2 ARTHROPODIUM CIRRATUM—tThe pretty Rock Lily of 
New Zealasid, with many graceful panicles of white blossoms 
that show blush suffusions. A pleasing pot plant for window 
or greenhouse. Hardy outside below Washington. It cuts. 
Shade-tolerant. ‘‘w’ culture. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 60c. 
5 ATRIPLEX HORTENSIS CUPREATA—. 40 inches. Quick 
Annual, grown for rich, coppery crimson foliage effects in 
the mixed border. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
2 AUCUBA JAPONICA MACULATA—w. An ornamental 
shrub often grown as a pot plant under glass, but winter- 
hardy outside to about Washington. Lustrous evergreen leaves 
often patched and dotted with golden yellow. Called Gold Dust 
Plant. Little purple flowers, followed by brilliant scarlet 
berries. Large seeds. 4 for 25c; 18 for $1.00. 
5 ASTERS ANNUAL 
The oldtime name for them 
was China Aster, but botanical- 
ly they are Callistephus. Desir- 
able annuals of easy culture. 
ASTERS BY COLOR—Four 
good ones. LOS ANGELES— 
Immense fiowers of clear pink, 
petals curled and interlaced. The 
largest Aster. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
45c. SENSATION—Big, double 
flowers in intense scarlet. Pkt. 
15c; % oz. 45c. GIANT BRANCH- 
ING AZURE—Full, double flow- 
ers in clear blue-lavender. Pkt. 
15e; % oz. 45¢c. PEERLESS 
YELLOW. Best of the yellows. 
Soft, creamy primrose. Pkt. 15c; 
Ye oz. 35c. OFFER 723A4A—One pkt. each of the 4 for 50c. 
ASTER PRINCESS MIXED—They excel in having big blos- 
soms, so packed with petals that no center eye shows. Wide 
color range. Wilt-resistant. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
ASTER CALIFORNIA GIANTS—36 inches. Truly enormous 
flowers of feathery fullness, petals intercurled in manner of 
the great show Chrysanthemums. Long stems. Illustrated 
above. Pkt. 15c; %4g oz. 30c; % oz. 50. 
ASTER RAINBOW SINGLES—30 inches. Effect is of big 
daisies in unusual hues. Pkt. 15c; %& oz. 35e; %4 oz. 65c. 
ASTER AVALON BLEND—All the better double-flowered 
Annual] Asters in an unsurpassed mixture, full color and form 
range. Particularly desirable for cutting. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
1 THE HARDY ASTERS 
The true Asters, offered here, are really glorified, perennial 
daisies, magnificent in their massed coloring. Mostly they are 
autumn bloomers, but not altogether so. Full winter hardiness. 
kt. ALPINUS—(2)10. Showy, spring-blooming dwarf with 
multitudes of large, blue-purple flowers. Pkt. 20c; Yo oz. 35c. 
AMELLUS HYBRIDS—(3)24. Summer-blooming - strain, 
greatly free-blooming, showing rose and white, along with 
many rich tones of blue. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. FARRERI— 
(2-3)20. Flowers that near 3-inch diameters, are carried, 
each on its own stem, high over foliage mats. Blue-lavender 
blossoms with deep yellow centers. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 55c; 
8 for $1.40. NOVIAE-ANGLIAE—(5)50. New England As- 
ter. Big, many-rayed flowers in blue-violet to deep purple, or 
sometimes pink or rosy red. Pkt. 15¢e; Ye oz. 40c. NOVI-~ 
BELGI HYBRIDS—-(3) 30. This exceedingly bright and showy 
Aster gives long bloom through late summer. Flowers may 
be single or semi-double, in lavender, lilac, white, pink, or 
rose. Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 50c. HIMALAICUS—(3)16. Desirable, 
dwarf mountain species with rather large, narrow-petaled 
flowers of lilac blue. Pkt. 20c. PTARMICOIDES—(3) 15. 
Pure white flowers in wide, flat corymbose sprays. Desirable 
for dry, sunny positions. Pkt. 20c. PURDOMI—(2)10. A 
dainty beauty from China with gracefully carried flowers of 
blue-lilac. A distinct, and valued, species for the rock garden. 
Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. SPECTABILIS— 
(3-4)24. The name translates as Showy Aster, and it really 
can be showy, whether in shade or in full sun. Lovely, informal, 
rich blue flowers of surprising size. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 50c; 
8 for $1.25. TATARICUS—(6)72. Latest and tallest of the 
Hardy Asters. Many high clusters of soft blue flowers in late 
September and through October. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c. 
MAUVE CUSHION—Delightful late bloomer for rock garden 
or bedding. Cushion-plants, 8 inches high, are filled in October 
with blossoms of a silvery mauve. Plants, each 50c. 
OFFER 723B—One pkt. each of above for $1.80. 
ASTER HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND—The above, 
others. An excellent mixture. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
with 
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1 CERTAIN ASTER BEAUTIES 
Named sorts of fullest, long-lived winter hardiness. 
SUBCOERULEUS STAR OF WARTBURG—-9 inches. Splen- 
did dwarf, spring-blooming Aster with multitudes of large, 
upfacing flowers in orange-centered dark blue. Plants, each 
55c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.00; 25 for $9.00. 
ALPINUS GOLIATH—10 inches. Another fine, early dwarf 
in rich blue-violet. Rock gardens or edgings. Plants, each 55c; 
3 for $1.40. 
PACIFIC AMARANTH—12 inches. Wide dense plants, filled 
August into October with beauty in rich amaranth. Plants, 
each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
COUNTESS OF DUDLEY—10 inches. Low, bushy plants are 
loaded with clear pink flowers through all late summer. 
Plants, each 55c; 8 for $1.40. 
VICTOR—10 inches. Consider it the last with massed flowers 
in pale blue. Plants, each 50c; 8 for $1.35; 10 for $3.75. 
VIOLETTA—40 inches. Autumn. Semi-double blossoms of 
deepest blue-purple. We have seen no better Aster in this rich 
coloring. Plants, each 55c; 8 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
CLIMAX—50 inches. Big, pyramidal panicles of sky blue. 
Autumn. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
HARRINGTON PINK—35 inches. Pure, true pink are the 
massed, double blossoms. Called the most handsome Aster. 
Early autumn. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.65. 
MOUNT EVEREST—50 inches. The plants are truly like 
piled, snowy mountains, massed white from bottom to top. 
Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.45. 
BEECHWOOD CHALLENGER—45 inches. Rich, 
erimson. Floriferous. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
PALMYRA—30 inches. Autumn. Pyramids of semi-double 
flowers in a fine, bright pink. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
PLENTY—40 inches. Flowers of great size for an Aster, full 
2-inch diameters, the early blossoms almost double, the later 
semi-double, and all in lovely soft blue that is close to sky 
blue. Blooms September-October. No better hardy Aster. 
Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.75. 
OFFER 723CN—One plant each of above for $6.25. 
red-toned 
3 DAINTY BABIANA 
Bright-hued South African bulb-flowers that 
usually bloom within a year from seed-sowing. 
Desirable for winter-flowering in pots. If grown 
in garden must be well-protected in autumn. 
Illustrated opposite. Mixed colors, indigo, violet, 
mauve, cream, pink, intense blue with other 
varied tones and shadings. Pkt. 20c; 14@ oz. 40c. 
3 ORNAMENTAL BANANA 2 
The true Banana (Musa) may be used effec- 
= tively for exotic, decorative foliage displays out 
of doors in the North. At Old Orchard we have had them 
reach full ten feet of height in a summer, great sweeps of 
arching, swaying leaf-fans. In late autumn the plant may 
be dug, cut off a few inches above the ground, and the en- 
larged root or “bulb’’ packed upright in sand and kept in 
a frost-proof, dry place until spring. Easy from seeds, ‘‘w’’ 
culture. Botanically Bananas are Musa species. We expect to 
have seeds of several kinds, offered subject to arrival. MUSA 
ENSETE—Abyssinian Banana. Tallest and most rapid 
growing. Spectacular for outdoor summer effects. Seeds, 4 for 
25c; 18 for $1.00. MUSA NANA—Chinese Dwarf Banana. 
Best for pot culture. Wide green leaves, red-spotted when 
young. Odd flowers. 4 seeds for 25ec. MUSA GIGANTEA— 
Spectacular, large-leafed variety grown in gardens of India 
for decorative purposes. 4 seeds for 25e. MUSA RELIGIOSA 
—Effective ornamental with leaves not easily broken by winds. 
Makes a true bulb. 3 seeds for 25c. MUSA SUPERBA— 
Handsome plants with big leaves and dense row-clusters of 
claret-shaded brown flowers. 3 seeds for 25c. MUSA PARA- 
DISIACA SEMINIFERA—Wild Plantain. Big leaves. Creamy 
flowers with violet bracts. 4 seeds for 25c. MUSA NEPAL- 
ENSIS—Our coliector simply states that this one ‘“‘makes a 
good ornamental.”’ 4 seeds for 25ec. MUSA ROSACEA—Decor- 
ative dwarf species that may be grown as a large pot plant 
under glass, or, alternatively, given outdoor handling. The 
big leaves are red-purple below. Nodding inflorescence, yellow 
flowers from pale blue bracts. 8 seeds for 25c. OFFER 723D— 
ous pkt. each of six kinds of Musa, our choice, names given, 
OPEsl2be 
BABIANA 
