Strong, healthy plants with real root-systems 
MICHELL'S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Artemisia 
A most useful class of plants, either for the 
border or foi filling in within the shrubbery. 
With the exception of Lactiflora, they are not 
remarkable for their flowers but the foliage of 
the sorts offered is very ornamental. 
Abrotanum. Old Man; Southernwood. Dark 
green, finely cut foliage, with pleasant aro¬ 
matic odor. 2 ft. 
Lactiflora. White Mugwort. A variety of great 
merit. White, very fragrant flowers in much- 
branched panicles. Plant in fertile, moist soil. 
4 ft. Aug., Sept. 
Silver King. A new variety with beautiful, 
bright silvery foliage, which, when cut and 
dried, retains its silver color all winter. 
All Artemisias, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50 
Asclepias • Butterfly Weed 
Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, about 
2 feet high, producing their flowers of brilliant 
orange-scarlet during July and August. 30c. 
each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Hardy Asters 
Outstanding New Varieties 
Blue Bouquet. Large, clear violet-blue flowers 
withyellow eyes. Very charming, 134 ft. Oct. 
Blue Eyes. The best blue Aster yet introduced, 
having long, violet-blue petals surrounding a 
small yellow eye. 4 ft. Extremely attractive 
during September. 
Hybridus luteus. Masses of bright clear yellow 
star-shaped flowers. A yellow border acquisi¬ 
tion from July until frost. Grows compact and 
bushy, 2 feet high. Free flowering and keeps 
well when cut. 
Mt. Everest. A wonderful white Aster, by far 
the finest and best white ever introduced. 
Very tall, well-shaped pyramids of flowers 
right down to the ground. The blooms are 
large, pure white, with a very small yellow 
eye, and, unlike other white Asters, the old 
flowers do not discolor the mass. 
Pink Nymph. A most profuse bloomer and one 
that is sure to please. The charming flowers 
open a rich rosy red which changes to bright 
pink as they mature. 4 ft. Sept. 
Red Rover. Deep rosy red flowers with golden 
centers; buds bright red, giving us our first 
red fall-flowering Aster. Compact in habit 
and very free flowering. A real novelty which 
should be in every garden. 3 to 4 ft. Sept, 
to frost. 
All New Hardy Asters, 50c. each; 3 for $1.35; 
$5.00 per doz.; 25 for $9.00 
Aster Subcoeruleus, Star of 
Wartburg 
A giant form with large individual flowers on 
strong, erect stems 12 inches high. Blooms very 
early and makes a fine display with its dark 
lilac-blue flowers with orange center. The plants 
we offer are grown from divisions of the original 
stock. 50c. each; doz., $5.00. 
* Dwarf Border Asters 
We take pleasure in introducing a collection 
of dwarf Hybrid Asters which we feel will fill a 
long-felt want in providing a race of dwarf, com¬ 
pact, free-flowering plants, blooming when there 
is a scarcity of low-growing flowering plants. 
They rarely exceed 1 foot in height, and during 
the blooming period in September they are com¬ 
pletely covered with blossoms for a considerable 
time. 
Constance. A really pure shell-pink—a delight¬ 
ful color. Very graceful habit. 9 in. Oct. 
Countess of Dudley. Charming, clear pink 
flowers with yellow eyes. Bushy and free 
flowering. 9 in. Late Sept. 
Aster hybridus luteus 
Dwarf Border Asters, continued 
Lavanda. Lavender-blue flowers. Very free 
and early, commencing to bloom early in 
September. 6 in. 
Lilac-Time. Lovely soft lilac flowers. Very 
free and of bushy habit. 1 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Marjorie. A charming plant of compact growth, 
bearing large, bright rose-pink flowers. 1 ft. 
Mid-Sept. 
Nancy. Dwarf, bushy grower and very free 
flowering, the plants being covered with pale 
flesh-pink flowers toward the end of Septem¬ 
ber. 1 ft. 
Niobe. The best white variety. Dwarf, com¬ 
pact habit with pure white flowers. 6 in. 
Sept. 
Ronald. Forms a dwarf bush covered with 
flowers of a pleasing bright shade of lilac-pink, 
with rose-pink buds. Very showy. 1 ft. Mid- 
Sept. 
All Dwarf Border Asters, 35c. each; 3 for $1.00; 
$3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
*Dwarf Asters 
Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge 
of hardy borders as they grow only 6 to 10 
inches high. Large, showy, bluish purple 
flowers in May and June. 
Alpinus albus. Pure white flowers. 
Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct species. 
Forms a circular, cushion-like plant 2 34 feet 
across, rarely exceeding 9 inches in height. 
Flowers delicate, soft mauve, with silvery 
white reflection, and over 134 inches in diam¬ 
eter, completely cover the plant. Blooms begin 
to expand early in October, but are not at 
their best until November. 
Subcoeruleus. Forms a dense tuft of leaves 
from which spring many leafless stems 1 foot 
high, bearing, in June and July, large, bluish 
violet flowers. 
All Dwarf Asters, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50 
Aster Frikarti . Wonder of Stafa 
A new, everblooming perennial. Flowers clear 
azure-blue, about 3 inches in diameter, on long 
stems. Blooms from June until frost. 50c. each; 
3 for $1.35; $5.00 per doz.; 25 for $9.00. 
Hardy Asters 
Michaelmas Daisies 
Barr’s Pink. A strong, vigorous grower, form¬ 
ing shapely plants from 4 to 5 feet high with 
beautiful pink flowers. 
Novae-angliae. Bright violet-purple flowers in 
abundance during the early autumn. 4 ft. 
Novi-belgi, Climax. One of the best and show¬ 
iest, with large, pyramidal spikes of lavender- 
blue flowers. 5 ft. 
Queen Mary. The best of the Novi-belgi type. 
Graceful flowers of a particularly pleasing 
blue, tinted lavender, 234 inches in diameter, 
arranged loosely in branching panicles. 3 34 ft. 
Sam Banham. Very large, graceful, pure white 
flowers. One of the earliest to bloom. 3 ft. 
All Hardy Asters, 25c. each; 3 for 70c.; 
$2.50 per doz.; 25 for $4.50 
Astilbe Arendsi 
Plants of vigorous growth, 2 34 to 334 feet 
high. They prefer a half-shady, moist position 
in any ordinary garden soil. 
Amethyst. Well-branched spikes of deep 
violet-purple. 3 ft. End of June. 
Betsy Cuperus. A splendid variety, growing 
about 5 feet high, with 2-foot drooping spikes 
of white flowers with pink centers. Very 
showy. 
Gloria. Deep rose-pink flowers. Very attractive. 
All Astilbes, 50c. each; 3 for $1.35; $5.00 per doz.; 
25 for $9.00 
Boltonia . False Chamomile 
Among the showiest of our native hardy peren¬ 
nial plants, with large, single, aster-like flowers. 
Asteroides. Pure white. Very effective. 5 to 
7 ft. 
• Latisquama. Pink, slightly tinged with laven¬ 
der. 4 to 6 ft. 
Either of the above, 25c. each; 3 for 70c.; 
$2.50 per doz.; 25 for $4.50 
Callirhoe . Poppy Mallow 
Involucrata. An excellent trailing plant with 
finely divided foliage and large, saucer-shaped 
flowers of bright rosy crimson with white 
centers, produced freely during summer and 
fall. 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50. 
Hardy Border Carnations 
Choice mixed seedlings produced from seed. 
We supply strong plants that will furnish an 
abundance of double flowers next season. 30c. 
each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Centaurea 
Plants of easy culture, delighting in an open, 
sunny position, and producing a wealth of bloom 
which not only makes a fine display in the border 
but is excellent for cutting. 
Dealbata. Bright rose-colored flowers borne 
profusely from July until September. 134 ft. 
Macrocephala. Large, thistle-like, golden 
yellow flowers. Useful for cutting and showy 
in the border. 334 ft- July, Aug. 
Montana. Mountain Bluet. Grows 2 feet high, 
bearing large violet-blue flowers from July 
to September. 
Montana alba. Pure white form of above. 
All Centaureas, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50 
*Cerastium • Snow-in-Summer 
Tomentosum. Pure white flowers and silvery 
foliage. A compact grower and fine for the 
rock-garden. 25c. each; 3 for 70c.; $2.50 per 
doz.; 25 for $4.50. 
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