10 
Plants for Ground-Covers and Borders 
Aster, Mauve Cushion 
ASCLEPIAS incarnata. Swamp Milkweed. 3 ft. 
Native. A branching plant with good glabrous 
green foliage. Attractive pink flowers in July. 
Strong, established plants cut down after flowering 
will bloom again in the fall. Suitable for roadside 
planting in masses in moist positions in full sun. 
Strong, collected plants. .. .$2 for 10; $12 per 100 
A. tuberosa. Butterfly-weed. 13^ to 2 ft. Native. 
Small, dark green foliage. Flowers orange to 
orange-red, very showy, July and August. Give 
deep, well-drained to dry soil in full sun. 
3-yr. field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
ASTER alpinus. Rock Aster. Europe, Asia, North 
<§> America. A dwarf Aster with the foliage in a 
cluster about the base of the plant and a solitary 
flower 3 to 4 inches across, borne on a 10-inch 
stem. The flowers vary from white to pink and 
violet. May, June. Easy of cultivation. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
A., Mauve Cushion. Japanese Hardy Aster. A 
M distinct species forming circular, cushion-like 
plants 134 feet across and 9 inches high. Flowers 
delicate soft mauve, over 134 inches in diameter, 
completely cover the plant in October and No¬ 
vember. Excellent for steep terrace planting com¬ 
bined with thymes and Nepeta Mussini. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plants.$2 00 $12 00 $100 00 
ASTILBE Davidi. David Astilbe. China. Foliage 
much like other Astilbes. Flowers pink, on 4-foot 
stems. Moist soil with shade from hot sun. 
Field-plants.$3 for 10; $25 per 100 
AUBRIETIA deltoides. Aubrietia. Europe. Semi- 
trailing evergreen plants a few inches high, suited 
to the rockery or wall-garden. Completely covered 
with small but showy flowers during April and 
May. The colors vary from white and many 
purple shades to red. The plants offered are from 
seed of the finest garden varieties. 
234-in. pot-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
Ground-cover plants are indicated by a star-^; Rock- 
garden plants by a diamond <§>. These symbols will as¬ 
sist you to select proper plants for various situations. 
We shall be glad to aid you in choosing plants, if you 
need further help. 
BAPTISIA australis. Blue Wild Indigo. 3 ft. 
Native. Stout, deep-rooting plant with many 
stems, and 3-foIiate, grayish green leaves. Showy, 
indigo-blue, lupine-like flowers in long terminal 
racemes in July. Prefers deep soil, full sun, and 
lime. Excellent for large masses and roadside 
plantings. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
B. tinctoria. Yellow Wild Indigo. Native. Bushy 
plant, not as tall as B. australis, and with smaller 
leaves. Flowers bright yellow in numerous 
racemes during July and August. Prefers a well- 
drained, open, quite acid soil. Endures a con¬ 
siderable amount of shade where soil-conditions 
suit it. Forms excellent foliage masses. Open 
woods and roadside plantings. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
BELLIUM bellidioides. Europe. A miniature 
<§> perennial, forming clumps about 2 inches high of 
small leaves and bearing little, daisy-like flowers, 
white with brownish red beneath the outer rays 
(color of buds). Said to prefer a sandy soil but 
does well in clay. 
Field-plants.$2.50 for 10; $18 per 100 
BOCCONIA cordata. Pink Plume-Poppy. 6 to 8 ft. 
China, Japan. The foliage is excellent, somewhat 
resembling in color and texture that of the blood- 
root. It belongs to the poppy family, but the 
flowers are very small, have no petals, and are 
borne in a large terminal panicle which appears as 
a pinkish or creamy white plume. The distinct 
and beautiful foliage makes the plant suited for 
bold masses or specimens on lawns, open wood¬ 
lands, or along roadsides. Open, well-drained, 
deep soils are preferred. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
CALAMINTHA alpina. See Satureia alpina. 
CALLIRHOE involucrata. Poppy Mallow. An 
•¥ elegant, trailing, herbaceous plant with finely 
divided foliage. Flowers large, saucer-shaped, 
deep rosy crimson. Blooms all summer and fall. 
For base of shrub plantings on lawns. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Pot-plants.$2 00 $15 00 $120 00 
Baptisia australis (Blue Wild Indigo) 
