Minneapolis and St. Paul 
ASTERS. Hardy Fall Blooming. Michaelmas Daisy. 3 to 4 ft. This group 
of lovely autumn flowering perennials is of splendid value for use 
as a show flower in the garden or as cut flowers. These plants 
produce flowers in great abundance on long stems that hold the 
blooms strongly upright from September until the heavy frosts. 
The following named varieties give a wide range of colors to 
choose from. All 60c¢ each, 3 of one kind for $1.50. 
Beechwood Challenger. Crimson red. 
Harrington Pink. Deep pink. 
ASTILBE. 18 to 24 in. One of the hardiest perennial border plants. 
Blooms June and July. The flower is a feathery plume on strong up- 
right stems, excellent for cutting. When not in bloom, the foliage is 
very attractive in the garden. 60c each, 3 of one kind for $1.65. 
Gladstone. Snow white. 
BAPTISIA, AUSTRALIS. False Indigo. 2 to 3 ft. Pea-shaped dark blue 
flowers blooming in June, on spikes, resembling Lupines. Fine for cut- 
ting. The dark green deeply cut foliage is very attractive. 
CAMPANULA MEDIUM, Canterbury Bells. 2 to 3 ft. Blue, pink or white, 
bell-shaped flowers. A biennial blooming in June and early July. See 
illustration. Campanula, Canterbury Bells 
CAMPANULA PYRAMIDALIS. Chimney Bell Flower. 3 to 4 ft. Long stalks of blue flowers in August and Septem- 
ber. A biennial. 
CARNATION. Hardy Border. 8 to 10 in. A free flowering hardy carnation for the border. The spicy fragrant flowers 
are fine for cutting. Blooms all summer. Offered in following colors: 
Bright Scarlet. Scarlet red. Rose. Rose Pink. White Gem. Snow white. Yellow. Clear pale yellow. 
CENTAUREA DEALBATA. 2 ft. Attractive rose-pink flowers resembling Centaurea Montana in form. Flowers in 
July and August. 
CENTAUREA MONTANA. Perennial Cornflower. 2 ft. Attractive violet-blue flowers about two inches in diameter, 
thistle-like in form. Blooms July to September. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Hardy Cushion Type. Sometimes called Azalia- 
mums. This group of low growing ’Mums forms mounds of bloom about 
18 inches high and spreads about two feet. They flower early among the 
"Mum group and are literally covered with hundreds of most attractive 
flowers. They bloom from early autumn until late freezing weather, 
after practically all other flowers are frozen. Offered in the following 
colors: 
Red, Bronze, Pink, White, Yellow, Apricot. 60 cents each, 3 of one 
kind for $1.50. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Other Hardy Types. In the following list are 
plants of various heights and flowers of various sizes and texture. Be- 
fore offering them to our customers in the upper midwestern states, 
these plants were tested in our fields several years for their hardiness, 
perfection of flower and long period of bloom. Varieties introduced by 
the University of Minnesota are marked thus™*. 
60e each. Three of one kind for $1.50. 
Algonquin. Showy pure yellow flowers measuring 2% inches across. 
Autumn Lights. Coppery bronze with a gleaming orange overcast. a] 
Semi-double. “Compact tidy AS. Chrysanthemums—in Many Light Colors 
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