Deeply-cut, silvery foliage; much 

 used in carpel bedding ; is inches. 



HARDY ASTERS. 



(Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts.] 



These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy 



plants, giving a wealth of bloom when most other flowers are 



past. Unless specified, they bloom in September and October. 



Amellus Mackii. Pure violet ; Aug. and Sept.; 15 inches. 



Airship. Pure white ; August and September; 2'. feet. 



Curtissii. Pale heliotrope ; August and Septem lei ; 3 feet. 



Grandiflorus. The finest and latest flowering of all ; the 

 flowers are of a lovely dark bluish-violet ; October and No- 

 vember. 25 cts. each ; £2. 50 per doz. 



Esme. Large white flowers ; 2 feet. 



Formosissima. Bright violet ; 3 feet 



F. \V. Burbidge. Light violet ; 3 feet. 



Laevis floribunda. Light heliotrope ; 4 feet. 



Mine, Soyneuse. Pale lilac ; very free ; 15 inches. 



Novae- AngHae. Bright violet-purple ; 4 feet. 



Mrs. F. W. Raynor. Light reddish- violet ; 4 feet. 



Rosea. Bright purplish-mauve ; 4 feet. 



Ryecroft Pink. Soft rosy-pink ; 4 feet. 



Wm. Bowman. Amethyst-blue; 4 feet. 



Novi-Belgii Semi=Plenus. Pale parma-violtt ; 4 feet. 



Patens. Deep ageratum-blue ; 2 feet. 



Ptarmicoides. Neat and distinct; pure white; useful for 

 cutting ; August and September; 18 inches. 



Puniceus Pulcherrimus. Bluish white with yellow centre, 

 incurved petals ; 5 feet. 



Shorti. Deep parma violet-blue ; 3 feet. 



Snowflake. Very free, pure white ; IS inches. 



St. Brigid. "White tinted lilac; Aug. and Sept.; 3\ feet. 



Top Sawyer. Clear parma violet color ; 4 feet. 



Trinervus. Rich violet-purple ; October and November; 2' 

 feet. 



White Queen. Large white ; very free ; 4 feet. 



DWARF HARDY ASTERS. 



Alpinus. Grows t) to 10 inches high, and bears large, showy 

 bluish-purple flowers in May and June. 



— albus. Identical to the above, but with pure white flowers. 

 Acris. Violet-blue flowers in September. 



— Nanus. Similar to the preceding, but only ij inches high. 



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ALL HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS except where noted) 15 cts. each . $1 50 per doz 



