TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR THE HOME 
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Arenaria - Sandwort 
♦Montana. Large white flowers in spring. Deep green foliage. Sunny situa¬ 
tion. May. 5 inches. 
Armeria - Thrift 
Formosa. Attractive dwarf plants, forming evergreen tufts of bright green 
foliage, innumerable flowers appear in dense heads. Rockery. 
Arabis 
Alpina (Rock Cress). Dwarf early blooming plant, covered with dense masses 
of pure white flowers. Splendid for the rockery or covering steep banks. 
6 inches. April and May. 
Artemisia 
Silver King. A beautiful “mist” for setting off bouquets and floral com¬ 
binations. Vigorous, quick growing, with a close network of branches, fine 
stemmed and slender leaved. The opening leaf buds gleam like tiny beads, 
the entire color effect bright frosted silver. 3 feet, compact pyramids. 
Hardy Aster - Michaelmas Daisy 
♦Alpinus (Rock Aster). Bright blue daisy-like flowers; succeeds in any soil 
or sun, excellent for cutting, desirable for rock garden or border. May and 
June. 9 inches, (c). 
"Aster - Cornflower or Stokes' Aster 
Very large, lavender-blue, centaurea-like blossoms, all summer, good for 
moist soil. June to October. 18 inches. 
Astilbe - Spirea 
An excellent border, beautiful feathery spikes, of light pink or white flow¬ 
ers. June and July. 2 feet. 
’^‘Aubrietia - Rock Cress 
Eyri. Also called False Wall Cress. Dainty, dwarf, and creeping habit, form¬ 
ing brilliant sheets of bloom for several weeks. Excellent for rockeries or 
borders. April and May. 4 inches. 
BABY’S BREATH. See Gypsophila. 
Betonica Rosea - Stachys 
Dwarf, pink-blossomed border plant. 1 foot. 
"Bleeding Heart - Dicentra 
Spectabilis. The base of the flower is furnished with 2 sheath-like spurs; 
has heart shape blossoms, rosy pink shade, blooms in May with occasional 
later flowers. Excellent in sun or shade, very hardy. 2 feet. 
Arahis — Rock Cress 
Bleeding Heart—Dicentra 
BLUE BIRD FLOWER. See Veronica. 
Bocconia Cordata - Plume Poppy 
A noble, hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flowers, flowers in term¬ 
inal panicles, of a creamy white color during July and August. 6 to 8 feet. 
Boltonia 
Asteroides. White form of Latisquama. 
Latisquama. A beautiful plant growing 4 to 5 feet. Flowers light pinkish 
lavender. August to September, (c). 
Campanula - Canterbury Bells 
Medium. The old-fashioned Canterbury Bell. Easy to grow in either shade 
or sunshine, blooms June and July. 2 to 3 feet. 
♦Carpatica (Carpathian Bellflower). A wonderful little plant bearing clear 
blue cup shape flowers all summer and fall. 6 inches. 
Carnation, Hardy 
Large double flowers on good stems, in mixed colors. Excellent for cutting 
Hardy Chrysanthemums 
