4 ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA—kt. Loquat. Small tree with 
evergreen foliage. Panicles of fragrant, white flowers. Deli- 
cious, edible yellow fruits. Hardy with protection to perhaps 
Baltimore. Often grown as a pot plant. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
1 AIRY EPIMEDIUM 
The Epimediums are charming rock gar- 
den 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 85c; 3 for $2.25. ALPINUM RUBRUM—10 inches! Lovely 
foliage, set with rather starry flowers of dark red. Plants, 
each 75c; 3 for $2.00. PINNATUM ELEGANS—29 inches. 
Foliage in decorative, airy form, but here the pretty flowers 
set through and over it, are soft yellow. Plants, each 90c; 3 
for $2.40. MACRANTHUM VIOLACEUM-—% inches. Slightly 
larger blossoms, soft lavender to near-violet. Plants, each 85c. 
OFFER 138AN—One plant each of the four for $3.00. 
GLORY-VINE or ECCREMOCARPUS 
Evergreen, tendril-climbing vine with handsome orange-red 
flowers. Trellises, porches, walls. Winter-hardy to about Wash- 
ington. Can be treated as annual in colder areas, then used in 
pots, window boxes and the like. ‘“‘w’’ culture. Pkt. 20c. 
1 EREMURUS or FOXTAIL LILY 3 
By mid-June the magnificent spike of Eremurus robustus 
that has so strikingly accented the border, is losing its hun- 
dreds 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 varied 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 opposite. ELWESIANUS 
—6 ft. Softest pink. A splendid early EL- 
WESIANUS ALBUS—6 feet. Snowy white. 
BUNGEI—5 ft. Spikes of gold-orange stars. 
ROBUSTUS—8 ft. Hundreds of individually 
large rose-pink stars are packed in tall 
spires. HIMALAICUS—8 ft. Dense spikes § 
of fragrant, snowy stars. SPECIAL HY- 
BRIDS—tThis, the Shelford group, is latest 
to bloom. Rich in delectable apricots, sal- 
mon tints, orange, coppery tones, with pure, 
or suffused whites. VAN TUBERGENII— 
A fine, tall yellow. OLGAE—7 ft. Handsome, fragrant, lilac- 
flushed flowers. UNIFORM PRICE—Packet of 10 seeds for 
25c; 3 pkts for 70c. 
EREMURUS PEERLESS BLEND—Several fine kinds in mix- 
ture. 20 seeds for 25c; 100 for 85c; 250 for $1.75 ; 500 for $3.25. 
PRICES ARE PREPAID—On plants and bulbs, our prices 
include mail or express costs to U.S. points east of the 
Add 5% for farther west, or into Canada. 
Mississippi. 
Seeds and books are fully prepaid for any U.S. destination. 
1 ECHINACEA PURPUREA—x(3) 45. Showy flowers with 
reflexing rose-purple petals from high cone centers. Long-lived 
border perennials of great hardiness. (RUDBECKIA PUR- 
PURBEA.) Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
1 ECHINACEA (Rudbeckia) THE KING—Larger flowers and 
darker coloring than the type. Plants, each 75c; 3 for $1.90. 
1 ECHINOPS EXALTATUS—(3)50. Immense heads of soft 
mid-blue. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
1 ERIOPHYLLUM LANATUM—kt(3)16. Oregon Sunshine. 
A profusion of little golden daisies over white-wooly foliage. 
Likes dry places and full sun. Pkt. 20c; 8 for 50c. 
5 ECHIUMS ANNUAL MIXED—Showy, easy annuals, in 
bloom from spring to past mid-summer. Fantastic hills of 
blossoming, deep blue or sometimes white, carried in crosier 
sprays. 20 inches. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 35c. 
ECHIUM WILDPRETTI—w. A striking plant. From downy 
leaves rise 20-inch stems that become branching, dense spikes 
of red flowers. Hardy with protection to perhaps Philadelphia. 
To be grown as a large pot plant in colder areas. Pkt. 25c. 
1 EDELWEISS—See Leontopodium, page 52. 
1 ERINUS ALPINUS—=x(2-3)5. Jewel-flower. Dense, mounded 
cushions of miniature bloom in glowing blue-violet. Long- 
bloomer for rock or wall garden. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
1 ERINUS ALPINUS CARMINEUS—Like the last save in 
color, being a bright rose-carmine. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ELSHOLTZIA STAUNTONI—x(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. 
4 ENKIANTHUS CAMPANULATUS—k. Attractive hardy 
shrub, little, bell-shaped flowers of pale orange, with red 
veinings. Culture and needs are those of Azalea, to which it 
is related. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
4 ENKIANTHUS SINOHIMALAICUS—k. Very like last, but 
flowers are larger, and the effect is red, since the orange, while 
present, is much reduced. Perhaps not as hardy as the last. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
1 ERYNGIUMS MIXED—x. Ornamental flower heads in tones 
of blue, including azure. For bizarre decorative effects in 
garden, or to cut. May be dried for winter bouquets. Hardy 
perennial. Fine mixed, several ornamental species. Pkt. 20c; 
4g oz. 35c. Can also supply seeds of Eryngiums alpinum, 
giganteum, Oliverianum and planum at same rate, separately. — 
5 PURPLE DECORATIVE 1 
Showy flower heads of richest, glowing Oe 
purple-violet are subtended by jagged bracts ‘oe; % ie 
in the same deep glorious shade. Plant it hay 
for striking decorative effects in the garden, 
or for cutting. May be dried for winter bou- 
quets. Although perennial, Leavenworthi is 
best treated as annual, sowing in position in 
either late autumn or early spring. IIlus- 
trated opposite. Pkt. 20c; 4g oz. 35c. 
1 HARDY ERICA (True Heath) 
1 ERICA CARNEA—k(8)12. Called Spring Heath, but at our 
nursery it starts its flowering in early January, continuing 
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 desir- 
able plant for rock garden, front of the hardy border, or for 
edging or massing. It likes full sun and good drainage, with 
soils on the acid side. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. Plants, each 
80c; 3 for $2.20; 10 for $6.50. 
1 ERICA CARNEA SNOW QUEEN—This fine dwarf sort 
- blooms profusely through February, March and April, long 
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sprays of white blossoming. Easily handled. Plants, each 90c; 
3 for $2.60 
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—k(2-3)14. Evergreen plants of many 
twisted branchings. Clusters of showy violet flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
1 ERICA CINEREA RUBRUM —Filled in summer with deep 
red blossoming. Pot-grown plants, each 80c. 
1 ERICA STRICTA—k (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- 
green with dense foliage like bright green fur. Flowers usu- 
ally rosy purple. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 80c; 8 for $2.20. 
OFFER 138B—One pkt. each of the five Hardy Heaths as 
offered in seeds, for $1.00. 
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. 
