Hardy Perennials 
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Aquilegia vulgaris. Common European Columbine. 
N., 20c. each; P., 22c. each. Seeds, 5c. per pkt. 
A., var. Olympica. A good variety, with several 
large lilac or purple flowers. N., 20 cts. each; 
P., 23 cts. each. 
A., Mixed. Not named. Seeds, fine mixture, G 
cts. per pkt. 75 cts. per doz. for plants. 
ARABIS albida (A. Caucasicn) . A low, pubescent, 
early-blooming perennial, with white fragrant 
flowers in loose racemes in early spring. Use¬ 
ful for rock work, borders, or for covering steep 
banks. N., 12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.;^ P., 15 
cts. each, $1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
AR1SAEMA triphyllum. Jack-in-the-pulpit, In¬ 
dian Turnip. One of the interesting hardy 
bulbous plants; suited to shade or rockwork if 
moisture is given it. It selects a rich, moist 
soil. May. N., 12 cts. each; P., 13 cts. each. 
ARMERIA plantaginea. Sea Pink, Thrift. Flowers 
in close, round heads in June. Color light pink 
or white; stems long and naked, from a thick 
grass-like tuft of leaves at base. N., 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $1.55 per 
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
ARUNCUS sylvestris ( Spiraea Aruncus) . N., 15 cts. 
each; P., 18 cts. each. 
A. astilboides. A handsome perennial from Japan, 
with white flowers in spicate panicles. Some¬ 
what like S. Aruncus , butdwarfer in stature and 
a more graceful plant. Blooms in summer. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, 
$1.65 per doz. 
ASARUM Canadense. Snakeroot, Ginger-root. 
Only 3 to 5 inches high; large, dark green, kid¬ 
ney-shaped leaves. Flowers very early, hidden 
among the leaves. Nice for shady corner or 
shaded rockwork. N., 10 cts. each, 80 cts. per 
doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.05 per doz. 
Asarum caudatum. Pacific coast. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 17 cts. each. 
A. Virginicum. The leaves of this are evergreen, 
smooth and shiny, round, heart-shaped; flowers 
purple, not conspicuous. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa. Swallow-wort, Butterfly- 
weed. A very attractive plant when in flower; 
about 18 inches high, bearing in July and Au¬ 
gust large umbels of orange-yellow flowers. 
These are followed by the long and curious pods. 
Nice for sunny portions of rockwork, or any 
well-drained soil in full sun. N., 12 cts. each, 
$1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
ASPERULA galioides (A. glauca). Fine for bouquets. 
N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each. Seeds, 5 cts. 
per pkt. 
A. hexaphylla. N., 12 cts. each* I 3 ., 15 cts. each. 
ASTER alpinus. 3 to 10 inches high, with large, vio¬ 
let-rayed handsome heads. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 18 cts. each. 
A. horizontalis. N., 12 cts. each; P., 14 cts. each. 
A. NovaeAngliae. New England Aster. One of 
the finest of our wild species, with stout, hairy 
stems 3 to G feet high, according to soil. The 
beautiful violet-purple flower-heads are borne 
in large corymbs in September and October. 
N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; I 3 ., 15 cts. each, 
$1.40 per doz. 
A. sp., var. “Rob Parker.” N., 25 cts. each; P., 
30 cts. each. 
A. sp., var. “Thos. S. Ware.” N., 15 cts. each; P., 
18 cts. each. 
A. longifolius, var. ioliosissimus. N., 15 cts. each: 
P., 18 cts. each. 
Aster Wovae-Angliae. 
iV. preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
