
Rs ASTILBE HYBRIDS .- Spirea 
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Mints ogy These hardy hybrid Astilbes will thrive m any 
ee good rich soil if given plenty of water during the 
pag growing season. Flowers in showy panicles, 
freely produced. June, July. 
Avalanche. Pure snow-white flowers on Jong 
spikes. Excellent for forcing. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
Betsy Cuperus. Sce page 20. 
Bremen. New. Brilliant dark salmon-crimson. 
Dwarf. 11% to 2 ft. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
Europa. Feathery plumes of pure pale pink 
flowers. Early; compact grower. 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. 
Fanal. Its rosy crimson flower-spikes are about 
15 inches tall and appear well above the foliage. 
Thrives in full sun or semi-shade, but prefers 
a shady, damp position. 11% ft. May, June. 
75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
Gloria Purpurea. A brilliant shade of dark 
pink with a slight tinge of lilac. Foliage brown- 
ish green. Very attractive. 2 to 21% ft. 75 cts. 
each; 3 for $2.00. 
Peach Blossom. Light pink flowers. 
2 to 2% ft. 3 for $i 50; to for $4.50. 
Prof. Van Der Wielen. Unusually long stems 
and side shoots, showing fine, small, pure 
white flowers in profusion. 2 to 2 4 ft. 75 cts. 
each; 3 for $2.00. 
Rhineland. Crimson flower-spikes shaded with 
salmon. 11% to 2 ft. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Solland. Fine red fringed flower tinged with dark 
blue. Tall growing. 5 ft. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
HARDY ASTERS 
Perennial or hardy Asters are unrivaled for 
their varying forms and bright gay colors in the 
border during Jate summer and autumn. Their 
outstanding shades of color Iend themselves well 
for cutting or decorative purposes. Perfectly 
hardy and of easy culture, they should be se- 
lected for their intended purpose, as their varying 
heights offer much latitude in planting. 
Aster Alpinus 
Blue Mountain Daisy. Dwarf, neat habit, fine 
for rockeries. 5 to 10 m. May, June. 
Albus. Habit similar to the above. Flowers 
pure white. 
Goliath. Showy bluish purple flowers n May 
and June. Plant in full sun. 5 to 10 in. 
Star of Eisemach. (True stock of this variety is 
scarce.) Masses of large, bright lavender-blue 
flowers, with orange-yellow centers. Dwarf. 
1 ft. May, June. 
Erect. 

© ASTILBE, Fanal. 75 cts. each 

© CATANANCHE cerulea major. 3 for $1.35 Petunia 
Red Rover 
Beechwood Challenger 
Blue Gown 
Mount Everest 
2 each of above varieties 
BLUE GOWN © 
BEECHWOOD CHALLENGER © 
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ASTER Dumosus 
(Dwarf Asters) 
A new race of hardy Asters, growing 10 to 12 
inches high and forming a dense mass of bloom 
in late summer and autumn. Perfectly hardy, 
with Jarge, rich-colored flowers. 
Blue Bouquet. Large, clear violet-blue flowers 
with yellow center. 
Constance. Clear shell-pink. Oct. 
Lady Henry Maddocks. Pale pink. Profuse 
bloom. Late. 
Lilac-Time. Compact Iittle plants covered 
with pretty Itlac-blue flowers, thus prolonging 
blue among the low plants. Sept. 
Nancy. Pale lilac-pink flowers. 
Niobe. Bushy plants with 114-inch, pure white 
flowers, having two rows of petals around a 
yellow cushion. The profusion of bloom en- 
tirely hides the plant. Late Sept. 
ASTER Novi-Belgi Hybrids 
(Tall Asters) 
A beautiful type of hardy Aster usually grow- 
ing tall and bushy and smothered with profuse 
bloom. 3 to 4 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Amethyst. Large, deep purple-blue flowers, 
nearly double. 
Beechwood Challenger. Very fine clear red 
with a prominent yellow disc. A bushy grower 
wae healthy foliage. The deepest of the reds. 
Sitts 
Beechwood Charm. Deep rose-red. Small 
flowers; compact growth. 3 to 3% ft. 
Blue Gown. Very large flowers of lovely clear 
blue. 4 ft. 
‘Dick Ballard. Large, double, rosy pink flowers. 
Gayborder Blue. Semi-double, rich violet-blue. 
Hilda Ballard. Large, quite double flowers of 
silvery mauve. 
Mount Everest. Large, pure white flowers 
cover the plant. With its long flowering period 
it ranks supreme. 
Petunia. Very free-flowering, 
deep purplish red. 
Queen Mary. Large flowers of sky-blue. Splen- 
did variety for cutting. 
Red Rover. Flowers are deep rosy red with 
golden centers. It is very free blooming and 
of good compact habit. 
Royal Blue. A rich deep purple-blue. Free 
flowering and sturdy. 
All Hardy Asters, 3 of one variety for $1.35; 
10 of one variety for $4.00 
semi-double, 

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