FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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ANTIRRHINUM NANUM. 

 (Dwarf Snap-Dragon.) 



One of our most showy and useful border plants. The 

 more recently improved varieties of this valuable genus are 

 large, finely-shaped flowers of the most brilliant colors, 

 with beautifully-marked throats; ihey succeed in any good 

 garden soil, and are very effective in beds. Hardy peren- 

 nials, blooming the first year if the seed is sown early ; 1 ft. 



AURICULA. 



A well-known favorile of great beauty; seed saved 

 from splendid choice varieties; half-hardy perennial ; in. 

 5240 A. Mixed .' z:> 



5136 A. Fire 

 throat 



5137 — Picturatum. A new and distinct variety, 

 striped and blotched; all colors mixed 10 



5140 — Mixed. Finest dwarf Tom Thumb. Per oz., 



75 cts 5 



5129 — Imported Collections, 10 Dwarf varieties. ..50 

 5139— " " 10 Tall " ...50 



AQU8LEG1A. 



(Columbine.) 

 This plant produces beautiful, curiously-formed and 



variously-colored flowers; blooms freely early in the spring; 



hardy perennials. 



51 43 A. Chrysantha (Golden-Spurred). A strong 

 grower, forming bushy plants 3 feet high, producing 

 all summer an abundance of bright golden-yellow 

 flowers 10 



5144 — Coerulea. Flowers are very large, violet blue, 

 and inner petals pure white; 2 "feet 10 



5145 — Olympica. A beautiful, vigorous grower; 

 flowers rich blue, with a white-edged lip; 2 feet.... 10 



5160 — Single, all colors mixed ; 2 feet 5 



5150 — Double," " " 18 inches 5 



ARISTOLOCHiA. 



(Dutchman's Pipe.) ^ 



A rapid-growing plant, with large heart-shaped foli- 

 age, and very curious flowers, resembling a pipe; hardy 

 perennial ; 30 feet. 

 5163 A. Sipho. Brownish purple 10 





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Asperula. Rose Flowered Aster. 



ARMERIA. 



(Thrift.) 



A very pretty edging plant, bearing large tufts of 

 rosy-pink flowers ; hardy. 

 5164 A. Elegans 10 



ASTE3. 

 (Queen Margaret.) 

 One of the most popular and effective of our garden 

 favorites, producing in profusion flowers in which richness 

 and variety of colors are combined with the most perfect 

 and beautiful form ; they delight in a rich soil, and in hot, 

 dry weather should be mulched with rotted manure, and 

 well watered, which will increase their beauty and the 

 duration of their bloom ; hardy annuals. 

 5171 A. Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. The plants, 

 when well grown, form a complete bouquet of flow- 

 ers, mixed of splendid colors ; 1 foot 10 



5196 — Schiller. A very fine late Dwarf Bouquet 



variety, profuse bloomer; mixed colors; 1 foot 15 



5173 — Cocardeau, or Crown. Showy flowers, very 

 dounle, with white centres, bordered with bright 



rich colors: 18 inches 10 



5205 — Victoria, Mixed. Very large, of perfectly 

 double form, imbricated and globular, of pyramidal 



habit, various colored flowers; 20 inches 15 



5203 — Victoria* Pure White 15 



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Asters. 



5175 A. Chrysanthemum Flowered. Pure white.. 15 

 5187 — Needle Perfection. Petals long, quilled and 



sharply pointed ; mixed 15 



5183— Imbricated Pompon. Perfectly shaped and 



beautifully imbricated; mixed 10 



5195 — Rose' Flowered. Pyramidal, robust habit, 



regularly imbricated ; variously colored large, very 



double brilliant flowers ; 2 feet 10 



Roswell, N. Mex. — " Rose bushes received in first-class condition ; all give promise of growing." — Scott Truxton. 



