New Varieties!) New Chrills! 
MONARDA—Minty-Fragrant Bergamont Blooms All Summer 
A planting of these modern varieties of Bee Balm will make your summer border glow with 
a new charm. The highly individual blooms will create an endless procession of color 
during those difficult days after the spring show is finished and before the fall parad2 
starts. Monardas are among the hardiest perennials and one of the easiest to grow. Just 
give them a moist or dry, poor or rich soil in full sun or part shade and they are content. 
The minty-fragrant foliage on the bushy, 2 to 3 foot plants is an added delight and the 
blooms make unusually interesting cut flowers. Set the plants 10 to 12 inches apart in 
groups; divide and reset alternate years. 
Croftway Pink (NEW! On Cover) Each 75c, three $1.90, six $3.50 
An exceptional variety which is bringing enthusiastic praise from gardeners across the 
country. The large, showy heads of clear pink flowers create masses of gorgeous color 
for many weeks and the blooms are as alluring to hummingbirds as to gardeners! 
Cambridge Scarlet Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00 
The quantities of fiery scarlet flowers will bring that longed-for gay splash of color to your 
shady border or woodland garden. 
SAVE 15c—Offer 5A63 (One Each Above) 2 PLANTS $1.25 
ASTER—The ‘New Look” in Michaelmas Daisies 
NEW— just introduced . . . NEW—giant size . . . NEW—gorgeous colors! 
The most exciting hardy perennials of this year and for years to come. Hardy Asters are 
favorites everywhere for breath-taking masses of autumn bloom and these superb new 
creations will thrill you with their extravagant beauty. They are just as easy to grow and 
just as thoroughly reliable as the older sorts. See page 3 for detailed cultural suggestions. 
Plenty (NEW! On Cover) Each 85c, three $2.15, six $3.75 
When the first blooms open on your plants, you will be astonished at their huge, two inch 
size and unstinted, full-fashioned form as well as at the perfection of their soft, opalescent 
blue color. As more and more flowers expand, you will marvel at the magnificence of the 
sturdy, 3 to 4 foot, bloom-laden plants. 
Peace (NEW!) Each 90c, three $2.30, six $4.00 
In every respect as good as Aster Plenty and produced by the same English originator. 
The hundreds of 2 inch blooms of soft, warm rosy-mauve are broad-petaled and full, 
each creating an effect much like famous Aster Frikarti. Established plants are 32 to 
4 feet high and bushy and give armloads of gorgeous cut flowers. 
Prosperity (NEW!) Each 75c, three $1.90, six $3.50 
A new shade in Michaelmas Daisies which outshines all other varieties of similar color. 
The large, deep but brilliant, rosy-pink blooms are produced lavishly in late summer 
and autumn. 3 to 4 feet. 
Little Red Boy (NEW) !) Each 70c, three $1.75, six $3.25 
The compact, rounded, 18 to 24 inch plants are a perfect picture in full bloom. They are 
completely hidden by lively, scintillating rosy-red flowers. Superb in the border. 
SAVE 30c—Offer 5A64 (One Each Above) 4 PLANTS $2.90 
The “Tried and True’’ Look in Michaelmas Daisies 
Beechwood Challenger Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00 
Still the best in its color class! Richest crimson red; 3 feet. 
Mt. Everest Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75 
Well-shaped, 4 foot plants covered with large white blooms. 
Strawberries and Cream Each 60c, three $1.50, six $2.75 
Clear, deep pink aging to the softest pink imaginable! 31/2 to 4 feet. 
Violetta Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00 
A superlative Hardy Aster introduced by this firm several years ago. The vase-shaped, 
5 foot plants bear immense quantities of glowing blue violet flowers all fall. Highly 
prized and popular. 
SAVE 25c—Offer 5B65 (One Each Above) 4 PLANTS $2.25 
HELIANTHUS—Perennial Sunflower . .. Showy and Dependable 
Loddon Gold (NEW!) Each 70c, three $1.75, six $3.25 
Come heat—come drought—come storm . . . Loddon Gold happily grows and blooms 

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anyway. The 4 inch, golden yellow double blossoms look very 
much like a Dahlia and are even more durable as a cut flower. 
They come in carefree abundance from mid-summer through 
fall. The foliage is boldly attractive and the 5 foot plants are 
robust and hardy everywhere. Give a sunny spot and ordinary 
soil and space the plants a full 18 inches. Divide alternate years. 
ASTILBE—Elegant New Variety from Europe 
Koblenz (NEW!) Each 90c, three $2.30, six $4.00 
You will not want to miss this impressive new introduction for 
the shady border and woodland garden. The feathery, artistic 
plumes of luminous crimson red are a compelling new shade 
A modern, 21/2 foot type with cut foliage. Culture—page 4 
STOKESIA—Two Modern Giant Stokes Asters 
Until you see these up-to-the-minute versions of the old Corn- 
flower Asters bloom in your own garden, we hardy expect you to 
believe our story. These exquisitely fashioned, lusciously colored 
blossoms are commonly 5 inches across although their sturdy 
stems are only 12 to 18 inches long. They come with unstinted 
freedom from the low, tidy clumps of leathery leaves starting 
in mid-summer and not ceasing until heavy frost. The plants are 
hardy, permanent, and pest-free and the China-Aster-like flow- 
ers paint a memorable garden picture. Set the plants 8 inches 
apart in a sunny position with open, well-drained soil. Very ef- 
fective in groups. 
Blue Danube (NEW!) Each 75c, three $1.90, six $3.50 
Immense, flat blooms of perfect form in a new shade of richer, 
deeper blue. Even a few clumps of this superior new variety will 
put on a grand show the first year and the display improves each 
year. This is one of the loveliest and showiest hardy perennials! 
Blue Moon Each 65c, three $1.60, six $3.00 
Huge, silvery, iridescent, light blue flowers in satisfying abun- 
dance for many, many weeks. The crested centers of the blooms 
are suffused with soft lilac blue, creating additional interest. 
SAVE 15c—Offer 5A66 (One Each Above) 2 PLANTS $1.25 
ONE EACH OF ALL 8 NEW VARIETIES-ASTERS: Plenty, Peace, 
“THE GARDEN OF ARISTOCRATS” 
Prosperity, Little Red Boy; MONARDA Croftway Pink; HELIANTHUS 
Loddon Gold; ASTILBE Koblenz; STOKESIA Blue Danube. 

New! HELIANTHUS LODDON GOLD 

New! STOKESIA BLUE DANUBE 
SAVE 60c — Offer 5A67 — 8 PLANTS $5.70 
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