5 ASTERS ANNUAL 
Here are the Annual Asters of our gardens (technically 
Callistephus), so-much desired for border decoration or cut- 
ting. Seeds may be sown directly in the garden, but for 
earliest bloom, sow indoors, or in hotbeds, and then transplant. 
SUPERGIANT ASTERS BY COLOR—Immense flowers of 
fullest, fluffy doubleness. Wilt- 
resistant. BEVERLY HILLS— 
Long-stemmed blossoms in clear 
azure blue. Pkt. 20c; (6 oz. 40c. 
LOS ANGELES—Gigantic flow- 
ers of purest pink. Pkt. 20c: 
Ye oz. 40¢c; HOLLYWOOD—A 
fluffy white giant for cut flower 
arrangements. Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 
40c. EL MONTE — Enormous 
crimson flowers. Pkt. 20c; 46 oz. 
40c. OFFER 917A —One pkt. 
each of the four, with one of 
Goldilocks (described below), 
five kinds, for 85c. 
ASTER GOLDILOCKS—New va- 
riety of the full-double Princess 
section, the best and deepest yellow to be found in Asters. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 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; \Yg oz. 80c; % oz. 50c. 
ASTER RAINBOW SINGLES—30 inches. Effect is of big 
daisies in unusual hues. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c; %4 oz. 65c. 
ASTER AVALON BLEND—AII 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; 140 oz. 35ce. 
Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.00. ELONGATUS— 
(3)12. Unique South African with big flowers, usually with 
crimson zoning. Protect in winter. Pkt. 20c. AMELLUS 
HYBRIDS—(3)24. An excellent, medium low, large flowered 
and profuse Aster, in constant bloom through most of the 
summer. Rich in varied shades of blue, along with a bit of 
pink, rose and white. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 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. NOVIAE- 
AN GLIAE—(5)50. New England Aster. Big, many-rayed 
flowers in blue-violet to deep purple, sometimes pink or rosy 
red. Pkt. 15c. NOVI-BELGI HYBRIDS—(3)30. This exceed- 
ingly 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. 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. De- 
sirable for dry, sunny positions. Pkt. 20c. 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. 
3 for $1.35. SUBCOERULEUS—10 inches. Fine, mat-forming 
dwarf, blooming freely in late spring—big, upfacing flowers 
from pale blue to deepest, richest blue-violet. Rock garden, 
edging, bedding. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. TATARICUS— 
(6)72. Tallest of the hardy Asters, and the latest to bloom. 
Many high clusters of soft blue flowers from late September 
through. October. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
MAUVE CUSHION—Delightful late bloomer for rock garden 
or bedding. All through October the spreading cushion plants, 
to 8 inches of height, become wide, low mounds of silvery 
mauve blossoming. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.00. 
OFFER 917B—One pkt. each as so offered, for $2.00. 
ASTER HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND—Many excellent 
kinds. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c; 10 pkts. for $1.50. 
Leal 
1 HARDY ASTER BEAUTIES 
Named sorts of fullest, long-lived winter hardiness. 
FRIKARTI (Wonder of Staeffa)—20 inches. Everblooming 
hybrid from Switzerland, of highest horticultural merit. Big, 
long-rayed lavender blossoms for months. An exceedingly 
showy Aster. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.75.. 
SUBCOERULEUS STAR OF WARTBURG—12 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. 
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; 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; 8 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
VICTOR—10 inches. Counterpart of the last, but in a fine, 
light blue. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
HYBRIDUS LUTEUS—20 inches. Aster crossed with Solidago. 
Big sprays of little flowers that open soft yellow, becoming 
creamy. An unusual perennial, and a most attractive one. 
Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
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, 
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 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, sky blue. Blooms Septem- 
ber-October. Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.75. 
OFFER 917CN—One plant each of above for $5.70. 
red-toned 
1 ASTILBE 
Feathery flower-plumes, exquisitely fashioned, in white, 
cream, many a delightful pink, rose or carmine. Handsome 
winter-hardy perennial for either garden planting or forcing 
in pots, Illustrated opposite. A 
mixture of seeds from fine named 
hybrids and botanic species. kt. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
ASTILBE PLANTS are available 
both spring and fall. They are of 
fullest winter hardiness, long and 
exceedingly beautiful in bloom. 
They will do well in quite shady 
places, but also they will thrive in 
fullest sun. 28 inches. PEACH 
BLOSSOM—Many big plumes of 
rich, deep pink, dense but feathery. 
Each 75c; 3 for $2.10. FANAL— 
Lighthouse plumes of deep, fire- 
glowing carmine crimson. Each 
70c; 3 for $2.00. RHEINLAND— ae 
Big, full fluffy plumes in a clear, : . 
pure pink. Plants, each 75c; 3 for $2.10. AVALANCHE— 
Wide, tall, feathery plumes of snowy white. The variety illus- 
trated. Each 75c; 3 for $2.10. AMERICA—Airy plumes of a 
soft lilac pink that is near to lavender. A long bloomer. 
Plants, each 70c; 3 for $2.00. 
OFFER 917DN—One plant each of the five for $3.45. 
1 PEERLESS HARDY BORDER BLEND 
Seeds of unusual and showy flowers, a blend of more than 
100 perennials that are tall, vigorous, and handsome enough 
to grace the most particular of permanent plantings. Includes 
many rare kinds. Winter-hardy. 46 oz. 25c; % oz. 40c; % oz 
75c; 1 oz. $2.70. 
