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WAYSIDE GARDENS 
Arenaria - Sandwort 
Three Doz. 100 
Balearica- An emerald mantle for shady 
rocks. Myriads of white, fairy, starlike 
flowers in May, one-half inch high.$0.85 $2.50 $18.00 
♦Grandiflora. From the Pyrenees Mountains. 
Covers itself with pure, snow-white, star- 
like flowers. One of the best of all rock 
plants. May flowering . 
.65 , 
1.70 
12.00 
♦Montana. Close tufts, profusely covered with 
small, silvery white flowers quite early in 
the season. Excellent as an edging plant in 
formal gardens and for rockeries in sunny 
places. The flowers in May resemble small, 
white, upturned morning glories. 
.55 
1.50 
10.00 
Verna (Caespitosa). A prostrate growing 
plant creeping low over the ground and 
between cracks in stones. Excellent for 
the rock garden and between flagstones . . 
.75 
2.00 
15.00 
Armeria - Thrift or Sea-Pink 
♦Cephalotes rubra. 8 to 10 inches; deep pink 
flowers freely produced from a neat 
cushion-like plant . 
.65 
1.70 
12.00 
♦Laucheana. Bright rosy red. 3 to 6 inches. 
May-June. Very free flowering . 
.55 
1.50 
10.00 
♦Maritima. 3 to 6 inches. May and June. .Valu¬ 
able for edging; flowers pale pink; foliage 
grass-like, evergreen . 
.55 
1.50 
10.00 
♦Maritima alba. 3 to 6 inches. May and June. 
Tufts of deep green foliage; white flowers. 
.55 
1.50 
10.00 
♦Wayside Gardens Tall Hybrids. 18 to 24 
inches. June to October. Large flowers of 
delightful white, rose and pink shades. 
Very useful for edging and cutting. 
.50 
1.25 
8.00 
Asperula - Woodruff 
♦Odorata. 6 to 8 inches high. Increases rapidly 
and is used for carpeting shady places and 
in the rock garden. Heads of snowy white 
flowers appear just above the foliage in 
May. A fine, scented herb reminding one of 
new mown hay . 
.75 
2.00 
15.00 
Aster 
♦Alpinus albus. Fine dwarf white Aster, bear¬ 
ing large, single white flowers on stems 
6 to 8 inches high. May and June. Excellent 
for rock gardens; plant in full sun, 6 to 8 
inches apart . . 
.55 
1.50 
10.00 
♦Alpinus, Goliath. Indispensable for the rock¬ 
ery or edge of hardy borders; 6 to 10 inches 
high, and bears large, showy, bluish purple 
flowers in May and June. Plant in full sun, 
6 to 8 inches apart . 
.65 
1.70 
12.00 
♦Alpinus rubra. Also good for the rock gar¬ 
den or as an edging plant, producing rose- 
purple flowers; 6 to 10 inches high. May 
and June. Plant in full sun, 6 to 8 inches 
apart . 
.65 
1.70 
12.00 
♦Diplostiphoides (Dubia). A very fine dwarf 
Aster for the rock garden, producing early 
in the season, pale blue flowers, 2 to 3 
inches across. Plant in full sun, 10 to 12 
inches apart . 
.85 
2.50 
18.00 
♦Farreri, Big Bear. With beautiful flowers of 
the richest violet, orange center, for rock 
garden or border. Plant in full sun, 10 to 
12 inches apart . 
.85 
2.50 
18.00 
♦Mauve Cushion. Distinct species. It forms a 
circular cushion-like plant 1 % feet across, 
rarely exceeding 9 inches in height, the 
flowers of delicate, soft mauve, with sil¬ 
very white reflection, measure over 114 
inches in diameter, and are produced in 
such lavish profusion as to completely 
cover the plant; the blooms begin to ex¬ 
pand early in October, but are not at their 
best until November. Plant in full sun, 
1 foot apart .65 
♦Forteri. One of the very few Asters suitable 
for the wall garden. In fact, the only one 
worth while. Also good for the rockery. 
Plant in full sun, 6 to 8 inches apart .... 
Aubrietia - Rainbow Rock-Cress 
Eyri. Pretty dwarf-growing plants suitable 
for the rockery or for the edge of the bor¬ 
der. They form masses of silvery green 
foliage and sheets of various colored flow¬ 
ers in the spring and early summer.55 
1.70 
1.75 
12.00 
12.00 
10.00 
Asperula Odorata. 
Aubrietia. 
Growing on top of a garden wall. 
Aster Alpinus. 
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