. A Border of Alyssum Little Gbm Ageratum Blue Perfection ALYSSUM (Mad Wort). Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, edging or rockwork, blooming profusely all summer; useful also for winter flowering. Very sweetly scented. PER PKT. 1101 Little Gem, or Carpet of Snow. Of dwarf, compact habit, but 4 inches high. It begins to bloom when quite small, and the plants are a solid mass of white from spring to late in autumn, and undoubtedly the best white flowering edging plant in the list. (See cut.) Per \ oz., 25 cts.; per oz., 75 cts 5 1102 Sweet Alyssum (A Maritimum). Of trailing habit; f
. A Border of Alyssum Little Gbm Ageratum Blue Perfection ALYSSUM (Mad Wort). Pretty little plants for beds, vases, baskets, edging or rockwork, blooming profusely all summer; useful also for winter flowering. Very sweetly scented. PER PKT. 1101 Little Gem, or Carpet of Snow. Of dwarf, compact habit, but 4 inches high. It begins to bloom when quite small, and the plants are a solid mass of white from spring to late in autumn, and undoubtedly the best white flowering edging plant in the list. (See cut.) Per \ oz., 25 cts.; per oz., 75 cts 5 1102 Sweet Alyssum (A Maritimum). Of trailing habit; flowers white. Per oz., 30 cts 5 1103 Tom Thumb (Benthami Vompactum). Of dwarf, compact, erect growth; excellent for edging; white. Per cz., 50 cts 5 1100 Lilac Queen. See Specialties, pages 53 to 62 10 1104 Saxatile Compactum (Basket of Gold). Showy, bright yellow flowers; hardy perennial; blooms the first season if sown early indoors; excellent for rock- work; 1 foot. I oz., 30 cts 10 AMARANTHUS. Brilliant-foliaged annuals, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, some of the varieties bearing curious racemes of flowers. All are use- ful in borders of tall plants or for the centre of large beds. They thrive best in a hot, sunny location, not too rich soil, and given sufficient room to develop their full beauty. 1111 Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding). Blood-red, drooping 5 1116 Cruentus (Prince's Feather). Dark red feathery flowers 5 1113 Sunrise. The most brilliant of this brilliant family. The foliage is bronzy-crimson, each branch terminat- ing with a tuft of bright scarlet-carmine leaves. It has been used with fine effect in many of the public parks. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 1114 Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow and green. J oz., 20 cts 5 1115 Tricolor Splendens. An improvement on the old sort, of more brilliant coloring. J oz., 30 cts 10 (Boston, or Japanese Ivy). 1131 Veitchi. A hardy perennial climber, with olive-green leaves, which turn to scarlet in the autumn. The
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