totty's, madison, n. j. • • • Hardy Perennial Plants 
Dwarf Hardy Asters 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Price: 35c per plant, $3.00 per dozen, $20.00 per 100. 
*Countess of Dudley —Charming clear pink flowers 
with yellow eye, of bushy habit and free-flowering. 
October. 1 foot. 
*Marjorie— A charming plant of compact habit, bearing 
large flowers of a bright rose-pink. Mid-October. 
9 inches. 
*Nancy —Of dwarf bushy habit and very free-flower¬ 
ing, the plants being covered with pale flesh-pink 
flowers toward the end of September and early 
October. 9 inches. 
*Donald —Forming a dwarf bush covered with flowers 
of a pleasing bright shade of lilac-pink with rose- 
pink buds, very showy. Early October. 12 inches. 
*Snowsprite (Snow Fairy) —A very dwarf, early fall¬ 
flowering variety forming compact clumps about a 
foot high. These are smothered with large semi¬ 
double white flowers. It is a splendid novelty which 
deserves a place in every garden. 
^Victor —The dwarfest of all and very pretty. The 
flowers are of good size and of a beautiful clear pale 
lavender-blue,- a charming rock-plant, flowering mid- 
September. 6 inches. 
NOVELTY (Michaelmas Daisy) 
Hardy Asters or Michaelmas Daisies are becoming 
more popular each season for the Fall gardens. They 
come in practically every shade of color with some 
varieties very useful as cut flower subjects. Since they 
are rampant growers it is not necessary to grow them 
in large quantities in order to have a splendid show 
during the month of September. They do not require any special 
culture and can be depended on to give splendid results in any 
location. Price: 50c per plant, $5.00 per dozen, $35.00 per 100 
Aurora —Large semi-double flowers of a beautiful clear shell-pink 
with yellow center, charming feathery foliage and of bushy habit. 
September. 18 inches. 
Blue Bouquet —Large, clear, violet-blue flowers with yellow eye, 
very charming. October. 18 inches. 
Dorothy Vokes —Of very distinct bushy habit, covered with clear 
pink flowers. October. 15 inches. 
Hybridus Luteus —Masses of bright clear yellow star-shaped flowers; 
compact habit. A border acquisition of yellow from July to Sep¬ 
tember. Grows 2 feet; bushy. Cuts freely, keeps well. 
Mount Everest —A wonderful white aster, and by far the finest and 
best white. It forms very tall, well shaped, pointed pyramids with 
an abundance of lateral growths which flower right down to the 
ground. The flowers are large and dead white with a very small 
eye. Healthy foliage. 3-4 feet. 
Red Rover —Novelty. Deep rosy-red flowers with golden center; 
buds bright red, giving us the first red fall aster. Compact habit,- 
very free blooming. Should be in every border. A real novelty 
for the fall garden. 3-4 feet. September to frost. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Anita Ballard —Soft cornflower-blue. Flowers two inches across. 
Very early and free flowering. The broad ray florets are recurved 
with pale silvery undersides. Height 3 feet. 
Barr’s Pink —Lovely light mallow pink with stiff petals and a brilliant 
golden center growing from 3 to 4 feet high. Well branched and 
the flowers are admirably spaced and give the appearance of a 
gigantic head of pink. 
British Queen —Soft lavender blue, semi-double, unusually large, 
open flowers with pale yellow center. A vigorous growing, well 
branched plant that comes into bloom early September. Height 
about 4 feet. Excellent for cutting and decorative work. 
James Kelway —A bright blue, single, keeps its color well and has 
fine, stiff branching habit. A very attractive companion to St. 
Egwin. 3H feet high. 
Lavender Queen —Strong, erect branching growth about 3K feet 
high. Pure lavender fringed petals, with golden center. Very 
attractive. 
Marne —O ne of Mr. E. Beckett’s varieties bearing soft pink flowers 
with yellow centers, blooming in September. 2T£ feet high. 
Royal Blue —This is a large blue, apparently double at first, but 
when afterwards it opens fully, it forms distinct cup shape flower 
with a golden disk at the bottom. Medium height. Blooms early 
September. 2^ feet high. 
Snowdrift —Dwarf: branching pyramids of large snow-white semi¬ 
doubleflowers. Mid-season bloom. 
Skylands Queen —Exceptionally large lavender blue flowers with 
clear yellow center. A very decorative flower in the border, and 
most attractive as a cut flower. It blooms during late August and 
September, and grows about 3 feet high. 
Wonder of Staefa —Exceptionally large flowers, almost 2 Yi inches 
across, of a soft wisteria-violet shade, with large yellow centers. 
This Aster has a longer blooming period than any other variety, 
flowering from late August to frost. The habit of growth is open 
and branched, so that the individual flowers are displayed to their 
fullest beauty. We consider it both for cutting and table decora¬ 
tions, the finest Aster introduced so far. Price: $3.50 per dozen, 
$25.00 per 100. 
ASTER 
*Subcoeruleus —A very handsome specimen of Perennial Aster 
from Northwest India, mauve marguerite like flowers attaining a 
size of about three inches across with bright orange center. A 
beautiful “cutting subject" for the flower garden. 
BAPTISIA (False-Indigo) 
Australis —Very attractive dark blue, pea shaped flowers in long 
curving racemes, somewhat similar to Lupines, but more hardy 
in every way. Blooms in June and is about 2 feet high. Suitable 
for the hardy border or wild garden and not at all particular as 
to soil requirements. 
BOLTONIA (False -camomile) 
Asteroides —Flower heads pure white; flowering at the same time 
as the popular Michaelmas Daisies. 5 to 6 feet. 
Latisquama —Beautiful pink flowers. Same type as above. 5 feet. 
BUDDLEIA 
Veitchiana —Beautiful violet mauve,- a splendid Summer flowering 
shrub, absolutely hardy under any conditions,- flowers are borne 
on long, cylindrical spikes, 12 to 15 inches in length; flowers the 
first season it is planted; a beautiful plant. 3 to 6 feet. 
Magnifica Gigantica (See Shrubs). 
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