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ALLIUM cernuum. Nopdixg Wild Onion. Somewhat like A. stramineum. Each Doz. 
below, in height, etc., but with white or pale pink flowers.. ?o 06 
A. stramineum. Siberian Wild Onion. Grows about 2 feet high, soon 
forming, by division, large clumps of bulbs, bearing globular heads'of light 
rose flowers. Pretty when growing, but this and the other two species named 
have a strong onion odor. July.06 
A. tricoccum. Wild Leek. This is our com¬ 
mon Leek or Wild Onion, which sends up its wide 
green leaves in early spring; these soon die down, 
and later in summer the bulb sends up a bare 
stalk of white flowers.06 
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HOLLYHOCKS, SINGLE. 
(Althaea rosea.) 
The most permanent and hardy of this species. 
They afford a most striking effect when placed 
against any deep green object, like an evergreen 
hedge, are pretty among shrubbery, and will last 
for years when once established. Summer. 
Mixed colors . 
Single Rose .Seeds, S cts. per pkt. 
“ Fringed ... “ 8 cts. “ 
White . . Sets. 
“ Fringed . . “8 cts. “ 
Light Cream ... “15 cts. “ 
HOLLYHOCKS, DOUI 
(Althaea rosea, fl. pi.) 
Semi-double Reddish Purple. Seeds,8c. perpkt. 
“ Mixed Colors “ 8c. “ 
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AItha*a. 
Cream-White 
Pale Sulphur 
Sc. 
ALYSSUM. Madwort 
ordinary garden soil. 
A. alpestre is a tufted?species 3 to 6 inches high. 
Native of southern Europe. 
The following are perennials of easy culture in any 
Nice for rock work or front borders. 
Flowers yellow, last of May. 
. . . Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. . 
A. rostratum (,-L Wierzbickii ). This has closer corymbose heads and deep 
yellow flowers in early June. Native of Asia Minor . . Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. . 
A. saxatile is one'of the most permanent of the Madworts, as it lasts year after 
year in good, suitable soil. It grows about a foot high, having bright yellow 
flowers in May. 
AMIANTHIUM. See Zygadenus. 
AMSONIA Tabernremontana .Seeds,[5 cts. perpkt. . 
ANCHUSA italica. A line perennial, with blue or purple flow¬ 
ers in June; 4 feet high and branching. Nice for back bor¬ 
der or among shrubbery. 
A. officinalis (/I. incarnata). Has a profusion of small, pretty, 
Aly&sum saxatile. 
ANEMONE. Wind-flower, belongs to the 
natural order of Rnnunculacccr . or Crow¬ 
foot family, constituting an extensive genus, 
many of which are very attractive, hardy 
perennials for cultivation. A rich, sandy 
loam, moist but well-drained, is what they 
like; yet, for these, any good garden soil 
seems to suit. The border is the most suit¬ 
able place, or some may be used about rock- 
work to good advantage. They also make 
good pot-plants, giving brilliant flowers in 
midwinter. 
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