Edging Plants have many Uses 



ALONSOA (Maskflower) [hhA-1 ft.] This plant has quite dark green foliage and bears 

 an abundance of scarlet flowers. It is not very showy, but interesting as a rock 

 garden annual and as a border planting. The blossoms make dainty bouquets. 



Warscewiczi H oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



AMARANTHUS [hA] These robust plants, related to the Celosias, afford brilliant 

 contrasts of color. They do best in open sunny spots. They thrive in good soil, 

 but the colorings are more vivid in poorer ground. 



Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding) 

 [3 ft.] A rapid growing sort 

 with long, drooping crimson 



flower spikes 



Yi oz. 35c; pkt. 5c 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat) [2 l A 

 ft.] The brilliant leaves of 

 this variety appear in red, 



yellow, and green 



Y 2 oi. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Arabis, blooming in 

 springtime, makes a 

 neat finish for a gay 

 tulip border. 



(See page 53) 



AGERATUM (Floss 

 Flower) [hA] 



Other flowers in D ,. , 



garden and bor- ^. blossoms and 



der are made u *< Un ? ,| te "3 s v 



lovelier by the Abron.a (Sand Ver- 



presence of this bena > ar f P rettv ,n 

 plant with its low bowls. 

 dense clusters of (See P age 51) 



small fuzzy blos- 

 soms. The taller 



type is fine for cutting while the dwarfs 

 are suitable as edging plants. 



Blue [18 in.] Soft lavender-blue 



Hoz. 50c 



Blue Ball [Sin.] Clear blue, compact. . 

 34 oz - 50c 



Pkts. 10c each 



Tom Thumb (Little Blue Star) [4 in.] 

 The finest variety for neat edgings .... 

 Yi oz. 45c; pkt. 15c 



ALYSSUM The annual sorts of this plant 

 are among the easiest flowers to grow. 

 They bloom almost continuously from 

 early summer to frost, and the frag- 

 rance of the flowers is delightful. For 

 permanence in the border and in the 

 rock garden the perennial variety is The rare blue of Ageratum adds much to the 

 most useful. attractiveness of this foundation planting. 



Sweet (Maritimum) [hA-10 in.] Clusters 

 of these small, white, four-petaled 

 flowers, delicately scented, are delightful in small bouquets Oz. 35c; pkt. 5c 



Procumbens (Carpet of Snow) [hA-4 in.] The finest edging variety, producing a flat, 

 rounded mass of snow-white flowers obscuring the foliage } 2 oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Compactum erectum, Little Gem, White [hA-6 in.] A graceful dwarf form producing 

 honey-scented blooms in firm terminal clusters l Aoz. 35c; pkt. 10c 



Compactum erectum, Lilac Queen [hA-6 in.] A mass of delicate lavender flowers 

 cover this attractive dwarf plant '. y 2 oz. 35c; pkt. 10c 



Saxatile compactum [hP-R-9 in.] Sometimes called Basket of Gold. It grows com- 

 pactly and is covered with a wealth of golden blossoms in late spring . .%oz.40c; pkt. 10c 



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AMPELOPSIS VEITCHI (Boston 

 Ivy) [hhP] This beautiful 

 vine clings to brick, stone, 

 and wood. The deep green 

 leaves turn to scarlet in fall. 

 Hardy where winters are not 

 too cold Pkt. 10c 



ANAGALLIS [hA-8 in.] This 

 lovely dwarf is one of the 

 outstanding species with clear 

 deep blue flowers. The bushy 

 plants produce numerous 

 small five-petaled blossoms. 

 They are useful as edgings 

 or in the rock garden where 

 they should be given a good 

 deal of sun. 



Grandiflora Blue. . . 

 , yi oz. 50c; 



pkt. 10c 



ANCHUSA (Summer Forget-Me- 

 Not) Graceful sprays with 

 clusters of small flowers some- 

 thing like Forget-me-nots. 

 Stalks and foliage are some- 

 what rough and hairy. The 

 color of the flowers, an intense 

 shade of deep gentian blue, 

 is their best feature. They 

 are ornamental both in the 

 garden and as cut flowers. 



Capensis [hA-2 ft.] Sprays of 

 clear, bright blue flowers with 

 white eyes. Very similar to 

 the Forget-me-not, but the 

 flowers are larger, and their 

 color is brighter. . . J^ oz. 40c 



Italica, Dropmore [hP-3 ft.] 

 A handsome tall plant pro- 

 ducing an abundance of 

 flowers of deepest gentian 

 blue in drooping sprays. It 

 does well in a rather dry 

 situation and prefers partial 

 shade J4 oz. 40c 



Pkts. 10c each 



