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Doronicum Caucasicum 

 ERIGERON (Flea Bane). 

 Glaucus. Glaucous foliage and large 



purple flowers in June; 1 foot. 

 Coulteri. Large whitish flowers; 



15 inches; July. 

 Hybridus roseus. Rosy pink 

 flowers during July, 1J ft, 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



ERINUS. 



AlpinilS. A very dwarf Alpine 

 plant, forming a beautiful tuft of 

 foliage close to the ground, and 

 producing numerous bright rosy- 

 purple flowers in May or June ; an 

 excellent subject for the rockery. 



— Carmineus. Carmine flowers. 



— AlbllS. Pure white flowers. 



25 cts. each. 



ERODIUM (Heron's Bill). 

 Manescavi. A pretty trailer, bear- 

 ing from June to Sept. attractive 

 umbels of purplish-red flowers ; fine 

 for the rockery. 25 cts. each. 



EPIEOBIUM 



(Willow Herb). 



Angustifolium alburn. A strong- 

 growing perennial, especially adapted for low 

 bearing numerous white flowers throughout 

 $1.50 per doz. 



EPIMEDIUM (Barren-wort). 

 Dwarf-growing plants with leathery foliage and panicles of lovely flowers ; the foli- 

 age of all the varieties offered below assumes the most beautiful tints of color in autumn. 

 Alpinism. Creamy yellow. Aluschianum. Creamy white. 



Lilacea. Beautiful lilac. Niveum. Pure white. 



Macranthum. Large white. Sulphureum. Light yellow. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; set of 6 sorts, $1.25. 



EUPATORIUM. 



Ageratoldes ( Thorough- Wort). A useful border plant, of strong, free growth, 3 to 4 

 feet high, producing minute white flowers in dense terminal heads August and Sept. 



Goelestinum. A pretty, hardy plant, with light blue flowers similar to the Ageratum ; 

 begins to flower in August and continues until frost ; 18 to 24 inches. 



Serotinum. A useful plant to place in the rear of the border, growing from 4 to 5 

 ft. high, bearing large heads of creamy white flowers, Sept. -Oct. 15c. ea.; $1.50 doz. 



DORONICUM (Leopard's Bane). 



One of the most effective very early spring-flowering perennials, be- 

 ginning to bloom in April and continuing at intervals throughout the sea- 

 son, or, if placed in pots in fall, they can readily be forced into flower 

 during the winter months in the conservatory or window garden. They 

 succeed everywhere, and are worthy of a place in any garden. 

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

 Excelsum. Orange-yellow flowers 4 inches in diameter; \\ feet. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



OR ABA (Whitlow Grass). 

 Androsacea. A pretty dwarf-growing rock plant, producing bright 

 yellow flowers early in spring. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



DRACOCEPHALIJM. 



Ruyschianum (Dragon' s Head). A neat upright perennial, with spikes 

 of showy purple flowers in whorls ; 2 feet; in July and August. 



Altaiense. Forms a bushy plant about 12 inches high, with pretty, 

 deep pink flowers during June and July. 



20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 



ECHINOPS (Globe Thistle). 

 Ritro. Handsome thistle-like foliage, deep green above, silvery beneath, 

 flower stems 4 feet high, with globular metallic-blue flowers during July 



and August; fine for cutting. 20 

 cts. each ; $2 00 per doz. 



ERYNGIDIH (Sea Holly). 



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. 



Amethj stinum. 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. 

 Maritimum. An interesting vari- 

 ety, with deeply cut pale blue 

 foliage and flowers. 35 cts. each. 

 Planum. Medium-sized light 

 steel-blue flowers. 15 cts. each. 



Eryngium Amethystinum. 



, wet ground ; 

 the summer. 



it grows 4 to 5 feet high, 

 (See cut.) 15 cts. each; 



Epilobium. 



New and Rare Plants are offered on pages 99 to 104. 



