AQUILEGIA, Columbine, hp. We have a splendid 
collection of these graceful, showy, and beau¬ 
tiful ji^rennials, all hardy, easily-grown, free- 
blooming, and greatly admired. They delight 
in moist soil and partial shade, and are easily 
started from seeds, which require from four to 
•six weeks to germinate, according to conditions. 
Alpina, 2 ft. Blue firs, 3 in. across, 2 or 3 on a 
stem. 
Alpina Superba, 2 ft. New, superb, firs blue, 
white corolla. 
Barr's Glory Strain, large elegant, long-spurred 
firs in the greatest variety of colors, superb 
shades, very superior. 
Benary's Improved Long-spurred, 2 ft. A special 
strain surpassing all others, splendid. 
Calilornica Hybrida, 3 ft. sepals and' petals 
tinged orange, long carmine spurs, canary co¬ 
rolla. 
Canadensis, 1 ft. Old rose and golden yellow. 
Chrysantha, 3 ft. Chrome yellow, long spurs, 
blooms all summer, a splendid perennial. 150 
Double-flowered, 3 ft. Golden yellow, the best 
double. 
Grandiilora Alba, 2 ft. Large snow-white firs. 
Coerulea, Rocky Mountain Columbine, 2 ft. sky 
blue, with white corolla, one of our loveliest, 
fine. 50 s. 
Citrina, 2 ft. long-spurred, lemon yellow, fine. 
Crimson Star (New). Vigorous free-blooming 
plants bear 3 ft. long-spurred firs. Petals 
creamy white, spur and sepals crimson. 
Cuprea, 2ft., copper-red with straw corolla; long 
spurred; an excellent Denary introduction. 
Double-flowered, 2 ft. White, yellow, blue, 
mixed. 
Rose Queen, 2ft. lovely soft rose, white corolla. 
Erecta Nana Atroviolacea, 1 ft., dble violet-blue 
Flabellata Alba, 1 ft. pure white, early-flowering. 
Glandulosa, 3 ft. large, nodding lilac-blue white 
tip. 
Longissima (Award of Merit). A marvelous 
American development; the finest of the decade, 
delicate creamy yellow with 4-inch spurs. 
Jaetschaui, 3 ft. large golden firs, peach spurs. 
Nivea Grandiflora, 3 ft. large semi-double, white. 
Pink Shades. Delicate pink with long spurs. 
Red Riding Hood, 18 in. Umbrella-like old rose 
calyx above a pure white double corolla. 
Scott Elliott's Long-spurred, mixed colors, fine. 
Siberica, 1 ft., large dble, blue, rose, red, mixed. 
Skinneri (Mexican Columbine), 2 ft. Yellow with 
scarlet spurs, profuse. 50 s. 
Stellata fl. pi., 3 ft. Double, erect firs, mixed. 
Vervaneana fl. pi., rosy-lilac, variegated foliage. 
Vulgaris fl. pi., 2 ft. Comes in many forms and 
colors, blooming throughout the season; can 
be grown along streams or in by-ways. Mixed 
colors. 150 s. 
Long-spurred varieties in splendid mixture. 150 s. 
Complete Special Mixture all sorts, single and 
douole. 
ARABIS Alpina Grandiflora, Rock Cress, hp, 8 in. 
One of the earliest and handsomest of all spring 
firs, pure white in big clusters throughout 
spring, making a glorious display. 
Alpina Rosea, a new variety with rosy firs. 
Racemosa, hp, 8 in. White, dwarf large flow d. 
ARENARIA Laricifolia, hp, 4 in. A pretty white 
flow'd rock plant from Switzerland. 
Montana, hp, 6 in. Close tufts of greyish green 
foliage covered in May with silvery-white firs. 
ARMERIA, Thrift, hp. Charming Spring and Sum¬ 
mer flowering hardy plants, glorious in a bed 
or border, lasting well, of easiest culture. 
Cephalotes (Giant Thrift), 18 in. Fine, hardy bor¬ 
der plant carrying rose and white firs; likes 
sandy loam. , . , , i 
Dianthoides, 6 in. Light pink in close heads. 
Formosa, 1 ft. Rosy-pink firs in great abundance 
in summer and autumn: for borders or beds. 
Bee's Ruby, 2 ft. New, lovely deep rose firs. 
Laucheana, 6 in. tufts, brilliant rose firs; fine. 
Armeria Formosa, Thrift 
ARISAEMA Triphyllum, lack-in-the-Pulpit. The 
heads of insignificant greenish-yellow firs are 
enclosed within a whitish striped green leaf 
that curves in a flap above it. The pretty clus¬ 
ters of red berries following contain from one 
to five seeds. "Jack" is an attractive and curi¬ 
ous bulbous plant with a distinct preference for 
a moist shady situation. 
ARNICA Montana, hp, 1 ft. Showy golden firs, 
2 in. across during July; a very handsome but 
rare plant; excellent for the rockery. 
ASCLEPIAS Syriaca, hp, 5 ft. Giant plants with 
umbels of pinkish-purple flowers. 
Tuberosa, hp, 2 ft. Showy clusters of orange and 
scarlet flowers; Summer. 25 seeds. 
ASPERULA Hexaphylla, hp, 3 ft. The leaves 
small in whorls, firs white, tubular, panicled. 
■ Odorata, hp, 6 in. Small snow-white firs in May 
and June; very sweet when dried, pretty, a 
useful perennial for the rockery. 
ASPHODELUS Luteus, hp, 4 ft. Yellow fragrant 
firs in long racemes; lily-like. 8 seeds. 
ASTER, Perennial, Michaelmas Daisy, hp. These 
are fine Autumn firs mostly blue and red shades. 
They are among our best perennials; some 
bloom well the first season. 
Alpinus, 9 in. Large violet-blue heads; fine. 
Alpinus Goliath, 1 ft. Largest firs, soft blue. 
Amellus, 2 ft. Blue and rose shades mixed. 
Farreri (Big Bear), hp, 1 ft. Novelty of lovely 
mauve-violet petals surrounding a bright orange 
disk blooming in June and July. Very fine. 
New Double-flow'd, 3 ft. Fine double and semi¬ 
double firs, blue and red shades mixed. These 
are new and rare but the plants do not all pro¬ 
duce double firs, although our seeds are of the 
best. 
Snowflake, 2 ft. firs large white; showy. 
Star of Wartburg, hp, 2 in. The three-inch true 
lavender-blue marguerite with golden center. 
One of the best Asters of recent introduction. 
Sub-coerulea, 9 in. Very large lilac-blue firs., 
with gold center; fine for rockery. 
Complete Mixture Perennial Asters. 100 seeds. 
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