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Aquilegia - Columbine p= 



Plants have dwarf foliage similar to a 

 maidenhair fern. Flowers are gracefully 

 borne on long stems well above the foliage, 

 in Spring and early Summer. Use in par- 

 tially shaded places and rock gardens. 

 Easily grown from seed. Height iy 2 feet. 



742 canadensis. Red and yellow. Pkt., 10c. 



743 chrysantha. Golden yellow. Pkt., 10c. 

 741 caerulea. Blue and white. Pkt., 10c. 



744 Mrs. Elliott's Strain, Long-Spurred 

 Hybrids. A superb hybrid strain with 

 exceptionally long-spurred flowers in a 

 great variety of beautiful shades. Pkt., 

 25c; V 8 oz., 75c. 



746 Single Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c; 

 % oz., 25c. 



747 Double Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c; 

 14 oz., 30c. 



Columbine in a Natural Setting. 



750 ARABIS alpina (Rock Cress). PH. 

 Dwarf edging plants with clusters of 

 snow-white flowers in early Spring. Pkt., 

 10c; % oz., 25c. 



760 ARCTOTIS grandis (African Lilac 

 Daisy). AHH. Bushy plants 2 feet high, 

 with daisy-like flowers. Petals are white 

 on top, lilac underneath. Pkt., 10c; x k oz., 

 25c. 



770 AKGEMONE grandiflora hybrida 



(Prickly Poppy). PHH. Tall, showy, 

 prickly foliage and large white, cream 

 and yellow poppy-like flowers. Pkt., 10c. 



ASPARAGrUS plumosus nanus. See page 33. 



ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. See page 33. 



Aster AHH 



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Aster, American Beauty. 



During late Summer and Fall, Asters rule 

 the annual garden and make the finest of all 

 flowers for cutting. By sowing several 

 different classes that will come into bloom 

 at different periods, a garden of continued 

 loveliness may be maintained from mid- 

 July until frost. Like many other flowers, 

 they arc most effective when grown in solid 

 beds, all of one color. For the largest plants 

 and finest flowers, start the seed indoors or 

 in a hotbed in March. When the plants are 

 2 to 3 inches high, transplant them into 

 small pots or paper dirt-bands, and set them 

 out in the garden in May when soil and 

 weather are warm, 10 to 18 inches apart. 

 The seed may also- be sown outdoors in May 

 in a finely prepared seed-bed. Cultivate 

 frequently. 



LATE AMERICAN BEAUTY ASTER. The 



latest and the finest of all Asters. Plants 

 2 to 3 feet high, branching type. Com- 

 mence to bloom in early September. Flow- 

 ers are extremely large and are borne on 

 IV2- to 2-foot stems. They ship well and 

 last a long time in water. 



871 Carmine Rose. The original American 

 Beauty Aster. 



872 Crimson. Rich deep crimson. 



873 Lavender. Light grayish lavender. 



874 Purple. Deep royal purple. 



875 September Beauty. Flesh-pink. 



876 White Beauty. Mammoth in size. 



880 Pinest Mixed. All colors blended. 

 Each, pkt., 15c; y 8 oz., 50c; oz., $3.50. 



879 Collection. One pkt. of each of the 

 above 6 colors, 75c. 



936 EVERLASTING ASTER. A distinct 

 novelty bearing large flesh-pink Aster 

 blooms which may be cut and dried 

 and used for Winter bouquets like 

 strawflowers. Pkt., 20c. 



BLACK ASTER BEETLES 



The Black Aster Beetle frequently attacks 

 Asters in late Summer. Arsenate of Lead 

 as a spray is the best remedy. 



