Nurserymen Since 1 890 
Spring Flowering Asters 
ASTER ALPINUS, Dark Beauty. Large, dark purple 
flowers with orange center. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
A. alpinus, Goliath. Showy, lilac'blue daisies on long 
stalks. Fine for early bouquets and the rock garden. 
25c; 3 for 60c. 
A. alpinus, Nymph. Star'shaped flowers of light blue. 
New. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Dwarf Hardy Asters 
Countess of Dudley. 1 ft. Very deep pink. Latest to 
bloom. Sept, into Oct. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Hebe. 8'10 in. Very compact deep pink. Blooms Sept. 
25c; 3 for 60c. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. 1 ft. Light pink. The flowers 
of this variety are very narrow petaled and star-like. 
Blooms from mid-Sept. until the first of Oct. 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
Lilac Time. 12-15 in. One of the finest. Soft lilac and 
very prolific bloomer. Blooms Sept.-Oct. 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
Marjorie. 10 in. Bright pink. Blooms from mid-Sept. 
until first of Oct. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Nancy. 10 in. Pale pink. Very low and broad. Blooms 
mid'Sept. until Oct. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Niobe. 10 in. The best white. Low and compact. 
Blooms Sept.'Oct. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Ronald. 1 ft. Clear lavender. Mid-Sept, until Oct. 
25c; 3 for 60c. 
Snow Sprite. 10 in. Little white Asters beautifully 
pink-flushed together with the gold of the centers 
should make a garden picture attractive enough to 
satisfy any one. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Victor. 10 in. Light blue. First to bloom. Late August 
until mid'Sept. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
ASTER FRIKARTI (Wonder of Staffa). ft. 
An Aster that flowers all summer. Aster Frikarti 
forms a low bushy growth about which large wisteria- 
violet Asters are plentifully scattered throughout the 
summer and fall. The quantities of flowers gradual¬ 
ly increase until the flowering peak is reached in 
early autumn. This variety will furnish cut flowers 
from July until freezing weather begins. 50c; 3 for 
^1.35. 
A. Robinsoni. 18-24 in. Aster Robinsoni has all of the 
most desirable characteristics of A. frikarti, Wonder 
of Staffa, and at the same time, with its compact, 
even habit of growth, presents a far more attractive 
appearance than does Wonder of Staffa. The flowers 
are of a lighter shade of blue and bloom from early 
summer until freezing weather. 75c each. 
A., Wartburg Star. 2 ft. A new, giant flowered mem¬ 
ber of the spring flowering Aster group. Like others 
of its family, it forms rosettes of leaves at the surface 
of the ground from which shoot up 18-24 in. stems 
bearing big lavender-blue marguerites 3-4 in. across. 
An exceedingly fine cut flower and a subject for 
either the border or rock garden. Our stock is cut¬ 
tings raised from imported plants and is true to name. 
Seedlings of Wartburg Star do not come true. 50c; 
3 for ^1.35. 
Hardy Fall Asters 
(Michaelmas Daisies) 
The newly developed varieties have much larger 
flowers and clearer colors—whites, pinks, lavenders, and 
blues—than the old varieties. They will provide an 
abundance of bloom during the late summer and early 
fall. Give them a sunny location. 
ASTER NOVAE-ANGLIAE, Barr’s Pink. 4 ft. Strong 
and vigorous with masses of double pink flowers. 
Give it plenty of room and take all the bouquets you 
like; 25c; 3 for 60c. 
A. NOVI-BELGI, Amethyst. 3-4 ft. A nearly double 
Aster of a deep purple-blue color. The flowers are 
large and attractive. Mr. Ballard rates Amethyst as 
one of the best of his introductions. 50c; 3 for ^1.35. 
Blue Eyes. Large, single, clear blue. A very popular 
and fine Aster. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Blue Plume. 3 ft. Deepest and truest blue. New and 
definitely superior. Semi-double. 50c; 3 for ^1.35. 
Charles Wilson. 3 ft. We find this a very good deep 
pink. 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Col. F. R. Durham. 3^^ ft. This variety is char¬ 
acterized by very dark green, feathery foliage, 
which in the fall is almost hidden by masses of 
rich, clear mauve, double Asters of medium size. 
The finest variety we have yet grown in this truly 
autumn color. 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Dick Ballard. Soft rose-lilac and the nearest approach 
to a true double of any hardy Aster. A fine fall 
color. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Little Boy Blue. 18-24 in. The most free flowering 
of any Aster. A medium height variety and the 
first to bloom. In flower the plants make a two- 
foot mound of bright blue. 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Little Pink Lady. 18-24 in. A companion plant to 
Little Boy Blue. The same semi-dwarf type of 
growth, but pink in color. 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Maggie Perry. 3 ft. Soft mauve. Semi-double. 25c; 
3 for 60c. 
Mammoth. 4-5 ft. Mr. Ballard rates this as the 
largest flowered Aster he has ever introduced. The 
huge flowers are of a pure pearl-grey. When newly 
opened the inner petals curl over the center, giving 
the flower a very double appearance. An outstand¬ 
ing Aster of a most unusual color. 50c; 3 for ^1.35. 
Mt. Everest. 4-5 ft. The finest white hardy Aster. 
Forms glistening pyramids of pure white large 
double Asters with a very small golden eye. 35c; 
3 for 90c. 
Mulberry. A rich warm mulberry. This shade is a 
new and welcome addition to the color range of the 
hardy Asters. The flowers are large and semi¬ 
double. 50c; 3 for ^1.35. 
Pink Royal. 24/4-3 ft. One of the leading pink 
Asters, this bright perennial becomes a three-foot 
mound of pink flowers in Sept. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Red Rover. 3-4 ft. Deep rosy red double flowers 
with golden centers. Small but produced in pro¬ 
fusion. 35c; 3 for 90c. 
Royal Blue. 2 ft. Fine, double blue. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
White Climax. 4 ft. Good pure white. 25c; 3 for 60c. 
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