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ELLWANOER <£* BARRY'S CATALOGUE. 
ARTEMISIA. Wormwood. 
A. Poiltica. An interesting plant, with handsome silvery foliage. 
A. stellaris. A distinct plant with silvery gray foliage; desirable for lines, 
edgings, rock work or mounds. 
A. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. 
ARUM. Cuckoo Plant. 
Erect or dwarf perennials, with tuber-like roots, and pedate or hastate leaves. Flowers 
clustered on a spadix, surrounded by a large spathe, as in the Caladium, Calla, etc. 
A. Dracuncuius. Stems covered with dark purplish blotches. Spathe green 
outside, and purplish within. May ; 1 foot. 50 cents. 
A. ItaliCUni. Attains 12 to 18 inches in height ; leaves saggitate, striped with 
yellow; June. 50 cents. 
ARUNDINARIA. Ribbon-Grass. 
A. foliis variegatis. Variegated Rihbon-Grass. One of the prettiest 
hardy grasses, with handsomely striped foliage. 
ARUNDO. The Reed. 
Invaluable for creating tropical aspects in a garden. 
A. Donax. A handsome Reed, growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Its attrac¬ 
tive foliage renders it very effective on lawns. 
var. foliis variegatis. Variegated Arundo. A magnificent variety 
of the preceding; leaves beautifully striped with white; 6 to 8 feet. $1.00. 
ASCLdEPIAS. Milkweed. 
Fine native plants; flowers in terminal umbels of various colors. 
A. incarnata. Flowers flesh-colored; 3 to 4 feet. July. 
A. tuberosa. Bright orange flowers; 2 feet. July. 
ASPERULA. Woodruff. 
A. odorata. A very pretty dwarf plant, with 
whorled leaves and small, white, fragrant flowers in 
summer. May be used for edgings. The Germans use 
it in their Maitrank. 
ASTER. Starwort. 
Tall, leafy perennials, blooming in the fall when flc 
are scarce. 
A. Am ell us. Italian Starwort. Light 
3 feet. September. asperula odorata. 
A. coccineus. Rosy crimson ; showy; 4 feet. September. 
A. coccineus Nevadensis. 
A. floribundus. Light blue; 2 feet. 
