ARENARIA. Sandwort 
A. caespitosa. A handsome little Alpine plant, 
growing in dense masses; moss-like foliage; 
flowers starry-white, all summer; 3 inches. 
May. 15c each; 10 for SI. 20. 
ARMERIA. Thrift, Sea Pink 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
A. Cephalotus. Deep red; 18 inches. 
A. formosa. Narrow, grass-like leaves; white 
flowers in heads on long stems. 
A. Laucheana. Vivid crimson; blooms profusely. 
A. maritima. Cushion Pink. Common Thbift. 
Rosy lilac; one of the best for edging; 6 inches. 
June and July. 
var. splendens. Bright rosy pink. 
ARRHENATHERUM 
A. bulbosus foliis variegatis. Dwarf tufted grass; 
leaves green and white. 15c each; 10 for 
$ 1 . 20 . 
ARTEMISIA. Wormwood 
15c each; 10 for $1.20, except as noted. 
A. frigida. Fine silvery white foliage. Good for 
rockwork or border. 12 inches. 
A. lactiflora. Flowers creamy white, fragrant, in 
panicles. Grows from 3 to 4 feet high; erect. 
End of August and September. 25c each. 
A. pontica. An interesting plant, with handsome 
silvery foliage. 
A. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. Mugwort. 
ARUNDINARIA. Ribbon-Grass 
A. foliis variegatis. Variegated Ribbon-Gbass. 
One of the prettiest hardy grasses, with hand¬ 
somely striped foliage. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
ARUNDO. The Reed 
Invaluable for creating tropical aspects in a garden. 
A. Donax. Great Reed. A handsome Reed, 
growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Its attractive 
foliage renders it very effective on lawns. 25c 
each; 10 for $2.00. 
var. foliis variegatis. Leaves beautifully striped 
with white; 6 to 8 feet. 50c each. 
ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed. Silkweed 
A. tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Pleurisy Root. 
Bright orange flowers; showy and beautiful; 2 
feet. July. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
ASPERULA. Woodruff or Maitrank 
A. odorata. A very pretty dwarf plant, with 
whorled leaves and small, white, fragrant flow¬ 
ers in May. May be used for edgings. The 
Germans use it in their Maitrank. Foliage 
hay-scented. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
ASPHODELINE. Asphodel 
A. lutea. Spikes of clear yellow flowers; fragrant; 
3 feet. June. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
ASTER. Starwort or Michaelmas Daisy 
15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 
Tall, leafy perennials, blooming in the fall when flowers 
are scarce. 
A. Airship. Pure white; 2 to 3 feet. 
A. Bessarabicus. Large, violet-blue flowers; early; 
18 inches. 
A. coccineus Nevadensis. Red, yellow center. 
A. decorus. Mauve lilac; very free flowering. 
A. ericoides. Heath-like Aster. White flowers. 
A. grandiflorus. Violet-blue; 2 feet. October. 
A. Himalayensis. Small white flowers; 2 feet. 
September. 
A. laevis callis plena. Pale purple; 3 feet. Sep¬ 
tember. 
A. lilacinus Nevadensis. Lilac; 4 feet. Sep¬ 
tember. 
A. longifolius var. formosus. A distinct sort; 
suitable for borders; purple, white center; 2 to 
3 feet. 
A. Mesa grande speciosa grandiflora. Dark 
purplish blue; finest of its color; 18 inches. 
July and August. 25c each. 
A. Novae-Angliae. New England Aster. Bluish, 
purple; 4 feet. 
var. ruber. Rich purplish crimson; 4 to 5 feet. 
September. 
A. Novi Belgii. Blue; 3 to 5 feet. 
var. albus. Purewhite; 2 to 3 feet. September, 
var. Lady Trevelyan. White; 4 feet. 
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