18 Edward Gillett, Soufhwick, Alass. — Hardy Perennials 
Alyssum saxatile compactum (Madwort). # Showy perennials, with bright yellow flowers 
in spring. Onefoothigh. Plant in a sunny place. 15 cts, each, Sl.oO per doz.; seed, 5 cts. 
ANCHUSA Italica, var. Dropenose (Italian Arkanet). ^ A thrifty plant, with large, broad 
leaves at the base; flower-stalks 3 feet high, bearing purple flowers in heads. Plant 
among shrubbery or well back in border. 25 cts. each. 
ANEMONE nemorosa (Wind-flower), m Grows 2 to 4 inches high. Flow’crs white, tinged 
with purple; partial shade. 15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. 
A. sylvestris. ^ A border plant of good form; very much like Japonica, but quite hardy. 
The flowers are large, waxy white, with yellow stamens, on stems 6 to 10 inches long, 
forming good clumps; flowers in spring to July and often until frost; plant in a sunny 
place. 15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. 
A. Pennsylvanica. # Twelve to 18 inches high, with large, single, pure white flowers. 
Plant in the moist border in a sunny place. Quite hardy. 10 cts. each, SI. 00 per doz. 
A. Pulsatilla (Pasque flower). # A choice, hardy border plant from Europe, with 
large, purple flowers in spring; it delights in a well-drained, sunny place, forming good 
clumps. Flower-stalks 6 inches high. 20 cts. each. 
ANTENNARIA Margaritacea (Pearly Everlasting). >(- A plant of our dry fields and open 
woods, growing about a foot high, with white woolly leaves; flowers in broad heads, 
pearly white. Can be kept a long time if cut before maturing and dried; Quite fragrant. 
15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. 
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. 
A. Montana. Similar in growTh to tinctoria but 
the flowers are pure white. 20 cts. each. 
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 
splendid advantage in the border or rock- 
garden. 
A. alpina. # From Switzerland. Flowers blue, 
large and quite showy. May and June. 
One foot. 15 cts. each, Sl-50 per doz.; 
seed, 5 cts. 
A. alpina alba. # Pure waxy white. A good 
strong grower. Selected plants, 20 cts. ; 
seed, 5 cts. 
A. Canadensis. One of our prettiest wild flow¬ 
ers; 8 to 20 inches high, with yellow and 
red flowers an inch long. Very desirable 
for rockeries. Many desire this for the na¬ 
tional flower. 15 cts. each, SI. 25 per doz. 
A. chrysantha (Golden-spurred Columbine). 
Flowers large, golden yellow, with long 
spurs. 15 cts. each, SI. 25 per doz.; seed, 
8 cts. 
A. Skinneri. # Eighteen inches high, with 
orange-red flowers. 20 cts. each. 
A. vulgaris. ^ From Europe. Flowers violet. 
15 cts. each, S1.25 per doz.; seed, 5 cts. 
ARABIS albida (White Rock Cress). # A low plant no more than 3 or 4 inches high, yet 
forming nice clumps, wdth quantities of small, white flow’ers in early spring; will adapt 
itself to almost any situation not too wet; quite hardy. 20 cts.; seeds, 5 cts. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
