RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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ARMERIA —(Thrift) According to Standard¬ 
ized Plant Names this should be listed as 
Statice, but for convenience we will con¬ 
tinue to list as Armeria. 
■'caespitosa — Diminutive tufts of dark 
green spiny leaves, studded with almost 
stemless heads of dark pink flowers. 
Very rare. 50c each. 
*caespitosa hybrids —Hybrids of the pre¬ 
ceding, somewhat more robust and hav¬ 
ing larger flower heads on longer stems, 
color varying from deep pink to pure 
white. Mixture only. 25c each. 
ARTEMISIA (Wormwood) lactiflora — Dark 
green foliage, resembling an Astilbe. 
Fragrant creamy-white flowers on 4 to 6 
foot stems from July to Sept. 25c each. 
Silver King —The opening leaf buds gleam 
like tiny beads, the entire color effect 
that of bright frosted silver. Sprays may 
be cut for winter bouquets. 3 ft. 25c each. 
ASARUM —(Wild Ginger) A native ground 
cover for shady places. 
^caudatum — Dark, evergreen leaves on 
branches that root as they creep and 
makes excellent ground cover for moist 
places in shade. 25c each. 
■'hartwegi — Makes a dense clump with 
heart-shaped leaves mottled pale yellow 
or white. Nice for a shaded pocket in 
alpine garden, as they can do with less 
moisture than preceding. 25c each. 
^iemmoni —Somewhat more spreading than 
preceding, but otherwise much the same 
in both color of foliage and cultural re¬ 
quirements. 25c each. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa —(Butterfly Silkweed) 
Large heads of brilliant orange flowers 
on 18 to 24 inch stems, from July to Sept. 
For hot, dry places. 25c each. 
AS PERU LA cynanchica — A trailing plant 
with very fine foliage, making mats 12 
to 18 inches across, covered from June 
to Sept., with masses of small pinkish 
flowers. 25c each. 
ASTERS —Various species and hybrids. 
=^acris nanus —Makes neat compact bushes, 
10 to 12 inches high, smothered with lav¬ 
ender blue flowers during Aug. and Sept. 
25c each. 
^‘’alpinus superbus —Large purplish flowers 
with golden centers, on 10 inch stems. 
May and June. 25c each. 
^amellus King George —Rarely more than 
2 ft. in height, they form wide bushes 
smothered with large blue flowers from 
July to Sept. 35c each. 
"^amellus Rudolph Goethe —^Larg© lavender 
blue flowers on 18 inch stems from Aug. 
to Oct. 25c each. 
*amellus Sonia —An English introduction 
with flowers of pretty shade of pink. 50c 
each. 
*canbyi — Native of the Rockies, with 
showy flowers of rose pink to rose lilac, 
on 10 inch stems, from May to July. Rare 
and choice. 50c each. 
*farreri —“Big Bear”. Large flowers of the 
richest violet, with many narrow petals 
and orange centers, in early spring. 18 
inches. 50c each. 
*foliaceus —Large lavender flowers on 12 
inch stems. Thrives anywhere, but best 
in a rich, moist soil. June to Sept. 35c 
each. 
*forresti — Large purplish-violet flowers, 
with orange yellow disc, on 4 to 6 inch 
stems. Very dwarf and compact in 
growth, and the flowers very large for 
the size and height of the plant. 50c each. 
*frondeus —Another native of the Rockies 
with large bluish-lavender flowers on 12 
inch stems, from May to July. 50c each. 
*Gold Flake — Pretty deep golden yellow 
flowers on 12 to 18 inch stems from Aug. 
to Oct. 25c each. 
Hybrids —New dwarf hybrids originated in 
England by one of the garden superin¬ 
tendents for the British War Graves 
Commission in France, the commission 
looking after something like 750,000 
graves of British dead in France. (See 
back inside cover for illustration.) 
When looking for dwarf late-blooming 
subjects that would thrive without water 
and much attention, they turned to dwarf 
perennial asters and from hosts of seed¬ 
lings (we believe they are dumosus par¬ 
entage) selected the types they wanted. 
They eventually attracted so much at¬ 
tention that stock was placed in the 
hands of the trade for distribution. 
They are similar in habit to that of 
aster novi-belgi except for their height. 
Of strong and vigorous growth and easi¬ 
est culture, they are valuable for edging 
or grouping in front of borders as well as 
being charming when planted in clumps 
in the alpine or rock garden. Flowering 
period extends from August to October. 
We are pleased to offer the following 
varieties: 
*Countess of Dudley —Very free flowering, 
the clear pink flowers, with yellow eye, 
completely covering the compact bushes. 
12 inches. 25c each. 
* Daphne —About 12 inches high with beau¬ 
tiful soft pink flowers. 25c each. 
*Lady Henry Haddocks —Resembles Coun¬ 
tess of Dudley, but with flowers of a 
clear pale pink and somewhat more 
dwarf, about 9 inches. 25c each. 
