ECHINACEA PURPUREA HYBRID A—ecbdh(3-4)48. 
Long pendant petals from chocolate brown cones. Soft rose 
to royal purple. Thoroughly safe perennial of a considerable 
buxom attractiveness. Pkt. 10c; Y% o z. 25c; Yt oz. 40c. 
ECHINOPS SPHAEROCEPHALUS — ecbnx(8)72. Per¬ 
ennials of notable vigor. Rather striking thistly heads of 
steel blue. A straw-flower. Pkt. 5c; Yu oz. 30c. 
ECHINOPS EXALTATUS—Like above, but deeper blue, 
and possibly biennial. Pkt. 10c. 
ECHIUM BLUE BEDDER—*ebk(3-4) 12. Dense and showy 
spikes of deepest indigo bloom. Compact and even in habit. 
Will attract attention. Pkt. 15c. 
ECHIUM NEW HYBRIDS—*ebk(3-4) 36. One-sided flow¬ 
ering spike, terminating, though, in a solid, symmetrical 
crown of bloom. Brilliant blue, with lilac, white and even 
pink. Both Echiums listed here will bloom within a few 
weeks from seed. Pkt. 15c. 
EDRIANTHUS DALMATICUS—erltdh(2)6. Grassy tufts 
from which radiate up-curved stems that end in crowded 
clusters of wide purple bells. Pkt. 25c. 
ELEAGNUS MULTIFLORA—qy. 6 ft. Cherry Goumi. 
Handsome silvery shrub. Edible, cherry-flavored, trans¬ 
lucent red fruit. Pkt. 20c. 
ELSHOLTZIA FARQUHARI — *ecbh(5)36. Mint-shrub. 
Splendid late-blooming border plants, each with a vast 
population of long and fluffy bloom-spikes of soft lilac, 
carried candelabra fashion on many branching stems. Seems 
fully root-hardy. Will be a low shrub south, an herbaceous 
perennial north. An excellent cut-flower. Sweetly aromatic 
foliage. Rather easy. Pkt. 15c. 
ENKIANTHUS CAMPANULATUS — qaty(2) 15 ft. 
Showy bells of pale yellow, red-veined. Brilliant crimson 
autum foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
ENKIANTHUS CERNUA RUBENS—qay 15 ft. Clustered 
bells that glow like rubies against the sun, dangle loosely 
from curiously angular twigs. Autumn foliage of scaidet in¬ 
tensity. Pkt. 15c. 
EPIGAEA—See Trailing Arbutus. 
EPILOBIUM DODONAEI—rh(3)18. Loose clouds of big 
pink blossoms, enriched by sepals of Vandyke brown that 
peer betwixt the petals. Very good. Pkt. 15c. 
EPILOBIUM NUMMULARI FOLIUM—*rstx(3)2. Trail¬ 
ing carpets of minute, overlapping emerald leaves, bronze 
in sun, with daintiest snowy star-lets of blossoms just above, 
the stems, airy-invisible. New Zealand. Pkt. 15c. 
EPILOBIUM OBCORDATUM — rmh(3)12. Sprawling 
mounds of greenery, with big clustered flowers of satiny 
rose-pink, yellow stamened. Pkt. 20c. 
EPIMEDIUM MACRANTHUM—rcstgy(2)9. Delightfully 
and unsymmetrically airy foliage, bronze-tinted, with pretty 
little blossoms of white, rose or violet. Pkt. 20c. 
EREMURUS 
Great Desert or Foxtail Lily. Magnificent flower-spikes 
that bear hundreds of bright star-shaped blossoms. Fully 
hardy, but mulch a bit to prevent too early starting in 
spring. Spectacular in beauty. See illustration, page 12. 
EREMURUS BUNGEI PERFECTUS—ubzy(2)72. Foxtail 
Lily. Long spikes of golden orange stars. 20 seeds for 
15c; 100 for 60c; 500 for $2.50. 
EREMURUS ELWESIANUS—ubzy(2) 100. Pale pink blos¬ 
soms in huge spikes. 15 seeds for 25c; 100 for $1.10. 
EREMURUS ELWESIANUS ALBUS—ubzy(2) 100. Snowy 
white blossoms. Fine. 12 seeds for 25c; 100 seeds for $1.25. 
EREMURUS HIMALAICUS—ubzy(2)90. Long and dense¬ 
ly packed spikes of airy white stars. 25 seeds for 20c; 
100 for 65c; 500 for $2.50. 
EREMURUS OLGAE—ubzy(2)90. Handsome lilac-flushed 
flowers. Fragrant. 15 seeds for 25c; 100 for $1.10. 
EREMURUS ROBUSTUS — ubzy (2) 100. Brightest rosy 
pink blossoms in most showy spikes. 20 seeds for 25c; 100 
for 90c; 500 for $3.25. 
EREMURUS SHELFORD HYBRIDS—ubzy(2-3)90. Fine 
strain, showing white, pink and yellow, but particularly 
rich in coppery orange, bronze and apricot tintings. 20 
seeds for 25c; 100 for 90c. 
OFFER 42B7—One pkt. each of above, for $1.35. 
EREMURUS PEERLESS BLEND—ubzy(2). Includes all 
the above, and others. Glorious color range. 25 seeds for 
20c; 100 seeds for 65c; 500 seeds $2.50. 
ERICA CINEREA—rfah(2-4) 12. A delightful little Heath 
in twisting shrublet form. Showy blossoms, white, violet- 
rose or scarlet. Hardy at New York. Pkt. 20c. 
ERICA VAGANS—rfah(3)25. The hardy Cornish Heath. 
Pretty flowers of rosy purple. Pkt. 20c. 
palest lemon, through golden hues, to radiant orange. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIGERON 
A hardy daisy-race of delightful possibilities. 
ERIGERON AURA NT I AC US—rh(3) 12. Many-rayed semi¬ 
double daisies of dazzling orange. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIGERON COMPOSITUS—rh(2)6. Pale lavender daisies 
above curious gray cushions. Pkt. 20c. 
ERIGERON GLANDULOSUM—ernh(2)12. Pretty, fine- 
petaled lavender daisies in long-time profusion. Mat-forming. 
Very good. Full sun. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIGERON SALSUGINOSUS — rbmh(2)20. Fine-rayed 
blossoms of soft lilac-pink, raggedly fringey. A handsome 
and floriierous species. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIGERON SPECIOSUS—rcbh(2-4)20. Enormous gold- 
centered daisies, the petal rays narrow, long, and of exceed¬ 
ing number. Brilliant purple. Showy. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 43B7—One pkt. each of above, for 60c. 
ERINUS ALPINUS—*erpsth(2-3)5. Little foliage mounds, 
be-spangled with jewel-like blossoms, rose to carmine, or 
sometimes white. This particular strain is unusually rich 
in pleasing variations. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIOGONUM or UMBRELLA FLOWER 
A largely undifficult, yet little known family that holds 
real garden treasures. 
ERIOGONUM COMPOSITUM—erdh(2)10. Great umbels, 
cream-yellow to rose. Woolly leaves. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIOGONUM DOUGLASI—erdh(2) 10. Silvery bushlets, 
with dainty, soft yellow bloom. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIOGONUM HERACLIOIDES — erbdh(2)18. White 
flowers in flattened clusters. Whorled foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIOGONUM NIVEUM—erdh(2)8. Pretty little white- 
flowered species. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIOGONUM OVALI FOLIUM—erdh(2)5. Silvery-gray 
rosettes, with daintiest blossom-heads that may be cream, 
lemon, or rose. Pkt. 20c. 
ERIOGONUM TORREYANUM—erh(3)10. Lemon yellow 
flowers, borne with great freedom. Pkt. 20c. 
ERIOGONUM UMBELLATUM — erdh(2)7. Spreading 
evergreen shrubby plant. Soft yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 44B7—One pkt. each of above, for $1.00. 
ERIOPHORUM VIRGINICUM — cnmh(8)40. Cotton 
Sedge. Showy cotton tufts, tawny to snowy. Most decora¬ 
tive. Likes ample moisture. Cuts well. Pkt. 10c. 
ERODIUM 
Take hardy Geraniums and refine them; result, Erodium. 
ERODIUM ABSINTHOIDES AMANUM—erh(3) 12. Sil¬ 
vered leaves, plumily slashed and jagged; with lax-sprayed 
flowers above, most brilliantly white. Pkt. 25c. 
•ERODIUM GRUINUM—eodlx(3-4) 15. A delightful Ger¬ 
anium-cousin, with noble blossoms of lavender-violet. Parti¬ 
cularly recommended. Pkt. 20c. 
ERODIUM MACRADENUM—erblh(3)10. Pure pink blos¬ 
soms, but patched with radiating velvety blackness on upper 
petals. Fern-like leaves. Pkt. 20c. 
ERODIUM MANESCAVI — erh(3-4)16. Big flowers of 
most brilliant rose-purple. Aromatic leaves. Pkt. 20c. 
ERODIUM ROMANUM—rh(3)6. Clustered bright pink 
flowers. Canescent foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 45B7—One pkt. each of above, for 90c. 
Be sure to check over your needs against the General 
Seed Offer also. It starts on page 50, and there are 
some mighty fine, and unusual, things in it. 
ERYSiMUM 
A race of beautiful Crucifers that are close akin to the 
Wall-flowers. Mostly they germinate easily, and sown early, 
will often bloom first season. 
ER/SIMUM ASPERUM—*erbx(3-4) 18. Clustered blossoms 
of a gold so deeply rich and vivid that it over-laps orange. 
Pkt. 10c. 
ERYSIMUM AUREUM NANUM COMPACTUM — erx 
(2)6. Loaded with golden blossoms in little clustered spikes. 
Blooms early. Pkt. 15c. 
ERYSIMUM HELVETICUM—erx(2-3)12. Here the flow¬ 
ers are of a shade between buff and amber. Pkt. 15c. 
ERYSIMUM PEROFSKIANUM—*ecrbx(2-3) 15. Here is 
orange unmistakable, deen and glowing. Pkt. 10c. 
ERYSIMUM PULCHELLUM—erbx(3)18. Loose spike 
clusters of soft lemon. Attractive foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 46B7—One pkt. each of above, for 55c. 
ERYSIMUM BLEND — *erb(2-3). Close mat-clumps of 
emerald foliage, with spikes of bright bloom above, from 
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