. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. \ HARDY PERENNIAL WANTS I, Arenaria—Sand- Wort Montana. A pretty, creeping plant which during June is covered with attractive white flowers. A good edging plant and in- valuable for the rock garden. Verna caespitosa. A splendid rock plant for a shady position, forming an evergreen mat with small white flowers in early May. Either of the above: 25c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Armeria—Sea Pink or Thrift Attractive dwarf plants, forming evergreen tufts of bright green foliage. Innumerable flowers clustered together in dense hea
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. \ HARDY PERENNIAL WANTS I, Arenaria—Sand- Wort Montana. A pretty, creeping plant which during June is covered with attractive white flowers. A good edging plant and in- valuable for the rock garden. Verna caespitosa. A splendid rock plant for a shady position, forming an evergreen mat with small white flowers in early May. Either of the above: 25c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Armeria—Sea Pink or Thrift Attractive dwarf plants, forming evergreen tufts of bright green foliage. Innumerable flowers clustered together in dense heads carried on stiff wiry stems, from 9 to 12 inches high. They flower more or less continuously from early spring until late in fall. Very useful in the rockery as well as in the border. Cephalotes Bee's Ruby. Has stout stems with large globular heads of brilliant ruby-red flowers. 50c each. — rubra. Large heads of crimson-red flowers on stout stems. Laucheana. Bright rose. Maritima alba. A pretty pure white. Except where noted: 25c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Hardy Aster Frikarti (Wonder of Staja). We consider this the best of the hardy, late summer and fall flowering varieties. It is attractive in its neat, upright, free branching habit of growth, attaining a height of about 30 inches. Its large, well formed flowers are produced in great profusion from the middle of August until late in October. They are a lovely lavender-blue color. 50c each; $ per Aster alpinus Dwarf Asters Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy borders. Grows 6 to 10 inches high, bearing showy bluish purple flowers in May and June. — albus. Identical to the above but with pure white flowers. Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct Japanese species. It forms a circular cushion-like plant 2\ feet across, rarely exceed- ing 9 inches in height. The flowers are delicate soft mauve with silvery white reflection, measuring over \\ inches in diameter. They are produced in s
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