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NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PLANTS 
A. Geyeri. *% 10 inches; light pink, erect 
umbels, distinct color, early. 3, 50c; dozen, 
11.50. 
A. Purdomii. J 6 inches; Thibet; very 
short foliage and large erect umbels of 
showy lilac flowers; rather late; distinct 
and one of the best. 30c; dozen, $2.00. 
A. recurvatum album. *f A pure white 
form, very lovely, rare. 30c; dozen, $2.50. 
A. recurvatum superbum. *$ 15 inches; tal¬ 
ler, more robust and with larger flowers than 
the type; not surpassed by any other, the - 
large umbels of clear rose are beautifully 
poised on arching stems. 3, 35c; doz., $1.25; 
100 , $ 8 . 00 . 
A. schoenoprasum. (Chive.) Makes fine 
low clumps for the rock garden, flowers 
lilac. 30c; dozen, $2.00. 
A. Sibericum. $ A rare, glorified type of 
chives, the large umbels of lavender-lilac or 
pink blossoms on 10-inch stems. Larger and 
less rampant than chives, and an ideal flow¬ 
ering Allium for the rock garden; either 
color, 30c; dozen, $2.50. Mixed, $2.00 per 
dozen. 
A. stellatum. % Bright rose umbels on 12- 
inch stems, late-flowering; middle U. S. 30c; 
dozen, $2.00. 
A. striatum. (Syn. Nothoscordium.) *$ 6 
inches; straw-yellow, fragrant, early, and 
often in autumn. 30c; dozen, $2.00. 
A. textile. *$ 6 inches; a white flowered 
species for very dry soil. 30c; dozen, $1.50. 
A. Thibeticum. $ On the order of Pur¬ 
domii, hut taller, to 12 inches. 30c; dozen, 
$2.50. 
ANCHUSA. Boraginaceae. Common soil; 
best with light shade. 
A. myosotidiflora. % To 15 inches; sprays 
of Forget-me-not flowers in April and May, 
from a rosette of broad foliage. 40c; 3, 
$1.00; dozen, $3.00. 
ANEMONE, Ranunculaceae. Good peaty 
soil, light shade. 
A. globosa. *$ 8 inches; red blossoms and 
fluffy seed heads, finely-cut foliage. 40c; 3, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
A. patens Nuttalliana. *$ 6 inches; the 
silky buds of the American Pasqueflower 
expand before the leaves into large blos¬ 
soms of pale lilac; rather difficult to estab¬ 
lish. 30c; 3, 75 cents. 
A. Pulsatilla. $ European Pasqueflower. A 
very dependable and attractive rock plant 
for partial shade; large blossoms of bluish 
or deep lavender, early spring. 30c; dozen, 
$2.50. 
A. Pulsatilla rubra. % A fine maroon-red 
form of the European Pasqueflower, hardy 
and floriferous. 30c; dozen, $2.50. 
A. sylvestris. $ Snowdrop Anemone. Flow¬ 
ers large, pure white, fragrant. 50c each, 3 
for $1.25. 
AQUILEGIA. Ranunculaceae. The moun¬ 
tain types require a peaty soil with light 
shade; a slightly moist moraine with the 
moisture quite uniform is ideal. The Rain¬ 
bow hybrids are best in full sun. 
A. ooerulea. *$ To 18 inches; the Colora¬ 
do State Flower; a marvel among Colum¬ 
bines with its 4-inch blossoms; petals white, 
calyx blue, long-spurred. Large size and 
purity of color assured by planting our true 
native stock. 50c; 3, $1.25. 
A. Helenae. t A supposed hybrid of coer- 
ulea, rather dwarf, with large flowers of 
blue and white, wtih short spurs; easily 
grown. 40c; 3, $1.00. 
A. Hybrida, Rainbow Blend. Rainbow Col¬ 
umbine. Pronounced by many growers, the 
most colorful and brilliant of all hybrid col¬ 
umbines. Unsurpassed in splendid habit, 
vigor, size of bloom and length of season. 
The infusion of a certain rare species into 
the strain has resulted in vivid scarlet, Ver¬ 
million and crimson reds, not acquired in 
other hybrids. Pale tints are reduced to a 
proper minimum. In mixture only; thrifty 
flowering roots, 2 for 30c; dozen, $1.50; per 
hundred, $10.00. 
Arenaria Hookeri. *$ Very dwarf cush¬ 
ioned rock plant for a dry, sunny position. 
Evergreen tufts bearing many white florets 
in tiny sprays. 40c; 3, $1.00. 
ARTEMISIA. C'ompositae. Dry Soil, full 
sun. From many western species I select 
the following silvery gems for the rock gar¬ 
den. They are really tiny shrubs, and differ 
from most herbaceous types in their re¬ 
strained growth and non-weedy habit. The 
large Sage-brush is included with shrubs. 
A. Fendleri. *} Fairy Sage. Evergreen 
tufts of gray-green foliage bearing 10-inch 
sprays of silvery luster suitable for cutting 
or drying. Its charming, sharply-cut foliage 
is attractive at. all seasons and is a suitable 
foil for colored flowers and lends itself to 
bordering or design work. Non-creeping and 
classy enough for the most exclusive plant¬ 
ing. 40c; 3, $1.00; dozen, $3.50. 
A. minuta. *$ A small tufted sage with 
greener foliage of finer cut; excellent for 
variety. 40c; 3, $1.00; dozen, $3.50. 
A. pedatifida. *t Birdfoot Sage. The tin¬ 
iest shrubby species, evergreen, a filigree of 
silver, the tufts about two inches in height. 
It is easily grown, but resents crowding and 
must not have wet feet, 50 cents. 
ASCLEPI AS tuberosa. Butterfly-root, Flow¬ 
ers in umbels, orange-yellow, nearly all sum¬ 
mer. 30c; 3, 75 cents. 
ASTE,R. C'ompositae. Moist but well- 
drained soil, full sun. 
A. alpinus albus. t The snow-white alpine 
aster, 6 inches, flowering profusely in early 
summer. 30c; 3, 75 cents. 
A. alpinus Goliath. { Large-flowered with 
violet rays and yellow disc; 8 inches. One 
of the finest of dwarf asters for the rock 
garden. 30c; 3, 75 cents. 
