20 Edward (rillcti, HcmtJnt'ick, Ma.s.s - Hardy Perennials 
Asclepias incarnata continued 
to 3 feet high, with showy, rose- purple flowers. Grows in wet places and along 
the banks of streams and ponds. 20 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. 
A. tuberosa (Butterfly Weed, or Pleurisy Root). # One of the most beautiful and 
easily grown of wild flowers. It grows from 1 to 2 feet high, and has numerous umbels 
of bright orange flowers. Plant in open sun, in well-drained soil. Hardy. 15 cts. 
each; seeds, 5 cts. 
ASTER. The wild Asters are among our prettiest native flowers. They ceme late in the 
season, when most other plants are past their bloom, and last until killed by frost. 
They are easily grown, and deserve mere attention from lovers of wild flowers. Those 
named are among the most showy of the genus. 
A. alpinus. # About 6 inches high, forming little clumps. Flowers large, violet; quite 
pretty; open border. 20 cts. each; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. cordifolia. j*- One to 2 feet, with pale blue flowers in autumn. A common Aster of our 
New England wood, quite showy and easily grown. 15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz.; seeds, 
5 cts. 
Aster ericoiclcd 
A. corymbosus. One to 2 feet, with 
white flowers; a prominent Aster 
of our dry New England woods in 
late autumn. 15 cts. each. SI.25 
per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. ericoides. m # Extra fine in culti¬ 
vation. These graceful, wand-like, 
spreading branches are literally 
covered with fine green or purple 
leaves, and dotted here and there 
with large, white flowers. Plant in 
dry, sandy soil. 20 cts. each, SI.50 
per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. Isevis. ffl # 5^ A beautiful species, 
with sky-blue flowers. Grows in 
dry woodland. 15 cts. each, SI.25 
per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. multiflorus. # One to 2 feet high; 
branches covered with small, white 
flowers. Fine for dry, open places. 
10 cts. each, SI.50 per doz.; seeds, 
5 cts. 
A. Novse-Angliae. Stout, 3 to 8 feet 
high. Flowers violet and purple. 
Moist ground. 20 cts. each,'_S1.50 
per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. Novi-Belgii. ® Tw'o to 3 feet high, 
with large, pale blue flowers. A wet, 
open bank is best suited for its 
growth. 20 cts. each; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. patens, jf ^ A foot high, with 
rough, clasping leaves and large, 
showy, deep purple flowers in au¬ 
tumn, found on dry banks, both 
in open sun and shade. 20 [cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. undulatus. 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. 15[cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz.; seeds. 5 cts. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
