HARDY ASTERS ... Singerposts to Fall 
REFRESHING SYMBOLS OF SEPTEMBER 
Blues of Distinction 
EVENTIDE. An Aster classic of ma- 
jestic bearing. Amazingly upright, 
3-foot plant, fairly alive with huge, 
2-inch blooms of magnetic deep 
violet-blue. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.75 
THE ARCHBISHOP. Steadfast, 
striking dark purple-blue of mam- 
moth proportions. 314 feet of 
glamour. 
75¢c each; 3 for $2.00 
THE SEXTON. Tastefully slender 
petals of vibrant lilac-blue in ger- 
bera-like daisy masses. Lithe, 314 
feet of growth. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00 
PLENTY. Famed for the giant pro- 
portions of its electric-blue flowers. 
31% feet. 
75¢c each; 3 for $2.00 
CLARITY 
Owo Colossal Novelties : 
CLARITY. Our own raising, a stunning, 
unsullied white. We think it more gen- 
erous of output and of greater individual 
bloom size than any white we know. 
Glistening 3-foot drifts of marble purity. 
Aster Special THE SEXTON. JANET McMULLEN. THE ARCHBISHOP 
Offer N Pinks on Parade 
1 each of any 7 varieties © JANET McMULLEN. Robust Britisher, the giant of the 
you choose for only pinks. Grand 314-foot fountains of immense soft rose- 
ERNEST BALLARD. Very impressively 
large flowers, quite full. Crimson-carmine 
buds opening to a smoky, mystical mul- 
berry-heliotrope. The sturdy spraysspar- 
kle appealingly on manly, 3-foot bushes. 
pink flowers like a gently tumbling cascade. 
$4.90 
75c each; 3 for $2.00 
THE DEAN. Eye-stopper in vivid carmine-pink, seeming 
Offer N-f to glisten in strong sunlight. Lavishly laden, 314-foot 
plant with heavy, well-spaced sprays. 
Above two, $1.25 each: 3 for $3.50 3 each 75e each; 3 for $2.00 
panache: peach tar & — (21 Asters to your own taste) HARRINGTON’S PINK. A superior plant for any 
for only garden. Long-lived, 4-foot monuments glorify Sep- 
tember with torrents of silvery rose-pink daisies. Can 
go undivided for years. 
$13.70 
Our Pet Dwarfs 
JEAN. Always beguiling, a 
friendly sheet of lilac-blue. 
Annual division keeps its svelte, 
18-inch figure, but it also is 
effective when taller. A_ real 
garden treasure at any height. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.75 
LITTLE RED BOY. Carefree { 
little urchin, giving us 12 inches 
of lively, deep rose-red. 
75¢ each; 3 for $2.00 
PETER HARRISON. Blossom- 
piles of rose-pink, with hint of 
lilac blanket. Literally hun- 
dreds of 1-inch daisies on just 
one plant. 15-inch mounds. 
75¢c each; 3 for $2.00 
An Old Favorite 
PERRY’S WHITE. Always a 
solidly useful white. Clean, 
candid daisies nestled profusely 
over the 314-foot plant. 
75¢e each; 3 for $2.00 
75e each; 3 for $2.00 
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL 
Ohree Kegal Reds 
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Almost 
rebellious in its torrid beetroot-purple, 
splashed with intense currant-red. A 
stocky, 2-foot beacon alive with ruddy 
glow. So commanding no illustration 
does it justice. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.75 
RED SUNSET. A _ pyramidal 3-foot 
grenadier, dashing in a tunic of highly 
original deep rose-red tones. Still at- 
tractive well into October. Notably 
distinct in tintings. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00 
THE CARDINAL. Colorful, yet taste- 
fully restrained rich reddish rose, 
soothing rather than tempestuous. Well- 
knit, 214-foot bush. 
75¢ each; 3 for $2.00 
COOLING BLUE FOR SUMMER 
FRIKARTI. Tirelessly waves its fine blue daisies 
from July till frost. Tumbling, 2-foot cascades 
to tone up the garden; excellent cutting sprays. 
Favors sunny, well-drained sites. 
75e each; 3 for $2.00 
HINTS ON GROWING ASTERS 
Divide annually for tidier growth. Cut 
back tops about one-third in mid-July for 
bushy, heavy flowering plants. When you 
spray your roses with sulphur, Fermate, etc., 
also spray Asters for cleaner foliage. 
20 ASTERS BLEND ENTICINGLY WITH EARLY MUMS 
