ASCLEPIAS tuberosa, Butterfly Weed. A most attractive 
many-branched plant 2 to 3 feet high, crowned in mid- 
summer with umbels of brilliant orange flowers. Most 
noticeable. Cult: Sun, sandy loam, and stands drouth. 
Pl., fall to spring. Prop., seeds. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
ARALIA Californica, the California Spikenard. A large and 
stately plant with pinnate leaves 3 to 4 ft. long and its 
creamy flowering spikes 5 to 6 feet. A marvelous back- 
ground plant in moist situations in either sun or shade. 
Large roots, 75 cts. 
*ARENARIA montana, I rate one of 12 best rock plants. Close 
tufts of deep green, always neat are smothered with sil- 
very white flowers April-Miay. Sun and any fair soil. 
Wonderful on crest of a rock. Each 30 cts.; 3 for 75 cts. 
ASPERULA, Woodruff. 
*Cyananthina. Unusual and strictly fine, it makes a dense 
mass 10 in. high composed of slender branches covered 
with light green slender leaves and for weeks in summer 
is crowned with a filmy mass of tiny white flowers. Sit., 
sun or light shade. Soil., any. Moisture desirable for 
finest effect. A delight throughout the summer and neat. 
25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Odorata (Sweet Woodruff or Waldmeister). Grows to 8 in. 
and spread underground to make an open carpet. A de- 
; lightful ground cover especially with such plants as 
Anemone Pulsatilla Columbines, Heucheras and like heights, Foliage is a 

delightful bright green and the small white flowers 
*ANEMONE Pulsatilla—Pasque Flower. A delight in spring dainty. Loved by everyone. Cult: Sit., light to deepest 
with the 2-inch cups above the silky foliage. Give well shade. Compact in sun, but keep moist. Pl., fall to spring. 
drained soil in light shade, rock garden or border. Red Prop., div. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
and violet-blue. Mixed only, 40 cts. each. Scarce. 
*ANCHUSA Myosotidiflora (Chinese Forgetme- 
not). Acclaimed by all who see it, it is a de- 
light in any shaded border or rock garden, 
flowering for weeks in spring and again in 
fall. The exquisite clear blue forgetmenot- 
like flowers are in airy 12-18 in. sprays above 
the large heart-shaped leaves. Sit., light 
shade; Soil, good loam, well drained but al- 
ways moist. Prop., seeds. 30 cts. each; 3 for 
75 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
** ANDROSACE Chumbyii. Rock Jasmine. Fas- 
. cinating colonies of tiny silvery evergreen 
rosettes to 12 in. across, the flower heads of 
soft pink on slender 3 in. stems. May-June. 
Sit., sun or light shade; Soil, good loam with 
humus (lime lovers) always moist to give 
cool rootage; Prop., div. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
ANTHEMIS Sancta Johanna. Has the most 
vivid orange flowers I have ever seen. Two 
ft. high with erect stiff stems, the large cen- 
ter and short rays of the blooms a uniform 
bright orange. Plants, 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 
cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
ANTHERICUM. Fine border plants of the lily 
family with long grassy leaves at base and 
stout flowering stem with graceful sprays of 
pure white fragrant flowers, May to July. 
Cult: Sun or partial shade; deep rich well 
drained soil with good moisture. Pl., fall to 
spring. Prop., divisions. 
Liliago, St. Bernard’s Lily. 2 to 3 ft. strong growing with 
pure white fragrant flowers. 35 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
Lileastrum (Paradisea Lileastrum), St. Bruno’s Lily. 26 to 
24 inches high, pure white. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 

Aubrietia 
*AUBRIETIA. One of the most valuable rock plants. The 
mounds of slightly greyish foliage are smothered with 
*ARTEMISIA frigida. Bushy evergreen plants 1-2 ft. tall. Its the bright and attractive blossoms from early spring and 
great beauty is in the shimmering silvery foliage through- on into the summer. In warm climate from late winter on. 
out the year. Rare. Each 50 cts. Nora 4 ; 
o plant gives a finer early effect to the rock garden or 
ARUNCUS Sylvestris, Goats Beard. Splendid strong grow- on well drained banks or for border edgings. Cult: Sit., 
ing Western native plant allied to Astilbes and Spirea. sun, stand drouth well. Soil, any. Pl., fall to spring. 
3 to 6 ft. much branched, with handsome pinnate leaves 
and stout stems, crowned in July with a fleecy mass of 
cream flowers. Admirable for the shaded spot with ferns ’ : A 
aud finetae eabackerounddntheronou vores eCuit «un Purdy’s Large Flowered Hybrids. Brightest colors, 25 cts. 
or shade. Soil, any loam but responds to ample moisture. each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 20 cts. 
Pl., fall or spring. Prop., div. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
Prop., seeds. 

Germantown, Penn.: “The Calochortus albus and amabilis The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
both bloomed. Camassias seem to do well in this climate as * Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
the same bulbs have flowered three years.” ** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 

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