DES MOINES, IOWA 25 
boldiana but smaller in size and more 
rounded. Has the most powdery blue 
leaves of any Hosta. Prized for its 
color and form. Flowers lavender 
purple, bells which rise well above 
the foliage. Stock very scarce. .$2.50 
LANCIFOLIA ALBO-MARGINATA—The 
narrow-leaved plantain-lily, is a rapid 
grower. The slim light green leaves 
have a white line along the edges of 
the norrow blades. The leaves are 
about eight inches to twelve inches 
long. The flowers are lavender, with 
white lines, bell-shaped, on two-foot 
stalks in the middle of August. This 
The narrow-leaved plantain-lily (Hosta 
lancifolia albo-marginata). 
makes a bushy growth of leaves and 
a thick border plant. It is a very 
pleasing plantain-lily and desirable 
to have as it blooms vigorously and 
IGGL Y Met Me... oe etl Ang icles 50c each 
