Dwarf Hybrid Asters 
This charming race of really Dwarf Asters, introduced last season, is of the greatest value for late summer and 
early fall color in the rock-garden or hardy border. All are compact, seldom over 1 foot in height, and densely 
covered with small, dainty, single blossoms. Perfectly hardy and easy to grow. 
The Latest 
Introductions 
CONSTANCE. Pure shell-pink 
—a new and delightful color. 
Graceful habit. Height, 9 inches. 
LAVANDA. Lavender-blue flow¬ 
ers. Very free flowering and early, 
commencing to bloom about Sep¬ 
tember 10. Height, 12 to 15 inches. 
LILAC-TIME. Lovely soft lilac 
blooms. Free flowering, of bushy 
habit. September and October. 
Height, 15 to 18 inches. 
NIOBE. Pure white. Very free. 
Growth compact. September 15. 
Height, 12 inches. 
Above Asters, 50 cts. each, 
$1.25 for 3, $5 per doz. 
Previous 
Introductions 
COUNTESS OF DUDLEY. A 
very charming clear pink with 
yellow eye. Late September. 
Height, 9 inches. 
LADY HENRY MADDOCKS. 
Clear pale pink flowers. Very free. 
September. Height, 1 foot. 
MARJORIE. A charming plant 
of compact habit, bearing large flowers of a bright rose- 
pink. Mid-September. Height, 1 foot. 
NANCY. Very free. Pale flesh-pink flowers toward 
the end of September. Height, 1 foot. 
RONALD. A dwarf bush with lilac-pink flowers. 
New Dwarf Hybrid Asters, Lady Henry Maddocks 
SNOW SPRITE. Cushions of pure white flowers. 
Very effective and clean. Dwarf, compact, and bushy. 
September. Height, 1 foot. 
VICTOR. Flowers are beautiful clear pale lavender- 
blue. Early September. Height, 1 foot. 
Above varieties, unless otherwise noted, 30 cts. each, 75 cts. for 3, $3 per doz. 
Hardy Asters (Michaelmas Daisies). Choice Kinds 
These are improved forms of our beautiful wild Asters, flowering so profusely throughout New England in late 
summer and fall. Those marked “N.A.” are of the Novae-angliae type and are tall and erect in habit; “N.B.,” 
the Novi-belgi type, are more profuse in branching and flowering. 
Barr’s Pink. N.A. Undoubtedly the best Aster of this type 
so far introduced. Strong-growing, shapely plant 5 feet 
in height and flowering profusely from early Septem¬ 
ber on. Individual flowers are large, pure bright pink 
in color, and carried on rigid, branching stems. 
Blue Bouquet. Violet-blue flowers of fine size, with 
attractive golden yellow eye. Habit is compact and 
very free. Healthy foliage. A fine addition. October. 
Height, 18 inches. 50 cts. each, $1.25 for 3, $5 per doz. 
Blue Gem. N.B. A profuse bloomer in September and 
October, with large, double flowers of rich true blue. 
Height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Burbank’s Charming. Differs from the type in growth 
and habit. A loose, graceful, vigorous plant entirely 
covered with dainty rosy white flowers in feathery 
sprays. Late September on. Height, 5 feet. 35 cts. 
each, 90 cts. for 3, $3.50 per doz. 
Climax. N.B. An old favorite. Large, light blue flowers 
with golden central disk. September and October. 
Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
Freedom. N.B. Plant is completely covered with large 
flowers of a rich violet-blue shade. It blooms fully 
two weeks earlier than Queen Mary. Height, 3 feet. 
Frikarti (Wonder of Staefa). Large flowers of a wisteria- 
violet shade with large yellow centers. Has a longer 
blooming period than any other variety, flowering 
from late July to frost. Excellent for cutting. Height, 
2 to 2}/2 feet. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Hybridus luteus. This Aster resembles a glorified 
goldenrod in its flowering habit. During late August 
and early September it is a gorgeous mass of small 
golden yellow flowers, produced in long, densely 
covered sprays. Height, 2% feet. 
Maid of Athens. N.B. A vigorous, branching beauty, 
completely covered with large, single flowers of a 
glorious shade of rose-pink in late September and 
early October. Best pink. Height, 3J^ feet. 
N. B. “Winchell Variety.” Not unlike Skylands 
Queen but earlier, flowering by mid-August and re¬ 
maining effective for a long time. Somewhat stronger 
in growth. Highly desirable. Height, 3 to 3J4 feet. 
50 cts. each, $1.25 for 3, $5 per doz. 
Queen Elizabeth. An improved white variety. From 
early September on the plant is a mass of glistening, 
snow-white, semi-double blooms. Height, 3 feet. 
Queen Mary. N.B. Very large individual flowers 
averaging 2J4 inches across, rich, glistening, brilliant 
blue in color. Flowers carried in loosely conical 
trusses form an attractive, shapely compact plant. 
Flowers in late September. Height, 3 feet. 
Red Rover. N.B. (New.) The nearest approach to a true 
red—glowing red buds, opening wine-red. Medium¬ 
sized flowers in immense sprays. An acquisition. 
Height, 3 to 4 feet. 50 cts. each, $i.25 for 3, $5 per doz. 
Royal Blue. N.B. A mass of rich deep blue flowers covers 
the plant from early September on; golden disk at 
center adds to its attractiveness. Height, 23d> to 3 feet. 
Royal Pink. N.B. Compact-growing plant carrying a 
profusion of soft pink flowers during September and 
early October. Height, 2}/% to 3 feet. 
Skylands Queen. Flowers are large, an attractive 
shade of light blue, completely covering the plant, 
which is dense and spreading in habit. From late 
August on; splendid for cutting. Height, 2}/% feet. 
Ypres. N.B. Neat rosy red flowers; compact growth. 
September and October. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
All Hardy Asters, unless otherwise noted, are 25 cts. each, 65 cts. for 3 of one kind, $2.50 per doz. 
