52 Better Perennial Plants 
AY State Nurseries 
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ALYSSUM 
The Alyssums are useful as edging plants, or for the rock garden or dry 
wall. The perennial sorts offered here hloom very early in the season, providing 
low edging plants particularly for hulh gardens at a time when most annual 
edgings are not yet in flower. They require no special treatment, although 
they like plenty of sunlight. 
•Alyssum rostratum. Yellowhead Alyssum. 1 ft. June, July. Bright 
golden yellow flowers in dense heads. 
*A. saxatile citrinum. Lovely, pale yellow flowers, excellent combination 
with pink or lavender flowers of early spring. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
•A. saxatile compactum. Dwarf Goldentujt. 1 ft. Mid-April to June. A very 
showy spring plant for the rockery or border, having fragrant yellow 
flowers in clusters, above large mounds of silvery foliage. 
*A. serpyllifolium. 5 in. May, June. A very dwarf variety with loose ra¬ 
cemes of pale yellow flowers above the rough gray foliage. Charming for 
the rock garden. 
ANCHUSA - Bugloss 
A very variable but useful group of plants, providing much-desired blue 
flowers over a long season. They do well in borders in full sun, but the 
Dropmore variety seems to prefer a little shade. 
Anchusa italica Dropmore. Dropmore Bugloss. 4 to 5 ft. June. An im¬ 
proved variety of the preceding, with tall spikes of rich gentian-blue flowers, 
opening intermittently all summer. One of the most desirable perennials for 
the wide border. 
A., Morning Glory. 4 ft. An new English variety with lovely gentian-blue 
flowers in great quantities which cover the fine pyramidal plant in early 
spring and summer. By cutting back branches which have flowered a suc¬ 
cession of bloom can be maintained all summer. 
*A. myosotidiflora. Siberian Bugloss. 10 to 12 in. May, June. A distinct, 
dwarf perennial variety with clusters of charming clear blue flowers re¬ 
sembling forget-me-nots, above large, heart-shaped, bright green leaves, 
which maintain an attractive appearance all summer. An effective rock 
plant for shady places, as well as a plant of true merit for the hardy border, 
where it contributes a long season of gay color. It is especially fine in com¬ 
bination with yellow spring bulbs or perennials, such as Alyssum and 
Doronicum. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
ANEMONE 
There are two distinct classes of Anemones. The early sorts are mostly 
dwarf, and are choice plants for woodland or rockery. The Japanese sorts 
bloom in late summer and fall, are much taller, and form fine big clumps 
that have an artistic grace unequaled by any other flower at this season. They 
look especially well against a background of evergreens, yet are equally 
effective in the middle of the perennial border. Anemones require a good, 
well-drained soil with plenty of water in dry weather. 
Anemone hupehensis. Chinese Anemone. 18 in. Early August to frost, 
it produces an abundance of pleasing mauve-rose flowers about 1% inches 
across, on erect stems. A good cut flower. Transplants best in the spring. 
35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
A. hupehensis, September Charm. 2 ft. September. Extremely free- 
flowering with large blooms of delicate silvery pink, shaded rose and 
mauve. Fine for cutting. Flowers earlier than the Japanese types. 35c each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
A. japonica alba. White Japanese Anemone. 3 ft. September, October 
Glistening single white flowers with yellow centers, useful for cutting. 
35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
A. japonica. Prince Henry. 3 ft. September, October. Double red flow¬ 
ers. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
A. japonica. Queen Charlotte. 3 ft. September, October. Large, semi¬ 
double, deep pink flowers produced in abundance and desirable for cut¬ 
ting. Good in combination with the blue .Aconites. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
A. japonica, WTiirlwind. 3 ft. September, October. Large, semi-double, 
snowy white flowers with a whorl of green around base of petals. 35c each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
*A. Pulsatilla. European Basque Flower. 8 in. April, May. Cup-shaped, 
violet-purple flowers appearing before the lacy, deep green foliage, and 
followed by feathery seed-pods which add to its attractions. Early-flowering. 
Very hardy. Likes shade but will do well in sun. 
*A. Pulsatilla rubra. Red Basque Flower. 6 in. April, May. A form of A. 
pulsatilla with reddish purple flowers. 
*A. sylvestris. Snowdrop Anemone. 15 in. May to July. Large creamy white 
flowers on nodding stems with deeply cut foliage. Fine for the cool, moist 
locations. 
ANTHEMIS - Camomile 
These are very hardy bushy plants with daisy-like flowers and strongly 
scented, pungent foliage. They are excellent and enduring subjects for the 
perennial border and require only ordinary soil and full sunlight. 
Anthemis, Moonlight. 2% ft. All summer. Hundreds of pale lemon-yellow 
flowers about 2% inches in diameter literally cover the plant and are 
excellent for cutting. This is a fine compact and upright-growing variety 
for the hardy border. (Color illustration on page 61.) 50c each; $5.00 
per doz. 
A. nobilis. Common Camomile. 18 in. June, July. Single, white-rayed, daisy¬ 
like flowers on a bushy plant, with fernlike foliage. Well-known medicinal 
herb. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
A., Sancta Johannis. A new and improved variety with rich glowing 
orange flowers. 
A. tinctoria kelwayi. Kelway Camomile. 2 to 3 ft. June to October. Large, 
lemon-yellow flowers similar to the preceding. Good for cutting and for the 
border, succeeding in the poorest soils. 
A. tinctoria. Perry’s Variety. 20 in. June to October. Yellow flowers 
above bright green, fern-like foliage. 
ARABIS - Rockcress; Wallcress 
Edging plants of the highest quality, producing a mat of white flowers very 
early in the season, and providing a soft, grayish green carpel throughout the 
rest of the season. Splendid both for rockwork and edging borders. 
*Arabis albida fl, pi. Double Wallcress. 8 in. Flowers are much more 
showy and last far longer than the single. Good in the rock garden because 
it is very shallow-rooted. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
*A, alpina, Alpine Rockcress. 9 in. April, May. Flowers smaller but similar 
to the former variety and produced in even greater profusion. One of the 
best rock plants. 
ARENARIA - Sandwort 
*Arenaria montana. Mountain Sandwort. 6 in. May, June. Very desirable 
evergreen trailing plant, forming a dense carpet of foliage and covered 
with large white flowers. Splendid for the rock garden. 
A. verna ca6spitosa. Moss Sandwort. 1 to 3 in. June. A compact, mossy 
plant with small flowers on thread-like stems which creeps along the ground. 
Excellent for the rock garden or between flagstones; good for covering rocks. 
Except Where Otherwise Noted, Perennials are 30c Each; ^3.00 per Dozen 
