. Ellwanger & Barry's supplementary catalogue novelties, etc. : 1898. 114 ELLWANGER & BARRY'S ALTERA ROSEA (HOLLYHOCK).. Hollyhocks. Considerable attention is now g-iven to this superb flower. We can furnish a collection of fine double sorts, of several colors. 30 cents each ; $3.(X) per dozen. HARDY HERBACEOUS FLOWERING PLANTS. The following collection embraces the most desirable species and varieties. They are all showy and beautiful, plants, of easy cultivation, and of various seasons of flowering, from May to Novemiier. Uy a judicious selection,. a continuous dispJay of floAvers ma
. Ellwanger & Barry's supplementary catalogue novelties, etc. : 1898. 114 ELLWANGER & BARRY'S ALTERA ROSEA (HOLLYHOCK).. Hollyhocks. Considerable attention is now g-iven to this superb flower. We can furnish a collection of fine double sorts, of several colors. 30 cents each ; $3.(X) per dozen. HARDY HERBACEOUS FLOWERING PLANTS. The following collection embraces the most desirable species and varieties. They are all showy and beautiful, plants, of easy cultivation, and of various seasons of flowering, from May to Novemiier. Uy a judicious selection,. a continuous dispJay of floAvers may be obtained from early spring to the end of autumn. PRICES OF ASSORTMENTS. 12 species and varieties, our choice .- $ 2 00 25 " " " - -. - -. 4 00 50 " " '' 700 100 plants of 50 species and varieties, our choice 12 00 ACHILLEA. Yarrow, or Milfoil. The various species grow from 18 to 24 inches high. Flowers red, white and yellow, in flattish or corymbose heads, from June to August. A. aurea. Of low habit, with delicate foliage and golden yellow flowers. 25c. A. ^gyptica. Silvery, fern-like foliage ; yellow flowers. 12 to 18 inches. 25c. A. filipendula. Hoary-leaved ; bright yellow flowers; 2 feet. July. 25c. A. macrophylla. White; attractive foliage. 25c. A. Millefolium rosea. Rose-flowered Yarrow. Rosy lilac flowers; 15 inches. June to August. 25c. A. Millefolium rubra. Red-flowered Yarrow. Deep red flowers; ornamental foliage; 2 feet. June to August. 25c. A. Ptarmica var. fl. pi. Double-flowering SNEEZEWOkT. Of dwarf spreading habit, with small, pure white, double, daisy-like flowers; profuse bloomer ; invaluable for cutting. One of the most useful border plants. August. 25c. ACONITU3I. Monkshood, or Wolfsbane. Erect growing plants, with palmately divided foliage. Flowers in racemes, blue, purple, yellowish or white. A. Californicum. CALIFORNIA MONKSHOOD. Pale blue, veined with purple ; robust; 2 to 3 feet. Valuable for its fall flowers. September to
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