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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
Boltonia asteroides, showing what a fine mass of flowers they make. This picture also 
shows how closely the Michaelmas Daisies and Boltonias resemble each other 
Michaelmas Daisy, Magnificus is 3 }4 to 4 feet high, stout, and much branched, and 
has soft blue-lavender flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
Shortii is closely allied with these. Neat, erect habit and stems ,3 to 4 feet high, full 
of fine, clear blue flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
A. ericoides owes its name to a resemblance of the wonderfully full-flowering 
plants to a heath or erica. It makes compact little bushes smothered with little starry 
flowers and is a most excellent filler in a large border. Sensation is about 2 feet high, with 
tiny, starry, white flowers. Virgil is like it, with a red center. 
A. novae-angliae is a race of tall, stiff-stemmed Asters with rough, hairy, lanceo- 
late leaves all along the stems. They grow 4 to 5 feet high and in late summer are 
densely massed with rather large flowers. Novae-angliae type is a rosy magenta; novae- 
angliae rosea is rosy; novae-angliae, var. Hearst, is a rich deep purple, one of the finest 
purples in ray garden; novae-angliae, William Bowman, is a striking sort, with flowers 
of a peculiar shade of purple, more nearly blue. 
A. novi-belgii has smooth, dark green foliage, pleasing in the mass. The stout 
but slender stems are much branched and bear great masses of flowers of fine form. 
The varieties give every color from white to pinks, bines, and purples, and are of all 
heights from 3 to 7 feet. Their flowering season is as varied and they flower much 
earlier m California than in the East. 
Erigeron grows to 4 feet, with reddish fohage and small blue flowers scattered all 
over the branching plant. 
Beatrice is 4 to 5 feet high, with snowy white flowers. 
Climax has extra large violet flowers fully 2 inches across. 3 to 4 ft. 25 cts. each. 
Efne, 3 to 4 leet, makes a fine mass of a/.urc-blue. 
Elsie Perry, 3 feet, has glistening pink flowers and is one of the best pinks 
Fairfield, 5 leet, has while flowers with slender petals. 
John Wood is strong and branches 3 to 4 feet with rather large, dear blue flowers. 
Mrs. Davis Evans is a hold, azure-blue variety, 5 leet high 
Mrs Purdymakesa very compact, low hush with deep blue-purple flowers. 2 to 3 it 
Cf B g - W ."?' 2 r° 3 kvt ' ls the bes1 sof1 P inks is densely (lowered, 
bt. Bngid, 4 feet, has soft rose flowers on long arching stems. 
