DECORATIVE PLANTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
iAy State Nurseries 
IN COR.POR.ATED 
Aruncus Sylvester 
•Armeria laucheana robusta. 8-10 in. June-Oct. 
Large, crimson flowers, excellent for cutting. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•maritima (Common Thrift). 3-6 in. May-June. 
Lavender-pink flowers. Evergreen mat-like plants 
useful for edging. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•maritima alba. White-flowered form of the above. 
60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•ARRHENATHERUM bulbosum variegatum (Varie¬ 
gated Oatgrass). 6-12 in. Green and white 
foliaged grass. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
ARTEMISIA (Wormwood). Finely cut leaves and 
inconspicuous flowers, used mostly for foliage 
effects and in herb-gardens. They thrive in poor, 
dry soil. 
abrotanum (Southernwood). 3-4 ft. Deep green 
foliage. $1.05 for 3; $2.70 for 10. 
absinthium (Common Wormwood). 2-4 ft. Olive- 
green foliage. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
dracunculus (Tarragon). 3 ft. Dark green, pointed 
foliage. 
•frigida (Fringed Wormwood). 12-18 in. Silvery 
gray foliage. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
lactiflora (White Mugwort). 3-4 ft. Aug.-Sept- 
Creamy white sprays of flowers excellent for 
borders and for cutting. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•pontica (Roman Wormwood). 9-12 in. Silvery, 
aromatic foliage. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•purshiana (Cudweed Wormwood). 15 in. Silvery 
foliage. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
Silver King (Ghost Plant). 3 ft. Silvery white 
foliage. 
•stelleriana (Beach Wormwood). 12-18 in. Silvery, 
divided foliage. 
ARUNCUS Sylvester (Common Goatsbeard). 4 ft. 
June. Feathery, white flowers on Astilbe-like 
plumes. 
•ASARUM canadense (Wild Ginger). 8-12 in. April- 
May. Small, brownish purple (lowers at the base 
of long-stemmed, heart-shaped leaves. An excel¬ 
lent ground-cover for moist, shady places. 60 cts. 
for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•ASPERULA odorata (Sweet Woodruff). 6—8 in. May. 
Hay-scented, whorled foliage and small white 
flowers. A ground-cover for moist, shady places. 
ASCLEPIAS (Milkweed). Native plants fine for the 
wild garden in sunny places, although A. tuberosa 
may be used in the perennial border, 
incarnata (Swamp Milkweed). 3-4 ft. July. Nod¬ 
ding heads of rosy purple flowers and ornamental 
seed-pods. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
tuberosa (Butterflyweed). 18-24 in. July-Sept. 
Brilliant orange flowers. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
ASPHODELINE lutea (Common Jacob’s-Rod). 2-3 
ft. July-Aug. Tall spikes of fragrant, bright yel¬ 
low, lily-like flowers and sword-like foliage. 
ASTERS 
A large variety of species and named kinds gives a 
wide range of colors, forms, and blooming seasons. 
Rayed flowers, usually produced in heavy trusses, 
although some are solitary, and the new group of 
Dwarf Hardy Border Asters are a dense, compact 
mass of flowers. 
acris. 8-12 in. Sept. Blue. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•alpinus (Rock Aster). 6—9 in. May—June. Violet- 
blue. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•alpinus albus. 6 in. May—June. White. 75 cts. for 
3; $2.00 for 10. 
•alpinus, Dark Beauty. 6 in. Dark violet-blue. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•alpinus giganteus. 12-15 in. Large; soft blue. 
75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•alpinus, Goliath. 6-10 in. Bluish purple. 75 cts. 
for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•amellus bessarabicus (Bessarabian Aster). 18 in. 
Aug. Dark purplish blue; orange center. Good 
for cutting. 75 cts. for 3; $2.00 for 10. 
•amellus, Elegans. 12-18 in. Aug. Free blooming. 
Bright bluish lilac. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•amellus. King George. 18 in. Aug.-Sept. Extra- 
large flowering trusses of bluish violet flowers. 
$1.20 for 3; $3.60 for 10. 
ericoides (Heath Aster). 18 in. Oct. Sprays of small 
white flowers. 60 cts. for 3; $1.50 for 10. 
•farreri, Big Bear. 18 in. June-July. Rich violet, 
orange center. $1.05 for 3; $2.70 for 10. 
frikarti (Wonder of Staefa). 2ft. Aug.-Oct. 
Distinctive, hardy, summer-flowering Aster. 
Stocky, upright growth, bearing long-stemmed 
sprays of lavender-blue flowers, 2 inches across. 
$1.50 for 3; $4.50 for 10. 
Aster novae-anglise, Barr’s Pink. See page 61 
Except where otherwise noted, all Perennials are priced at 90 cts. for 3; $2.40 for 10 
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