Aquilegias, or Columbines 
The Columbines are one of the most elegant and beautiful of hardy plants, 
producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems rising 2 feet or more above 
the beautifully divided foliage, and should be planted wherever their presence 
will serve to lighten up a too stiff and formal planting, for no other plant has 
50 airy a grace as the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effec- 
tively adapted for cut flowers. 
They are not at all particular as to soil or location, although they prefer a 
sandy loam and a moist but well drained sunny position, and usually make 
themselves at home in any hardy border or rockery. Their period of flowering 
covers the late spring and early summer months. Taken as a whole, they are 
a most important part of the hardy garden, and should be grown in quantity 
by every lover of old-fashioned garden flowers. 
Dreer’s Long-spurred Mixed Hybrids. This is the most admired type 
of Columbines. The plants are of strong, thrifty growth. The flowers of 
largest size vary in color through charming tones of cream, pink, lavender, 
blue, white, red, etc., hardly any two being exactly alike. 
Dreer’s Long-spurred Pink Shades. A special selection of the greatly 
admired pink shades of this most popular type. 
Chrysantha (Golden Columbine). Bright yellow long-spurred flowers. 
Chrysantha Alba. A fine long-spurred white. 
Helenae. A very effective rich blue variety. 
Nivea Grandiflora. A splendid large pure white. 
Skinneri. Petals yellow with long red spurs. 
Price. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. One each of the 7 sorts 
for $1.50. 
Arenaria (Sand-wort) 
Montana. A pretty creeping plant which during June is covered with at- 
tractive white flowers. A good edging plant and invaluable for the rock 
garden. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA 
DREER’S LONG-SPURRED AQUILEGIA OR COLUMBINE 
Armeria (Sea Pink or Thrift) 
Attractive dwarf plants that will succeed in any soil, forming evergreen tufts of bright 
green foliage, from which innumerable flowers appear in dense heads, on stiff wiry 
stems, from 9 to 12 inches high. They flower more or less continuously from early spring 
until late in fall. Very useful in the rockery as well as in the border. 
Cephalotes Bees Ruby (New). Has stout stems with large globular heads of brilliant 
ruby-red flowers. 50 cts. each. 
Laucheana. Bright rose. 
Maritima Alba. A pretty pure white. 
Price. Except where noted. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
Artemisia 
A most useful class of plants, either for the border or for filling in within the shrubbery. 
Lactiflora (Hawthorne Scented Mugwort). A most desirable and effective plant either for 
the border or to plant among shrubbery; it is of strong free-growth with erect stems 
33 to 44 feet high, terminated with great panicles of Astilbe-like, Hawthorne-scented 
creamy white flowers produced from the latter part of August to the end of September 
particularly valuable, being unlike any other plant in bloom at that time. 
Silver King (Ghost Plant). A very showy white-leaved contrast plant growing 3 feet 
high and maturing its beautiful mist-like foliage early in summer. Long sprays may 
be cut to mix with winter bouquets. 
Stelleriana (Old Woman). Deeply-cut silvery white foliage; much used in carpet 
bedding, 18 inches. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Asclepias (Butterfly Weed) 
Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, about 2} feet high, producing flowers of brilliant 
orange-scarlet during July and August. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Asperula (Sweet Woodruff) 
Odorata. A sweetly scented herb growing from 6 to 8 inches high with terminal 
clusters of white flowers in May. A useful plant for a shady spot in the garden or 
rockery or for carpeting the ground in a shady position. The dried leaves have a 
delightful fragrance like new-mown hay. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Asphodelus (Asphodel, King’s Spear) 
Luteus. An effective plant for the border with sword-like foliage and 3 feet high spikes 
of fragrant yellow lily-like flowers in July. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Seeds of Columbines are offered on page 66 
