TRY GROWING MICHAELMAS DAISIES FROM SEED 
Late-flowering Asters ha 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS, The flowers are large and full, of the well- 
known Crego type, with broad, graceful petals, borne on long, 
heavy, non-lateral stems. The plants reach a height of 3 feet, 
blooming from late summer imtil frost. 
Peach-Blossom Deep Rose White. WR. 
Light Blue Crimson Mixed 
Light Purple Dark Purple. WR. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 7 colors, 85 cts. 
Hardy Perennial Asters 
Alpina, Goliath. Soft blue flowers with yellow centers in May and 
June. 1 foot. E.xcellent for rockery. Pkt. 1.5 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Subcaeruleus, Delight. Graceful, lavender-blue flower with yellow 
disc, measuring more than 4 inches across, on stems 28 inches long. 
Blooms in May and June. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Large-flowering, Mixed (Michaelmas Daisy). Thc.se are the 
popular, fall-flowering, hardy Asters. Single, star-like flowers in a 
fine range of colors. 4 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Aubrietia hp 
IMPROVED CREGO. WR. Through careful selection, this type 
has been brought to a state of incredible perfection. Plants are 
over 2 feet high, with long stems, bearing huge, fluffy flowers of 
chrysanthemum shajje. 
Azure-Blue Enchantress. Lovely salmon-rose. 
Crimson Royal Purple Shell-Pink White 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Vioz. 35 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt, each of above 6 colors, 50 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 30 cts. 
One of the daintiest and most beautiful of all dwarf, creeping 
plants for carpeting beds or rockeries, forming brilliant sheets of 
blue, crimson, or rose for many weeks. A gem for planting in crevices 
of rocks or wall, forming a cataract of color. 4 to 6 inches high. 
Bougainvillei. Dark blue. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Deltoidea. Bright lavender-blue. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Leichtlini. Deep rosy purple. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Large-flowered Hybrids, Mixed. A wonderfully fine strain, pro¬ 
ducing a good range of colors. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Perennial Aster, 
Large-flowering 
19 HOSEA WATERER : PHILADELPHIA 
AMERICAN BEAUTY. WR. This beautiful variety is, beyond 
doubt, one of the grandest sorts in cultivation. It is of the Late 
Branching type, growing from 2 to 2J^ feet high. The flowers are 
large and fuU, with incurved petals measuring from 4 to 5 inches 
in diameter, and are borne on stems from 15 to 20 inches long. 
Shell-Pink Crimson Purple 
Deep Rose Azure-Blue White 
Each, pkt. 15 cts.; 50 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 75 cts. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; Hoz. 40 cts. 
GIANT LATE BRANCHING. WR. This superb strain is of 
American origin and is especially adapted to our climatic condi¬ 
tions. The plants form strong, branching bushes, 2 to 2J^ feet 
high, bearing on long, strong stems their handsome chrysanthe- 
mum-hke flowers, which under ordinary cultivation average 
4 inches across. They come into bloom from two to three weeks 
after the average type, usually being at their best during September. 
Crimson Purple Shell-Pink 
Azure-Blue Rose-Pink White 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Ysoz. 40 cts.; Vioz. 75 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 50 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34oz. 35 cts.; 34oz. 60 cts.; oz. $1.75 
IMPROVED CALIFORNIA GIANT SUNSHINE. A supremely 
beautiful new race of Asters. The plants grow 3 feet high and 
bear blooms 5 to 6 inches across, on long, stiff stems. In color the 
lovely dual-tone effect beggars description. The yellow, quill-like 
disc is encircled by a single row of contrasting guard petals. 
Blue Moon. Blue, yellow center. 
Lavender. Yellov" center. 
Moonbeam. White, orange center. 
Rainbow. Rose-pink, orange center. 
Shell-Pink. White and lemon center. 
Stratosphere. Dark blue, orange center. 
Mixed Colors. 
Each, pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, $1 
Seven Superb Asters HA 
AURORA, GOLDEN SHEAF. W R. The deepest yellow Aster 
yet offered. Flowers fully double with attractive crest-hke center. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
EL MONTE. See Novelties and Specialties, page 6. 
EARLY GIANT, LIGHT BLUE. W R. See Novelties and Spe¬ 
cialties, page 6. 
HEART OF FRANCE. W R. The finest rich dark red branching 
Aster, blooming in late August. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
LOS ANGELES. See Novelties and Specialties, page 6. 
PEERLESS PINK. W R. Plants are of robust, free-branching 
habit, bearing magnificent blooms 4 to 5 inches in diameter on 
18-inch stems. The color is a rich shell-pink. 
PEERLESS YELLOW. W R. The blst^yellow^Aster^'^Plants grow 
2 feet tall, with flowers of good size and form. The color is a deep 
yellow, fading slightly as it ages. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Aster, Improved 
California Giant Sunshine 
Aubrietia deltoidea 
