Specialties and Novelties 
E VERY year sees a host of plants presented under the name of “Novelties. Some 
are good; some are “near good”; others are of fleeting value. We intend to test 
and study all the new things—but we do not present any of the new plants to 
our customers until we are absolutely sure that they are good, and will give entire 
satisfaction under normal garden culture. 
In all cases 12 plants will be sold for the price of 10 
Hardy Asters 
Hybridus luteus. Small yellow flowers borne 
in dense clusters on branching stems. 
Resembles the goldenrod and is splendid 
tor cutting. 35 cts. each. 
New Dwarf Hybrid Asters 
COUNTESS OF DUDLEY. Clear pink flowers 
nearly an inch in diameter, carried on 
plants about 2 feet high. September. 
35 cts. each. 
DAPHNE. A low-growing plant seldom more 
than a foot high. In late September plant is 
covered with light pink blooms. 35 cts. each. 
LADY HENRY MADDOCKS. Pale pink 
flowers, about an inch across, are borne so 
freely that they literally cover the plant. A 
good specimen grows about \}/2 feet high 
and needs a space of at least 2 feet. October. 
35 cts. each. 
VICTOR. Violet-blue flowers are carried early 
in the season on low-growing plants. 
35 cts. each. 
Delphinium 
Choice English Hybrids. Genuine Hollyhock 
type, grown from seed of the best named 
varieties. Mixed colors only. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz.; $20 per 100. 
Korean Hybrid 
Chrysanthemums 
Color illustration on back cover 
1. Apollo. Brilliant orange. 
2. Diana. Soft rose-pink. 
3. Ceres. Light buff-yellow. 
4. Mars. Rich crimson. 
5. Mercury. Plant Pat. No. 58. Bright scarlet. 
6. Daphne. Golden rose. 
Pot-grown plants, 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
SPECIAL OFFER: One plant each of 6 va¬ 
rieties $2.75; 3 plants each of 6 varieties $7.50 
Gypsophila 
Bristol Fairy. The very finest of the entire 
Baby’s Breath family. Flowers are snowy 
white, large, double, and carried very freely 
on long stems. Extra fine for cutting. 
35 cts. each. 
Hemerocallis 
Day Lilies are always popular. These new 
varieties seem to be more brilliant in color 
and certainly give a longer blooming season 
than do the older sorts. 
$1 each; $10 per doz. 
Anna Betscher. Golden yellow. 
Goldeni. Bright golden orange. 
Lemona. Pale lemon-yellow. 
Mrs. W. H. Wyman. Light lemon-yellow. 
Trollius 
The Globeflowers resemble buttercups, 
but the blooms are much larger. 
T. ledebouri. Golden Queen. Brilliant orange 
flowers which are desirable for cutting. 
40 cts. each; $4 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
Veronica 
Commonly known as Speedwell, the Ver¬ 
onicas bloom from late July into September. 
V. longifolia subsessilis. Long spikes of 
brilliant blue flowers. 30 cts. each; $3 per 
doz.; $20 per 100. 
Buddleia 
He de France. A new form of the familiar 
Butterfly Bush. The long branching stems 
are covered with violet-purple flowers, each 
of which has a golden center. Plants grow 
readily and carry a great number of blooms. 
One of the finest of the summer-flowering 
shrubs. 2-yr. plants, 60 cts. each; $6 per doz. 
Hybrid Hemerocallis 
