4 AKEBIA QUINATA—k. Ornamental porch vine of full 
hardiness. Fragrant, purple flowers followed by showy edible 
fruits. Pkt. 20c; 4% oz. 35c. 
1 ALCHEMILLA SPECIOSA—k. Lady’s Mantle. Low, hardy, 
rock garden or edging perennial with masses of attractive 
downy, scalloped leaves. Little creamy flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
Plants each 55c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.00. 
5 ALONSOA WARSCEWICZI—ex (3) 25. Called Beauty of 
Peru. The branching, bushy plants are filled with little flowers 
of brilliant scarlet for months. Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 35c. 
2 ALOYSIA or LEMON VERBENA—w. Grown for the per- 
fumed foliage, this used with other cut flowers to give non- 
cloying fragrance. Usually handled as a pot plant, but may be 
set outside in summer if desired. Pkt. 25c; 3 pks. for 70e. 
1 ALTHAEA ROSE-ASH BLEND—ebx(3-4)70. Desirable tall 
perennials. The branching stems carry multitudes of blossoms 
that range from bright rose pink to dusky violet. Long-lived 
and soundly hardy. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
4 ALTHAEA—The usual English name of the handsome flow- 
ering shrub or small tree that is correctly known botanically 
as HIBISCUS SYRIACUS. A valued, hardy ornamental with 
showy flowers in varied colorings. ‘“‘kt’’ culture. For specimens, 
or as a hedge or screen. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25ce; %4 oz. 40c. 
5 AMARANTHUS OSCHBERG VARIETY—ex(3)30. This 
newer sort from Sweden makes great nodding, panicled tassels 
of deep red bloom. Pkt. 15c; 4g oz. 25c. 
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. 15c; Ye oz. 25c. 
5 AMBERBOA MURICATA—echbdx (2-4)30. Star of the Des- 
ert. This easy, free-blooming flower fears neither heat nor 
drought. The blossoms are 3-inch lace-stars of soft purple 
with creamy centers. Long in bloom. Pkt. 15c. 
5 AMBROSIA—ex(8)20. Graceful green ‘‘ostrich plumes’’ for 
cut flower effects. Decorative; pleasingly aromatic. Effective 
annual edger. Fine seeds. Pkt. 15c; 146 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. 
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 50c. 
AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI—See Hydrosme Rivieri. 
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. 15c; 1% oz. 30c; 4 oz. 50c. Plants, 
each 50c; 8 for $1.40. 
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 60c; 3 for $1.65. 
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. 
5 GOOD ANNUAL FOR CUTTING 
It is AGROSTEMMA NEW MILAS, a quick and showy 
flower for early sowing, carrying wide, (to 3 inches), long- 
stemmed blossoms of lilac-tinted violet. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
2 ALPINA or GINGER LILY 
Handsome large pot plants for the north. May be grown in 
the open far south. “‘w”’ culture. ALPINA NUTANS—Shell 
Ginger. Arching racemes of pink-tipped, porcelain white buds 
open to yellow flowers that are rose veined. Decorative foliage 
masses. Pkt. 25c. ALPINA NUTANS ALBA—A rare beauty 
with glossy, shell-like, white buds that open snowy flowers. 
Pkt. 30c. ALPINA MUTICA—Orchid Ginger. Attractive, 
little white flowers, marked yellow and crimson. Showy, 
downy, orange-red fruits. Pkt. 25c. OFFER 718A—One Pkt. 
each of the 3 for 70c. 
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5 ANAGALLIS BLUE—ek(2-4)8. Inchwide flowers of bril- 
jliant blue over a long season. Desirable for edging or for 
bedding. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
1 ANCHUSA or ALKANET 
Decidedly decorative perennials, easy from seed, sometimes 
giving bloom season of sowing. Culture ‘‘x.’’ 
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. Long-lived. Pkt. 
20c; Ye oz. 35c; % oz. 50c. Plants, 
mixed only, each 55c; 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $3.85. 
BARRELIERI—ex (2)30. A vast pro- 
fusion of flowers in arching, curling 
sprays, the blossoms like magnified 
Forgetmenots of navy blue, white in 
the throat. Pkt. 15¢c; 1% oz. 30ce. 
ITALICA DROPMORE— (2-3)45. 
Showy fountains of rich blue. The varieties of Anchusa italica 
(botanically A. azurea), have the largest flowers of the An- 
chusas, but the plants will not live as many years as in other 
species. Handsome and easy. Pkt. 15c; 44 oz. 85¢; 1 oz. $1.15. 
ITALICA LISSADELL—Like last, but flowers a lighter, 
brighter blue. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 35c. 
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; 6 oz. 
75c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.45; 10 for $4.25. 
OFFER 718B—One pkt. each of the five for 75c. 
5 ANCHUSA BLUEBIRD 
Constellations of vivid Forgetmenot blue blossoms, each with 
center of white. Long in bloom. A quick and easy Annual for 
beds, borders and other decorative plantings. Use much of it. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
5 ANCHUSA RIPARIA—Many informally graceful flower 
sprays in deepest blue. Winter-hardy to Philadelphia, but so 
quick and easy from seed that it is usually grown as an annual. 
30 inches. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
1 ALYSSUM FOR SILVER AND GOLD 
Here are showy, long-lived perennial kinds of fullest winter 
hardiness. ‘“‘k-x’’ cultures. ALPESTRE (Serpyllifolium)—5 
inches. Particularly good rock garden species. Low, spreading 
mats are covered with soft yellow flowers through late spring. 
Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. ARGENTEUM—(2)10. Citron yellow 
flake-flowers mantle the silvery foliaged bushlets. Rock garden 
or edging. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. Plants, each 50c; 3 for 
$1.85. CONDENSATUM—(2)6. Distinctive little beauty with 
its several briefly rising stems, set with hard little silvered 
leaves, each one ending in a wide, tight cluster of pale lemon 
flowers. Plants only, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. MONTANUM— 
(2)8. Tufted mounds of gray-green foliage carry many long, 
rising sprays of bright yellow flowers with notched petals. 
Rock garden or edging. Pkt. 20c; 4% oz. 40c. SAXATILE 
COMPACTUM—(2)10. Basket of Gold. Multitudes of bril- 
liantly golden flowers seem poured over the downy, silvery 
foliage. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35¢e; 14 oz. 60c. SAXATILE CITRI- 
NUM—Here the blossoms come in delightful tone of pale 
lemon. Like last in all other ways. Pkt. 20c; Wg oz. 40c. 
ALYSSUM SPINOSUM—10 inches. Pretty, blush-hinting 
white flowers over mounds of stiff, silvery foliage. Pkt. 35c. 
enheen 718C—One pkt. each of above as offered in seeds, 
for $1.10. 
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; % 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. 15¢c; 14 oz. 35c; \%4 oz. 60c. 
