T^few Dwarf Hybrid Asters 
Extremely useful new class of Asters with flowers 
like the tall Michaelmas Daisies, profusely borne on 
very dwarf, compact plants ideal in habit for rock- 
garden or edging beds of taller plants. Very thrifty 
and require little or no special attention. 
35 cts. each, $1 for 3 of one kind, 
$3 for 10 of one kind 
COLLECTION: One each of 6 varieties, customer’s 
selection, for $1.75. 
Countess of Dudley. Charming pink flowers with 
yellow eyes. 1 ft. Oct. 
Daphne. Pink, tinged lilac. Free flowering. 14 in. 
Oct. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Clear, pale pink. Very 
profuse. 7 in. Early Sept. 
Marjorie. Very large flowers of bright rose-pink. 
9 in. Mid-Oct. 
Nancy. Unusually bushy and dwarf. Flowers pale 
flesh-pink. 9 in. Early Oct. 
Ronald. Showy, bright lilac-pink. 1 ft. Early Oct. 
Snowsprite. Semi-double glistening white flowers. 
Very dwarf plant. Sept. 
Venus. Extremely bright pink on dense, compact 
plant. 1 ft. Oct. 
Victor. Very dwarf and profuse. Flowers clear 
lavender-blue. 6 in. Mid-Sept. 
Astilbe 
Most delightful plants for deep, rich soil in a 
moist, half-shady part of the garden, producing 
graceful, showy plumes of tiny flowers in June and 
July. _ 
America. Lilac-tinted blooms. 
Amethyst. Violet-purple flowers. 
Avalanche. Pure white, feathery plumes. 
Gloria Superba. Brilliant dark pink, a showy shade. 
Prof, van der Wielen. Pure, glistening white flowers. 
Queen Alexandra Superba. Bright pink or rose of 
a charming tint. 
All Astilbes, $1.50 for 3 of one kind, 
$4 for 10 of one kind, $35 per 100 
CAMPANULA. Bellflower. Border plants of erect 
habit with delightful bell-shaped flowers. 
C. persicifolia. Slender stems set with columns of 
pale blue flowers. 2 ft. June, July. 
C. persicifolia, Telham Beauty. Large, bell-shaped, 
blue flowers on 2 to 23^-foot stems. Fine border 
plants and a superb cut-flower. June, July. 
C. Trachelium. Bold, bushy plants with rough foli¬ 
age and purple-blue flowers. 2 to 3 ft. July, Aug. 
DICENTRA spectabilis. Bleeding-Heart. An old 
garden favorite. Long, graceful, drooping racemes 
of rosy pink flowers above the very ornamental 
foliage. 2 ft. April-June. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, 
$35 per 100. 
DICTAMNUS Fraxinella (albus). Gas-Plant. 
Favorite old-fashioned plant of graceful habit, 
with showy spikes of flowers which give off an aro¬ 
matic gas. On a still evening, if a match is held 
to the base of the spike, the flame will crackle up 
the entire length of the stem. Very desirable as 
border plants, making a wonderful show during 
June. 2 to 3 ft. See illustration on inside back 
cover. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
D. Fraxinella rubra. Rosy purple with deeper colored 
veins. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
DORONICUM magnificum. Very attractive spring¬ 
blooming daisy with large yellow flowers on stiff 
stems. Very early; excellent as a cut-flower. 2 ft. 
April-June. 
EREMURUS. Desert Candle. One of the most 
magnificent perennials known. The stately flower- 
spikes come up in early spring, reaching 6 to 8 feet 
high. Plant in a rich, well-drained position, pro¬ 
tect in fall with a covering of leaves, and in spring 
guard against late frosts by covering them with a 
peach-basket. When planting spread the roots out 
horizontally, with the eye about 2 inches below 
the surface. See illustration on back cover. 
E. Bungei. Starry citron-yellow flowers with spidery 
stamens. $2 each. 
E. Elwesi. Silvery pink flowers in tall, cylindrical 
spikes. $3 each. 
E. Elwesi albus. White form of above. $3 each. 
E. himalaicus. White. $2.50 each. 
E. robustus. Giant spikes of charming, bright pink 
flowers. $4 each. 
Erigeron 
ERIGERON Mesagrande speciosus grandiflorus. 
A very fine cut-flower. Lilac, aster-like flowers in 
great abundance. 1 to H/i ft. July, Aug. 
FUNKIA (Hosta). Plantain Lily. Almost inde¬ 
structible plants with broad, decorative foliage 
and attractive flowers which thrive almost any 
place. Invaluable for borders and shady and 
marshy ground. 
F. cserulea. Neat foliage. Pale purple flowers. H /2 
ft. Aug. 
F. lancifolia albo-marginata. Large leaves edged 
white. Flowers white. Aug., Sept. 
F. subcordata grandiflora. Very large foliage. Flow¬ 
ers white. 2 ft. July, Aug. 
Prices, unless noted, 85 cts. for 3 of one kind, $2.30 for 10 of one kind, $20 per 100 
IkUTHEIkFORD, N. J 
BQBBINK & AT KINS 
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