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Edward Gillett , Southwick, Mass.—Hardy Perennials 
Alyssum saxatile compactum (Madwort).<§> Showy perennials, with bright yellow flow¬ 
ers in spring. One foot high. Plant in a sunny place. 15 cts. each $1.50 per doz.; 
seed, 5 cts. 
ANEMONE nemorosa (Wind-flower), fg Grows 2 to 4 inches high. Flowers white, 
tinged with purple; partial shade. 10 cts. each, $1.00 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, $1.25 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, $1.00 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, $1.50 per doz. 
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. 
10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
Armeria Lauchiana 
(see page 19) 
spurs. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; 
A. Skinneri. <§> Eighteen inches high, 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria (Golden Marguerite).^ 
Quite a showy border plant, with a profusion 
of rather large, daisy-like yellow flowers and 
finely cut leaves; easily grown. 15 cts. 
A. Kelwayi, large, light lemon colored flowers 
and dark yellow center. 20 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
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, $1.50 per doz.; 
seed, 5 cts. 
A. alpina alba. ^ Pure waxy white. A good 
strong grower. Selected plants, 15 cts.; 
$1.50 per doz., seed. 5 cts. 
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 na¬ 
tional flower. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
A. chrysantha (Golden-spurred Columbine).^ 
Flowers large, golden yellow, with long 
seed, 8 cts. 
pith orange-red flowers. 20 cts. each. 
A. vulgaris. <§> From Europe. Flowers violet. 15 cts. each, $1.25 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, with quantities of small, white flowers in early spring; will adapt 
itself to almost any situation not too wet; quite hardy. 15 cts., $1.50 per doz., seed 5 cts. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
