. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. m ' Hardy Aster, Queen Mary GENERAL COLLECTION Fall-flowering Hardy Asters (Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts) These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy plants, giving a wealth of bloom during September and October, a season when most other hardy flowers are past, and for the best effect should be planted in masses of one color. They grow freely in any soil. The collection offered below is made up of the choicest varieties only. Brussells. Very large light lavender blue; 4 feet. Capitaine. Light lavender blue; 4 to 4j fe
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. m ' Hardy Aster, Queen Mary GENERAL COLLECTION Fall-flowering Hardy Asters (Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts) These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy plants, giving a wealth of bloom during September and October, a season when most other hardy flowers are past, and for the best effect should be planted in masses of one color. They grow freely in any soil. The collection offered below is made up of the choicest varieties only. Brussells. Very large light lavender blue; 4 feet. Capitaine. Light lavender blue; 4 to 4j feet. Chaterham Gem. Feathery sprays of good sized light laven- der-blue flowers; 3 feet. Enfant de Vitry. Distinct semi-double lilac-mauve, very free; 1\ feet. Ghent. Large soft lilac-mauve; 3 feet. Heather Glow. Very free and vigorous grower, with large-sized flowers of a delightful shade of brilliant rose with conspicuous golden centre, 4 feet. King of the Belgians. Light lobelia blue; 3 feet. Liege. Large, soft rosy-pink; 2\ feet. Maid of Athens. Soft lavender-blue, 3 feet. Mother of Pearl. Large flowers, mauve-pink at edges, shading to tinted white at centre giving a pearly-mauve effect. 2 to 3 ft. Novae angliae. Bright violet-purple; 4 feet. Mrs. F. W. Raynor. Large purplish-crimson; 4 feet. Roseus. Bright purplish-mauve; 4 feet. Novi belgii Climax. One of the best and showiest, with large pyramidal spikes of large lavender-blue flowers; very free; 5 feet. Novi belgii White Climax. A counterpart of above with white flowers. Novi belgii St. Egwin. A pleasing soft-rosy-pink, 3 to 4 feet. Sam Banham. Large feathery pure white, one of the earliest; 3 feet. Tataricus. Distinct large bluish-violet; very late; 6 feet. The President. Large light bluish-violet; 4 feet. Trouvaille. Semi-double bright mauve-pink; 3 feet. Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Set of 20 varieties for $ Six Select Fall-flowering Hardy Asters Hardy Asters have during
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