IRIP6EP0RT, PENNA. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Vulgaris Erects Edelweiss. fS. ) 
This i3 a dwarf white sort ie inches tall and with stout, curved spurs. This variety has the 
best foliage of any Columbine. 
Crieson Star. fS.) 
A new variety with rich crimson spurs, in wonderful contrast to the whi*e corolla. This is a 
combination of colors entirely new to Columbines. The plants are vigorous producing very large 
flowers. A worthwhile variety that should be in everyone's garden. 75* per dozen; $5.0C per 
IOC. 
ARABIS. White Rockcress. 
Useful plants for edgings, borders, rock gardens and wall gardens. It blooms very soon after 
the snow disappears and the flowers are so numerous that when a plant is in bloom, no foliage 
is visible. 
Culture: Any good garden soil will do, provided it is loose and open. Arabis is a drought-re¬ 
sistant plant, does not need much water, but requires a lot of sun and heat. After blooming the 
plants should be cut back, thus causing them to branch freely and form better plants for next 
years bloom. 
♦ Alpine. (S.L. ) 
Pure white flowers produced in dense masses, in April and May. Looks well when combined with 
Hardy Alyssum and Aubretia. 6 to 8 inches. 
♦ Alpine. flora piano. (L.) 
Double white rockcress; very fine rock plant blooming from April to June. 6 inches. Clumps 35* 
each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per Doz. 
♦ Alpina roaaa. (S.) 
Similar in habit to the above single white variety. The flowers are a delicate pale pink. 
ARENARIA. Sandwort. 
All are of dwarf-growing or creeping habit. Splendid 
plants for the rock garden and for planting between the 
stones of a flagstone walk or terraces. 
Culture: All require a well drained and rather poor 
sandy soil in a sunny location. 
♦ Beleerice. (L.) 
An emerald mantle for shady rocks. Myriads of white, 
fairy, starlike flowers in May, one-half inch high. 
35* each;$1.00 per 3; $3.50 per doz. 
♦ Montene. (L. ) 
Very desirable evergreen plant, forming a dense carpet 
of foliage and covered with large white flowers in 
spring. 
ARMERIA. Sea Pink or Thrift. 
Dwarf growing perennials with grassy leaves and form¬ 
ing plants of compact, tufted growth. The flowers are 
borne in globular heads from May until the end of July 
and intermittently the rest of the summer and fall. 
The plants are suitable for the edgings of borders and 
most attractive in the rock garden. 
Culture: These grow in any good soil in a sunny loca¬ 
tion. Plant 6 to 8 inches apart. 
♦Cephalotes rubra. (L.) 
A strong growing variety with crimson-red flowers. 8 
to 12 inches. 
♦ Laucheana. (S.L.) 
Bright rosy red. Very free flowering. 3 to 6 inches. 
♦ Mar it iee alba. (L. ) 
Vvhite flowers 3 to 6 inches. 
Foraosa hybrida. (S.L.) 
Large flowers of delightful white, light pink, pink and rose shades. June to October, 15 
inches. 
Arabis alpina flore-pleno 
May and June. 
ARTEMESIA. Worewood; Southernwood. ..... .. . 
Shrubby, sage-like plants, more suitable for the foliage effect in the hardy border than for the 
flowers. The foliage is very finely cut and varies from light gray to dark green. 
Culture: Artemesias, especially A. lactiflora, like a soil which is moist and it should be 
rather rich in order to produce good blooms. 
Lactiflora: (L.) , , , 
A tall-growing plant of fine foliage and producing large, branching panicles of sweetly scented, 
creamy white flowers which are fine for cutting. 3 to 4 ft. August and September. 
Silver King. (L. ) , , . , ,. 
A striking white-leaved plant used for contrast. Its bright silver-colored stems and foliage 
are of great value as a filler for bouquets, the stems may also be cut and dried for use in 
winter bouquets. 
ASCLEPIAS. Butterfly Weed. . . 
The Asclepias is nice for sunny spots in the rockery or border; also fine for naturalizing in 
the wild garden. , _ 
Culture. Vvill thrive in ordinary soil that is welldrained, in a sunny location. They are 
drought resistant. 
Tuberose. (S.L.) ,, .... 
Attractive plants, flowering during July and August, doing well under adverse conditions. Pro¬ 
duces umbels of bright orange flowers which are fine to cut and last a long time. 18 inches. 
