ANTHERICUM Liliastrum Giganteum, hp, 3ft. Firs 
large, white, Lily-like, fine. 25 seeds. 
AQUILEGIA, Columbine, hp. I have a 
splendid collection of these graceful, showy, and 
beautiful perennials, all hardy, easily-grown, free- 
blooming, and greatly admired. They delight in 
moist soil and partial shade, and are easily started 
from seeds, which require from four to six weeks 
to germinate, according to conditions. 
Alpina, 2ft, blue firs, Sin across, 2 or 3 on a stem. 
Superba, 2ft, new, superb, firs blue, white corolla. 
Baicalensis, 2ft, beautiful blue, snow-white corolla. 
Barr's Glory Strain, large elegant, long-spurred 
flowers in the greatest variety of colors, superb 
shades, very superior. 
Benary's Improved Long-spurred, 2ft. A special 
strain surpassing all others, splendid. 
Californica Hybrida, 3ft, sepals and petals tinged 
orange, long carmine spurs, canary corolla. 
Canadensis, 1ft, old rose and golden yellow, 100s. 
Chrysantha, 3ft, chrome yellow, long spurs, blooms 
all Summer, a splendid perennial. 150 seeds. 
Double-flowd, 3ft, golden yellow, the best double. 
Grandiflora Alba, 2ft, large snow-white flowers. 
Coerulea, Rocky Mountain Columbine, 2ft, sky blue 
with white corolla, one of our loveliest, fine. 50s. 
Citrina, 2ft, long-spurred, lemon yellow, fine. 
Cuprea, 2ft, copper-red with straw corolla; long- 
spurred; an excellent Benary introduction. 
Double-flowered, 2ft, white, yellow, blue, mixed. 
Rose Queen, 2ft, lovely soft rose, white corolla. 
Erecta Nana Atroviolacea, 1 ft, dble violet-blue. 50 
Flabellata Alba, 1ft, pure white, early-flowering, 
Formosa, 1ft, large dble firs, nodding, graceful. 50 
Glandulosa, 3ft, large, nodding lilac-blue white tip. 
Haylodgensis Hybrids, long-spurred, splendid, mx. 
Helenae, 2ft, large flowers, violet-blue. 50 seeds. 
Hybrida Vernalis, 2ft, semi-double, long-spurred. 
Jaetschaui, 3ft, large golden firs, peach spurs. 50 s. 
Nivea Grandiflora, 3ft, large semi-double. 150 s. 
Olympia, 3ft, big blue firs, lovely white corolla. 
Scott Elliott's Long-spurred, mixed colors, fine. 
Siberica, 1ft, large dble, blue, rose, red, mixed. 50 
Skinneri, 2ft, yellow with scarlet spurs, profuse. 50 
Stellata fl. pi., 3ft, double, erect firs, mixed. 100 s. 
f Truncata, 3ft, old rose with yellow, early, fine. 100 
f Vervaneana fl. pi., rosy-lilac, variegated foliage, 
j Vulgaris fl. pi., 2ft, comes in many forms and colors, 
ij blooming throughout the season; can be grown a- 
long streams or in by-ways. Mixed colors, 150 s. 
Long-spurred varieties in splendid mixture. 150 s. 
| Complete Special Mixture all sorts, single and dble. 
• 5 «! ARABIS Alpina Grandiflora, Rock Cress, bp, 8in. 
One of the earliest and handsomest of all Spring 
firs, pure white in big clusters throughout Spring, 
making a glorious display. A "must have/*___ 
Alpina Rosea, a new variety with rosy flowers. 
Racemosa, hp, 8in, white, dwarf, large-flowered. 
ARENARIA Laricifolia, hp, 6in. A pretty white* 
flowered rock plant from Switzerland. 
Montana, hp, 6in. Large white flowers, very freely 
produced on long stems; a fine rock plant. 
ARISTOLOCHIA Tomentosa, hp, 30ft. A handsome 
hardy herbaceous vine with semi-tropical foliage 
and golden flowers followed by pretty seed-pods. 
ARMERIA, Thrift, hp. Charming Spring and Summer 
flowering hardy plants, glorious in a bed or bor¬ 
der, lasting well, and of the easiest culture. 
Dianthoides, 6in, light pink in close heads. 
Formosa, 1ft, rosy-pink flowers in great abundance 
in Summer and Autumn; fine for borders or beds. 
Gigantea Rubra, 2ft, new, lovely deep rose flowers. 
Laucheana, 6in, tufts, brilliant rose flowers; fine. 
Maritima Rosea, 1ft, lilac-rose flowers; fine. 
Maritima Splendens, bright rosy-magenta. 
ARNICA Montana, hp, 1ft. Showy golden flowers, 
2 inches across during July; a very handsome but 
rare plant; excellent for the rockery. 
ASCLEPIAS Tuberosa, hp, 2 ft. Showy clusters of 
orange and scarlet flowers; Summer. 25 seeds, 
ASPERULA Hexaphylla, hp, 3ft. The leaves small, 
in whorls, flowers white, tubular, panicled. 
Odorata, hp, 6in, Small snow-white flowers in May 
and June; very sweet when dried, pretty, a useful 
perennial for the rockery, 
ASPHODELUS Luteus, hp, 4ft, Yellow fragrant firs 
in long racemes; Lily-like, 8 seeds, 
ASTER, Perennial, Michaelmas Daisy, hp. These are 
fine Autumn flowers mostly blue and red shades. 
They are among our best perennials; some bloom 
well the first season. See page 28. 
Alpinus, 9in. Large violet-blue heads; fine border, 
Alpinus Goliath, 2ft. Large flowers, soft blue, fine. 
Amellus, 2ft, Blue and rose shades mixed. 
New Double-flowered, 3ft. Fine double and semi¬ 
double flowers, blue and red shades mixed. These 
are new and rare but the plants do not all produce 
double flowers, although my seeds are of the best. 
Snowflake, 2ft. Flowers large white; showy. 
Sub-coerulea, 9in. Very large lilac-blue flowers 
with gold center, fine for the rockery. 
Complete Mixture of above varieties. 100 seeds. 
ASTILBE Arendsii Hybrida, hp, 2ft. Rose shades; 
splendid large graceful plumes, very beautiful. 
Davidii, hp, 4ft. Long graceful panicles of rosy- 
lilac flowers, rare and beautiful. 
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