MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Artemisia Lactiflora 
HARDY ASTERS (Michaelmas Daisies) 
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. One of the most decorative free-flowering rich blue 
varieties, probably the nearest approach to a true blue. 3 feet. 
Glory of Colwall. A splendid improvement on the variety 
Beauty of Colwall, with good-sized, nearly double, ageratum- 
blue flowers; remarkably free flowering; 2)4 feet. 
Hybridus Luteus (New). Masses of small golden-yellow flowers 
during August and September; 2)4 feet. 50c. each (by P. P., 
60c.); per doz., $5.00. 
Miss Eisele. Very large flowers of a beautiful lavender blue; 
one of the best; 3 feet. 
Novae Angliae. Bright violet-purple flowers in abundance 
during the early Autumn; 4 feet. 
Novi Belgii Climax. Of strong, vigorous habit, 5 feet high; 
branched pyramidical-shaped flower stems; lavender-blue 
flowers. August-October. 
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, 
2 V 2 inches in diameter, arranged loosely in branching panicles 
of a particularly pleasing blue, tinted lavender; 3*4 feet high. 
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. 
Skylands Queen (New). Large, light blue flowers; dwarf and 
spreading; August. 50c. each (by P. P., 60c.); per doz., $5.00. 
St. Egwin. Densely branched, producing beautiful pink flowers; 
3 feet; September. 
Tataricus. Large flowers of bluish violet, very late. 6 feet. 
Price (except where noted), 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 
per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
JAPANESE HARDY ASTERS 
Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct species. Forms a circular 
cushion-like plant 2)4 feet across, rarely exceeding 9 inches in 
height. Flowers delicate, soft mauve, with silvery white 
reflection and over 134 inches in diameter and completely cover 
the plant; blooms begin to expand early in October, but are not 
at their best until November. 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); 
$2.50 per doz. 
ARTEMISIA 
A most useful class of plants either for the border or for filling 
in within the shrubbery. With the exception of the variety 
Lactiflora, they are not remarkable for their flowers; the foliage 
of the sorts offered is very ornamental. 
Abrotanum (Old Man, or Southern-wood). Dark green, finely cut 
foliage, with pleasant aromatic odor; 2 feet. 
Frigida (Fringed Wormwood). A shrubby little plant, growing 
from 8 to 12 inches high, with finely cut silvery foliage; a fine 
border plant. 
Lactiflora. A variety of great merit; flowers white, in much 
branched panicles; very fragrant; 4 ft.; Aug., Sept. Should be 
planted in fertile, moist soil. 
Pedemontana. A handsome variety with finely cut silvery foliage. 
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. 50c. each; per doz., $5.00. 
Stelleriana (Old Woman). Deeply cut silvery foliage; much 
used in carpet bedding; 18 inches. 
Price of Artemisias (except where noted), 4 for $1.00 (by 
P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
ASCLEPIAS (Butterfly Weed) 
Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, about 2 feet high, pro¬ 
ducing their flowers of brilliant orange-scarlet during July and 
August. 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, 
$15.00. 
DWARF ALPINE ASTER 
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. Identical to the above, but with 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, $18.00. 
ASTER FRIKARTI (Wonder of Stafa) 
A new everblooming perennial, blooms from June until frost. 
Flowers of a clear azure-blue, about 3 inches in diameter on long 
stems. 50c. each (by P. P., 60c.) ; per doz., $5.00. 
Hardy Aster 
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