^GOPODIUM. Bishop's Weed 

 A. podagraria variegata. Green and yellow vari- 

 egated foliage; 1 foot. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



AGROSTEMMA. Rose Campion 

 A. Flos Jovis. Downy foliage ; clustered heads of 

 crimson-pink flowers. Vahiable for cutting. 

 June. 15c each; 10 for 11.20. 



AIRA. Hair-Grass 

 A- foliis variegatis. A distinct yellow striped 

 grass. One of the finest hardy grasses; useful 

 for edging ; 6 to 9 inches. 15c each ; 10 for $1.20. 



AJUGA. Bugle 



15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



Pretty dwarf plants, with flowers in whorls in the axils of 

 the leaves. 



A. reptans var. fol. rubra. Red-i.eaved Bugle. 

 Middle Comfrey. Flowers blue, foliage purple ; 

 spreading. May. 



A. reptans fl. alba. White flowers. May. 



A. reptans fol. var. Blue flowers; silver varie- 

 gated foliage ; spreading. 



ALTH^A ROSEA. Hollyhock 



A collection of fine double sorts, of several colors. 

 15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 



ALYSSUM. Madwort 



15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



Fine for rockwork and edges of borders. Favorites for the 

 garden. 



A. argenteum. Yellow flowers in clusters; early 

 summer; dwarf; silvery foliage ; 1 foot. 



A. saxatile. Clear golden yellow flowers, fragrant 

 and very showy; one of the choicest perennials; 

 1 foot. May. 

 var. compactum. Similar to the preceding, ex- 

 cept that the plant is dwarfer, flowers more 

 freely and is, if anything, more beautiful; 



1 foot. May. 



A. rostratum. Golden yellow ; 1 foot. June and 

 July. 



AMSONIA 



15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



Valuable because of its color. 

 A. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Amsonia. Large, 

 smooth foliage; fine blue flowers; 2 feet. May. 

 A. Tabernaemontana. Pale blue flowers, in cymes ; 



2 feet. May and June. 



ANCHUSA. Alkanet 

 A. Italica. Dropmore Variety. A fine species, 

 with rough leaves and stems, and fine blue 

 flowers; 4 to 5 feet. June to August. 25c 

 each; 10 for $2.00. 



ANEMONE. Wind Flower 



15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 

 A. Japonica. A distinct and beautiful species; 

 flowers 21^2 inches in diameter; bright purplish 

 rose, with golden yellow centers, borne in great 

 profusion from September to November. Height 

 21^2 feet ; habit neat and compact ; very desirable 

 and effective as a pot plant, and in lines or 

 masses, in beds or mixed borders. 



var. alba. ( Honorine Johert. ) A distinct and beau- 

 tiful variety of the preceding; flowers '2\'2 inches 

 in diameter ; pure white, center golden yellow, 

 borne in great profusion from September to 

 November ; very desirable and effective as a pot 

 plant, and in lines or masses in beds or mixed 

 borders. 



var. Queen Charlotte. Flowers very large, 

 well-formed, semi-double, and of a beautiful 

 rosy flesh color on the upper side and of darker 

 shade underneath. They are produced on strong 

 stems in great profusion in autumn. The plant 

 is vigorous, with large, luxuriant foliage and 

 very ornamental. 



var. Whirlwind. A variety producing double 

 white flowers in great profusion in the autumn. 

 One of the finest fall flowering perennials. 



ANTENNARIA. Cat's-Ear 



A. dioica. Mountain Everlasting. A dwarf plant 

 with creeping stems and silvery foliage, produc- 

 ing small white flowers in summer, on stems six 

 inches high. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



ANTHEMIS. Chamomile 

 A. tinctoria. Yellow Chajiomile. Hardy Golden 

 Marguerite. Flowers golden yellow, one to 

 two inches across, from July to November. A 

 good border plant ; 18 inches. 15c each ; 10 for 

 $1.20. 



ANTHERICUM. 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; val- 

 uable. May to August. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



AQUILEGIA. Columbine 



15c each; 10 for $1.20, except as noted. 



A. alpina. A native of the higher parts of the 

 European Alps. Stems 9 to 18 inches high, bear- 

 ing showy blue flowers. 25c each. 



A. caerulea. Rocky Moi^xtain Columbine. Flowers 

 large, blue sepals, white petals, long recurved 

 spurs. One of the choicest; 2 feet. June. 



A. canadensis. Wild Columbine. Our well-known 

 native species, with scarlet sepals and bright 

 yellow petals ; easily cultivated. June and July. 



A. flabellata. Double White Coltoibine. Pure 

 white; dwarf. 



A. glandulosa. A Siberian species with large deep 

 blue flowers with a white corolla ; very pretty. 

 April and May. 12 inches. 



A. Skinnerii. Mexican Columbine. Crimson sepals 

 lined with light green; light green petals and 

 long straight crimson spurs. June to Septem- 

 ber. 3 feet. 



ARABIS. Rock-Cress 



15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 



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, 

 var. flore pleno. Double white flowers; very 

 pretty. 



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