MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 37 
ARMERIA (Sea Pink or Thrift) 
Attractive dwarf plants succeeding in any soil; evergreen 
tufts of bright green foliage, from which innumerable flowers 
appear in dense heads, on stiff, wiry stems, from 9 to 12 inches 
high. They flower more or less continuously from early Spring 
until late in the Fall. Very useful in the rockery. 
Laucheana Rosea. Bright rose. Maritima. Pale pink.. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15 00. 
ARTEMISIA 
Abrotanum (Old Man, or Southern-wood). Dark green, finely 
cut foliage, with pleasant aromatic odor; 2 feet. 
Silver King. A new variety with beautiful, bright silvery foliage, 
which can be cut and dried, and which will retain its silver color 
all Winter. 
Stelleriana (Old Woman). Deeply-cut silvery foliage; much used 
in carpet bedding; 18 inches. 
Lactiflora. A variety of great merit; flowers white, in much 
branched panicles, very fragrant; 4 feet; Aug., Sept. 
Pedemontana. A handsome variety with finely cut silvery 
foliage. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
ASCLEPIAS (Butterfly Weed) 
Tuberosa. Showy native plants, about 2 feet high, producing 
brilliant orange-scarlet flowers during July and August. 4 for 
$1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
HARDY ASTERS 
FALL FLOWERING VARIETIES 
Anita Ballard. Light Lobelia blue, shading to lighter center. 
Early and free; 3 feet. 
Autumn Beauty. An exquisite shade of light blue; very large 
flowers, commencing to bloom in the late summer and con¬ 
tinuing almost up to frost time; height, about 4 feet. 
Barrs Pink. A strong, vigorous grower, forming shapely plants 
from four to five feet high with beautiful pink flowers. 
Blue Gem. Large, rich violet-blue; 3 feet. 
Glory of Colwall. A splendid improvement on the variety 
Beauty of Colwall; good sized, nearly double ageratum blue 
flowers; free flowering; 2J^ feet; September and October. 
Miss Eisele. Very large flowers of a beautiful lavender blue; 
one of the best; 3 feet. 
Novae Angliae. Bright violet purple; 4 feet. 
Novi Belgii Climax. Of strong, vigorous habit, 5 feet high; 
branched pyramidical-shaped flower stems; lavender-blue 
flowers. August-0 ctober. 
Perry’s White. A strong grower whose branches in the early 
Autumn are literally covered with large white flowers with a 
golden center; 4 feet. 
Queen Mary. The best of the Novi Belgii type; graceful flowers, 
23 ^ inches in diameter, arranged loosely in branching panicles 
of a particularly pleasing blue, tinted lavender; 3)^ feet. 
Roseum Superbum. This is one of the best hardy Asters we 
have ever seen. The color is almost red; profuse bloomer. 
Sam Banham. Very large and graceful pure white flowers. 
One of the earliest to bloom; 3 feet. 
St. Egwin. Densely branched, producing beautiful pink flowers; 
3 feet; September. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
DWARF ALPINE ASTERS 
Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy borders; 
grows 6 to 10 inches high and bears large, showy bluish-purple 
flowers in May and June. 
Alpinus Albus. Pure white flowers. 
Sub-coeruleus. Forms a dense tuft of leaves from which spring 
many leafless stems 12 inches high, bearing in June and July 
large bluish-violet flowers. 
Price of Alpine Asters, 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per 
doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
JAPANESE HARDY ASTER 
Mauve Cushion. A distinct species. Forms a circular cushion¬ 
like plant, rarely exceeding 9 inches in height. Flowers of 
delicate, soft mauve and produced in such lavish profusion 
as to completely cover the plant; November. 4 for $1.00 (by 
P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
ASTER FRIKARTI (Wonder of Stafa) 
A new ever-blooming perennial, blooms from June until frost. 
Flowers of a clear azure-blue about 3 inches in diameter on long 
stems. 2 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $5.00 per doz. 
Hardy Aster, Roseum Superbum 
ASTILBE ARENDSI 
The plants are of vigorous growth, 23^ to 3 l A feet high. They 
prefer a half-shady, moist position in any ordinary garden soil. 
Amethyst. Well-branched spikes of deep violet-purple flowers; 
end of June; 3 feet. 
Deutschland. Beautiful trusses of snow-white flowers. 
Gloria Superba. Deep rose-pink flowers, very showy. 
Kriemhilde. A new variety with feathered spikes of salmon- 
pink flowers; fine for cutting and very attractive in the garden. 
Peachblossom. A beautiful peach-blossom pink. A very com¬ 
pact grower and very free flowering. 
Pink Pearl. Dense panicles of small pearl-like flowers, delicate 
light pink. 
Rhineland. The compact spikes of flowers are bright crimson, 
shaded salmon. 
Rose Pearl. Shell pink; an excellent variety for the garden. 
Vesta. Very graceful plumes of light lilac-rose. 
2 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $5.00 per doz. 
BOCCONIA 
(Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) 
Cordata. 6 to 8 feet in height; flowers in terminal panicles, 
creamy-white color; July and August. 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., 
$1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
BOLTONIA (False Chamomile) 
Among the showiest of our native hardy perennial plants; 
large single, Aster-like flowers. The plant is in bloom during the 
Summer and Autumn months, and its thousands of flowers, open 
at one time, produce a very showy effect. 
Asteroides. Pure white; very effective; 5 to 7 feet. 
Latisquama. Pink, slightly tinged with lavender; 4 to 6 feet. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
HARDY BORDER CARNATIONS 
Choice mixed seedlings produced from seed. We supply strong 
plants that will furnish an abundance of flowers next season. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
CENTAUREA (Hardheads or Knapweeds) 
Of easy culture, delighting in an open, sunny position and pro¬ 
ducing a wealth of bloom, which not only make a fine display in 
the border but is excellent for cutting. 
Montana (Perennial Corn Flower). Grows 2 feet high, bearing 
large violet-blue flowers from July to September. 4 for $1.00 (by 
P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
Plant a few Iris for genuine garden pleasure. See pages 40 and 41 
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