1 ANACYCLUS DEPRESSUS—rk(3-4)4. Desirable rock 
garden perennial from the Atlas. Finely cut, dark green 
foliage rosettes are set with nearly stemless daisies, these 
bright pink in the bud, but opening to white with yellow 
centers. Pkt. 25c. 
* ANACYCLUS RADIATUS—ebk(8)25. The pleasant Morocco 
Daisy. Fern-like foliage and flowers that vary from soft 
primrose to rich yellow, the buds and petal-reverses shaded 
rosy bronze. Pkt. 15c. ; 
1 ANDROSACE CARNEA BRIGANTICA—ratkt(2)4. Pretty 
little rock garden plant with tufts of deep green foliage and 
loose heads of pure white flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
1 ANDROSACE LANUGINOSA—Slender, prone stems radiate 
from the crown, each ending in a silvery rosette from which 
rise dense Verbena-like clusters of pretty little rose-colored 
flowers, the whole not much above four inches height. Hardy 
flowers. Hardy low Himalayan for the rock garden. Pkt. 25c. 
Plants, each 45c; 8 for $1.20. 
1 ANDROSACE SARMENTOSA—rk(2)5. Delightful little 
Himalayan for sunny rock garden. Clusters of soft pink 
flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES—ebkt(3)60. Chinese 
Asphodel-cousin. Decorative sheafs of narrow, glossy foliage. 
Tiny rose-purple flowers. Plants, each 465c. 
1 ANCHUSA or ALKANET 
Showy and easy perennials these, some of them even bloom- 
ing first year from seed. ‘*X’’ culture. AFFINIS—(2-4)40. 
Uncurling racemes set with rich violet stars, each with a 
white center. Graceful. Long in bloom. Illustrated opposite. 
Pkt. 15¢c; % oz. 30c. Plants, each 40c; 
3 for $1.10. AVALON HYBRIDS— 
Habit, season and culture of the last, 
but in greatly extended color range, 
giving rose, soft pink with carmine 
star, cream, primrose, pale blue suf- 
fusions, indigo, black-violet and the 
like. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 30c. Plants, 
mixed only, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
UNDULATA—erx (8)16. Low-growing 
Himalayan species with small blue 
flowers in large cup-like green bracts, 
the whole in gracefully curled ra- 
cemes. Grown for decorative form, 
rather than color, Pkt. 15c. Plants, 
each 45c. ITALICA DROPMORE SEEDLINGS—(2)45. The 
largest flowered. Showy fountains of bright blue. Anchusa 
azurea. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 25c; 4 oz. 40c. OFFER 17A7—One 
pkt. each of the four for 50c. 
1 ANCHUSA MYOSOTIDIFLORA 
A beauty of the Caucasus that delights in a cool, shady 
corner. Above low masses of big, heart-shaped leaves comes 
loose, airy sprays of blossoms in what might be called a 
Forget-me-not blue were it not even more brilliant. A soundly 
hardy, longlived perennial for rock garden or border; for 
sun or shade. 10 inches. June. Technically Brunnera macro- 
phylla. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.70. 
* ANNUAL ANCHUSA 
Two blue beauties to be grown as annuals. No flower easier, 
few bluer. CAPENSIS BLUEBIRD—ebx(3)20. Here are 
blossom constellations in blue of Gentian vividness, each flow- 
erlet with a tiny white center. Long in bloom. Sow much 
of it. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. RIPARIA—ecbx(2-4)34. 
Darker blue than the last, a rich and glowing ultramarine, 
the flowers carried in many graceful fountain sprays. Pkt. 
1l5c; 3 for 40c. 
There is no more precious treasure than a living and 
continuous delight within us, in the world without us. 
1 ANTENNARIA DIOICA ROSEA—rgkt(2)4. Silvery-leafed 
mat-carpeter for dry places, or it will fit the sunny rock 
garden. Pretty fluff-flowers of silvery pink. Pkt. 15c. Plants, 
each 25¢; 3 for 70¢c; 10 for $2.00. 
2 ANGELONIA SALICARIAEFOLIA—w. Pretty blossoms of 
deep_blue over a long season. Makes an excellent, and easy, 
pot plant. The “Angelon’”’ of South Americans, with whom it 
is a favorite flower. Pkt. 30c. Plants, each 60c. 


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1 ANEMONE or WINDFLOWER 
The Anemones will delight in rock garden or in border, in 
full sun or in light shade. BIFLORA—(2)8. Twin flowers of 
carmine red, or sometimes rosy violet. Kashmir. Pkt. 20c. 
CANADENSIS—(2)15. Big star-blossoms of purest white. A 
handsome, adaptable Windflower. Pkt. 15¢; 1/16 oz. 30c. 
Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. CAROLINIANA ROSEA— 
(2-3)16. Sheafs of blossoms in pure rose. Long in bloom. 
Pkt. 20c. CORONARIA—(1-2). There are few gayer flowers 
than this at its best, blossoms of white, crimson, scarlet, blue, 
heliotrope, rose, pink or salmon. Large, single blooms. Needs 
winter protection in cold climates, or can be grown as a pot 
bulb. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. Tuters, available both 
fall and spring, fine mixture, 4 for 35c; 10 for 70c; 25 for 
$1.50. CORONARIA HIS EXCELLENCY—Large single 
flowers of vivid scarlet. Pkt. 20e; 3 pkts. for 50ec. CORONA- 
RIA ST. BRIGID—Seedlings of this strain will mostly have 
large double flowers. Same fine color range, and habits, as the 
single. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. DECAPETALA—k(2)8. 
Upfacing flowers that may be white, pale blue, deep blue, or 
rarely rose-toned. An exquisite for the rock garden. Pkt. 20c. 
DELTOIDEA—k(2)8. The pretty blossoms, above trifoliate 
leaf-whorls, may be pure white, or’ with tintings of blue or 
pink. Pkt. 25c. GLOBOSA—k(2)16. A rather pretty creamy 
white. Pkt. 20c. MAGELLANICA—k(3)16. Soft, creamy 
yellow, a lovely tone, are the big, upfacing flowers. Many 
open at once. Particularly good. Pkt. 25e. PATENS NUT- 
TALIANA—(1)12. Pasque Flower. Attractive blossoms that 
may be mauve, lilac, lavender’ or violet, always centered 
with a bunch of butter-yellow stamens. It blooms before the 
leaves. After the flowers come silky seed-plumes. Pkt. 20c; 
1/16 oz. 35e. PULSATILLA—k(1-2)16. A handsome species. 
Great purple cups, centered with golden tassels, set in green 
ruffs. Long-lived, getting better and showier year by year. 
Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 30c; 1% oz. 50c. Plants, each 45c; 8 for 
$1.20; 10 for $3.70. PULSATILLA ALBA—tThe last in pure 
or tinted white. Pkt. 20c. PULSATILLA RUBRA—Flower- 
cups in violet crimson, rich and dark. Pkt. 20c. POLYAN- 
THES—k(2)14. Lovely Tibetan Windflower. Many starry 
flowers, white to pale blue. Pkt. 20c. REGELIANA—k(2)15. 
Mongolian species, allied to Pulsatilla, from the garden view=- 
point a Pulsatilla with flowers of mulberry-violet shade. Pkt. 
20c. RIVULARIS—k(3)40. The Great Windflower of India. 
White star-flowers, purple in reverse, are carried in mid- 
summer on tall, wide-branching plants. Pkt. 20¢e; 1/32 oz. 
35c; 1/16 oz. 60c. SYLVESTRIS—k(2-3)15. The lovely Snow- 
drop Anemone. Perfumed, nodding white flowers, long in 
bloom. Shade-tolerant. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
VITIFOLIA—(4)36. Himalayan Wind-flower. The rather 
large flowers show suffusions of pink, but in reverse are 
stained rose. Blooms in August and September. It may be 
considered in garden value as an earlier blooming, hardier 
Anemone japonica. Pkt. 20c. Plants, one-year, each 650c. 
OFFER 18A7—One pkt. each of the above for $3.60. 
ANEMONE BLEND—Splendid mixture, above with others. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
ANEMONE JAPONICA—Great long-steme- 
med blossoms in white, cream, rose or pink, 
a glorious “spring-in-autumn” flower. 
Blooming starts in late summer, continuing 
well into the fall. Jllustrated opposite. 
30 inches, “yt”? culture. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 
for 50c. Plants also available for four fine 
sorts. QUEEN CHARLOTTE—Big semi- 
double flowers in clear La France pink. 
Plants, each 65c; 8 for $1.80. MARIE 
MANCHARD—An altogether beautiful pure white. Plants, 
each, 65c; 3 for $1.80. ALICE—Blossoms of a rich, deep rose 
that approaches red. Plants, each 70c. SEPTEMBER 
CHARM—tThe first to bloom in this group, giving a long seae 
son of bloom. Very many blossoms of lovely, silvery pink. 
Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.80. HUPEHENSIS—A Chinese race, 
close to Japonica. Particularly early and free-blooming. 
Plants are neat and compact, habit upright, to 15 inches. The 
upfacing blossoms are a pretty pink, but rich rose in reverse. 
Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.80. OFFER 11AN7—Four plants, 
with names, being the above without variety Alice, for $2.40. 
1 ANEMONELLA THALICTROIDES—rstyt(1-2)9. The airy 
Rue Anemone. Exquisite flowers, snowy white or with faint 
hint of blush, above Maiden-hair Fern foliage. Tolerates sun, 
likes shade. Pkt. 15c. 


FIELD BOOK OF AMERICAN WILD FLOWERS Mathews, 
Guide to the wild flowers of eastern America, Kansas to the 
Atlantic. 590 pages. Well-illustrated, 30 color plants and over 
300 drawings. Format convenient for field trips. We consider 
this the best of wild flower books for the region, a classic. 
New printing ready February 1947. Probable price $3.75. 
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