FAt,l,-FI.OWERING HARDY 

 ASTERS 



(Michaelmas Deusies, 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, 

 Chapmani. Sprays of light ageratum-blue; 4 to 5 feet. 

 Formosissimus. Bright violet; 3 feet. 

 Laevis floribunda. Light heliotrope; 4 feet. 

 Novse angliee. Bright violet-purple; 4 feet. 



Lil Fardell. Bright mauve; 4 feet. 



Roseus. Bright purplish-mauve; 4 feet. 



Novi=Belgii, The Queen. Large bluish-white; 4 to 5 feet. 

 Robert Parker. Pale heliotrope; 4 feet. 

 Snowflake. Very free, pure white; 18 inches. 

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

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; 



$15.00 per 100. Set of 10 varieties for $2.00. 



VARIOUS HARDY ASTERS 



Sub=C(eruleus. 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. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Japanese Double White. This came to us unnamed from 

 a Japanese nurseryman, and is entirely distinct from all other 

 hardy Asters; the plants are of symmetrical habit, and grow 

 about 2 feet high, and bear from July to September double 

 white flowers not unlike the double white Feverfew. 30 cts. 

 each; $3.00 per doz. 



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This type is of very vigorous growth, producing many branched, 

 feathered heads of flowers. 

 Salmon Queen. Beautiful .salmon-pink. 

 Venus. Deep violet-rose. 

 Vesta. Light lilac-rose. 



White Pearl. Small pearly-white flowers in large trusses. 

 Price. 50 cts. each. One each of 4 sorts for $1.75. 

 Choice Mixed Arendsi Seedlings, 35 cts. each; $3.50 



per doz. 



ASTIEBE 



The two varieties offered below are stately hardy plants, and 

 succeed best in rather heavy soil and where they will not suffer 

 from lack of moisture. 



Davidi. Feathery plumes of deep violet-rose; July and August. 

 Qrandis. Panicles of white flowers. 



Price. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



New Hardy Aster Novi Belgii Climax 



SUMMER-FJ^OW^ERING 



HARDY ASTERS 



The following grow from 12 to 15 inches high, and produce 

 their showy flowers during July and August. Their free-flower- 

 ing habit and compact growth make them most desirable sub- 

 jects for the front of the mixed border. 

 Amellus Beauty of Ronsdorf. Of a tender lilac-rose. 



— Perry's Favorite. A most distinct bright, clear rose. 



— Preziosa. A fine deep violet-blue. 



Brachytrichus. Very free and in bloom until late in Sep- 

 tember; graceful, bright silvery-mauve flowers. 

 Price. Any of the above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



One each of the 4 sorts for 11.00. 



NEIV OR SCARCE 



HARDY ASTERS 



Feltham Blue. One of the most decorative free-flowering 

 blue varieties, a pretty shade of aniline blue, produced on 

 freely branched plants during August and September; 2J feet. 



Qlory of Colwall. A splendid variety, with good-sized, 

 nearly double, ageratum-blue flowers, remarkably free-flower- 

 ing; 2J feet. September and October. 



Nov! Belgii Climax. In this grand new variety we have the 

 most important addition to Michaelmas Daisies yet made. The 

 plant is of strong, vigorous habit, over 5 feet high, fully one- 

 half of which consists of much-branched pyramidical-shaped 

 flower stems filled with light lavender-blue flowers, each 1^ 

 inches or more in diameter. It blooms from the latter part 



[ of August until the middle of October. 



White Climax. A counterpart of the above with pure 



white flowers; 5 feet. 



Price. Any of the above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. Set 

 of 4 sorts for $1. 25. 



NOTE.--A11 Bulbs, Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 percent, 

 to value of order to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River. 



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