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CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
single poppy. The ieaves are armed with slender 
prickles, marked with white stripes, and are rather 
pretty. Hardy annual; two feet high. 
Argemone, grandiflora, white, large. 5 
“ Mexicana, bright yellow. 5 
“ Hunnemanni, carmine and yellow.5 
“ mixed, all best colors.. 5 
Argemone, Grandiflora. 
ARISTOI.OCHIA-^Dutchman's 
Pipe). 
A beautiful and rapid climber, with heart shaped 
leaves and singular, siphon shaped, rich purple flowers. 
As a covering for verandas, it is very effective. Start 
under glass; cover thinly. Hardy perennial; thirty feet 
high. 
Aristolochia, sipho. . ,. 10 
scented, produced in clusters and of a delicate lavender 
blue color. Very beautiful in bouquets, and entirely 
hardy. 
Asperula, azurea setosa. e 
ASTER. 
No family of plants bears such distinct marks of pro¬ 
gress as the Aster, and none are more eagerly sought. 
An almost endless variety, always reliable, it is not 
strange that they should become a necessity. The seed 
may be sown during the months of March and April 
under a frame or in the green-house, and transplanted 
in May. However, as the Aster is essentially a fall 
flower and the later blossoms are the finest, it is better 
to sow the seed in a frame, thinly, early in May, and 
transplant when strong enough, setting the plants out 
from six inches to one and a half feet apart according to 
the size and habit of the variety. The Aster requires 
considerable water, and liquid manure may be applied, 
occasionally, with good results. The large flowering 
varieties should be supported with stakes. 
For the convenience of our customers we have ar¬ 
ranged the Asters according to height, commencing 
with the dwarf and ending with the tall Asters. 
Aster, Shakespeare, mixed, a dwarf Aster, of won¬ 
drous beauty. The plants form a compact 
bush of ten or twelve inches in diameter, and 
six inches high. Flowers extra double, and 
well imbricated. Extremely full blooming, 
and keeps in flower till frost comes. All 
colors mixed .% ... 20 
“ new dwarf Bouquet, mixed, (Boltz), about 
eight inches high, very constant in height 
and habit of plant, which is a valuable quality. 
Extremely pretty and flowers freely. Splen¬ 
did mixed. . IO 
ARMERIA-CThrift, or Sea I»inU). 
These handsome plants are well adapted for ornament¬ 
ing rock work, and edging walks. May also be grown in 
pots in sandy loam. Start under glass. Hardy perennial; 
six inches high. 
Armeria, maritima, pink. . 5 
ASPERUEA. 
A profuse blooming annual of dwarf habit, only at¬ 
taining a height of twelve inches. Flowers sweet 
“ mixed dwarf Chrysanthemum, a dw’arf va¬ 
riety, growing only about ten inches high; is 
also late, and valuable for succession. The 
Aster, Chrysanthemum Flowered. 
flowers are very large, three or four inches in 
diameter, and freely produced. A single plant 
is a bouquet of itself. A ll colors mixed. ... 15 
Aster, Victoria, dwarf, like the Victoria in habit, 
but only about twelve inches high. Flowers 
very large, of exquisite shape and brilliant 
colors. Of great utility for edgings and pot 
culture. All colors mixed . 10 
“ mixed dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, a mag¬ 
nificent dwarf variety, about one foot high. 
When well grown, a single plant forms a com* 
Asperula. 
