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The Florists' Review 



January 30, 1919. 



VICK'S FAMOIS ASTERS 



THREE GLORIOUS NEW VARIETIES 



Just at this time, the dawn of a new era of pe&ce, and just when the world has been 

 released from the stress and terror of war and is ready to find fitting: expr' ssion for the joy 

 and hope in beautiful flowers, we are very fortunate in beinsf able to offer three new varieties 

 of Asters of exceptional merit. Never have we offered at any time three more attractive 

 varieties than HEART OF FRANCE. SILVERY RQSE and PEERLESS YELLOW. These are just 

 what every florist needs to make his offerings for the coming year most attractive and unique. 



Prepare to fill the demand for flowers, which has already been indicated by the splendid 

 trade in carnations this past season, by having the best and most beautiful Asters ever produced 

 in your market. It is the florist with the proper perspective who will take advantage of the op- 

 portunities ahead, that will reap a rich reward and will beenabfed to serve hisfellowmen in a very 

 real fashion. Plan to make this year the best and brightest ever experienced. 



We have introduced more new distinct 

 varieties of Asters than all other American 

 Seedsmen combined. 



We are now the largest growers of high- 

 grade Asters in the world. 



HEART OF FRANCE ASTER 



The most glorious rich, red aster ever introduced. 

 All others have somber shades of blue or too much 

 yellow in the color pigments. Heart of France opens 

 red as the purest ruby, deepens with age and retains 

 its remarkable beauty to the very end. The petals 

 appear strikingly changeable, showing now a glow and 

 sheen quite unique, now a soft warm velvety texture. 



In any light, natural or 

 artificial, Heart of France 

 is startlingly beautiful and 

 will command instant ad- 

 miration. The flowers 

 are large and full with 

 never a trace of hollow 

 center. The plants are 

 of branching type and 

 very robust habit. The 

 stems are long and strong 

 and have very few laterals. 

 The plants begin to bloom 

 (luite early in the season 

 and open fully with the 

 mid-season varieties. 

 They retain their bril- 

 liancy and luster for a 

 longer period than almost 

 any other color. This will 

 be a tip-top variety for 

 florists as well as home 

 gardeners, for the reason 

 that the flowei-s and stems 

 are so large and vigorous 

 and their shipping and 

 long keeping qualities are 

 such as to make it a win- 

 ner for almost any pur- 

 pose. Heart of France 

 will surely supplant all 

 other reds and near-reds 

 of either branching or 

 upright types because of 

 its marvelous beauty and 

 other satisfactory charac- 

 teristics. In packets only 

 25c: 2 for 40c. 



HEART OF FRANCE ASTER 



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