GENERAL CATALOGUE 
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ARENARIA. Sandwort 
A. caespitosa. A handsome little Alpine plant, growing in dense masses; 
starry-white, all summer; 3 inches. May. 25c. 
moss-like foliage; 
ARMERIA. Thrift, Sea Pink 
A. formosa. Narrow, grass-like leaves; white flowers in heads on long stems. 25c. 
A. maritima. Cushion Pink. Common Thrift. Rosy lilac; one of the best for edging; « 
June and July. 25c. &» 
ARTEMISIA. Wormwood 
A. pontica. An interesting plant, with handsome silvery foliage. 25c. 
A. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. Mugwort. 25c. 
flowers 
inches. 
ARUNDINx\RIA. Ribbon-Grass 
^ f^stri ped*flfl iage* y^ RIEGATED Ribbon-Grass. One of the prettiest hardy grasses, with handsomely 
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. 
ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed. Silkweed 
Fine native plants; flowers in terminal umbels of various colors. 
A. incarnata. Swamp Milkweed. Flowers flesh-colored ; 3 to 4-feet. July. 25c. 
A. tuberosa. Butterfly Weed. Pleurisy Root. Bright orange flowers; showy and beautiful; 2 
feet. July. 25c. 
ASPERULA. Woodruff or Maitrank 
A. odorata. A very pretty dwarf plant, with whorled leaves and small, white, fragrant flowers in May. 
May be used for edgings. The Germans use it in their Maitrank . Foliage hay-scented. 25c. 
ASPHODELINE. Asphodel 
A. lutea. Spikes of clear yellow flowers; fragrant; 3 feet. June. 25c. 
ASTER. Starwort or Michaelmas Daisy 
Tall, leafy perennials, blooming in the fall when flowers are scarce. 
A. Bessarabicus. Large, violet-blue flowers; early; 18 inches. 25c. 
A. coccineus Nevadensis. Red, yellow center. 25c. 
A. ericoides. Heath-like Aster. White flowers. 25c. 
A. grandiflorus. Violet-blue; 2 feet. October. 25c. 
A. Himalayensis. Small white flowers; 2 feet. September. 25c. 
A. laevis callis plena. Pale purple; 3 feet. September. 25c. 
A. longifolius var. formosus. A distinct sort; suitable for borders; purple, white center; 2 to 3 
feet. 25c. 
A. Novae-Angliae. New England Aster. Bluish purple; 4 feet. 25c. 
var. ruber. Rich purplish crimson ; 4 to 5 feet. September. 25c. 
A. Novi Belgii. Blue; 3 to 5 feet. 25c. 
var. albus. Pure white; 2 to 3 feet. September. 25c. 
var. Lady Trevelyan. White; 4 feet. 25c. 
A. Roi des nains. Pale lilac; 2 feet. 25c. 
A. A. W. Bowman. Dark violet; 3 to 4 feet. September. 25c. 
ASTILBE. Japan Spiraea. False Goat’s Beard 
A. Davidii. Spikes of deep rose-violet flowers on stems 3 to 6 feet high. July and August. 50c. 
A. Japonica. Known generally as Spircm Japonica or Jloteia Japonica. A handsome plant, with small, 
pure white flowers, in large, branching panicles. Blooms in May, in the open air, but is cultivated 
chiefly for forcing in winter. 25c. 
AUBRETIA. Purple Rock-Cress 
Among the most useful of early spring flowering plants. 
A. deltoidea. Of dwarf tufted habit; purple flowers, produced very abundantly in early spring; 
3 inches. April or May. 25c. 
A. Olympica. Purple flowers, similar in habit to the preceding. 25c. 
