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AIS^CHUSA. Alkanet. 



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

 4 to five feet. June, July and August. 



ANEMO^^E. Wind-flower. 



A. Japonica. A distinct and beautiful species, with trifoliate leaves ; flowers 

 2J inches in diameter ; bright purplish rose, with golden yellow centers, borne in 

 great profusion from September to JS^ovember. Height 2h feet ; habit neat and com- 

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

 mixed borders. 30 cents. 



var. alba. {Honorine Johert.) A distinct and beautiful variety of the 

 preceding ; flowers 2 J inches in diameter ; pure whiLe, center golden yellow, borne in 

 great profusion from September to November ; height 2-0- feet ; habit neat and com- 

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

 mixed borders. 30 cents. 



A. inultifida. A small flowered species from the Kocky Mountains. Flowers 

 varying in color ; distinct and rather pleasing. 



ANTENNARIA. Cat's-Ear. 



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

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

 high. 



ANTHER1CU3I. St. Bruno's Lily. 



A pretty genus with white flowers. 



A. liliastrum. 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. ramosum. White flowers ; 18 inches. June. 



AQUIIiEGlA. Columbine. 



A. alpina. A native of the higher parts of the European Alps. Stems 9 to 18 

 inches high, bearing showy blue flowers. 50 cents. 



A. Canadensis. Our well-known native species, with scarlet sepals and 

 bright yellow petals; easily cultivated. 



A. Olympic a. Flowers red and yellow. 



ARABIS. Rock-Cress. 



Dwarf, early, free-flowering perennials. 



A. alpina. Alpine Eock-Ckess. Flowers white, in small racemes in early 

 spring ; 6 to 8 inches. 



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

 namental in rockwork. 



ARMERIA. Thrift, Sea-Pink. 



A. dianthoides. White; fine. 



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

 stems. 



