The Home of the Pansy 
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Alpine Aster, Mauve Cushion 
ASTERS, continued 
October Dawn. Grows about 2 feet high, in stout, branching, 10 100 
pyramid form and covered with large, attractive lilac-mauve 
flowers.$1 50 $10 00 
Queen Mary. This is one of the best of the Novi-belgi type yet 
introduced, bearing graceful, fully 23 ^-inch flowers of a pleasing 
blue, tinted lavender. 33^ ft. 1 50 10 00 
Red Rover. Deep rosy red flowers with a golden center. The 
first red fall Aster. A worth-while novelty. 2 00 15 00 
Sam Benham. Early-flowering, semi-double white. The best 
of all white Michaelmas Daisies. Produces large flowers, fine 
for cutting. 1 50 10 00 
Skylands Queen. Large flowers of an attractive shade of light 
blue. Very effective from late August on. 2b£ ft. 1 50 10 00 
St. Egwin. A pleasing, rosy pink. Very free blooming; compact 
( habit. 3 ft. 1 50 10 00 
Sunset. One of the best pink varieties, retaining its original color 1 50 10 00 
ASTER SPECIES, ALPINE 
Alpinus. Dwarf plant with large violet-blue flowers. 9 in. 1 20 8 00 
© Goliath. Dense tuft of leaves from which issue many leafless stems 
12 inches high, bearing, in June, bluish violet flowers 3 inches 
in diameter. Fine for cutting. 1 20 8 00 
® Mauve Cushion. A distinct Japanese species. It forms a cushion¬ 
like plant \}/2 feet across, rarely exceeding 9 inches in height. 
Flowers of delicate, soft mauve with silvery white reflections. 
Blooms during October and November. 1 20 8 00 
Subcaeruleus, Wartburg Star. Similar to Alpinus except that 
it starts to bloom just when that variety is through. The indi¬ 
vidual flowers are much larger and the stems are long, making 
this one of the best early hummer-blooming perennials. 1 ft. .. 1 80 12 00 
NEW DWARF HYBRID BORDER ASTERS 
A new development in Hardy Asters. They grow but a foot high and are very 
adaptable for the rockery or border. Blooming in September, they are very hardy 
and easy to grow. 
® Countess of Dudley. A charming clear pink with a contrasting 10 100 
yellow eye. Bushy habit.$1 80 $12 00 
® Lady Henry Maddocks. Clear pale pink flowers produced freely 
on dwarf, compact plants. 1 80 12 00 
® Nancy. The bushy plants are completely covered with pale flesh- 
pink flowers which practically hide all foliage. 1 80 12 00 
® Ronald. This is a pleasing shade of bright lilac-pink, following 
the rose-pink buds. Very showy. 1 80 12 00 
® Snowsprite (Snow Fairy). Charming semi-double white flowers. 1 80 12 00 
©Victor. The dwarfest of all, growing barely 9 inches tall, covered 
with good-sized flowers of a beautiful clear lavender-blue. 1 80 12 00 
