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 3 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. 
3 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. PIl., fall to spring. 
Prop., div. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 

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. 
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. 
*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. eech; 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 large 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 Liliago. Grassy foliage, 2 ft. 
stalks of lovely small pure white lily-like 
flowers. Nice in border. Sun or light shade. 
Moist loam. Each 40 cts.; 3 for $1.00. 
**ANDROSACE Chumyii. Rock Jasmine. Fas- 
cinating little relatives of the Primula they 
are the choicest of alpines. The little rosettes ‘ 
of silvery foliage branch out on tiny runners Aubrietia 
to make a colony eventually up to 12 in. across from 
which the multitude of three inch stems arise with umbels 

*AUBRIETIA. One of the most valuable rock plants. The 
of loveliest soft pink primula-like flowers. Require coo} 
moist but well drained soil, never acid. Neat always. A 
dream in late spring. Each 40 cts.; 3 for $1.00. 
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 
, Z E on well drained banks or for b gi . BG teviles 
*ARMERIA Purdy’s Low Pink. Evidently a chance hybrid, sun, stand drouth ear ahs a eee 
the neat rosettes of awl-shaped leaves are completely Prop., seeds. 
smothered for weeks in late spring with the many large *Purdy’s Blush. Compact. Soft blush-pink. Each 40 cts. 
heads of silvery pink flowers on 2 in. stems. PI. fall or *Purdy’s Large Flowered Hybrids. Brightest colors. 25 cts. 
spring; sun. Soil, any well-drained. 30 cts. each; 3 for each; 3 for 65 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25 cts. 
75 cts: *Purdy’s Brilliant. See page 12. Each 40 cts. 
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*ARTEMISIA frigida. Bushy evergreen plants 1-2 ft. tall. Its reac aees Large flowered, bright rose-pink. Each 
great beauty is in the shimmering silvery foliage through- 
out the cars Rare” Eachis0tctelsis for 91:25. *Leichtlinii. Compact plants with large flowers of rosy lilac. 
Each 30 cts.; 3 for 75 cts. Seeds, pkt. 25c. 
We pay postage on orders over $5.00. See page 2. 
*Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
**Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 

Germantown, Penn.: “The Calochortus albus and arrabilis 
both bloomed. Camassias seem to do well in this climate as 
the same bulbs have flowered three years.” 



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