POMPON CROWN ASTER. 
ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO. 
(DUTCHMAN’S PIPE VINE.) 
Rapid, luxuriant, hardy perennial climber; large 
leaves, making dense shade; flowers yellow and brown, 
mottled and curiously shaped. 30 feet........... Pkt.10 
ARNEBIA., 
CORNUTA. A charming, bushy annual about 2 
feet high. It blooms the whole summer. Flowers 
of rich yellow with black spots changing to maroon, 
and on the third day vanish, leaving the flower a 
clear, bright yellow........ wecesesebeuaesssasscateseuscans Pkt. 10 
ORNAMENTAL ASPARAGUS, 
Broussoneti. Beautiful, hardy perennial climber, 
growing 10 feet high; feathery foliage and scarlet 
berries; very ornamental in the autumn...... Pkt. 10 
Plumosus nanus. A greenhouse perennial.climber, 
with exquisite feathery lace-like foliage; extensively 
grown by florists for cutting purposes................. 25 
Sprengeri. (Emerald Feather.) A most lovely 
trailer ; invaluable as a pot plant for baskets or 
vases. The numerous fronds are frequently 4 feet 
long, well dressed with leaves of rich green, retain- 
ing their freshness for weeks when cut; white flowers 
followed by red berries. A fine house plant, as it 
withstands dry atmosphere.............cccceeceeceeeeeeeees 10 
ASPERULA ODORATA, 
Sweet Woodruff. Very pretty, dwarf, hardy plant, 
much esteemed for its delightful odor. Flowers 
WITCH eee ssrccscsetenceadoscunisadccresiraaa tess ssa sbecesttees Pkt. 5 
ASTERS. 
(For novelties in Asters, see pages 74 and 81.) 
BALL-SHAPED or ‘JEWEL’? ASTERS.. Mag- 
nificent class. Round, ball-shaped, densely double 
flowers, 9 inches in circumference, short incurved 
petals. Plantssturdy. 2ft. Mixed Colors..Pkt.10 
“BALL OF FIRE” ASTER. Brilliant blood- 
scarlet color; plants of compact, pyramidal habit, 
about 12 inches high; flowers medium size, very 
double, and bornein abundance 10 
BETTERIDGE’S QUILLED ASTERS. Large 
double flowers, composed of tube or quill-shaped 
petals, surrounded by broad guard petals 2 feet 
high, a great variety of colors. Mixed Colors....5 
GIANT “SILVER TIPPED” ASTERS. Very 
large double flowers. Thetip of each petal being sil- 
very white; strong branching plants 18 inches high. 
Rose-Pink, Tipped Silver.. «10 
Blue, Tipped ‘Silver... .-....2...-0.c-ce-cccccccusstenccesespes 10 
CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED, DWARF. 
Grow 9 inches high. Surpass all the dwarf Asters 
in size of flowers. They are full and double, and 
produced in clusters of 20to30 ona plant, Finest 
Mixed (COlOrS).iscccs oc sok Sovcce spans oes oe cee eaeeenen nes 10 
Snow-white.... ..10| Fiery Scarlet........... 
Imported Collection of Dwarf Chrysanthemum- 
flowered Asters, 6 separate varieties, 40¢c.; 12 
varieties, 75c. 
CHINA GLOBE-FLOWERED ASTERS. Mixed 
Colors. A tall, double-flowering class, very largely 
sold, but not equal to theimproved varieties. ..... 5 
COMET ASTERS. (See page 80)... .......c0.cccc00ceee 10 
CROWN, or COCARDEAU. The centre of each 
flower is white, surrounded by a broad margin of 
color, such as crimson, rose, violet, ete.; flowers 
large and freely produced; height, 18 inches to 2 
footw IMI KOC COLOLS eccrine cenececssenterestceeteneatees 10 
Imported Collection of 6 separate colors, 40c. 
DAYBREAK ASTER. (See page §1.) ..............- ali) 
DWARF-PYRAMIDAL BOUQUET. Pretty 
class; very profuse, producing 20 to 50 heads of 
bloom; grows 1 foot high. Mixed Colors........ 10 
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DOUBLE BALSAMS. 
JAPANESE TASSEL ASTER. 
ASTERS— Continued. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED. Beautiful and distinct. 
A plant produces about 30 faultless, semi-spherical 
flowers, composed of short, thickly set, imbricated 
petals, having the appearance of a Lilliput Dahlia. 
Dahlia-flowered Snow Ball, pure white...Pkt. 10 
—Princess, white, shaded with rose and blush.....10 
—Rosalind, bright rose ed 
—Mixed Colors................::::000e 10 
JUBILEE ASTERS. (See page 81.)...........:10005. 10 
“JAPANESE TASSEL.”’ Immense flowers, 5 to 
6 inches across, with long, narrow, curly petals, 
giving the appearance of disheveled Japanese 
Chrysanthemums; plants vigorous and free-tlower- 
ing, about 15 inches high. The colors are flesh, 
pink, white, rose, crimson, lavender and violet, 
which we offerin Mixed Colors.............00.:::c000+: 10 
LONG-STEMMED UPRIGHT WHITE AS- 
TER. For Cut Flowers. A tall variety (30 
inches high), carrying 20 to 25 large and double 
pure white flowers. The stems are stiff and strong, 
and from 20 to 24 inches long and, in consequence, 
of exceptional value for cutting....0...0cc. cece cence ee 10 
OSTRICH PLUME ASTERS. (See page §1.)...10 
PERFECTION ASTERS. (See page 80.)......... 10 
‘POMPON CROWN. These grow compactly, about 
12 inches high, bearing great numbers of densely 
double flowers, 2 to 2% inches across. Each flower 
has a distinct white centre, encircled with some 
other color. Mixed Colors ..........0......c:ccceee 10 
QUEEN OF THE EARLIES. The earliest of all 
Asters. Plants dwarf, bloom freely; double flowers 
borne on long stems of value for cutting. 
WDIte ee  wee seston 10 | Scarlet ...............0. 10 
UNGUIF OS ees 10 | Mixed Colors........... 10 
RED HUSSAR. A new and brilliant glowing scar- 
Jet Aster, freefrom the magenta tinge usual in red 
Asters; the flowers, 3 to 4inches across, areglobular, 
double to the centre, and borne freely on sturdy 
eandelabra-branching plants about 15 inches high; 
an exceedingly effective bedder.............cc.cceececeee eee 10 
SEMPLE’S BRANCHING. (See page §1.) 
TRIUMPH. Beautiful Dwarf Asters, 7 to 8 inches 
high, bearing 30 to 40 flowers from 2% to 8 inches 
across, of faultless form and exquisite beauty. 
Mixed) Colorsriccccii-cssck ee ee 10 
VICTORIA ASTERS. (See page 81.)..........02.5 10 
VICTORIA NEEDLE. Large flowers, composed of 
petals twisted as round as knitting needles, unique 
and charming. Plants about 18 inches high, 
branching and floriferous. Mixed Colors......... 10 
AURICULA. 
Beautifullow-growing, early spring-flowering plants, 
fine for borders, pot culture, etc.; the fragrant flowers 
of many rich colors are borne in clusters on the top of 
stalks 4 to 6 inches lONG..............c:ccsee eeeeeveeees Pkt.10 
BALLOON VINE. 
A rapid-growing, handsome summer climber, small, 
white flowers, followed by inflated seed-vessels shaped 
like small balloons. 10 to 15 feet; annual...... Pkt.5 
DOUBLE BALSAMS. 
(For newer varieties, see page 82.) 
An old favorite summer-garden annual; height, 
11% to 2 feet. i 
Crimson, Spotted White..................cc:.:ceeee Pkt. 5 
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Speckled Beauty. White, speckled.. 
Brimstone. Sulphur yellow........... 
Double Mixed oe ccna cev cane pease pene eae 
GOLDEN BARTONIA. 
AUREA. Showiest and brightest of garden flowers; 
large golden blossoms borne in great profusion all 
summer. 1-foot;-annual..<..cccccstecescecsrtornateans Pkt.5 
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