
Anemone Pulsatilla 
“ANEMONE Pulsatilla—Pasque Flower. A delight in spring 
with the 2-inch cups above the silky foliage. Give well 
drained soil in light shade, rock garden or border. Violet- 
blue only. 40 cts each. Seeds, pkt. 30 cts. 
*ANCHUSA Myosotidiflora (Chinese Forgetme- 
not). Acclaimed by all who see it, it is a de- 
light in any shaded border or rock garden, 
flowering for weeks in spring and again in 
fall. The exquisite clear blue forgetmenot- 
like flowers are in airy 12-18 in. sprays above 
the large heart-shaped leaves. Sit., light 
shade; Soil, good loam, well drained but al- 
ways moist. Prop., seeds. 30 cts. each; 3 for 
75 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
ANTHEMIS Sancta Johanna. Has the most 
vivid orange flowers I have ever seen. Two 
ft. high with erect stiff stems, the Iarge cen- 
ter and short rays of the blooms a uniform 
bright orange. Plants, 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 
cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 

ANTHERICUM. Sorry not sufficient stock to 
list. We have a very few of both. A Liliago 
and a Lileastrum for 35 ets. each. 
**ANDROSACE Chumyii. Rock Jasmine. Fas- 
cinating little relatives of the Primula they 
are the chcicest of alpines. The little rosettes 
cf silvery foliage branch ovt on tiny runners 
to make a colony eventually up to 12 in. across from 
whrech the multitude of three inch stems arise with umbels 
of loveliest soft pink primula-like flowers. Require cool 
moist but well drained scil, never acid. Neat always. A 
dream in late spring. Each 50 cts. 
*ARMERIA Purdy’s Low Pink. Evidently a chance hybrid, 
the neat rosettes of awl-shaped leaves are completely 
smothered for weeks in late spring with the many large 
heads of silvery pink flowers on 2 in. stems. PI. fall or 
spring; sun. Soil, any well-drained. 390 cts. each; 3 for 
75 cts. 
*ARTEMISIA frigida. Bushy evergreen plants 1-2 ft. tall. Its 
great beauty is in the shimmering silvery foliage through- 
out the vear. Rare. Each 50 cts. Sold out for 1947. 

Germantown, Penn.: “The Calochortus albus and amabilis 
both bloomed. Camassias seem to do well in this climate as 
the same bulbs have flowered three years.” 
ARUNCUS Sylvestris, Goats Beard. Splendid strong grow- 
ing Western native plants allied to Astilbes and Spirea. 
3 to 6 ft. much branched, with handsome pinnate leaves 
and stout stems, crowned in July with a tleecy mass of 
cream flowers. Admirable for the shaded spot with ferns 
and fine as a background in the open border. Cult.: Sun 
or shade. Soil, any loam but responds to ample moisture. 
Pl., fall or spring. Prop., div. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
ASCLEPIAS tuberosa, Butterfly Weed. A most attractive 
many-branched plant 2 to 3 feet high, crowned in mid- 
summer with umbels of brilliant orange flowers. Most 
noticeable. Cult.: Sun, sandy loam, and stands drouth. 
Pl., fall to spring. Prop., seeds. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
ARALIA Californica, the California Spikenard. A large and 
stately plant with pinnate leaves 8 to 4 ft. long and its 
creamy flowering spikes 5 to 6 feet. A marvelous back- 
ground plant in moist situations in either sun or shade. 
Large roots, 75 cts. 
ASPERULA, Woodruff. 
*Odorata (Sweet Woodruff or Waldmeister). Grows to 8 in. 
and spreads underground to make an open carpet. A de- 
lightful ground cover especially with such plants as 
Columbines, Heucheras and like heights, Foliage is a 
delightful bright green and the small white flowers 
dainty. Loved by everyone. Cult.: Sit., light to deepest 
shade. Compact in sun, but keep moist. PL, fall to spring. 
Prop., div. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 

You will find at center of catalog a colored order-blank 
insert on which are listed many lovely things we could not 
work into this section; Achillaea, Alyssium, Asperula and 
many other lovely and useful plants. 

Aubrietia 
*AUBRIETIA. One of the most valuable rock plants. The 
mounds of slightly greyish foliage are smothered with 
the bright and attractive blossoms from early spring and 
on into the summer. In warm climate from late winter on. 
No plant gives a finer early effect to the rock garden or 
on well drained banks or for border edgings. Cult.: Sit., 
sun, stand drouth well. Soil, any. Pl., fall to spring. 
Prop., seeds. 
*Purdy’s Blush. Compact. Soft blush-nink. Each 40 cts. 
Purdy’s Large Flowered Hybrids. Brightest colors, 25 cts. 
each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
Purdy’s Brilliant. See page 12. Each 40 cts. 
*Pink Parachute. Large flowered, bright rose-pink. Each 
50 cts. 
*Leichtlinii. Compact plants with large flowers of rosy lilac. 
Seedling plants offered this year will be variable in color 
but all fine. Each 35 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
*Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
**Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 


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Michaelmas Daisies and Columbines give much color in shady places. 
