5 SHOWY ANNUAL ASTERS 
Seeds may be sown directly in the garden, but for earliest 
bloom, sow indoors, or in hotbeds, and then transplant. 
ASTER POWDERPUFFS—24 inches. New strain for garden 
decoration, or for cutting. The upright plants carry all the 
flowers on top. A row is a ribbon of color, just massed, 
upfacing, intensely double blossoming in whole Aster range 
of hue and tone. The entire plant can be cut as one spectac- 
ular bouquet. Wilt-resistant. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
THE SUPERGIANT ASTERS—A wilt-resistant strain with 
immense flowers of fullest, fluffy 
doubleness. BEVERLY HILLS— 
Clear azure blue. Pkt. 25c; 1/16 
oz. 45ec. LOS ANGELES—Gigan- 
tic flowers in pure pink. Called 
“the largest Aster’. Pkt. 25c; 
WYg oz. 45ec. HOLLYWOOD— 
A fluffy white giant. Pkt. 25c; 
1/16 oz 45c. EL MONTE — 
Enormous crimson flowers. Pkt. 
25¢c; 1/16 oz. 45c. OFFER 117A 
—One pkt. each of the four, with 
one of Goldilocks (below), for 
$1.00. 
ASTER GOLDILOCKS -- 28 
inches. Newer variety of the 
full-double Princess section. Def- 
initely the best yellow in Annual 
Asters. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. 
ASTER CALIFORNIA GIANTS— 36 incnes. Truly enormous 
flowers of feathery fullness, petals intercurled in manner of 
the great show Chrysanthemums. Long stems. Illustrated 
above. Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 35c; % oz. 60c 
ASTER RAINBOW SINGLES—30 inches. Effect is of big 
daisies in unusual hues. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 35c; %4 oz. 65c. 
ASTER AVALON BLEND — All 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 glorified, perennial 
daisies. 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. Seeds, pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. Plants, each 60c; 
3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.75. AMELLUS HYBRIDS—(3)20. Low 
to medium in height, large-flowered, and in constant bloom 
most of the summer. Varied shades of pink and rose, along 
with white, and many fine and varied blues. Pkt. 20c; 1/32 
oz. 35¢e; 1/16 oz. 60c. DIPLOSTEPHOIDES— (2-3)20. Large, 
gold-centered flowers of pure lavender. Early summer. Pkt. 
25e. ELONGATUS—(3)12. Unique. Big blue flowers that 
often show crimson zoning. Pkt. 25e. FARRERI—(2-3)20. 
Flowers that near 3-inch diameters, are carried, each on its 
own stem. Blue-lavender, with deep yellow centers. Pkt. 25c; 
3 pkts. for 70c. HIMALAICUS—(3)16. Rather large flowers, 
built of narrow, lilac-blue petalage. Pkt. 20c. MAUVE 
CUSHION—Delightful late-bloomer for rock garden or bed- 
ding. All through October the spreading, cushiony plants are 
wide, low mounds of silvery mauve. Plants, each 60c; 3 for 
$1.60. NOVIAE-ANGLIAE—(5)50. Tall, late summer Aster 
with many-rayed flowers in blue, purple, pink and shades of 
rose. Pkt. 20c. NOVI-BELGI HYBRIDS—(3)35. Bright and 
showy. Gives long bloom through late summer. Flowers very 
often semi-double, in lavender, violet, purest white, soft pink, 
rose. Pkt. 20c; 8 for 50c. PTARMICOIDES — (3)15. Pure 
white flowers in wide, corymbose sprays. Pkt. 20c. PURDOMI 
—(2)10. Early-blooming. Gracefully carried, blue-lilae blos- 
soms. Pkt. 25c. SPECTABILIS—(3-4)24. Many clusters of 
big, soft blue flowers in September and October. Seeds, pkt. 
20c; 3 for 50c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. SUBCOERU- 
LEUS—(2)10. Fine, mat-forming dwarf. Late spring. Big, 
upfacing flowers from lilac to richest blue-violet. Pkt. 25c. 
TATARICUS—(6)72. Tallest and latest to bloom. Many high 
clusters of soft blue flowers. September, through October. 
Seeds, pkt. 20c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. YUNNA- 
NENSE—(2)9. Many broad-rayed flowers of brilliant blue. 
Pkt. 25e. OFFER 117C—One pkt. each of those so offered, 
for $2.60. 
ASTER HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND — Many excellent 
kinds. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c; 10 pkts. for $1.50. 
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1 HARDY ASTER BEAUTIES 
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 80c; 3 for $2.20; 10 for $6.50. 
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 
65c; 3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.00. 
PACIFIC AMARANTH—12 inches. Wide dense plants, filled 
August into October with beauty in rich amaranth. Plants, 
each 75c; 3 for $2.15. 
COUNTESS OF DUDLEY—10 inches. Low, bushy plants are 
loaded with clear pink flowers through all late summer. 
Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.65. 
VICTOR—10 inches. Counterpart of the last, but in a fine 
light blue. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
WINSTON CHURCHILL—30 inches. Flowers of richest ruby 
crimson. Claimed to be the reddest of all Asters. Exceedingly 
free-blooming. Each 95c; 3 for $2.70. 
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 80c; 3 for $2.25. 
VIOLETTA—40 inches. Autumn. Semi-double blossoms of 
deepest blue-purple. We have seen no better Aster in this rich 
coloring. Plants, each 65c; 8 for $1.75; 10 for $5.00. 
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 75c; 3 for $2.10. 
CLIMAX—50 inches. Exceedingly attractive, with its big, 
pyramidal panicles of flowers that are close to sky blue. 
Plants, each 65c; 8 for $1.75. 
MOUNT EVEREST—60 inches. The plants are truly like 
piled, snowy mountains, massed white from bottom to top. 
Plants, each 70c; 3 for $2.00. 
HARRINGTON PINK—35 inches. Massed, semi-double blos- 
soms in pure, true pink. Called ‘‘most handsome Aster’’. 
Early autumn. Plants, each 70c; 3 for $2.00. 
OFFER 117BN—One plant each of above, for $7.90. 
Z ARISTEA FOR VIVID BLUE 
More than a hundred years ago it was 
written of it, “Its profuse sky-blue flowers, 
the purest that ever fed upon dew, open early 
in the morning and are gone before night; 
the next morning bringing a new offering of 
beauty.”” The Aristeas bloom freely when 
grown as pot plants in window or green- 
house. Like Geraniums, they may also be 
used in outdoor border in summer. Easy from 
seed, “‘w’’ culture. Mixed blue species. Pkt. 
20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. Plants, each 60c. 
1 GOLDEN ASPHODEL 
The true Golden Asphodel of the ancients, 
ASPHODELINE LUTEUM, is one of the 
more beautiful and distinctive of the taller 
hardy perennials. It grows to some 50 inches, 
spires of golden stars, rising- from rosette 
tufts of silver-swished foliage. Long bloom 
in early summer. Give full sun and good 
drainage. Illustrated opposite. ‘kt’? culture. 
Seeds, pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 40c. Plants, each 
60c; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $4.60. 
1 WHITE ASPHODEL—kt(3)60. It is As- 
phodelus ramosus, a desirable, distinctive, 
rather handsome perennial for the hardy 
border. Long, dense, branching racemes of 
flowers that are pure white save far a red- 
brown center line. Pkt. 20c; 1% oz. 35c. 
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. 1/16 oz. 25c; Ye oz. 40c; 
¥Y% oz. Tbe; 1 oz. $2.70. 
GOLDEN 
ASPHODEL 
