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_ CURTIS GARD 
5930 Argus Road. CINCINNATI, 24 Ohio. 
Ki 2840 
SPRING 1951 
HARDY ASTERS AND ANEMONES 
S.D ‘ 
s “partment of Agriculture 
We are offering this year some of our 
Hardy Asters. (Novae Angliae) which are the results of many 
years breeding of this strain of Hardy Asters. They have been 
tested by a number of outstanding Horticulturists and they 
all felt that they should be introduced to the gardening public. 
We sent our first outstanding seedling Hardy Aster to Walt- 
ham Field Station for trial in 1940. That fall it was reported 
“that among the four hundred varieties Curtis Pink was the 
out standing variety.” The Wayside Gardens purchased it and 
changed the name to “Survivor” and it received an Award of 
Merit from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Octo- 
ber 9, 1940. 
In the 11 years since then we have grown thousands of Aster 
seedlings and the following varieties in our estimation are 
worthy of introduction. 
CULTURE 
Of all the species of Hardy Asters the Novae Angliae is the 
hardiest, being practically indestructible. It does well in any 
good garden soil and prefers full sun, but can also be grown 
in partial shade. it’s natural height is from 4 to 6 feet, making 
it <n ideal background for a perennial border. It can be suc- 
cessfully held to a height of 2 feet by pinching out the center, 
when the shoot is 6 inches, then when the branches are about 
10 inches long pinch out the tips of them, and ancther pinch- 
ing out of the tips when the bush is 18 inches high should 
give you a nicely rounded bush which will be practically cov- 
ered with blooms for a month. 
Blooming time is August, September. 
ASTER NOVAE-ANGLIAE 
Martha Haislip 
Salmon pink. Brilliant color with no trace of the usual lav- 
ender. Profuse bloomer. This is the first Hardy Aster pro luc- 
ed in this shade. Flowers stay open at night, therfore an ex- 
tremely valuable cut flower. 
not available this year 
Arizona Sunset .60 
This salmon color is found in no other hardy aster. It is a 
grand addition to the aster family, and blends in beautifully 
with the blues and reds. 
Pink Bouquet .60 
A very fine pink with an abundance of large blooms, one 
branch in itself makes a lovely bouquet of pink daisies. 
Jessie Curtis 60 
Red. Buds are true red, the open flowers, like all red asters are 
of a red-purple tint. Under artificial light the color is a vivid 
crimson. 
Blue Skies | 60 
Clear light blue blooms on strong well branched stems, with 
a dark green glossy foliage. Height 3 to 4 feet 
3 of one variety 1.50 
The following Hardy Asters are new and outstanding. 
Some of these varieties have been introduced in this country 
and some abroad. 
ASTER NOVAE-BELGI HYBRIDS 
PEENTY: 50 
Extra large semi double. The color is a lovely soft powder 
blue. Profuse bloomer. Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall. 
PROSPERITY 50 
Large deep rosy pink. Extra strong grower, and also a profuse 
bloomer. Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall. 
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