Aethionema Persicum 
ARTEMISIA - Southernwood; Sage Brush 
Shrubby, sagelike plants suitable for the hardy border. They have more 
or less hairy, finely cut leaves and yellow or white flowers, borne in 
panicles. Only about three are worth growing. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a dry, sunny border for Silver King and a moist 
one, but well drained, for Lactiflora. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 to 10 
inches apart. 
*Abrotanum .Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf plant with silvery gray, highly aromatic foliage; yellow flowers 
in July; good for margins of the border or bold groups in the rockery. 
Lactiflora Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A tall-growing plant of fine foliage and heads of small, white flowers 
in August and September, which fill the garden with fragrance. 
Silver King Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A striking white-leaved contrast plant. A beautiful "mist" for setting 
off bouquets and floral combinations. The entire color effect bright 
frosted silver. Three feet high. Sprays may be cut to mix with winter 
bouquets. 
ASCLEPIAS- Butterfly Weed 
To this genus belong many species, most of them not worth while for 
the flower garden. Some may be used in the wild garden, but there are 
more worth-while plants even for that. Tuberosa is the only one consid¬ 
ered. 
Culture. Tuberosa requires a sandy soil while all the rest do best in a 
moist, peaty soil. Requires sun. Plant in autumn or early spring, 6 to 8 
inches apart. 
Tuberosa Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Attractive plants, flowering during July and August and growing about 
1 Vi feet high. Produces umbels of varying orange colored flowers which 
are lovely to cut and last a long time. 
ASPERULA-Woodruff 
Pretty dwarf, white-flowered perennials. They have long, creeping 
stems, whorled leaves, and four-lobed flowers. Excellent plants for shady 
positions under shrubs, trees, or in shady place in rockery or woods. 
Culture. Will thrive in ordinary soil in shady positions. Plant in autumn 
or spring, 6 to 8 inches apart. They soon spread into bold masses. 
^Odorata Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
6 to 8 inches high. Increases rapidly and is used for carpeting shady 
places and in the woods. Heads of small white flowers appear just above 
the foliage in May. A fine, scented herb reminding one of new mown 
hay. A grand plant for hardy shady places in woods or rock garden. 
ASPHODELUS - Asphodel 
Strong growing perennials reminding one of the Eremurus (Foxtail Lily); 
in fact, in Europe they are the "poor man's" Eremurus. They have nar¬ 
row, roundish, rather ornamental leaves and produce their yellow flow¬ 
ers in long, narrow racemes. Does well in front of shrubbery, in the 
border, or wild garden. 
Culture. Require a rich, deep, well-manured soil. Plant in autumn or 
spring, 8 to 10 inches apart. 
Luteus Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Tall spikes of bright yellow flowers; very fragrant swordlike foliage; fine 
for borders; plant in groups of three or more for the best effect. 
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New Dwarf 
Aster, 
Lavanda 
NEW DWARF ASTERS 
The new dwarf Asters are unquestionably among the most worth while 
plants that have recently come to us from England. Very neat in 
habit with attractive foliage and in September and October are graced 
with hundreds of blooms of the most delicate shades of lavender, pink 
and lilac. Not one person who saw them growing in our nurseries but 
admired them and purchased some. 
They rarely exceed one foot in height and during the blooming period 
in September the plants are completely covered with blossoms. They 
are exceptionally valuable for the edging or for grouping in the front 
of borders and are also charming for the rock garden, coming at a 
time when the rock garden is void of flowers. Perfectly hardy and 
grow most anywhere in any good garden soil. 
Constance Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A really pure shell-pink, a delightful color, of very graceful habit. 
October. 9 inches. 
Countess of Dudley Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Charming clear pink flowers with yellow eye, of bushy habit and free- 
flowering. Late September. 9 inches. 
Diana Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Large delicate soft pink semi-double flowers with pretty feathery green 
foliage. September. 9 inches. 
Hebe Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A compact variety with small deep pink flowers, an ideal rock plant. 
September. 10 inches. 
Lavanda Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Lavender-blue flowers, very free-flowering, commencing to bloom early. 
September. 6 inches. 
Lilac Time Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Lovely soft lilac flowers, free-flowering, of bushy habit. September- 
October. 12 inches. 
Lady Henry Maddocks Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Clear pale pink flowers, very free-flowering and of dwarf compact habit. 
September. 1 foot. 
Marjorie Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A charming plant of compact habit, bearing large flowers of a bright 
rose-pink. Mid-September. 1 foot. 
Nancy Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Of dwarf bushy habit and very free-flowering, the plants being covered 
with pale flesh-pink flowers toward the end of September. 1 foot. 
Niobe Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The only white variety, of dwarf compact habit with pure white flowers. 
September. 6 inches. 
Ronald Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Forming a dwarf bush covered with flowers of a pleasing bright shade 
of lilac-pink with rose-pink buds, very showy. Mid-September. 1 foot. 
Snowsprite Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A very dwarf, early fall-flowering variety forming compact clumps. 
These are smothered with large semi-double white flowers. Early 
September. 1 foot. 
Victor Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
The dwarfest of all and very pretty. The flowers are of good size and 
of a beautiful clear pale lavender-blue; a charming rock plant, flower¬ 
ing early. September. 8 inches. 
