GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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AIKA. Hair-Grass. 



\. foliis -varlegatis. A distinct yellow striped grass. Oue of the finest hardy 

 grasses ; useful for edg-ing-. 25c. 



Pretty dwai-f plants, with flowers in whorls in the axils of the leaves. 



A., reptans var. rubra. Red-leaved Bugle. Flowers blue, foliag-e pvirple; 



3i>reading-. May. 2.5c. 

 \. reptans var. fl. alba. White flowers. >ray. 25c 



ALSTKCEMEKIA. Peruvian Lily. 



aurantlaca. A \*ig'orous species, flowering- in summer and autumn, in um- 

 bels. Flowers lily-like, oi-ang-e; 2 to 4 feet. 25c. 



ADoxis. A3ISOMA. 



A. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Amsonia. I^rgt?, smooth foliag-e: fine blue flowers. May. 2 feet. 2.5e. 



AXCHVSA. Alkanet. 



A. Italica. A fine species, with roug-h leaves and stems, and fine blue flowers: 4 to 5 feet. June, July and 

 Aug'ust. 2.5c. 



AXE3IONE. Wind-flower. 



A. Japonica. A distinct and beautiful species; floAV- 

 ei-s 2* inches in diameter; brig-ht purplish rose, 

 with g-olden yellow centers, borne in great 

 profusion from September to November. 

 Height, 2t feet ; habit neat and compact ; very 

 desirable and effective as a pot plant, and in 

 lines or masses in beds or mixed borders. 30c. 

 var. alba. (HonorUie JoheH.) A distinct and 

 beautiful variety of the prec-eding ; flowers 2i 

 inches in diameter ; pure white, center golden 

 yellow, borne in great profusion from Sep- 

 tember to November ; very desirable and ef- 

 fective as a pot plant, and in lines or masses 

 in beds or mixed borders. 30c. 



ANTEXXARIA. Cat's-Ear. 



A. dioica. Mountain Everlasting. A dwarf plant 

 with creeping stems, and silvery foliage, pro- 

 ducing small white flowers in summer, on 

 stems six inches high. 2.5c. White Anemone. 



ANTHE31IS. Chamomile. 



A. tinctoria. Yellow Chamomile. Flowers golden yellow, one to two inches across, from July to November; 

 valuable. 12 to 18 inches. 2.5c. 



ANTHEKICL3I. 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. 25c. 

 var. major. Giant St. Bruno's Lily. Long spikes of pure white, lily-like, fragrant flowers; fine. 25c. 

 A. ramosum. White flowers ; 18 inches. June. 25c. 



AQUILEGIA. Columbine. 



A. alpina. A native of the higher parts of the European Alps. Stems 9 to 18 inches high, bearing showy blue 



flowers. 50c. 

 A. Canadensis. Our well-known native species, with scarlet sepals and bright yellow petals; easily cviltivated. 25c. 

 A. Olympica. Flowers red and yellow. 25c. 

 A. formosa hybrida. Syn. Californica Hybrida. The sepals and petals yellowish, tinged orange and orange 



red spurs ; 2 to 4 feet. May to September. 5fX:. 

 A. glandulosa. A Siberian species with large white flowers, with sepals bright lilac-blue and ]K'tals white; very 



pretty ; 12 inches. April and May. 25. 

 A. Skinnerii. Crimson sepals lined with light green ; light green petals and long straight crimson spurs ; 3 feet. 



June to September. 50c. /► 



