21 ARNICA CORDIFOLIA 
daisies with orange centers, 
iPictestbcs 
21 ARNICA FOLIOSA—gdbkt(2)30. Very different from 
the last forming wide mats of closely packed, narrowly up- 
right leaves, these silvery-downy. The flowers are about 
half the size of those in Arnica cordifolia, but there are vast 
numbers of them, deep golden yellow. Good cover for hot, 
dry places. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 70c.) 
32 ARUM DRACUNCULUS — bmstkt(2-3)32. Somewhat 
Calla-like ‘‘flower,’”’ odd spathes that are purple marbled 
below, solid purple above, darker toward the wavy spathe- 
margins. Peculiar ten-fingered leaves. More correctly, but 
less usually known as Dracunculus vulgaris. Pkt. 15c. 
31 ARUM MACULATUM—bmstkt(2)12. Lord-and-Ladies. 
Creamy spathes, marbled with violet. Hastate leaves, black- 
spotted. Pkt. 15c. 
rbstkt(3)25. Big golden 
above heart-shaped leaves. 
ARTEMISIA or SILVER-PLUME 
Hardy perennials with great silvery plumes of foliage. 
21 ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA—crbdkt(3)30. Silky, silvery, 
feather-fern foliage. In late summer, arched stems strung 
with creamy bloom. Good. Pkt. 15c; */1¢ oz. 25c. 
21 ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA—cobkt (4-5) 72. Decorative 
foliage. In early autumn, great handsome panicles of honey- 
scented creamy bloom. Recommended for cutting. Pkt. 
10¢c; % oz. 25c. (Plants each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.10.) 
21 ARTEMISIA LUDIVICIANA—ecbdkt(9)50. Finely cut 
foliage with slight bluish cast showing through the open 
silvery tomentum. A gracefully decorative hardy perennial. 
Pkt. 10e. 
21 ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIANUM—Aromatic silver. 
10e. 
21 ARTEMISIA STELLERIANA—eretdf. Dune Silver. A 
hardy perennial of the seashore dunes, but it will grow 
anywhere, and in almost any soil. It makes wide undulate 
spreads of silverywhite foliage, this a bit on the feather 
form. <A strikingly decorative species. Pkt. 10c; 4/16 oz. 
25e. (Plants, divisions, each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50.) 
OFFER 29A1—One pkt. each of the above for 45c. 
21 ARTEMISIA SCHMIDTIANA NANA—Lovely feather 
foliage in sun-glinting silver, dense and close as though it 
were moss, gathered in low rounding mounds six inches 
ye by sixteen across. A charming species. Plants only, 
each 40c. 
Pkt. 
ASCLEPIAS or BUTTERFLY FLOWER 
All these are of easy culture. They are recommended for 
the border, or for naturalizing. Excellent for cutting. Note 
that Buddleia is also called Butterfly Flower. 
*ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA—echbk (w) (8) 30. A quick- 
flowering tender perennial from Brazil that may be handled 
as a highly satisfactory garden annual. From seeds sown 
in early spring, there will be glorious bloom from July to 
November. The flower corolla is a brilliant orange scarlet, 
the hood, rich golden buff. Almost as showy are the buds, 
of a burnished coral. Makes a splendid pot plant, too, for 
any sunny window, being then in flower most of the year. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 25c. 
61 ASCLEPIAS HALLI — “*ebk(2)60. Odd, and rather 
pretty, chocolate colored blossoms in graceful clusters. Ex- 
ceedingly floriferous. Perhaps best used as a ground cover, 
or to trail down a bank, but may also be trained as a vine. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/ig oz. 30c. 
21 ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA PULCHRA—*ecbmx (3) 35. 
Delightful soft pink, varying rarely to rosy crimson. Attracts 
butterflies. Rather good. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 30c. 
21 ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA ALBA—*ecbmx(3)60. Very 
like the last, save that it is taller, and that the majority 
of the plants will come white-flowered. All the Asclepiases 
are good for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
21 ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA — *ecrbdx(2-3)25. Gorgeous 
flower-clusters, that intensify from sulphur, through gold 
and flaming orange, to a rare and vivid scarlet. Plant in 
quantity for startling effects. Few more satisfactory hardy 
perennials than this. Illustrated page 48. Pkt. 10c; 1/16 02. 
25e: % oz. 40c; % oz. T5c. (Plants, good tubers, 20c each, 
3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50; 25 for $3.40.) 
21 ASCLEPIAS SPECIES—Pumila 20c; Mexicana 15c; 
Rubra 15c. 
OFFER 30A1—One pkt. each of above eight for 90c. 
21 ASCLEPIAS HARDY BORDER BLEND—Pink, rose, 
white, lilac, purple, yellow and orange in mixture. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 25c; % oz. 40¢e. 
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ASPERULA or WOODRUFF 
Pleasant little plants with rather pretty bloom. 
21 ASPERULA ODORATA—erogsx(3)8. Sweet Woodruff. 
Clustered flowers, purest white. Dry it for fragrance of 
new-mown hay, this lasting for years. Good carpeting per- 
ennial for shady places. Pkt. 10c. 
21 ASPERULA CILIATA—ecbkt(2-3)25. The plants are 
airy mounds, filled with pretty little white flowers that are 
in Gypsophila reminder. Splendid for cutting. A sound 
perennial. Pkt. 10c; 1/i1¢ oz. 35c. (Plants, each 20c; 3 for 
55c; 10 for $1.65.) 
*ASPERULA ORIENTALS—erbx(2-3)12. Little blue star- 
flowers in fluffy clusters are carried in plant-mantling pro- 
fusion over a long period. A delightful and dainty little 
annual. It cuts. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 20c. 
OTHER GOOD ASPERULAS—Cynanchica 15c; Glauca 10c; 
Cut-flower Blend 10c. 
THE ASPHODELS 
Exotic, but fully winter-hardy perennials, coming from 
the sun-flooded rocky hillsides that fringe the Mediterranean. 
Give them, for happiness, like place here. 
21 ASPHODELUS ALBUS—bkt(2-3)48. Branching White 
Asphodel. Good species for the hardy mixed border. Pkt. 15e. 
21 ASPHODELINE BREVICAULIS—erbkt(3)28. Flowers 
of largest size, deep yellow, openly spaced and starry, are 
carried in loose panicles. Syria. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, young, 
one-year, each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.10.) 
21 ASPHODELINE BALANSAE—bkt(2)45. An Asphodel 
in effect of pink-toned silver. Solidly built spikes spring 
from fountain rosettes of silver-swished grass-like foliage. 
Starry, silvery flowers, each petal with a golden brown 
center line that shows in the bud as well as in the open 
blossom. The flowers carry a suggestion, the merest suffu- 
sion-hint of pink about them. Tllustrated page 52. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00; 10 for $3.00.) 
21 ASPHODELINE LUTEA—eckt(2-3)60. Golden Aspho- 
del of the ancients. Sometimes called King’s Spear. It is a 
fully hardy tuberous-rooted perennial of quite splendid effect 
when its towering spires of crowded golden stars are show- 
ing. Even the twisted, silver-dusted rosettes are handsome. 
Illustrated page 11. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, 30c each.) 
21 ASPHODELINE LIBURNICA—erkt(23)20. A miniature 
Asphodel for the rock garden. Airily graceful. Wide stars 
of butter yellow, with buff stains. Pkt. 15e. (Plants, each 
30c; 3 for 85c.) 
21 ASPHODELUS RAMOSUS—bkt(3)60. Large 
flowers, brown-lined, carried in long, dense racemes. 
be spectacular. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 31A1—One pkt. each of the six for 80c. 
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