2 ACACIA BLEND—w. Flowers usually fluffy balls in yel- 
lows that range from palest primrose to richest golden. North, 
large pots or tubs. South, open ground. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
1 ACTINOMERIS ALTERNIFOLIUS— ebx(3-4)80. Tall and 
showy long-blooming perennial of late summer. Great corymbs 
of honey yellow. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c. Plants, each 50c. 
5 ADONIS ANNUA—ekt (3-4) 24. Flos-Adonis. Flowers of rich 
crimson with darker centers are carried on branching plants. 
Fine, fern-like foliage. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 25c. 
1 ADONIS VERNALIS—rkt(1)9. In early spring come golden 
flowers with many petals. Pkt. 20c; Y%g@ oz. 35c. 
2 AEONIUM HAWORTHI—A rather good pot plant from 
the Canaries. Short, crooked branches, each ending in a rosette 
of thick, delta-shaped leaves, these of a rich succulence, and 
a finish as of silver powdering over a glossy blue-green. 
Plants, each 45c; 3 for $1.15. 
2 AEONIUM ARBOREUM ATROPURPUREUM—Picturesque 
plants, each rugged branch ending in a big, loese rosette of 
rich green, deeply shaded bronze-purple. Plants only, each 45c. 
2 AECHMEA MIXED—vw. Ornamental Bromeliads for pot cul- 
ture. Diversely decorative in foliage and flower. Pkt. 30c. 
3 AGAPANTHUS or AFRICAN LILY 2 
Great umbels of glorious trumpet-flowers, spread to starry 
form. Waxy petals, amethyst to indigo, or rarely white. The 
bloom is carried on stems that range between 25 to 60 inches 
in height. First year of blooming there may be only a few 
flowers but the second year up to 30 or more in the blue, and 
on a single stem of the Giant White we have had as many 
as 160 blossoms. Agapanthus grows readily from seed. It may 
be handled as a large pot plant, and will ferce for winter 
bloom, but usually it is grown out of doors in summer, and 
carried over winter in a semidormant condition, in a light cool 
cellar. Illustrated page 12. Seeds in mixture, mostly varied 
blues. Pkt. 15c; Wg oz. 35c; % oz 60c. GIANT WHITE 
AGAPANTHUS—Comes true. Seeds, pkt. 25c. Plants, either 
Blue or White, at each 95c: 3 for $2.70. 
AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS MOOREANUS—A dwarf, de- 
ciduous form that fits pot plant use, carrying few-flowered 
umbels of rich blue. Blooms through spring and into summer, 
passing the winter in a half-resting stage. The hardiest 
Agapanthus, and with protection, may be wintered outside 
at Philadelphia. Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. Plants, each 75c. 
AGAPANTHUS DWARF EVERGREEN—A fast-growing, 
everblooming miniature strain that keeps its green foliage 
year-through. The whorls of flowers in varied shades from mid 
to deep blue, are carried gracefully on 15 to 18 inch stems 
above the rather short and narrow, though profuse, foliage. 
Exceedingly free blooming, and just right size to make attrac- 
tive pot plants. Selections of Agapanthus longispathus. Pkt. 
25c; 8 pkts. for 70c. 
3 ACHIMENES 
Brilliantly hued blossoms in the Gloxinia 
reminder, but more gracefully formed, 
smaller, and with an intensification of 
velvety colorings, mostly in delightful tones 
of lavender, with variations into blue, 
mauve, violet. Achimenes starts blooming 
in late spring, continuing until well into 
autumn. Usually it is grown as a pot plant, 
the tubers increasing freely. It does well in 
the garden, too, if grown in rich deep soil 
in light shade. Our open ground planting 
of Achimenes this year has been a season- 
long delight, a full four months of bloom. 
We can supply Achimenes in three forms, 
as below, all of them of fine mixed hybrids. 
Illustrated opposite. 
ACHIMENES TUBERS—The little tubers are supplied packed 
in peat moss and wrapped in wax paper. Plant as soon as 
possible after receipt, since they will dry out if exposed to 
air. 3 for 50c: 10 for $1.40; 30 for $4.00. 
ACHIMENES PLANTS—Started.tubers in soil, with some 
top growth. We plant at least 4 tubers in each pot, and 
guarantee at least 3 started ones. Each lot of three started 
tubers in soil, enough for a pot, for 70c; 3 lots (being at 
least 9 started tubers) for $1.85; 10 lots (at least 30 started 
tubers) for $5.40. Spring delivery only. 
ACHIMENES SEEDS—Finest Hybrids. Sow seeds to get new 
varieties and new colorings. The seeds are tiny. Pkt. $1.00; 
8 pkts. for $2.75. 
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5 AGROSTEMMA MILAS—ecbkt (2-3)35. A quick and showy 
annual for early sowing. Wide fiowers of lilac-toned violet 
upface on graceful, swaying spreads of long slender stems. 
Individual blossoms may be 3 inches in diameter. Illustrated 
above. Pkt. 15¢c; 14 oz. 30c. 
5 ACROCLINIUM GIANT MIXED—eck(3)25. Everlasting 
Daisy. Silky blossoms, semi-double to double, in white, tones 
of pink and rose. A fine, clean, clear-cut flower that will 
delight in the garden, cut as a fresh flower, or dried as a 
straw-flower for winter bouquets. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 25ce. 
1 ADLUMIA FUNGOSA (cirrhosa)—estkt(2-3)72. Alleghany 
Vine. Airy foliage and lace-like blossom effects in smoky 
rose. An attractive low climber for light shade. Biennial, but 
will maintain by self-sowing. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 40c. 
4 RED JAPANESE MAPLE 
The true Japanese Maple, ACER PALMATUM ATROPUR- 
PUREUM, one of the better ornamentals among the small 
hardy trees. Exceedingly variable in both leaf form and 
coloration. Seedlings will run through green and attractive 
bronzings, to brilliant reds and rich purple-maroon. Soak 
seeds before sowing. Culture ‘“‘kt’”’. Full winter hardiness. 
Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c; %4 oz. 70c; 1 oz. $2.25. 
5 AGERATUM or FLOSS-FLOWER 
This easy-to-grow, dainty and fluffy long-bloomer is one of 
the better edging plants, and it is good, too, for bedding or 
as a cut flower. Sometimes it is grown as a pot plant. 
AGERATUM BLUE BALL—erk(3-4)6. Low domes of in- 
tense blue. Splendid edger. Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 30c. 
AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION—ecrk (8-4)10. Fine dee: 
blue. Good edger, yet, with its 10-inch height, tall enoug 
for cutting. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 80c; % oz. 45c. 
AGERATUM IMPERIAL WHITE—8 inches. Fluffy, snow- 
drift, white. Cutting or edging. Pkt. 15c. 
AGERATUM FAIRY PINK—Quite variable. At its best a 
dwarf, fluffy, lovely salmon pink. Pkt. 25c. 
LASSEAUXI—eck(8)25. Fluffy, mauve pink flowers fill the 
branching plants. Cutting or garden decoration. Technically 
Eupatorium. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
GOLDEN AGERATUM—eck. It is really golden yellow, it 
does look very much like an Ageratum, and it may be used 
in the same way, but actually it is Lonas inodora. The flowers 
are closely clustered and fluffy, rich yellow, and planted 
thickly so that the height is held down to about ten inches, 
it makes an excellent edging. It is a long lasting flower for 
cutting, too. Illustrated above. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
CUT-FLOWER BLEND—20 inches. A taller, more branch- 
ing Ageratum for cutting. Dominantly blue, with a little 
white and a bit of pink (Lasseauxi). Pkt. 15¢e; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
OFFER 513A—One pkt. each of the above for 90c. 
AGERATUM PRINCESS PINK—Delightful deep pink. Planta 
are dwarf and compact. Everblooming. Makes an attractive 
pot plant, or may be set outside. Plants, each 50c; 8 for $1.40 
