RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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ASTERS —Continued. 
Of strong and vigorous growth and easi¬ 
est culture, they are valuable for edging 
or grouping in front of borders as well as 
being charming when planted in clumps 
in the alpine or rock garden. Flowering 
period extends from August to October. 
We are pleased to offer the following 
varieties: 
"Countess of Dudley —Very free flowering, 
the clear pink flowers, with yellow eye, 
completely covering the compact bushes. 
12 inches. 35c each. 
* Daphne —About 12 inches high with beau¬ 
tiful soft pink flowers. 35c each. 
*Lady Henry Haddocks —Resembles Coun¬ 
tess of Dudley, but with flowers of a 
clear pale pink and somewhat more 
dwarf, about 9 inches. 25c each. 
* Marjorie —One of the latest of these dwarf 
hybrids to bloom, beginning about first 
week of Oct. Large flowers of a bright 
rose pink, covering the 9 inch high 
bushes. 35c each. 
*Nancy — Another intermediate, growing 
about 9 inches high and covered with 
masses of lavender pink flowers. 25c 
each. 
^Remembrance —Deep lavender blue flow¬ 
ers. 12 inches. 25c each. 
* Ronald —One of the taller varieties, about 
12 inches high, with masses of showy 
rose-pink buds, which open a lilac pink. 
25c each. 
*Snowsprite —(Snow Fairy) Forms a dwarf 
compact bush, covered with semi-double 
white flowers from early Sept, to Oct. 
One of the most popular of these hy¬ 
brids, making excellent border and edg¬ 
ing plants where white is wanted for 
late summer. 12 inches. 35c each. 
* Victor —The most dwarf of all, and per¬ 
haps the prettiest. The flowers are as 
large as those of the other varieties and' 
of a clear pale lavender blue. 6 in. 25c 
each. 
Collection of 9 varieties, $2.50. 
hybridus luteus —Small bright yellow flow¬ 
ers in clusters on 18 inch stems, fine for 
cut flowers, continuing to bloom from 
July to Oct., if kept cut. 25c each. 
*1 ichiangensis —A lovely alpine aster from 
China. While it is of very dwarf habit in 
its native habitat, here in the lowlands it 
attains a height of from 10 to 18 inches, 
one large purplish flower, with many 
slender petals, to a stem. Requires a 
well-watered stony soil, mixed with peat 
and silt. May and June. 75c each. 
*Mme. Michaud —A hybrid of French origin 
forming low mounds, from 8 to 10 inches 
high, covered with soft lavender pink 
flowers from August to October. A very 
profuse bloomer and worthy of space in 
every garden. 35c each. 
*Mauve Cushion —A hardy Japanese spe¬ 
cies, forming round cushion-like plants, 
2 to 3 feet across and from 6 to 8 inches 
high. Completely covered with pale 
mauve-colored flowers during Oct. and 
Nov. 25c each. 
mesa grande speciosa — While botanists 
have placed this in the Erigeron family 
(Erigeron macranthus) we will describe 
it with the asters, as many flower lovers 
have known it as an aster. Large dark 
purple flowers on branching stems 2 to 3 
ft. high. One of the last to bloom, Oct. 
and Nov. 35c each. 
*pleiades — “Yvette Richardson”. A mini¬ 
ature Michaelmas Daisy with a profusion 
of lavender blue flowers on 8 to 12 inch 
stems from Aug. to Oct. Very dainty. 
25c each. 
*porteri —A very drought resistant species 
and one of the best for rock walls. Small 
white flowers on slender 8 to 12 inch 
stems from Aug. to Oct. 25c each. 
shorti — (Georgia Aster) Long graceful 
sprays of dark azure blue flowers during 
Sept, and Oct. 4 ft. 25c each. 
*sp. Olympic Mts. —A dwarf form of folia- 
ceus, with very large lavender blue flow¬ 
ers on 12 inch stems. July to Sept. 35c 
each. 
*subcaeruleus Star of Eisenach — Bright 
lavender and lavender blue flowers, from 
3 to 4 inches across, with golden centers, 
on 15 inch stems, from May to July. 25c 
each. 
*subcaeruleus Wartburg Star —Violet pur¬ 
ple flowers with yellow centers, almost 
as large as those of the preceding vari¬ 
ety, on 12 to 15 inch stems. May to July. 
25c each. 
tataricus— Another very late bloomer, with 
large bold foliage and masses of bluish- 
violet flowers on 6 foot stems. 25c each. 
*townsendii —The plant we list under this 
name resembles the amellus species in 
both foliage and habit, and probably is 
one. Medium size flowers of purplish 
violet, on 12 to 15 inch stem, during Oct. 
and Nov. A nice companion to the yellow 
Button Mums, California Buttons and 
Nuggets. 25c each. 
undulatus —A native of the eastern states 
with purple flowers on 3 ft. stems during 
Sept, and Oct. 25c each. 
* Alpines or Rock plants. 
