MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
107 
New Dwarf Border Aster 
*NEW DWARF BORDER ASTERS 
We take pleasure in introducing a collection of new dwarf Hy¬ 
brid Asters which we feel will fill a long felt want in providing a 
race of dwarf, compact, free flowering plants, blooming when 
there is a scarcity of low growing flowering plants. They rarely 
exceed one foot in height and during the blooming period in 
September they are completely covered with blossoms for a 
considerable time. They are exceptionally fine for edging or 
grouping in front of borders, they are also charming for the 
rock garden. 
Countess of Dudley. Charming clear pink flowers with yellow 
eye; bushy and free flowering. Late September. 9 inches. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Clear pale pink flowers; very free 
flowering and of dwarf compact growth. September. 12 
inches. 
Marjorie. A charming plant of compact growth, bearing 
large flowers of a bright rose-pink. Mid-September. 12 
inches. 
Nancy. Of dwarf bushy habit and very free flowering, the 
plants being covered with pale flesh-pink flowers towards the 
end of September. 12 inches. 
Ronald. Forms a dwarf bush covered with flowers of a pleas¬ 
ing bright shade of lilac-pink with rose-pink buds, very 
showy. Mid-September. 12 inches. 
Snowsprite (Snow Fairy). A very dwarf, early Fall-flowering 
variety forming compact clumps about one foot high; these 
are smothered with large, semi-double white flowers. A 
splendid novelty which deserves a place in every garden. 
Early September. 
Victor. The dwarfest of all and very pretty. The flowers are 
of good size and of a beautiful clear, pale lavender-blue; a 
charming rock plant. Early September. 12 inches. 
35 cents each; $3.50 per dozen; per 100, $25.00. 
*AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rock Cress) 
Deltoides. Neat compact plants covered with closely set lilac 
flowers. Excellent for the rockery. 30c. each; $2.75 per doz.; 
per 100, $18.00. 
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy) 
Improved double flowering, pink and white, separate colors. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
4 OUTSTANDING NEW HARDY ASTERS 
Hybridus Luteus. Masses of bright clear yellow, star 
shaped flowers. A border acquisition of yellow from July 
until frost. Grows compact and bushy, 2 feet high. Free 
flowering and keeps well when cut. 
Mt. Everest. A wonderful white Aster, by far the finest and 
best white ever introduced. Very tall, well shaped pyramids 
of flowers right down to the ground. The flowers are large, 
pure white with a very small yellow eye and unlike other 
white Asters the old flowers do not discolor the mass. The 
foliage is quite outstanding for its disease resistance and 
general cleanliness. 
Red Rover. Deep rosy-red flowers with golden center; buds 
bright red giving us our first red Fall flowering Aster. 
Compact habit and very free flowering. 3 to 4 feet, Septem¬ 
ber to frost. A real novelty which should be in every 
garden. 
Skylands Queen. Large light blue flowers produced abun¬ 
dantly on 4 foot plants in late August and early September. 
Dark green, disease resistant foliage. The best Fall Aster 
and a happy grower. 
50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
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; 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. Large, nearly double, Ageratum-blue flowers; 
remarkably free flowering. 214 feet. 
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. One of the best and showiest, with large 
pyramidal spikes of lavender-blue flowers. 5 feet. 
Pink Progressive. Very bushy plants with masses of small 
pink flowers. The best low growing pink; 234 feet. 
Queen Mary. The best of the Novi Belgii type, graceful flowers, 
2)4 inches in diameter, arranged loosely in branching panicles 
of a particularly pleasing blue, tinted lavender; 334 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. 
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), 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 
100, $15.00. 
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; per doz., $5.00. 
'DWARF 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. Identical to the above, but with pure white 
flowers. 
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. 30c. each; $3.00 per doz.; per 
100 , $ 20 . 00 . 
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 Dwarf Asters, 30c. each; $3.00 per doz.; per 
100 , $ 20 . 00 . 
Our long-spurred Columbines are unsurpassed for their light and airy grace in the Spring garden. See page 106 
Plants marked * are suitable for the rock garden 
(wa) 
