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MICHELES HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters 
HARDY ASTERS, continued 
Novae-angliae. Bright violet-purple flowers in 
abundance during the early autumn. 4 ft. 
Novi-belgi, Climax. One of the best and showi¬ 
est, with large, pyramidal spikes of lavender- 
blue flowers. 5 ft. 
Pink Progressive. Very bushy plants with 
masses of small pink flowers. The best low- 
growing pink. 23^2 ft. 
Queen Mary. The best of the Novi-belgi type. 
Graceful flowers of a particularly pleasing blue, 
tinted lavender, 2}/% inches in diameter, ar¬ 
ranged loosely in branching panicles. 3 J -2 ft. 
Roseum superbum. One of the best hardy 
Asters we have ever seen. Almost red. Pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. 
Sam Banham. Very large, graceful, pure white 
flowers. One of the earliest to bloom. 3 ft. 
St. Egwin. Densely branched, producing beau¬ 
tiful pink flowers. 3 ft. Sept. 
Tataricus. Large, bluish violet flowers. Very 
late. 6 ft. 
Price, 25c. each; doz., $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
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. 
Introductions of 1936 
The following is a selected list of new hybrids. 
All are quite distinct and pretty. You will make 
no mistake in planting 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, 35c. each; doz., $3.50; $6.50 for 25 
Dwarf Border Asters, continued 
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 fine 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; $6.50 for 25 
Outstanding New Hardy Asters 
Aurora. Large, semi-double flowers of a beauti¬ 
ful clear shell-pink with yellow centers. Charm¬ 
ing feathery foliage of a bushy habit. ft. 
Sept. 
Blue Bouquet. Large, clear violet-blue flowers 
with yellow eyes. Very charming. 13 ^ ft. Oct. 
Burbank’s Charming. Entirely distinct from 
any other Aster in habit of growth and foliage. 
Plants grow 5 feet high and are completely 
covered with masses of feathery sprays of a 
delicate rosy white color. Oct., Nov. 
Charles Wilson. A bright red Aster which is 
getting many laudatory comments from test 
plantings throughout the country. Grows 
3 feet high and is very good. 
Dorothy Vokes. Very distinct bushy habit, 
covered with clear pink flowers. 15 in. Oct. 
Hybridus luteus. Masses of bright clear yel¬ 
low, star-shaped flowers. A yellow border ac¬ 
quisition from July until frost. Grows compact 
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 blooms are large, 
pure white, with a very small yellow eye, and, 
unlike other white Asters, the old flowers do 
not discolor the mass. 
Red Rover. Deep rosy red flowers with golden 
centers; buds bright red, giving us our first red 
fall-flowering Aster. Compact in 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 pro¬ 
duced 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. 
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 
Astilbe Arendsi 
Vigorous plants 2}^ 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. 
Bremen. A lovely variety with spikes of dark 
salmon-carmine flowers. Fine for forcing. 
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; $4.50 for 25. 
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; $4.50 for 25 
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. 13^ 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., $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
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; $4.50 for 25. 
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