5 BEAUTY OF PERU 
A pretty annual flower from Peru that is easy to grow. 
It reaches 25 inches; branching, bushy plants filled with 
brilliant scarlet blossoms all during the summer months. 
Botanically ALONSOA WARSCEWICZI, but call it Beauty 
of Peru, and we will know what you want. Pkt. 20c; 8 for 50c. 
New frontiers wait in the garden. Adventure is still 
there for those who will seek it, but adventure worthily, 
expecting sometimes a loss. Adventure does not hold with- 
a peaceniesd and hostaged horizons. Risk is ever its 
shadow. 
2 ALOE BLEND—w. Decorative pot plants, with a variation 
of form and color tone among the included species that is. 
rather amazing. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
2 ALOE BREVIFOLIA—Pear! Aloe. Thick rosettes of deeply 
piled, triangular, pearl-gray leaves with blue overcast. Ate 
tractive. Eventually, red flowers. Plants, each 50c. 
2 ALOE CILIARIS—Climbing Aloe. Here the thick, green 
leaves are widely spaced on the straying stems in quite 
unorthodox style. A rather sure bloomer, red blossoms like 
clusters of firecrackers. Plants, éach 50c. 
5 AMARANTHUS MOLTEN FIRE—k(2-3)15. Richly colored 
annual foliage plant for garden or specimen effects. Maroon 
foliage, each branch topped with a flaming radiation of crim- 
son floral leaves. Easy from seed. Pkt. 15¢; Wg oz. 25c. 
4 AMELANCHIER OBLONGIFOLIA—kt(2)120. It gives a 
display of pretty, white flowers in May, followed by a heavy 
crop of sweet, edible berries. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
3 FLOWERS GIGANTIC 
Great flowers like shallow, 
upfacing bells with edges 
fluted and ruffled, may some- 
times reach diameters of 25 
inches. Maroon, with white 
splashes, deepening to rosy 
violet at the base. The flow- 
ers are centered with a 
spadix that is like a con- 
voluted mound of rich pur- 
ple AMORPHOPHALLUS 
CAMPANULATUS,  illus- 
trated opposite. It blooms in 
late winter from the dry 
tuber, In spring the tubers should be planted in the garden 
for the summer. Then in autumn dig and store in a dry, 
frostproof place until the bud-growth begins, when the 
tubers may be brought into the light. Oddly decorative sum- 
mer foliage. Tubers 2 to 3 inches diameter available at each 
$2.25 ; 8 for $6.00. These may take two more years to reach 
blooming size, but meanwhile will pay their way in exotic 
summer foliage effects. 
AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI—The Leopard Palm. See 
Hydrosme Rivieri on page 46. 
1 ALYSSUM FOR SILVER AND GOLD 
Here are long-lived, showy, low perennials of fullest winter 
hardiness. “‘k’’ culture. 
ARGENTEUM— (2) 10. Silvery foliaged bushlets, mantled and 
filled with delightful flake-flowers of citron yellow. Desirable 
rock garden or edging perennial. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
Plants, each 60c. ; 
SAXATILE COMPACTUM—(2)10. Basket of Gold. Multi- 
tudes of brilliantly golden flowers seem poured over silvery 
foliage. Pkt. 15c; 144 oz. 35¢: %4 oz. 60c. 
SAXATILE CITRINUM—Here the blossoms are pale lemon 
or citron yellow. Otherwise like last in every way. A plant 
to be desired. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
MONTANUM—(2)8. Tufted mounds of gray-green foliage 
carry lax sprays of bright yellow flowers. Pretty rock garden 
or edging species. Pkt. 20c; Wg oz. 35c. 
OFFER 516A—One pkt. each of the 4 for 55c. 
5 SWEET ALYSSUM 
The Sweet Alyssums are easy, long-blooming Annuals, val- 
ued for edgings, bedding, rock garden, pots, window boxes. 
’ ALYSSUM CARPET OF SNOW—ek(2-4)4. A veritable, 
fragrant, snowy carpet. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 30c; 1% oz. 50c. 
ALYSSUM VIOLET QUEEN—ek (2-4) 6. A row of it is a 
honey-scented ribbon of rich, deep violet. Practically ever- 
blooming. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 35c; %4 oz. 60c. 
1 ANCHUSA or ALKANET 
Decidedly decorative perennials, easy from seed, sometimes 
giving bloom season of sowing. Culture ‘‘x’’. 
AVALON HYBRIDS—ebx(2-4)50. Long, uncurling racemes 
in varied color tones. There will be 
blush, rose, soft pink centered with 
crimson star, creamy primrose, pale 
blue, indigo, and deep violet. While 
the blossoms are smaller than in 
Italica, the profusion is far greater. 
Illustrated opposite. Desirable in the 
mixed hardy border. Long-lived. Pkt. 
20c; Ye oz. 85c; 1% oz. 50c. Plants, 
mixed only, each 55c; 8 for $1.25; 
10 for $3.65. 
BARRELIERI—ex(2)30. A vast pro- 
fusion of flowers in arching, curling 
sprays, the blossoms like somewhat 
magnified Forgetmenots of navy blue, 
white in the throat. A long-lived and 
satisfactory perennial, blooming earlier than Italica. Pkt. 
15bc; 1% oz. 30c. 
ITALICA—(2-3)45. The largest flowered. Showy fountains of 
brilliant blue. Handsome species, easy from seed. Anchusa 
pape This is the Dropmore variety. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 35c; 
1 oz. $1.15. 
ANCHUSA MYOSOTIDIFLORA—erstk(2)10. A beauty of the 
Caucasus that delights in a cool, shady corner. Above low 
masses of big, heart-shaped leaves come loose, airy sprays of 
blossoms in what might be called a Forgetmenot blue were it 
not even brighter than that. A hardy, long-lived perennial 
for sun or shade. (Brunnera macrophylla). Pkt. 25c; Yg oz. 
75c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.45; 10 for $4.25. 
OFFER 516B—One pkt. each of the 4 for 60c. 
5 ANCHUSA BLUEBIRD 
Constellations of vivid Forgetmenot blue blossoms, each 
with center of white. Long in bloom. A quick and easy An- 
nual for beds, borders and other decorative plantings. Use 
much of it. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c; %4 oz. 40c. 
You can’t have both freedom and security, for freedom 
is never secure, nor is security ever free. 
5 AMBERBOA MURICATA—echdx(2-4)30. This easy, free- 
blooming annual cousin of Centaurea is called Star of the 
Desert, for it makes its home in dry, sun-baked lands. The 
blossoms are 8-inch lace-stars of soft purple with creamy 
centers, and it blooms freely and long. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 
for 40c. 
5 AMBROSIA—ex(8)20. Graceful green “ostrich plumes” for 
cut flower effects. Decorative; pleasingly aromatic. Effective 
annual edger. Fine seeds. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 25c. 
2 AMELLUS LYCHNITES—*w(3)8. Showy blue daisy with 
gray-downy foliage. Usually grown as a pot plant, but may 
also be started early for garden bloom. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 60c. 
3 AMOREAUXIA WRIGHTI—k(8)10. Rare. Quite large flow- 
ers of bright yellow, marked purple. Mulch about roots with 
grass clippings, and water in drought. Pkt. 25c. 
5 ANAGALLIS BLUE—ek(2-4)8. Inchwide flowers of bril- 
liant blue over a long season. Desirable for edging or for 
bedding. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 25c. 
1 BLUE STAR OF TEXAS 
AMSONIA TABERNAEMONTANA— 
ebstx(2-3)28. An easy hardy peren- 
nial that thrives in either full sun or 
partial shade. The many willowy stems 
end in panicles of starry blossoms in 
soft blue. Illustrated opposite. Good 
foliage, attractive the entire season. 
Pkt. 15¢c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. Plants, 
each 45c; 8 for $1.10. 
AMSONIA MONTANA—erbstx(3)15. 
A lower, more densely growing species 
of high merit, suitable for the rock 
garden, or the front of the hardy bor- 
der. Sprays of pale blue, starry flowers. 
A really choice plant. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 55c. 
AMSONIA ILLUSTRIS—ex(3)25. Grouped stems end in large, 
dense clusters of sky blue.flowers. Up-pointing leaves, shining 
above, glaucous below. Pkt. 25c; Plants, each 60c. 
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