Februaby 18, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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41 



VICK QLALITY 



ASTERS 



THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE 



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|E CATALOGUE over 75 varieties of Aeters, among which are Queen of the Market, white, pink, 

 lavender, rose and blue ; Giant Comet, 12 colors ; Victoria; Truffaut's ; Improved Crego, 

 white and pink. In fact, if it is a variety that is really worth growing, we make it onr business 

 to have the best strains for florists' uses. 



Our Best Novelty 



VICK'S MIKADO PINK. Premier of Shell Pink 

 Asters. For years we have seen tlie necesBity of a good, 

 mid-Beason Comet type shell pink Aster. Now we have 

 it, and it's a beauty. Every wholesale florist who has 

 Been it praises it extravagantly. Just the thing to grow 

 between the extra parly and the late flowering varieties. 

 Habit similar to non-lateral branchings. Stems, straight, 

 long and strong ; plant, vigorous ; flowers, very large 

 and yet very dainty ; petals, long and narrow and grace- 

 fully reflexed; crown, completely covered; color a 

 charming sea shell pink. Sold this year by packet only. 

 Each, 25c. 



VICK'S MIKADO WHITE AND ROSE 



Every grower ought to have both of these colors to go 

 with Yick's Mikado Pink. Although we have catalogued 

 these two colors before, we have never heretofore had 

 enough stock to fill orders. We have a splendid stock 

 this year, and prices are lower than ever before. 1-32 

 oz., 35c; 1-16 oz., 50c; >^ oz., 85c; Xozm$1-50; >^oz., 

 $2.75; 1 oz., $5.00. 



Two More New Asters 



VICK'S IMPERIAL LAVENDER 



Vick's Imperials, Daybreak and Purity, are known 

 wherever good Asters are grown. Vick's Imperial 

 Lavender pussesse^ all of the splendid qualities of Day- 

 break. Color a pure lavender. Will Bell well in any 

 market. 1-64 oz. ,40c; 1-32 oz., 60c; 1-16 oz., $1.00; 

 'A oz., $1.50; X oz., $2.50; }i oz., $4.50; 1 oz., $8.00. 



VICK'S NON LATERAL BRANCHING 



For several years we have been working to produce a 

 branching plant with fewer, stronger, longer stems, 

 without being sapped by side buds and shoots. We 

 now have a strain in which the whole strength of the 

 plant goes into from nine to fifteen stems, all of which 

 produce exhibition flowers. Two colors only, white 

 and rose. 1-32 oz. ,25c; l-16oz.,4fc; }4 oz., 60c; V 

 oz., $1.00; yz oz., $1.75; 1 oz., $3.00. 



Other Recent Vick 

 Introductions 



VICK'S EARLY BRANCHING 



Similar to the well-known Standard Late Branching. 

 Season, about a week or ten days earlier ; two colors, 

 white and rose. 1-16 oz., 25c; % oz., 40c; X oz., 70c; 

 }i oz., $1.30; 1 oz., $2.50. 



VICK'S ROYAL PURPLE 



Flowers, similar to Branching ; stems, start close to 

 the ground; very few lateral stems; season, medium 

 early. Goes well with Early Branching. 1-16 oz., 25c; 

 yi oz., 40c; X oz., 70c; ^ oz., $1.30; 1 oz., $2.50. 



VICK'S UPRIGHT WHITE 



There is a heavy demand for this variety. Flowers 

 similar to Branching, but stems grow directly upward, 

 leaving more room for cultivation. Splendid shipper. 

 Last year we could not furnish seed enough. 1-16 oz., 

 30c; >^oz.,50c; Xoz.,75c; ;4oz.,$1.25; loz.,$2.00. 



VICK'S CARDINAL 



For brilliancy of color and profusion of bloom, this 

 Aster surpasses all others. Especially adapted for 

 bedding, where it makes as gorgeous a showing as 

 Scarlet Salvia. Each plant resembles a huge bouquet. 

 1-32 oz., 2oc; 1-16 oz., 40c; >i oz., 60c; 'X oz., $1.00; 

 ^ oz., $1.75; loz., $3.00. 



Introduced by us; grown 

 everywhere 



Vick's Late Branching (s colors) Yick's Daybreak 

 Yick's Snowdrift Yick's Purity 



Yick's Lavender Gem Yick's Yiolet King 



and many other money => making varieties 



Send for our Illustrated 



ASTER BOOK 



(or tlorlgtB. It incor- 

 Dorates ourexperience 

 for more than 20 years 

 of Aster growInK, dur- 

 ing which time we 

 have introduced more 

 high grade varieties 

 than all other Ameri- 

 can Seedsmen com- 

 bined. 



It's Free 



James Vick's Sons 



Rochester, New York 



The Leadinf^ Specialists and Larg^est Growers ol Hig^h 

 Grade Asters in the World 



How to Grow 

 ASTERS 



A little hand-book for 

 practical uses of Aster 

 growers., 



Price, 10 osnts 



or free with an order 

 of Aster Seed. 



