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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
ASTERS, Fall Flowering, or Michaelmas 
Daisies —We take great pleasure as well 
as a pardonable pride in offering the fol¬ 
lowing wonderful collection of this most 
valuable and showy family of late flow¬ 
ering, hardy plants. They grow freely in 
almost any soil and climate, giving a 
wealth of bloom from August to late 
November. 
novae-angliae section —The varieties in this 
section have large flowers which are pro¬ 
duced in terminal clusters on branching 
4 to 6 ft. stems. 
Barrs Pink —Large open semi-double flow¬ 
ers of rose pink, with showy gold and 
bronze central disc. 4 ft. 25c each. 
Mrs. F. W. Raynor —The nearest approach 
to red in this section. Best described as 
intense violet-purple. 4 1 / 4 ft. 25c each. 
Ryecroft Pink —Bright rose pink flowers 
on 5 ft. stems. 25c each. 
Ryecroft Purple —Large rich purple flow¬ 
ers on 5 to 6 ft. stems. 25c each. 
novi-belgi section — The following varieties 
represent the best of this important sec¬ 
tion. With a few exceptions all being 
very large flowered and produced on 
long branching sprays in great profusion. 
All make fine cut flowers, working in 
nicely with Helenium, Artemisia lacti- 
flora and Silver King, Rudbeckia fulgida 
hybrids and the hardy Mums. 
Abendroethe —(Evening Glow) Rosy red 
flowers on 3 ft. stems. 25c each. 
Anita Ballard —Soft cornflower blue semi¬ 
double flowers, with incurved petals. 
Early and distinct. 4 y 2 ft. 25c each. 
Ballards Crimson —Medium size flowers of 
crimson during Sept, and Oct. 50c each. 
Beauty of Colwall — Large soft lavender 
blue flowers. 4 ft. 25c each. 
Blue Eyes —One of the best of the tall blue 
Asters yet introduced. Long pure violet- 
blue petals surrounding a small yellow 
eye. 4 ft. 35c each. 
Burbanks Charming —The plants are com¬ 
pletely covered with feathery sprays of 
delicate rosy white. About 5 feet high 
with graceful, disease resistant foliage. 
35c each. 
Climax —The oM favorite. Large lavender 
flowers with golden yellow disc. 25c 
each. 
Dick Ballard —Soft rose lilac semi-double 
flowers with golden bronze centers. 3 ft. 
25c each. 
Edith Goodwin —A fine blue, one of the 
best for cutting. 25c each. 
Empress of Colwall — Large semi-double 
flowers of rosy lilac or heliotrope. One 
of the best of this section. iV 2 ft. 35c 
each. 
Grey Lady — A lovely variety with large 
well shaped flowers of a delicate French 
grey. 4 ft. 25c each. 
King of the Belgians — Very large semi¬ 
double lavender blue flowers on 5 ft. 
stems. Probably the largest flowers of 
this section. 25c each. 
Little Boy Blue — The finest rich blue aster 
introduced. Very compact habit, not over 
2 feet high, blooming from early August 
to October. 25c each. 
Little Pink Lady —A fine companion for 
Little Boy Blue, being also very dwarf, 
not over 2 feet high, but more open in 
habit. Very large rich pink flowers dur¬ 
ing Sept, and Oct. 35c each. 
Louvain— Compact bushes of soft pink, 3 
ft. 25c each. 
Maggie Perry —Very large mauve colored 
flowers. 35c each. 
Maid of Athens — Very large single glorious 
rose pink flowers on 4 ft. stems. A very 
robust grower. 25c each. 
Margaret Ballard — Large semi-double rosy 
mauve flowers on 4 ft. stems. 25c each. 
Miss Eisele —The finest aster of its color. 
Large shaggy flowers of mauve on 4 ft. 
stems. 35c each. 
Mme. Carroy — Large bluish-lavender flow¬ 
ers. 15 inch. 25c each. 
Perrys White— Large pure white flowers, 
with golden centers, which turn to crim¬ 
son when fully developed. 25c each. 
Pink Nymph — The flowers open a rich rosy 
red, later changing to a brighter pink. 
4 ft. 50c each. 
Pink Progressive — Very bushy with masses 
of small pink flowers. 2 x / 2 ft. 25c each. 
Queen of Colwall — Large semi-double flow¬ 
ers of pale mauve on 4 ft. stems. The 
rays are beautifully curved, giving the 
flowers a charming effect. 25c each. 
Queen Mary — Very large flowers of a 
pleasing blue, tinted lavender, arranged 
gracefully in branching panicles on 4 ft. 
stems. 25c each. 
Red Rover — The buds are bright red, the 
open flowers being a rosy red with gold¬ 
en centers. Of compact habit and very 
free blooming. 35c each. 
Royal Blue —Rich deep purple-blue, appar¬ 
ently double at first, but afterwards open 
forming a distinctive cup, with golden 
disc at the bottom. A very strong grow¬ 
er, 3 to 4 ft. high. 35c each. 
Skylands Queen — Very large light blue 
flowers, with a little lavender sheen and 
golden center. Really one of the finest 
of all asters. 4 ft. 25c each. 
Snowdrift — Large semi-double flowers of 
white. 4 ft. 25c each. 
St. Eg win — Of compact habit with soft 
rosy pink flowers. 3 ft. 25c each. 
Viola —Medium size flowers of violet on 
4 ft. stems. 25c each. 
