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Plants 
AETHIONEMA .- Persian Candytuft 
Dwarf rock plants of most fascinating character. The foliage is glau- 
cous blue, stems are woody at the tips of which are produced rose and 
rose-pink flowers. Suitable for the rock garden or for grouping on the 
margins of borders. 
Culture. All will thrive in ordinary, light, sandy, or well-drained, gravelly 
soil. Wet, heavy soils are unsuitable. They are especially adapted for 
sunny places in the rock garden. When plants are received, cut back 
about one-half of branches. Plant in fall or very early spring, four to 
six inches apart. 
*Grandiflorum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
12 inches high. Blue-green foliage which remains handsome all sum- 
mer. During June the plant is covered with long spires of clear rose- 
colored flowers. 
*Persicum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Strong twiggy bushes, covered with long, slender spikes of rosy pink 
flowers. One of our best rock plants. 9 inches. June-July flowering. 
Anchusa, Dropmore (See page 14) 
AGAPANTHUS - Blue Lily of the Nile 
Beautiful lily-like plants with graceful and ornamental foliage from the 
base of which spring straight stems topped with clusters of blue lily- 
like flowers. 
Culture. Will thrive in any good ordinary garden soil in full sun or very 
light shade. Plant in spring. Protect in cold regions. 
Umbellatus Plants in 6-inch pots, Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Dormant roots, Each $0.60, Doz. $6.00 
(Blue Lily of the Nile.) A most desirable plant for decoration of terrace 
or formal pools. Pianted in large pots or tubs on the lawn or piazza they 
make a very fine picture. They must be stored inside, however, in cold 
sections of the country as they are not hardy. 
*Umbellatus Mooreanus Each $0.60, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.00 
Grows about 18 inches high, leaves rather short and upright; flowers are 
large and dark blue, as large as of Umbellatus itself. A lovely small plant 
for the rockery or near a small pool or stream. June, July, and August 
flowering. Quite hardy 
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. 
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Agapanthus Umbellatus 
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. 
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 are 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, flowers 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 
for the rockery or front of borders. One of the best early yellow plants 
to use with Tulips; 12 inches high. 
*Saxatile citrinum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 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 
Sas 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 
flowers and rough gray leaves. Charming for the rock garden. Follows 
just after Saxatile is out of bloom. 
*Spinulosum roseum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A rare plant with handsome silvery aray foliage and fine pink flowers; 
a neat, small-leaved species remaining longer in beauty than any of 
the others. For wall or rock garden. 10 inches. 
AMSONTA 
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. 
