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Vase of 

 Hardy Asters. 



ASPHODELUS LUTEUS. 



ASTERS. 



Aspliodelus. 



(Asphodel.) 



Luteus. All effective 

 pl.iiit lor the border, with 

 sword-like foliage and 3 

 feet higli spikes of fra- 

 grant yellow, lily-like 

 flowers during July and 

 August. 20 Cts. each ; 

 $2.00 per do^, 



HARDV 



TALL=QROWING VARIETIES. 



Amellus Elegans. Very large light blue flowers; very pro- 

 fuse ; li feet ; Se|5tember and October. 



Amethystinus. Lovely amethyst-blue flowers ; 3 feet ; Sep- 

 tember and Ociob^r. 



Datschi. A very late- flowering sort ; feathery sprays of white 



■ blossoms; 3 feet ; October. 



Qrandiflorus. The finest of all and distinct in character and 

 tlower from all others. The flowers frequently measure 2 

 inches in diameter, are of a lovely violet-blue. It is the 

 latest-flowering variety in cultivation, and by lifting the 

 plants can be flowered in connection with Chrysanthemums, 

 where its eff'ect is very beautiful. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Forrnosissimus, Deep lilac shaded purple; 4 feet; Septem- 

 ber and Octoljer. 



Horizontalis. Forms symmetrical plants 2 feet higfi, 

 covered duriiigSeptember with small rosylilacflowers. 



LsEviS. Light blue; 4 feet; September and October. 



Lady Trevelyan. A fine, large, pure white ; 3 feet ; 

 Septemljcr. 



NovEE ^ngliae. Large bluish-purple with yellow 

 centre; 4 leet ; September and October. 



-Rubra. Bright rose-colored; 4 feet; Septem- 

 ber and October. 



Robert Parker. Large sprays of beautiful lavender- 

 tilue flowers, with yellow centre; 4 feet ; September 

 and October. 



Snowflake. A compact grower, flowering in Octo- 

 ber; the pure white flowers, while not large, are 

 produced in such abundance as to completely envelop 

 the j-ilant ; 2i feet. 



White Queen. Large, white, broad-petaled variety ; 



of bold habit ; Si feet ; September and October. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz., except where noted. Set 



of 13 for $1.50. 



ARTEMESIA. 



A most useful class of plants, either for the border or for filling in within the 

 shrubbery. Though not remarkable for their flowers, the foliage of the sorts of- 

 fered is very ornamental. All of the varieties offered grow from 18 to 24 inches 

 high, but stand cutting back without injury, and can be kept down to 5 or 6 

 inches if so desired when used in carpet or ribbon bedding. 

 Abrotamnum (OM Man, or Sozithemwood^. Dark green, finely cut foliage, 



with pleasant aromatic odor. 

 Purshiana. A strong-growing white- foliaged sort, suitable for edging. 

 Stellariana ( Old Woman). Deeply cut silvery foliage ; much used in carpet 



bedding. 



15 cts. each; $1,50 per doz.; |8 00 per 100. 



ASCEEPIAS (Butterfly Weed). 



Tuberosa. One of the showiest of our native perennials, about 2 feet high, and 

 producing from July to September close, compact umbels of brilliant orange- 

 colored flowers. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



AITBRETIA. 



Lelchtlini. A pretty dwarf-growing rock plant, making 

 broad masses of silvery green foliage and bright carmine rose 

 flowers. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



ASTRAGAEUS (ivnik vetch). 



Alopecuroides. P'omis a 3 to 4 feet high bushy plant, with 

 showy spikes of yellow flowers during June. 25 els. each ; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



HARDY ASTERS. 



(Michaelmas Daisies, or Star-worts.) 



These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy 

 plants, giving a wealth of bloom at a season when most other 

 hardy flowers are past. The. collection offered below is made 

 up of the choicest varieties only, the weedy sorts being elimi- 

 nated. The tall-growing varieties can be used either in the 

 border or in clumps in the shrubbery, while the dwarf-growing 

 section is indispensable in the rockery. (See cut.) 



dvvarf=growi;no varieties. • 



Alpinus. Very compact, color bluish-purple, 2 inches or 

 more across; flowers early in spring; 10 inches high; an 

 ideal jilant for the rockery. 



— Superbus. Large bright blue flowers ; .height, 1 foot. 



Hybridus Nanus. Grows about 8 inches high, producing 

 its lilac-colored flowers during August and September. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Hardy Aster, Alpinus. 



