Rose Hill Nursery 
ASTER. Alpinus Goliath. 6 to 10 inches. Showy bluish purple flowers, 
excellent for the border. Blooms May and June. 
ASTERS. Hardy Fall Blooming. Michaelmas Daisy. 3 to 4 ft. This 
group of lovely autumn flowering perennials is of splendid value for use 
as a show flower in the garden or as cut flowers. These plants produce 
flowers in great abundance on long stems that hold the blooms strongly 
upright from September until the heavy frosts. The following named 
varieties give a wide range of colors to choose from. 
All 50c each, 3 of one kind for $1.40, 6 of one kind for $2.70. 
Barr’s Pink. Clear pink. 
Beechwood Challenger. Crimson red. 
Blue Dazzler. Light blue. 
Harrington Pink. Deep pink. 
Novae Angliae. Purple. 
ASTILBE. 18 to 24 in. One of the hardiest perennial border plants. 
Blooms June and July. The flower is a feathery plume on strong up- 
right stems, excellent for cutting. When not in bloom, the foliage is 
very attractive in the garden. Available in following colors. 
All 50c each, 3 of one ‘kind for $1.40, 6 of one kind for $2.70. 
Gladstone. Snow white. 
Gloria. Deep rose pink. 
Peach Blossom. Peach blossom pink. 
BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS. False Indigo. 2 to 3 ft. Pea-shaped dark blue 
flowers blooming in June, on spikes, resembling Lupines. Fine for cut- 
ting. The dark green deeply cut foliage is very attractive. 
CAMPANULA CALYCANTHEMA. Cup and Saucer. 2 to 3 ft. Erect 
growing biennial bearing cup and saucer shaped flowers in abundance 
during June and early July. Separate colors of pink, white and blue. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA. Carpathian Harebell. 8 to 10 in. A dwarf 
compact plant. Flowers clear blue, bell-shaped, in July and August. A ues s 
good border plant. Campanula, Canterbury Bells 
CAMPANULA MEDIUM. Canterbury Bells. 2 to 3 ft. Blue, pink or white, bell shaped flowers. A biennial blooming 
in June and early July. See picture. 
CAMPANULA PERCISIFOLIA. Peach Bell. 2 to 3 ft. Bowl-shaped blue flowers blooming June and early July. 
Graceful plant with long, narrow leaves. 
eee er PYRAMIDALIS. Chimney Bell Flower. 3 to 4 ft. Long stalks of blue flowers in August and Septem- 
ber. A biennial. 
CAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA. Blue Bells of Scotland. 12 in. The compact, slender, arching stems are complete- 
ly covered with beautiful, blue, bell-shaped flowers. Blooms from early July into the fall. 
CARNATION. Hardy Border. 8 to 10 in. A free flowering hardy carnation for the border. The spicy fragrant flow- 
ers are fine for cutting. Blooms all summer. Offered in following colors: 
Bright Scarlet. Scarlet red. White Gem. Snow white. 
King of Blacks. Deep maroon. Yellow. Clear pale yellow. 
Rose. Rose pink. : 
CENTAUREA MONTANA. Perennial Cornflower. 2 ft. Attractive violet-blue flowers about two inches in diameter, 
thistle-like in form. Blooms July to September. 
CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM. Snow in Summer. 10 in. Myriads of small white flowers produced in June and July, 
forming a dense mat of growth. The silvery foliage is attractive when the plant is not in bloom. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Hardy Cushion Type. Sometimes called Aza- 
liamums. This group of low growing ’Mums form mounds of bloom 
about 18 inches high and spread about two feet. They flower early 
among the "Mum group and are literally covered with hundreds of 
most attractive flowers. They bloom from early autumn until late freez- 
ing weather, after -practically all other flowers are frozen. Offered in 
the following colors. 50c each, 3 of one kind for $1.40, 6 of one kind for 
$2.70. Red—Bronze—Pink—Rose—White—Yellow. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Other Hardy Types. In the following list are 
plants of various heights and flowers of various sizes and texture. Be- 
fore offering them to our customers in the upper midwestern states, 
these plants were tested in our fields several years for their hardiness, 
perfection of flower and long period of bloom. Varieties introduced by 
the University of Minnesota are marked thus *. 
50c each. 3 of one kind for $1.40. 6 of one kind for $2.70. 
Algonquin. Showy pure yellow flowers measuring 21% inches across. 
Aurora*. Low compact habit of growth. Dragon’s-blood-red becom- 
ing lighter as they age. 
Autumn Lights. Coppery bronze with a gleaming orange overcast. 
Semi-double. Compact tidy growth. 
Clara Curtis. Lavender pink. Single daisy-like flowers are borne in 
profusion. Comes into bloom in August. Plants are about 18 inches 
tall and very profuse blooming. 
Dahlia Flowered. The double, dark wine-red flowers resemble a cac- 
tus dahlia, 2'%4 to 3 inches in diameter borne on single stems. Very Chrysanthemums 
showy, excellent for cutting. Midseason. in many light colors 
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