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ASTERS 
CMICnAELMAS DAISIES). 
ASTERS 
(MICHAELMAS DAISIES). 
A beautiful genus of hardy Herbaceous plants, 
consisting of a great number of varieties, many 
of which are amongst the best of our autumn- 
flowering plants; they are of easy culture, and 
will thrive in any ordinary soil, and produce in 
profusion during several months their beautiful 
star-shaped flowers. Many kinds continue a 
long time in bloom, and are elegant and well 
adapted for cut flowers, and also worthy of a 
place in shrubberies and mixed borders. The 
following will be found all first-class, and 
suitable for general decoration. 
ACKIS — Flowers satiny mauve, heads of bloom of great width • 
plant neat and compact. 2-3 ft 9rf. 
ALPINUS-l’ale blue, large. ft. <W. 
AMFILLXJS BFISSAHASXCXTS *— Flou'crs large, rich deep 
purplish blue ; one of the best. 2 ft. l)rf. 
C.ffiRULESCENS — Large bright blue flowers. 4 ft. Is. 
CHAPMANNI — Pale azure-blue, medium size," but borne in 
great profusion; a most effective species. 3-4 ft.j J)d. 
CORDIPOLItJS — Mauve, blooms abundantly an 1 early, foliage 
mas-ive. 4 ft. l.s. 
CORYMBOSA — Stellate white flowers with yellow centre, 
borne in large clusters. 3-4 ft. Is. 
DISCOLOR — White, changing to rose with age, forms a neat 
dense bush. 1-1^ ft. tW. 
ERICOIDES — Flowers small, but borne in abundance; white 
with yellow eye; very neat. 2-3 ft. 9<f. 
FORMOSISSIMIJS — Rosy purple flowers ; 
very distinct. 3-4 ft. Is. 
GRANDIPLORUS — Large, deep lilac- i 
coloured flowers. 3-3^ ft. l.s. 6rf. 
HORIZONTALIS— Reddish flowers ; neat 
stiff habit. 2 ft. 9</. 
LzBVIS — Clear blue, yellow centre. ( 
effective and distinct ; one of the best and ; 
most showy. 4-4J ft. 9rf. 
LINDLEYANTJS — Flowers pale lilac, 
head dense, li ft. 9tf. 
LTNARzEPOLIUS — Lavender-blue, very 
fl iriferous. 2-3 ft. Is. 
LONGIPOLIUS VAR. PORMOSUS— 
A dense bu.sh with rose-coloured flowers, 
habit neat and dwarf ; very distinct. 
2 ft. 9(f. 
NOV.ffi-ANQLIz5E — Large purplish blue 
flowers. 3-4 ft. 9rf. 
NOVzE-ANGLI/B ROSEA — Flowers 
purplish red ; very fine. 4-5 ft. 9rf. 
NOVI BELGI — In variety. 9tf. and Is. 6d. ■" 
POLYPHYLLIJS — White flowers, very 
pure, flowers in August. 4 ft. 9rf. 
PTARMICOIDES — Dense heads of milk- 
white blossoms. l-l..j ft. Od. 
PULGHERRIMUS — Much branched pan- 
icles of whitish fringed flowers. 6 ft. 
9rf. 
SALSTJGINOSA — Bluish white. 14 ft. 
9d. 
SHORTII — Small azure blue flowers, 
leaves cordate. 1^-2 ft. 9t/. 
SPECTABILIS — Very pretty,'_bright violet 
flowers ; neat habit. J ft. 9d. 
STELLATXTS — Flowers blue, yellow eye ; 
plant very dwarf and compact; useful] for 
front row of the border. ^-5 ft.*' 9rf. 
TRINERVIS — White, with purplish" and 
yellow disc. 3 ft. Is. 
TITRBINELLTTS — Mauve, very free. 3 ft. 
Is. 6rf. 
VERSICOLOR — White, changing 'to pur- 
ple, very floriferous. 5-(i ft. 9rf.' 
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