ARABIS FOR EARLINESS 
For blossom showing in very early spring, on through 
later spring, one needs in rock garden, edging or border, 
the gay rose or pure white of Arabis. All Arabia species 
are easy from seed. 
21 ARABIS ALPINA—erx(l-2)6. Pretty rock garden or 
edging plant with profuse white flowers. Pkt. 6c; % oz. 
20c. 
21 ARABIS BILLARDIERI ROSEA—erx(2)10. Most pleas¬ 
ant rose-colored blossoms, long carried in upright clusters. 
From the Lebanon. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 70c.) 
21 ARABIS CAUCASICA—erx(l-2)9. Whirling snowstorms 
of rather large flake-white blossoms for very many spring 
weeks, beginning here in March. Excellent foliage, close 
rosettes of undulate silver-downed leaves. Synonym of 
A. albida. Pkt. 15c. 
21 ARABIS DRUMMONDI—erbx(2)16. The flowers are 
lilac-lavender, not large, carried in tight upright sheafs. 
Best used in the border, in clumps built of several plants. 
Pkt. 10c. 
21 ARABIS PURPURASCENS—erbx(l-2)18. Flowers of 
deep rosy purple, larger than in any other species, are 
carried in loose terminal racemes, high over foliage rosettes 
that are likewise purple tinged. Rare. Pkt. 26c. 
OFFER 21A40—One pkt. each of above for 60c. 
21 AQUILEGIA LONGISSIMA—ecbx(3)36. Blossoms of 
soft canary, with spurs extending to greater length than 
with any other species. Silky, glaucous foliage. Airiest of 
Columbines. Illustrated, page 8. Pkt. 20c. 
21 AQUILEGIA LONG-SPURRED, AVALON STRAIN— 
ecbx(3)36. Selected for length of spur, size of flower, and 
magnificently extended range of hue and tone. Lemon, 
copper, orchid, buff, rose, lavender, blue, pink, cream, crim¬ 
son, all are there in contrasting placements and mellow 
blendings. The “Avalon” name is symbol of accolade, our 
Seed Farm Order Of Merit. Pkt. 15c; ^ oz. 35c; % oz. 
60c; % oz. $1.00. (Fine year-old plants, all the colors in 
mixture, each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00.) 
21 AQUILEGIA MOORCROFTIANA CACTIFLORA—erbx 
(2-3)30. A considerable proportion of the flowers are double, 
most of the single ones are spur-less, of the “Clematis 
blossom” form, a very few will have short spurs. Dom¬ 
inant coloring is rosy lilac, with occasional variations. A 
particularly beautiful and vigorous species from Kashmir, 
Ladak and Afghanistan that we hope you may like as 
well as do we. Pkt. 15c; j’g oz. 25c. (Plants, each 25c; 
3 for 70c.) 
21 AQUILEGIA NEVADENSIS—rstx(2)25. Silvery flowers 
with faint blue suffusions, carried over glaucous foliage. 
From wooded hills of Granada. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 25c. 
21 AQUILEGIA SIBIRICA—ecbx(3)36. Big flowers, often 
double, in extravagant profusion. Varies from rosy ame¬ 
thyst to black violet. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 
65c.) 
21 AQUILEGIA SKINNERI—ebmx(2-3)48. Many slender 
divergent branches that loosely swing an airiness of well- 
spurred bell-like blossoms, these soft yellow, with hintings 
of elfin green. The spurs are pale red. Tallest of Colum¬ 
bines. Guatemala. Pkt. 20c. 
21 AQUILEGIA SUAVEOLENS—erocbx(3)25. Flowers 
with sweet rich perfume. Delightful blendings of cream 
and lilac. Lacy foliage. A rare Himalayan. Illustrated, 
page 2. Pkt, 25c. 
21 AQUILEGIA TRUNCATA—rmtx(2-3)25. Blossoms in 
brilliant combinations of gold, orange and scarlet, scarlet 
dominant, flowers. Perhaps a F’ormosa variety. Pkt. 15c. 
21 AQUILEGIA VULGARIS OLYMPICA—ebx(2)30. Big 
showy clumps, flowers in varied colors. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, 
each 25c ; 3 for 65c.) 
OFFER 19A40—One pkt. each of Akitensis, Buergeriana, 
Caucasica, Formosa, Crimson Star, Flabellata nana alba, 
and Moorcroftiana for $1.00. 
OTHER GOOD AQUILEGIA—Alpina Powder Blue 16c; 
Atrata 15c; Baicalensis 10c; Bauhini 10c; Edelweiss 10c; 
Erecta 15c; Eximea 15c; Lapponica 15c; Reuteri 20c; 
Transylvanica 20c; Viridiflora Purple 16c; Nigricans 16c. 
OFFER 20A40—One pkt. each of the 40 Aquilegias listed 
above, for $5.75. 
21 AQUILEGIA OLD ORCHARD BLEND—Not less than 
30 of the above Columbines in one splendid mixture. In¬ 
cludes all save a very few particularly scarce kinds. Pkt. 
15c; ^ oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
If we fear mark of soil, the freedom of gardening 
can not be ours. Earth is tonic; without it we be¬ 
come didactic, dogmatic, walled in by reasonless 
rules; with it comes a certain tolerance, a falling 
away of boundaries, spiritual and physical. As with 
Antaeus of old, by touch of earth is our strength 
renewed. 
61 ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI—rQgatdsty(l)6. Bear- 
berry. Hardiest of evergreen trailers, making wide-spread¬ 
ing carpets of dense evergreen leaves. In spring, cherry- 
scented pink blossoms; later loads of gleaming ruby berries. 
No better ground cover for light, slightly acid soils. Sun 
or open shade. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c ; 1 oz. $1.00. 
45 ARGYRODERMA BLEND—w. Living Stones. Odd suc¬ 
culents, each usually with two half-buried leaves that 
simulate in amazing exactness, small smooth rocks. Then 
from the fissure between rise big feathery flowers in white, 
cream, yellow, rose or purple. Not frost-hardy, so usually 
grown in pots, but may be plunged in the rock garden in 
summer. Pkt. 20c. 
ARCTOTIS or AFRICAN DAISY 
Delightful daisies from southern Africa, mostly of largest 
size, effective for garden decoration, or for cutting. All 
may be treated as annuals by sowing early under glass, 
and transplanting, but A. grandis may be sown directly in 
the garden. Indeed all of them may be handled by that 
method, and though the later species may not give more 
than a few weeks of flowering before frost, they are dec¬ 
orative enough for garden placement, in foliage alone. 
ARCTOTIS ACAULIS—*erbx(3-5)15. Very large flowers 
in pleasing apricot, brilliant tangerine, and bronzed car¬ 
mine. Synonym of A. speciosa. Pkt. 20c. 
* ARCTOTIS GRANDIS—ecbx (3-4) 28. Blue-eyed African 
Daisy. Pearl-white flowers with blue centers. Easy, pro¬ 
fuse, delightful. Sow after soil is warm. Pkt. 6c; % 
oz. 20c. 
ARCTOTIS LAEVIS—*ecbx(4)20. Big cup-daisies of orange 
buff, washed with scarlet, and with black centers. Rosettes 
of silvery pinnate foliage. Pkt. 16c. 
ARCTOTIS SCAPIGERA—*erbx(3)12. Amazing shade var¬ 
iations in the line of cream, salmon, orange, terra cotta 
and autumn-toned carmine. Pkt. 20c. 
ARCTOTIS STOECHADIFOLIA—*erx(3)10. Claret-colored 
flowers over silvery foliage. Semi-trailer. This stock quite 
distinct from A. grandis, notwithstanding claimed botani¬ 
cal synonymy. Perhaps mis identified. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 22A40—One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
*ARCTOTIS BLEND—The five kinds above, with others. 
Here are surpriseful, and delightful, variations. Pkt. 10c. 
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