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CHAS. FIORE NURSERIES, PRAIRIE VIEW, ILLINOIS 
AQUILEGIA—COLUMBINE 
ANEMONE—WIND FLOWER 
Pulsatilla (Pasque Flower). Grows from 9 to 12 inches 
high and produces violet or purple flowers during April 
and May. An interesting plant for the rockery or well 
drained border. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Pulsatilla Alba —Of dwarf habit with white flowers. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Sylvestris (Snowdrop Windflower). This is one of the 
best in moist sandy soils. Bears good size delicate white 
flowers on long stems. Blooms late May. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
ANEMONE JAPONICA—JAPANESE 
WIND FLOWER 
A valuable and beautiful species 2 to 3 feet tall, bloom¬ 
ing freely from late August till severe frosts. One of the 
most important garden plants; the graceful blooms, often 
3 inches across, borne on long stems make a wonderful 
display and are fine for cutting. They prefer shade, mois¬ 
ture, a fertile and well drained location. Protect in winter. 
Hupensis—Mauve-rose. 
Louise Uhink —Rose-pink. 
Queen Charlotte —Light pink. 
Whirlwind —Double, white. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
ANTHEMIS—MARGUERITE 
These hardy Marguerites are most satisfactory peren¬ 
nials. They will succeed in the poorest soil, but need full 
sun. 
Kelwayi —Grows 2 feet. Daisy-like yellow blossoms, pro¬ 
duced all Summer. Excellent for cutting. 
each 18c; per 10 $1.60 
AQUILEGIA—COLUMBINE 
TTie Columbine is one of the most beautiful of the hardy 
perennials, producing graceful spurred flowers -on 2 foot 
stems. T^ey are much prized for cut flower purposes, 
making dainty decorations. They are one of the rriOst 
important of our early hardy flowers and should be grown 
in quantity, being easy to establish and thriving in almost 
any situation, best if sheltered but exposed to full sun. ' 
Canadensis (American Columbine). 2 feet. May to Jtfne. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
AQUILEGIA—(Continued) 
Coei^lea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). 2 feet. April to 
July. One of the most beautiful of our native American 
flowers. Deep blue. each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Long-Spurred Hybrids— 
Ix)ng-spurred, blue shades. 
Long-spurred,, pink shades. 
Long-spurred, strawberry red. 
Long-spurred, pure white. 
Long-spurred, yellow. each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain of Long-spurred Hybrids —The 
blooms are of large size and the spurs very long. The 
colors range through shades of lavender, mauve, blues, 
purples, whites, creams, yellows, pinks, reds, etc. There 
are no jarring or crude tints and the whole form a most 
harmonious mass of coloring seldom seen in other flowers. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
ARABIS—ROCK CRESS 
Charming dwarf spring-flowering plants of easy culti¬ 
vation; valuable for edging and for rock gardens, but does 
equally well in the border garden forming a dense beauti¬ 
ful carpet of pure white flowers. 
Alpina —6 inches. Early in the Spring the pure white 
flowers make a pleasing contrast in the beds bordering 
with golden Alyssum and blue Aubrietia. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Alpina Flore Pleno —Same as above but with double white 
flowers; very fine rock plant. each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Procurens —A dense prostrate creeping plant with evergreen 
leaves, white flowers on slender stems. April to May. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
ARENARIA—SAND-WORT 
These are extremely pretty little alpine plants and will 
thrive in any ordinary soil in exposed places. Used in 
rockeries. 
Montana —^A pretty creeping plant which during June ‘is 
covered with attractive, silvery white flowers. A good 
edging plant and invaluable for rock garden. Grows 2 
inches high in close tufts. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
ARISAEMA—JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT 
Triphyllum—6 to 12 inches; brownish purple; May. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
ARMERIA—THRIFT SEA PINK 
Dwarf growing perennials with grassy leaves and a 
tufted habit of growth. TTie flowers are borne in globular 
heads during May and July, and the plants are suitable 
for edgings to borders. 
Formosa Hybrids —24 inches. Shades of pink. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Laucheema—Dwarf rosy crimson. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
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Maritima —6 inches. Silvery pink flowers. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
ARTEMISIA 
A most useful class of plants, either for the border or 
for filling in within the shrubbery. 
Lactiflora (Hawthorn Scented Magwort). Strong, free 
growth with erect stems to 4 feet high terminated by 
great panicles of scented, creamy white flowers in August 
and September. 
^ each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
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Silver King-. (Ghps^ Plant). A very showy silver-gray plant 
growing 3^i^et’‘' high. Long sprays of foliage may be 
cut and dried in September for;; winter bouquets. 
* each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
ASCLEPIAS—BUTTERFLY WEED 
Tuberosa —2 feet. One of the most showy of our native 
perennials. Gpmpact umbels oUbrjlliant orange flowers 
from July unfil frost. each-20c; per 10 $1.80 
ASTER—MICHAELMAS DAISY 
These are among the showiest of^our late flowering 
hardy plants, giving a wealth of bloom during Septernber 
and October, a season when most other hardy flowers” are 
past, and for the best efftct should be planted in masses 
of one color. They grow freely in any soil. 
Barr’s Pink —^Bright pink. 4-5 feet. 
