ILdlvard Gillett, Southlvick, Massachusetts 
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HARDY PLPXNNIALS 
Anemone pulsatilla (Pasque Flower). A very pretty Anemone from Europe, with 
rather large purple flowers in spring. It forms nice clumps in the border. 25 cts. 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria (Golden Marguerite). Quite a showy border plant, with a pro¬ 
fusion of rather large, daisy-like yellow flowers and finely cut leaves; easily 
grown. 15 cts. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). Quite showy plants, with many varieties of color; some 
have been grown for years and are well known in old gardens. They may be 
used to advantage in the border or rock-garden. 
A. alpina. From Switzerland. Flowers blue, large and 
quite showy. May and June. 1 foot. 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz. 
A. alpina alba. Pure waxy white. A good strong grower. 
Selected plants, 20 cts. 
A. casrulea. From the Rocky Mountains. Flowers large, 
white, tinted with blue in May; rather tender. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
A. Canadensis. One of our prettiest wild flowers ; 8 to 20 
inches high, with yellow and red flowers an inch long. 
Very desirable for rockeries. Many desire this for the 
national flower. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
A. chrysantha (Golden-spurred Columbine). Flowers large, 
golden yellow, with long spurs. 15 cts. each, $1 25 
per doz. 
A. glandulosa caerulea. A most beautiful hybrid, with large, 
light blue flowers having white centers. Easily cultivated. 15 cts. 
A. nana. A small form of Chrysantha. 15 cts. each. 
A. Skinneri. This, although a Mexican plant, does quite well here in a sunny place, 
soil well drained; flowering from July to September ; flowers yellow, with long- 
red spurs. 20 cts. each. 
A. vulgaris. From Europe. Flowers violet. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
ARISiEMA triphyllum (Indian, or Wild Turnip). A peculiar-shaped flower ; greenish 
or often variegated ; found in low, moist, rich woodlands. 12 cts. each, J1.10 
per doz. 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink). Low plants, with narrow grass-like leaves clustered at the 
base. Makes a good border plant, and is quite easy of culture. 
A. Lauchiana. 1 foot. Numerous narrow leaves at the base ; flower-stalks about 
1 foot ; flowers purple, in little clusters at the top. A good border plant. 15c. each. 
A. splendens. 1 foot. A good border plant, and also does nicely in pots. 15 cts. 
ARTEMISIA argentea. 1 foot. Useful for rockwork. 20 cts. each. 
ASARUM Canadensis (Wild Ginger). A low perennial, with kidney-shaped leaves 3 
to 5 inches wide and a single purplish flower close to the ground. Plant in the 
shady corner with your ferns. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
ARABIS albida (White Rock Cress). A low plant no more than 3 or 4 inches high, 
yet forming nice clumps, with quantities of small white flowers in early spring; 
will adapt itself to almost any situation not too wet; quite hardy. 20 cts. 
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. 
20 cts. each, #1.25 per doz. 
A. tuberosa (Butterfly Weed, or Pleurisy Root). One of the most beautiful and easily 
grown of our wild flowers. It grows from 1 to 2 feet high, and has numerous 
umbels of bright orange flowers. Plant in open sun, in well-drained soil. Hardy. 
15 cts. each, ji.25 per doz. 
A. verticillata. One to 2 feet. Found in dry soils. Flowers small, greenish white ; 
quite pretty. 15 cts. 
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. 
Aquilegia 
