1 AUBRIETA or ROCK-PURPLE 
AUBRIETA PEERLESS 
HY BRIDS—erx (2) 8. Splen- 
did low perennials for the 
rock garden, front of bor- 
der, or massing. Easy to 
grow and to delight in. 
Rose, lilac, mauve, purple, 
violet, crimson in _ vivid, 
rich blendings. Illustrated 
opposite. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 
40c; 1% oz. 70c. 
AUBRIETA LEICHTLINI 
—Rosy violet, near to crim- 
son. Pkt. 20c; 3. pkts. 
for 50c. 
1 THE HARDY ASTERS 
Though called the glory of autumn, these true perennial 
Asters are not autumn flowers alone, for many of them 
bloom in summer, and several of the lower rock garden 
species come in spring. ‘‘kt” culture. ALPINUS—(2)12. An 
excellent early Aster, indispensable among the lower kinds, 
covered with large blue-purple flowers. Pkt. 20c; 140 oz. 5c. 
ELONGATUS—(3)12. Unique South African with big flow- 
ers, usually with crimson zoning. Protect in winter. Pkt. 
20c. ELODES—(4)16. Handsome, semi-decumbent, autumn- 
bloomer. Narrow leaves. Delightful, many-petalled flowers of 
blue-violet. Pkt. 20c. FARRERi—(2-3)20. Shaggy flowers to 
3-inch diameters, gold-centered, but with many long petals 
of blue-lavender. Each blossom is carried on its own stem,: 
high over flat foliage mats. Pkt. 20c; 4g oz. 40c. LINARI- 
IFOLIUS—(lonactis ) — (4-5) 15. Gold-centered lavender daisies 
are carried in rather close, upfacing clusters. Makes big 
clumps. As many as 68 flowering stems have been counted 
from one plant. Foliage narrow, heathery. Full sun. Pkt. 15c. 
NOVIAE-ANGLIAE—(5)50. New England Aster. Here is 
the cap-sheaf of the season, the rich culmination of its color 
harvest. Big many-rayed flowers in blue-violet to deepest 
purple, in rosy pink to rosy red. Seeds saved chiefly from 
fine named varieties. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c. Plants, each 40c; 
8 for $1.10. NOVIBELGE HYBRIDS—(3)30. It rules its sea- 
son, the latter half of summer, coming before Noviae- 
Angliae, but overlapping a bit with it. Wide, bushy plants 
filled with flowers that may be white, mauve, lavender, lilac, 
pink or rose; single or semi-double. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
PTARMICOIDES—(3)15. Pure white flowers in wide, flat, 
corymbose sprays. Desirable for dry, sunny positions. Pkt. 
15c. SPECTABILIS—(3-4)24. The Showy Aster. Lovely in- 
formal, blue-violet flowers of quite surprising size. Shade- 
tolerant. A’ fine species. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. Plants, 
each 40c; 3 for $1.10. TATARICUS—(6)72. The latest and 
tallest of the Asters. Many high clusters of big flowers in 
soft blue. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for 
$1.10. MAUVE CUSHION—A delightful late bloomer for the 
rock garden, making cushiony plants only 8 inches high but 
18 inches across, in October all packed blossoms of silvery 
mauve. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. OFFER 31A8— 
One pkt. each of above for $1.60. 
ASTER HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND—The above, 
others. An excellent mixture. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
with 
1 OTHER FINE HARDY ASTERS 
Following kinds include the very finest in horticultural 
Asters. The first two are spring-blooming. The others bloom 
in summer or autumn. They will give your garden a lift as 
they come into flower. 
ALPINUS GOLIATH—10 inches. Excellent low Aster, bloom- 
ing in late spring. Big flowers in rich blue violet. Rock 
garden, edging, bedding. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
SUBCOERULEUS STAR OF WARTBURG—29 inches. Another 
excellent, spring-blooming dwarf. Very large flowers of 
orange-centered dark blue. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.45. 
FRIKARTI—(Wonder of Staeffa)—20 inches. Everblooming 
hybrid from Switzerland, of highest horticultural merit. Big, 
long-rayed lavender blossoms for many months. An exceed- 
ingly showy Aster. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.75. 
BARR’S PINK—60 inches. Best of the taller pink Asters. 
Large flowers of rich, deep pink. Enduring, making big 
clumps. Autumn. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 

BLUE GOWN—50 inches. Autumn. Pyramidal spikes of 
brightest mid-blue. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
CONSTANCE—10 inches. Late summer. Flowers of true 
shell pink mound the bushy plants. Each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
VIOLETTA—40 inches. Autumn. Semi-double blossoms of 
deepest blue-purple. We have seen no better Aster in this 
rich coloring. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.65. 
HARRINGTON PINK—35 inches. Pure, true pink are the 
massed, double blossoms. Called the most handsome Aster. 
Early autumn. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
CLIMAX—50 inches. Autumn. Close to skyblue are the big 
flowers, carried in pyramidal panicles. A splendid Aster. 
Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. : 
MOUNT EVEREST—50 inches. The plants are truly like 
piled, snowy mountains, massed white from bottom to top. 
Autumn. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
RED ROVER—30 inches. Autumn. Long in bloom, flowers of 
deep, rosy red. Very good, indeed. Plants, each 50c; 3 for 
$1.40; 10 for $4.20. : 
VIOLET ROSE—30 inches. Autumn. Consider it a Red Rover 
in a deeper shade, intensified toward violet. Plants, each 45c; 
3 for $1.25; 10 for $3.75. 
PALMYRA—30 inches. Autumn. Pyramids of semi-double 
flowers in a fine, bright pink. Plants, each 50c. 
PINK LADY—30 inches. Another autumn Aster of high 
merit, in a different, and most attractive, pink tone. Plants, 
each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
‘OFFER 32ANS—One plant each of the above, together with 
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one each of Asters spectabilis, tataricus and Mauve Cushion, 
17 kinds, with names, for $7.85. 
* ASTERS ANNUAL 
The oldtime name for them was China Aster, but botani- 
cally they are Callistephius. Desirable annuals of easy culture, 
quite unexcelled for summer and autumn cutting. GIGANTIC 
LOS ANGELES—36 inches. Clear pink, to 8-inch diameters, 
petals curled and interlaced. Pkt. 15c¢; 14g oz. 30c. EL MONTE 
—Like last except that color is a rich, glowing crimson. 
Perhaps largest flower of all. Pkt. 15c; 1446 oz. 30c. PEER- 
LESS YELLOW—Best of the yellows, a soft pleasing prim- 
rose. Big double flowers desirable for ; 
cutting. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 30c. GIANT 
BRANCHING AZURE — 380 inches. 
Clear lavender blue. The Giant Branch- 
ing Asters are particularly profuse 
bloomers, with good stems for cutting. 
Fine large flowers. Pkt. 15ce; 146 oz. 
25e. GIANT BRANCHING SHELL 
PINK—Delightful soft pink. Pkt. 15c;° 
Wg oz. 25c. GIANT BRANCHING 
ROSE PINK—A deeper, richer pink 
shade. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 25c. GIANT 
BRANCHING PURPLE—Rich, glow- 
ing violet. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 25c. 
GIANT BRANCHING WHITE—Fine, 
clear white. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 25c. 
GIANT SENSATION—=30 inches. 
Vivid, intense scarlet. Pkt. 15c; 146 oz. 
80c. OFFER 33A8—One pkt. each of the above for $1.10. 
ASTER CALIFORNIA GIANTS—326 inches. Truly enormous 
flowers of feathery fullness, petals intercurled in manner of 
the great show Chrysanthemums. Long stems. Illustrated 
above. Pkt. 15c; 14g oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 
ASTER GIANT BRANCHING MIXED—32 inches. Big flowers 
of fullest doubleness, carried on long, branching stems. Widest 
color range. The strain in greatest use. Fine for cutting. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 40c; % oz. 70c. 
ASTER IMBRICATED POMPONS—15 inches. Small, ball- 
like, dense flowers, center petals prettily quilled. Compact. 
Bedding or pot culture. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
ASTER RAINBOW SINGLES—30 inches. Most graceful class 
for cutting. Long slender petals, small centers, good stems, 
coloring varied, vivid. Pkt. 15e; % oz. 35c. 
ASTER AVALON BLEND—AIll the better double-flowered 
Annual Asters in an unsurpassed mixture, full color and form 
range. Particularly desirable for cutting. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
40c; % oz. 70c. 

BOOK—PLANNING AND PLANTING YOUR OWN 
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