. Hardy perennial plants . ASTILBE JAPONICA. Known also as Hortia laponica and Spiraealaponica. Has hand-some dark green,finely cut fern-likefoliage. It forms abushy plant, whichis surmounted bylarge dense feath-e r y panicles o fcreamy white flow-ers, during earlysummer. Strong field plantseach, 12c; doz.$ Gladstone (true.) A variety of the popularA. laponica and a very great improvementThe panicles of bloom are more numerous,larger and in every way , each, 15c; doz. $ Sinensis (Chinensis.)—A recently introducedChinese species of much beauty. Ithas dark green leaves and


. Hardy perennial plants . ASTILBE JAPONICA. Known also as Hortia laponica and Spiraealaponica. Has hand-some dark green,finely cut fern-likefoliage. It forms abushy plant, whichis surmounted bylarge dense feath-e r y panicles o fcreamy white flow-ers, during earlysummer. Strong field plantseach, 12c; doz.$ Gladstone (true.) A variety of the popularA. laponica and a very great improvementThe panicles of bloom are more numerous,larger and in every way , each, 15c; doz. $ Sinensis (Chinensis.)—A recently introducedChinese species of much beauty. Ithas dark green leaves and in general resem-bles S- Astilboides, although a stronger tall branching feathery spikes of lightpink flowers which are held erect in a charm-ingly graceful manner. Each 20c; doz. $ BOLTONIA. False Chamomile. Tall growing, showy border plants, produc-ing a mass of beautiful Aster-like flowersduring late summer and autumn. Valuablefor backgrounds of borders, planting withshrubbery, and for Boltonia latisquanicea. Asteroides. —Pure white flowers in greatnumbers, producing a cloud of bloom. Ex-ceedingly effective. Each 10c; doz. $; 100, $ Latisquamaea. —Shell pink, with centers ofgolden-yellow, resembling an Aster. Showyand very beautiful. (See cut.) Each 10c; doz. $; 100, $ Latisquamaea nana. —New and much thefinest of all the Boltonias. Dwarf and veryvaluable; a gem. See page 10. ARABIS. Rock Cress.


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