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HARDY PLANTS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
place. A profusion of brilliant carmine 
red flowers striped with white. For the 
rock garden or rock wall with a southern 
exposure. Each 25c; 3 for 65c; 12 for 
$2.50. 
Vinca Minor Bowles Variety —This new 
ground Myrtle, recently introduced from 
England, is a great improvement on the 
old variety. It flowers more profusely, 
with deeper blue flowers above the dark 
green leaves, and in addition supplies 
some flowers all through the season. A 
wonderful ground cover for shaded 
places. Each 25c; 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.50; 
$15.00 per 100. 
AQUILEGIA 
Crimson Star —A novelty in Columbines 
notable for its large flowers. Sepals and 
spurs are crimson while the petals in the 
center form a white star. A strong and 
sturdy grower. Each 35c; 3 for 95c. 
Hardy Perennials and Rock Plants 
Varieties marked with * suited for rock 
gardens and walls. 
ACHILLEA 
*Aizoon —Silvery foliage, white flowers. 5-6 
inches. 
Millefolium roseum. —Deep rose, 15 to 20 
inches. 
Ptarmica Perrys White. —Button like white 
flowers. 
*Nana. —Mossy green foliage, white flow¬ 
ers. 
*Tomentosa —Low grey green foliage, 
June, 6 inches. 
*Umbellata —Silvery foliage, white flowers, 
June, 10 in. 
AJUGA (Bugle) 
Genevensis —Pink flowers, May or June, 6 
inches. 
Reptans —Blue, May, 8 in. Best for ground 
cover. 
ALYSSUM 
The cheerful flowers of the alyssums are 
valuable in the early spring garden. Good 
in sunny wall garden and rock gardens. 
*Rostratum —Yellow, July. 12 inches. 
*Saxatile Compactum — Golden yellow, 
May, 9 inches. 
ALTHAEA (Hollyhocks) 
Rosea —Mixed colors. 
ANCHUSA 
Italica, Dropmore Variety—Sky blue, May- 
June, 3 to 5 ft. 
*Myosotidaeflora —A profusion of forget- 
me-not flowers in May. 10-12 inches. 
Border or rock garden. 
ACONITUM (Monkshood) 
Fischeri —Blue flowers in late summer, 3 ft. 
Good soil and light shade or sun. Each 
35c; 3 for 95c; 12 for $3.50. 
ANEMONE (Pasque Flower) 
*Pulsatilla—In earliest spring after a few 
sunny days the purple crocus like flow¬ 
ers appear, followed by the airy, fluffy 
PRICES: Unless Otherwise Noted; Each : 
seed heads on tne lengthening flower 
stem. Easily grown in any sunny well- 
drained soil. See Wild Plant section for 
our native form of Pasque Flower. 
ANTHEMIS 
Tinctoria —Yellow daisy like flowers all 
summer. Good for dry situations. 12 to 
25 inches. 
Sancta Johannis —Flowers deeper in color 
and growth more compact than above. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
Coerulea —(Rocky Mountain Columbine) 
Lovely blue and white long spurred flow¬ 
ers. Give shade and medium acid soil. 
*Flabellata Nana Alba —Milk-white flowers 
on 8 inch stems over lovely blue-green 
foliage which persists till the end of sum¬ 
mer. 
Long Spurred Hybrids —Beautiful long- 
spurred flowers in many colors and com¬ 
binations of colors. Mixed colors only. 
*Actinea Herbacea — (Lakeside Daisy) 
Light yellow daisies in early spring. 
Allium Stellatum —Clusters of rose pink 
starry flowers. Sept. 18 inches. 
ARABIS (ROCK CRESS) 
*Alplna —White flowers in early spring on 
6-8 inch stems. 
*Albida FI. PI. —Like a miniature flowered 
double ten-week stock. The white flowers 
appear for a longer period than the sin¬ 
gle. 
*Sturyi —Flat mats of shiny oval leaves 
that are attractive throughout the season. 
Wiry stems of white flowers very early 
in spring. 
*Androsace —White flowers from little ro¬ 
settes of foliage very early. 
*Arenaria Ledebouriana —White, 10-12 in. 
*Arenaria Steveniana —Grassy foliage, 6-8 
inches. 
*Arenaria Verna —Low green mossy foli¬ 
age. 
3 for 65c; $2.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100 
