RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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longissima hybrids — Result of crossing A. 
longissima and A. Mrs. Scott Elliott long- 
spurred hybrids. Very long spurs and 
many wonderful color combinations. 50c 
each. 
Long-spurred hybrids — Mixture of wonder¬ 
ful colors. 25c each. 
Ottonis — Probably A. olympica according 
to Farrer. Foliage has a shiny, waxy ap¬ 
pearance, and larger leaf-lobes. Large 
flowers of pale blue, rather waxy, with 
spurs incurved, on 15 to 18 inch stems. 
A very rare species. 50c each. 
*pyrenaica — The easiest and best of the 
dwarf columbines. Leaves are small, 
neat and rather lacy. Flowers large, of 
a rich blue, with a gorgeously contrast¬ 
ing central tassel of gold. Prefers a 
rather stony, light and open limy soil. 
From 6 to 8 inches high, and blooms 
after other columbines are through. June 
and July. 50c each. 
*saximontana (brevistyla)—A miniature 
A. caerulea with shorter spurs. Blooms 
profusely in spring, then off and on all 
summer. Very attractive foliage, with the 
blue flowers on 6 inch stems. 75c each. 
ANEMONOPSIS macrophylla — A rare and 
valuable plant for the parially shaded 
border. Delights in a rich, deep loam, 
where the lovely waxy, white nodding 
flowers, tipped faint purple, and formed 
into half-closed bud-like cones within the 
sepals, are borne above the very attrac¬ 
tive foliage on 12-inch stems. Summer. 
$1.25 each. 
ANTHEMIS —(Camomile) Excellent plants 
for full sun and poor soils. 
*aizoon —Also listed as Achillea aizoon or 
ageratifolia. Forms large masses of grey 
rosettes of narrow leaves, finely saw- 
edged and white flowers on 6 inch stems. 
35c each. 
*macedonica —Masses of finely cut green 
foliage and white flowers. 35c each. 
*rudolphiana — Finely cut, silvery, silky- 
hairy foliage and bright golden yellow 
flowers on 6 to 8 inch stems. Suitable 
for screen and dry moraine. Very rare 
and much sought for. $1.00 each, 
tinctoria Moonlight — Excellent plant for 
the sunny border, with large pale yellow 
flowers all summer. 2 ft. 35c each. 
tinctoria “Perry Variety” —Very large 
bright golden yellow flowers on 
strong 18 inch stems, all summer. 
25c each. 
AQUILEGIA —(Columbine) Will do in 
almost any soil and location, although 
they prefer a sandy loam and a moist 
but well drained position. Their pres¬ 
ence serves to lighten up a stiff or 
formal planting, for no other plant 
has so airy a grace. It is also very 
generous with its blooms and makes 
excellent cut flowers. 
*akitensis —A dwarf Japanese specie 
with blue flowers, which are very 
large for the size of the plant. 6 to 
8 inches. 50c each. 
*alpina —Large blue flowers, with short 
spurs, 12 to 15 inches high. 35c each. 
♦buergeriana — Yellowish or yellowish- 
brown flowers are tinted with blue, 
on 8 to 12 Inch stems, making neat 
compact bushes. 50c each. 
*discoloi —A very choice species, dwarf 
and compact, with bicolored flowers 
of blue and white, on six inch stems. 
Rare and choice. 50c each. 
*jucunda — (Siberian Columbine) Broad 
petals of powder blue with clear 
white petals in a wide five-lobed 
looking cup at the center. Requires 
a rich soil, perfectly porous, with a 
mixture of rock chips and sharp 
drainage. 35c each. 
longissima — Native of Texas and Mex¬ 
ico. Large yellow flowers with long 
spurs, from 4 to 5 inches long, always 
hanging down, on 2 to 3 ft. stems. 
Very rare in cultivation. 35c and 50c 
each. 
Aquilegia, Long-Spurred Hybrids 
