2(j HARDY PERENNIALS • Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
Aster multiflorus 
ASARUM, continued 
virginicum (Virginia Snakcroot). m Na¬ 
tive. Smaller llian the preceding, with 
shining, round leaves, green to bronze 
color, mottled with white; rich, shady 
hillsides. Found wild in North Carolina 
but quite hardy in New England, 30 cts. 
each, S2.50 for 10. 
ASCLEPIAS 
tuberosa {Butterlly Weed). A foot high 
with large heads of orange flowers. 
Thrives on dry sandy banks. 25 cts. 
each, S2 for U), $15 per 100. 
incarnata (Swamp Milkweed). ^ ^ 
Native. Showy, rose -purple flowers. 
Grows in wet places ancl along the 
banks of streams and ponds. 2 to 3 
feet high. 
ASTER 
These arc easily grown and deserve 
more attention Irom lovers of wild flowers. 
Those named are among the most showy 
of the genus. 
alpinus. Violet with yellow centers. 
F'ine for rock-garden. 8 inches high. 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10, 
ASTER, continued 
hybrida (Snow(lake). White flowers with 
yellow centers. A fine rock-garden sort. 
8 inches high. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
cordifolius 4- Native. Pale blue flowers 
in autumn. A common Aster of our New 
Faigland woods, quite showy and easily 
grown. 1 to 2 feet. 
corymbosus. Native. W lute flowers. 
A prominent Aster of our dry New Eng¬ 
land woods in late autumn. 1 to 2 feel, 
ericoides. ^ Native. Extra fine in 
cultivation. I'he graceful, wand-like, 
spreading branches are literally covered 
witli fine green or purple leaves, and 
dotted here and there with large, white 
flowers. Plant in dry, sandy soil, 
laevis. Native. A beautiful species 
with sky-blue flowers. Grows in dry 
woodland. 
linariifolius ('Double-bristled Aster). > 
Native. Grows 8 to 12 inches lu'gh, 
forming fine clumjjs, with short, linear 
leaves and large, showy, violet flowers 
in late autumn. Plant in dry, o|)en 
places or woods. 
multiflorus. Native. Branches covered 
with small, white flowers. f"ine for dry, 
open places. 1 to 2 feet high. 15 cts. 
each, SI for 10, $8 per 100. 
novae-angliae. Native. Stout stalks, 
3 to 8 feet high. Flowers violet and 
purple. Moist ground, 
novi-belgii. Native. Plants 2 to 3 feet 
high, with large, pale blue flowers. A 
wet, open bank is best suited for its 
growth. 
undulatus. 4- Native. One of the most 
showy of our wild Asters, growing about 
2 feet high, with bright blue flowers; 
delights in dry, shady place; flowers in 
late autumn. 
Asters in varieties for shady places, $10 
per 100. Asters in varieties for open 
sunny places, $10 per 100. 
Aster novi-belgu 
Prices on Perennials, 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100, unless otherwise noted 
