5 ASTERS ANNUAL 
The oldtime name for them was 
China Aster, but botanically they are 
Callistephus. Desirable annuals of easy 
culture. 
ASTERS BY COLOR—Four good ones. 
LOS ANGELES—Immense flowers of 
clear pink, petals curled and interlaced. 
The largest Aster. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c. 
SENSATION—Big, double flowers in 
intense scarlet. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 45c. 
GIANT BRANCHING AZURE—Full, 
double flowers in clear blue-lavender. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45e. PEERLESS YEL- 
LOW. Best of the yellows. Soft, creamy 
primrose. Pkt. 15c; yg oz. 35c. OFFER 
521A—One pkt. each of the 4 for 50c. 
ASTER PRINCESS MIXED—They excel in having big blos- 
soms, so cushiony and packed with petals that no center eye 
ever shows, even in old blooms. Wide color range. Wilt- 
resistant. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c; 10 pkts. for $1.50. 
ASTER CALIFORNA GIANTS—36 inches. Truly enormous 
flowers of feathery fullness, petals intercurled in manner of 
the great show Chrysanthemums. Long stems. Illustrated 
above. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 80c; % oz. 50c. 
ASTER RAINBOW SINGLES—=30 inches. Most graceful class 
for cutting. Long slender petals, small centers, good stems, 
colorings exceedingly varied and vivid. Effect is of big daisies 
in unusual hues. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c; %4 oz. 65c. 
ASTER AVALON BLEND—Al] 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 
Though called the glory of autumn, these true perennial 
Asters are not autumn flowers alone, for many of them 
bloom in summer, and several of the lower rock garden 
species come in spring. “‘kt’’ culture. ALPINUS—(2)12. An 
excellent early Aster, indispensable among the lower kinds, 
covered with large blue-purple flowers. Pkt. 20c; Wo oz. 85c. 
AMELLUS HYBRIDS—Italian Aster. (3)24. Summer-bloom- 
ing strain, exceedingly floriferous, showing rose tones, with 
white, in addition to many rich shades of blue. Pkt. 20c; 
8 pkts. for 50c. DIPLOSTEPHOIDES—ckt(2-3)20. Large, 
gold-centered flowers of pure lavender are carried on many 
tall, slender stems. A hardy Himalayan for early summer 
bloom. Pkt. 25¢. DWARF HYBRIDS—A group of summer- 
flowering Asters of involved, hybrid parentage, that makes 
bushy, rounded plants, set closely over all season with bright 
flowers in pretty much the entire color range of Asters. 
Pkt. 25e. FARRERI— (2-3) 20. Shaggy flowers to 3-inch diam- 
eters, gold-centered, but with many long petals of blue- 
lavender. Each blossom is carried on its own slender stem, 
high above the flat foliage mat. Pkt. 25c. Plants, each 60c. 
NOVIAE-ANGLIAE—(5)50. New England Aster. Big many- 
rayed flowers in blue-violet to deepest purple, in rosy pink to 
rosy red. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40ec. NOVIBELGI HYBRIDS— 
(3)30. It rules its season, the latter half of summer, coming 
before Noviae-Angliae, but overlapping a bit with it. Wide, 
bushy plants filled with flowers that may be white, mauve, 
lavender, lilac, pink, or rose; single or semidouble. Pkt. 20c; 
8 pkts. for 50c. HIMALAICUS— (3) 16. Desirable dwarf, moun- 
tain 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 posi- 
tions. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 50c. 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 light 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. 15c. Plants, each 50c. 
MAUVE CUSHION—Delightful late bloomer for rock garden 
or bedding. Cushion-plants, 8 inches high by 18 across, are 
filled in October with blossoms of a silvery mauve. Pkt. 20c. 
Plants, each 60c. 
OFFER 521B—One pkt. each of the above for $2.25. 
ASTER HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND — The above, with 
others. An excellent mixture. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. 
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1 OTHER FINE HARDY ASTERS 
ALPINUS GOLIATH—10 inches. Excellent low Aster, bloom- 
ing in late spring. Big flowers in rich blue violet. Rock 
garden, edging, bedding. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
SUBCOERULEUS STAR OF WARTBURG— inches. Another 
excellent, spring-blooming dwarf. Very large flowers of 
orange-centered dark blue. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.45. 
FRIKARTI—(Wonder of Staeffa)—20 inches. Everblooming 
hybrid. from Switzerland, of highest horticultural merit. Big, 
long-rayed lavender blossoms for many months. An exceed- 
ingly showy Aster. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.75. 
CONSTANCE—10 inches. Late summer. Mounds of lilac pink 
flowering. Each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
VICTOR—10 inches. Same dense, cushion habit as last, but 
flowers all rich blue. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
VIOLETTA—40 inches. Autumn. Semi-double blossoms of 
deepest blue-purple. We have seen no better Aster in this rich 
coloring. Plants, each 55c; 3 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-—325 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, red-toned 
crimson. Floriferous. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
PALMYRA—30. inches. Autumn. Pyramids of semi-double 
flowers in a fine, bright pink. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
RED ROVER—30 inches. Autumn. A fine Aster, long in 
bloom, flowers of rosy red with tone of violet. Plants, each 
50c; 3 for $1.40. 
OFFER 521©N—One plant each of the above for $6.00. 
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; Wg oz. 40c. 
3 BABIANA RUBROCYANEA—w. 10 inches. 
Showy blossoms of vivid ultramarine with throat 
of rich red, carried in dense spikes. For pot 
culture. Pkt. 25c. 
ORNAMENTAL BANANA 2 
The true Banana (Musa) may be used effectively 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 enlarged 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 spe- 
cies. 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 25e. MUSA GIGANTEA 
—Our collector tells us that this is a spectacular, large-leafed 
variety grown in gardens of India for decorative purposes. 
4 seeds for 25e. MUSA RELIGIOSA—FEffective 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. 
8 seeds for 25c. MUSA: PARADISIACA SEMINIFERA— 
Wild Plantain. Big leaves. Creamy flowers with violet bracts. 
4 seeds for 25c. MUSA NEPALENSIS—Our collector simply 
states that this one “‘makes a good ornamental.” 4 seeds for 
25e. OFFER 521D—One packet each of six kinds of Musa, 
names given, our choice, for $1.25. 
5 BALSAM (Annual Impatiens) 
Our BALSAM AVALON BLEND will give oriental effects 
in color massing, a glory of double blossoming in pure pink, 
rose, salmon, vivid red, lilac, lavender, with white, pure or 
suffused. An easy, showy, long-bright Annual for any sunny 
place. 30 inches. Ever-blooming. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 35c. 
BABIANA 
