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ASCLEPIAS. Milkweed 
Asclepias incarnata. 3 to 4 ft. Leafy and branch- 
ing^^ showy heads of red or purplish-red flowers in 
A. tuberosa (Butterfly Weed). 2 to 3 ft. July to 
September. A handsome plant, with compact 
umbels of brilhant orange-colored flowers; dry 
banks and helds; widespread and not infrequent. 
i!/xcellent for border and among shrubs. 
ASPERULA. Woodruff 
Asperula odorata (Sweet Woodruff). 6 to 8 in 
Habit erect or ascending; leaves usually in a whorl 
of eight, finely toothed, or roughest at margin 
Increases rapidly and is used for carpeting shadv 
places and for edgings. Heads of snowy-whit* 
flowers m May. A fine-scented herb; if dried, used 
for perfume. 
ASPHODELINE 
Asphodeline luteus. 3 ft. June and July. The 
Asphodel of the ancients. Flowers fragrant, 
yellow; foliage grass-like. Excellent for cutting. 
HARDY ASTERS 
Michaelmas Daisies 
F Every garden should have at least a few varieties 
of these excellent plants. They come into bloom 
very late in the season, when there is a scarcity of 
other flowers. They are effective when planted either 
in masses or as single specimens. 
Aster alpinus. 9 in. Late May to June. Showy 
purple flowers, each on good stem for cutting. 
Desirable for rock garden or border. 
var. albus. 6 in. Spring-flowering; white flowers. 
var. altaicus. 6 in. Large, bluish-purple flowers. 
var. rubrus. 6 in. Bright rosy-red flowers. 
A- Amellus var. Bessarabicus. 18 in. August. 
Rich purplish-blue flowers, with orange center. 
Good for cutting. 
A. Beauty of Colwall. 4 ft. A distinct novelty, 
with perfectly double flowers of a very pleasing 
shade of lavender, freely produced on stout, erect 
stems. A valuable acquisition. 25 cts.; S2.00 per 
A. Combe Fishacre. 2 ft. Pale lavender; large 
flower; profuse bloomer; early. 
A. ericoides. (Heath-like Aster). 18 in. October. 
White flowers with yellow center; small but 
elegant. 
A. longifolia formosissima. 3 ft. October. A 
superb Aster. Dwarf-growing variety, with bright, 
rose-colored flowers. 
A. Grace. 3 ft. Bluish lavender; large flower; late. 
A. Lady Trevellyn. 3 to 4 ft. Immense heads of 
white flowers, with yellow eenter.s. Most con- 
spicuous and ornamental. 
A. laevis. 3 to 4 ft. Blue; flowers large; early Fall. 
A. Madonna. 3 ft. Pure white; large flowers; late. 
A. multiflorus. 18 in. Multitudes of small white 
flowens; late. 
A. Novae-Angliae (New England Aster). 3 to 7 ft. 
Our grandest American species, with thousands 
of big violet-purple flowers; August and Septem- 
ber. 
HARDY ASTERS— Continued 
Aster Novae-Angliae var. Feltham Blue (New). 
4 ft. The brightest and most free bloomer; color 
bright blue, with yellow center and dark stems; 
erect in habit, branching to the ground, all 
covered with bloom. 25 cts.; $2.00 per 10. 
var. roseus. 3 to 4 ft. A charming variety of the 
above, with all shades of rose and crimson. Most 
beautiful of all hardy Asters. 
A. Novi-Belgii. 3 to 5 ft. Pale blue; flower medium; 
late; shrubbery and border. 
A. Novelty. 3 ft. (New). Deep pink; flower medi- 
um; late; very fine. 25 cts.; S2.00 per 10. 
A. ptarmlcoides. 18 in. August, September. Pure 
white; useful for cutting. 
A. pulcherrima. 2 ft. Violet blue; large flowers; 
profuse bloomer; late. 
■^vT**?'**^"^* ^ late-blooming variety, with 
blue flowers. 
A. Top Sawyer. 2 ft. Pink, fading to white; 
flower large; late. 
A. T. S. Ware. 3 to 4 ft. Delicate pink; very 
dense; late. 
ASTILBE, or SPIRiEA 
Astilbe Chinensis. 18 in. July and August. 
Finely cut foliage; pink flowers. Effective in 
masses and in the border. 
A. Davidii. Spikes 5 ft. high; July and August, 
Like a gigantic Spira;a Japonica, but of lovely 
rose-pink color. 25 cts.; $2.00 per 10. 
A. Japonica. 2 ft. June and July. Plumy spikes 
of pure white flowers and pretty dark green 
fohage. Valuable for garden or forcing. 
A. Washingtoni. 2 ft. June and July. Dark 
green foliage; white flowers. 
AUBRIETIA 
Aubrletia deltoidea. 2 to 10 in. April and May. 
Flowers showy purple; foliage silvery. Good for 
rock garden, border and edging. 
BAPTISIA. False Indigo 
Baptisia Australis. 4 ft. Late May and June. 
A handsome plant, with deep blue Lupin-like 
flowers in long racemes. Easily cultivated and 
adapted to any garden soil. 
B. tinctoria (Wild Indigo). 2 to 3 ft. July. Bushy 
branched; deep green, deeply cut foliage. Showy 
spikes of bright yellow flowers. 
BELLIS. English Daisy 
Bellis perennis (True, or English Daisy). April to 
June. A hardy herbaceous perennial, 3 to 6 in. 
high, with double flowers, red, white or pink. 
Suitable for edging. 
BETONICA. SeeStachys 
BOCCONIA. Plume Poppy 
Bocconia cordata. 3 to 8 ft. July and August. 
An attractive plant, with large, heart-shaped 
foliage; spikes of purplish-white flowers. A noble 
perennial. Wild garden or shrubbery; good for 
sub-tropical effeots. 
