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A\OUNT HOPE NURSERIES 



ARENARIA. Sandwort 

 A. caespitosa. A handsome little Alpine plant, 

 growing in dense masses; moss-like foliage; 

 flowers starry-white, all summer; 3 inches. 

 May. 15c each; 10 for SI. 20. 



ARMERIA. Thrift, Sea Pink 

 15c each; 10 for $1.30. 

 A. Cephalotus. Deep red; 18 inches. 

 A. formosa. Narrow, grass-like leaves; white 



flowers in heads on long stems. 

 A. Laucheana. Vivid crimson; blooms profusely. 

 A. maritima. Cushion- Pink. Commos Thrift. 

 Rosy lilac; one of the best for edging; 6 inches. 

 June and July, 

 var. splendens. Bright rosy pink. 



ARRHENATHERUM 



A. bulbosus f oliis variegatis. Dwarf tufted grass ; 

 leaves green and white. 15c each; 10 for 

 SI. 20. 



ARTEMISIA. Wormwood 



15c each; 10 for Si. 20, except as noted. 



A. frigida. Fine silvery white foliage. Good for 



rockwork or border. 12 inches. 

 A. lactiflora. Flowers creamy white, fragrant, in 



panicles. Grows from 3 to 4 feet high; erect. 



End of August and September. 25c each. 

 A. pontica. An interesting plant, with handsome 



silvery foliage. 

 A. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. Mugwort. 



ARUXDIXARIA. Ribbon-Grass 

 A. foliis variegatis. Variegated Ribbon-Grass. 

 One of the prettiest hardy grasses, with hand- 

 somely striped foliage. 15c each; 10 for Si. 20. 



ARUXDO. The Reed 



Invaluable for creating tropical aspects in a garden. 

 A. Donax. Great Reed. A handsome Reed, 



growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Its attractive 



foliage renders it very effective on lawns. 25c 



each; 10 for $2.00. 

 var. foliis variegatis. Leaves beautifully striped 



with white; 6 to 8 feet. 50c each. 



ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed. Silkweed 



A. tuberosa. Bitteri-ey Weed. Pletrisv Root. 

 Bright orange flower-; showy and beautiful; 2 

 feet. July. 15c each; 10 for Si. 20. 



Woodruff or Maitrank 

 pretty dwarf plant, 



ASPERULA. 



A. odorata. A very pretty dwarf plant, with 

 whorled leaves and small, white, fragrant flow- 

 ers in May. May be used for edgings. The 

 Germans use it in their Maitrank. Foliage 

 hay-scented. 15c each; 10 for Si. 20. 



ASPHODELIXE. Asphodel 



A. lutea. Spikes of clear yellow flowers ; fragrant ; 

 3 feet. June. 15c each; 10 for Si. 20. 



ASTER. Starwort or Michaelmas Daisy 



15c each; 10 for Si. 20; 100 for $10.00. 



Tall, leafy perennials, blooming in the fall when flowers 

 are scarce. 



A. Airship. Pure white; 2 to 3 feet. 



A. Bessarabicus. Large, violet-blue flowers ; early ; 



18 inches. 

 A. coccineus Xevadensis. Red, yellow center. 

 A. decorus. Mauve lilac; very free flowering. 

 A. ericoides. Heath-eiki: : Aster. White flowers. 

 A. grandiflorus. Violet-blue; 2 feet. October. 

 A. Himalayensis. Small white flowers; 2 feet. 



September. 

 A. laevis callis plena. Pale purple; 



tember. 

 A. lilacinus Xevadensis. Lilac; 



tember. 

 A. longifolius var. formosus. A 



suitable for borders; purple, white center 



3 feet. 

 A. Mesa grande speciosa grandiflora. Dark 



purplish blue; finest of its color; 18 inches. 



July and August. 25c each. 

 A. Xovae-Angliae. New Ekglaxd Aster. Bluish, 



purple; 4 feet. 

 var. ruber. Rich purplish crimson; 4- to 5 feet. 



September. 

 A. Xovi Belgii. Blue; 3 to 5 feet. 



var. albus. Pure white; 2 to 3 feet. September. 

 var. Lady Trevelyan. White; 4 feet. 



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