Perennial Plants 
Dwarf Aster 
Alyssum Saxatile (See page 39) 
Triumphant Hardy 
Aster Collection 
For a Long Succession of Bloom 
EARLY BLOOMING VARIETIES 
Alpinus, Dark Beauty. Deep pur¬ 
plish flowers with golden discs on 
10-12 in. stems. May and June. 
Subcaeruleus, Wartburg Star. Very 
large, lavender flowers with rich, 
gold centers. May until July. 12-18 
in. 
MIDSEASON BLOOMING VARIETIES 
Frikarti (Wonder of Staefa). One 
of the best of this intermediate group, 
producing 2^ in. flowers on branch¬ 
ing, 2 ft. stems. The color is an ex¬ 
quisite shade of lavender blue. From 
July on. 81.75 for 3, 85.00 per doz. 
King George. Large, soft blue flowers 
of a delightful shade, produced dur¬ 
ing July, August and September. 
2-23^ ft. 81.75 for 3, $5.00 per doz. 
Skyland’s Queen. Gorgeous blue 
flowers on dense, well-branched 
stems. 3 ft. high. Very prolific and 
one of the hardiest. $1.75 for 3, 
$5.00 per doz. 
LATE BLOOMING VARIETIES 
Barr’s Pink. Large, semi-double flow¬ 
ers of a deep rose pink, with a golden 
bronze disc. From early in August 
on, through September. 3-4 ft. 
Grey Lady. A beautiful variety with 
heavy masses of delicate gray flow¬ 
ers, like a cascading waterfall. 3-4 ft. 
From August on. 
Red Rover. These are strikingly beau¬ 
tiful with their large, open flowers of 
a deep red with golden centers. A 
delightful picture in the Fall land¬ 
scape. $1.75 for 3, $5.00 per doz. 
Dwarf Hybrid Asters 
For the Border or the Rock Garden 
These dwarf hybrid Asters of low, 
compact habit, bloom luxuriantly from 
August until late Fall. They are splen¬ 
did for edging or used in bold masses in 
the rock garden. They are easily estab¬ 
lished in any garden soil and a per¬ 
manent joy to every gardener. Height 
9-12 in. 
Countess of Dudley. (R). Clear pink. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. (R). Clear 
pale pink, 
Marjorie. (R). Bright rose pink. 
Victor. (R). Lavender blue. 
Ronald. (R). Bright lilac pink. 
Asters 
Mauve Cushion. (R). Fall blooming 
trailer with white flowers. 
Astilbe ^ Spiraea 
Gloria. Dense, feathery plumes of 
dark pink. 2 ft. June, July. $1.00 
each, $10.00 per doz. 
Granat. Rich deep crimson. 2 ft. 
June, July. $1.00each, $10.00perdoz. 
White Gloria. Creamy white. 2 ft. 
June, July. $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 
Simplicifolia. {R). Feathery pink 
plumage on stems 12 in. Summer 
blooming. 
Aubrietia 
New Hybrids. (R). A Spring carpeter, 
bearing flowers from pink through 
purple. 
Baptisia - Wild-indigo 
Australis. Dark blue. Lupinlike 
spikes. 2 ft. June. 
Campanula 
Carpatica. {R). Full blue bells lifting 
toward the sun. Summer and Fall 
blooming. 8 in. 
Carpatica alba. {R). A white form 
of the above. 
Garganica. {R). Blue stars dotting 
compact foliage. Summer blooming. 
Muralis. {R). A true bell form. Dense 
foliage and purple flowers. Summer 
blooming. 
Miranda. {R). A fine form of C. 
pusilla. Delicate blue bells hanging. 
0 in. Summer and Fall. 
Rotundifolia. {R). The old-fashioned 
Scotch Harebell. July, Aug. 
Campanula 
Persicifolia 
A constant profusion of bloom during 
June and July. For those who glory in 
blues, we have nothing better to 
recommend. 
Double Blue. A vigorous, double¬ 
flowering form of a rich shade of blue. 
21^ to 3 ft. 
Moerheimi. Large double flowers of 
pure white. 3 ft. 
Pfitzeri. Large double blue flowers on 
stems 23^-3 ft. 
Telham Beauty. Large cup-shaped 
flowers of China blue. 234 to 3 ft. 
Collection: Three plants each of 
the above four varieties, $6.00 
Separately, $2.00 for 3, $6.00 per doz. 
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