24 Edward Gillette Southwick , Mass.—Hardy Perennials 
Arenaria Groenlandica (page 23) 
(N.) Asarum Canadense, 
continued. 
matic and pleas ant to the taste. 
10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz., 
$5.00 per 100. 
A. Virginicum (Virginia 
Snakeroot). m Smaller than 
the above, with shining, round 
leaves, green to bronze color, 
mottled with white; rich, shady 
hillsides. North Carolina. 
Quite hardy in New England f 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., 
$7.50 per 100. 
(N.) ASCLEPIAS incarnata (Swamp Milkweed). ♦> ^ Two to 3 feet high, with showy, 
rose-purple flowers. Grows in wet places and along the banks of streams and ponds. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
ASTER. The wild Asters are among our prettiest native flowers. They come late in the 
season, when most other plants are past their bloom, and last until killed by frost. They are 
easily grown, and deserve more attention from 
lovers of wild flowers. Those named are among 
the most showy of the genus. 
Aristema triphyllum (Jack in the 
pulpit) 
A. alpina. About 6 inches high, forming little 
clumps. Flowers large, violet; quite pretty; open 
border. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
A. hybrida (snowflake). Similar to the Aster 
alpina alba with large yellow centers. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
(N.) A. cordifolia. A- One to 2 feet, with pale 
blue flowers in autumn. A common Aster of our 
New England wood, quite showy and easily grown. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
(N.) A. corymbosus. if One to 2 feet, with 
white flowers; a prominent Aster of our dry New 
England woods in late autumn. 15 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
(N.) Aster ericoides. m Extra fine in cultivation. These graceful, wand-like, spread¬ 
ing branches are literally covered with fine green or purple leaves, and dotted here and 
there with large, white flowers. Plant in dry, sandy soil. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $7.50 
per 100. 
(N.) A. lsevis. m <§> «f A beautiful species, with sky-blue flowers. Grows in dry wood¬ 
land. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 
(N.) A. multiflorus. <#• One to 2 feet high; branches covered with small, white flowers. 
Fine for dry, open places. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
