Have you tried Mich ell’s English Daisies? 
Astilbe Arendsi 
Aster, Queen Mary 
Boltonia latisquama 
Hardy Asters • Michaelmas Daisies 
Anita Ballard. Light lobelia-blue, shading 
to lighter center. Early and free. 3 ft. 
Barr’s Pink. A strong, vigorous grower, 
forming shapely plants from 4 to 5 feet 
high with beautiful pink flowers. 
Blue Gem. One of the most decorative 
free-flowering, rich blue varieties. Prob¬ 
ably the nearest approach to a true blue. 
3 ft. 
Glory of Colwall. Large, nearly double, 
ageratum-blue flowers. Remarkably free 
flowering. 2 % ft. 
Miss Eisele. Very large flowers of beau¬ 
tiful lavender-blue. One of the best. 3 ft. 
Novae-angliae. Bright violet-purple flowers 
in abundance during the early autumn. 
4 ft. 
Novi-belgi, Climax. One of the best and 
showiest, 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. lYi ft. 
Queen Mary. The best of the Novi-belgi 
type. Graceful flowers of a particularly 
pleasing blue, tinted lavender, 2k£ inches 
in diameter, arranged loosely in branching 
panicles. 3 Yi ft. 
Roseum superbum. One of the best hardy 
Asters we have ever seen. Almost red. 
Profuse bloomer. 
Sam Banham. Very large, graceful, pure 
white flowers. One of the earliest to bloom. 
3 ft. 
St. Egwin. Densely branched, producing 
beautiful pink flowers. 3 ft. Sept. 
Tataricus. Large, bluish violet flowers. 
Very late. 6 ft. 
All Hardy Asters, 25c. each; doz. $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25 
Astilbe Arendsi 
Plants of vigorous growth, 2 Yi to 3 k-j feet 
high. They prefer a half-shady, moist posi¬ 
tion in any ordinary garden soil. 
Amethyst. Well-branched spikes of deep 
violet-purple. 3 ft. End of June. 
Bremen. A lovely variety with spikes of 
dark salmon-carmine flowers. Fine for 
forcing. 
Vesta. Very graceful plumes of light lilac- 
rose. 
All Astilbes, 50c. each; doz. $5.00 
* Aubrietia 
Rainbow Rock-Cress 
Deltoidea. Neat, compact plants, covered 
with closely set lilac flowers. Excellent for 
the rockery. 30c. each; doz. 13.00; $5.50 
for 25. 
Beilis 
Perennis. English Daisy. Improved, double 
pink or white flowers. Separate colors. 
25c. each; doz. $2.50; $4.50 for 25. 
Bocconia 
Cordata. Plume Poppy; Tree Celandine. 
A noble, hardy perennial, beautiful in 
foliage and flower, admirably adapted for 
planting in the shrubbery borders, center 
of beds and in bold groups in almost any 
position. It will grow in any soil or situa¬ 
tion, attaining from 6 to 8 feet in height. 
Creamy white flowers in terminal panicles 
during July and August. 25c. each; doz. 
$2.50; $4.50 for 25. 
Callirhoe involucrata (Poppy Mallow) 
Boltonia • False Chamomile 
Among the showiest of our native hardy 
perennial plants, with large, single, aster-like 
flowers. 
Asteroides. Pure white. Very effective. 
5 to 7 ft. 
Latisquama. Pink, slightly tinged with 
lavender. 4 to 6 ft. 
All Boltonias, 25c. each; doz. $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
Callirhoe • Poppy Mallow 
Involucrata. An excellent trailing plant 
with finely divided foliage and large, 
saucer-shaped flowers of bright rosy 
crimson with white centers, produced 
freely during summer and fall. 25c. each; 
doz. $2.50. 
Caryopteris Mastacanthus 
Superbus 
A handsome, free-flowering, woody, hardy 
plant, growing from 2 to 3 feet high. The 
long branches are completely covered with 
clear-colored flowers during September and 
October. Well adapted for cutting and val¬ 
uable on account of its late flowering habit. 
We can furnish these in separate colors: Blue, 
Pink, and White. 35c. each; doz. $3.50. 
Centaurea 
Plants of easy culture, delighting in an 
open, sunny position, and producing a wealth 
of bloom which not only makes a fine display 
in the border but is excellent for cutting. 
Dealbata. Bright rose-colored flowers borne 
profusely from July until September. 
13^ ft- 
Macrocephala. Large, thistle-like, golden 
yellow flowers. Useful for cutting and 
showy in the border. 3 Yi ft. July, Aug. 
Montana. Mountain Bluet. Grows 2 feet 
high, bearing large violet-blue flowers from 
July to September. 
Montana alba. Pure white form of above. 
All Centaureas, 25c. each; doz. $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25 
Chelone • Turtle-Head 
Handsome perennials growing about 2 feet 
high and bearing numerous large flower- 
heads during the summer. 
Lyoni. Heads of showy purplish red flowers. 
3Jc. each ; doz. $3.00; $5.50 for 25. 
VARIETIES MARKED ★ ARE SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
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