The Cornflower Aster. 
Stokesia Cyanea. 
This is one of our most 
charming and beautiful na- 
tive hardy plants. The plant 
grows from 18 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 
opeu 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. 
J '•.ob K. Claa, Albany. N. Y., 
Sept, 'i, 1904:— I take pleasure in 
writing you a tow lines in regard 
to those Kose Bushes and seeds 
that you sonttouio last spring. 
They havo arrived in good season 
and what nice bushes and seeds 
they wero. To tell tho truth about 
it, I never saw anything to equal 
it for tho money. When I saw 
them I just congratulated mysolf 
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 that 1 won't for- 
get you next spring if I am alivo 
and well. I wish that you could 
see them now; you would nover 
believe they were the same bush- 
es, but they oro. 1 have been 
picking Roses ever since the first 
part of June; today I picked off 
ten and tomorrow I expect about 
14 inoro.so that isn't bod 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 irregular manner, with 
deep blue and bright red petals. Pkt., 100 seeds, 
5 cts. 
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See page 48 for premium offer for best lawn planted with Miss Lippincott’s 
seeds in season of 1905 — Prize winners for 1904 on page 1. 
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