Anchusa (Alkanet) 
italica  Dropmore—4 to 5 feet. Deep blue 
flowers on long branching stems. Requires 
ample space to show to advantage. Long 
blooming season. Sun or shade. 
*myosotidiflora—2 feet. Exquisite blue forget- 
me-not flowers in early spring. Stiff stems, 
large heart-shaped leaves. Excellent for shade 
or semi-shade. 
Anemone (Windflower) 
japonica—One of the best tall (4 to 5 feet) 
shade loving perennials for California. Large 
clumps of attractive glossy evergreen foliage 
above which appear graceful branched stems 
bearing many showy, rose-like flowers from 
late summer through fall. Excellent for cut- 
ting. Requires a rich soil and plenty of 
moisture. 
AQUILEGIA, COLUMBINE 
alba—Single white, open flowers with attrac- 
tive yellow stamens. 
Alice—Large double rose pink flowers. Artemisia 
Marie Manchard — Beautiful semi-double, Silver King—A striking misty-white-leaved 
white gardenia-like flowers produced in plant for contrast in the garden. An excellent 
abundance. filler for bouquets. For a sunny location. 
Queen Charlotte—Large semi-double flowers 5 
of La France pink. Astilbe 
These make medium size bushy plants, well 
covered with rich green almost fern-like fo- 
liage. The flowers in feathery plumes make 
Aquilegia (Columbine) 
Two to four feet. Among the most graceful beautiful cut subjects and are equally showy 
and airy perennials for early spring flowers. and delightful in the garden. For moist, shady 
Evergreen fern-like foliage. Best in moist places. Available in separate colors: 
semi-shaded spots. White Pink Salmon Red 
Choice Long Spurred varieties in the following Any of above: 85c each, 3 for $2.55, Doz. 
colors: Blue, Pink, White, Copper. $7.00. 
longissima—Extremely long spurred and tall F 
Walon: prasicnta Aubretia (Purple Rock Cress) 
*“Eyeri Hybrids—Moss-like mass of gray-green 
foliage completely covered in early spring 
with flowers in shades of lilac, purple, and 
Hybrids mixed. pink. Good for informal edging or rockery. 
In moist shade or semi-shade. 
Crimson Star—Dwarf; flowers red with white 
cup. 
Arabis (Rock Cress) 
*alpina—Low clumps producing dense masses 
of pure white flowers in spring. Excellent for 
sunny or semi-shaded edging or rockery. 
*alpina rosea—A pale pink form of arabis. 
Choice! 
Armeria (Thrift, or Sea Pink) 
cephalotes hybrids — Dwarf growing with 
tufts of grassy leaves and wiry, 2-foot stems 
carrying round clusters of pink-shaded flowers 
in spring and summer. Sun. Good for cutting. 
*maritima—A dwarf everblooming form. Very 
fine for sunny rockery or edging. This is one 
of the finest small plants for our section. Its 
neat, compact habit and continuous blooming i 
make it very desirable. ANEMONE JAPONICA, MARIE MANCHARD 
