8 PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 

Alyssum saxatile compactum. Goldentuft. 6 inches. 
©j\Europe. Foliage grayish, larger than A. argenteum, 
and arranged somewhat in rosettes. The bright yellow 
flowers are borne on branched stems a few inches 
above the foliage, in May. 
Field-plantsaeme. sem ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
A. serpyllifolium. 3 to 4 inches. Alps. Leaves small, !/ 
inch or less. Light yellow flowers in May and June. 
ield-olciiis a ey ee ee $2.50 for 10; $22.50 per 100 
ANCHUSA capensis. Bugloss. Biennial to 1 foot. Leaves 
narrowly lanceolate; flowers blue margined with red, 
and with white throat; 14 inch across in summer and 
autumn. 
Bield=planitewee = ope ne $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
A. italica, Dropmore. Bugloss. Clusters of large blue 
flowers on stems about 4 feet high. Will bloom nearly 
all summer. 
Rield-piants ere ain tee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
A. myosotidiflora. Bugloss. 1 foot. Dwarf, heart-shaped 
©leaves. Forget-me-not-like flowers in May and June. 
For borders or rock-garden, sun or shade. 
Fiéld-plantsqee es eer ee $2.50 for 10; $22.50 per 100 
ANEMONE japonica. Plants form foliage clumps less 
than a foot high, from which arise about 2-foot flower- 
ing stems during September and until frosts. Flowers 
large, 2 to 3 inches across. Woodland and border. 
Queen Charlotte. Pink; semi-double. 
Field-plantseee eee $3.00 for 10; $22.50 per 100 
Whirlwind. White; semi-double. 
Hield-picnitsen ee sates $3.00 for 10; $22.50 per 100 
A. Pulsatilla. Pasque Flower. Delicate-appearing plants 
© with finely divided basal leaves and large, generally 
purplish flowers on stems about 10 inches high. April. 
Rockery in mellow, well-drained soil in half-shade. 
Eield-pianiss ayes $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
ANTHEMIS tinctoria, Kelway’s Variety. Camomile. 
Large, golden yellow flowers, produced all summer 
on 2-foot stems. Excellent for cutting. Grows in poor 
soil. 
Fiéld-plants sew eee tee: $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
AQUILEGIA alpina. Alpine Columbine. A species from 
© Switzerland, growing only a foot or less high, with 
large, rich blue flowers. May and June. 
Field-plants eee er $2.50 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
A. canadensis. American Columbine. North America. 
©The graceful native species with red and yellow flow- 
ers during May and June. Endures shade, but cannot 
abide a heavy leaf-mulch. 
Field-plcamis: gan eenn ern, $1.50 for 10; $12.00 per 100 
A. chrysantha. Golden Columbine. Southwestern United 
©States. A stronger growing species, usually about 2 
feet high, with yellow flowers from June to August. 
Not as shade-enduring as A. canadensis. 
Pield-plcnteracsone te ae $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
A. Crimson Star. 15 to 18 inches. Spurs and sepals red; 
white petals. May and June. 
Field-plonicws4.0 eae eee $3.00 for 10; $22.50 per 100 
Varieties marked % are Ground-Cover Plants. 
