The Cornflower' Aster. 



Stokesia Cyanea. 



This is one of our most 

 charming- and beautiful na- 

 tive hardy plants. The plant 

 grows from IS to 24 inches 

 high, bearing freely, from 

 early July until frost, its 

 handsome lavender-blue Cent- 

 aurea-like blossoms, each 

 measuring from 4 to 5 inches 

 across. It is of the easiest 

 culture, succeeding in any 

 open sunny position, and is 

 not only desirable as a single 

 plant in the mixed hardy 

 border but can be used with 

 fine effect in masses or beds 

 of any size. Pkt., 50 seeds, 

 8 cts. 



Aster, New Japanese or Tassel. 



The beautiful flowers of this new strain of Asters 

 offer a most striking contrast with those of any 

 other variety. They are of immense size measuring 

 from five to six inches across, with long petals 

 curiously waved and curled, so as to give them a 

 striking resemblance to the Japanese Chrysan- 

 themums. They grow fourteen or fifteen inches 

 high, are well branched and produce a number of 

 enormous flowers. Colors, flesh and pink. Pkt., 

 100 seeds, 5 cts. 



JacobA.Clas, Albany, N. T., 

 Sept. 2, 1904:— I take pleasure in 

 writing you a few lines in regard 

 to those Rose Bushes and seeds 

 that you sent to me last spring. 

 They have arrived in good season 

 and what nice bushes and seeds 

 they were. To tell the truth about 

 it, I never saw anything to equal 

 it for -the money. When I law 

 them I just congratulated myself 

 for falling onto one of your cata- 

 logues as I never knew there was 

 such a lady as you in the business . 

 But you can bet tbatv I won't for- 

 get you next spring if I am alive 

 and well. I wish that you could 

 see them now; you would never 

 believe they were the same bush- 

 es, but they are. I have been 

 picking Roses ever since the first 

 part of June; today I picked off 

 ten and tomorrow I expect about 

 14 more, so that isn't bad by any 

 means. I want to get my order 

 in early next spring. 



Harlequin Aster. 



A striking Aster of great beauty, upright habits 

 and a profuse bloomer. This new race produces 

 odd flowers of the most handsome and attractive 

 appearance, which continue in bloom a long time. 

 In the gardens of Paris they are considered the most 

 valuable of all varieties on account of their long 

 duration in bloom and remarkably bright and con- 

 spicuous colors. Composed of pure white petals, 

 quaintly interspersed in irreg-ular manner, with 

 deep blue and bright red petals. Pkt., 100 seeds, 

 5 cts. 



w See page 48 for prermium offer for best lawn planted with Miss Lippincott's 

 seeds in season of 1905 — Prize winners for 1904 on page 1. 



