GENEVA, NEW YORK 
DRACOCEPHALUM, continued 
D. Ruyschiana. 2 ft. July. Purplish flowers in 
whorls. 25 cts 
D. speciosum. ij ft. June. Showy, pinkish, blue 
flowers, with darker spots. 25 cts. 
D. Virginianum album. 2 ft. June and July. Pure 
white. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Echinacea • Cone Flower 
Echinacea purpurea. 2 to 4 ft. A showy, strong- 
growing plant with flowers of great duration in Au- 
gust and September. Large, reddish purple flowers, 
with drooping rays. 15 cts. each, $1.20 for 10. 
Echinops • Globe Thistle 
An ornamental Thistle, with broad foliage which 
gives a fine effect in combination with the large, 
globular flowers. 
Echinops pumilum. 3 ft. Dark blue heads, some- 
what smaller than E. ritro. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
E. Ruthenicus (Ritro). 2 to 3 ft. July to September. 
Bears an abundance of large, globular heads of blue 
flowers. 20 cts. each, Si. 50 for 10. 
Elymus Glaucus 
Elymus glaucus (Blue Lyme Grass). A handsome 
grass, with narrow, glaucous, silvery foliage; well 
adapted for planting in the border. 15 cts. each, 
$1.20 for 10. 
Epigea • Trailing Arbutus 
The New England “May Flower” is essentially a 
child of the woods, and it is not easy to establish, but 
can be successfully grown in leaf mold in shady, 
moist spots. 
Epigea repens. 2 in. April and May. Clear pink, 
fragrant flowers; very choice. 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 
10. 
Epilobium • Great Willow Herb 
Perennials of easy culture. 
Epilobium angustifolium. 4 ft. June to August. 
Showy spikes of clear red flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.20 
:for 10. 
Epimedium • Barren Wort 
A lovely genus of dwarf plants, forming neat 
•clumps about 1 foot high, of leathery leaves and 
graceful panicles of lovely flowers — white, yellow, 
lilac, crimson, purple and lavender. They grow best 
in light, peaty soil, in a partially shaded situation. 
Epimedium alpinum. gin. May. Long panicles of 
showy flowers with grayish outer, crimson inner 
sepals, and yellow petals. 25 cts. 
E. colchicum. 9 in. May. 35 cts. 
E. macianthum. 12 in. May. Spikes of lilac-pur- 
ple flowers. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
E., var. album. White form of the above. 35 cts. 
each, $3 for 10. 
E. pinnatum. 15 in. May. A strong-growing 
species, with clear yellow flowers. 25 cts. 
E. Muschianum rubrum. 1 ft. May. A fine species 
similar to but larger in detail than E. alpinum. 30c. 
each, $2 for 10. 
Erianthus • Ravenna Grass 
Erianthus Ravennae. Somewhat resembling the 
Pampas, having bronzy foliage and purplish plumes; 
grows about 4 ft. in height. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
Erigeron • Flea Bane 
Excellent plants for mixed borders, in somewhat 
moist but well-drained situations. 
Erigeron aurantiacus. i ft. June to August. A 
new plant, one of the best of this genus, and one of 
the finest of recent introductions. It forms a tuft of 
leaves somewhat in the way of Aster alpinus, having 
stems 9 inches in height, bearing bright orange flow- 
ers as large as a crown piece. It flowers very freely, 
and can be highly recommended. 20 cts. each, $1.50 
for 10. 
E. Coulteri. 15 in. July. Flowers white, with 
golden centers. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
E. speciosus. 2 ft. July to August. Large, blue 
flowers, violet-tinted and yellow centers. Fine for 
cutting and very desirable. 15 cts. each, $1.20 for 10. 
Eryngium • Sea Holly 
Handsome, spiny, ornamental foliage and im- 
mense, candelabra-formed branches terminating in 
globular heads of floivers. 
Eryngium alpinum. 3 ft. July and August. Bright 
blue flowers and stems. Leathery, spiny leaves. 35c. 
each, $2.50 for 10. 
E. amethystinum. 3 ft. July and August. A noble 
and handsome plant. It is as hardy as it is beautiful, 
and one that can be recommended as a first-class, 
strong-growing border perennial. It has handsome, 
spiny, laciniated foliage and heads of flowers of a 
lovely amethystine blue. 20 cts. each, Si. 50 for 10. 
E. aquaticum. 6 ft. June to October. Sub-tropical 
in effect. Flowers in branching heads, ivory-white. 
25 Cts. 
Erythronium • Dog’s-Tooth 
Violets 
Bulbous plants with broad, spotted and marbled 
violet, green and white, lily-of-the-valley-like foliage, 
and large, lily-like, recurved flowers of great beauty 
n early spring. In light, leafy soil, in sheltered por- 
tions of the rockery, in clumps on the margins of open 
borders, and among shrubbery, they are effective. 
Erythronium Americanum (Yellow Adder’s 
Tongue). 6 in. April and May. Flowers pale yellow. 
15 cts. each, Si. 20 for 10. 
E. grandiflorum. 6 in. April and May. An Oregon 
form, with large, cream-colored flowers. 25 cts. 
E. dens canis. April and May. Flowers on stems 
4 to 6 inches high, drooping and varying in color 
from rosy purple to white; moist, peaty soil. 25 cts. 
Eulalia 
These ornamental grasses from Japan give fine 
effects grown in masses and are indispensable in all 
planting in association with flowering plants. 
Eulalia gracillima. 4 to 5 ft. This is the most use- 
ful as well as the most beautiful of all the Eulalias, 
and is entirely hardy. Its leaves are very narrow and 
dark green, with silver-white mid-rib: and whether 
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