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ANCHUSA ITALICA 
A. “Dropmore” variety. A fine, large, hardy, 
herbaceous plant; 4 to 5 feet high, with flowers of 
lovely Gentian blue. Pkt. 15c. 
ANEMONES 
A. St. Brigid. These beautiful Irish Poppy- 
flowered varieties produce in abundance large sin¬ 
gle, semi-double and double flowers 3 to 5 inches 
across, in an endless variety of colors, from maroon 
and brightest scarlet to flesh-pink and from lilac to 
•urple. Some are mottled, striped, ringed, etc. 
_ f or cutting they are unsurpassed, and in the gar¬ 
den they flower until after frost; hardy perennials 
flowering from seed the second year and there¬ 
after..... Pkt. 10c. 
(For roots of St. Bngid Anemones see page 138.) 
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ARTEMESIA or “SUMMER FIR” 
This ornamental foliage plant (Saccorum viridis) 
is an annual and owing to its fast growth reaches 
its full size the year of sowing. It forms pyra¬ 
midal bushes 3 to 5 feet high. As a solitary plant 
it looks like a nicely developed Christmas-tree. It 
may be successfully grown in borders, similar to 
the Summer-Cypress (Kochia trichophylla ). The 
color of the finely-pinnated foliage is rich dark 
green. Its resistance to draught and heat is re¬ 
markable. Cut branches last very long and may 
be used for wreaths, decorations, etc. . . .Pkt. 10c. 
ORNAMENTAL ASPARAGUS 
Verticillatus. Hardy climber, with feathery foli¬ 
age and scarlet berries: 10 feet . Pkt. 10c. 
Plumosus Nanus. Greenhouse climber with Fern- 
like foliage. Per 100 seeds, $1.00 . Pkt. 25c. 
Sprengeri. Decorative perennial for pots, vases, 
etc.; drooping chenille-like fronds 4 feet 
long. Per 100 seeds, 25c . Pkt. 10c. 
"The seeds I got from you last spring made one 
of the prettiest gardens in the town, and was very 
much admired 
Miss HARRIET W. GALBRAITH , 
March 19, 1917. Mount Holly, N. J. 
ARNEBIA 
A charming annual, grow¬ 
ing in bushy form about 2 
feet high and about the 
same breadth. It blooms 
with profusion the whole 
summer. Beautiful 
flowers, % of an inch 
across, of a rich prim¬ 
rose-yellow, marked 
with five black spots; 
the spots change on 
the second day to a 
rich maroon, and on 
the third day vanish, 
leaving the flower a 
clear, bright yellow. 
Pkt. 10c. 
AMARANTHUS 
These robust annuals, including “Love-Lies-Bleeding." “Joseph’s Coat," etc., attain a 
height of from 4 to 6 feet; are very showy and effective garden plants. 
Abyssinian. This giant “Love-Lies-Bleeding," has light green foliage, veined and shaded 
rose, and pendent chenille-like tassels of red, measuring up to 2 feet in length and borne in 
clusters. (See engraving.) . . Pkt. 10c. 
Aurora. The plant is clothed from ground to tip with long, arching leaves; colored rich 
green and bronze at the base; the foliage brightening toward the top into rose-yellow, red 
and green... Pkt. 10c. 
Caudatus. (Love-Lies-Bleeding.) Rapid-growing garden annual with long, drooping 
crimson flower spikes; height 3 feet. Pkt. 5c. 
Oriflamme. A strikingly showy new variety of branching, pyramidal growth about 5 feet 
high. It is well clothed with large leaves of glossy maroon while the central and side 
branches are all topped with bright scarlet leaves. Pkt. 10c. 
Customer’s Collection of Amaranthus, rny three 10c. packets selected for 25c. 
ARCTOTIS GRANDIS 
A handsome annual, branched plant about 2 to 2J4 feet in height and breadth. Leaves 
whitish. The flowers are borne on long stems well above the foliage, are large and showy, 23dj 
to 3 inches across, pure white on the upper surface, with a yellow zone in the center; reverse 
of petals pale lilac. In bright sunlight the pure white of the ray florets contrasts beautifully 
with the light blue disc and white stamens. Of easy culture; flowers abundantly from early 
summer to autumn. . Pkt. 10c. * 
ARGEMONE 
A. Hybrida Grandiflora. These new large-flowering “Prickly Poppies” form branching 
plants about 3 feet high and 18 inches across. The large, single, Poppy-like flowers are white, 
cream, primrose and yellow. They are borne freely and continuously ail summer long; the 
thistle-like foliage is of a grayish-green with silvery ribs. They grow quickly and easily from 
seed, will thrive in any sunny situation and are particularly, effective in the mixed flower 
border. . Pkt. 10c. 
ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO 
Dutchman’s Pipe Vine. Luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, making dense shade; flowers 
yellow and brown; mottled and curiously shaped; 30 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
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