106 ELLWANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 



ANCHLSA. Alkanet. 



A. Italica. A fine species, with rough leaves and stems, and fine blue 

 flowers; 4 to 5 feet. June, July and August. 



ANEMOXJE. Wind-flower. 



A. Japoiiica. A distinct and beautiful species, with trifoliate leaves; 

 flowers 2i inches in diameter; bright purplish rose, with golden yellow centers, 

 borne in great profusion from September to ISTovember. Height 2| feet; habit 

 neat and compact. Very desirable and effective as a pot plant, and in lines or 

 masses in beds or mixed borders. Price, 30 cents each. 



var. all>a. (Honorine Jobert.) A distinct and beautiful variety of the pre- 

 ceding; flowers 2^ inches in diameter; pure white, center golden yellow, borne in 

 great profusion from September to November; height 2| feet; habit neat and com- 

 pact; very desirable and effective as a pot plant, and in lines or masses in beds or 

 mixed borders. Price 30 cents each. 



ANTENXARIA. 



A. dioica. Mountain Eyerlasting. A dwarf plant with creeping stems, 

 and silvery foliage, producing small, white flowers in summer, on stems six inches 

 high. 



AXTHERICUM. 



A pretty genus with white flowers. 



A. liliastrtim. St. Bruno's Lily. A beautiful plant with narrow grass- 

 like foliage and spikes of small, white, fragrant, lily-like flowers; valuable. May to 

 August. 



A. rainosuin. White flowers; 18 inches. June. 



AQUILEGIA. ColiimMne. 

 A. Olyinplca. Flowers red and yellow. 



ARABIS. Rock Cress. 



Dwarf, early, free-flowering perennials. 



A. alpiua. Alpine Rock Cress. Flowers white, in small racemes in early 

 spring. 6 to 8 inches, 



var. varleg'ata. Of low habit and finely variegated foliage. Very or- 

 namental in rock-work. 



ARMERIA. 



A. forinosnin. Narrow grass-like leaves; white flowers in heads on long 

 stems. 



ARTEMISIA. Wormwood. 



A. Pontica. An interesting plant, with handsome silver}^ foliage. 



A. stellaris. A distinct plant with silvery gray foliage; desirable for lines, 

 edgings, rock-work or mounds. 



