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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 60c, Doz. $6.00 
(Blue Lily of the Nile.) A most desirable plant for decoration of terrace 
or formal pools. Planted 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 60c; Three $1.70, Doz. $6.00 
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. 

Anchusa, Dropmore 
ANCHUSA - Alkanet 
Stately and handsome herbaceous perennials belonging to the Forget- 
me-not order. It is difficult to imagine a more beautiful plant than a 
well-grown specimen of a Dropmore when in flower. The leaves are 
hairy and silvery green and the brilliant blue flowers are borne in 
racemes on branching stems. 
Culture. Anchusas require a deep, well-drained soil, not too damp or 
heavy, and a sunny position. They are best grown singly, so that they 
can display their natural contour to good advantage. Plant in fall or 
early spring, 18 inches apart, except Myosotidiflora, which should be 
planted in groups of three or more, about 8 inches apart. 
Dropmore Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Tall spikes of beautiful blue flowers in June and intermittently all sum- 
mer. 4 to 5 feet. 
Morning Glory Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Very beautiful variety, with large, pale blue flowers in June and inter- 
mittently all summer. 3 to 4 feet. 
*Myosotidiflora Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A distinct dwarf perennial from Russia, with clusters of charming blue 
flowers resembling Forget-me-nots. An effective plant for shady or 
sunny places, flowering in May and June. 12 inches high. 
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- 
- Aurantiaca Three $1.75, Doz. $5.50, 100 $35.20 
Neat upright growing plants about 24 inches high with loose heads of 
brilliant orange-colored flowers. Invaluable for cutting and border dis- 
play. 
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Agapanthus Umbellatus 
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 $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Grows 6 to 8 inches high; dense spikes of blue flowers in May and June. 
*Reptans rubra Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Grows 3 to 4 inches high, with deep purplish blue flowers in May and 
June. 
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. 
*Saxatile compactum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50, 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 $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 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 
pink or lavender Tulips and are outstanding in the spring garden or 
rockery. 
*Serpyllifolium Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 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. 
FOOD FOR THOUGHT 
As Well As For Your Flowers 
Plants, anything that grows in the soil, are exactly the same in their 
food needs as humans. There are plenty of what might be called the 
shot-in-the-arm kinds of ready mixed fertilizers, but they are mostly 
only stimulants. 
What your plants need is a balanced organic food. Not just a 
stimulant. They need one containing in right amounts, those things 
that make plenty of strong roots, produce sturdy stalks, thrifty foliage 
and an abundance of good sized blooms. 
That’s exactly the kind of Plant Food we use at Wayside. Much of 
our success in growing such unfailingly fine plants is due to it. 
What it has done, and is doing for our 600 miles of plants, it will 
do for vour garden. 
Turn to page 190 and get the full facts about it. 

