2 DYCKIA BLEND—vw. Desirable plants for pot culture, mak- 
ing dense rosettes of fat and highly glossy leaves, lightly 
spine-edged, the whole in particularly deep, rich green. One 
of the easier Bromeliads. Plants, each 50c. 
1 ECHINACEA PURPUREA—ecbdx(3)45. Showy flowers with 
reflexing rose-purple petals from high cone centers. Long-lived 
border perennials of great hardiness. (RUDBECKIA PUR- 
PUREA.) Pkt. 20c; % oz. 45c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.45. 
1 ECHINACEA (Rudbeckia) THE KING—Larger flowers and 
richer coloring than the type. Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.65. 
1 ECHINOPS RITRO—ebx(3)50. The most decorative of the 
Globe Thistles, with flower heads of a deep, intense blue, a 
coloring you will like and remember. Effective in the mixed 
perennial border. Also sometimes dried for winter decorations. 
Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 40c. Plants, each 55¢; 3 for $1.40. 
5 ECHIUMS ANNUAL MIXED—Showy, easy annuals, in 
bloom from spring to past mid-summer. Fantastic hills of 
blossoming, multitudes of flowers, deep blue or sometimes 
white, carried in crosier sprays. 20 inches. Wonderful for 
mass effects. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 35c. 
1 EDRAIANTHUS TENUIFOLIUS—erx(2-4)4. Wheel-bell. 
From foliage tuffets radiate, spoke-fashion, stems that end in 
clusters of upfacing, purple bells. Pkt. 20c. 
1 EDRAIANTHUS PUMILIO—erx(2)3. Condensed tuffets of 
delight. Whole plant is cushion-like. The blossom-clusters 
come in a radiant blue violet. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ELSHOLTZIA STAUNTONI—ecbx(4)40. In September the 
candelabrum branches fill with fluffy, attractive purple bloom- 
spikes. Pleasingly aromatic. A showy plant that can also be 
grown as a shrub. From China. Each 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
ERANTHEMUM INDICUM—x. Unusual, attractive pot plant, 
the diffuse branchings carrying densely packed racemes of 
purple-veined, white flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
4 ENKIANTHUS CAMPANULATUS—k. At- 
tractive hardy shrub, filled in spring with little 
bell-shaped flowers of pale orange with red vein- 
ings. Culture and needs of Azalea, to which it is 
distantly related. Pkt. 35c. 
3 ERYTHRONIUM MIXED-—stryt(1). Trout 
Lily or Dogtooth Violet. Recurved flowers in 
cream, lemon, gold, lavender, rose, purple. 
Charming little spring-bloomers for a shady 
corner. Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 20c; Wg oz. 
35c. See our TREASURE CHEST OFFER, sent 
on request, for seeds of separate kinds. 
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ERYT-HRONIUM 
1 HARDY ERICA (True Heath) 
1 ERICA CARNEA—rk(8)12. Called Spring Heath, but at 
our nursery it starts its flowering in early January, con- 
tinuing filled with pretty pink bells until early May. When 
snow covers it, the blooms still remain, to emerge smiling and 
unharmed when the snow melts. Evergreen, needle-like leaves. 
A desirable plant for rock garden, front of the hardy border, 
or for edging or massing. It likes full sun and good drainage, 
with soils that are on the acid side. Pkt. 20c. Plants, small, 
each 70c; 8 for $1.90; 10 for $5.75. 
1 ERICA CARNEA SNOW QUEEN-—Same hardiness and 
blooming time as the last, but plants are lower, the little bell 
blossoms all pure white. Young plants, each 70c. 
1 ERICA MEDITERRANEA—kt(2)40. A dense, upright grow- 
er with dark, evergreen, needle foliage. It makes a fine show- 
ing of pink blossoming through March and April. Pkt. 20c. 
1 ERICA CINEREA—rk(2-3)14. Evergreen plants of many 
twisted branchings. Clusters of showy violet flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
1 ERICA CINEREA RUBRUM—Filled in summer with deep 
red blossoming. Small, pot-grown plants, each 70c. 
1 ERICA STRICTA—rk(3)24. Summer-blooming species, 
loaded with purple bells. Upright branches, set closely with 
green needle-leaves. Winter-hardy at Philadelphia. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ERICA VAGANS—kt(3-4)12. Cornish Heath. Low, ever- 
reen with dense foliage like bright green fur. Flowers usu- 
ally rosy purple. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 938A—One pkt. each of the five Hardy Heaths as 
offered in seeds, for 90c. 
2 TENDER ERICA or CAPE HEATH 
Handsome plants with delightful, variably colored flowers. 
Try them for “pot plants of distinction.” Not hardy ; should 
be grown only under glass north. Soil should contain sand 
and peat. Culture “w’’. Seeds of several in mixture. Pkt. 25c. 
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1 EREMURUS or FOXTAIL LILY 3 
By mid-June the magnificent spike of 
eremurus robustus that has so strikingly ac- 
cented the border, is losing its hundreds of 
airy, pink star-blossoms, but the nearby 
Eremurus Bungei will be opening the rich 
gold of its pyramid spires and the lower 
buds of the Shelford Hybrids will show va- 
ried lovely tones of apricot, salmon and 
coppery orange, Eremurus is of full winter 
hardiness here, and there is little difficulty 
to the growing of it, providing seed is sown 
so that it has long exposure to cold. The 
roots go fully dormant in summer. Seedlings 
take at least three years to reach flowering 
size; but they are long lived, once happily 
established. “yt”? culture. Illustrated oppo- 
site. ELWESIANUS—6 ft. Softest pink. A 
splendid early. ELWESIANUS ALBUS—6 
feet. Snowy white. BUNGEI—5 ft. Spikes of 
gold-orange stars. ROBUSTUS—8 ft. Hun- 
gq dreds of individually large rose-pink stars 
are packed in tall spires. HIMALAICUS— 
8 ft. Dense spikes of fragrant, snowy stars. 
SPECIAL HYBRIDS—This, the Shelford group, is latest to 
bloom. Rich in delectable apricots, salmon tints, orange, cop- 
pery tones, with pure or suffused whites. OLGAE—7 ft. Hand- 
some, fragrant, lilac-flushed flowers. UNIFORM PRICE—Pkt. 
of 15 seeds for 25c; 8 pkts. for 70c; 10 pkts. for $2.00 (one 
Mave or assorted, your choice), Eremurus roots available in 
all. 
EREMURUS PEERLESS BLEND—Several fine kinds in mix- 
ture. 20 seeds for 25c; 100 for 85c; 250 for $1.75 ; 500 for $3.25. 
1 ERIGERON 
1 ERIGERON AURANTIACUS—rkt(3)9. Handsome species 
with showy semi-double flowers of brilliant orange. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ERIGERON MULTIRADIATUS—18 inches. Rare, and beau- 
tiful, Himalayan with large, long-rayed, violet flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
1 ERIGERON KARVINSKIANUS—kt(8)12. Mats, set with 
wire-stemmed daisies in blush white. Pkt. 20c. 
1 ERIGERON SPECIOSUS—15 inches. Handsome species. 
Many stems, sheafs of them, carry unusually large, upfacing 
blue daisies to 2-inch diameters. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 55c; 
3 for $1.45; 10 for $4.20. 
OFFER 938B—One pkt. each of the four for 70c. 
1 ERIGERONS MIXED—The flowers are like daisies with 
small centers and many long and narrow petals. Colorings 
in shades of mauve, lavender, blue and violet, with white and 
some that hint of rose. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
1 ERODIUM or HERON-BILL 
ERODIUM MANESCAVI—erbk(8)10. A hardy treasure of the 
Geranium persuasion that will give months of blossoming in 
flaming rose purple. Aromatic, feathery foliage. Long-lived ; 
drought-resistant. Pkt. 20c. Plants each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
1 ERODIUM PELARGONIFLORUM—ek(8)12. Profuse flow- 
ering in Pelargonium reminder, white with pink blotches on 
upper petals. Distinctive plant form, branching widely from 
a short, upright stem. Pkt. 25c. 
1 AIRY EPIMEDIUM 
The Epimediums are charming rock garden perennials for 
either shade or sun. So graceful is the foliage that just cut 
sprays of it are decorative. NIVEUM—7 inches. Exquisite 
foliage, with intricate blossoms that are like little snowy 
orchids. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.55. ALPINUM RUBRUM— 
10 inches. Lovely foliage set with rather starry flowers of dark 
red. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. PINNATUM ELEGANS— 
9 inches. Foliage in the usual decorative, airy form, but here 
the pretty flowers set through it are soft yellow. Plants each 
60c; 3 for $1.55. MACRANTHUM VIOLACEUM—29 inches. 
Slightly larger blossoms, all of a soft violet. Plants, each 60c; 
3 for $1.55. OFFER 938CN—One plant of each for $2.10. 
5 ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy) 
Sow for glorious, summer-long color. There are no easier or 
gayer Annuals, and none that better stand sun and drought. 
The flowers are satiny cups, the foliage fine, fern-like. Color 
range includes yellow, orange, cream, blush, pink, rose, flame, 
mahogany. 12 to 18 inches. “k’’. Order as ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
SUPERBLEND—Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 25e; % oz. 40c. 
