GORGEOUS NEW ASTILBE 
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS 
4179 ASTILBE GRANATA 
This brilliant Astilbe produces iiterally masses of pl i 
bright red. A fibrous root sends up erornoce stems pete height o 
about 20 inches, each stem topped with a gorgeously colored plume 
of red. As roots age stems become more and more numerous and more 
tices plumes appear. Nice 2-yr. roots, 75¢ each; 3 for $2.00, post- 
} paid. 
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4134 IRIS, SHILKA 
“THE POOR MAN’S 
ORCHID” 
A lovely Iris 
to beautify your 
gardens. Dis- 
covered by Prof. 
Hansen in the 
cold sections of 
Siberia, near the 
town of Shilka. 
Extremely hardy 
and blooms are 
oddly shaped, as 
shown in photo at left. 
Color is delicate orchid. 
In fact, it has been called 
"the poor man’s Orchid.” 
A real beauty and one no 
fiower lover will want to 
be without. 
Field-Grown Plants 
Blooming Size 
45¢c each; 4 for $1.50, 
postpaid. 
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Hardy and Brilliant—Astilbe ‘’“Granata”’ 
BEST OF THE HARDY FALL ASTERS 
NO BETTER FLOWER TO GIVE LOTS OF COLOR TO FALL GARDENS 
THEY ARE NICE, 2-YEAR, FIELD-GROWN ROOTS—WILL BLOOM THIS YEAR 
4135 HARRINGTON’S PINK. Without doubt the Harrington’s Pink Aster has been 
one of the most beautiful new plants to be placed on the market. Its rich, clear 
pink color, good growing habits, hardiness and free blooming qualities have made 
it one of the largest sellers and most popular of perennial plants. We have a nice 
stock of these in 2-year, field-grown plants and we know you will be pleased when 
they start blooming in your gardens late this summer when other blooms are scarce. 
45c¢ each; 4 for $1.50, postpaid. 
4194 THE BISHOP. A mound of rich loveliness in late summer and fall when blooms 
are scarce. You'll love the profusion with which it produces its colorful blooms. Sturdy 
and hardy, it will come up year after year and provide beauty in the perennial bed 
Hardy Aster or bright contrast when planted in front of or among shrubs in the border. Two-year 
“The Bishop” plants which will bloom this summer. 45¢ each; 4 for $1.50, postpaid. 
Hardy Aster, Harrington’s Pink 
Keokuk, lowa 
June 13, 1953 
Krider Nurseries, 
Inc. 
Middlebury, Ind. 
Received Roses 
in fine shape and 
all are doing fine. 
Now if I can keep 
them going, but 
usually have good 
luck. Your Roses 
are beaut ful. 
Thank you, 
Whee, Nese JV TOR 
