ASTER HYBRIDUS LUTEUS 
Aster 
frikartimThe best medium height perennial 
for California. Practically everblooming, the 
bushy 2 to 3 foot plant is constantly covered 
with large lavender-blue daisy-like flowers. 
Requires a well drained location and full sun. 
Hybridus luteus—One of the finest perennials 
producing clusters of tiny, bright yellow flow- 
ers on 2-foot stems. Excellent for cutting. 
Easy to grow. Sun. 
Michaelmas Daisies (Hardy Asters) —3 to 4 
feet, summer blooming perennials for full 
sun: 
Beechwood Challenger—Wine red. 
Blue Gem—Alice Blue. 
Harrington’s Pink—WNew, true pink. 
Sam Benham—White. 
Sunset—Pink lavender. 
Violetta—New, lovely deep rich blue. The 
compact bush is completely covered with 
semi-double flowers in late summer. A 
“must’’ for the perennial border. 
*Species—All low growing varieties for rock- 
ery or edging. Sun: 
porteri—Masses of small white daisies on 
cascading stems. Long blooming habit. 
Star of Wartburg (subcoeruleus)— Carpet 
of beautiful large blue daisies on 6-inch 
stems. Late spring. 
Astilbe 
These make medium size bushy plants, well 
covered with rich green almost fern-like fo- 
liage. The flowers in feathery plumes make 
beautiful cut subjects and are equally showy 
and delightful in the garden. For moist, shady 
places. Available in separate colors: 
White Pink Salmon Red 
Any of above: 65c each, 3 for $1.75, Doz. 
S503 
Aubretia (Purple Rock Cress) 
*Eyeri Hybrids—Moss-like mass of grey-green 
foliage completely covered in early spring 
with flowers in shades of lilac, purple, and 
pink. Good for informal edging or rockery. 
In moist shade or semi-shade. 
Baptisia (False Indigo) 
australis—Dark blue pea-shaped flowers in 
June. 2 feet tall. Attractive foliage. Sun or 
partial shade. 
Boltonia 
asteroides Great masses of dainty, white, 
daisy-like flowers on tall stems. Excellent 
for sunny background planting and for cutting. 
latisquaama—Same as above but with lavender- 
pink flowers which are slightly larger. 
Bupthailmum 
salicifolium—New, 2-foot perennial. Bright 
yellow flowers cover the attractive compact 
plant. Summer blooming. Sun. Evergreen 
foliage. 
Campanula (Bellflowers) 
One of the most useful groups of perennials 
for the shaded or semi-shaded garden. They 
vary in size from the tiny dwarfs to stately 
6-foot background plants. There is a Cam- 
panula to bring beauty to every shady garden. 
*carpatica—8 in. Compact tufts with large 
clear blue, bell shaped flowers on wiry stems. 
Blooms in spring and summer. 
*garganica—Starry blue flowers on low com- 
pact plants of dark green foliage. Spring. 
CAMPANULA POSCHARSKYANA 
