HENRY A. DREER 



Hardy Plants 



WHOLESALE LIST 



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Six Select Hardy Asters 



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PieTV Hardy Aster, (^ueen Mary 



Japanese Hardy Aster 



Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct species. It forms 

 a circular cushion-like plant 2% feet across, rarely 

 exceeding 9 inches in height, the flowers, of deli- 

 cate, soft mauve, with silvery white reflection, 

 measure over 1% inches in diameter, and are pro- 

 duced 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. 

 $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Dwarf Alpine Asters 



Per doz. Per 100 



Alpinus. Showy purplish blue $1 50 .filO 00 



" Albus. Pure white 1 50 10 00 



Sub-c(prnleus. Large bluish-violet.... 1 50 10 00 



Summer Flowering Hardy Asters 



Acris. Grows about IS inches high, the plant becom- 

 ing completely covered with violet blue flowers in 

 August. $2.00 per doz.; .flS.OO per 100. 



Ainelius E^Iegans. Grows 12 to 15 Inches high and 

 produces large, showy flowers of a rich bluish-violet 

 during July and August. .^2.00 per doz.; .$15.00 

 per 100. 



Japanese Double White Hardy Aster 



A most desirable variety that came to us from 

 Japan unnamed, and which is entirely distinct. The 

 plants are of symmetrical habit, grow about 2 feet 

 high, and bear from July to September double white 

 flowers not unlike the double white Feverfew. $2.00 

 per doz.; .$15.00 per 100. 



Baptisia (False Indigo) 



Per doz. Per 100 

 An.stralls. Strong plants $1 75 .$12 00 



Bellis (Engllsli Daisy) 

 Perennis. Double white and pink. 3%- 



inch pots 1 50 10 00 



BoCCOnia (Plume Poppy) 

 Cordata. 3 % -inch pots 1 50 10 00 



Boltonia (False Chamomile) 



Asteroides. 3 -Inch pots 1 50 10 00 



Latisanama. 3-inch pots 1 50 10 00 



Calamintha 



Alplna. 3-lnch pots 1 75 12 00 



Calimeris (star wort) 



Inclsa. 3% -inch pots 1 75 12 00 



Barr's PJnk. This is of the Novae angliae type, 

 a strong, vigorous grower forming shapely 

 plants from four to five feet high and the 

 finest bright pink flowers of any Aster yet 

 introduced. 

 Blue Gem. One of the most decorative free 

 flowering blue varieties; probably the near- 

 est approach to a true blue. 3 feet. 

 Maggie Perry. Very large flowers loosely ar- 

 ranged in large branching trusses, of a 

 pleasing soft tone of mauve; 2 feet. 

 October Dawn. Grows about 2 feet high in 

 stout branching pyramid form and covered 

 with large attractive lilac-mauve flowers. 

 (l-ueen Mary. This is unquestionably one of 

 g^ the best of the Novi belgii type yet intro- 



duced with graceful fully 2% -inch flowers 

 arranged loosely in branching panicles of a 

 particularly pleasing blue-tinted lavender. 

 31/2 feet high. 

 Thora Perry. Stout branching stems 3 ft. high, cov- 

 ered with large semi-double silvery white flowers, 

 one of the earliest of the fall flowering varieties. 

 Price. Any of the above varieties. 3 -inch pots, .$2.00 

 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Fa II -flowering Hardy Asters 



(Michaelmas Daisies, or Starvyorts) 



The collection offered below Is made up of the 

 choicest varieties only. 



Brussells. Very large, light lavender blue. 4 feet. 

 Capitaine. Light lavender blue. 4 to 4% feet. 

 Chaterhain Gem. Feathery sprays of good-sized light 



lavender blue flowers. 3 feet. 

 Enfante de Viitry. Semi-double lilac mauve. 2% feet. 

 Ghent. Large soft lilac -mauve. 3 feet. 

 Heather Glow. Delightful shades of bright rose. 4 feet. 

 King of the Belgians. Light lobelia blue. 3 feet. 

 Ijiege. Large, soft, rosy pink. 2% feet. 

 Maid of Athen.s. Soft lavender blue. 3 feet. 

 Mother of Pearl. Large flowers, mauve-pink at edges, 



shading to white-tinted centre. 2 to 3 ft. 

 Novae angliae. Bright violet purple. 4 feet. 



" " Mrs. F. \V. Raynor. Large purplish- 



crimson. 4 feet. 



" " Rosens. Bright purplish-mauve. 4 



feet. 

 Nov! belgii Climax. 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. Egwln. A pleasing soft rosy-pink. 3 



to 4 feet. 

 Sam Banhain. Large, feathery, pure white, one of the 



earliest. 3 feet. 

 Tatarlcns. Large bluish-vloIet; very late. 6 feet. 

 The President. Large light bluish-violet. 4 feet. 

 Trouvaille. Semi-double bright mauve-pink. 3 feet. 



Price. Any of the above, in 3-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; 

 .$10.00 per 100. 



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