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AREXARIA. Sandwort 



A. caBspitosa. 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 si. 20. 

 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- Pixk. Com^iox THRrrr. 

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

 Jime 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. 



ARUNDIXARIA. Ribbon-Grass 

 A. foliis variegatis. VABrzGATED Ribbox-Gbass. 

 One of the prettiest hardy grasses, with hand- 

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



ARU>sT)0. The Reed 



Invaluable for creating tropical aspects in a garden. 

 A. Donax. Gbeat Reed. A handsome Reed, 

 growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Its attractive 

 foliage renders it very effective on lawns. 25c 

 each; 10 for S2. 00. 

 var. foliis variegatis. Leaves beautifully striped 

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



ASCLEPIAS. MUkweed. SUkweed 



A. tuberosa. Buttebfly Weed. Plei bisy Root. 

 Bright orange flowers; 

 feet. July. 15c each: 



showy and beautiful ; 

 10 for SI. 20. 



ASPERULA. Woodruff or Maitrank 



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 Maitrarik. Foliage 

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



ASPHODELINE. 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 SIO.OO. 



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 Nevadensis. Red, yellow center. 

 A. decorus. Mauve lilac ; very free flowering. 

 A. ericoides. Heath-eike Asteb. White flowers. 

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

 A. Himalayensis. Small white flowers; 2 



September. 

 A. laevis callis plena 



teraber. 

 A. lilacinus Nevadensis 



tember. 



A. longifolius var. formosus. A distinct 



Pale purple; 3 feet. 

 Lilac; 4 feet. 



feet. 

 Sep- 

 Sep- 



purple, white center; 



sort ; 

 2 to 



suitable for border: 

 3 feet. 



A. Mesa grande speciosa grandiflora. Dark 



purplish blue; finest of its color; 18 inches. 

 July and August. 25c each. 

 A. Novae-Angliae. New Exglaxd Aste-b. Bluish, 

 purple ; 4 feet, 

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

 September. 

 A. Novi 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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