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_ AOKI—Foliage dark green, leaves large, 
similar in form and color to Caerulea, 
except under side is silvery green. 

Hosta Aoki, Photo by Sam Vandivert 
Plant about 15 inches tall, blooms mid- 
summer on stalks 2 feet. Color of 
Hower lavender-pink ...........91.50 
CAERULEA—tThe true variety has the 
bluest flowers of any of the Hostas. 
It is the next largest in size of flower 
to H. plantaginea with very round 
puffed out bells of lavender blue dis- 
tinctly penciled on the inner surface 
with deeper color. The leaves are 
glossy green of large size and grace- 
ful form. Use for border planting with 
pale yellow Hemerocallis in the back- 
eroungd,=|uly-August,3 iti.2.¢....50¢ 
HOSTA DECORATA—The blunt plan- 
tain-lily has blunt dark green leaves 
with white edges. The leaves are 
about one foot high and the blade 
about five inches by three inches. In 
a couple of years a small plant makes 
a rosette of leaves two feet across. 
This rosette of leaves of green and 
white coloring forms an excellent end 
