10 MAYFAIR NURSERIES, BOX 87, HILLSDALE, N. J. 

Alyssum saxatile flore-pleno. An interesting and very floriferous double flowered form 
of the Basket of Gold. It stays in bloom a week or more longer. A great mass of 
true golden yellow flowers in May and June. (pH 6-8). 
50c Each: 3 for $125.12 siores 00 
Alyssum serpyllifolium. (Perhaps A. alpestre.) This species forms a close mat of silvery 
leaves, hidden by showy yellow flowers on four inch stems in June and July. 
Excellent for the wall garden or for trailing over rocks. Give it a well drained, 
loose loam in full sun. (pH 7-8). 50c Each, 3 for $025.12 iors 
Alyssum spinosum. One of the best and we are 
sorry we do not have more of them. A 
shrubby, spiny little bush about 8 inches 
high with narrow, gray leaves. It produces 
a mass of showy white flowers in June and 
July that turn pale pink with age. This 
greatly admired little shrub comes from 
Southern Europe and Northern Africa, but 
it is perfectly hardy. Well drained, sandy 
alkaline soil in full sun is essential (pH 7-8). 
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Alyssum spinosum 
ANDROMEDA. Bog Rosemary. (Ericaceae, Heath Family) 
Andromeda glaucophylla. A very charming dwarf shrub about 12 inches high with 
leathery, blue-gray leaves and nodding umbels of clear pink, urn-shaped flowers 
in June and July. An excellent subject for shade, or sun if the soil does not parch. 
Native to wet bogs of northern North America, but does very well in a dryer, deep 
acid leafmold soil. (pH 4-5). $1.00 Each. 3 for $2.50) 12 for $10.00 
Andromeda polifolia. Another dwarf shrub similar to the above, but with long, dark 
green leaves on brown branches and pale pink flowers in May and June. This is 
perhaps the coarsest of the group but still a good evergreen shrub. Give it the 
same soil and exposure as above. 50c Each. 3 for $1.25, 12 for $5.00 
Andromeda polifolia montana. This is a very handsome form of the above. The growth 
is more compact and the leaves are much smaller and set closer together, turning 
a rich bronze color in Fall. Pretty pink bells in June and July. A fast grower 
that never gets more than ten inches high. Requires the same soil and exposure 
as A. glaucophylla. 20c Eachs3 for $125) 125tomeas 00 
Andromeda polifolia nana. This charming little dwarf is without a doubt the best of 
the green varieties. About six inches high with very narrow, tiny leaves on thin 
wiry branches. The new growth is crimson and turns a good bronze color in Fall. 
Pale pink flowers in June and July. The same soil and exposure as A. glaucophylla. 
50c Each. 3 for $1.25, 12 for $5.00 
ANDROSACE, Rock Jasmine. (Primulaceae, Primrose Family) 
Androsace lanuginosa leichtlinii, White woolly rosettes in Fall and Winter, from which 
grow long trailing stems of silvery foliage. Very pale pink, almost white flowers 
with a deep crimson eye, in large clusters on short stems. This interesting species 
from the Himalayas is often in bloom from June to hard frost. Requires a gritty, 
well drained, neutral to alkaline soil in sun or part shade. (pH 6-8). 
50c Each. 3 for $1.25. 12 for $5.00 
ALL OUR PLANTS ARE POT-GROWN 
