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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. caerulea. Flowers large, blue sepals, white petals, long recurved spurs. One of the choicest; 1 



foot. June and July. 50c. 

 A. canadensis. Wild Columbine. Our well-known native species, w^ith scarlet sepals and bright yellow 



petals; easily cultivated. June and July. 25c. 

 A. chrysantha. Bright golden yellow flowers with long spurs; 3 feet. 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. 50c. 

 A. glandulosa. A Siberian species with large white flowers, with sepals bright lilac-blue and petals white ; 



very pretty; 12 inches. April and May. 25c. 

 A. Skinnerii. Mexican Columbine. Crimson sepals lined with light green; light green petals and long 



straight crimson spurs ; 3 feet. June to September. 50c. 



ARABIS. Rock-Cress. 



Dwarf, early, free-flowering perennials, well adapted for rockwork and general culture. 

 A. alpina. Alpine Rock-Cress. White Alyssum. Flowers white, in small racemes in early spring; 6 

 to 8 inches. 25c. 



var. variegata. Of low habit and finely variegated foliage. Very ornamental in rockwork ; blooms 

 in early spring. 25c. 



AREN ARIA. Sandwort. 



A. casspitosa. A handsome little Alpine plant, growing in dense masses; moss-like foliage; flowers starry- 

 white, all summer ; 3 inches. May. 25c. 



ARMERIA. Thrift, Sea Pink. 



A. argentea. Small white flowers; narrow foliage. 4 inches. July and August. 25c. 

 A. dianthoides. White ; fine. 25c. 



A. formosa. Narrow, grass-like leaves ; white flowers in heads on long stems. 25c. 



A. maritima. Cushion Pink. Common Thrift. Rosy-lilac; one of the best for edging; 6 inches. 

 June and July. 25c. 



ARTEMISIA. Wormwood. 



A. pontica. An interesting plant, with handsome silvery foliage. 25c. 

 A. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. Mugwort. 25c. 



ARUM. Cuckoo Plant. 



Erect, or dwarf perennials, with tuber-like roots, and pedate or hastate leaves. Flow r ers clustered on a 

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



A. Dracunculus. Stems covered with dark purplish blotches. Spathe green outside and purplish within. 

 May. 1 foot. 50c. 



A. Italicum. Attains 12 to 18 inches in height; leaves sagittate, striped with yellow. June. 50c. 



ARUN DIN ARIA. Ribbon-Grass. 



A foliis variegatis. Variegated Ribbon-Grass. One of the prettiest hardy grasses, with handsomely 

 striped foliage. 25c. 



ARUNDO. 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. 

 var. foliis variegatis. Variegated Arundo. A magnificent variety of the preceding; leaves 

 beautfully striped with white ; 6 to 8 feet. $1.00. 



