Alpine species; blue-violet; 
very short spurs; 
—brevistyla. AQUI-8. 30¢ 
Dainty small flowered Columbine; purple 
and cream; 10”; HP. 
—caerulea. 
Colorado Columbine. 
ft; May-June; HP. 
—canadensis. AQUI-11. 25¢ 
Yellowish or red sepals, red spurs; May- 
June; 245 ft; HP. 
—chrysantha. AQUI-12. 25¢ 
Yellow; long spurs; May-Aug; 3 ft; HP. 
— —Jaeshkanii. AQUI-12J. 30¢ 
——Silver Queen. AQUI-12S. 30¢ 
Long spurred white variety. Oz. 2$.00. 
— —Mixed. AQUI-12X. 25¢ 
—clematiflora. AQUI-14,. 25¢ 
Pale pink and blue hybrids; 142 ft; HP. 
—ecalcarata. AQUI-18. 40¢ 
Elegant spurless fis; maroon-red; 9”; HP. 
—flabellata. AQUI-22. 25¢ 
PPretty dwarf species; pure white; 1 ft. 
—w—nana alba. AQUI-22A. 35¢ 
A dwarf white variety of above. 
—w—nana alba. AQUI-22N. 40¢ 
Dwarf white; free flowering; 9’; HP. 
Sele ase 
1 lft) HP? 
AQUI-10. 30¢ 
Blue-purple fis; 3 
—formosa. AQUI-23. 25¢ 
Red and yellow; RG; sun or shade; 9’. 
—glandulosa. AQUI-24. 30¢ 
True alpine; powder blue and _ white; 
Ris ae eg kee 
—Hensol Harebell. 
A vivid deep violet-blue; 18’; HP. 
—longissima. AQUI-32. 25¢ 
Lovely pale yellow; very long spurs; 3 
ft; HP. Y% Oz. $4.0 0. 
—Moorcroftiana v. fragens. AQUI-33F. 50¢ 
Himalayas; 214 ft; i 
—pyrenaica. AQUI-38. 30¢ 
Dwarf; deep blue; 6”; HP. 
—Reuteri: see A. Bertolonii. 
—scopulorum v. calcareum. AQUI-40C. 50¢ 
Easily grown form with paler fis, cream 
and light blue; 9”; HP. 
—Skinneri. AQUI-42. 30¢ 
Crimson with greenish yellow sepals; 
spurs pale red. Oz. $1.80. 
—Torkington’s Double. AQUI-46. 25¢ 
The only double; wine-rose; 3 ft; HP. 
AQUI-26. 25¢ 
—viridiflora. AQUI-47. 50¢ 
Quaint but elegant, dainty fis; brown 
and deep green; 10”; ‘i 
—vulgaris. AQUI-48. 25¢ 
(A. transsilvanica); fis 2” ac. nodding 
blue and white; 18’; HP. Oz.$50¢. 
— —erecta. AQUI-48E. 25¢ 
Edelwiss; single fis; mixed. Oz. 80¢. 
——Double Mixed. AQUI-48X. 30¢ 
—Species Blend. AQUI-SX. 25¢ 
Only the species; no long-spurred types. 
Oonue $2.00. 
—Saier’s Long Spur Blend. AQUI-1X. 25¢ 
This strain contains the very best blend 
o: the various long spurred Columbines. 
ARABIS. ROCK CRESS 
(A R-ah-bis) Cruciferae. Annuals, _bi- 
ennials and perennials with several fine 
rockery species, alll easily grown from 
seed; mostly low plants; flowers in termin- 
al spikes or racemes, blooming in early 
spring. Sow seed any time as for most 
perennials but early sown seed best. 
—alpina gradiflora. ARAB-2G. 20¢ 
Large pure white strain; 9”; HP. Oz. 60¢ 
——nana compacta. ARAB-2C. 25¢ 
Very dwarf, free flowering white; HP. 
— —praecox. ARAB-2P. 30¢ 
A giant flowered white. Oz. 70¢. 
— —rosea. ARAB-2Z. 25¢ 
Very pretty bright rose; silver-gray fol- 
iage; 6’; HP. Oz. $2.00. 
ARAB-2SC. 25¢ 
——-—Snow Cap. 
—Fruhlingszauber. ARAB-8F. 25¢ 
Pretty carmie-rose from Switzerland. 
11 
—Breweri. ARAB-Y. 30¢ 
Rare warf shrubby species; RG; deep red 
flowers; 67; Calif; HP. 
—caucasia. ARAB-13. 50¢ 
(A. albida) To 1 ft; fragrant; white; HP. 
—pumila, Snow Cap. ARAB-35S. 25¢ 
Profuse; white; trailer; 6’; HP. Oz. $2.00. 
—purpurascens. ARAB-36. 25¢ 
Dense cushions of neat rosettss; deep 
rose; HP. 
—Schneehaube. ARAB-39. 25¢ 
A pretty white ; very early; HP. 
—Afrabis Blend. ARAB-X. 25¢ 
All kinds mixed; HP. 
ARALIA. 
(ar-RAY-lee-uh) Araliaceae. About 20 
species of deciduous trees, shrubs and 
plants mainly used for ornament and wild 
life food; the seed has a dormant embryo 
and fall sowing is probably best with 2 
years allowed for complete germination. 
—Moseri: see Fatsia japonica. 
—Sieboldii: see Fatsia japonica. 
—spinosa. ARAL-14. 25¢ 
Devel’s Walking Stick, Hercules Club, 
Angelica Tree. Hardy up in Penn; (V): 
good wild-life food and shelter. 
ARAUJIA. 
(ar-RAW-jee-uh) Asclepeadaceae. Woody 
climbers with salver or bell-like fis; are 
tender and grown under glass in N; plant 
seed in early spring over some heat. 
—sericofera. ARAU-1. 30¢ 
White or pinkish fis, 1” ac; Brazil. 
ARBUTUS. 
(AHR-beu-tis) Ericaceae. Grown out 
doors in warm sections or under glass in 
the N; well drained soil; evergreen tr or 
shrubs with attractive flowers. 
—Unedo. ARBU-4. 30¢ 
STRAWBERRY TREE; drooping clusters 
of. white or pink fis; 30 ft; 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS. Bearberry 
(ark-toh-STAF-ee-los) Ericaceae. Ever- 
green shrubs and small trees mostly native 
of California; not hardy in the N; useful 
for wild shelter and food and as a honey 
plant; seed is slow in germination due to 
the hard seed coat plus a dormant embryo; 
some species can be treated by sulfuric 
acid others by stratification in moist sand 
at 70-80 degrees; sow seed in the fall and 
leave 2-3 years; mulch beds. 
—uva-ursi. ARCO-23. 30¢ 
BEAR-BERRY; prostrate sh; good wild- 
life food; very hardye¢ (II); stratify 60 days 
at 75 degrees followed by 60 days at 40. 
c...s. lb. $6.00. 
—hicolor. ARCO-2. 25¢ 
To 6 ft; rose fis; Calif. 
—tomentosa. ARCO-26. 25¢ 
Wooly-leaf Menzanita. 
ARCTOTIS. 
(ahrk-TOH-tis) Compositae. South Afri- 
can annuals with attractive daisy-like 
flower heads; valuable for cut-flowers; 
easily grown in fair soil and full sun; 
start seed indoors for real early bloom or 
they may be planted in thhe open in May. 
Flowers can be cut in the bud and they will 
open quickly if placed in the sun;; they 
will not stand hard frosts. 
—acaulis. ARCT-1. 25¢ 
Ru eas yellow, rays purplish beneath; 
8.8 HA. 
—grandis: see stoechadifolia. 
African Daisy. Pure white, with blue 
disk; 12”; HHA. Oz. 75¢. 
—staechadifolia. ARCT-&, 20¢ 
