. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 115. AIRA. Hair-Grass. A. foliis variegatis. A distinct yellow striped grass. One of the finest hardy grasses; useful for edging. 25c. AJUGA. Bugle. Pretty dwarf plants, with flowers in whorls in the axils of the leaves. A. reptans var. rubra. Red-leaved Bugle. Flowers blue, foliage purple; spreading. May. 25c. A. reptans var. fl. alba. White flowers. May. 25c. ALSTK(EMERIA. Peruvian Lily. ~j« A. aurantiaca. A vigorous species, flowering- in summer and autumn, in um- bels. Flowers lily-like, orange; 2 to 4 f
. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 115. AIRA. Hair-Grass. A. foliis variegatis. A distinct yellow striped grass. One of the finest hardy grasses; useful for edging. 25c. AJUGA. Bugle. Pretty dwarf plants, with flowers in whorls in the axils of the leaves. A. reptans var. rubra. Red-leaved Bugle. Flowers blue, foliage purple; spreading. May. 25c. A. reptans var. fl. alba. White flowers. May. 25c. ALSTK(EMERIA. Peruvian Lily. ~j« A. aurantiaca. A vigorous species, flowering- in summer and autumn, in um- bels. Flowers lily-like, orange; 2 to 4 feet. 25c. Adonis. AMSOXIA. A. salicifolia. Willow-leaved Amsonia. Large, smooth foliage; fine blue flowers. May. 2 feet. 25c. ANCHUSA. Alkauet. A. Italica. A fine species, with rough leaves and stems, and fine blue flowers; 4 to 5 feet. June, July and August. 25c. ANEMONE. Wind-flower. A. Japonica. A distinct and beautiful species; flow- ers 2i inches in diameter; bright purplish rose, with golden yellow centers, borne in great profusion from September to November. Height, 24- feet; habit neat and compact; very desirable and effective as a pot plant, and in lines or masses in beds or mixed borders. 30c. var. alba. (Honorine Jobert.) A distinct and beautiful variety of the preceding-; flowers 2£ inches in diameter; pure white, center golden yellow, borne in great profusion from Sep- tember to November ; very desirable and ef- fective as a pot plant, and in lines or masses in beds or mixed borders. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mount Hope Nurseries; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Rochester, N. Y. : Ellwanger & Barry
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