3 AGAPANTHUS 4 
Great umbels of glorius trumpet-flowers, spread 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 in 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. 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 sum- 
mer, dug in autumn, and carried over winter in a semidor- 
mant condition replanted in sand or earth in a light cool 
cellar or similar position, being then given just occasional 
seant waterings. Illustrated page 2. Seeds in mixture of ex- 
cellent variation. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35¢; 4% oz. 60ce; % oz. 
$1.00. Plants, either blue or white, state which, at each $1.00; 
3 for $2.85. 
AGAPANTHUS GIANT WHITE—(Orientalis albus). Well- 
grown, it is spectacular, sometimes more than 150 of the 
snowy blossoms in a single cluster. Pkt. 25c. 
AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS MOOREANUS—A dwarf, de- 
ciduous form that fits pot plant use, carrying few-flowered | 
umbels of pleasing rich blue. Blooms through spring and into 
summer, passing the winter in a half-resting stage. The 
hardiest Agapanthus, and with careful protection, may be 
wintered outside at Philadelphia. Seeds, pkt. 20c. Plants, each 
75¢c; 8 for $2.00. 
* 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. 
AGERATUM BLUE BALL—eirk (3-4)6. Low domes of intense 
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. Pkt. 20c. 
AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION—ecirk (3-4)10. Fine deep 
blue. Good edger, yet, with its 10-inch height, tall enough 
for cutting. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c. 
AGERATUM IMPERIAL WHITE —eirk(3-4)8. Fluffy, snow- 
drift white. Excellent for cutting, and a delichtful edger. Our 
own particular favorite. Pkt. 15¢c; 1/16 oz. 30c. 
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 is it 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 make an excellent edging. 
It is a long lasting flower for cutting, too, but for that pur- 
pose should be spaced about ten inches apart to get longer 
stems. Illustrated page 3. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
2 AGERATUM SCABRISCULUM—*k(w) (8)24. Tender peren- 
nial from Costa Rica that may also be grown as an Annual. 
Fluffy inflorescence, open and branching, of pale blue. 
Shining evergreen foliage. Good garden cut flower, sown early, 
or may be grown as a winter pot plant. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 8A7—One pkt. each of above for $1.00. 
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1 AGRIMONIA ODORATA—eobstk(3)36. A pleasing hardy 
perennial for shady places. Long wands of sweetly scented 
little star-flowers, lemon to gold. Pkt. 15c. Plants, each 40e. 
* AGROSTEMMA MILAS—ecbkt(2-3)35. A quick and showy 
annual for early sowing. Wide flowers of lilac-toned violet 
upface on graceful swaying, spreads of long slender stems. 
Individual blossoms may be 3 inches in diameter. [/Imstrated 
page 3. Pkt. 15¢: 1% oz. 80c. 
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1 AJUGA GENEVENSIS—Pretty little rock garden peren- 
nial, to six inches, making neat, un-spreading plants that 
carry in spring, shaggy spikes of bright blue flowers. Plants, 
each 40c; 8 for $1.10. 
1 AJUGA REPTANS—rg(2)6. Low, hardy creeper with close, 
dense foliage and pretty blue flowers. Good carpeting or 
ground cover plant for either sun or shade. Pkt. 20c. Plants, 
40c; 3 for $1.05; 10 for $3.00. 
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. 
8 ALLAMANDA CATHARTICA—w. Handsome conservatory 
vine with three-inch funnel-flowers of richest yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
3 ALSTROEMERIA 4 
Spectacular in their gay brilliance are the clustered, oddly 
formed blossoms of these fairly hardy Amaryllis-cousins. At 
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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. By 
the way, Alstroemerias 
make excellent pot plants, 
and this is a good way 
to handle them in cold areas. AURANTIACA—36 inches. 
Showy flowers, soft yellow to rich orange, upper petals 
streaked carmine. Illustrated above. Pkt. 20c; 1/6 oz. 
30c; % oz. 50c; ™% oz. 90c. Potted plants, each 55c ; 8 for 
$1.50. CHILENSIS—Brilliantly colored blossoms in pink, 
rose or red, often with hint of orange. Good forcer. Pkt. 
20c; 1/16 oz. 35¢; %& oz. 60c. HAEMANTHA—385 inches. 
Handsome species with large flowers, the outer segments 
red with green tips, the inner red-shaded yellow in general 
orange effect, but dotted purple. Pkt. 25c. 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, sometimes with 
apricot tones or violet splashings. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
Potted plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.80. PELEGRINA—16 inches. 
Lily of the Incas. Flowers usually lilac rose, inner segments 
spotted purple but sometimes all of unmarked snowy white- 
ness. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 70c: PELEGRINA ALBA—The 
lovely immaculate white form. Pkt. 25c. PULCHELLA— 
Parrot Lily. Four-foot stems are topped with whorls of un- 
even trumpets in rich red, always with emerald green tip. 
Long in bloom. Pkt. 20c. Potted plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
TRICOLOR—A dainty dwarf species with white petals 
stained bright yellow at the petal tips, and marked maroon. 
Pkt. 25c. VIOLACEA—22 inches. Rare species from the 
Atacama. The fairly large flowers are of bright lilae, but 
with hint of tawniness and flush of violet. Pkt. 25¢c: OFFER 
14A7—One pkt. each of the 10 for $2.00. OFFER 15AN7— 
One plant each of the 3 so offered, for $1.50. Potted Alstroe- 
meria plants are usually available during period from March 
until end of May. 
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ALSTROEMERIA BLEND—Fine mixture, heaviest in Chi- 
lensis and Aurantiaca, but including a bit of each of the kinds 
above. Pkt. 20ce; %& oz. 50c; %4 oz. 90e; 1 oz. $3.40. 
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