3 ARUM ITALICUM—kt(1)10. The Wake-robin of England. 
Winter-hardy perennial in the Calla relationship. Veined and 
marbled foliage and creamy white flowers. Good in garden, 
or will make an unusual pot plant. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. 
1 ARUNCUS SYLVESTER—kt(3)60. Here is a tall, handsome 
perennial for that shady corner. Big panicles of little, creamy 
White flowers in branching, crowded spikes. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 
or 50c. 
ARTEMISIA or SILVERPLUME 
Grown for decorative foliage effects. 
1 ANGEL-HAIR or SILVER MOUND —6 inches. It is that 
lovely, hardy Japanese alpine, ARTEMISIA SCHMIDTIANA 
NANA, called Angel-hair from the soft silkiness of its finely 
shredded foliage. The plants become low mounds of dense 
moss-ferniness, silvery, sun-glinting. A delightful plant for 
the rock garden, the wall, the front of the mixed hardy 
border. Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.50. 
1 OTHER DESIRABLE HARDY ARTEMISIAS—AIll are 
soundly perennial. FRIGIDA—(3)80. Desired for the exquisite, 
finely cut foliage, silver-shimmering, silk-soft. Plants, each 
bbe: 8 for $1.40. LACTIFLORA—(4-5)72. Grown for the 
handsome panicles of creamy, honey-scented bloom. Valued 
for cutting, or as a foil in the mixed hardy border. Pkt. 20c; 
Vg oz. 35c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. STELLARIANA— 
15 inches. Dune-silver. Low, undulate spreads of silvery, 
feathery foliage. Thrives in hot, dry positions. Supplied as 
divisions. Each 45c. SILVER KING (Albula)—30 inches. 
Decorative foliage of frosty silver. Sprays may be dried for 
winter bouquets. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.35; 10 for $3.85. 
OFFER 918AN—One plant each of the five, Angel-hair in- 
cluded, for $2.40. 
5 ARTEMISIA SACRORUM VIRIDE—k80. Notable for rich 
green densities of finely cut foliage. Quick, annual hedges, 
backgrounds, accents. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
2 THE ASPARAGUS FERNS 
Decorative and easy pot plants are the Asparagus Ferns, 
though not, of course, truly of the fern family. Culture, ‘‘w.’’ 
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI—Many spreading sprays of fern- 
like foliage. Bright red berries, usually about Christmas time. 
Does well as a window plant. Pkt. 20c. 
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS—Foliage finer than that 
of the last; bright green, dense, almost lacelike in effect. Plant 
upright, fronds almost horizontal. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
ASPARAGUS TETRAGONUS—k. South African vine-like 
species for a protected position, or the greenhouse. Bright-green 
leaves. Rather pretty when filled with the clusters of its 
fragrant, little white flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
PLEASE READ OUR TERMS 
CONDITIONS OF SALE—Please read our terms of business 
as given on page 1, before ordering. Note the minimum 
acceptable order for seeds is One Dollar; for plants and 
bulbs, Three Dollars. Remit by postal order preferably. If 
currency is sent, register the letter. Personal checks taken 
only in amount of over Three Dollars. SEEDS AND BOOKS 
ARE POSTPAID, but plants and bulbs are not, unless we so 
state in our listing. For plants and bulbs by mail, add 15% 
to your remittance if east of the Mississippi River, or 20% 
west of that river. Excess postage remittances will be refunded 
or credited. For Special Handling Service, the speed equivalent 
of first class mail, add 20 cents extra for the fee. If no post- 
age allowance is received, forwarding will be by railway ex- 
press, collect, for transportation charges. In any case, railway 
express is perhaps best for large plant shipments, or those 
going a considerable distance. 
PLANT ORDERS are filled in rotation according to date of 
receipt, but orders come in year-around, while we can only 
ship at certain seasons. There is always an accumulation when 
shipping season opens. We fill as fast as we can, but we ean’t 
fill all at once. Please have patience. Most of our hardy plants 
are field-grown, and in some years it is middle of April before 
we can dig. Perennial plants can safely be shipped from then 
until about middle of June. Note our replacement guarantee 
on page 1, covering arrival of plants in good, growable con- 
dition. Let us know at once if any plants do not so arrive, 
but do not return the plants themselves. Your word is good. 
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2 AUCUBA JAPONICA MACULATA—w. An ornamental 
shrub often grown as a pot plant under glass, but winter- 
hardy outside to about Washington. Lustrous evergreen leaves 
often patched and dotted with golden yellow. Called Gold Dust 
Plant. Little purple flowers, followed by brilliant scarlet ber- 
ries. Large seeds. 4 for 25c; 18 for $1.00. 
5 BALLOON VINE—x. Cardiospermum. Quick annual vine for 
fence, screen or trellis. Sprays of little white flowers are fol- 
lowed by inflated, balloon-shaped seed pods. Pkt. 15c. 
1 AUBRIETA or ROCK-PURPLE 
AUBRIETA PEERLESS 
HYBRIDS — erx(2)8. 
Splendid low perennials 
for the rock garden, front 
of border, or massing. Easy 
to grow and to delight 
in. Rose, lilac, mauve, 
purple, violet, crimson in 
vivid, rich blendings. [I- 
lustrated opposite. Pkt. 
15¢; 46 oz. 40c ; % oz. T0c. 
AUBRIETA LEICHT- 
LINI — Rosy violet, near 
to crimson. Pkt. 20c; Ye 
oz. 40c. 
AUBRIETA GRAECA—x(2)5. A fine, dwarf, compact blue. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
AUBRIETA SUPERB DOUBLE HYBRIDS—Here the flowers 
are mostly well-doubled, giving greater mass and depth to the 
rich color picture. Full range of the single. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 
for 70c; 10 pkts. for $2.00. 
4 AZALEA KURUME HYBRIDS 
A splendid strain of low Azalea, immensely varied as to 
color, and often with semi-double flowers. Young plants only 
a few inches high, will bloom heavily. Fully winter-hardy at 
Philadelphia, but give sheltered position and some protec- 
tion in very much colder areas. Also much grown as pot 
plants under glass. Illustrated below. 
AZALEA KURUME SEEDS—Saved from named sorts in wide 
color range. See top of next page for cultural directions. Pkt. 
45c; 3 pkts. for $1.20; 10 pkts. for $3.50. 
AZALEA KURUME PLANTS 
—Good, young plants, from 5 
to 9 inches of height, large 
enough to give some nice flow- 
ers the first year, and masses 
of them by the second year. 
Suitable for outdoor planting 
in areas of not too severe win- 
ter climate, as at Philadelphia 
and New York, or will make 
excellent window or greenhouse 
plants. UNIFORM PRICE— 
Each 90c; 38 of one kind for 
$2.60. PINK PEARL — Fine, 
early blooming soft pink. Semi- 
double. AMOENA—Great mass- 
es of rosy purple flowers. Hardy 
: and early. Makes a fine show- 
3 - ing in massed outdoor plant- 
ings. HINODEGIRI—Blossoms of vivid scarlet in enormous 
profusion. Perhaps the most popular of all Azaleas, particu- 
larly for outside planting. Hardy, and compact. SNOW—Pur- 
est white. Semi-double. SHERWOOD—Easy and sure. Outside, 
the rather large blossoms come in lavender-toned lilac. Under 
glass the coloring is a lavender that approaches blue. CORAL 
BELLS—tThe blossoms are clear coral rose. a delightful col- 
or tone. While hardy, it is also a wonderful pot plant, bloom- 
ing long and freely in window or greenhouse. Semi-double. 
HEXE—Firefly. Big semi-double flowers in a rich, true crim- 
son. Makes a splendid, long-blooming pot plant. SALMON 
BEAUTY—Rather large, semi-double flowers in purest salmon 
pink. A good forcer. OFFER 918BN—One plant each of the 
eight for $6.85. Three of each, 24 in all, for $18.70. 
BELGIAN AZALEA ALBERT AND ELIZABETH—This mag- 
nificent Azalea is intended only as a pot plant. It forces won- 
derfully, blooming in March. The big, double blossoms are deep 
pink at the edges, lightening gradually to a pure white center. 
An Indica, not a Kurume. Plants, each $1.40. 
AZALEA FORCING COLLECTION—We will send one plant 
each of four fine sorts for pot growing under glass, being 
Albert and Elizabeth, Coral Bells, Hexe and Salmon Beauty, 
for $3.80. Order as OFFER 918CN. 
