ARMERIA or THRIFT 
A group of interesting and satisfactorily bright-flowered 
hardy perennials, of quite undifficult requirements. Good 
for edgings, or in rock garden or hardy border. They cut 
well, and have ever-blooming tendencies. 
ARMERIA CAESPITOSA — rh(2-3)6. Ornamental foliage 
cushions, almost hidden by soft pink bloom. Pkt. 16c. 
ARMERIA FORMOSA CARNEA—rcbh(2-4)18. Pretty flow¬ 
er-heads of daintiest, softest pink. Pkt. 15c. # 
ARMERIA GIANT HYBRIDS—ercbh(2-4) 18. Largest flower- 
clusters in brilliant pink, rose, coral, violet and purple; all 
fine deep tones. Evergreen leaf cushions. Particularly 
recommended for size and vividness. Pkt. 20c. # 
ARMERIA LAUCHEANA — ■rcbh(2-4)15. Big clusters, vary¬ 
ing from pink suffusions to deepest rose. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 24A8 — One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
ARNICA CORDIFOLIA—rbsth(3)25. Big golden daisies ■ 
with orange centers, held well above massed heart-shaped 
leaves. Makes excellent contrast foil, planted with Aconitum. 
Pkt. 16c: 1/16 oz. 40c. 
ARONIA ARBUTIFOLIA—qy 7 ft. Handsome hardy shrub. 
Pink-tinted flowers; red fruits. Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 20c. # 
ARTEMISIA FRIGID A—ecrbdx(9)30. Silvery green foliage, 
silky and fern-like. In late summer, arched stems, strung 
with creamy flowers. Pkt. 15c. # 
ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA—ecbh(4-5)72. Great handsome 
panicles of creamy bloom. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 10c. # 
ARUM CRINITUM—ubmsth(2)20. Curious Corsican Arum 
Lily, with huge bent flower-spathe, brown with purple 
patches. Rare. 6 seeds for 25c. 
ARUM DRACUNCULUS—ubmsth(2-3)32. Tall spathes, emer¬ 
ald without, claret-purple within. Pkt. 15c. 
ASARUM CANADENSE — grnsty(l)6. Indian Ginger. 
Pretty, ornamental leafed, creeper for shady places. Choco- 
late-hued flowers. Pkt. 15c: 1/16 oz. 30c. 
ASCLEPIAS or BUTTERFLY FLOWER 
All these are of easy culture, and all, save the first, 
which is annual, are durable and dependable perennials. 
They are recommended for the border or for naturalizing. 
Excellent for cutting. Sown early, usually bloom first year. 
♦ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA—eocbk(8)30. Butterfly Flow¬ 
er. An easy garden annual that blooms gloriously from 
early July to November. The flower corolla is a brilliant 
orange scarlet, the hood, rich golden buff. Almost as showy 
are the buds ; of a burnished coral. Makes an excellent pot 
plant, too. Pkt. 10c: % oz. 25c. # 
ASCLEPIAS AMPLEXICAULIS —ecndbx(3)50. Clustered 
flowers of olive-tinged purple, decidedly decorative. Leaves 
undulate margined. Pkt. 15c. # 
ASCLEPIAS CORNUTI—endh(3)40. Pretty, not showy, 
purple flowers. Young stems eaten like asparagus. Inclined 
to spread, weed-fashion. Pkt. 10. # 
ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA MIXED—*ecbnmx(3)60. Flowers 
showy rose-purple, or attractive in white silver. Robust, 
branching plants. Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 26c : 44 oz. 40c. # 
ASCLEPIAS PULCHRA—*ecbnmx(3)36. Usually delight¬ 
ful soft pink, but may be white upon occasion, or even 
rosy crimson. Excellent species. Pkt. 10c: % oz. 25c. # 
ASCLEPIAS PUMILA—egrdx(3)8. A thick rug of green 
fur, or a forest of cypress trees ; this depending upon 
whether the viewpoint be Brobdingnagian or Lilliputian. 
Anyway, leaving the good Dean’s imagination out of it, 
here is a plant of high merit for ground cover or rock 
garden, particularly in a sunny exposure with drying tend¬ 
encies. The foliage is a fine green, thin grass-shreds of 
leaves, but thickly piled. The terminal flower clusters are 
silver-white. Pkt. 15c. # 
ASCLEPIAS PURPURASCENS —ecbnx(2-3)40. Blossom- 
clusters of rose purple, white-crowned, top each of the many 
branching stems. Pkt. 16c. # 
ASCLEPIAS SPECIOSA—ebdh(3)40. Showy purple flower- 
clusters above silvered foliage. Pkt. 16c. 
ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA—*ecbdx(2-3)26. Brilliant flower 
clusters, varying from sulphur, through gold and flaming 
orange, to vivid scarlet. Plant in quantity for startling 
effects. Illustraled, pane 7. Pkt. 16c: % oz. 60c. # 
OFFER 25A8—One pkt. each of above for $1.00. 
ASCLEPIAS HARDY BORDER BLEND—All the kinds of¬ 
fered here, save the annual Curassavica, in one splendid 
mixture. Pkt. 10c: % oz. 26c: 44 oz. 40c. # 
ASCYRUM HYPERICOIDES— rstath(3)10. St. Andrew's 
Cross. Vast numbers of terminal cross-shaped flowers in 
sparkling yellow. Wide, attractive, clumps. Pkt. 20c. # 
ASCYRUM STANS--erbnmstfh(3-4)30. St. Peter’s Cross. 
Many tender green stems, loaded with cross-blossoms in the 
subdued yellowness of winter butter. It is really rather 
good. Pkt. 15c. “ 
ASIMINA TRILOBA — zy. Northern Pawpaw, or Michigan 
Banana Small tree, hardy at Boston and Detroit. Orna¬ 
mental foliage, and bright red-and-yellow flowers. Edible 
brown fruits, like short thick bananas, these filled with a 
rich and sweet custard pulp. Pkt. 10c: 44 oz. 25c. 
ASPERULA or WOODRUFF 
Pretty, and easily handled, little plants for full sun, unless 
otherwise stated. 
ASPERULA CYNANCHICA—erx(3)12. Clustered, waxy, 
pink trumpets on spider-spread stems. Pkt. 15c. 
ASPERULA HEXAPHYLLA—ecrdh(3)16. Pretty sprawler, 
with grouped trumpet-stars in pink pearl. Pkt. 15c. 
ASPERULA ODORATA—ex(3)8. Sweet Woodruff. The one 
species that prefers a bit of shade. Clustered flowers, purest 
white. Dry it for fragrance of new-mown hay, this lasting 
for years. Used in Germany to flavor Maitrank, and various 
summer drinks of diverse nature. A good carpeting plant. 
Pkt. 10c. 
♦ASPERULA ORIENTALIS—eorbx(2-3)12. Little blue star- 
flowers in fluffy clusters, are carried in plant-mantling pro¬ 
fusion over a long period. A delightful and dainty little 
annual. It cuts. Pkt. 10c. # 
OFFER 26A8 — One pkt. each of above for 45c. 
THE ASPHODELS 
Mostly tall, winter-hardy perennials of exotic showing. To 
some degree they simulate Eiemurus. They are children of 
the sun, at home on the sun-baked rocky hillsides that 
fringe the Mediterranean. Give them, for happiness, like 
place here. 
ASPHODELINE BREVICAULIS—erbh(3)28. Flowers of 
largest size, deep yellow, openly spaced and starry, carried 
in loose panicles. Syria. Pkt. 16c. # 
ASPHODELINE TAURICA-ebh(3)40. Very like, and of 
equal value with the last, but, taller. Asia Minor. Pkt. 15c. # 
ASPHODELINE LUTEA—ebh(2-3)60. The Golden Asphodel 
of the ancients. Called also “King’s Spear’’. It is a fully 
hardy tuberous-rooted perennial of spectacular effects when 
its towering spires of crowded golden stars are showing. 
Even the twisted, silver-dusted rosettes are handsome. 
Illustrated, page 4. Pkt. 16c: 44 oz. 35c: 44 oz. 60c. # 
ASPHODELINE LIBURNICA—erh(2)20. A miniature As¬ 
phodel for the rock garden. Airily graceful. Wide blossom- 
stars of butter yellow with buff-green stain. Pkt. 20c. # 
ASPHODELUS ALBUS DELPHINENSIS—bh(3)60. Branch¬ 
ing spikes. Flowers buff to pure white. Pkt. 20c. 
ASPHODELUS TENUIFOLIUS—*erx(2-4)16. Many little 
white flowers, brown-striped. Pkt. 15c. # 
OFFER 27A8 — One pkt. each of above for 75c. 
Where the sign (#) appears after a descriptive list¬ 
ing, it indicates that the seeds supplied are altogether, 
or partly, (usually altogether), of our own production. 
ASTER ANNUAL GIGANTIC 
This is, I think, beyond doubt, the largest flowered of 
all the annual or China Asters (Callistephus). The blossoms, 
well-grown, may reach a diameter of eight inches. They 
are of fullest doubleness, with long and airy, gracefully in¬ 
terlacing, petals, and the coloring is an exceptionally clear 
and pure shell pink. It is long-stemmed, too ; a spectacular 
cut flower. This is, of course, the variety Los Angeles, the 
true superlative of Annual Asters. Pkt. 16c. 
ASTER RED IMPERIAL 
Flowers of immense size, single in form, with yellow 
centers and long, irregularly waving, petals of rich, true red. 
For all practical purposes it is an enormous crimson daisy, 
just right for cutting, but actually it is an annual China 
Aster (Callistephus; : of easiest culture. Surprisingly showy. 
Pkt. 15c. 
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