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510 ABRONIA umbellata. ^Sand \'erbena.) 

 PH. Pretty trailing plants bearing fragrant, 

 rosy lilac, verbena-like flower-heads. Use for 

 rock-gardens or hanging-baskets. Pkt. lo cts. 



520 ABUTILON, Choice Hybrids. Flowering 

 Maple. PT. Everblooming greenhouse shrubs 

 with delicately veined, bell-shaped flowers. 

 May be set outdoors after June i. Pkt. 25 ct?. 



540 ACANTHUS latifolius. rBear's Breech.; 

 PT. Bears long spike? of small rose and white 

 flowers in August. Heart-shaped ornamental 

 leaves. Height. 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 



550 ACHILLEA ptarmica fl.-pL, The PearL 

 CSneezewort.; PH. The finest white hardy per- 

 ennial for cutting. Bears long-stemmed sprays 

 of beautiful double white flowers from spring 

 until fall. Height, 3 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



560 ACONITUM napellus. ^Monkshood.) PH. 

 Grows best in moist, shady places. Bears 

 spikes of deep blue helmet-shaped flowers in 

 June and July. Height, 3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



570 ADLUMIA cirrhosa. CAllegheny Vine.; 

 BH. Climber with maidenhair-fernlike foliage; 

 white or flesh-colored flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



ADONIS. fFlower-of-the-Gods.j Blooms in 

 early spring. The whole plant resembles a 

 very dwarf cosmos. 



580 itstivalis. AH. Scarlet flowers in June 

 and July. Pkt. IG cts., yioz. 25 cts. 



581 vernalis. PH. Yellow flowers in April and 

 May. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Ageratum • Flossflower 



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Continuous blooming bedding and cutting 

 annuals. Flowers are tuft-shaped and borne in 

 heads. Dwarf sorts for bedding and window- 

 boxes and the tall sorts for cutting. For early 

 blooms seed should be started indoors in March. 



590 Tall Blue. Skv-blue. Pkt. lOC, Xoz. 25c. 



591 Tall White. White. Pkt. lOC, Koz. 25c. 



592 Dwarf Blue. Height, 8 in. Pkt. 10 cts., 



yioz. 25 Ct^. 



593 Dwarf White. Height, 8 in. Pkt. 10 cts., 



yioz. 25 ct?. 



594 Blue Perfection. Improved tall variety 

 with deep sky-blue flowers. Height, lyi ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.. lioz. 40 cts. 



595 Little Blue Star. \'ery dwan and bushy; 

 best variety for edging. Bright blue. Height, 



^ in. Pkt. 2^ cts.. 



pkts. ii. 



596 Princess Victoria Louise. Light blue 

 flowers with white centers. Height, 8 in. Pkt. 



IC ct:.. : .r,z. j;.o r^^;, 



Alyssum, Little Gem 



610 AGROSTEMMA coronaria. TMullein 

 Pink.) PH. Botanically Lychnis coronaria. 

 Plants I j/2 feet high, with silvery foliage; deep 

 red flowers borne in heads. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 Koz. 25 cts. 



615 ALONSOA Warscewiczi. fMaskflower.) 

 AHH. Bushy plants i feet high with spikes 

 of bright scarlet flowers. Somewhat similar to 

 scarlet sage except that the flowers are orchid- 

 shaped. Pkt. 15 cts. 



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Ageratum, Little Blue Star 



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Very dwarf-grov.-ing bedding or edging plants, 

 covered with tiny white blossoms from early 

 summer until frost. Sweet-scented and grows 

 anywhere. 



619 Sweet. White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



620 Little Gem. \'ery dwan and compact; 

 pure white. Pkt. loc, ;%oz. 25c., oz. 75c. 



621 Carpet of Snow, or Dwarf Bouquet. 

 Plants fiat and spreading. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 

 25 cts., oz. 85 cts. 



622 Lilac Queen. Similar to Little Gem but 

 with lavender fiowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



623 saxatile compactum. (Gold Dust.) PH. 

 Similar to the annual Alyssum but bears 

 bright yellow flowers early in the spring. Use 

 in borders and rockeries. Pkt. icc, 34oz. 35c. 



AMARANTHUS. AHH. Showy plants with 

 brilliantly colored foliage. L'sed in tall beds. 



635 Caudatus. (Love-lies-bleeding.) Bronzy 

 green foliage with long, drooping blood-red 

 flower-heads. Height, 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 -4OZ. 25 cts. 



636 cruentus. fPrinces' Feather.) Feathery 

 flower-heads of deep scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.. 

 /40Z. 35 cts. 



637 tricolor splendens. (Joseph's Coat.) Gor- 

 geous scarlet, yellow, and green foliage. 

 Height. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



645 AMPELOPSISVeitchi. (Boston Ivy.) PH- 

 Hardy climber for covering walls, pergolas, 

 etc. Leaves turn to brilliant autumnal colors 

 in the fall. Pkt. 10 cts.. oz. 50 cts. 



650 ANCHUSA capensis. (Cape Forget-me- 

 not.) BH. Plants bushy. 2 feet tall, and bear 

 a profusion of light blue forget-me-not-like 

 flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., ^^oz. 25 cts. 



651 ANCHUSA italica, Dropmore. (Alkanet. ) 

 PH. One of the finest deep blue hardy per- 

 ennials. Blooms are like those of A. capensis 

 but deeper blue. Height, 4 to 5 ft. Pkt. 

 10 cts., ^^oz. 50 cts. 



670 ANTHEMIS tinctoria Kelwayi. (Golden 

 Marguerite.) PH. Bears large, yellow, daisy- 

 like flowers, on long stems, from midsummer 

 until frost. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.. j^^oz. 50 cts. 



