H^A RDY PERENNIALS AND ROCK- PL A NTS 
Artemisia 
Lactiflora. A tall-growing plant with fine foliage 
and heads of small white flowers which fill the 
garden with fragrance. Good for cutting. 3 to 
4 ft. Aug., Sept. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
$17.50 per 100. 
Silver King. Striking white-leaved contrast 
plant. Beautiful "mist” for setting off bou¬ 
quets and floral combinations. 3 ft. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Asclepias • Butterfly Weed 
Tuberosa. Attractive plants producing umbels 
of bright orange-colored flowers. Good for 
cutting. 13 ^ ft. July, Aug. 20 cts. each, 
$2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Astilbe 
Betsy Cuperus. The fine, drooping flower-spikes 
show in summer during some weeks, a great 
number of white flowers with pink centers. 
2 ft. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100. 
Aster • Michaelmas Daisy 
Lovely autumn-flowering perennials, very 
decorative in the border and as cut-flowers. 
NOVELTIES IN HARDY ASTERS 
Alderman Yokes. Clear rose-pink with blue 
sheen. 3 ft. Sept. 
Blue Bouquet. Semi-double, clear blue flowers. 
2 ft. Sept. 
Blue Eyes. Violet-blue wdth yellow' eye. 4 ft. 
Sept. 
Blue Plume. Deep blue, semi-double flowers on 
loose-growing, free-branching plants. Height 
3 to 4 ft. 
Burbank’s Charming. Plants of splendid 
branching form, with tiny rosy w'hite or blush 
flow'ers from the ground up. 5 ft. Sept. 
Charles Wilson. Bright red, the brightest of 
all fall Asters. Sept. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Mammoth. Immense, semi-double warm lav¬ 
ender flowers. Believed to have the largest 
flow'ers of all the Hardy Asters. A good cut¬ 
ting Aster. 5 to 6 ft. 
Mount Everest. Tall, branching plants; clear 
W'hite flow'ers with tiny centers. The finest 
W'hite. Sept. 
Pink Nymph. Rich rosy red, changing to bright 
pink. 4 ft. Sept. 
Radiance. Flow'ers of a deep shade of pink are 
beautified w'ith bright golden centers. Plants 
about 3 feet tall, very compact. 
Red Rover. The first really red Aster, with at¬ 
tractive rosy red flowers. Sept. 
Silver Sheen. Distinctive silvery blue flowers. 
Sept. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
All Hardy Novelty Asters, except where otherwise 
noted, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Barr’s Pink. Shapely plants with bright pink 
flowers. 4 to 5 ft. 
Emily Thory. Pinkish lavender. 3 ft. 
Freedom. A very beautiful Aster with deep 
blue petals and deep yellow center. 3 ft. 
Heather Glow. Very free and vigorous grower, 
with large flowers of a delightful shade of 
brilliant rose, golden center. 4 ft. 
Maid of Athens. Soft lavender-blue. 3 ft. 
Queen Mary. Very large, graceful flowers 
arranged loosely in branching panicles of very 
pleasing blue tinted lavender. 3}4 ft. 
Royal Blue. Large rich purple-blue flowers 
with golden yellow centers. Stout, branching 
plants. 
Sam Banham. White, yellow disk. 4 to 5 ft. 
Skylands Queen. Pale blue. Uniform grower. 
3 ft. 
St. Egwin. A pleasing rosy pink, compact, 
free-bloi ming dwarf. to 2 ft. 
Sunset. (New.) Soft rose-pink flowers. 3 ft. 
Thora Perry. Stout, branching stems covered 
v/ith large, semi-double, silvery white flowers. 
One of the earliest of fall varieties. 3 ft. 
White Climax. Large white flowers. 4 to 5 ft. 
Aug.-Oct. 
All Standard Varieties, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
$17.50 per 100 
NEW DWARF HARDY BORDER ASTERS 
Constance. Nice flowers of an attractive shade 
of light pink. 15 in. 
Countess of Dudley. Clear pink; yellow eye. 
9 in. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Clear pale pink. 
Dwarf, compact plants. 1 ft. 
Lavanda. Vivid light blue of an unusualiy clear 
shade. 15 in. 
Lilac Time. Rounded plants with deep violet- 
blue flowers. 15 in. 
Marjorie. Bright rose-pink. 12 in. 
Nancy. Pale flesh-pink flowers completely 
cover plant. 1 ft. 
Ronald. Bright lilac-pink blooms; rose-pink 
buds. 1 ft. 
Snowsprite. Very dwarf. White. 9 in. 
Victor. Large flowers of clear lilac-blue. 9 in. 
All New Dwarf Hybrid Border Asters, 35 cts. each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
Aster frikarti. A most attractive hardy sum¬ 
mer Aster of neat, upright, branching growth. 
Bears a profusion of large, showy lavender- 
blue flowers from mid-August to October. 
23 ^ ft. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Aster alpinus. R Spring flowering. Bluish 
purple blooms. 6 in. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 
doz. 
Mauve Cushion. R A distinct species which 
forms a circular, cushion-like plant rarely 
over 9 inches high. Delicate mauve flowers 
with silvery white sheen, 134 inches in diameter 
completely cover the plant. Oct., Nov. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
Wartburg Star. Large, rich blue flowers with a 
golden center. 2 ft. Spring blooming. 50 cts. 
each, $5.50 per doz. 
AEth ionema 
Persicum, Persian Candytuft. R Blue-gray 
foliage. Light rose flowers. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
Aubrietia 
Eyrei. R Large violet flowers. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
Baptisia • False Indiso 
Australis. A strong-growing plant with ra¬ 
cemes of dark blue, lupine-like flowers. 3 ft. 
May-July. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 
per 100. 
Boltonia 
Latisquama. Pinkish lavender flowers that re¬ 
semble Michaelmas daisies. 6 to 7 ft. Aug., 
Sept. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Campanula 
Carpatica. Harebell. R Light blue, small, 
bell-like flowers suitable for rockery. 8 in. 
July, Aug. 
Glomerata. Forms a dense tuft of dark green 
foliage covered with globular, dark blue 
flowers. 134 ft- June, July. 
Latifolia, Blue. Large, bell-shaped flow'ers. 2 ft. 
Macrantha. Large clusters of deep purple 
flowers in early summer. 3 ft. 
Medium. Canterbury Bells. A biennial of 
pyramidal growth, covered with large, bell¬ 
shaped flowers in separate colors—Blue, Pink, 
White. 2 ft. May, June. 
Persicifolia, Telham Beauty. A wonderful 
novelty. With its single, rich blue, large, bell¬ 
shaped flowers, this variety is an attractive 
plant for perennial border and cutting. 2 to 
234 ft. June, July. 
Pyramidalis. Long spikes covered with star- 
like flowers all summer. Excellent for back¬ 
ground in hardy border. Two colors—Blue, 
White. 4 to 6 ft. 
Rotundifolia. Blue Bells of Scotland. R Nod¬ 
ding, blue, bell-shaped flowers. Fine rock- 
plant. 1 ft. June-Aug. 
All Campanulas, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
$17.50 per 100 
The above Delphiniums were grown by one 
of our local customers from our selected field- 
grown plants. 
Caryopteris 
Incana (mastacanthus). Blue Spirea. A fine 
border plant and cut-flower. 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
30 cts. each, $3 per doz., $20 per 100. 
Catananche • Cupid’s Dart 
Caerulea. R* A plant with hoary, lance-shaped 
leaves and crisp, pretty, deep blue flowers 
produced profusely on 1 ^-foot stems. Good 
cut-flower. July-Sept. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Centaurea 
Macrocephala. Very showy, with large, 
thistle-like yellow flowers. 3 ft. July, Aug. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 per 100. 
Montana. Mountain Bluet. Large, blue flowers, 
resembling cornflow'ers. 2 ft. June-Sept. 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 
Cerastium 
Tomentosum. Snow-in-Summer. R* A low- 
growing plant with silvery white foliage and 
producing an abundance of snow-white flowers 
in May. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $17.50 
per 100. 
Ch rysanthemum. Hardy 
Produce a wonderful display after ordinary 
garden flowers are gone. They do best when 
planted in sheltered po.sitions. If medium-height, 
bushy plants are desired, pinch tops back when 
6 to 8 inches high. 
Albert Muller. Two-inch pompons of fa^wn 
color, an interesting shade. \Try bushy. 15 in. 
Astrid. Single flov/ers of a lovely shade of shell- 
pink, with bronzy tints and bright yellow 
centers. Very hardy. 50 cts. each. 
Barbara Gumming. Yellow, shaded bronze. 
The best early double. Aug., Sept 
Crimson Splendor. Rich crimson-garnet; 
semi-double. Early. Sept. 
Early Bronze. An outstanding early Pompon. 
Neat; dwarf. Bronze-yellow. Aug. 
Ethel. Pompon. Deep crimson-bronze. 
Excelsior. Pompon. Brilliant yellow. 
Flashlight. Three-inch bronzy red flowers, 
reverse pale yellow. Early Sept. 
