3f» C. Itouett, iLittle Wilber, H5. 
HARDY ASTERS. 
Michaelmas Daisies. Starworts. 
perennial plants 
BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. 
False Indigo. 
These charming, interesting perennials are highly 
esteemed for their great profusion of starlike flowers 
especially as they bloom in late autumn when flowers are 
scarce. Some are tall growing, others are quite dwarf. 
ESMA. (lfoot.)—Pure white; early. 
GRACE. (3 feet.)—Rosy lilac; lace-like. 
LAE VIS FLORIBUNDA. (2J4 feet.)—Bright blue. 
LADY TRAVELYN. (3 feet.)—Pure white; large. 
MADONNA. (3 feet.)—Snowy white; profuse. 
NOVA ANGLEA. New England Aster. (4 feet.)—• 
Bluish purple; large flowers in masses. 
NOVA ANGLEA ROSEA. (4 feet.)—The finest and show¬ 
iest of all Hardy Asters. Strong growing and exceed¬ 
ingly free flowering; presenting a mass of bright rosy- 
pink flowers in large clusters, during late summer. 
PERCIUS. (2 feet.)—Eight blue, nearly white; fine. 
PULCHERRIMA. (2 feet.)—Eight blue; early. 
TARTARICUS. (6 feet.)—An entirely distinct tall grow¬ 
ing species with smooth, large leaves (frequently 2 feet 
long) and heads of dark blue flowers. Blooms late. 
THOMAS H. WARE. (3 feet.)—Eight blue; very fine. 
TOP SAWYER. (4 feet.)—Bright rosy-violet. 
Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 
A set, one each of the 12 sorts, for $1.25. 
EARLY HARDY ASTER. 
ALPINUS SUPERBUS. (18 inches.)—Earge, showy pur¬ 
ple flowers in May and June. Valuable for the border and 
for rockeries. Each, 12c; doz.. $1,25. 
ARMERIA. Thrift. 
LAUCHIANA.—Evergreen, grass-like foliage and nume¬ 
rous small rosy-red flowers in dense heads on stiff stems 
about 6 inches high in April and May, and more spar¬ 
ingly throughout the summer and autumn. Much used 
for edging borders and in rock planting. Each, 10c; 
doz., $1.00; 100, $6.00. 
A handsome border plant, 3 feet high, with dark 
green, dense foliage and numerous large, showy spikes 
of dark blue flowers during summer. Very ornamental 
and effective. Each, 12c; doz., $1.25. 
BELLIS PERENNIS. 
English Daisy. 
These semi-hardy perennials are very popular; their 
colors are so bright and cheerful and the plants flower 
so freely from early spring until late in June. I offer 
plants of the improved double varieties— Eoncfellow, 
pink, and Snowball, white. Each, 10c; doz., 75c; 100, $5.00. 
BOLTONIA. False Chamomile. 
Lovett’s Dwarf Boltonia. 
Tall growing, showy border plants, producing a mass 
of beautiful Aster-like flowers during late summer and 
autumn. Valuable for background of borders, planting 
with shrubbery and for cutting. 
ASTEROIDES.—Pure white small flowers in great num¬ 
bers, producing a cloud of bloom. Exceedingly effective. 
Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 
LATISQUAMAEA.—Shell pink, with centers of golden- 
yellow, resembling an Aster. Showy and very beautiful. 
Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 
LATISQUAMAEA NANA. Eovett’s Dwarf Boltonia.— 
The flowers are identical with the species, the petals being 
of the same tender, shell pink with bright yellow centers, 
and are fully as large. It, however, flowers with even 
greater freedom—completely enveloping the plant with 
bloom, but its great merit lies in its habit, forming as it 
does a stocky, sturdy, dense plant, 15 to 18 inches high, 
instead of the tall, straggling plant of its parent, which 
is so often beaten to the ground by wind and rain unless 
given support. Eovett’s Dwarf originated at the Mon¬ 
mouth Nursery, and is such a charming plant in every 
way it elicits universal admiration. (See cut.) Strong 
plants, each, 15c; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
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