AMERICAN BRANCHING ASTER 
Purple ray flowers; heads 114 inches across; 
eft oP? 
—communis crassulus. AST-23. 30¢ 
A small flowering white; Montana; Aug- 
USt prec tt: “EP: 
—conspicus. AST-25. 30¢ 
Profuse blooming; 1 inch pure rose flow- 
ers; 18 inches high; HP. 
—dumosus ‘Victor’. AST-36V. 40¢ 
—Farreri. AST-40. 35¢ 
Narrow violet ray flowers; vermilion- 
orange disks; 1 ft; HP. 
—himallaicus. AST-57. 35¢ 
Heards 114% inch across; lilac-blue ray 
flowers; 18 inches tall; HP. 
—meritus. AST-75. 75¢ 
Pretty pinkish violet flowers, flat-topped 
race; July; 12Z,inches; *HP: ((I1); 
—ptarmicoides. AST-94. 40¢ 
White, cream centers; July-August; 12’; 
HP ae (IT): 
—Purdomii. AST-97. 50¢ 
Brilliant violet with hump of flaming 
syorange; 9-7 China; HP: 
—pyréenaeus. AST-98. 40¢ 
Flowers 21%”’ across, rays lilac; 112 ft; HP. 
—sikkimensis. AST-108. 30¢ 
—subcaereus. AST-110. 30¢ 
Very large lilac-blue flowers; very good; 
9 inches high; HP. 
——Star of the Wartburg. AST-11l0W. 30¢ 
Bright lavender-blue; prominent yellow 
center. 
—Perennial Aster Blend. AST-PX. 25¢ 
ASTILBE. 
(ah-STIL-be) Saxifragaceae. The fiorist 
Spirea; easily forced in the greenhouse; 
sow seed in the spring using soil contain- 
ing sand, peat and leaf mould. They 
thrive in moist soil and part shade. 
—chinensis. ASTI-4. 30¢ 
A dwarf form; white flowers; 2 ft; HP. 
—rivularis. ASTI-10. 30¢ 
Yellowishh white flowers in large pan- 
TGlesteoett: VLE ewe 
ASTRAGALUS. ; 
(as-TRAG-ah-lus) Leguminosae. Deeply 
cut lvs and purple, yellow or white fis in 
spikes or racemes; thrives in light sandy 
soils and used in the RG or border; easily 
grown from spring sown seeds. 
—alopecuroides. : ASTR-4. 40¢ 
Yellow fis in dense spikes; 5 ft; HP. 
—crassicarpus. ASTR-I15. 40¢ 
Buffalo Pea; raspberry clusters; 15”; 
HP eit): 
—missouriensis. ASTR-27. 40¢ 
15 
Showy magenta-purple fis in cl : 
5 fe eae purp ; clusters; 
—Purshii. : ASTR-30. 30¢ 
Mat forming, white woolly lvs; fils white 
or blue; sun; HP. 
—spatulatus. ASTR-40. 50¢ 
Tufted RG; bright purple littl : 
oi vere purp ittle heads; 
ASTRATIA. 
(as-TRAN-shi-ah) Umbelliferae. Flowers 
are in odd and attractive umbels and they 
make interesting plants for the border, 
especially in moist places; seed of the var- 
ieties do not come 100% true. 
—bavarica. ASTN-3. 30¢ 
ASTROCHLAENA. 
—malvacea. ASTL-1. 30¢. 
South Rhodesian flower; (IX). 
ATALAYA. 
—hemiglauca. ATAL-3. 5 
White fis in summer; 30 ft. hy 
ATRIPLEX. SALT-BUSH 
(AT-rip-plex) Chenopodiaceae. SALT 
BUSH;Small plants and shrubs generally 
grown on dry salty soils; one species in 
the herb list. 
—hortensis ATRI-4. 25¢ 
ORACH; 6 ft; grow like Spinach; HA. 
the Herb List. Sow seed in April; thin to 
18”” apart. 
—numularia. ATRI-8. 25¢ 
ATROPA. 
(A-thro-pa) Solanaceae. BELLADONNA. 
mainly grown for its drug properties. 
—Belladonna. ATRO-1. 25¢ 
Shining black berries; 3 ft; HP; poison- 
ous; a drug herb. 
AUBRIETIA. (aw-BREE-she-uh) 
Mat forming perennials prized for their 
abundant flowers in the spring; they are 
favorites in the rockery and closely allied 
to and resemble Arabis. Easily grown 
from seed, starting them anytime, for 
flowerin the next spring; they are espec- 
ay good between rocks and like a little 
shade. 
—deltoides. AUBR-2. 25¢ 
All the garden varieties belong to this 
species. 
— —Campbelli. AUBR-2C. 25¢ 
Ageratum-blue flowers. 
— —Eyrei. AUBR-2E. 25¢ 
A very beautiful blue; HP. 
— —grraeca. AUBR-2G. 25¢ 
Large and more bushy than type; HP. 
— -—Hybrids. AUBR-2HY. 25¢ 
Large flowered types; HP. 
— —Hendersonii. AUBR-2H. 25¢ 
——Giant Hybrids. AUBR-2GH. 25¢ 
—— —Leichtlinii. AUBR-2L. 25¢4 
——Whitewall Gem. AUBR-2W. 25¢ 
Pretty violet flowers; HP. 
— —violacea. AUBR-2V. 25¢ 
Improved form, pure violet flowers. 
—-—Mrs. Rodewald. AUBRH-2R. 40¢ 
This want breed true but as it is the best 
of all Aubrietias, it’s off-spring should be 
good. 
——Aubrieta Blend. AUBR-2X. 25¢ 
AUCUBA. ; 
Cornaceae. Evergreen. shs grown in cool 
GH or outdoor in S; ornamental fol; part 
shade; moist well drained soil. 
—japonica. AUCU-6. 30¢ 
Dark green shining lvs 7’ long; 15 ft. 
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