AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 
The Columbines are among the most beautiful of our garden 
flowers, and are indispensable for spring color as well as cut 
ting. As to culture the columbines will thrive well in either full 
sun or partial shade, a loose friable soil well enriched with old 
stable manure is to their liking but will grow in any good garden 
soil. The Hoodacres strain is notable for its large flowers and 
long spurs, but especially its new deep colors. Packets contain 
the deeper colors along with the medium and light shades. 
Packet 50c. 
Seedlings from our finest stock, blooming size $3.50 per doz., 
35c each. : 
AUBRETIA (Rock Cress) 
Hardy evergreen prostrate border or rock plants that are highly 
valued as a carpeting for spring bulbs. They love the sun, and 
do well in light sandy soil, between paving stones or in a bed by 
themselves. Their hillocks of solid color, violet, purple, blue, 
crimson and pink tones are a feast for all. Our development of 
these plants over a long period has brought exceptional size 
and coloring. 
Seeds of various colors, mixed, ‘50c per packet. 
Plants 40c each, $4.00 per dozen. Purple and pink only. 
ASTER (Michaelmas Daisy, Perennial Aster) 
These are rapidly becoming one of America’s most popular 
flowers for early fall color, are definitely dependable and will 
succeed in almost any soil. We list only a few of the most recent 
introductions. 
BLUE 
amellus variety, King George of low growth forming smooth 
bushes of blue, plant at the edge of the border for the earliest 
of all to bloom. 
Frikarti variety, Wonder of Stafa of branching habit producing 
lavender blue flowers of great size on slender two foot stems, 
blooms from mid-summer until killed back by frost. A must 
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