PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
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ARTEMESIA Silver King. The white, finely-cut foliage of this plant when dried is 
excellent for decorative purposes. Also lends a charming touch of white to the 
perennial garden. 2y4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
ASPARAGUS (Asparagus fern). Both of the following varieties make excellent 
pot plants for shaded locations. The drooping habit of their finely cut foliage 
makes them desirable, too, for hanging pots and baskets. 
Plumosus. Gal. containers, 35c; 2 Vi-inch pots. 
Sprengeri. Gal. containers, 35c; 21/4-inch pots. 
ASTER 
^'Alpinus. A dwarf variety growing from 6 to 10 inches in height. Handsome 
purplish-blue flowers and compact, dark green foliage. , Blooms in spring and 
early summer. Gal. containers. 
Ericoides. Much branched, drought resistant variety bearing many small white 
flowers. Sun. Gal. containers. 
Filifolius elongatus (shrub). Fine, heather-like foliage. Covered in late spring and 
early summer with lavender asters. Do not over water. Grows to 2 feet. Sun. 
Gal. containers, 40c. 
Fruticosus. Compact shrub to 2 feet. Finely cut foliage. Completely covered in 
April, May and June with masses of lavender asters. An excellent subject for a 
sunny dry location. Gal. containers, 40c. 
Frikarti (Wonder of Stafa). Finest of all hardy asters. From June until 
December this busy plant will produce continually and in abundance 
large lavender-blue blooms. Plant is free branching and grows to 30 
inches. Gal. containers, 50c. 
*Little Boy Blue (Novi-Belgii). The best dwarf aster of our acquaintance. 
Grows only to a height of 12 inches in a compact, dark green ball. From 
July until October it is smothered with bright double blue flowers. 21/2-inch 
pots; gal. containers. 
*Mauve Cushion. One of the most interesting perennial asters we have 
seen in many a day. Forms a compact mass of glossy green foliage to 3 
or 4 inches in height and to 2 feet in width. In late summer and fall it is 
entirely covered with delicate m.auve flowers that are an inch to 114 inches 
across. Sun or part shade. Gal. containers; 21/2-inch pots. 
Novae-Angliae (New England Aster). Attractive dark green foliage, lavender and 
purple flowers in late summer and fall. Blooms heavily. Grows to 2 feet; Plant 
in sun or part shade. 21/4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Novi-Belgii. Large flowering hybrids. Many bright colors. 214-inch pots; gal. 
containers. 
Porterii. A much-branched, hardy aster growing to 3 feet, that through late 
summer and fall is profuse with small, glistening white flowers. This variety, 
little planted as yet, is becoming better known and more widely used each 
season. Plant in sun. Gal. containers; 21/4-inch pots. 
*Subcaeruleus. A valuable spring flowering aster which forms dense tufts of 
leaves from which rise stems bearing bluish-violet flowers that sometimes attain 
a diameter of 2 inches. Blooms during April, May and June. Plant in sun. 
2 V 2 -inch pots; gal. containers. 
Victor. Lavender. Gal. containers. 
^■'Wartburg Star. Large bright lavender blue asters on good stems for cutting. 
Good foliage; quite hardy; blooms May and June. Plant in sun or part shade. 
214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
(*) PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN ROCK GARDENS 
