ALPINE NURSERIES, BOULDER, COLORADO. 
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PLANTS AND SEEDS 
—OF THE — 
Seeds of species preceeded by (*), ten cents per packet. 
L *Abronia fragrans.— Fragrant Abronia, 1 ft. A very desirable half 
trailing plant, of the Fouro’Clock family; with large umbels of white, 
tubular dowers, in broad white or purplish involucres. Blooms freely 
all summer. Each, 20cents; per dozen, $2.00. 
2. *Aconitum Columbianum.— Blue Monk’s Hood, 5 ft. A freely 
branching sort with dark blue dowers freely produced during the early 
summer months. Each 15 cents; per dozen, $1.00. 
3- Columbianum Albidum.— 3 ft. Pure white variety. Each, 
30 cents. 
4. Anemone patens, var. Nuttalliana.— Wind Flower, % ft. 
One of the earliest dowers. Large, lavender, crocus-shaped dowers, 
followed by the plumose fruit and laciniate, silky foliage. Each, 10 
cents; per dozen, 75 cents. 
5. Antennaria dioica. -Rosy Everlasting. A very dwarf perennial ever¬ 
lasting, with rose colored involucre and silky white foliage. Each, 15 
cents; per dozen, $1.00. 
6. *ApOCynum androsemaefolium. -Indian Hemp, 1 ft. Dwarf, 
bushy plant, covered with rose and white, bell shaped, very fragrant 
dowers: followed by long needle-shaped pods. Each, 10 cents; per 
dozen, 75 cents. 
7- AquiSegia coerulea. —Rocky Mountain Columbine, 2 ft. Undoubt¬ 
edly the best of the columbines. Flowers immense, with blue sepals, 
white petals, long spurs, and bright yellow stamens. Each, 10 cents; 
per dozen, $1.00. 
8. Artimisia frigida.— Mountain Sage, Wormwood, 1 ft. A plant desir¬ 
able for its ornamental foliage, and aromatic fragrance. Each, 10 
cents; per dozen, 60 cents. 
0. *AsciepiaS speciosa. —Showy Silkweed, 3 ft. Large vigorous plant 
with large umbels of curious purple dowers. The silk on the seeds of 
this species is used for making fancv balls. Each, 20 cents; per dozen, 
$1.50. 
10. *incarnata. — Red Silkweed, 4 ft. A tall slender sort with bright red 
dowers lasting several weeks. Each, 15 cents; per dozen, $1.00. 
11. verticillata, var. pumilla. White Silkweed, 34 ft. A very 
dwarf white dowered sort, booming a long time. A very choice little 
plant. Each, 10 cents; per dozen, 75 cents. 
12. ^Astragalus caryocarpus. —Desert Plum. A due sort of this very 
interesting genus. Half trailing, dowers white, pods plum-shaped, 
succulent, often colored. Each 35 cents. 
13. Canadensis.— Canadian Astragalus or Vetch, 1 ft. Erect sort, with 
dense spikes of pale yellow dowers. Each, 20 cents; per dozen, $1.50. 
14. *hypoglottis .— Showy A. or Vetch, % ft. Very dwarf, dowers bright 
