ASTER, Beauty Mixed 
Midseason Giants _ 
Flowers often measure 6 inches in diameter 
and are fully double. 
1226 Azure-Blue 
1227 Lilac 1229 Purple 
1231 Shell-Pink 1228 Rich Rose 
Each of above, 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1235 Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c, 4oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
2937 COLLECTION: Pkt. each, 6 col- 
ors, $1.15. 
1232 White 
Beauty 
This type blooms in September and is at 
its best through October. The plants grow 
nearly 3 feet high and bear their very large, 
dense flowers on long stems. 
1240 Flesh-Pink 1242 Purple 
1239 Deep Rose 1243 White 
1236 Azure-Blue 1237 Crimson 
Each of above, 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c 
1246 Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c, 140z. 60c, oz. $2. 
2938 COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 
6 colors, 80c. 
Late Branching 
The flowers are of extraordinary size and 
stand erect on long, graceful stems, well 
above the foliage. 
1251 Pure White 
1256 Shell-Pink 1247 Crimson 
1253 Rose-Pink 1249 Lavender 
1254 Sensation (red) 
Each of above, 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c 
1258 Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c, 14o0z. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
2939 COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 
7 colors, 90c. 
1250 Purple 
Single Comet 
Very decorative. Large blooms measure 
5 to 6 inches across. In a choice blend of 
colors. 
1259 Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c, 4oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
Hardy Perennial Asters 
Michaelmas Daisy; Starwort. (R) Readily 
grown from seed sown in spring or early 
summer to bloom the following year. 
1263 A. alpinus. Rock Aster. Large 
soft blue flowers. A fine. rock-garden 
subject 9 inches high, to bloom during 
May and June. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1267 A. alpinus Mixed. Blues, purples, 
violets and whites with an average 
height of 1 foot. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
1271 AUBRIETA deltoidea — greca. 
Purple Rock-Cress. (P) Plants form 
mats of foliage and freely produce great 
numbers of light blue flowers on Ganeh 
stems during April. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c, 6 pkts: $1. 10. 
1274 BALLOON-VINE. Cardiospermum | 
Halicacabum; Love-in-a-Puff; Creeping 
Jenny. (A) An interesting plant that will 
grow 10 feet and cover fences, arbors or 
trellises. Small flowers are followed by 
1-inch, inflated fruits, nearly globular and 
three-angled. 
Pkt. 15c, 3 pkts. 40c, 6 pkts. 75c. 
BALSAM. Impatiens Balsamina; 
Lady’s Slipper. (A) An erect plant with 
sparkling, double or single flowers borne 
close down in the axils of the leaves. They 
have considerable interest as short-bloom- 
ing border flowers and a limited value for 
flower arrangement. 
BALSAM 
1279 Double Camellia-flowered. 
Mixed. Self-colors, also spotted, blotched 
and striped. 
Pkt. 15c, 14oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
Double Bush-flowering Balsams 
The plants are basal-branching, bushy and 
covered with double flowers. 
1282 White 1285 Mixed 
1281 Scarlet 1280 Rose 
Each of above, 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts..60c, 6 pkts. $1.10. 
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BEGONIA, Ile de France 
BEGONIA 
The followimg varieties of Begonia semper- 
florens and B. gracilis rank as bedding 
plants with geraniums and coleus, doing 
equally well in full sunlight and surpass- 
ing both m shady positions. They grow 
about 1 foot high and form dense plants 
that are covered with flowers from May 
until frost. As pot plants they are a mass 
of bloom all year. 
Begonia semperflorens 
1291 Coral Prize. 
self-colored flowers. 
1295 Indian Maid. Deep _ blackish 
brown foliage and brilliant orange-scarlet 
flowers about 1 inch in diameter. 
1294 Ile de France. Symmetrical 
plants are smothered with pure white 
flowers. 
1292 King of the Reds. Glowing scar- 
let. The green leaves are edged bronze. 
1297 Zahringer. Flowers 114 to 2 
inches across, rose-pink shading to white 
in center. 
Deep coral-pink 
Each of above, 
Pkt. 35c, 3 pkts. 90c, 6 pkts. $1.75 
1288 Christmas Cheer. Plants covered 
with 2-inch, cherry-red flowers. 
1289 Christmas Pink. The color is a 
beautiful shade of bright pink. 
Each of above, pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 60c. 
Begonia gracilis 
1300 Adeline. A dwarf plant with 
bright pink flowers and green foliage. 
1301 Carmen. Dwarf. One-inch pink 
flowers; bronze foliage on 15-inch plants. 
1303 Luminosa. Brilliant dark scar- 
let. 
1304 Luminosa compacta. Scarlet- 
red flowers in great profusion. Height 5 
inches. 
1306 Prima Donna. Light rose, shaded 
carmine. 
1307 Pure White. Green foliage; dwarf, 
compact plant. Very effective. 
Each of above, 
Pkt. 35c, 3 pkts. 90c, 6 pkts. $1.75 
