HARDY ASTERS. 



Michaelmas Daisies. Starworts. 



These chafmmg, interesting perennials are highlj 

 esteemed for their great profusion of starlike flowers 

 especially as they bloom in late autumn when flowers arc 

 scarce. Some are tall growing, others are quite dwarf. 



ESMA. (Ifoot.) — Pure white; early. 



OEICE. (3 feet.)— Rosy lilac; lace-like. 



LAEVIS FLORIBUNDA. (2J^ feet.)— Bright blue. 



LADY TBAYELYN. (3 feet.)— Pure white; large. 



MADONNA. (3 feet.)— Snowy white; profuse. 



NOTA ANGLEA. New England Aster. (4 feet.)— 

 Bluish purple; large flowers in masses. 



NOTA ANGLEA ROSEA. (4 feet.)— The finest and show- 

 iest of all Hardy Asters. Strong growing and exceed- 

 ingly free flowering; presenting a mass of bright rosy- 

 pink flowers in large clusters, during late summer. 



PEECIUS. (2 feet.)— Ivight blue, nearly white; fine. 



PULCHERRIMA. (2 feet.)— I,ight blue; early. 



TARTARICUS. (6 feet.)— An entirely distinct tall grow- 

 ing species with smooth, large leaves (frequently 2 feet 

 long) and heads of dark blue flowers. Blooms late. 



THOMAS H. WARE. (3 feet.)— Ught blue; very fine. 



TOP SAWYER. (4 feet.)— Bright rosy-violet. 

 Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 

 A set, one each of the 12 sorts, for $1.25. 



EARLY HARDY ASTER. 



ALPINUS SUPEBBUS. (18 inches.)— I.arge, showy pur- 

 ple flowers in May and June. Valuable for the border and 

 for rockeries. Each, 12c; doz.. $1,25. 



ARMERIA. Thrift. 

 LAUCHIANA. — Evergreen, grass-like foliage and nume- 

 rous small rosy-red flowers in dense heads on stiff stems 

 about 6 inches high in April and May, and more spar- 

 ingly throughout the summer and autumn. Much used 

 for edging borders and in rock planting. Each, 10c; 

 doz., $1.00; 100, $6.00. 



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BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. 



False Indigo. 



A handsome border plant, 3 feet high, with dark 

 green, dense foliage and numerous large, showy spikes 

 of dark blue flowers during summer. Very ornamental 

 and effective. Each, 12c; doz., $1.25. 



BELLIS PERENNIS. 



English Daisy. 

 These semi-hardy perennials are very popular; their 

 colors are so bright and cheerful and the plants flower 

 so freely from early spring until late in June. I offer 

 plants of the improved double varieties — IvONGEELLow, 

 pink, and Snowball, white. Each, 10c; doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 



BOLTONIA. ^^LSE Chamomile. 



Lovett's Dwarf Boltonia. 



Tall growing, showy border plants, producing a mass 

 of beautiful Aster-like flowers during late summer and 

 autumn. Valuable for background of borders, planting 

 with shrubbery and for cutting. 



ASTEBOIDES. — Pure white small flowers in great num- 

 bers, producing a cloud of bloom. Exceedingly effective. 

 Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



LATISQrAMAEA.— Shell pink, with centers of golden- 

 yellow, resembling an Aster. Showy and very beautiful. 

 Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



LATISQUAMAEA NANA. Lovett's Dwarf Boltonia.— 

 The flowers are identical with the species, the petals being 

 of the same tender, shell pink with bright yellow centers, 

 and are fully as large. It, however, flowers with even 

 greater freedom — completely enveloping the plant with 

 bloom, but its great merit lies in its habit, forming as it 

 does a stocky, sturdy, dense plant, 15 to 18 inches high, 

 instead of the tall, straggling plant of its parent, which 

 is so often beaten to the ground by wind and rain unless 

 given support. lyovett's Dwarf originated at the Mon- 

 mouth Nursery, and is such a charming plant in every 

 way it elicits universal admiration. (See cut.) Strong 

 plants, each, 15c; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



