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DorOtlicUm (Leopard's Bane) 



Excelsum. Large bright yellow flowers and one of the most effective very 

 early spring flowering perennials. There are many who have only seen this 

 as a single plant, here or there in a hardy border, and have no idea of the 

 effect it has when planted in a mass. It is also a splendid flower for cutting, 

 as it carries well and stands a long time in water, opening out morning after 

 morning. They succeed everywhere. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



DraCOCephalum (Dragon's Head) 



Ruyschiana. A neat border as well as rock plant, bearing attractive blue 

 flowers during July, 2 feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



EchillOpS iClobe Thistle) 



Ritro. Deep metallic-blue flowers; 3 feet. 



Sphaerocephalus. An interesting thistle-like plant with large globular 

 heads of bluish-white attractive flowers. 3 feet. 



30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; §18.00 per 100 



ErigerOIl (Fleabane) 



\ Coulteri. Grows about 15 inches high and during July bears attractive 

 'f single mauve colored Aster-like flowers in profusion. 25 cts. each; 

 /"* $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Erinus 



TAlpinus. Forms pretty rosettes of foliage and racemes of rosy purple 

 / flowers during May and June. A des.ra.ble rock plant; 4 inches, 25 cts. 

 * each; $2.50 per doz. 



Eryngium (Sea Hoiiy) 



^ Handsome ornamental plants, growing from 2 to 3 feet high. The 



/ flower heads, which are produced from July to September, are useful to 



cut for vases or to dry for winter bouquets. 

 \ Alpinum. One of the most beautiful, the flower heads are nearly 3 inches 

 across, of attractive steel blue color; 2 ft. 

 Amethystinum. The finely-cut, spiny foliage and the beautiful thistle- 

 like heads are of glistening amethystine-blue. 3 feet. 

 Maritimum. Has most attractive lar^e glaucous blue deeply toothed 



foliage and pale blue globular flower heads. 

 Planum. Steel-blue flowars, large spiny foliage; 2 feet. 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Giant Shirley Foxgloves 



Dielytra, or Dicentra 



Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart, or Seal Flower). An old-fashioned favorite; 

 its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive; 

 it is used largely for forcing, and is perfectly at home in any part of the 

 hardy border, and especially valuable for planting in the shade. Strong 

 clumps, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Formosa (Phony Bleeding Heart). A dwarfer-growing species, with finely- 

 cut ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high and producing its 

 showy pink flowers from April till August. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 



Digitalis (Foxglove) 



The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome company 

 in any garden. The strong flower stalks rising from rich and luxuraint masses 

 of leaves, always give an appearance of strength to the haidy border, and dur- 

 ing their period of flowering dominate the whole garden. 

 Giant Shirley. A magnificent strain of the Gloxinia-flowered type of 

 vigorous habit attaining a height of from 5 to 7 feet with spikes of bloom 

 4 feet in length, closely set with flowers of unusual size ranging in color from 

 purest white to deepest rose, handsomely spotted with crimson-maroon 

 and chocolate. We offer them in mixture only. 

 Ambigua or Grandiflora. Showy flowers of pale yellow, veined brown. 

 Lanata. A distinct species, producing dense spikes, 2 to 3 feet high of odd 



looking flowers, the corolla being gray, the lip creamy-white. 

 Price. Any of the above 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 















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