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ASPHODEL I AZUREUM IfORMOSISSIMAIpeDUNCULATAI ORCYALIS 
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. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c.) 
21 ALLIUM TUBEROSUM^cbkt(3)36. Sweetly fragrant 
flower-clusters, upfacing snowy stars, top each spiraling 
yard-high stem. Cuts excellently. Makes big, showy border 
clumps. Good commercial. Formerly listed as A. odorum. 
Pkt. 10c. 
OFFER 9A40—One pkt. each of the 25 Alliums listed above 
in seed form, for $3.75. 
ALLIUM PLANT OFFER—One plant each of twelve Allium 
Gems, each kind labeled, being Azureum, Cyaneum, Con- 
troversum, Farreri, Flavum Minor, Mt. Cenis, Sphaeroce- 
phalum, Speciosum, Roseum, Tanguticum, Oreophilum and 
Cyrilli, for THREE DOLLARS. Here are hardy perennials 
of surprising decorative value, yet not at all usual in 
gardens. 
OTHER GOOD ALLIUMS—Seeds of the following Alliums 
can be supplied at uniform price of 15c the pkt. Plants 
of many of them are available, also seeds by weight. Let 
us quote. Auctangulum, Albidum, Albopilosum, Altaicum, 
Angustiprasum, Bulgaricum, Cinereum, Darwasicum, Dich.- 
lamydeum, Fistulosum, Galanthum, Japonicum, Libani, 
Moly, Monadelphum, Moschatum, Neapolitanum, Nutans, 
Obliquum, Pallen§, Rosenbachianum, Rotundum, Rosy Gem, 
Schoenoprasum, Senescens, Sibiricum, Stellarianum album 
Stenanthium. Thibeticum, Unifolium, Urceolatum, Validum, 
Villarsi and Winklerianum. 
OFFER 10A40—One pkt. each of the 34 kinds listed under 
head “Other Good Alliums” for $4.00. 
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; 
% oz. 35c; % oz. 60c; 1 oz. $2.25. 
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. 
15c; oz. 75c. 
ALOE SPECIES—Each 20c the pkt. Arborescens, Dicho- 
toma, Ferox, Mitriformis, Saponaria, Striata, Variegata. 
22 ALSTROEMERIA—LILY OF PERU 
Though it ranges the Andean foothills for better than a 
thousand miles, it might very well have been called the 
Chilean Lily, for most of the kinds we know of it, come 
from Chile rather than from Peru. But whether it be 
Chilean Lily or Peruvian Lily, to botanists at least, it is 
Alstroemeria, and Alstroemeria can be a very lovely thing. 
The flowers are truly spectacular in their massed beauty 
of cluster, as well as interesting in the markings of the 
individual blooms. Often the inner segments show contrast¬ 
ing markings. Here in New Jersey the roots winter over 
well, providing they have been protected a bit with a 
m.ulching of straw or litter applied in late autumn. At 
Old Orchard we have several really magnificent clumps of 
Alstroemeria that seem as thriving and permanent as any 
perennial in our plantings, flowering with the greatest of 
freedom from earliest May to July. We have them in full 
sun, and they seem happy there, although they are usually 
thought to prefer a bit of shade. We have spread old 
straw about their roots to keep the soil cool, and perhaps 
that is the secret of their robust growth. In cold climates, 
or in exposed situations, it would be safest to plant Al¬ 
stroemeria against a house wall, or perhaps even in a 
cold frame. In the extreme north, the tuberous roots are 
dug and stored in sand in cellar over winter. Definitely “y” 
culture is indicated so far as sowing of the seed is con¬ 
cerned. Seeds sown in fall in open ground seed beds usu¬ 
ally germinate strongly in spring, but at times we have 
had it lie dormant until the second spring, when we think 
every seed must have sprouted. Illustrated, page 6. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; ^ oz. 75c; 1 oz. $2.75. 
22 ALSTROEMERIA AURANTICA — cby(2-3)28. Great 
clusters of somewhat Amaryllis-like flowers in soft yellow 
to richest orange, the upper petals streaked with carmine. 
Ijong in bloom. Showy. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; % oz. 75c. 
(Dormant roots, Nov.-Dee. delivery, 3 for 80c; 10 for $2.25.) 
22 ALSTROEMERIA CHILENSIS—cby(2-3)36. Here we 
have attractive variations, from soft pink to rose-tinged 
orange, or in approach to red. Pkt. 15c ; % oz. 40c; % oz. 
75c ; 1 oz. $2.80. (Dormant roots, September delivery, 3 for 
95c; 10 for $2.70.) 
22 ALSTROEMERIA PULCHELLA—cby(2-3)40. An un¬ 
usually vigorous species with large flowers of^ dark red, 
green tipped, and brown spotted within. A striking plant 
when in full bloom. Pkt. 20c. (Dormant roots, October de¬ 
livery, 3 for 95c ; 10 for $2.70.) 
22 ALSTROEMERIA PELEGRINA—cby(2-3)20. Flower of 
the Incas. Blossoms of deep rose, purple spotted, or rarely 
immaculate white. Pkt. 20c. (Plants, dormant roots, Oc¬ 
tober delivery, 3 for 80c; 10 for $2.25.) 
OFFER 10i%A40—One pkt. each of the four for 50c. . 
21 HARDY BORDER ALTHAEAS 
21 ALTHAEA ROSEASH BLEND—ebx (3-4) 60. In this 
group the flowers are about an inch across, carried in 
very long succession. Color varies from rose pink, through 
particularly brilliant pure rose, to silvery tyrian or dusky 
rose-violet. The foliage is usually canescent, or sometimes 
downy silver-ash. The plant-stance is good, slender, some¬ 
times almost wiry, stems, many of them, that never sprawl 
over. Clumps of this Althaea group will ornament any 
hardy perenniel border planting. None of these are in the 
slightest degree like Hollyhock. Pkt. 15c; fs oz. 25c; % 
oz. 40c. 
21 ALTHAEA ROSEASH SPECIES—Armeniaca 16c; Can- 
nabina 10c; Krajagyvacensis 20c; Narbonensis 15c; Tau- 
rinensis 15c. Ask for quotation on seeds of these by weight, 
or on plants. 
21 ALTHAFA HOLLYHOCK SECTION MIXED—ebtx(3)72. 
The true Hollyhock is Althaea rosea, but there isn’t a seed 
of it in this mixture. Nevertheless the kinds that make it 
up, are more or less in the Hollyhock resemblance, though 
each kind quite individual. Blossoms are large to very 
large, silky petals arranged in saucer form, or even tend¬ 
ing toward bells. The color range includes pastel tones 
and soft sunrise shades. There will be primrose, lemon 
with apricot and pink suffusions, pure pinks, rose or lavender. 
Often the blossoms will show chestnut zonings, or buff- 
green striations. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; ^ oz. 35c. 
ALTHAEA SPECIES, HOLLYHOCK SECTION—Uniform 
price, 10c the pkt. Write for bulk quotations. Chinensis, 
Heldreichi, Multiflora, Nudiflora, Pallida, Pontica, Sulfurea 
and Totirneforti. 
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