AGERATUM - ALLIUM - ALOE 
AGERATUM (ager-A-tum) 
Herbaceous annuals having tassel-like clustered heads; blue or white; they are easily 
grown, are tender in the N and must not be set outdoors till all frost danger is passed. 
They are useful as edging, in the front border, in porch or hanging baskets; popular. 
Houstoninum: This is incorrectly listed as A. mexicanum. The commonly #rown 
Ageratums all come under this species. 
»—Blue Ball. Deep blue ball-shape plant; compact; 9’; HHA 
—Blue Bedder. Lavender-blue; compact, 4”; pretty for beds;HHA AGER-3C 15¢ 
| —Blue Cap. Rich blue, dome-shape plant; RG; extra nice; HHA AGER-3D 20¢ 
—Blue Siar. Deep blue, 6”, very nice for edging; HHA 15¢ 
—Dwarf Imperial, White. Popular bedding sort; strong growth - 15¢ 
—Blue. a, . 15¢ 
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AGER-3B 15¢ 
fine for 
—Silver Star. Pretty dwarf white, 6 inches, 
—Swanley Blue. Azure-blug; thickly bunched, 
—White Queen. Pure white: 8’; dandy; HHA 
—White Beauty. Considered the best white; 7 inches; 
—Zuriblau. Pretty dwarf blve novelty from Switzerland; HHA 
—Mixed. Blend of all the above garden varieties 
AGRIMONIA  (ag-rim-MOH-nee-ah) Agrimony 
Erect perennial plants with small yellow fls in racemes followed by burr fruits;shade. 
—odorata. Yellow; 3 feet; Europe; HP AGRI-2. 20¢ 
AGROSTEMMA: see Lychinis. 
AGROSTIS (ah-GROS-tis) 
A group of tufted annual and perennial ornamentall grasses. 
nebulosa. Cloud Grass. Dwarf and neat; plant indoors early; 1ft,HA 
ALLAMANDA (al-ah-MAM-dah) 
Shrubs and climbers native of Brazil. Easily grown in the greenhouse in N. In the 
South they thrive in the open. Showy purple or yellow fiowers. 
cathartica. Pretty vine; golden yellow fis 3” across; ALLA-1 20¢ 
ALLIUM  (AL-i-um) 
Flowering Onion. Nearly all those listed here are hardy perennials. They are at- 
tractive plants in the border, some in the rock garden. Sow seeds as for perennials, 
usually in early spring. Rich, sandy soils best; full sun. 
—albopilosum. Lilac in umbels 8 inches across; 3 ft; dandy, HP . 25¢ 
—ammophijlum. Golden yellow floweres; Europe; HP . 30¢ 
—cernuum. Nodding buds, erect fis; lavender to white, May; 1 ft; HP.... - 20¢ 
—falcifolium. An extra good RG species; 4’; deep rose; HP . 25¢ 
—Gayeri. Very pretty 14 inch plant; rose-pink fis; HP ve . 25¢ 
—karataviense. Whitish fls with purple mid-rib; 1 ft; HP.... . 25¢ 
—neopolitanum. Large 3 inch white flowers; 1 ft; S EU;. HP... - 25¢ 
—nigrum. (A. speciosum) Violet fils; 2 ft; HP . 30¢ 
—oreophilum. Purple in many flowered umbels; Caucasus; HP... see - 40¢ 
—peninsulare. Rose-purple fis in loose umbels; . 25¢ 
—praecox. White fis petals, bright purple mid-vein; 1 ft; HP. . 15¢ 
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—pyrenaicum. White flowers with a green mid-rib; 3 ft; HP sd . 20¢ 
—roseum. Rose fis in loose umbels; 18”; HP a . 20¢ 
—rubrum. Flowers replaced by reddish bulbels; 1 ft; Rocky Mts; . 30¢ 
—Schoenopeasum v. sibiricum. CHIVES. Rich purple fis; 1 ft; HP . 20¢ 
—senescens. (A montanum)....Lilac in many fi’ umbels; 2 ft Eu; HP. . 25¢ 
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—tanguticum. Bluish lilac with darker midrib, in dense umbels; HP . 30¢ 
—tibeticum. Deep blue flowers; 6’; Tibet; H . 35¢ 
—triquetrum. Large white fis in loose umbels; 18”; . 25¢ 
—tuberosum. Leaves not hollow; July-Sept; 18”; . 20¢ 
—unifolium. Pink Allium. Calif; 15’; bright rost; HHP.... . 20¢ 
—Allium Blend. A valuable colection of Allium species . 20¢ 
ALOE (AL-oh) 
Perennial succulent plants native of the Cape. They make ornamental pot plants 
in the North. Grow in sandy soil with a little peat and rotted manure and small chunks 
of old mortar or lime; keep on dry side. 
excelsia. From So. Rhodesia ALOE-24. 20¢ 
ALONSOA  (al-on-SOH-ah) 
Mask Flower. Easily grown in a warm locaion. Sow seed indoors in spring and set 
plants out after frost danger; for growing indoors in winter, sow in summer and set 
plants indoors early in the fall. 
—Warscewiczii. Cinnabar or scarlet-red; 3 ft; Peru; grow as an annual ALON-7. 20¢ 
Alonsoa Blend. All the above kinds ALON-X 15¢ 
ALSTROEMERIA (al-stre-MEE-ri-ah) 
So. American greenhouse plants grown from tuberous roots that are treated as bulbs. 
Rich soil and a sunny position needed. Seed can be planted in pots, August or later, 
which bloom the following summer. 
aurantiace. Orange spotted red, free, very hardy, 3ft; HP : . 20¢ 
—augustifolia. Pink, orange or flame, 3ft; HP wi . 20¢ 
Ligtu. Pink, red and yellow fis; 2 ft; 20¢ 
—hybrids. Peruvian Lily. Pink, red or yellow; 2-3 ft; HHP . 20¢ 
Pelegrina. Lily of the Incas.. Pink spotted purple; 25¢ 
—alba. Pure white form; very nice; lft; HP. 25¢ 
—Blend. All kinds mixed . 20¢ 
ALTHAEA (al-THEE-ah) 
Hollyhock. Flowers in terminal erect racemes or spikes; easily grown in good loam. 
Mostly perennial; the biennials, of which the common Hollyhock is the principal one 
can be started in July for flowers the following summer. 
ficifolia. Fig-leaf Hollyhock. Deep yellow fis; 6 ft; ALTH-3 20¢ 
—hybrids. Many collor combinations, 6 ft; HB ALTH-3H. 20¢ 
rosea. The common Holyhock, which see. 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY — 
AGRO-5. 20¢ 
DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
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Narcissus Species 
N. triandrus alba is a beautiful little plant, 
the flowers are pendulous, a pale creamy 
white with 2-3 flowers on a 6-8 inch stem. 
The varieties in the species are pulchellus 
with primrose-yellow flowers and calathinus 
with large white flowers with crown larger 
than the type. 
N. minor mininus flowers as early as 
February and is a perfectly shaped Daffodil 
with primrose-yellow segments and deep yel- 
low trumpets with neatly frilled edges. 
N. minor is similiar but flowers 2 weeks 
later and has larger flowers. 
N. moschatus is 10-12 inches tall and has 
larger pale sulphur-yellow flowers which 
gradually fade till nearly white; its delicate 
coloring makes it particuarly attractive. 
N. cyclaminus has lovely hybrids, narrow- 
er trumpets than the usual trumpet Daffodils. 
N. triandrus or Angel's tears, comes in a 
number of lovely hybrids, is primrose-yellow 
or white. It has lovely little clear yellow 
trumpets, narrow in shape with somewhat 
narrower slightly reflexed segments in a 
similiar shade. 
A hybrid, W. B. Milner has small trumpet 
flowers of very pale creamy yellow which 
when grown outdoors is nearly white. 
N. bulbocodium or the Hoop-Petticoat 
Daffodil, has a very large wide-open mouth, 
trumpet-shaped corona and narrow segments; 
grows 9 inches high with narrow rush-like 
leaves, the flowers a creamy yellow. 
N. bulbocodium monoplhyllus attracts the 
greatest attention; pure white; and nearly as 
large but on 4 inch stems. 
N. juncifolius has small cups with margins 
usually waved; 34 inch across on 6-8 inch 
stems. 
N. rupicola is practically stalkless the flow- 
ers in bright yellow. 
N. odorus variety rugulosus is sweet scent- 
ed with paler segments and slightly deeper 
colored fluted cups. 
All these little Narcissus should have some 
sand worked into the soil, especially if it is 
a little heavy. They should have a well 
drained bed and in full sunshine. 
PLANTING IRIS 
At this time of the year the Iris will be 
one of the main planting items. It may be 
that some orders will be delivered later this 
year than usual which is caused by the labor 
shortage. However, this need not worry the 
planter; one can work his soil and have it 
in an ideal condition and when the roots ar- 
rive they will go into an ideal bed. 
The old roots are of little value, if any, and 
you will find that as soon as your roots 
start to grow, new ones will form. We have 
always set our Iris roots so that the leaves 
point towards the south; you will note how 
the root of the Iris leans one way. You will 
find that by planting this way the sun will 
affect the plant more and the growth will be 
quicker, just as it is with nursery stock when 
heeled in the soil; if the top slant towards the 
north growth will be slow but if the tops are 
towards the sun the growth starts immed- 
iately. Another important point in planting 
Iris is not to plant them too deep but just 
before winter starts you can draw up soil 
over the root and just about bury it. This 
will prevent its heaving out of the ground 
during the winter and then in the spring it 
will be easier to hoe the soil down to where 
it should be rather than have to replant all 
your roots again. Where many Iris are 
planted in rows, a cultivator with a good shoy- 
el on the Iris side will do the work easily 
and quickly. 
