—Absinthium. ARTE-2. 20¢ 
The common Wormwood; sub-shrub; 6 
Lt Eee 
—caucasia. ARTE-15. 25¢ 
—frigida. ARTE-19. 30¢ 
Silvery velvet mounds; arching gray 
flowers; 1l5e4 HP? 111). 
—glacialis. (A. llaxa) ARTE-20. 50¢ 
Golden yellow heads; Alps; HP. 
—sacrorum v. viridis. ARTE-40V. 50¢ 
Summer Fir. Erect; yellowish flowers; 
3-5 ft; HA, 
—pedemonana. ARTE-48. 50¢ 
Small silvery leaves; pale yellow flowers; 
—vulgaris. ARTE-50. 30¢ 
Erect yellowish flower heads; fragrant; 
342 ft; “HP. 
—Artemisia Blend. ARTE-X. 25¢ 
ARTHROPODIUM. 
(ahr-throh-POH-di-um) Liliaceae. Tuft- 
ed perennials of the Lily Family and grown 
in the GH; lvs grass-like; fis in clusters. 
~—cirrhaium. * ARTH-2. 35¢ 
Hundreds of small white fis on 36” stems; 
cuts well; May-June; HHA. 
ARU M. 
(AY-rum) Araceae. They require a rich 
soil, plenty of water and a shady place; 
some make nice pot plants for the green- 
house while others are hardy. If undis- 
turbed, they will form better flowers; they 
are tuberous rooted plants. 
—iialicum. ARUM-1. 30¢ 
Creamy white flowers in the_ spring; 
evergreen foliage in the South; 1 ft; HHP. 
—picium. ARUM-6. 30¢ 
Spat ith green tube and purple limb. 
ASCLEPIAS. MILK-VETCH 
(as-K-L E S-pe-as) Asclepiadaceae. Silk- 
weed: Milk-weed. Attractive habit and 
showy flowers; they make nice plants in 
the border; are easily grown from seed 
started as most perennials. 
—currassaVica. 
Blood-flower. Reddish 
orange hoods; 3 ft; TA. 
ASCL-3. 25¢ 
purple corolla; 
—syriaca. ASCL-14. 25¢ 
Green or purplish flowers; July-August; 
et Coe bees 
—tuberosa. ASCL-I5. 25¢ 
Orange flowers; July-August; 2-3 ft; HP. 
ASCYRUM. (ass-EY E-rum) 
Low shrubs; fis bright yellow, 4-parted; 
needs some protection in N;_ similar to 
Hypericum. 
—hypericoides. ASCY-2. 25¢ 
ASIMINA. (as-SIM-in uh). 
(ass-SIM-in-uh) Annonaceae. Found in 
rich moist soils from Mich. southwards; 
bbest known for its fruits, eaten by man 
and wild-life; seed sown in the fall do not 
germinate till spring or the seed can be 
stratified in moist sand at 40 degrees for 
2 months and planted in the spring. 
—triloba. ASIM-4. 40¢ 
PawPaw. Decid. tr to 30 ft; purple fis, 
2” ac; fleshy edible fruits; Mich-Fla; (IV); 
seeds are 5¢ each. 
ASPARAGUS. _. 
(ass-PAR-ah-gus) Lilaceae. The decorat- 
ive species are easily grown but are tender 
plants in the North. Those listed are 
grown for their green foliage. New crop 
seed comes in during the spring and com- 
mercial growers wanting seed by the pound 
should order before the end of the year. 
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The seeds can be planted in pots. They 
germinate in 2-3 weeks but may be as long 
as 5-6 weeks; give some bottom heat. 
—asparagoides. ASPG-4. 25¢ 
Smilaxof the greenhouse; berries dark 
purple. Oz. $1.50; lb. $12.00. 
—cupressoides. ; ASPG-6. 40¢ 
Like sall evergreens; dark green pyram 
idal growth. 
—falcatus. ASPG-12. 40, 
Tall climber to 10 ft; sickle-shape: 
leaves. 100 seeds $6.00. 
—plumosus. ASPG-i6. 25, 
Tall climber for the greenhouse for cur 
greens; fine foliage; TP. 
— —nanus. ASPG-I6N. 25¢ 
Dwarf for pot culture or bench; Oz. $1.20 
lb. $6.00. 
— —robusia. ASPG-I6R. 30¢ 
: A stronger growing type. Oz. $1.50; Ib. 
12.00. 
— —pyramidalis. ASPG-I6P. 30¢ 
—racemcaa. ASPG-17. 30¢ 
Tail climber; handsome foliage; dense 
sprays. 
—-—pseudoscaber v Spitzenschleier. 
100 seeds $6.00. ASPG-17P. 50¢ 
—scandens v. deflexus. ASPG-18. 30¢ 
Small form, deflated branched branches; 
white flowers; 4 ft; TP. 
—Sprengeri. ASPG-20. 30¢ 
To 6 ft; courser foliage; fine for pots. Oz. 
$1.30; lb. $9.00. 
ASPG-20R. 30¢ 
— —robustus. : 
A strong growing type. 100 seeds $4.00; 
ASPG-24. 35¢ 
1,000 seeds $12.00. 
—virgatus. 
Foliage dark green; very easy. 
100 eseds $1.00; 1,000, $5.00. 
ASPERULA. 
(as-PER-eu-lah) Rubiaceae. Used in RG 
or for carpeting shady places; moist spots 
easy; Ivs are in whorls and the flower: 
small lily-shaped in white, blue or pink 
—odofrata. ASPRH-12. 25, 
Sweet W. Fragrant; white fils 8’; HP. 
—orientalis. 2 ASPR-13. 25¢ 
Pretty blue fis, effective in carpeting; 1 
ft; HA. (Woodruff) 
—verticillatus. ASPR-24. 50¢ 
Climbing to 15 ft; Persia-Siberia; (III); 
useful for cutting. 
ASPHODELINE. 
(ass-pho-de-LIN-ee) Differs from Aspho- 
delus only in the flower stems being leaf- 
less and the foliage clustered at base. 
—lutea. ASPD-4. 30¢ 
KING’S SPEARS. Fragrant yellow fis; 
racemes; part shade; 2-4 ft; TP. 
ASPHODELUS. 
(AS-foh-del-us) Liliaceae. Easy culture 
in the border or wild garden in rich sandy 
loam; flowers lily-like. 
—Species from the Pyrenees. 
25¢ 
ASPH-3. 30¢ 
for sample Saier’s Garden Magazine. 
ASTERS 
Sow Aster seeds indoors 6 weeks before 
it is time to set out in their beds, which 
is after danger of frost has passed.Do not 
crowd, usually a foot apart, and use tare 
that they do not suffer a set back thra 
over watering, crowding or drought. It 
is best to transplant seedlings once; as the 
roots of Asters are shhallow, use care i 
cultivating. Make succession plantings fo 
continuous bloom but when possible us: 
different types which flower at di 
times. All strains offered are wilf-resistan 
unless otherwise noted. 
