Archive image from page 114 of Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees,. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, hardy perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fifth edition descriptivecatal1882ellw Year: 1882 ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 107 A. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. ARUM. Erect or dwarf perennials, with tuber-like roots, and pedate or hastate leaves. Flowers clustered on a spadix, surrounded by a lai'ge spathe, as in the Caladium, Calla, etc. A. Dracunculus. Stems covered with dark purplish blotches. Spathe green outside, and purplish within. May; 1 foot. 50 cents. A. Italiciiin.
Archive image from page 114 of Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees,. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, hardy perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fifth edition descriptivecatal1882ellw Year: 1882 ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 107 A. vulgaris. Common Wormwood. ARUM. Erect or dwarf perennials, with tuber-like roots, and pedate or hastate leaves. Flowers clustered on a spadix, surrounded by a lai'ge spathe, as in the Caladium, Calla, etc. A. Dracunculus. Stems covered with dark purplish blotches. Spathe green outside, and purplish within. May; 1 foot. 50 cents. A. Italiciiin. with yellow; June. Attains 12 to 18 inches in height; leaves saggitate, striped 50 cents. AKUNDINARIA. Ribbon Grass. A. foliis variegatis. Variegated Ribbon Grass. One of the prettiest hardy grasses, with handsomely striped foliage. ARUNDO. The Reed. A. Invaluable for creating- tropical aspects in a g-arden. Donax. A handsome Reed, growing from 10 to 15 feet high Its at- tractive foliage renders it very effective on lawns. var. foliis varieg'atis. Variegated Arundo. A magnificent variety of the preceding; leaves beautifully striped with white; 6 to 8 feet. $ ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed. Fine native plants ; flowers in terminal umbels of various colors. A. incarnata. Flowers flesh-colored; 3 to 4 feet. July. A. tuberosa. Bright orange flowers; 2 feet. July. ASPERULA. A. odorata. Woodruff. A very pretty dwarf plant, with whorled leaves and small, white, fragrant flowers in summer. May be used for edg- ings. The Germans use it in their Maitrank. ASTER. Tall, leafy perennials, blooming- in the Fall when flowers are scarce. A Ainellus. Italian Starwort. Light blue; 3 feet; September, A. coccineus. Rosy crimson; showy; 4 feet. A. coccineus Tevadensis. A. Himalayensis. Small white flowers; 2 feet A. liorizontalis. 2 feet. A. lancifolium Californicum. Azure blue: 3 to 4 feet A. lilacinus Nevadensis. Lilac; 4 feet. September. ASPERULA ODORATA. September. September. September,
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