. Catalog and price list. Rock plants Catalogs; Rock gardens Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs. Gladstone Betsy Cuperus (The above cut shows the two classes of Astilbe.) Astilbe Astilbe should be divided into two classes namely:—Dwarf varieties and the Tall New Hybrids. Both classes should be in every garden. All are perfectly hardy. The dwarf varieties are fine for the garden, but south of New England should be given shade. They grow from 2 to 3 ft. high and have dense heavy pyramidal heads of flowers in mid-summer. The tall Hybrids grow from 4 to 6 ft. tall and have beautiful
. Catalog and price list. Rock plants Catalogs; Rock gardens Vermont Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Catalogs. Gladstone Betsy Cuperus (The above cut shows the two classes of Astilbe.) Astilbe Astilbe should be divided into two classes namely:—Dwarf varieties and the Tall New Hybrids. Both classes should be in every garden. All are perfectly hardy. The dwarf varieties are fine for the garden, but south of New England should be given shade. They grow from 2 to 3 ft. high and have dense heavy pyramidal heads of flowers in mid-summer. The tall Hybrids grow from 4 to 6 ft. tall and have beautiful branching heads of flowers often two feet long. All Astilbe, 25 cents. Larger, very heavy plants in the fall, 35 cents. tall. DWARF ASTILBE America:—A fine pale pink Astilbe with large heads; •owing 18 inches Gladstone:—Unquestionably the finest dwarf white Astilbe to date. Gloria atropurpurea:—A new variety with dark pink heads of large size. 24 inches tall. Queen Alexandra:—One of the best light pinks. A favorite with florists. Rhineland: -Crimson shaded salmon; a new and superb variety; 2 ft. TALL HYBRID ASTILBE Betsey Cuperus: -A splendid new variety growing 5 ft tall, with grace- ful drooping flower spikes 2 ft. long, each spike composed of a great number of flowers, white with a pink center. Ceres: This fine garden Astilbe grows about 3 ft. tall with beautiful feathery spikes of rosy lilac color. Gruno:—New variety, light and graceful spikes; salmon-pink; 4 ft. Marguerite Van Rechteren:— This plant grows about 5 ft. high. The flower stem itself has a length of over 3 ft. The very fine fringed flowers are bright red, tinged with dark-lilac. Meta Immink:—4 ft. Splendid new variety from Holland, with dense long flower spikes of a delightful deep pink. Prof. Wielen:—A new variety with large heads of small white flowers on long graceful stems. Rosea Maxima Grandis, 4 ft.—One of the best of the tall deep pink varieties. Salland:—A vigorous variety with f
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