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Anemone. Windflower 



The Anemones bloom from August to October. 

 Their flowers are most showy, and resemble large 

 apple blossoms. They are good for cutting and 

 one of the most desirable of all perennials. A 

 slight protection is beneficial in Winter. 2 to 3 

 feet. See illustration below. 



ANEMONE Japonica. Japanese Wind- 

 flower. Bright rose color. 



var. Queen Charlotte. Large, rose-like flowers 

 of beautiful silvery-pink color. 



var. Rosea superba. Very free; delicate soft 

 rose. 



var. Whirlwind. Pure white semi-double 

 flowers. One of the best. 



Aquilegia. Columbines 



AOUILEGIA Calif ornica Hybrida. These have 

 a range of color, red, yellow, pink and intermediate 

 shades that blend softly together. 2 feet. May to 

 June. 



A. Canadensis. Native Columbine. Bright 

 red and yellow. April to June. Ij^feet. 



A. chrysantha. Fragrant yellow flowers. May 

 to July. 2 }4 feet. 



A. coerulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. 

 A handsome form, showy with sky-blue flowers. 

 May to June. 1 >^ feet. 



A. Flabellata nana alba. A pure waxy white 

 and very large flower. Dwarf, with thick foliage. 

 Flowers in April. 1 [o 1}4 feet. 



ARABIS Alpina. Rock Cress. A very low- 

 spreading plant, completel}' covered with pure 

 white flowers in April and May. Indispensable for 

 rockeries, etc. 



ARMERIA formosa. This little evergreen 

 plant flowers all Summer, sending up wiry stems 

 with terminal balls of pink and white. 1 foot. 



ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. A 

 shrubby perennial, with bright orange flowers 

 lasting a long time. Distinct. July to August. 

 2 feet. 



Asters 



See illustration, page 86 



ASTERS, the Hardy Perennial Types. Showy 

 Autumn plants that grow from 3 to 5 feet high, 

 with myriads of tiny, bright-colored, daisy-like 

 flowers. \'ery desirable for mass planting or for 

 use in sylvan or natural landscapes. \\'e offer a 

 choice strain of assorted colors in purple and lilac 

 shades. 



Aster Grandiflorus. Good, strong growing; 

 purple; well branched. 4 feet. 



A. Shortii. A good lilac-white. 3 feet. 



A. Tatarica. Heavy oblanceolate foliage with 

 flowering stem 4 feet high. Distinct and rigid. 

 Flowers clear lavender, with conspicuous yellow 

 stamens. 



Five or more plants of any one variety at the price per lo; 



ASTILBE Japonica. Herbaceous Spirea. 

 Well-known plant. White feathery panicles in 

 contrast with its delicate foliage. 2 feet. June to 

 July. 



A. Davidii. Plumes of deep rose color on long 

 stems during Julv and August. Grows 4 feet high. 

 Price, 25 cents each; §2.00 per 10. 



BABTISIA Australis. Deep blue flowers in 

 pretty racemes in June and July. 2 feet. 



BELLIS perennis. English Daisy. Popular 

 favorites of very low growth and beautiful little 

 round flowers in earliest Spring. Splendid for 

 bedding and edging. 



var. Giant Rose. Bright rose. 



var. Snowball. Pure white. 



Prices of either of the above are 10 cents 

 each; 75 cents per 10; $5.00 yer 100. 



BOCCONIA cordata. During July and August, 

 this tall perennial (6 to 8 feet) is at its best, with 

 large, loose terminal panicles of creamy white 

 flowers. It is a splendid thing to use in shrubbery 

 borders, in masses, and at the back of perennial 

 plantings. 



BOLTONIA asteroides. False Chamomile. 

 In their season the Boltonias are one of our showiest 

 herbaceous plants. They resemble the Asters in 

 form, but bloom earlier and more profusely. White. 

 5 feet. August to September. See illustration, 

 page 86. 



B. latisquama. The flower is a pretty pink; 

 in other respects similar to the above. 



Anemone or Windflower, with abundant delicate flowers in 

 September. 



25 or more at the price per loo 



