1 ANTHEMIS 
Anthemis supplies noble cut flower material. Many of 
the species are suited to rock garden or mixed border. ‘‘x” 
culture. BIEBERSTEINIANA — (2)14. Big  orange-gold 
blossoms over sparkling silver-filigree foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
MONTANA—(3)10. Mounded white flowers over shimmery 
mounded foliage. Pkt. 10c. KELWAYI—(2-3)26. Showy 
yellow daisies. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. SANCTA-JOHANNIS 
--Splendid species for border or cutting. Extra large golden 
orange daisies. Pkt. 15c. NOBILIS—(2-3)8. Aromatic 
fern foliage of soft green in low, ground-spreading ripples. 
Little white daisies. Useful in rock garden; also valued as 
a grass substitute for lawns in difficult places. Called 
Lawn Chamomile. Pkt. 20c. (Plants, little rooted divisions, 
mat-spreading rapidly, 20 for $1.00; 100 for $4.00; 250 for 
$9.00). OFFER 51A54—One pkt. each of above for 60c. 
1 LILY OF ST. BERNARD 3 
Lily of St. Bernard is an old name for ANTHERICUM 
LILIAGO. Starry flowers of purest whiteness are carried 
in airy racemes. Very pretty, particularly so when massed. 
Plant it with Campanula rapunculoides for chaste and 
lovely effects in white and blue. Full hardiness. ecbltkt 
(2-3)32. Pkt. 15c; ze oz. 25e; % oz. 40c. (Plants, each 
30c; 3 for 85c; 10 for $2.40). 
Youth believes Time is surfeit, so procrastinates. 
Maturity knows Time’s swift pace, so hastens deeds. 
Age knows Time is nearly done, so savors it slowly. 

1 ANTHYLLIS ALPESTRIS—erk(2-3)10. Fluffy appearing 
heads of little tufted pea-flowers in blending of soft yellow 
and downy red. Pinnate foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
3 ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS—kt(2-4) 30 ft. Rosa de Mon- 
tana or Corallito. A quick vine, winter-dormant, growing 
from a root-tuber. Heart-shape foliage, garlanded for 
months with ‘“‘Bougainvillea’” blossoms of bright rose. 
North, dig and store tubers in fall. Pkt. 15c; 44 oz. 35c. 
2 ARDISIA CRENULATA—w. Perhaps best pot plant for 
brilliant berries. Cymes of four-parted rose-violet flowers. 
these fragrant, followed by drooping clusters of gleaming 
coral-red berries that hold showiness for months. Pkt. 20c. 
3 ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM—rmstatkt(2)25. Jack-in-the- 
Pulpit. Purple-green spathes, chocolate streaked, then red- 
glow-berries. Dampish shade. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 30c. 
1 ARABIS FOR EARLINESS 
For spring blossom showing, April on, one needs the gay 
rose or pure white of Arabis. ALPINA—6 inches. Very 
early. Snowy white. Pkt. 15c; rs oz. 25c. (Plants, each 30c; 
3 for 85c). ALPINA ROSEA—Like last, but with soft rose 
suffusion. Pkt. 15¢ (3 for 40c). FERDINANDI-COBURGI 
—Distinct, good. Compact rosette-mats, flowers snowiest 
white. Pkt. 15¢ (3 for 40c). BILLARDIERI ROSEA— 
Slender 8-inch racemes of rosy purple flowers rise from 
flat rosettes. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. OFFER 53A54— 
One pkt. each of the four for 50c. 
1 ARENARIA 
The Arenarias do well in any sunny place, add charm 
to any rock garden. See Treasure Chest for other species 
than below. 
ARENARIA MONTANA—erdk(x)(2)3. Dense pavements of 
large white flowers over fine-leafed mats. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 
40c. 
ARENARIA LINIFLORA (Bauhinorum)—erk(1-2)6. Airy 
in leaf and flower, myriads of little white blossoms over 
near-mossy leaf and stem. Pkt. 25c. 
ARENARIA GRAMINIFOLIA—erbk(2)15. The tallest spe- 
aoe Sprays of white flowers. Leaves narrow, grass-like. 
Pkt. 15e, 
3 ARISTEA or BLUE-BRILLIANT 4 
Plants in the Morea relationship, and that means not 
too-far removed from Iris, but of course no Irises in the 
wild range south to, or beyond, the equator, and Aristea 
comes from the Cape of Good Hope. Expect rigid ribbon 
leaves with panicles of flowers just above, these in the 
most vivid of caerulean intensities. Hardy South, but in 
the North best handled in pots for summer flowering. It 
may be carried over winter in a light cellar. Not truly 
a bulb, but bulb-like. It grows readily from seed. We offer 
two species, both scintillant blue. CAPITATA—To 4 feet. 
Long blooming season. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. ECKLONI— 
To 15 inches. This species tolerates shade and prefers 
fairly heavy, moist soil. Pkt. 165c. 
3 VARIEGATED BULB-GRASS—Variety of Arrenatherum 
bulbosum that makes low densities of prettily variegated 
foliage. For spring delivery, small clumps, each 35e; 3 
_for $1.00. Autumn delivery, tuber-strings at 25¢ each. 
1 AQUILEGIA or COLUMBINE 
: For swaying airiness of blossom, for soft tones and subtle 
tintings, we go to Columbine. ‘x’? culture. All will toler- 
ate shade, but do well in sun. AKITENSIS—(1-2) 12. 
Lovely alpine with silvered foliage. Flowers soft blue, 
marked olive, with creamy white. Early. Pkt. 20c. (Plants 
each 35c). ALPINA—(3)20. Powder-blue blossoms with 
short, incurved spurs. True species. Pkt. 20c. AVALON 
DOUBLES—(3) 36. Blossoms mostly spurless and double, 
often intensely so, reminding of roses. Exquisite soft pink, 
rose, red, white and violet. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. (Plants, 
small one-year, each 25c). BUERGERIANA—erbx (2-3) 2v. 
Flowers buff-yellow, stained chocolate, and merging into 
amaranth. Rare oriental species. Pkt. 20c. CANADENSIS 
— (2)36. Old rose and gold. For shady border, or will 
naturalize. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 35c. CHRYSANTHA—(8)36.. 
Airy, long-spurred blossoms of palest gold. Pkt. 1bc.. 
CHRYSANTHA ALBA—(3)36. Creamy white, but some-. 
times. with faintest suffusion of lemon or lilac. Long-- 
spurred. Pkt. 15c. COERULEA—(2)30. Blue, with white. 
Long-spurred. Pkt. 15c. CRIMSON STAR—(2-3)30. Velvet: 
crimson, with contrasting white. Illustrated page 48. 
Pkt. 20c. ECALCARATA (Semiagquilegia simulatrix)—(2), 
10. Pretty oriental alpine with airy, unspurred blossoms, 
coppery apricot to chocolate and claret. Pkt. 25¢. FLA- 
BELLATA NANA—(1)10. Early. Big milk-white flower- 
bowls suffuse creamy lilac. Fat clumps of  blue-silvered 
foliage. Pkt. 15c; zs oz. 40c; % oz. Tbe. (Plants, small 
one-year, each 25c). FORMOSA—(2)27. Soft yellow and 
rosy red. Pkt. 15¢c. GLANDULOSA J UCUNDA—(2)10. 
Full clumps of uplifted blossoms in rich blue, white-cen- 
tered. Pkt. 20c. HELENAE—(2-3)24. Most desirable hy- 
brid. Big flowers of vivid blue, white-cupped, spurs fair 
length. Pkt. 
l5dec. LONGIS- 
SIMA — (2-4) 
36. Longest 
spurs of all. 
Blessoms soft 
canary’ yellow, 
or sometimes 
with _  roseate 
flush. IJllus- 
trated .oppo- 
Site; Pkt 20e= 
3 pkts. for 50c. 
PYRENAICA—(2)14. Sheafs of flowers in deep blue- 
violet. Rock garden. Pkt. 20c. ROSE QUEEN—Pink to 
rose with white cup. Long spurs. Pkt. 20c MOOR- 
CROFTIANA—(2-3)30. Blossoms of Clematis form, mostly 
without trace of*‘spurs. Rosy lilac, rarely violet. Florifer- 
ous, long-lived. From Kashmir. Pkt. 10c; %& oz. 30c. 
OLYMPICA—(3)30. Vigorous, floriferous strain of short-: 
spurred Columbine showing wide color variation and mak- 
ing big permanent clumps. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. OXY- 
SEPALA HYBRIDS—(3)20. Compact. Pleasing combina- 
tions of old rose, red and white. Pkt. 15¢. SKINNERI 
HY BRIDS—(2-3)60. Long-spurred, bell-like blossoms, from 
softest yellow, through lemon, to rosy red. Airy. Long in 
bloom. Tallest of Columbines. Pkt. 20c (3 for 60c). 
SUAVEOLENS—(3)25. Flowers soft cream, but varying 
into other tones, always with delicate elusive Sweetpea 
fragrance, Illustrated page 29. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 52A54 
—One pkt. each of above for $3.15. 
AQUILEGIA LONG-SPURRED AVALON—(38)36. Selected 
for length of spur and magnificently extended range of 
hue and tone. Lemon, copper, orchid, buff, rose, lavender, 
blue, pink, cream, crimson, all in contrasting placements 
and mellow blendings. Pkt. 20c; 7; oz. 50c. (Plants one- 
year, each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.10). 
AQUILEGIA OLD ORCHARD BLEND—Not less than 30 
distinct and good Columbines in mixture. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
30c; %4oz. 50c; 1 oz. $1.75. 
1 ARMERIA 
Here are bright-flowered, long blooming perennials of 
undifficult requirements. Nomenclature horticultural. ‘‘kt’’ 
culture. CAESPITOSA—4 inches. Green cushions, near- 
hidden by pink bloom... Pkt. 15c. FORMOSA CARNEA— 
18 inches. Pretty flesh pink. Long stems. Pkt. 15c; x oz. 
40ec. JUNCEA ALBA—16 inches. Pure white. Pkt. 15c. 
GIANT HYBRIDS—25 inches. Ever-blooming. Giant flow- 
ers in brilliant pink, rose, coral, violet, a fine deep tones. 
Pkt. 15c; #: oz. 25c. (Plants, one-year, each 30c). OFFER 
54A55—One pkt. each of above for 50c. 
COMMELINA 
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