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EVE^YTHIMG 



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 Pkl. 10c. 



(For roots of St. Brigid Anemones see page 127.) 



AIRBIEM° Flower Seeds 



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ARCTOTIS GRANDIS 



A handsome annual, branched plant about 2 to 

 2Vi feet in height and breadth. Leaves whitish. 

 The flowers are borne on long stems well above the 

 foliage, are large and showy, 2\'i to 3 inches across; 

 pure white on the upper surface, with a yellow zone 

 in the center; reverse of petals pale lilac. In bright 

 sunlight the pure white of the ray florets contrasts 

 beautifully with the light blue disc and white sta- 

 mens. Of easy culture; flowers abundantly from 

 early summer to autumn Pkt. 10c. 



ARGEMONE 



A. Hybrida Grandiflora. These new large- 

 flowering "Prickly Poppies" form branching plants 

 about 3 feet high and 18 inches across. The large, 

 single. Poppy-like flowers are white, cream, prim- 

 rose and yellow. They are borne freely and con- 

 tinuously 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. 



ARNERIA CORNUTA 



A charming annual, growing in bushy form about 

 2 feet high and about the same breadth. It blooms 

 with profusion the whole summer. Beautiful 

 flowers, 5i of an inch across, of a rich primrose- 

 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. 



ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO 



(Dutchman's Pipe Vine.) Luxuriant, hardy 

 climber; large leaves, making dense shade; flowers yellow and brown; mottled and 

 curiously shaped ; 30 feet Pkl. 10c. 



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 pyramidal bushes 3 to .5 feet 

 high. As a solitary plant it looks like a nicely developed Christmas-tree. It may 

 be successfully grown in borders, similar to the Summer-Cypress ( Kochia tricho- 

 pliylla). The color of the finely-pinnated foliage is rich dark green. Its resistance 

 to draught and heat is remarkable. Cut branches last very long and may be used 



for wreaths, decoration, etc Pkt. 10c. 



Henderson's New Garden Guide and Record for 1916 

 has been revised and much valuable new gardening information added. It is free 

 with orders of SI. 00 or over. See 3d page cover. 



AQUILEGIA or COLUMRINE 



Hardy garden perennials, luxuriating best in the moister situations where 



they form permanent clumps, growing from IH to 3 feet high. 



Henderson's American Hybrid Columbine. The highest perfection attained in 

 the development of this favorite flower. The plants are extremely robust 

 with large handsome foliage; the flower stems often 40 inches in height carry 

 magnificent clusters of immense long-spurred, single flowers which last a long 

 time in bloom. The colors are superb, including rich shades as well as many 

 new and delicate tints; pure white, blue and white, pure yellow, pink with 

 yellow corolla, red with orange corolla, cerise, purple, rose and white, salmon, 

 lavender, mauve, etc., etc. The large, unique, long-spurred flowers, grace- 

 fully hung on long stems, are not only brilliantly effective on the plant, but 

 equally as desirable when cut for vase and house decoration Pkt. 1,5c. 



Double-flowering, Long-spurred Hybrids. Beautiful long-spurred, large, 

 double flowers, formed of several rows of comucopia-like petals and in various 

 shades of yellow, lavender, blue, indigo and white Pkt. 25c. 



Bell-flowered Columbine. (.Aguilegia Clemataquilla.) A beautiful new spur- 

 less type producing freely large open bell-shaped flowers of many beautiful 

 colors, shades and combinations of colorings including sky blue, pink, deep 

 blue, purple, violet, lavender, white, flesh, rose, maroon, salmon, etc., in 

 mixture ; . Pkt. 25c. 



Rose Queen. Long-spurred, single flowers shading from light pink to dark 

 rose color, with white center and yellow anthers Pkt. 10c. 



Chrysantha. The beautiful long-spurred yellow variety Pkt. 10c. 



Coerulea Hybrida. Long-spurred flowers of white and blue Pkl. 10c. 



Ccerulea Candidissima. A new pure white variety of above Pkt. 15c. 



Count Zeppelin. The double corolla is snow-white; sepals light blue. Pkt. 15c. 



Single, Large-flowering, Mixed Colors Pei- Oz. 35c.; Pkl. 5c. 



Customer's Collection of Aquilegia. Any three 10c. pkts. selected 25c., or 

 any two 15c. pkts. 25c. 



ORNAMENTAL ASPARAGUS 



Hardy climber, with feathery foliage and scarlet berries; 10 

 -. Pkt. 10c. 



Verticillatus. 



feet 



Plumosus Nanus. Greenhouse climber with Fern -like foliage. SI. 00 per 100 

 seeds Pkt. 25c. 



Sprengeri. Decorative perennial for pots, vases, etc.; drooping chenille-like 

 fronds 4 feet long Pkt. 10c. 



Sprengeri, Silver-leaved. (S. fnliis variegatis.) A variety of Sprengeri 

 having silvery-white foliage with a green vein through the leaves. Young 

 plants do not show the white, but develop the variegation after a short time. 

 About 80 per cent will come true — the balance being the plain green-leaved 

 variety. Soil not too rich is advised Pkt. 25c. 



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