2 ARISTEA or BLUE-BRILLIANT 
More than a hundred years ago it was written of it, “Its 
profuse sky-blue flowers, the purest that ever fed upon dew, 
open early in the morning and are gone before night; the next 
morning bringing a new offering of beauty.” The Aristeas 
are fibrous rooted, semi-hardy perennials, perhaps best han- 
dled as pot plants in the North. Upright ribbon leaves. “w” 
culture. ECKLONI—18 inches. Beautiful pot plant species. 
Many sprays of. brightest blue. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 45c. 
BICOLOR—12 inches. Outer segments blue-black, inner seg- 
ments peacock blue with touch of yellow. Thrives under pot 
plant conditions. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 50c. CAPITATA— 
40 inches. Racemes of sweetly scented flowers in blue of an 
eastern sky at sunset. Pkt. 20c. THYRSIFLORA—86 inches. 
Rich, sparkling blue. Foliage evergreen. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 
27TA8—One pkt. each of the four for 75c. 
1 HARDY ASCLEPIAS * 
Hardy perennials that yet usually bloom 
freely the first year from seed. Desirable 
for cutting garden, border or natural- 
izing. “x” culture. INCARNATA PUL- 
CHRA— (3) 35. Clustered flowers of a lovely 
silvery pink tone. Very easy. Blooms so 
quickly from seed that it may be grown as 
an Annual, yet it is hardy enough for per- 
ennial wintering. Pkt. 15e; % oz. 30¢e. 
TUBEROSA—(2-3) 25. Exceedingly showy, 
hardy, long-lived. Brilliant blossoms, usu- 
ally flaming orange, but varying from soft 
yellow to rich near-scarlet. Fine cut flower, 
and a truly glorious perennial. JWustrated 
opposite. Likes heat and drought. Pkt. 15c¢; 
4g oz. 25c; % oz. 40c; %4 oz. 75ce. Plants, 
each 40c; 3 for $1.10. SPECIOSA—(2-3) 20. 
Foliage silvery; flowers near maroon. Pkt. 
20c. OFFER 28A8—One pkt. each of the 
three for 40c. 


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* BRAZILIAN BUTTERFLY FLOWER : 
From buff, through gold, to orange scarlet range the oddly 
formed flowers of ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA. Even the 
buds are bright, all in a burnished coral. Handles well as a 
quick annual, garden-sown seeds giving glorious bloom from 
June until November. An excellent cut flower. 30 inches. 
Illustrated page 4. Pkt. 15c; 14g oz. 25ce; 1%4 oz. 40c; %4 oz. T5e. 
1 ARMERIA 
Bright-flowered, long-blooming perennials these, of quite 
undifficult requirements, desirable for rock garden, border, or 
the taller for cutting. Nomenclature horticultural, ‘‘kt” cul- 
ture. CAESPITOSA—4 inches. Green cushions, set over closely 
with a loveliness of formal pink blossoming. An exquisite 
for the rock garden. Pkt. 20c. FORMOSA CARNEA—18 
inches. Flowers of a soft flesh pink. Long stems, Pkt. 15c; 
\4g oz. 40c. Plants, each 40c. JUNCEA ALBA—I16 inches. 
Easy and free-blooming. Pure white. Really good. Pkt. 1b5c. 
ALPINA—8 inches. Desirable rock garden species with 
flowers of bright rose. Pkt. 15c; 8 pkts. for 40c. GIANT 
HYBRIDS—25 inches. Fine strain. Giant flowers in brilliant 
pink, rose and violet. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 30c; 14% oz. 50c. Plants, 
each 45c; 8 for $1.20; 10 for $3.50. GLORY OF HOLLAND— 
Splendid newer sort with particularly large flowers in purest 
glowing pink, these carried on 24 inch stems. Pkt. 20c. 
Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20; 10 for $3.75. OFFER 23A8— 
One pkt. each of above for 95c. 
1 ARTEMISIA or SILVERPLUME 
Fully hardy perennials of considerable decorative value, 
notable for silvery, aromatic fern-foliage. FRIGIDA—(3) 30. 
Delightful in its soft and silky near-white ferniness. Pkt. 20c. 
Plants, each 45c. LACTIFLORA—(4-5) 72. Handsome panicles 
of creamy white bloom, richly honey-scented. It cuts; also 
the stately plants are valued for garden accent. Pkt. 5c. 
Plants, each 45c. ALBULA (Silver King) —36 inches. Desired 
for white-leaf planting effects, or sprays may be dried for 
winter bouquets. Decorative foliage of frosty silver. Plants, 
each 40c; 3 for $1.10. SCHMIDTIANA NANA—One of the 
rarer, but more charming oriental alpines. Wide, low mounds 
of dense; soft, moss-ferniness, silvery, sun-glinting. Sometimes 
called Angels’ Hair. A very lovely little plant that has only 
to be seen to be desired. Plants, each 60c. 
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* ARTEMISIA SACRORUM VIRIDE—bk. Summer Fir. 
Finely cut, dense foliage of rich, deep green. Makes decora- 
tive, pyramidal specimens to five feet. Pkt. 15c. 
1 ARUNDO CONSPICUA—k. 10 feet. New Zealand Plume 
Grass. A giant ornamental grass with handsome, nodding, 
silvery plumes. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ASCYRUM HYPERICOIDES—ergkt(2)6. St. Andrew 
Cross. Pretty cross-flowers of soft yellow load this wide 
decumbent. Rock garden or ground cover. Pkt. 15c. 
1 ASCYRUM STANS—erbmtzkt(2)15. St. Peter’s Cross. A 
little taller than the last, with larger flowers of brighter 
yellow. Tolerant of moisture and shade, but does very well 
in full sun and on ordinary soils. Rock garden, border, 
edging. Pkt. 15c; 149 oz. 25c. 
9 ASIMINA TRILOBA—yt. Hardy Pawpaw. Small tree with 
ornamental foliage and dark red flowers, centered yellow. 
Fruits like short, thick bananas are filled with a sweet custard 
pulp, rich and aromatic. Most folks like it. Winter-safe to 
about Boston. Quite large seeds. %4 oz. 20c; 1 oz. 60c. 
2 THE ASPARAGUS FERNS 
Decorative and easy pot plants are the Asparagus Ferns, 
though not, of course, truly of the fern family. 
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI—Many spreading sprays of fern- 
like foliage. Bright red berries, usually about Christmas time. 
Best. effect when two or three plants are grown together in 
a large pot or hanging basket. Does well as a window plant 
under ordinary house conditions. Sometimes called Emerald 
Feather. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS—Foliage finer than that 
of the last, bright green, dense, almost lacelike in effect. Plant 
upright, fronds almost horizontal. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
ASPARAGUS SCANDENS—A climbing ornamental Aspara- 
gus, grown as a pot plant. Desirable trained as a low, slender 
vine, or the fine-foliaged strings of it may be cut for decorae 
tive use. Pkt. 20c. 
2 ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS—k. South African vine-like 
species for a protected position. Clambering stems are sparsely 
set with bundles of stiff, bright green, 4-angled leaves, also 
with a few widely spaced thorns. Rather handsome when 
covered with its little white blossoms. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 29AS8S—One pkt. each of the four for 85c. 
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THE BEST GARDEN REFERENCE—It is, we think, the 
book HORTUS SECOND, by the Baileys, 832 pages of 
concise horticultural information. Covers 18,000 species. 
Authoritative, botanically accurate, but easy to use and 
to understand. $6.00. 

1 ASPERULA ODORATA—Sweet Woodruff. A lovable little 
rock garden or cover plant, a mat-former with clustered, 
dainty white flowers. 6 inches. The dried 
foliage is long fragrant. It tolerates light 
shade. Plants only, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 
10 for $3.50. 
* ASPERULA ORIENTALIS—ek (2-3)12. A 
quick and pretty Annual, making mounds of 
fine-leafed plants that are filled with flowers 
of soft blue. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 25c. 
1 ASPERULA TINCTORIA—ecx (3) 25. Long 
sprays of little white flowers. Excellent for 
mixing with other cut flower materia] in 
manner of Baby Breath. A sound, enduring 
perennial. Pkt. 15c. 
1 GOLDEN ASPHODEL—kt(3)60. It is 
Asphodeline lutea, the Golden Asphodel] of 
the ancients. Tall spires of crowded golden 
stars rise from rosette-tufts of narrow, sil- 
vered leafage. Though native to sun-hot, 
rocky hills of Mediterranean shores, it is of 
full winter hardiness here. Illustrated oppo- 
site. Pkt. 20c; 14g oz. 85c. Plants, each 40c; 
3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.35. 
1 ASTELIA COCKAYNEI—zk(3)25. Odd, 
decorative New Zealand Liliad with long, 
silky leaves, banded purple. Sprays of sweetly 
scented, dark green flowers, followed by 
orange berries. Will require careful protec- 
tion North, but makes a distinctive pot 
plant. Pkt. 25c. 

