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Aquilegia— 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. They should be planted wher- 

 ever their presence will serve to lighten up a stiff or 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 do well in almost any soil or location although they prefer a sandy 

 loam and a moist but well drained sunny position. They usually make 

 themselves at home in any hardy border or rockery. Their period of flower- 

 ing covers the late spring and early summer months. Taken as a whole, 

 they are a most important plant of the hardy garden that should be 

 grown in quantity by every lover of old-fashioned garden flowers. 

 Canadensis. Our native Columbine; bright red and yellow. 

 Chrysantha. Long-spurred, bright yellow flowers. 



[v '' r > Dreer's Long-Spurred Mixed Hy- 



f fig brids. This is the most admired type of 



Columbines. Flowers of largest size vary- 

 ing in color through charming tones of 

 cream, pink, lavender, blue, white, red, 

 etc. Supplied in mixture only. 

 Dreer's Long-Spurred Pink Shades. 

 A special selection of the greatly admired 

 pink shades of this most popular type. 



A very effective rich blue 



Dreer's Long-Spurred Aquilegia or Columbine 



Amsonia 



Salicifolia. A stout, shrub-like plant, growing about 

 2 feet high, with terminal spikes of light steel-blue 

 flowers in July. Desirable to intersperse in clumps in 

 the front row of the shrubbery border. 25c each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Anchusa- Sea Bugloss, Alkanet 

 Italica Dropmore Variety. A grand improvement on the old 

 Italian Alkanet. Grows 5 to 6 feet high and produces its pretty 

 gentian-blue flowers in May and June. One of the best blue 

 perennials. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Helenae. 



variety. 

 Skinner i. 



25c each; $; 



Anchusa italica 

 Dropmore Variety 



Yellow petals, long red spurs. 

 Any of the above: 

 .50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Arabis— Rock Cress 

 Alpina. One of the most desirable of the 

 very early spring-flowering plants that is 

 especially adapted for edging and for the 

 rock garden. Does equally well in the 

 border, forming a dense carpet of pure 

 white flowers. Lasts a long time in bloom 

 and is nice for cutting. 



— flore-pleno. A distinct 

 double flowering form. 



— rosea. Single, delicate soft 

 pink. 



Any of the above: 25c each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Anchusa myosot id i flora 



Forget-me-not Flowered Bugloss 



An entirely different and distinct dwarf species from the 

 Caucasus, growing but 10 to 12 inches high. Covered 

 during April and May with sprays of beautiful Forget-me- 

 not-like flowers of a rich blue color. 25c each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Anthemis tinctoria, Perry's Variety 



Improved Golden Marguerite 



A wonderful improvement over the well-known Golden Mar- 

 guerite, Anthemis tinctoria. Easily grown in any ordinary border. 

 Produces large, well-shaped flowers nearly 3 inches across, from 

 June to October. The well proportioned bushes are most at- 

 tractive with their Fern-like foliage and are covered with bright 

 golden yellow flowers which are valuable for cutting. 15 to 18 

 inches. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Anthericum— St. Bruno's Lily 



Liliastrum major. A charming border plant with rush-like 

 foliage and 18 to 24 inch high racemes of small lily-like white 

 flowers during July and August. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 



Arabis alpina flore-pleno 



Garden Chrysanthemums offered on page 132 will supply an 

 abundance of flowers after everything else has been cut by frost 



