ROCK GARDEN PLANTS 
ARTHUR LEE NURSERIES 
AOUI LEG IA. Columbine 
The Columbine is one of the most beautiful of all hardy plants and make themselves at home in any 
hardy border. Their period of flowering covers the late spring and early summer months. Taken 
as a whole, they are the most important part of the hardy garden and should be grown in quantity 
by every lover of old-fashioned garden flowers. The following varieties are all suitable for 
cutting and are attractive when used with other flowers. 
Culture: Columbines succeed in ordinary soils. The addition of plenty of humus, provided by 
working into the soil well-decayed manure or peat will be found beneficial. Avoid heavy soils 
for the hybrids, however heavy soils are good for the common species. All sorts will grow in 
full sunlight, but prefer partial shade as the flowers develope better, grow larger and last 
longer in perfection in a partial shaded position. Plant S to 10 inches apart in groups of 
three or more. 
Canadensis. (8.) (Common American Columbine) 
The native bright red and yellow variety; in bloom for two months. Poes well in the rock garden. 
18 to 24 inches. 
Chrysantha, Silver Queen. ( 8 .) 
Very slender, dainty long-spurred Columbine of a beautiful silvery white, blooming later than 
the long-spurred hybrids. Blooms in late June and July. Grows 24 inches high. 
Coerulea. (8. ) (Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine) 
Lovely blue flowers with long spurs. 2£ ft. 
Coerulea, Rose Queen. (S.) 
Beautiful rose-pink shades with white center. 2 k ft. 
Coerulea, Candidissima. (8. ) 
A white form of Rose Queen. 
Dobbie's Imperial Hybrids. (S.L.1 
The new long-spurred Columbines are unequalled for their beautiful range of colors and sturdiness. 
Glandulosa Major. (8.) 
Very dark violet with a white corolla. 
Hensol Harebel1. ( 8 . ) 
Deep Violet Blue. 
Jaetschaui. ( 8 .) 
A very fine large yellow with red spurs. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott Long-Spurred Hybrids. (8.L.) 
We offer a very choice strain of these lovely hybrids, ranging in color tones from creamy white 
and yellow to bronze-red and blue shades. The combination of shades found in this selection de¬ 
fies description. 2i ft. 
Nivea Grandiflora. ( 8 . ) 
A fine white, robust variety and profuse bloomer, 2 ft. 
Skinneri. ( 8 .) 
Excellent in shady places where its greenish yellow corolla with scarlet spurs show off to great 
advantage. In full bloom during May and June. 
Aquilegia - Mrs. Rcott Flliott’s Long-spurred Hybrids 
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