C. W. ATWATER & SOX 
ASTERS (Hardy). These are showy per¬ 
ennials with masses of single daisy-like flowers 
blooming in early fall unless otherwise noted. 
VAlpinus (Rock Aster), 9". Showy blue 
flowers in early summer. 
Novae Angliae, 3'-4'. Large violet purple 
flowers. 
Novae Angliae Rosea, 3 -4'. Handsome 
rose pink. This and the preceding are excellent 
for massing. 
Novae Angliae Rosea Superba. 3-4'. 
Deeper color than the preceding; almost red; 
profuse bloomer. 
ASTILBE. Japonica (Spirea Japonica), 
l'-2'. Plumy spikes of small pure white flow¬ 
ers in June. Fine for cutting. 
Japonica Rubra. A variety with delicate 
pink flowers. 
BLUE BIRD FLOWER. See Veronica. 
BOLTONIA. Asteroides, 5 -7'. Pure white 
flowers like small daisies in September. 
Latisquama. 4'. A variety with pinkish lav¬ 
ender flowers. 
Latisquama Nana. 2'. Dwarf with pink flow¬ 
ers. 
BUDDLEIA. Magnifica Butterfly Bush , 
4 -5'. Often classed as a shrub but usually 
dies to the ground each winter in this section. 
Has long spikes of fragrant, rosy lilac flowers, 
excellent for cutting, from August until heavy 
frost. Very attractive to butterflies when in 
bloom; hence the name. 
Alternifolia. A new and distinct type more 
hardy than the other sorts and often growing 
as a shrub in sheltered locations. Flowers lilac 
purple, in compact, rounded clusters, in late 
summer and well into the fall. 
CAMPANULA. *Carpatica (Carpathian 
Harebell), 8"-10”. Blue flowers, large for so 
small a plant. July and August. 
Medium Calycanthema (Canterbury Bells , 
2-3'. This is the “Cup and Saucer" variety 
and comes in blue, pink, and white. In flower 
the last of June and July. These are biennials, 
blooming but a single season, and should be 
planted each year. 
Persicifolia, Blue, 2-3'. Deep blue, bell¬ 
shaped flowers, along a tall flower spike. June 
and July. 
*Rotundifolia (Blue Bells of Scotland), 1'. 
Small bell-shaped flowers, on wiry stems, 12"- 
15" tall, June to September. 
CASSIA. Marilandica, 5'-6'. Bright yel¬ 
low flowers. July to September. Attractive 
and showy. 
CENTAUREA. Macrocephala (Globe Cen- 
taurea), 3'. Large, thistle-like yellow flowers. 
July and August. 
Montana (Cornflower), 18"-24". Bluish vio¬ 
let flowers in July and August. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Korean, 18"-24". 
Single daisy-like flowers in September and 
October. Very hardy. 
CON V ALL ARIA (Lily-of-t he-Valley), 6’- 
8". Graceful spray’s of small pure white, fra¬ 
grant flowers in May. Very’ hardy’ and does 
w ell in the shade. 
COREOPSIS, 2’. Flow’ers like a large pure 
y’ellow- daisy: in bloom throughout the summer. 
Fine for cutting. 
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur) Belladonna, 3'. 
Pale blue shades with a long blooming period. 
Bellamosum, 3'. Like the above in deep 
blue shade. 
Imperial Hybrids, 4-5'. A very’ choice 
strain from Oregon; colors mixed but largely’ 
of light shades. 
Wrexham Hybrids, 4 -5'. A choice English 
strain with tall spikes of beautiful large flowers 
in all shades of blue and purple. 
DLANTHUS. Barbatus (Sweet William , 
12 -18". A popular, very*fragrant flower, com¬ 
ing in various shades of maroon, crimson, pink, 
white, and variegated, in June and July’. 
*Deltoides Maiden Pink), 6". Small deli¬ 
cate pink flowers in June and July*. 
*Latifolius (Dianthus, Red), 8"-12”. A hy¬ 
brid Sweet William with clusters of fiery* crim¬ 
son flowers in spring and again in late summer. 
’‘Plumarius (Garden Pink*. Single, 10"-12". 
Foliage sage green or gray*, remaining green all 
winter. Flowers from white to crimson, usually* 
prettily marked and variegated, with spicy* fra¬ 
grance. Mixed colors only*. May* and June. 
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