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From PETER HEHBERSON <& CO., MEW YORE 



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ANCHUSA ITALICA 



A. "Dropmore" variety. A fine, large, hardy, 

 herbaceous plant; 4 to 5 feet high, with flowers of 

 lovely Gentian blue. Pkt. 15c. 



ANEMONES 



A. St. Brigid. These beautiful Irish Poppy- 

 flowered varieties produce in abundance large sin- 

 gle, semi-double and double flowers 3 to 5 inches 

 across, in an endless variety of colors, from maroon 

 and brightest scarlet to flesh-pink and from lilac to 

 purple. Some are mottled, striped, ringed, etc. 

 For cutting they are unsurpassed, and in the gar- 

 den they flower until after frost; hardy perennials 

 flowering from seed the second year and there- 

 after Pkt. 10c. 



(For roots of St. Brigid Anemones see page 13S.) 



ARTEMESIA or "SUMMER FIR" 



This ornamental foliage plant (Saccorum viridis) 

 is an annual and owing to its fast growth reaches 

 its full size the year of sowing. It forms pyra- 

 midal bushes 3 to 5 feet high. As a solitary plar.t 

 it looks like a nicely develDped Christmas-tree. It 

 may be successfully grown in borders, similar to 

 the Summer-Cypress (Kochia trichophylla). The 

 color of the finely-pinnated foliage is rich dark 

 green. Its resistance to draught and heat is re- 

 markable. Cut branches ast very long and may 

 be used for wreaths, decorations, etc. . . .Pkt. 10c. 



'ornamental asparagus 



Verticillatus. Hardy climber, with feathery foli- 

 age and scarlet berries; 10 fee'. Pkt. 10c. 



Plumosus Nanus. Greenhouse climber with Fern- 

 like foliage. Per 1J0 seeds, $1.00 Pkt. 25c. 



Sprengeri. Decorative perennial for pots, vases, 

 etc.; drooping chenille-like fronds 4 feet 

 long. Per 100 seeds. 2.5c Pkt. 10c. 



"The seeds I got from you last spring made one 

 of the prettiest gardens in the town, and was very 

 much admired." 



Mi'.s HARRIET W. GALBRAlTH, 

 March 19, 1917. Mount Holly, N. J. 



ARXEBIA CORNUTA 



A charming annual, grow- 

 ing in bushy form about 2 

 feet high and about the 

 same breadth. It blooms 

 with profusion the whole 

 summer. Beautiful 



flowers, ?i of an inch 

 across, of a rich prim- 

 rose-yellow, marked 

 with five black spots; 

 the spots change on 

 the second day to a 

 rich maroon, and on 

 the third day vanish, 

 leaving the flower a 

 clear, bright yellow. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



AMARANTHUS - 



These robust annuals, including "Love-Lies-Bleeding." "Joseph's Coat," etc., attain a 



height of from 4 to 6 feet; are very showy and effective garden plants. 



Abyssinian. This giant "Lo\-e-Lies-Bleeding," has light green foliage, veined and shaded 

 rose, and pendent chenille-like tassels of red, measuring up to 2 feet in length and borne in 

 clusters. (See engraving.) Pkt. 10c. 



Aurora. The plant is clothed from ground to tip with long, arching leaves; colored rich 

 green and bronze at the base; the foliage brightening toward the top into rose-yellow, red 

 and green Pkt. 10c. 



Caudatus. (Love-Lies-Bleeding.) Rapid-growing garden annual with long, drooping 

 crimson flower spikes; height 3 feet . . Pkt. 5c. 



Oriflamme. A strikingly showy new variety of branching, pyramidal growth about 5 feet 

 high. It is well clothed with large leaves of glossy maroon while the central and side 

 branches are all topped with bright scarlet leaves .. Pkt. 10c. 



Customer's Collection of Amaranthus, my three 10c. packets selected for 25c. 



ARCTOTIS GRANDIS 



A handsome annual, branched plant about 2 to 2J4 feet in height and breadth. Leaves 

 whitish. The flowers are borne on long stems well above the foliage, are large and showy, 2 J-Jj 

 to 3 inches across, pure white on the upper surface, with a yellow zone in the center; reverse 

 of petal: pale lilac. In bright sunlight the pure white of the ray florets contrasts beautifully 

 with the light blue disc and white stamens. Of easy culture; flowers abundantly from early 

 summer to autumn , Pkt, 10c 



ARGEMONE 



A. Hybrida Giandiflora. These new large-flowering "Prickly Poppies" form branching 

 plants about 3 feet high and IS inches across. The large, single, Poppy-like flowers are white, 

 cream, primrose and yellow. They are borne freely and continuously all summer long; the 

 thistle-like foliage is of a grayish-green with silvery ribs. They grow quickly and easily from 

 seed, will thrive in any sunny situation and are particularly effective in the mixed flower 

 border Pkt. 10c. 



ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO 



Dutchman's Pipe Vine. Luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, making dense shade; flowers 

 yellow and brown; mottled and curiously shaped; 30 feet Pkt. 10c. 



WE DELIVER FREE IN U.S. BY PARCEL Vorro+aKI a, onrl TTl^woi. Qoorlo by the pkt., oz. 



post or express at our option v egetame and £ lower oeeds ^d qu £ tC r \b. 



Also Lawn Grass Seeds ^ d ,h p^ uart 



