'..Mi-. &%£~^& 



.^-: 

 ^ 



ffl ^=^ 



^^^y^^ca^g^jS^j^^SSP^^-^^ 



A\OUNT HOPE NURSERIES 



AREXARIA. 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 $1.20. 



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 Pivk. Common Thrift. 



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



June and July. 

 var. splendens. Bright rosy pink. 



ARRHEXATHERUM 



A. bulbosus foliis variegatis. Dwarf tufted grass; 

 leaves green and white. 15c each; 10 for 

 $1.90. 



ARTEMISIA. Wormwood 



15c each; 10 for 61.-20, except as noted. 

 A. frigida. Fine silvery white foliage. Good for 



rockwork or border. 1-2 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 $1.30. 



ARUXDO. The Reed 



Invaluable for creating tropical aspects in a garden. 

 A. Donax. Great Pieed. A handsome Reed, 

 growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Its attractive 

 foliage renders it very effective on lawns. 25c 

 each; 10 for 82.00. 

 var. foliis variegatis. Leaves beautifully striped 

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



ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed. Silkweed 



A. tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Pletrlsv Root. 

 Bright orange flower-; showy and beautiful; 2 

 feet. July. 15c each; 10 for 81.20. 



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 Maitrank. Foliage 

 hay-scented. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



ASPHODELIXE. Asphodel 



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

 3 feet. June. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 



ASTER. Starwort or Michaelmas Daisy 



15c each; 10 for 81. 20; 100 for 810.00. 



Tall, leafy perennial-, blooming in the fall when flower; 

 are scarce. 



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



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

 18 inches. 



A. coccineus X"evadensis. Red, yellow center. 



A. decorus. Mauve lilac; very free flowering. 



A. ericoides. Heath-like Aster. White flowers. 



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



A. Himalayensis. Small white flowers; 2 feet. 

 September. 



A. laevis callis plena. Pale purple; 3 feet. Sep- 

 tember. 



A. lilacinus Xevadensis. Lilac: 1 feet. Sep- 

 tember. 



A. longifolius,var. formosus. A distinct sort; 

 suitable for borders purple, white center; 2 to 

 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 England 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. 



