Buddleias make a good background for your perennial border 
*Armeria - Thrift 
Caespitosa Hybrids. 1 ft. Large flower- 
heads in a pleasing variety of pink shades. . 
June. 
Cephalotes, Bees’ Ruby. 114 ft. Stout 
stems with large globular heads of brilliant 
ruby-red flowers. June to September. 
Cephalotes rubra. i ft. Deep pink; very 
showy. June. 
All Armerias, each 60c.; 3 of onevariety $1.60; 
10 for $5.00 
Artemisia - Wormwood 
The Wormwoods are mainly ornamental 
foliage plants, always decorative. Many 
pleasing effects and contrasts will result by 
planting them among your other perennials. 
Fringed (A. frigida). 12 m. The daintiest 
of the Wormwoods, with soft silvery foliage. 
Good im knotted herb garden. Be sure 
to try it! 
Mugwort (A. lactiflora). 4 ft. A stately 
plant for the background of the border, 
producing pyramidal heads of fragrant, 
creamy white flowers during August and 
September. 
Silver King (A. albula). 3 ft. Graceful sil- 
very white plant, also known as “Ghost 
Plant.’ The dried foliage is attractive for 
winter bouquets. 
All Artemisias, each 60c.; 
3 of one variety $1.60; 10 for $4.50 
Asclepias - Butterfly-Weed 
Tuberosa. Very showy native plants, about 
2 feet high, producing their flowers of bril- 
liant orange-scarlet during July and August. 
Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.50. 
Asperula 
Odorata. Sweet Woodruff; Waldmeister. 
8m. Used in making maibole. Spreading 
herbage; fragrant white flowers in May. 
Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.50. 
Armeria cephalotes, Bees’ Ruby 
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MICHELL CO., 
Tall Fall Asters 
Michaelmas Daisies 
September Blooming 
Beechwood Challenger. 3 ft. A new Aster 
with sturdy plants bearing masses of glow- 
ing crimson flowers. We consider this to be 
the finest red Aster. 
Blue Plume. 2 ft. A choice and showy Aster 
with almost double flowers of deep blue. 
Bloom is carried m stately spikes. 
Harrington’s Pink. 4 ft. Flowers are per- 
fectly flat, 114 inches or more across, and of 
clear soft pink, with not a hint of the usual 
magenta found in most pink Asters. 
Hybridus luteus. 2 ft. Dwarf, compact 
plants with myriads of starry yellow 
flowers on graceful stems. See color illus- 
tration, facing page 57. 
Lavender Giant. A new mtroduction of our 
own. Large lavender-blue flowers com- 
pletely cover the 3-foot plants im graceful 
sprays, making this variety ideal for cut- 
floweruse. Early September to Iate October. 
Mount Everest. 4 ft. Pyramidal plants of 
snowy white flowers with yellow eyes. Beau- 
tiful im the garden or when cut. 
Violetta. New. 4 ft. The darkest Aster. 
Lovely flowers of deep violet-purple. Sturdy 
plants. 
All Michaelmas Daisies, each 60c.$ 
3 of one variety $1.60; 10 for $4.50 
Aster Frikarti, Wonder of Staefa 
Aster Frikarti, Wonder of Staefa 
An everblooming perennial. Flowers clear 
azure-blue, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, on long 
stems. 2 ft. Each 75c.; 3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00. 



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Buddleia, Orchid Beauty 
Buddleia . Butterfly-Bush 
(For delivery in spring only) 
Semi-shrubs which freeze down in hard 
winters and come up with renewed vigor the 
following spring. AII the Buddletas are ex- 
cellent as cut-flowers as well as for their 
decorative value in the garden durimg August 
and September. 
Empire Blue. Pat. 557. Deep blue with a 
delicate lilac tone. 
Fascination. A hybrid of pimk coloring. 
Orchid Beauty. Well-formed spikes of 
bloom; delicate fragrance. 
Royal Red. Pat. 556. The closest approach 
to red yet achieved in Buddletas. 
White Cioud. A new white Butterfly-Bush. 
It grows 4 to 5 feet high and develops into a 
very symmetrical and compact bush, pro- 
ducing hundreds of well-formed, pure 
white blooms with tiny bright yellow eyes. 
All Buddleias, each $1.003 
3 of one variety $2.75 
Special Offer: Collection of above 5 varieties 
-50 
Ask for Collection No. 11 
Catananche - Cupids Dart 
Coerulea major. 15 in. Delightful bright 
blue flowers appear freely from June to 
late August. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 
10 for $5.00. 

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