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Plants for Ground-Covers and Borders 
Anchusa myosotiditiora 
AKEBIA quinata. See page 42. 
ALYSSUM argenteum. Silver Alyssum. Europe. 
Foliage small, oblong, dark grayish green, silvery 
underneath, forming open, attractive mats a few 
inches high. Flowers yellow, in open clusters on 
stems about a foot high. This species follows A. 
saxatile in flower in late spring, and by removal of 
the forming seeds will flower more or less con¬ 
tinuously. Suited for low masses, bank-planting, 
and rockery. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. montanum. Europe, Asia. Small gray foliage 
# forming mats 2 to 3 inches high. Flowers yellow, 
in simple spikes during May and June. Fragrant. 
Rockery. 
Field-plants.$3 for 10; $25 per 100 
A. saxatile compactum. Goldentuft. 6 in. Europe. 
Foliage grayish, larger than A. argenteum, and 
arranged somewhat in rosettes. The bright yellow 
flowers are borne on branched stems a few inches 
above the foliage, in May. Excellent for rockery 
or garden border. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $12 per 100 
4-in. pot-plants.$2.50 for 10; $18 per 100 
A. serpyllifolium. 3 to 4 in. Alps. Feaves small, 
<§> 3^ inch or less. Fight yellow flowers in May and 
June. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
ANCHUSA Barrelieri. Early Bugloss. Europe, 
Asia. Much lower than A. italica, with smaller 
foliage. Stems somewhat reclining, about 18 
inches high. Flowers dark blue, occasionally 
lighter, May and all summer. Does well in semi¬ 
shade. Suited for masses and banks. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
Anchusa italica, Dropmore. Italian Bugloss. Clusters 
of large blue flowers on stems about 4 feet high. 
Will bloom nearly all summer. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
A. myosotidiflora. Bugloss. 1 ft. Dwarf, heart- 
<§> shaped leaves. Forget-me-not-like flowers in May 
and June. For borders or rock-garden, sun or 
shade 
Field-plants.$2.50 for 10; $18 per 100 
ANEMONE japonica. Japanese Anemone. Europe. 
Plants form foliage clumps less than a foot high, 
from which arise about 2-foot flowering stems 
during September and until frosts. Flowers large, 
2 to 3 inches across. The plants like a deep, rich 
soil and will endure some shade. They should be 
given a mulch during the winter. Woodland 
and border. 
Queen Charlotte. Pink; semi-double. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
Whirlwind. White; semi-double. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
A. Pulsatilla. European Pasque Flower. Europe. 
<#> Delicate-appearing plants with finely divided 
basal leaves and large, generally purplish flowers 
on stems about 10 inches high. April. Rockery 
in mellow, well-drained soil in half-shade. 
Field-plants.$1.80 for 10; $15 per 100 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria, Kelway’s Variety. Camo¬ 
mile. Farge, golden yellow flowers, produced all 
summer on 2-foot stems. Excellent for cutting. 
Grows in poor soil. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
ARABIS alpina. Alpine Rockcress. Europe. 4 to 
<§> 6 in. Masses of pure white flowers very early in 
the spring. Sun, not particular as to soil. Excel¬ 
lent for rockery. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS Uva-ursi. Bearberry. One 
-fe of the best ground-covers. Thrives equally well 
in sandy and loamy soils, forming a dense, low 
mat of evergreen foliage. Fine for covering rocky 
slopes and banks, sandy places, and seashore 
plantings. Small white flowers tinged with red 
followed by large red berries. 
3-in. pot-plants.$3.50 for 10; $30 per 100 
Arenaria montana 
