THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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Michaelmas Daisies 
For a grand show of flowers the Hardy Asters ore in a class by themselves. We advise that you make a planting 
of a good assortment, which will assure you of having outstanding, beautiful flowers from May until late fall 
when cut down by frosts. The varieties of today are such that you can have them in your garden ranging in 
height from six inches to three feet. This variation in the growth of the different varieties makes is possible for 
you to have Asters either for a border around a perennial planting or for the center of your perennial bed. In 
addition to their beauty in Garden plantings, practically all are suitable for cutting as they make up well with 
various other flowers. 
ABENDROTHE. 2% feet. Very effective 
rosey red flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
BAI.LARO’S CRIMSON. Novi-Belgii type. 
A neat growing- variety producing crim¬ 
son flowers, medium in size, fine lasting 
qualities. Blooms from September to 
October. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
BARR’S PINK. This is of the Novae 
Angllae type, a strong vigorous grower 
forming shapely plants from four to five 
feet tall, the finest bright pink. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
BLUE GEM. One of the most decorative 
free fiowering rich biue varieties, pro¬ 
bably the nearest approach to a true 
blue. 
Per 10 $1.50; Per 100 $10.00 
CHAS. WIIiSON. A bright red which no 
doubt will become very popular. Grows 
to a height of 3' and is considered very 
good. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
CLIMAX. One of the best and showiest, 
with large pyramidal spikes of large 
light lavender blue flowers. Very free. 
5 feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
CLIMAX WHITE. Large pure white. 
Per 10, .$1.00; Per 100, .$7.00 
ENFANTE DE VITRIS. Pale lilac. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, .$7.00 
Alpinus Varieties 
Mostly of dwarf compact growth, 6 to 12 
inches in height. The blooming period of 
this type runs from early May until late 
summer. Good for low borders and rock 
gardens, also valuable for cutting. 
ALPINUS ALBUS. Fine dwarf white aster, 
bearing large, single white flowers on 
stems 6 to 8 Inches high. May and June. 
Plant in full sun 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ALPINUS BLUE. Fairly large light blue 
flowers. 
Per 10, $1.60; Per 100, $10.00 
FELTHAM BLUE. A pretty aniline blue. 
Very free. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
HIGHLAND MORN. Delicate light blue 
flowers. Height about 2% feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
MT. EVEREST. A wonderful white As¬ 
ter of exceptional value, forming tall, 
well-shaped, pointed pyramids with an 
abundance of lateral growth flowering 
right down to the ground. Flowers in 
September and grows to a height of about 
3 to 4 ft. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MRS. McCUDDEN. Mauve. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, .$7.00 
NOVAE ANGLIAEJ. Bright purple violet. 
4 feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
NOVAE-ANGLIAE ROSEUM SUPERBUM. 
A profuse bloomer, color of blooms al¬ 
most red. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
OUEEN MARY. Flowers are dark sky- 
blue and frilled. Plant is of the Climax 
type, but with more lateral branches. It 
is one of the best of the Novi Belgi type 
yet introduced. A splendid variety for 
cutting. Height 4 feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SAM BANHAM. Large feathery pure white, 
one of the earliest. 3 feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
ST. EGWIN. Beautiful light pink. Com-, 
pact, height about 2% feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SUNSET. One of the best pink varieties, 
retaining its original color. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
TARTARICUS. This is the latest bloom¬ 
er of the kinds we have grown. It 
spreads fast from the root and a few 
plants soon make a good colony. Flowers 
bluish purple. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
Japanese Hardy Asters 
MAUVE CUSHION. Distinct species which 
has attracted much attention by its unique 
habit of growth, its florlferousness and 
lateness in flowering. It forms a circular 
cushlon-llke plant 2% feet across, the 
center of the plant rarely exceeding 9 
Inches in, height, gradually tapering to 3 
to 4 Inches at the outside; the flowers, of 
delicate mauve, with silvery white per¬ 
fection, measure over 1% Inches in di¬ 
ameter, and are produced in such lavish 
profusion as to completely cover the 
plant; the blooms are at their best in 
November. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
Amellus Variefies 
Taller growing, 1% to 2 ft. Good cut 
flower subjects. 
AMELLUS ELEGANS. Grows from 12 to 
15 Inches high and produces large showy 
flowers of a rich bluish violet during 
July and August. Its free-flowering habit 
and compact growth make it a most de¬ 
sirable subject for the front of the border. 
Per 10. $1.50; Per 100. $10.00 
ULTRAMARINE. Lovely violet blue. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
I Asterj Star of Wartburg 
I Large lilac blue flowers with a striking orange center are pro- j 
I duced on 12 to 14 inch stems about the middle of June. A strikingly i 
! beautiful plant in the rock garden or in any perennial bed. While ! 
I very striking in its permanent location, at the same time the flowers | 
i can be cut and used in the better types of floral pieces. In addition | 
I to its outdoor cut flower value, this plant is an excellent forcer. 
I When grown in a cool temperature under glass, ii will flnwpr in the 
I months of March and April, producing even longer stems indoors 
I than outdoors. We recommend that you purchase a good quantities 
! of this valuable plant either for outdoor growing or under glass 
I We are sure it will provide additional profits for you. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
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