. Dreer's garden book 1928. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 172 imsMm&miMWkMHhtfimMiR Six Select New Fall-flowering Hardy Asters. - S New Hardy Aster, Queen Mary Hardy Asters have during recent years deservedly received great attention from European growers and many new varieties have been offered from which we have selected the following 6 sorts^as of exceptional ^W-_ merit. \ feet high. Royal Blue. A compact, strong grower with large flowers of a rich purplish blue,
. Dreer's garden book 1928. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 172 imsMm&miMWkMHhtfimMiR Six Select New Fall-flowering Hardy Asters. - S New Hardy Aster, Queen Mary Hardy Asters have during recent years deservedly received great attention from European growers and many new varieties have been offered from which we have selected the following 6 sorts^as of exceptional ^W-_ merit. \ feet high. Royal Blue. A compact, strong grower with large flowers of a rich purplish blue, very early and free. Price. 50 cts. each; the set of 6 for 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. Thecollectionofferedbelowismadeupof the choicest varieties only. Dwarf Alpine Asters Alpinus. Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy borders, grows 6 to 10 inches high, 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.; per 100. Summer-flowering Hardy Asters Amellus Elegans. Grows from 12 to 15 inches high and pro- duces 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. Amellus Olivet. Medium sized rosy lilac flowers very freely produced during September and October; 12 to 15 inches. Price. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Japanese Hardy Aster Mauve Cushion. An entirely di
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