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ASTER— Continued 
A. Roi des nains. Pale lilac; 2 feet. 
A. Snowflake. Pure white; 18 inches. 
A. Tom Sawyer. Violet; 4 feet. 
A. W. Bowman. Dark violet; 3 to 4 feet. Sep¬ 
tember. 
A. White Queen. Large, white; 4 feet. 
ASTILBE. Japan Spiraea. False Goat’s Beard 
A. Davidii. Spikes of deep rose-violet flowers on 
stems 3 to 6 feet high. July and August. 50c 
each. 
A. Gladstone. Large trusses of pure white flow¬ 
ers. 25c each. 
A. Japonica. Known generally as Spiraa Japon- 
ica or Hoteia Japonica. A handsome plant, 
with small, pure white flowers, in large, branch¬ 
ing panicles. Blooms in May, in the open air, 
but is cultivated chiefly for forcing in winter. 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
. panache. Very dwarf; white. 25c each. 
. Queen Alexandra. Delicate pink. 50c each. 
ASTILBE ARENDSI 
A new type, growing 2 1 ? to 4 feet in height; 
branched heads of flowers of various colors, chiefly 
pink. 50c each. 
AUBRETIA. Purple Rock-Cress 
15c each; 10 for Si.20; 100 for $10.00. 
Among the most useful of early spring flowering plants. 
A. deltoidea. Of dwarf tufted habit; purple flow¬ 
ers, produced very abundantly in early spring; 
3 inches. April or May. 
A. Olympica. Purple flowers, similar in habit to 
the preceding. 
BAPTISIA. False Indigo 
B. australis. Blue False Indigo. Deep blue 
Lupin-like flowers in racemes; 2 to 5 feet. June. 
15c each: 10 for $1.20. 
BELLIS. Daisy 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
B. Bride. Pure white; double. 
B. Longfellow. Pink; double. 
BETONICA. Betony 
B. officinalis. Wood Betony. Flowers purple; 
spikes crowded; 2 feet. July. 15c each; 10 
for $1.20. 
BOCCONIA. Plume Poppy 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
Beautiful hardy plants, with large foliage which produces 
a picturesque effect. 
B. cordata. An attractive plant, growing 6 to 8 
feet high, and long spikes of white flowers in 
August. Well adapted for single lawn speci¬ 
mens, or for the sub-tropical garden. 
B. microcarpa. Distinct, fine foliage; larger than 
cordata. Flowers of a bronzy tint; 8 to 10 ft. 
July. 
BOLTONIA. False Chamomile 
15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 
B. asteroides. Large white flowers, tinged with 
pink; 4 to 5 feet. September. 
B. latisquamae. Aster-like flowers in a broad 
head; rosy purple; free blooming, showy and 
fine; 5 feet. July to October. 
CAMPANULA. Bellflower. Harebell 
15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00; except 
as noted. 
An elegant genus of plants, rich in color, profuse in bloom, 
and of easy culture. 
C. barbata. Bearded Harebell. An Alpine sort, 
with a beard at the mouth of its pretty, pale, 
sky-blue flowers, which are 1V\ inches long. 
C. carpathica. Dwarf habit; flowers deep blue 
throughout the summer, 
var. alba. White flowers. 
C. Dahurica. Large, deep blue; 2 feet. 25c each. 
C. glomerata. Bluish violet or white. May to 
September. 
C. grandis. Very large, blue; 2 to 3 feet, 
var. acaulis. Foliage dark green, deep blue flow¬ 
ers; 6 inches. July. 25c each. 
C. macrantha. Rich purple flowers; 2 to 3 feet. 
June. 
C. persicifolia alba. Single white; 2 to 3 feet. 
June. 
C. persicifolia caerulea plena. Double blue; val¬ 
uable; 2 feet. June. 
C. persicifolia cloche blue. Double flowers of 
beautiful marine-blue; 18 inches. June. 25c 
each. 
C. persicifolia coupe d’azur. Flowers semi¬ 
double, sky-blue, large; 2 feet. June. 25c each. 
C. persicifolia gigantea Moerheimi. Pure white 
double flowers like a Camellia in miniature; 
2 to 3 feet. June and July. 25c each. 
C. persicifolia grandiflora. Large flowering, light 
blue; 2 to 3 feet. June. 25c each. 
C. persicifolia humosa. Semi-double, blue flow¬ 
ers of large size; 2 to 3 feet. June. 25c each. 
C. turbinata. A compact growing native of Tran¬ 
sylvania, which blooms in profusion throughout 
the summer. Excellent for either the border or 
rock-work. 
CENTAUREA. Knapweed 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
Very showy border plants. 
C. dealbata. Clear lilac; silvery foliage; 2 feet. 
June. 
C. macrocephala. Large, bright yellow flowers; 
3 feet. June. 
C. montana. The Perennial Cornflower. A 
handsome border plant; flowers blue; 12 inches. 
June. 
var. alba. White flowers; 12 inches. 
C. nigra variegata. Green and gold variegated 
foliage; purple flowers. One of the best varie¬ 
gated-leaved plants. 
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