PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS 
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MICHAELMAS DAISY 
PERENNIAL ASTERS 
Fall Flowering Hardy Asters or Michaelmas Daisies. If 
one has ever seen the glorious effects of a mass planting of 
these hardy perennial asters, they will not fail to make a 
planting of them in their garden. They are among the show¬ 
iest of our late flowering hardy plants, giving a wealth of 
bloom in late summer and fall, a season when most other per¬ 
ennials are past blooming. They grow from two to five feet 
high according to the variety, blooming profusely over the 
entire plant. For best effect they should be planted in masses 
of one color. Their effect is as pleasing as a mass of Delphin¬ 
ium, as a substitute for which they are very valuable, both in 
the garden and for cutting, and they bloom at a time when 
Delphinium is scarce. 
Our Hardy Asters are all strong field grown plants, 
established in 4-inch pots. 
Aster Frikarti 
WONDER OF STRAFA 
We know of no finer Hardy Aster than this new introduction. It 
has large, clear lavender-blue flowers with yellow centers, much like the 
Single Annual Chinese Asters, and even better for cutting as they are very 
long lasting. The flowers are produced in unbroken succession from late 
spring until mid-winter, on shapely plants, growing about 2 feet tall, with 
small dark green leaves. Our plants this year were still in bloom in Jan¬ 
uary. We consider this to be not only one of the best hardy Asters, but 
one of the most valuable perennials ever introduced. 35c each. 
Fall Flowering Asters or 
MICHAELMAS DAISIES 
They grow freely in any soil in a sunny 
place often giving a crop of bloom early 
in the summer, and when cut back, they 
produce a continuous mass of bloom in late 
summer and autumn. 
We offer a collection of choicest varieties. 
ABENDROTHE. Rosy red flowers on 3-foot 
stems. 
CLIMAX. Large pyramidal spikes of large 
lavender-blue flowers. Height four feet. 
EDITH GOODWIN. A very fine blue for 
cutting. 
LOUVAIN. Free flowering soft pink. 
LITTLE BOY BLUE. A most beautiful rich blue, 
of fine compact habit, growing about two feet 
high. 
LITTLE PINK LADY. A fine companion for Lit¬ 
tle Boy Blue, the same height, with large rich 
pink flowers. 
MESA GRANDE SPECIOSA. Botanically this is 
Erigeron Macranthus, but it is of such similar 
habit to a Michaelmas Daisy that we list it here. 
It has large dark purple flowers, on three-foot 
stems, late blooming, and very fine. 
NOVAE ANGLIAE ROSEUS. Bright violet- 
mauve. 4-feet. 
QUEEN OF COLWALL. Large semi-double 
mauve-pink flowers, with rays beautifully curved 
giving a charming effect. Very dense growing 
and free fowering, about 4 ft. 
Artemesia 
LACTIFLORA. Splendid for planting in her¬ 
baceous borders or wild gardens or among shrub¬ 
bery. Of free growth producing elegant spikes of 
Astilbe-like flowers of a creamy white on stout 
stems about four feet high. The whole plant has 
the appearance of a highly ornamental flowering 
shrub, and the flowers are excellent for cutting 
purposes. 4-inch pots, 25c. 
SILVER KING. Beautiful for cutting are the 
numerous sprays on which the opening leaf-buds 
gleam like tiny beads, the entire color effect that 
of bright frosted silver. 4-inch pots, 35c. 
RYECROFT PURPLE. Large, rich purple. 5-feet. 
SNOWDRIFT. Large, semi-double, white. 4- 
feet. 
TARTARICUS. Distinctive in foliage, large, 
deep green leaves; large light lavender flowers. 
4-feet. Flowers late in season. 
Any of the 12 Michaelmas Daisies 25c each 
Set of the 12 varieties $2.50. 
JAPANESE ASTER 
A most desirable new variety from Japan. 
Plants are of symmetrical habit, about two 
feet high, freely producing small, double 
white flowers from July to September. A 
valuable perennial; the cut sprays are de¬ 
lightful in bouquets. 25c each. 
AMELLUS TYPE 
This is a Southern European species, 
preceding the Michaelmas Daisies in flower¬ 
ing. The plants grow about 2 feet high 
forming wide bushes smothered with large 
flowers. 
AMELLUS KING GEORGE. Very large deep blue 
flowers from June to October. 25c. 
RUDOLPH GOETHE. Large lavender blue, on 
18-inch stems, August to October. 25c. 
Aubrietia 
t Very useful for the rockery or rock 
walls where they will fill crevices and cover 
the faces of the rocks with their neat foli¬ 
age and masses of flowers. Excellent also 
for borders and covering of bulb beds. Pre¬ 
fers partial shade. 
LARGE FLOWERED HYBRIDS. A mixture of 
blue, lavender and pink shades. 2%-inch pots. 
15c. 
Japanese Anemones 
ANEMONE JAPONICA 
(Windflowers) 
The Japanese Anemones are some of the 
most valuable perennials we have, blooming 
as they do from August into winter, and 
being adapted to planting in shady places, 
where it is often difficult to get other 
flowers to grow. Our new improved varie¬ 
ties have much larger, waxy flowers than 
the older types and they are produced in 
great profusion in masses on tall stems 
above the dark green glossy foliage. They 
make most beautiful beds and are excellent 
for cutting. 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE. Graceful semi-double 
flowers. La France pink. 
CRESTED PINK. New hybrids, of lovely pink 
shade with centers made up of smaller petals, 
surrounded by large graceful outer petals. 
WHITE QUEEN. Very large, pure white with 
yellow center. 
Price of any of the above Anemones: 214-inch 
pots, 20c; 1-gal. containers, 35c. 
SPECIAL OFFER. Ten fine Japan¬ 
ese Anemones in mixtures of above and 
other colors, our selection, 2 V 4 -inch 
pots for 
$1.50 
t ANEMONE HUPEHENSIS. A miniature form 
of the Japanese Anemone, growing 12 to 18 
inches high. Excellent for planting as a border 
to the larger Anemones, and in the rockery. 
Bears pretty mauve-rose flowers in great profu¬ 
sion. 4-inch pots, 35c. 
Arabis 
(ROCK CRESS) 
fALPINA. Valuable for Alpine or rock garden 
work. Pretty little low growing rather spreading 
plants covered with white blossoms. 2V4-inch 
pots, 15c; 4-inch pots, 25c. 
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