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Edward Gillett, Southwick,, Mass, — Hardy Perennials 
Asclepias tuberosa (ButterHy Weed, 
or Pleurisy Root). # One of the 
most beautiful and easily grown 
of] our wild dowers. It grows 
from 1 to 2 feet high, and has 
numerous umbels of bright 
orange flowers. Plant in o])cn 
sun. in well-drained soil. Hardy. 
15 cts. each, §1.25 per doz.; 
^ seeds, 5 cts. 
ASTER. The wild Asters are among 
our prettiest native dowers. 
They come late in the season, 
when most otlicr plants are past 
their bloom, and last until killed 
by frost. They are easily grown, 
and deserve more 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. One to 2 feet, with 
pale blue dowers in autumn. A 
common Aster of our Xew Eng¬ 
land wood, quite showy and 
easily grown. 15 cts. each, S1.25 
per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. corymbosus. One to 2 feet, with 
white dowers; a prominent Aster 
of our dry New England woods 
in late autumn. 15 cts. each, 
SI. 25 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. ericoides. ^ Extra fine in 
cultivation. These graceful, 
wand-like, spreading branches 
are literally covered with fine 
green or purple leaves, and 
/Vster ericoides 
Plant in dry, sandy soil. 20 cts. 
Grows in dry woodland. 
Fine 
dotted here and there with large, white dowers, 
each, SI.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. lasvis. m ^ ^ A beautiful species, with sky-blue dowers. 
15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. multiflorus. ^ One to 2 feet high; branches covered with small, white fiowers. 
for dry. oj)en places. 10 cts. each, SI.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A, Novae-Angliae. Stout. 3 to 8 feet high. Flowers violet and purple. Moist ground. 
20 cts. each, SI.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. See cut on page 17. 
A. Novi-Belgii. ® Two to 3 feet high, with large, pale blue dowers. A wet, open bank 
is best suited for its growth. 20 cts. each; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. patens. A foot high, with rough, clasping leaves and large, showy, deep purple 
dowers in autumn, found on dry banks, both in open sun and .shade. 20 cts. each, 
SI.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
A. undulatus. 3^ One of the most showy of our wild Asters, growing about 2 feet 
high, with bright blue dowers; delights in dry. shady place; dowers in late 
autumn. 15 cts. each. SI. 25 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
ASTILBE Japonica (False Goat’s Beard). Sometimes called Spirsea Japonica. One 
to 2 feet. From Japan. Quite hardy here, forming large clumps. Flowers small, 
but in white masses in June. At home in the open borders. Strong clumps. 25 
cts. each, S2 per doz. 
BAPTISIA tinctoria (Wild Indigo). One to 2 feet. A native plant found in dry soils, 
sun or shade, especially near the sea. Flowers yellow. Forms good clumps'in the 
open border. 25 cts. each. S2 per doz.; seeds,' 5 cts. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
