. Hardy Asters, or Michaelmas Daisies 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. Chapmani. Sprays of light ageratum-blue; 4 to 5 feet. Flower Cloud. Very free, lavender blue; 3 feet. Laevis floribunda. Light heliotrope; 4 feet. Novae anglise. Bright violet-purple; 4 feet. Lil Fardell. Bright mauve; 4 feet. Rosens. Bright purplish-mauve; 4 feet. Nov! Belgii C

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. Hardy Asters, or Michaelmas Daisies 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. Chapmani. Sprays of light ageratum-blue; 4 to 5 feet. Flower Cloud. Very free, lavender blue; 3 feet. Laevis floribunda. Light heliotrope; 4 feet. Novae anglise. Bright violet-purple; 4 feet. Lil Fardell. Bright mauve; 4 feet. Rosens. Bright purplish-mauve; 4 feet. Nov! Belgii Cleopatra. Light heliotrope; 5 feet. The Queen. A splendid large bluish-white; 4 to 5 feet. Robert Parker. Pale heliotrope; 4 feet Snowflake. Very free, pure white; 18 inches. Tataricus. Distinct large bluish-violet; very late; 6 feet. Top Sawyer. Clear parma violet; 4 feet. Price. Any of the above, 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of 12 varieties for S2.50. NEW JAPANESE HARDY ASTER Mauve Cushion. An entirely distinct species which has attracted much attention in our grounds the past four seasons by its unique habit of growth, its great floriferousness, and its lateness in flowering. It forms a circular cushion-like plant 2^ feet across the centre of the plant, rarely exceeding 9 inches in height, gradually tapering to 3 or 4 inches at the outside; the flowers, of delicate, soft mauve, with silvery white reflec- tions, measure over 1^ inches in diameter, and are produced in such lavish profusion as to completely cover the plant; the blooms begin to expand early in October, but are not at their best until November. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. BAPTISIA (False Indigo) Australis. A strong-growing plant, about 2 feet high, with dark green, deeply cut foliage, and spikes of dark blue flowers in June and July. 30 cts. each; $2.60 per doz. BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy, or Tree Celandine) Cordata. A noble hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flower, and admirably adapted