Anchusa Myosotidiflora 
AJUGA - Bugle 
Dwarf, creeping perennials. The leaves are a rich shiny green, and the 
shoots more or less creeping. Excellent plants for edging or carpeting 
bare spots. Suitable for sun or shade. 
Culture. They will thrive in good, ordinary soil in sun or partial shade. 
They make excellent edging plants in shady borders or for shady spots 
in the rock garden where a quick growing plant is required, also ex¬ 
cellent for carpeting ground under shade trees where grass will not grow. 
Plant in autumn or spring, 6 inches apart. 
*Genevensis Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Grows 6 to 8 inches high; dense spikes of blue flowers in May and June, 
*Reptans rubra Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Grows 3 to 4 inches high, with deep purplish blue flowers in May and 
June. 
ALYSSUM - Madwort; Basket of Gold 
Attractive early-flowering perennials, suitable for growing on the mar¬ 
gins of sunny borders or in sunny places in the rock wall or rock garden. 
Culture. The varieties offered will succeed in any good, ordinary soil 
which must be thoroughly drained. They ore best grown in groups of 
three or more in the rock garden, or as edgings to beds. Plant in fall 
or spring, about 6 to 8 inches apart. Alyssum Saxatile is frequently used 
for carpeting beds planted with spring bulbs, and is very effective for 
that purpose. 
*Argenteum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Dense growing. Leaves silvery gray, tiowers yellow in clustered heads. 
About 15 inches. 
^Saxatile compactum Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
Big clusters of bright yellow flowers in early spring. An excellent plant 
tor the rockery or front of borders. One of the best early yellow plants 
to use with Tulips; 12 inches high. 
Saxatile citrinum Three $L10, Doz, $330, 100 $20.00 
Same habit of growth as Saxatile Compactum but the flowers are a 
lovely pale yellow; much more desirable. They blend beautifully with 
pink or lavender Tulips and are outstanding in the spring garden or 
rockery. 
Saxatile flore pleno Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
This IS the double-flowered form of Saxatile compactum. The flowers 
are dense and deep bright yellow color. Same habit as the single variety 
*Serpyllifolium Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Alpestre.) Very dwarf. 4 to 5 inches high, with racemes of pale yellow 
tiowers and rough gray leaves. Charming for the rock garden. Follaws 
)ust after Saxatile is out of bloom. 
**Spinulosum roseum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A rare plant with handsome silvery gray foilage and fine pink flowers; 
a neat, sman-leaved species remaining longer in beauty than any of 
the others. For wall or rock garden. 10 inches. 
ALLIUM 
^ large family of bulbous plants found practically all over the 
Culture. Grow in any good soil in sunny position in the rock garden 
Plant three to five inches apart in autumn or spring. 
Ascalonicum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
norms small clumps with lilac flowers. Growth is almost bulb-like. 
Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
1 i!^ species. Heads of violet-purple flowers in June and July 9 to 
IZ inches high. 
Fripdum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100, $20.0i 
clusters from which spring numerous lavender-pini 
umbel-shaped flowers. 
Serratum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.0( 
very narrow foliage in small clusters. Rosy lavender flowers. 
*Tibetica Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.01 
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ALSTROEMERIA - Peruvian Lilies 
A very beautiful genus. Their Lily-like blossoms make fine cut flowers 
as well as garden subjects. 
Culture. Easily grown in well-drained sandy soil in full sun. Plant early 
spring. Cover roots about 4 inches. Set 6 to 8 inches apart and pro¬ 
tect in winter. 
Aurantiaca Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00 
Neat upright growing plants about 24 inches high with loose heads of 
brilliant orange-colored flowers. Invaluable for cutting and border dis¬ 
play. 
AMSONIA 
Free-flowering perennials, long stems with willow-like foliage and lovely 
heads of light blue flowers in panicles; especially fine for cutting. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position will suit them. Plant in 
autumn or spring, 10 to 12 inches apart. 
Tabernaemontana Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Flowers late May and early June, producing numerous flowers of light 
blue in panicles, on 2- to 3-foot stems; fine for the hardy border or 
planted among shrubbery. 
ANCHUSA - Alkanet 
stately and handsome herbaceous perennials belonging to the Forget- 
me-not order. It is difficult to imagine a more beautiful plant than o 
well-grown specimen of a Dropmore when in flower. The leaves are 
hairy and silvery green and the brilliant blue flowers are borne in 
racemes on branching stems. 
Culture. Anchusas require a deep, well-drained soil, not too damp or 
heavy, and a sunny position. They are best grown singly, so that they 
can display their natural contour to good advantage. Plant in foil or 
early spring, 18 inches apart, except Myosotidiflora, which should be 
planted in groups of three or more, about 8 inches apart. 
Dropmore Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Tall spikes of beoutiful blue flowers in June and intermittently all sum¬ 
mer. 4 to 5 feet. 
Morning Glory Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Very beautiful variety, with large, pale blue flowers in June and inter¬ 
mittently all summer. 3 to 4 feet. 
^Myosotidiflora Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A distinct dwarf perennial from Russia, with clusters of charming blue 
flowers resembling Forget-me-nots. An effective plant for shody or 
sunny places, flowering in May and June. 12 inches high. 
ANDROSACE - Rock Jasmine 
Fascinating small rock plants, forming small rosettes of silvery hairy 
foliage at the ends of wiry runners. 
Culture. Require a well-drained, gritty soil. In sticky cloy or hot, loose 
sand they will not survive. Protect from heavy rains and excessive mois¬ 
ture in general. Plant in fall or early spring, 3 to 4 inches apart, in 
sheltered, sunny places in the rock garden. 
-*Sarmentosa Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00 
(Chumbuiji.) One of the easiest and best. Rosettes of silky foliage and 
heads of verbena-like blossoms of pink on sfems about six inches high. 
From the Himalayas. June and July flowering. 
Achillea, Snowball (See page 5) 
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