. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1927. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. /flEHByAJREElL^ HARDY PERENN^PIANTS I 37 Sumnier-flowering Hardy Aster Amellus Elegans. Grows from 12 to 15 inches high and produces large showy flowers of a rich bluish-violet during July and August. Its free- flowering habit and compact growth makes it a most desirable subject for the front of the border. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Dwarf Alpine Asters Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy
. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1927. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. /flEHByAJREElL^ HARDY PERENN^PIANTS I 37 Sumnier-flowering Hardy Aster Amellus Elegans. Grows from 12 to 15 inches high and produces large showy flowers of a rich bluish-violet during July and August. Its free- flowering habit and compact growth makes it a most desirable subject for the front of the border. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Dwarf Alpine Asters Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy borders; grows 6 to 10 inches liigh, and bears large showy bluish-purple flowers in May and June. — Albus. Identical to the above, but with pure white flowers. Sub-coeruleus. Forms a dense tuft of leaves, from which issue many leafless stems 12 inches high, bearing in June and July massive bluish-violet flowers 3 inches in diameter. Price. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Set of 3 sorts, 65 cts. Asclepias Tuberosa {Butterfly Weed). One of the showiest of our native perennials; 2 feet liigh; and producing from July to August heads of orange-colored flowers. 25 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Astilbe This collection includes the best of the latest novelties, all are varieties of strong vigorous growth producing many branched feathered heads of flowers during June and July. Tliey succeed best in a half-shady moist position in any ordinary garden soil. Betsy Cuperius. Stems 5 ft. high with drooping branches 18 to 24 inches long, of white flowers with pink centres; very showy. Ceres. An attractive rosy-lilac; 2i to 3 feet. Grandis Rosea Maxima. Grows 5 to 6 feet high, with 2 feet long drooping branches of wliite flowers with rosy centres. Marguerite Van Rechteren. Finely fringed flowers, bright red tinged with dark lilac. 4 to 5 feet. Metta Inuuink. Dense plumes of pink flowers; 3 feet. Salland. A vigorous growing variety with bronzy red stems and crimson-red flowers; 6 fe
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