3 AGAPANTHUS 4 
Great umbels of glorious trumpet-flowers, spread and split 
to starry form. Waxy petals, amethyst to indigo, or rarely 
white. The bloom is carried on stems that range anywhere 
between 18 and 60 inches of height. First year of blooming 
there may be only a few flowers in a cluster but the second 
year up to 30 or more in the blue, and on a single stem of 
the Giant White we have had at Old Orchard as many as 160 
blossoms open at once. Some exceedingly attractive kinds in 
this blend, have, however, only a few blossoms to an umbel. 
Agapanthus grows readily from seed, often blooming within 
the year if kept in continuous growth. It may be handled as 
a large pot plant, and will force for winter bloom, but usually 
it is grown out of doors in summer, dug in autumn, and 
earried over winter in a semidormant condition replanted in 
sand or earth in a light cool cellar or similar position, being 
then given just occasional scant waterings. In summer fertilize 
well, and in dry weather water freely; and your reward will 
come in the long and lovely blossoming. Illustrated page 2. 
Seeds in mixture of excellent variation. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 
35c; % oz. 60c; 4% oz. $1.00. Plants, mixed blues and whites, 
not separable, all good, each $1.00; 3 for $2.85. 
AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS MOOREANUS—A dwarf form, 
to 18 inches, carrying few-flowered umbels of pleasing rich 
blue. A nice size for pot plant use. Blooms in spring and 
summer, passing the winter in a half-resting stage. Rather 
hardier than other forms, with good protection may be win- 
tered outside at Philadelphia. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.75. 
*AGERATUM or FLOSS-FLOWER 
This easy-to-grow, dainty and fluffy long-bloomer is one of 
the better edging plants, and it is good, too, for bedding or 
as a cut flower. Sometimes it is grown as a pot plant, or 
in window boxes. 
AGERATUM BLUE BALL—eirk(3-4)6.- Low domes of in- 
tense blue. Splendid edger. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 45c. 
AGERATUM MIDGET BLUE—eirk(3-4)3. Lowest growing, 
averaging about 3 inches. Bright blue. Dense, compact. Pkt. 
20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION—ecirk(3-4)10. Fine deep 
blue. Good edger, yet, with its 10-inch height, tall enough 
for cutting. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
AGERATUM IMPERIAL WHITE—eirk(3-4)8. Fluffy, snow- 
drift white. Excellent for cutting, and a delightful edger. 
Our own particular favorite. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c. 
AGERATUM FAIRY PINK—eirk(3-5)8. Flowers of pale sal- 
mon pink, flossy and fluffy. Color intensity varies according 
to season and temperature. At its best, a really lovely thing. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
GOLDEN AGERATUM—eick. It is really golden yellow, and 
it does look very much like an Ageratum, and it may be used 
in the same way, but actually it is not an Ageratum. at all, 
but instead Lonas inodora. The flowers are closely clustered 
and fluffy, rich yellow, and planted thickly so that the height 
is held down to about ten inches, it makes an excellent edging. 
It is a long lasting flower for cutting, too, but for that purpose 
should be spaced about ten inches apart to get longer stems. 
Tllustrated page 7. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
AGERATUM LASSEAUXI — ecstk(3-4)20. Wide, slender 
branchings end in pretty pink-lilac fluffs of blossoming. Rec- 
ommended for use in cut flower arrangements. Long in bloom. 
Technically an Eupatorium. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
AGERATUM SCABRISCULUM—k(w) (3-5)24. New introduc- 
tion from Costa Rica, a tender perennial that may be grown as 
an annual. Foliage shining, evergreen. Inflorescence open, 
branching, the fluffy flowerheads pale blue. Good summer gar- 
den cut flower, sown early, or may be grown as a winter pot 
plant. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 10A16—One pkt. each of the Ageratums for $1.25. 
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1 AJUGA—Low, attractive perennials for the rock garden. 
PYRAMIDALIS—ex(8)6. Piled leaf-pyramids, purple blos- 
soms peering from between. Pkt. 15c. REPTANS—Low 
creeper with close, dense foliage and pretty blue flowers. 
Good carpeting or cover plant for either sun or shade. Each 
35c: 3 for $1.00; 10 for $2.85. 
1 ALCHEMILLA SPECIOSA—erx(9)9. Lady’s Mantle. Hardy 
rock garden or edging perennial, grown for the attractive 
foliage, the leaves showing a silky, silvery sheen. Little 
creamy flowers. Pkt. 20c. 


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9 ALBIZZIA JULIBRISSIN—kj 40 ft. Handsome tree with 
fluffy pink flowers. Foliage pinnate. Hardy to D.C. Pkt. 10c. 
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1 ALETRIS FARINOSA—kmt(3)25. Spikes of close, waxy 
white flowers on slender wand-stems. A plant for moist places. 
Pkt. 15c¢ 
8 ALLAMANDA CATHARTICA—w. Handsome pot plant for 
conservatory vine with three-inch funnel-flowers of richest 
golden yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
* ALONSOA MINIATA—ex(3-4)25. A pretty and rather easy 
South American Annual with many racemes of brightly col- 
ored, irregularly formed flowers in orange scarlet, with hint 
of salmon. Pkt. 15c. 
3 ALOPHIA PULCHELLA—x(1)6. An attractive little bulb- 
flower from Uruguay, blooming in fairly early spring. Upfac- 
ing flowers of deep indigo, with hint of violet. A good pot 
bulb, or if grown in garden, dig in autumn and store over 
winter in dry sand. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
3 ALSTROEMERIA 4 
Spectacular in their gay brilliance are the clustered, oddly 
formed blossoms of these fairly hardy Amaryllis-cousins. At 
Old Orchard we carry 
them over winter in the 
open ground. In late au- 
tumn we cover the plants 
with straw or salt hay, 
parting this in spring to 
let the stems through, but 
leaving it on through the 
summer when it serves 
to insulate the soil from 
too much sun heat. So 
handled, our colonies of 
Alstroemeria have thrived 
and spread. Somewhat 
heavier winter mulching 
will naturally be needed 
in colder areas, and in 
regions of great winter 
temperature extremes it 
may be best to dig the 
brittle, rather tuberous 
roots in late autumn and 
carry them over winter 
packed in dampish sand 
in a cool cellar. Alstroe- 
merias bloom the second 
year from seed, but some- 
times will give a few blos- 
soms the first summer. 
The seed usually germi- 
nates strongly the first 
year, but upon occasion 
goes temperamental and lies over until the second spring be- 
fore starting. Sowing may be in cold-frames or outdoor beds 
any time from August to the.following April. AURANTIACA 
—86 inches. Showy flowers, soft yellow to rich orange, upper 
petals streaked carmine. Illustrated above. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 
oz. 30c; % oz. 50c; % oz. 90c. CHILENSIS—25 inches. 
Brilliantly colored blossoms in pink, rose or red, often with 
hint of orange. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 35c. HAEMANTHA—35 
inches. Handsome species with large flowers, the outer seg- 
ments red with green tips, the inner red-shadéd yellow in 
general orange effect, but dotted purple. Pkt. 25¢. HOOKERI 
—14 inches. The lowest growing of our species, effective in 
rock garden. Flowers of dainty shrimp pink. Pkt. 25c. 
LIGTU HYBRIDS—24 inches. Exceedingly, and delightfully, 
variable, blossoms that may be white, soft pink, rose, some- 
times with violet splashings. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. PELEGRINA 
—16 inches. Lily of the Incas. Flowers usually lilac rose, 
inner segments spotted purple, but sometimes all of unmarked 
snowy whiteness. Pkt. 20c. TRICOLOR—A lovely dwarf 
species with white blossoms, flushed maroon. Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLACEA—22 inches. Rare species from the Atacama. The 
rather large flowers are of bright lilac, but with hint of tawni- 
ness, and at times decidedly flushed with rich violet. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 14A26—One pkt. each of the 8 for $1.65. 
ALSTROEMERIA BLEND—Fine mixture, heaviest in Chi- 
lensis and Aurantiaca, but including a bit of each of the kinds 
above. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 30c; 14 oz. 50c; % oz. 90c; 1 oz. 
$3.40. 

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