i HAW PERENNIAL PIANTS J, 



173 



Aquilegias, or Columbines 



The Columbines are among the most elegant and beautiful hardy plants, 

 producing their graceful spurred flowers on stems rising 2 feet or more above 

 the beautifully divided foliage, and should be planted wherever their presence 

 will serve to lighten up a too stiff and formal planting, for no other plant has 

 so airy a grace as the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effectively 

 adapted for cut flowers. 



They are not at all particular as to soil or location although they prefer a sandy 

 loam and a moist but well drained sunny position, and usually make themselves 

 at home in any hardy border or rockery. Their period of flowering covers the late 

 spring and early summer months. Taken as a whole, they are a most important 

 part of the hardy garden, and should be grown in quantity by every lover 

 of old-fashioned garden flowers. 



Canadensis. The native rich red and yellow variety, one of the brightest. 

 Chrysantha (Golden Columbine). Bright yellow long-spurred flowers. 

 Chrysantha Alba. A fine long-spurred white. 



Dreer's Long-spurred Mixed Hybrids. This is the most admired type of 

 Columbines. The plants are of strong, thrifty growth. The flowers of largest 

 size vary in color through charming tones of cream, pink, lavender, blue, white, 

 red, etc., hardly any two being exactly alike. 



Dreer's Long-spurred Pink Shades. A special selection of the greatly 

 admired pink shades of this most popular type. 



Flabellata Nana. A very dwarf growing pure white. 



Helenae. A very effective rich blue variety. 



Vulgaris. The violet blue European Columbine. 



Price. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Aquilegia 

 Pyraneica 



This Pyranean species is the 

 dwarfest of all Columbines, forming 

 compact clumps of bright green 

 foliage with bright lilac-blue flowers 

 on stems 6 to 8 inches high from 

 June to August. A rare and choice 

 plant for the rock garden. 60 cts 

 each; $6.00 per doz. 



Alpi 



ear 



Dreer's Long-spurred Aquilegia or Columbine 



ArabiS (Rock Cress) 



ina. One of the most desirable of the verv 

 early spring-flowering plants that is especially 

 adapted for edging and for the rock garden, but 

 does equally well in the border, forming a dense 

 carpet of pure white flowers. It is nice for cutting, 

 and lasts a long time in bloom. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



— Flore-pleno . A distinct double flowering form 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



— Rosea. Single, delicate soft pink. 35 cts. each, 



$3.50 per doz. 



Anthericum Liliastrum Major 



Arenaria (Sand-wort) 



Montana. A pretty creeping plant which during June is covered with attractive white flowers. 

 A good edging plant and invaluable for the rock garden. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 

 per 100. 



Verna Caespitosa. A splendid rock plant for a shady position, forming an evergreen mat with 

 small white flowers in early May. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Armeria (Sea Pink or Thrift) 



Attractive dwarf plants that will succeed in any soil, forming evergreen tufts of bright green foliage, 

 from which innumerable flowers appear in dense heads, on stiff wiry stems, from 9 to 12 inches high. 

 They flower more or less continuously from early spring until late in fall. Very useful in the rockery 

 as well as in the border. 



Cephalotes Rubra. Large heads of crimson red flowers on stout stems. 

 \ Laucheana. Bright rose. 

 » Maritima Alba. A pretty pure white. 

 I Price. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Anchusa Italica, 

 Dropmore Variety 



A sterling novelty, Anthemis Tinctoria, Perry's Variety. See page 198 



