TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
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Arenaria - Sandwort 
*Montana. Large white flowers in spring. Deep green foliage. Sunny situa¬ 
tion. May. 5 inches. 
Armeria - Thrift 
Formosa. Attractive dwarf plants, forming evergreen tufts of bright green 
foliage, innumerable flowers appear in dense heads. Rockery. 
: Arabis 
Alpina (Rock Cress). Dwarf early blooming plant, covered with dense masses 
of pure white flowers. Splendid for the rockery or covering steep banks. 
6 inches. April and May. 
Artemisia 
Silver King. A beautiful “mist” for setting off bouquets and floral com¬ 
binations. Vigorous, quick growing, with a close network of branches, fine 
stemmed and slender leaved. The opening leaf buds gleam like tiny beads, 
the entire color effect bright frosted silver. 3 feet, compact pyramids. 
Hardy Aster - Michaelmas Daisy 
*AIpinus (Rock Aster). Bright blue daisy-like flowers; succeeds in any soil 
or sun, excellent for cutting, desirable for rock garden or border. May and 
June. 9 inches, (c). 
:: Aster - Cornflower or Stokes' Aster 
Very large, lavender-blue, centaurea-like blossoms, all summer, good for 
moist soil. June to October. 18 inches. 
Astilbe - Spirea 
An excellent border, beautiful feathery spikes, of light pink or white flow¬ 
ers. June and July. 2 feet. 
Aubrietia - Rock Cress 
Eyri. Also called False Wall Cress. Dainty, dwarf, and creeping habit, form¬ 
ing brilliant sheets of bloom for several weeks. Excellent for rockeries or 
borders. April and May. 4 inches. 
BABY’S BREATH. See Gypsophila. 
Betonica Rosea - Stachys 
Dwarf, pink-blossomed border plant 1 foot. 
"Bleeding Heart - Dicentra 
Spectabilis. The base of the flower is furnished with 2 sheath-like spurs; 
has heart shape blossoms, rosy pink shade, blooms in May with occasional 
later flowers. Excellent in sun or shade, very hardy. 2 feet. 
BLUE BIRD FLOWER. See V eronica. 
Bocconia Cordata - Plume Poppy 
A noble, hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flowers, flowers in term¬ 
inal panicles, of a creamy white color during July and August. 6 to 8 feet. 
Boltonia 
Asteroides. White form of Latisquama. 
Latisquama. A beautiful plant growing 4 to 5 feet. Flowers light pinkish 
lavender. August to September, (c). 
Campanula - Canterbury Bells 
Medium. The old-fashioned Canterbury Bell. Easy to grow in either shade 
or sunshine, blooms June and July. 2 to 3 feet. 
*Carpatica (Carpathian Bellflower). A wonderful little plant bearing clear 
blue cup 9 hape flowers all summer and fall. 6 inches. 
Carnation, Hardy 
Large double flowers on good stems, in mixed colors. Excellent for cutting 
Arabis—Rock Cress 
Bleeding Heart—Dicentra 
Hardy Chrysanthemums 
