110 ELLWANOER & BAERT'S CATALOGUE. 



ARTEMISIA. T\^ormwood. 



A. Pontica. An interesting plant, with handsome silvery foliage. 



A. Steliaris. A distinct plant with silvery gray foliage ; desirable for lines^ 

 edgings, rockwork or mounds. 



A. vulg'aris. Common Wormwood. 



ARUM. Cuckoo Plant. 



Erect or dwarf perennials, with tuber-like roots, and pedate or hastate leaves. Flowers 

 clustered on a spadix, surrounded by a large spathe, as in the Caladium, Calla, etc. 



A. Dracuii cuius. Stems covered with dark purplish blotches. Spathe green 

 outside, and purplish within. May ; 1 foot. 50 cents. 



A. Italicuni. Attains 12 to 18 inches in height; leaves saggitate, striped with 

 yellow ; June. 50 cents. 



ARUNDINARIA. Ribbon-Grass. 



A. foliis variegatis. Variegated Eibbon-Grass. One of the prettiest 

 hardy grasses, with handsomely striped foliage. 



ARUISTDO. The Reed. 



Invaluable for creating tropical aspects in a garden. 



A. Donax. A handsome Eeed, growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Its attrac- 

 tive foliage renders it very effective on lawns. 



var. foliis variegatis. Variegated Arundo. A magnificent variety 

 of the preceding; leaves beautifully striped with w^hite; 6 to 8 feet. $1,00. 



ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed. 



Fine native plants ; flowers in terminal umbels of various colors. 



A. incarnata. Flowers flesh-colored ; 3 to 4 feet. July. 

 A. tuberosa. Bright orange flowers ; 2 feet. July. 



lASPERULA. Woodruff. 



A. odorata. A very pretty dwarf plant, with 

 whorled leaves and small, white, fragrant flowers in 

 summer. May be used for edgings. The Germans use 

 it in their Maitrank. 



ASTER. Starwort. 



Tall, leafy perennials, blooming in the fall when flowers 

 are scarce. 



A. Amellus. Italian Starwort. Light blue 

 3 feet. September. asperula odorata. 



A. COCCineus. Rosy crimson ; showy ; 4 feet. September. 



A. coccineus Nevadensis. 



A. floribundus. Light blue ; 2 feet. 



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