1 ARNICA FOLIOSA—gbkt(2-3)25. Grown as &@ ground 
eover in hot, dry places. Makes dense and wide mats of 
closely packed upright leaves in silky gray. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, divisions, each 25c; 8 for 65¢; 10 for $1.80). 
4 ARTHROPODIUM CANDIDUM—ew(2)14. A pretty New 
Zealand cousin of Anthericum with tufts of grassy foliage 
from which rise racemes of little starry white flowers. 
For pot culture North. Pkt. 15c. 
4 ARTHROPODIUM CIRRHATUM—ew(3)36. Like 
but larger in plant and in flower. Blossoms carried 
much-branched panicles. Pkt. 15c. 
1 ARTEMISIA or SILVER-PLUME 
Hardy perennials of considerable decorative value, notable 
for silvery, aromatic fern-foliage. ‘kt’ culture. FRIGIDA 
—(3)30. Delightful silky, silvery ferniness. Pkt elbess 0 
for 40c. (Plants, each 40c). LACTIFLORA—(4-5)72. The 
plants make desirable hardy border accents. The hand- 
some panicles of creamy, honey-scented bloom are good 
for cutting. Pkt. 15c; js oz. 85c. (Plants, each 35c; 3 for 
last, 
in 
$1.00). LUDOVICIANA—(4)50. Slashed foliage, white- 
tomentose. Makes well-shaped plants. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, 
each 35c). STELLERIANA— (2-3)15. Dune-silver. Low 
undulate spreads of silvery feather-foliage. Good edger or 
ground cover. Will even grow in pure beach sand. Pkt. 
15c. (Plants, divisions, each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.10). 
SCHMIDTIANA NANA—(3)6. An exquisite dwarf alpine 
from the Orient. Wide, low mounds of dense fern-mossi- 
ness, silvery, sun-glistening. Pkt. 25c. (Plants, each 60c). 
OFFER 55A54—One pkt. each of the five for 70c. 
1 GAY ASCLEPIAS 
Desirable for border or naturalizing. They cut well. 
Likely to bloom first year. “x”? culture. INCARNATA 
PULCHRA—(3)35. Delightful soft pink. Pkt. 10c; Ww OZ. 
30c. INCARNATA ALBA—Like last, but taller, and blos- 
soms silvery white. Pkt. 15c. RUBRA—(3)30. Dusky red 
tone. Pkt. 10c. SPECIES AS HALLI—A Hardy vine to 7 
feet. Profuse clusters of chocolate-colored flowers. Re- 
ceived as A. Halli, but likely actually a Cynanchum. Pkt. 
15e: 3 for 40c. MEXICANA—Fine leaves. Flowers silvery 
with hint of pink. Pkt. 15c. TUBEROSA—(2-3)25. A 
glorious perennial, 
brilliantly colored flowers, long in 
bloom, thrives in hot, dry places, 
easy from seed. Blossoms 
are usually rich and flaming orange, but will at times show 
variations from primrose yellow to near-orange. A long- 
lasting cut flower. Illustrated page 22. Pkt. 15c; zy oz. 
30e; 1% oz. 45c; %4 oz. T5e. (Plants, one-year, each 25c; 
3 for 70c). SPECIOSA—(2-3) 30. Foliage all silver-frosted. 
Clusters of maroon-colored flowers. A decorative perennial. 
Pkt. 15c. OFFER 56A54—One pkt. each of the 7 for 75e. 
ASCLEPIAS BLEND—AIl above, with others. Pkt. 10c; 
IZ oz. 25c. 

If it’s worth fighting for, it’s worth preserving. 
9 ASIMINA TRILOBA—+yt. Small tree 
Hardy Pawpaw. 
with ornamental foliage and bright red-and-yellow flowers. 
thick bananas are filled with sweet 
custard pulp, rich and aromatic. Most folks like it, a few 
find it cloying. Safe to about Boston. % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 50c. 
2 ASPARAGUS FERN—w. Decorative fern-like pot plants 
with airy green foliage lace. PLUMOSUS NANUS—Up- 
right habit. SPRENGERI—Semi-decumbent sprays. Hither 
kind at pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
1 ASPERULA CYNANCHICA—erkt(8)8. Profuse sprays 
of palest blush starlets. Airy rock plant. Pkt. l5c. 
1 ASPERULA HUMIFUSA—ecrbkt(2-3)20. Airy sprays of 
little white flowers. Valued for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
Fruits like short, 
1 ASCYRUM HY PERICOIDES—ergkt(2)6. St. Andrew's 
Cross. Wide, leafy decumbent with pretty cross-flowers of 
pale yellow. Rock garden or ground cover. Pkt. 15c; 3 
pkts. 40c. (Plants, each 30c). 
1 ASCYRUM STANS—erbmtkt(2)15. Taller than last, 
with larger flowers of brighter yellow. In cold positions, 
cover in winter. St. Peter’s Cross. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
1 ASTILBE 
Exquisitely fashioned feathery flower-plumes in white, 
cream, delightful pink suffusions, rose, carmine. Handsome 
winter-hardy perennial for either garden planting or forc- 
ing in pots. Mixed colors. “kt’’ culture. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
DAVIDI—50 inches. Fluffily dense panicles of rose-colored 
flowers with blue anthers. Pkt. 20c. 
NEWPORT PINK—30 inches. Branched, plumose panicles 
in soft rosy pink. Plants, divisions, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
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1 GOLDEN ASPHODEL 3 
This is ASPHODELINE LUTEA, the 
true Golden Asphodel of the ancients. 
From rosette-twists of silver-swished foli- 
age tall spires of crowded: golden stars 
rise to perhaps five feet. Though it comes 
from sun-flooded, rock-ribbed hillsides that 
edge the Mediterranean, it is of full 

winter hardiness here. Illustrated op- 
posite, Pkt. 15c. 
1 THE HARDY ASTERS 
They are the glory of autumn, these 
true perennial Asters, but not autumn 
only, for some of them bloom in late 
spring and through the summer. Valued 
in rock garden and border. They cut. 
“kt? culture. ALPINUS—(2)12. Low 
Aster with large purple flowers. Indis- 
pensable. Pkt. 15c. BRACHYTRICHUS— 
(2)10. From the Mongolian Altai. Solid 
mounds of purple blossoming. Pkt. 20c. 
CONCOLOR—(4)40. Thickets of bright 
blue violet. Shade-tolerant. Pkt. 15c. 
ELONGATUS—(3)12. Unique South Afri- 
ean with big white flowers that may 
show crimson zoning. Protect in winter. 
Pkt. 20c. WILD WHITE MIX ED—Multi- 
tudinous little white flowers; for natural- 
izing in dry, sunny places. Mostly Eri- 
ASPHODEL 
coides, but may include Vimineus, Multi- 
florus and others. Pkt. 10c; 3 for 25c. 
FARRERI—(2)20. Shaggy 3-inch flowers of rich purple, 
many-rayed, gold-centered. Pkt. 20c. HYBRIDUS LUTEUS 
Great flattened panicles of little starry 
flowers that open pure yellow but age to cream. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 35c). LINARIIFOLIUS (Ionactis)—(4-5)15. 
Gold-centered lavender daisies are carried in rather close 
upfacing clusters. Makes big clumps.» As many as 63 flow- 
ering stems have been counted from one plant. Foliage 
narrow, heathery. Full sun. Pkt. 15c: 3 for 40c. NOVIAE- 
ANGLIAE—(5)50. New England Aster. Here is the cap- 
sheaf of autumn, the wine-glowing rich culmination of the 
season. Seeds saved from both purple-violet and rich pink 
forms, offered here in mixture. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 25¢. 
NOVI-BELGII HYBRIDS—(3)30. Summer Aster. Big bushy 
plants filled with flowers that may be white, mauve, laven- 
der, lilac, pink or rose; single or semi-double. Pkt. 15c. 
PTARMICOIDES—(3)15. Pure white flowers in wide, flat, 
corymbose sprays. Excellent for sunny, dry positions. Pkt. 
15c; 3 for 40c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c). SPECTABILIS 
—(3-4)24. The Showy Aster. Lovely, informal blue-violet 
flowers of quite surprising size. Shade-tolerant. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 35c). TATARICUS—(6)72. Many high clus- 
ters of big flowers in soft blue. Pkt. 15e; 3 for 40c. 
(Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c). OFFER 57A54—One pkt. 
each of the above for $2.00. 
ASTER HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND — Fine mixture, 
above, with others. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40ce. 
WARTBURG STAR—Excellent low Aster (12 inch), with 
particularly large lavender-violet flowers. June-July. Plants 
only, each 45c; 3 for $1.25. 
FRIKARTI—20 inches. 
(Solidaster)— (3) 36. 
1 Splendid long-rayed lavender blos- 
soms of great size. In pretty much continuous bloom all 
season. Spectacular. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
BARR’S PINK—50 inches. Big rose-pink flowers. Massive 
clumps of solid bloom all autumn. Plants, divisions, each 
35c: 3 for $1.00. 
ASTER NEW ENGLAND PURPLE—Selected form of rich 
coloring. Plants, divisions, each 30c; 3 for 85c. 
| The plowman looks always ahead. | 
1 AUBRIETA PEERLESS HYBRIDS—erx(2)8. Splendid 
hardy plants for rock garden or front of border, easy to 
grow and of unsurrassed brilliance of variable colo.sings. 
Vivid blendings of rose, lilac, purple and crimson in profuse 
richness. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
AUSTRALIAN SEEDS—As this goes to press we have had 
word from a collector that an unlisted consignment of 
varied Australian seeds was en route to us. They will likely 
be here before our 1944 TREASURE CHEST folder comes 
out in February, and we shall hope to include them in 
that. If you are interested, tell us so now, and we shall 
see ae you get the TREASURE CHEST as soon as it is 
ready. 
