You will 
find an 
English Type Garden Basket 
surprisingly helpful in all your garden operations. Substantially made, 
20 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 41/4 inches deep, it costs $4. 


Midseason Giants Asters 

% 
Hardy Asters 

Asters Resistant to Wilt 

All colors are now available in varieties that are highly wilt-resistant. They are not 
claimed to be entirely immune, however, although they are very robust and less likely to 
be affected than old-time sorts. 
ASTERMUMS. Wilt-resistant. New race of 
the Comet type. The plants are of upright 
growth frequently having twelve to fifteen 
strong, sturdy stems, each carrying enor- 
mous flowers like chrysanthemums. 
White Lavender Rose-Pink 
Each color, pkt. 20 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 3 colors, 50 cts. 
MIDSEASON GIANTS. Sturdy, upright 
plants produce giant flowers often measur- 
ing 6 inches in diameter and fully double. 
Azure-Blue Shell-Pink Purple 
Lilac White Rich Rose 
Each color, pkt. 25 cts., 4oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, $1 
BEAUTY. This type comes into bloom in 
September and is at its best through 
October. The plants grow nearly 3 feet 
high and bear their very large, dense flow- 
ers on long stems. 
Flesh-Pink Deep Rose White 
Purple Azure-Blue Crimson 
Each color, pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., 440z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, $1 
LATE BRANCHING. The flowers are of 
extraordinary size and stand erect on long, 
graceful stems, well above the foliage. 
Pure White Purple 
Shell-Pink Crimson 
Rose-Pink Sensation (red) 
Lavender 
Each color, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., 4oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 7 colors, 85 cts. 

SINGLE COMET. Very decorative. Large 
blooms measure 5 to 6 inches across. 
White Dark Blue Scarlet 
Light Blue Light Rose 
Each color, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 5 colors, 60 cts. 
Asters shown in color elsewhere in 
this book. 
HEART OF FRANCE. 
Shown on front 
cover. Late-blooming; ruby-red flowers. 
2 ft. Pkt. 25cts., Woz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25. 
EARLY GIANT VARIETIES on page 33. 
Peach Blossom, Light Blue, Rose 
Marie. 
Above 3, pkt. 25 cts., 14oz. $1, oz. $3.50 
COLLECTION C-1: Pkt. each 3 varieties 60 cts. 
Non-Wilt-Resistant Strains 
LILLIPUT-FLOWERED. Beautiful early, 
dwarf Asters, producing an abundance of 
small flowers; valuable for cutting. 14 in. 
White, Blue Center 
White, Rose Center 
Brilliant Rose Pure White 
Fiery Scarlet Mixed 
Each color, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 7 colors, 85 cts. 
GIANT SUNSHINE. Individual blooms are 
enormous, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, with 
cushiony centers of tubular florets and rims 
of exquisitely pointed out-guard florets. 3 ft. 
Crimson 
Dark Blue 
Pale Pink Rich Rose 
Lavender White 
Salmon-Pink Mixed 
Light Blue 
Each color, pkt. 25 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $1 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, $1 
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ARALIA Sieboldi. Conservatory Evergreen. 
Foliage Perennial. Grows up to 20 feet 
high. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
NEW YORK CITY 
ARNEBIA cornuta (Arabian Primrose). 
Annual. Tubular yellow flowers spotted 
brown. 2 ft. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
The Asparagus “‘Fern,” so called, is a necessity to every grower of 
hothouse flowers. It is the Plumosus nanus variety offered above 


Giant Sunshine Asters 
Hardy Aster, Perennial 
Michaelmas Daisy; Starwort 
Alpinus (Rock Aster). Large soft blue flow- 
ers. Good rock-garden plant. 9 in. May, 
June. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
Alpinus albus. White form of the above; 
in. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, lgoz. $1.50. 
Amellus, Sonia (Italian Aster). Pure bright 
pink color. Awarded Certificate, R. H. S. 
England. 2 ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25 
Novee-angliz, Mixed. Good-sized flowers. 
Violet-purple, reddish crimson and pink. 
4 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., Woz. $1. 
ASCLEPIAS curassavica (Blood Flower). 
Greenbouse Plant. Purplish red flowers 
with orange hoods. Winter bloomer. 2 ft. 
Tuberosa (Butterfly Weed; Pleurisy 
Root). Hardy Perennial. Orange; 21% ft. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. Green- 
house Plant. A graceful subject for house 
or conservatory. Finely cut, fern-like folt- 
age. Pkt. 25 cts., 100 seeds 60 cts., 500 
seeds $1.75, 1000 seeds $3. 
Sprengeri. Greenhouse Climber. For hang- 
ing-baskets or cutting. Leaflets about 
1 inch Iong. Pkt. 15 cts., 100 seeds 50 cts., 
500 seeds $1.50, 1000 seeds $2.50. 
ASPERULA odorata (Woodruff). See page 
27. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
AUBRIETIA (False Wall Cress). Perennial. 
Rock-plants, forming mats of foliage and 
flowers in spring and summer. 6 in. 
Bougainvillei. Dark blue. 
Deltoidea. Lilac. Grezca. Light blue. 
Above 3 varieties, pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts. 
, 

Leichtlini. Bright reddish crimson color. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Large-flowering Hybrids, Mixed. Wide 
color-range. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
AURICULA. Perennial. Primrose-shaped 
blooms, in color from dark crimson-scarlet 
through pink to cream; 8in. Sowin March; 
they bloom indoors next winter, or are bed- 
ded out in spring. New Triumph Strain. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
BALLOON VINE (Love-in-a-Puff). Annual 
Climber. White; 8 ft. The inflated seed- 
vessels are interesting. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Flower Seeds 41 
