Everyone admires the grace and color of Asters 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 
MICHELL’S 
Dwarf Aster, Nancy 
New Dwarf Border Asters 
for 1936 
The following is a selected list of the new 
hybrids for this season. All are quite distinct 
and pretty. You will make no mistake in plant¬ 
ing any of these. 
Constance. A really pure shell-pink—a delight¬ 
ful color. Very graceful habit. 9 in. Oct. 
Diana. Large, delicate, soft pink, semi-double 
flowers and pretty feathery green foliage. 
9 in. Sept. 
Hebe. A compact variety with small, deep pink 
flowers. Ideal rock-plant. 10 in. Sept. 
Lavanda. Lavender-blue flowers. Very free 
bloomer. Commences to bloom in early Sep¬ 
tember. 6 in. 
Lilac Time. Lovely soft lilac flowers. Very free 
bloomer of bushy habit. 1 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Niobe. The best white Aster. Dwarf, compact 
grower with pure white flowers. 6 in. Sept. 
Price, 50c. each; doz., $5.00 
New Dwarf Border Asters 
We feel that the following collection of new 
Dwarf Hybrid Asters will fill a long-felt want in 
providing a race of dwarf, compact, free-flower¬ 
ing plants that bloom when there is a scarcity 
of low-growing flowering plants. The plants 
rarely exceed 1 foot in height, and during the 
blooming period, in September, they are com¬ 
pletely covered with blossoms for a considerable 
time. They are exceptionally fine for edging or 
grouping in front of borders, and are also charm¬ 
ing for the rock-garden. 
Countess of Dudley. Lovely, clear pink flowers 
with yellow eyes. Bushy and free flowering. 
9 in. Late Sept. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Clear pale pink flow¬ 
ers. Free flowering; dwarf, compact growth. 
1 ft. Sept. 
Marjorie. A charming plant of compact growth, 
with large, bright rose-pink flowers. 1 ft. 
Mid-Sept. 
Nancy. Plants of dwarf, bushy habit and very 
free flowering, being covered with pale flesh- 
pink flowers in late September. 1 ft. 
Ronald. Dwarf bushy plants, covered with 
flowers of a pleasing bright shade of lilac-pink, 
with rose-pink buds. Very showy. 1 ft. 
Mid-Sept. 
Snowsprite (Snow Fairy). A very dwarf, early 
fall-flowering variety, forming compact clumps 
about 1 foot high, with large, semi-double, 
white flowers. A line novelty which deserves 
a place in every garden. Early Sept. 
Victor. The dwarfest of all and very pretty. 
Flowers are of good size and of a beautiful 
clear, pale lavender-blue. Charming rock- 
plant. 1 ft. Early Sept. 
Price, 35c. each; doz., $3.50; $25.00 per 100 
Outstanding New Hardy Asters 
Aurora. Large, semi-double flowers of a beauti¬ 
ful clear shell-pink with yellow centers. At¬ 
tractive feathery foliage and bushy habit. 
1J^ ft. Sept. 
Blue Bouquet. Large, clear violet-blue flowers 
with yellow eyes. Very lovely. 1L2 ft. Oct. 
Burbank’s Charming. Entirely distinct from 
any other Aster in habit of growth and foliage. 
The plants grow 5 feet high and are completely 
covered with masses of feathery sprays of a 
delicate rosy white color. Oct., Nov. 
Dorothy Vokes. Plants of very distinct, bushy 
habit, covered with clear pink flowers. 15 in. 
Oct. 
Hybridus Luteus. Masses of bright clear yel¬ 
low, star-shaped flowers. A border acquisition 
of yellow from July until frost. Grows com¬ 
pact 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 very small yellow eyes, 
and, unlike other white Asters, the old flowers 
do not discolor the mass. 
Red Rover. Deep rosy red flowers with golden 
centers. The buds are bright red, giving us 
our first red fall-flowering Aster. Compact 
habit and very free flowering. A real novelty 
which should be in every garden. 3 to 4 ft. 
Sept, to frost. 
Skylands Queen. Large, light blue flowers 
produced abundantly on 4-foot plants in late 
August and early September. Dark green, 
disease-resistant foliage. The best fall Aster 
and a happy grower. 
Price, 50c. each; doz., $5.00 
Japanese Hardy Aster 
Mauve Cushion. A distinct species, forming a 
circular, cushion-like plant rarely exceeding 
9 inches in height. Flowers delicate, soft 
mauve, produced in such lavish profusion as 
to completely cover the plant. Nov. 30c. each; 
doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100. 
Aster Frikarti • Wonder of Stafa 
A new everblooming perennial that blooms 
from June until frost. Flowers clear azure-blue, 
about 3 inches in diameter, on long stems. 50c. 
each; doz., $5.00. 
Dwarf Alpine Asters 
Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edges 
of hardy borders as it grows only 6 to 10 inches 
high and bears large, showy, bluish purple 
flowers in May and June. 
Alpinus albus. Pure white form of above. 
Subcaeruleus. Forms a dense tuft of leaves 
from which spring many leafless stems a foot 
high, bearing, in June and July, large, bluish 
violet flowers. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $3.00; $20.00 per 100 
Astilbe Arendsi 
Vigorous plants 2J^ to 3J^ feet high. They 
prefer a half-shady, moist position in any ordi¬ 
nary garden soil. 
Amethyst. Well-branched spikes of deep violet- 
purple flowers in late June. 3 ft. 
Gloria Superba. Deep rose-pink flowers. Very 
showy. 
Rhineland. The compact spikes of flowers are 
bright crimson, shaded salmon. 
Rose Pearl. Shell-pink. Excellent variety for 
the garden. 
Vesta. Very graceful plumes of light lilac-rose. 
Price, 50c. each; doz., $5.00 
Bocconia 
Plume Poppy; Tree Celandine 
Cordata. Creamy white flowers in terminal 
panicles. 6 to 8 ft. July, Aug. 25c. each; 
doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Boltonia • False Chamomile 
These are among the showiest of our native 
hardy perennial plants. The large, single, aster¬ 
like flowers are borne during the summer and 
autumn months, and its thousands of flowers, 
open at one time, produce a very showy effect. 
Asteroides. Pure white. Very effective. 5 to 
7 ft. 
Latisquama. Pink, slightly tinged with laven¬ 
der. 4 to 6 ft. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100 
Campanula • Bellflower 
Showy perennial plants of special merit. Some 
are tall, being suitable for borders; others, dwarf, 
for rockeries and edging. They delight in a good 
rich loam, preferring a semi-shaded place. 
Calycanthema. Cup and Saucer. This is a 
biennial and lasts only one season, when 
planted in the autumn. Pink, White, and 
Blue, each color separate, lj^ ft- June, July. 
Carpatica. Carpathian Harebell. A pretty 
compact-growing variety with clear blue flow¬ 
ers on erect, wiry stems, from July until 
October. An ideal edging for the border or 
rockery. 
Carpatica alba. A pure white form of the above. 
Medium. Old-fashioned Canterbury Bells. A 
biennial type, like Calycanthema, and will 
last only one season when planted in autumn. 
Flowers freely in June, July, and August and 
grows 3 to 4 feet high. Blue, Pink, and White, 
in separate colors. 
Persicifolia. Peach Bells. Bright blue flowers 
during June and July. 2 ft. 
Persicifolia alba. A pure white form of the 
above. 
Pyramidalis. Chimney Bellflower. The most 
conspicuous of all Campanulas, forming a 
perfect pyramid 4 to 6 feet high of porcelain 
blue flowers in August. 
Pyramidalis alba. Identical with the above. 
but pure white. 
Price, 30c. each; doz., $2.75; $18.00 per 100 
Hardy Border Carnations 
Choice mixed seedlings produced from seed. 
We supply strong plants that will furnish an 
abundance of flowers next season. 25c. each; 
doz., $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
Hardy Border Carnations 
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