21 ALLIUM ODORUM — ecbkt(3)36. Sweetly fragi’ant 
flower-clusters, upfacing snowy stars, top each spiraling 
yard-high stem. Cuts excellently. Makes fine, big, showy 
border clumps. Good commercial. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; *4 
oz. 60c. (Plants 20c each; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50.) 
21 ALLIUM OREOPHILUM—ecrbkt(3) 16. The Caucasian 
Alps of Daghestan have given us the Mountain-lover, an 
easy, sure and most charming species that will thrive in 
any sunny place. Long stems above green foliage fountains, 
carry a wealth of great airy dome-clusters, opalescent lilac 
to shimmering purple. Splendid in rock garden or border. 
Good commercial. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; % oz. 75c. (Plants, 
each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00.) Illustrated, above. 
31 ALLIUM PULCHELLUM—ecrbkt(3)20. More or less it’s 
an Allium flavum major that has been dipped in raspberry 
jam. It’s a highly visible, and strikingly attractive, tone 
of raspberry purple. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 25c.) 
31 ALLIUM PYRZWALSKIANUM—erkt(2)9. Loosely clus¬ 
tered stars of richest violet indigo. Exquisitely formed. 
Rare. A species of highest merit. Pkt. 30c. (Plants, each 
40c.) 
21 ALLIUM P YREN AICUM—eirkt (3)9. Florets of smoky 
orchid to silver-veiled purple, in close-packed flattened clus¬ 
ters. Evenly crowded leaf-ribbons of glossy brewster green. 
Very pretty, and an excellent edger. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 40c. 
(Plants, each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50.) 
31 ALLIUM RETICULATUM—erkt(l)10. Earliest of all, 
April here, lapping May. Clustered bells of sparkling rose. 
Pkt. 20c; t’g oz. 60c. 
31 ALLIUM SPHAEROCEPHALUM—ecrbkt(3)36. Highly 
decorative flower-globes of mulberry to violet-maroon, an¬ 
ther-fluffed into velvety richness. Particularly striking. Rec- 
omm nded commercial. Pkt. 15c ; tt- oz. 40c ; ^4 oz. 75c. 
(Plants, each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50.) 
21 ALLIUM SPECIOSUM — ecbkt(3-4)36. Gigantic, fluffy 
flower-globes of lilac stars. Foliage fountains. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c.) 
31 ALLIUM STELL ATUM—ercdkt (5)20. Clustered airy 
star-flowers of a gloriously rich and vivid rose pink. Highly 
desirable, both for its beauty and for its late blooming 
season, mid-September well on through October. Pkt. 20c. 
(Plants, each 30c.) 
31 ALLIUM STRICTUM—erkt(2)25. Pretty Japanese alpine. 
Upfacing bells, close to pure rose. Rare. Pkt. 20c. (Plants, 
each 75c.) 
21 ALLIUM TANGUTICUM—ecrbkt(4-5)25. Pure cool lav¬ 
ender, a clean clear shade. The flowers are fluffy stars, 
packed closely, hundreds of them, into great globe clusters. 
Makes big clumps that are fountains of showy bloom in 
late summer and early autumn, giving magnificent effects. 
Pkt. 20c; & oz. 50c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c; 10 for 
$2.50.) 
21 ALLIUM TARTARICUM—ecrbkt(3-4)25. Fluffy globes of 
deep royal purple, long in bloom. Excellent species. Pkt. 
15c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c.) 
21 ALLIUM VALIDUM—erbmkt(2-4)20. Loose globose clus¬ 
ters of showy rose purple. Recommended for damp places, 
pool edges, and the like. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 
for 70c.) 
OFFER 6A9—ALLIUM GEMS—One pkt. each of Farreri, 
Controversum, Pyrzwalskianum, Strictum, Mt. Cenis and 
Reticulatum for $1.25. 
OFFER 7A9—SELECTED ALLIUMS—One pkt. each of 
Azureum, Ammophilum, Stellatum, Speciosum, Flavum, 
Pulchellum, Album, Oreophilum, Sphearocephalum, Odorum, 
Pyrenaicum, and Tanguticum, for $1.75. 
OFFER 8A9—One pkt. each of the 57 Alliums listed here 
in seed form, including those under heading “Other Good 
Alliums,” for $8.25. 
OTHER GOOD ALLIUMS—Seeds of following Allium species 
can be supplied at uniform price of 15c the pkt. Plants of 
many of them are also available. Let us quote. Acutangulum, 
Albidum, Altaicum, Albopilosum, Angustiprasum, Cine- 
reum, Cyrilli, Darwasicum, Dichlamydeum, Fistulosum, 
Galanthum, Libani, Monadelphum, Moschatum, Nutans, 
Obliquum, Pallens, Rosenbachianum, Rosenbachianum album, 
Roseum, Rosy Gem, Rotundum, Schoenoprasum, Senescens, 
Stellarianum album, Stenanthum, Tibeticum, Urceolatum, 
Villarsi, Winklerianum, and Yunnanense. 
ALLIUM ORNAMENTAL BLEND—ecrbh. A mighty inter¬ 
esting mixture that we blend ourselves. There is a bit of 
every kind that we list included ; though not by any means 
in equal proportions. Particularly recommended. Pkt. 10c; 
V& oz. 35c; % oz. 60c; 1 oz. $2.25. 
Four-page folder of cultural instructions and general 
directions for sowing, will be sent all who order seeds. 
45 THE SUCCULENT ALOES 
Few succulents are more satisfying for pot culture in 
window garden or conservatory than the Aloes. Always they 
are attractive, in rare flower particularly so, and they 
are of rugged constitution and consequent easy handling. 
Then, too, they grow readily from seed. In form and colora¬ 
tion they are interestingly varied, from triangular pie- 
wedges of leaves in dense rosettes, to long, curving serrate 
swords. Sometimes the thick fat leaves are stacked almost 
like a child’s pile of blocks, but again they may be spaced 
on prolonged stems until climbing habit is approached. 
Often they are marbled, stained, silver-powdered, color- 
edged, or blued like tempered steel. Panicled inflorescence, 
usually in buff, red or cinnabar. Splendid mixture. Pkt. 20c ; 
re oz. 75c. 
45 ALOE SPECIES—Seeds of following Aloes, and often 
of others, can be supplied at 20c the pkt. ; Arborescens, 
Ferox, Saponaria, Striata, and Variegata. 
*ALONSOA MERIDIONALIS—ecrbx(8)18. Peru has given 
us this charming and easy annual. Airy flowers of rich 
salmon pink. Blooms early and late. Pkt. 15c. 
22 ALSTROEMERIA BLEND—rbsty(2-3)30. Alstroemeria, 
the Lily of Peru, is a gloriously beautiful member of the 
Amaryllis family, with flowers that are truly spectacular 
in massed clusters, as well as interesting in the markings 
of the individual blooms. Glossy yellow, pink, rose, carmine, 
blood-red, apricot orange and tawny lilac are likely to 
appear. Often inner segments show contrasting markings. 
Hardy to about Philadelphia, with winter mulching. Fur¬ 
ther north, grow in cold frames, or dig tuberous roots in 
autumn, and store in sand in cellar over winter. Some¬ 
times also handled as a pot plant. Seed sown in fall in 
open ground beds usually germinates strongly in spring, 
but upon rare occasions we have had it lie dormant 
until the second spring, when, we think, every seed must 
have sprouted. Illustrated, page 56. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; 
Vi oz. 75c; 1 oz. $2.75. 
22 ALSTROEMERIA AURANTIACA. Variable yellows. Pkt. 
15c. 
22 ALSTROEMERIA CHILENSIS—Here we have attrac¬ 
tive variations in pink, rose and red. Pkt. 20c. 
There is still the thrill of venture waiting on the 
frontiers of garden building, new and more expres¬ 
sive plant materials; new ways of growing, new 
planning combinations, all there for you, it maybe 
to fail with at times, but in overwhelming compensa¬ 
tion to succeed with, and in the succeeding, to open 
new paths of advance. 
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