RELIABLE FLOWER .SEEDSl 



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Alyssum Saxatile Compactum, on Rockery 



AlySSUlTl (Mad Wort) 



Pretty little plants for edging or 

 rock work. per pkt. 



1104 Saxatile Compactum 



{Basket of Gold). Showy, 

 bright yellow flowers, hardy 

 perennial; excellent for rock- 

 work; 1 foot. Per i oz., 40 

 cts.; 1 oz., $1.25 $0 10 



1106 Rostratum. Dense heads 

 of bright golden flowers in 

 June and July. Hardy; 20 

 inches. \ oz., 50 cts 15 



Ampelopsis 



(Boston, or Japanese Ivy) 



1131 Veitchi. A hardy perennial 

 climber, with olive - green 

 leaves, which turn to scarlet 

 in the autumn. The best 

 and most popular climber for 

 covering brick or stone walls. 

 Per % oz., 30 cts.; per oz., 

 50 cts 



Anemone (Poppy Windflower) pER pKT 



1140 Coronaria. Mixed Colors. A very pleasing perennial, producing 

 large flowers; few plants compare with them in beauty; fine for bou- 

 quets. Sow outdoors or in frame; keeping shaded till the plants 

 appear. § oz., 40 cts $0 10 



1146 St. Brigid. A beautiful selection of the above. Our seed comes from 

 a famous Irish grower and comprises semi-double and double flowers in 

 a wonderful array of colors. § oz., 75 cts 15 



Arabis (Rock Cress) 

 1211 Alpina. A hardy perennial and one of the earliest and prettiest spring 

 flowers. The spreading tufts are covered with a sheet of pure white flow- 

 ers as soon as the snow disappears. Unequaled for rockeries or edging; 

 withstands the drought and is always neat; 6 inches. J oz., 30 cts.; 

 1 oz., $1.00 10 



Armeria (Sea Pink or Thrift) 

 1221 Formosa. A very pretty edging plant, bearing rosy-pink flowers; 



hardy perennial. | oz., 40 cts 15 



Asparagus 



1231 Plumosus Nanus. This graceful 

 Asparagus is an excellent house plant. 

 75 cts. per 100 seeds 15 



1232 Sprengeri {Emerald Feather). One of the 

 best plants to grow in suspended baskets, 

 window boxes, vases, etc.; for the green- 

 house in winter and outside in the sum- 

 mer. 50 cts. per 100 seeds 



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Anchusa Italica Dropmore 

 Variety 



Hardy Perennial Asters 



1400 Mixed {Michaelmas Daisies). Single fall- 

 flowering hardy herbaceous plants, thriv- 

 ing in any good garden soil; 3 feet. £ oz., 



50 cts 



1476 Alpinus. Dwarf Alpine Aster indis- 

 pensable for the rockery or edge of hardy 

 borders, grows 6 to 10 inches high, showy 

 bluish purple flowers in May and June. 

 Special,pkt., 50 cts 



Aubrietia 



(Rainbow Rock Cress) 

 1490 Large-flowering Hybrids. A 



beautiful dwarf rock plant, covered 

 with bright flowers in spring and 

 early summer, § oz., 60 cts 



AliriCUla (Primula Auricula) 



1500 A well-known favorite of great beauty; 

 seed saved from splendid choice mixed 

 varieties; half-hardy perennial; 6 inches. 

 Excellent for rock gardens. Special pkt., 



75 cts.. 



Anchusa (Alkanet) PER PKX 



1138 Italica Dropmore Variety. One of the best hardy perennials, 

 grows 3 to 5 feet high, and bears in abundance flowers of the richest 

 gentian-blue during May and June. \ oz., 25 cts $0 10 



1139 Italica Lissadell. An improved form of the Dropmore variety 

 of strong vigorous growth, growing about 5 feet high with sprays 



of extra large clear gentian-blue flowers. \ oz., 50 cts 15 



1141 Myoso tidiflora. A distinct dwarf hardy species, growing but 10 

 to 12 inches high, producing during April and May sprays of 

 beautiful Forget-me-not like flowers of a rich blue. An excellent 

 plant for the rock garden; also highly recommended as a ground 

 cover for lilies. Seeds germinate best if sown in the autumn. ... 25 

 Anthemis (Hardy Marguerite) 

 1150 Kelwayi. A most satisfactory hardy perennial, bearing all 

 summer daisy-like golden-yellow blossoms; excellent for cutting; 



2 feet. \ oz., 50 cts 10 



1149 Perry's Variety. A wonderful improvement, producing its large 

 well shaped bright golden yellow flowers from June until October; 

 valuable for cutting; 2 feet. Special pkt., 75 cts 25 



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