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GENERAL CATALOGUE 
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ARENARIA. Sandwort , 
A. czspitosa. A handsome little Alpine plant, growing in dense masses; moss-like foliage; flowers 
starry-white, Lo) 3,3 inches. May. 25c. 
pA fe £"—TARMERIA. Thrift, Sea Pink 
- formosa. Narrow, grass-like leaves; white flowers in heads on long stems. 2c. 
- Maritima. CusHion Pixx. Common Turirr. Rosy lilac; one of the best for edging; 6 inches. 
June and July. 25c. 
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ARTEMISIA. Wormwood 
- pontica. An interesting plant, with handsome silvery foliage. 25c. 
. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. Mugwort. 23c. 
ARUNDINARIA. Ribbon-Grass 
A. foliis variegatis. VarrecaTrep Rrpson-Grass. One of the prettiest hardy grasses, with handsomely 
striped foliage. 25c. 
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ARUNDO. The Reed 
Invaluable for creating tropical aspects in a garden. 
A. Donax. Great Reep. A handsome Reed, growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Its attractive foliage 
renders it very effective on lawns. 25c. 
~~ ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed. Silkweed 
Fine native plants; flowers in terminal umbels of various colors. 
- incarnata. Swamp Mirxweep. Flowers flesh-colored; 3to4 feet. July. 25c. 
. tuberosa. Burrerrty Weep. Ptrurisy Root. Bright orange flowers; showy and beautiful; 2 
feet. July. 25c. 
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ASPERULA. Woodruff or Maitrank 
A. odorata. A very pretty dwarf plant, with whorled leaves and small, white, fragrant flowers in May. 
May be used for edgings. The Germans use it in their Maitrank. Foliage hay-scented. 25c. 
ASPHODELINE. Asphodel 
. lutea. Spikes of clear yellow flowers; fragrant; 3 feet. June. 25c. 
ASTER. Starwort or Michaelmas Daisy 
Tall, leafy perennials, blooming in the fall when flowers are scarce. 
. Bessarabicus. Large, violet-blue flowers; early; 18 inches. 25c. 
- coccineus Nevadensis. Red, yellow center. 25c. 
- ericoides. Hearu-1ixe Aster. White flowers. 25c. 
. grandiflorus. Violet-blue; 2 feet. October. 25c. 
Himalayensis. Small white flowers; 2 feet. September. 25c. 
. levis callis plena. Pale purple; 3 feet. September. 25c. 
- longifolius var. formosus. A distinct sort; suitable for borders; purple, white center; 2 to 3 
feet. 25c. 
Nove-Angliz. New Eneranp Aster. Bluish purple; 4 feet. 25c. 
var. ruber. Rich purplish crimson; 4 to 5 feet. September. 25c. 
. Novi Belgii. Blue; 3 to 5 feet. 25c. 
var. albus. Pure white; 2to3 feet. September. 25c. 
var. Lady Trevelyan. White; 4 feet. 25c. 
. Roi des nains. Pale lilac; 2 feet. 25c. 
. A. W. Bowman. Dark violet; 3 to 4 feet. September. 25c. 
} ieee .,,«'. ASTILBE. Japan Spirza. False Goat’s Beard 
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A. Davidii. Spikes of deep rose-violet flowers on stems 3 to 6 feet high. July and August. 50c. 
A. Japonica. Known generally as Spirea Japonica or Hoteia Japonica. A handsome plant, with small, 
pure white flowers, in large, branching panicles. Blooms in May, in the open air, but is cultivated 
chiefly for forcing in winter. 25c. 
AUBRETIA. Purple Rock-Cress 
Among the most useful of early spring flowering plants. 
A. deltoidea. Of dwarf tufted habit; purple flowers, produced very abundantly in early spring: 
3inches. Aprilor May. 25c. 
A. Olympica. Purple flowers, similar in habit to the preceding. 25c. 
