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MRDY PERENNIAL PIANTS 



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ASCLEPIAS (Butterfly Weed) 



Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, about 2| feet high, pro- 

 ducing flowers of brilliant orange-scarlet during July and August. 

 25 cts. each; S2.50 per doz.; SIS.OO per 100. 



ASPHODELUS (Asphodel, King's Spear) 



Luteus. An effective plant for the border with sword-like foliage 

 and 3 feet high spikes of fragrant yellow lily-like flowers in July. 

 30 cts. each; S3 .00 per doz. 



DWARF ALPINE ASTERS 



Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy borders; 



grows 6 to 10 inches high, and bears large showy bluish-purple 



flowers in May and June. 

 — Albus. Identical to the above, but with pure white flowers. 

 Sub-coeruleus. Forms a dense tuft of leaves, from which 



issue many leafless stems 12 inches high, bearing in June and 



July massive bluish-violet flowers 3 inches in diameter. 

 Price. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. Set of 3 sorts. 75 cts. 



SUMMER-FLOWERING HARDY 

 ASTER 



Amellus Elegans. Grows from 12 to 15 inches high and pro- 

 duces large showy flowers of a rich bluish-violet during July and 

 August. Its free-flowering habit and compact growth makes il 

 a most desirable subject for the front of the border. 35 cts. 

 each; S3. 50 per doz. 



JAPANESE HARDY ASTER 



Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct species. It forms a cir- 

 cular cushion-like plant 2^ feet across, rarely exceeding 9 inches 

 in height, the flowers, of delicate, soft mauve, with silvery white 

 reflection, measure over IJ inches in diameter, and are produced 

 in such lavish profusion as to completely cover the 

 plant; the blooms begin to expand early in October, 

 but are. not at their best until November. 35 cts 

 each; S3.50 per doz. 



Hardy Aster Novi Belgii Climax 



ASTILBE 



Fall -flowering Hardy Asters 



(IVIichaelmas Daisies, or Starworts) 



These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy plants, giving a 

 wealth of bloom during September and October, a season when most other 

 hardy flowers are past, and for the best effect should be planted in masses of 

 one color. They grow freely in any soil. The collection offered below is made 

 up of the choicest varieties only. 

 Brussells. Very large light lavender blue. 4 feet. 

 Feltham Blue. A pretty aniline blue, very free; 2 J feet. 

 Glory of Colwall. Good sized, semi-double, ageratum-blue flowers; 



2i feet. 

 Laevis floribunda. Light heliotrope; 4 feet. 

 Novae angliae. Bright violet-purple; 4 feet. 

 — — Roseus. Bright purplish-mauve; 4 feet. 

 Novi Belgii Climax. One of the best and showiest, with large pyramidal 



spikes of large light lavender-blue flowers; very free; 5 feet. 

 Novi Belgii White Climax. A counterpart of above with white flowers. 

 Novi Belgii St. Egwin. A pleasing soft rosy-pink, 3 to 4 feet. 

 Snowflake. Very free, pure white; 18 inches. 

 Tataricus. Distinct large bluish- violet; very late; 6 feet. 

 Thomas S. Ware. Soft lilac mauve, 3 J feet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 tts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100 



Set of 12 varieties for S2.50. 



ASTILBE 



Hybrid varieties of very vigorous growth, producing many-branched 

 feathered heads of flowers in June and July. They prefer a half-shady, moist 

 position in any ordinary garden soil. 

 Juno. Strong plumes of deep violet-rose; 21 feet. 

 Rose Pearl. Pearly shell-pink; 2J feet. 



Salland. Grows over 6 feet high with flowers of a distinct red color. 

 Vesta. Very graceful plumes of light lilac-rose; 3 feet. 

 White Pearl. Dense pyramidal plumes of silvery white; 3 to 4 feet. 

 Price. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



