^EGOPODIUM. Bishop’s Weed 
A. podagraria variegata. Green and yellow vari¬ 
egated foliage; 1 foot. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
AGROSTEMMA. Rose Campion 
A. Flos Jovis. Downy foliage; clustered heads of 
crimson-pink flowers. Valuable for cutting. 
June. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
AIRA. Hair-Grass 
A- foliis variegatis. A distinct yellow striped 
grass. One of the finest hardy grasses; useful 
for edging; 6 to 9 inches. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
AJUGA. Bugle 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
Pretty dwarf plants, with flowers in whorls in the axils of 
the leaves. 
A. reptans var. fol. rubra. Red-leaved Bugle. 
Middle Comfrey. Flowers blue, foliage purple; 
spreading. May. 
A. reptans fl. alba. White flowers. May. 
A. reptans fol. var. Blue flowers; silver varie¬ 
gated foliage; spreading. 
ALTHEA ROSEA. Hollyhock 
A collection of fine double sorts, of several colors. 
15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 
ALYSSUM. Madwort 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
Fine for rockwork and edges of borders. Favorites for the 
garden. 
A. argenteum. Yellow flowers in clusters; early 
summer; dwarf; silvery foliage; 1 foot. 
A. saxatile. Clear golden yellow flowers, fragrant 
and very showy; one of the choicest perennials; 
1 foot. May. 
var. compactum. Similar to the preceding, ex¬ 
cept that the plant is dwarfer, flowers more 
freely and is, if anything, more beautiful; 
1 foot. May. 
A. rostratum. Golden yellow; 1 foot. June and 
July. 
AMSONIA 
15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
Valuable because of its color. 
A. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Amsonia. Large, 
smooth foliage; fine blue flowers; 2 feet. May. 
A. Tabernaemontana. Pale blue flowers, in cymes; 
2 feet. May and June. 
ANCHUSA. Alkanet 
A. Italica. Dropmore Variety. A fine species, 
with rough leaves and stems, and fine blue 
flowers; 4 to 5 feet. June to August. 25c 
. ^ach; 10 for $2.00. 
~ ANEMONE. Wind Flower 
15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 
A. Japonica. A distinct and beautiful species; 
flowers 2V 2 inches in diameter; bright purplish 
rose, with golden yellow centers, borne in great 
profusion from September to November. Height 
2 V 2 feet; habit neat and compact; very desirable 
and effective as a pot plant, and in lines or 
masses, in beds or mixed borders. 
var. alba. (Honorine Jobert.) A distinct and beau¬ 
tiful variety of the preceding; flowers 2V 2 inches 
in diameter; pure white, center golden yellow 
borne in great profusion from September to 
November; very desirable and effective as a pot 
plant, and in lines or masses in beds or mixed 
borders. 
var. Queen Charlotte. Flowers very large, 
well-formed, semi-double, and of a beautiful 
rosy flesh color on the upper side and of darker 
shade underneath. They are produced on strong 
stems in great profusion in autumn. The plant 
is vigorous, with large, luxuriant foliage and 
very ornamental. 
var. Whirlwind. A variety producing double 
white flowers in great profusion in the autumn. 
One of the finest fall flowering perennials. 
ANTENNARIA. Cat’s-Ear 
A. dioica. Mountain Everlasting. A dwarf plant 
with creeping stems and silvery foliage, produc¬ 
ing small white flowers in summer, on stems six 
inches high. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
ANTHEMIS. Chamomile 
A. tinctoria. Yellow Chamomile. Hardy Golden 
Marguerite. Flowers golden yellow, one to 
two inches across, from July to November. A 
good border plant; 18 inches. 15c each; 10 for 
■ $ 1 . 20 . 
ANTHERICUM. St. Bruno’s Lily 
A pretty genus with white flowers. 
A. liliastrum. St. Bruno’s Lily. A beautiful 
plant with narrow, grass-like foliage, and spikes 
of small, white, fragrant, lily-like flowers; val¬ 
uable. May to August. 15c each; 10 for $1.20. 
AQUILEGIA. Columbine 
15c each; 10 for $1.20, except as noted. 
A. alpina. A native of the higher parts of the 
European Alps. Stems 9 to 18 inches high, bear¬ 
ing showy blue flowers. 25c each. 
A. caerulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. Flowers 
large, blue sepals, white petals, long recurved 
spurs. One of the choicest; 2 feet. June. 
A. canadensis. Wild Columbine. Our well-known 
native species, with scarlet sepals and bright 
yellow petals; easily cultivated. June and July. 
A. flabellata. Double White Columbine. Pure 
white; dwarf. 
A. glandulosa. A Siberian species with large deep 
blue flowers with a white corolla; very pretty. 
April and May. 12 inches. 
A. Skinnerii. Mexican Columbine. Crimson sepals 
lined with light green; light green petals and 
long straight crimson spurs. June to Septem¬ 
ber. 3 feet. 
ARABIS. Rock-Cress 
15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00. 
Dwarf, early, free-flowering perennials, well adapted for 
rockwork and general culture, 
A. alpina. Alpine Rock-Cress. White Alyssum, 
Flowers white, in small racemes in early spring; 
6 to 8 inches. 
var. flore pleno. Double white flowers; very 
pretty. 
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