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HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
Dielytra formosa. Combines fern-like grace with | 
profusion of pink flowers, i ft. May to Aug. 
spectabilis. Heart-shaped, rose-crimson flowers, 
borne along slender arching stalks. 2j^ ft. 
April to June. 
DIGITALIS. Foxglove. Tall, stately plants, valu¬ 
able for borders or naturalizing, 
ambigua. Yellow, veined brown. 2 to 3 ft. 
June, July. 
lanata. Creamy white. 2 to 3 ft. June, July, 
purpurea. Rose-purple or white. 3 ft. June, July. 
DORONICUM. Leopard’s Bane. Showy plants, 
valuable for being amongst the first hardy 
plants to flower. 
austriacum. Yellow daisy-like flowers. 1 J/f ft. May. 
plantagineum excelsum. Bright yellow; early 
spring. 
ECHINACEA purpurea. Purple Cornflower. A 
free-flowering plant, of erect habit, throwing 
up stout flower-spikes 3 to 4 feet high, crowned 
with large pink flowers 4 to 6 inches across. 
July, Aug. 
ECHINOPS. Globe Thistle. Robust-growing plants, 
valued for their handsome, thistle-like foliage 
and globular heads of flowers. 
Ritro. Heads of glistening blue flowers on stout 
stems. 3 pi ft. July, Aug. 
sphasrocephalus. An imposing plant, with white 
heads of flowers. 6 ft. July, Aug. 
EPIGAEA repens. Trailing Arbutus. A very popu¬ 
lar, prostrate-growing evergreen, bearing clus¬ 
ters of sweet-scented, rose-tinted flowers in 
May. Peaty soil in a shady position suits it 
best. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Echinacea purpurea 
All Herbaceous Perennials, unless 
EPILOBIUM angustifolium. Willow Herb. A 1 
handsome, free-flowering plant, too vigorous 
for the border but first-class for naturalizing in 
woodland. Crimson. 3 to 4 ft. June to Aug. 
Dodonaei. A dainty dwarf species, suitable for 
rock-garden or front of border. The whole 
plant is entirely covered with rose-colored 
flowers during July and August. 1 ft. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
EPIMEDIUM. Barrenwort. Spring-flowering 
plants, combining, floriferousness with hand¬ 
some foliage. Thrive best in partial shade. 
alpinum. Crimson and yellow. 1 ft. May, June. 
colchicum. Bright golden yellow. 
hexandrum. Very dwarf; pale yellow. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
Musschianum. Yellow. 
Musschianum rubrum. Red. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
violaceum. Violet. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
EREMURUS. Among the most stately and impos¬ 
ing of all hardy herbaceous plants. Stout, mas¬ 
sive spikes, densely clothed with flowers arising 
from tufts of strap-like leaves. They require 
a deep well-manured soil and a sheltered situa¬ 
tion. 
himalaicus. Spikes 6 to 8 feet high, the upper 2 
feet clothed with creamy white, lily-shaped 
flowers. $1 each. 
robustus. Gigantic spikes 7 to 10 feet high, with 
peach-colored flowers. $1 each. 
ERIGERON. Excellent plants for cutting, bearing 
aster-like flowers in great profusion. 
Asa Gray. A dwarf grower of semi-prostrate habit, 
bearing masses of apricot-colored flowers. 15 
in. June, July. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
glabellus. A dwarf plant, with violet flowers. 
1 ft. June, July. 
Quakeress. Large violet-blue flowers on branch¬ 
ing stems; a continuous bloomer. 2 ft. June 
to Oct. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
speciosus. Bright purple flowers. 2 ft. June to 
Sept. 
ERINUS alpinus. A dwarf, tufted rock plant, bear¬ 
ing a multitude of rosy purple flowers on short 
stalks. May to July. 6 in. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
albus. A white variety of the above. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
ERYNGIUM. Sea Holly. A group of plants hav¬ 
ing a somewhat thistle-like appearance, being 
ornamental in flower, leaf, and stem. 
alpinum. Large steel-blue flowers, borne on 
stems of the same color. 2 ft. July, Aug. 35 
cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
amethystinum. Stems and flower-heads of ame¬ 
thyst-blue. iK ft. July, Aug. 35 cts. each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
maritimum. Whitish glaucous flower-heads and 
prickly leaves of the same color. 1 ft. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
Oliverianum. Large rich blue flower-heads and 
stems. 3 ft. July, Aug. 35 cts. each, $3.50 
per doz. 
planum. Small lavender-blue flower-heads and 
glistening stems. 2 to 3 ft. July, Aug. 20 
cts. each, $2 per doz. 
ise noted, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
