Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 160 HARDY ASTERS. (Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts.) These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy plants, giving a wealth of bloom at a season when most other hardy flowers are past. The collection offered below is made up of the choicest va- rieties only, the weedy sorts being eliminated ; unless otherwise speci- fied, they bloom in September and October. Amelius Elegans. Deep bluish violet; 1J feet. — riackii. Pure violet; August and September; 15 inches. Airship. Pure white; August an
Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 160 HARDY ASTERS. (Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts.) These are among the showiest of our late-flowering hardy plants, giving a wealth of bloom at a season when most other hardy flowers are past. The collection offered below is made up of the choicest va- rieties only, the weedy sorts being eliminated ; unless otherwise speci- fied, they bloom in September and October. Amelius Elegans. Deep bluish violet; 1J feet. — riackii. Pure violet; August and September; 15 inches. Airship. Pure white; August and Sep:ember; 2£ feet. Chapruani. Light ageratum-blue, very graceful large sprays; 4 to 5 feet. Curtisii. Pale heliotrope ; August and September; 3 feet. Oatschi. Pure white; October and November; 3 feet. Horizontalis. White with prominent deep vinous-purple centre; forms symmetrical plant 2 feet high. F. W. Burbidge. Light violet; 3 feet. La?vis. Light heliotrope ; 3 feet. Longifolia formosissima. Bright violet; 3 feet. flme. Soyneuse. Pale lilac; very free'; 15 inches. Hrs. F. W. Raynor. Light reddish-violet; 4 feet. Novae Angliae. Bright violet-purple; 4 feet. — — Purpurina. Bright violet-purple ; 3 feet. Rosea. Bright purplish-mauve ; 4 feet. Rubra. Deep reddish-violet; 4 feet. Ptarmicoides. Neat and distinct; pure while ; useful for cutting; August and September ; 18 inches. Robt. Parker. Pale heliotrope ; large ; 4 feet. Snowflake. Very free, pure white ; 18 inches. St. Brigid. White-tinted lilac; August and September; 3£ feet. Thos. S Ware. Lilac mauve; 3J feet. Top Sawyer. Clear color; 4 feet. Trinervus. Rich violet-purple; October and November; 2i leet. White Queen. Large white ; very free ; 4 feet. 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Set of 24 varieties for $ RARE HARDY ASTER. Qrandiflorus. The finest of ail and dis- tinct in character and flower from all others. The flowers frequently measure 2 inches in diameter, are of a lovely d
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