Februabt 18, 1909. 



The Weddy Florists' Review. 



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HLL CO.'S 



GRADE 



ed special 



r OUR ASTER SEED 



the production of Aster seed, and we bad a record-breaking crop. Our fields 

 onounced our Asters to be of the very highest quality and the best that they 

 in of Asters and it is now conceded that Vick & Hill Co.'s Asters are the best 

 ids for their continued patronage. 1 t Send in your orders early, so that you 

 out of some of the kinds listed before the end of the season. 



VICK & HILL CO., Gentlemen:— Your Branching Asters gave me the 

 finest flowers I have ever grown, and brought in more cash.— H. L Phelps, 

 Springfield, III., April 15, 1908. 



IHPROVKD SKMPLK'B PINK 



Hohenzollern Lavender 



Lavender-colored asters are always in demand, 

 and this beauty is one that should be in every col- 

 lection Early. Price: Per oz.. $2.00; >3 oz., $1.25; 

 ^4 oz., 75c: V oz., 50o; 1-16 oz., 30c. 



tlohenzoUern Mixed 



All colors mixed. Price; Per oz., $1.50; H oz., 

 SOc: »4 oz., 50t; >8 oz., 35o; 1-16 oz.. 20c. 



Improved Semple's Pink Branching Upright White Branching: 



Violet King 



The habit is similar to the popular Vick's Branch- 

 ing, vigorous in growth, long, stiff stems. In form 

 the flower is entirely new and distinct from any 

 other variety; petals somewhat resemble the 

 quilled varieties, out are much larger and broader, 

 those in the center being curled and incurved, 

 completely covering the crown. In shape and size 

 the bloom is round, full and very large, many of 

 the flowers measuring from four to five inches. 

 The color is a soft violet-lilac. It comes into 

 bloom several days before Vick's Branching. 



Price: Per oz., $1.50; \. oz. 

 35c; 1-16 oz., 20c. 



SOc; '4 oz., 50c; ^s oz., 



Semple's Pink Branching Mary Semple 



A beautiful and popular variety of the Branching 

 Aster. The flowers are very large and the color is 

 an exquisite sh^oe of bright pink, very much the 

 color of Enchantress Carnation. Stems long and 

 stiff. A grand Aster for cutting purposes, and for 

 shipping has no equal. Pkkk: Per cz., $1.25; Ks oz., 

 65c: '4 oz., 35c; 's oz., 20c. 



Lavender Gem ' 



An exquisite shade of lavender, deepening in 

 color with age. The flower is always double. The 

 plant is an erect grower, of medium height, and 

 branches from close to the ground. Early. Pkice: 

 Per oz., $3.00; "a oz., $1.75; '4 oz., $1.00; 's oz., 60c: 

 1-16 oz., 40c. Tr. pkt., 20c: two for SOc. 



Vick's Early Snowdrift 



The very best large flowering early white after 

 in cultivation. The size and make-up of the flower 

 is not surpassed by any of the late varieties. The 

 plant is erect and of branching habit. Flowers 

 large, pure white and double. Petals long and re- 

 curved, and in many irresjular and twisted, which 

 gives it a very graceful effect. We find that this 

 aster comes much more double from plants that 

 were started from seed sown in plats in the green- 

 house about April 1 than from seed sown in out- 

 side seed-beds in May. and would advise starting 

 the seed of this variety in the greenhouse about 

 the date first mentioned. Price: Per oz., $3.00; "2 



oz., $1.75; >4 oz., $1.00; 

 pkt., 20c; two for 30c. 



'« oz., 60c; 1-16 oz., 40c. Tr. 



A seedling from that grand old variety, Semple's 

 Pink, which, on account of its earliness, will cer- 

 tainly become equally and we predict more popu- 

 lar than its parent. The color is of the same shade 

 of bright pink, and the habit of the plant and form 

 of flowers are identical, being of the same strong, 

 robust growth and branching habit. Its greatest 

 value is in its earliness, blooming as It does ten 

 days earlier than Semple'sPink. (See illustration.) 

 Prick; Per oz., $2 00; ^ oz., $1.25; "4 oz., 75c; 'm oz., 

 50c; 1-16 oz., 30c. 



Vick's Mikado White 



A Comet Aster of great beauty. The flowers are 

 pure white and of immense size. The petals are 

 curled and twisted in the center of the flower. The 

 growth is of medium height. A very fine bedding 

 aster. Price: Per oz., $3.00; H oz., $1.75; "^4 oz., 

 $1.00; ^8 oz., 60c; 1-16 oz., 40c. Tr. pkt., 20c; two for 

 30c. 



Empress Frederick 



A new Comet Aster that impressed us most favor- 

 ably the past season. The plant is rather dwarf in 

 growth, but vigorous, and bears very large white 

 flowers in the greatest profusion. We do not rec- 

 ommend this aster for cutting purposes, but where 

 a stem of medium length can oe used to advantage 

 this variety is very useful, especially for design 

 work. Pkice: Per oz., $2.00; Hi oz., $1.25: '4 0z.,75c; 

 i» oz., 50c; 1-16 oz. ,30c. 



Rosy Carmine 



Many call the new color a light scarlet— in fact, 

 a field of it in full bloom has the appearance of a 

 field of Scarlet Asters The color is hard to de 

 scribe, but we think Rosy Carmine about right. 

 This new aster is a beauty, and, as with all our new 

 asters, it has stood trial for several years, and we 

 think it improves each year. Prick: Per oz., $2.00; 

 •a oz., $1.25; '4 oz , 75c: V oz., 50c; 1-16 oz., 30c. 



Queen of the Market 



Earliest of All.— Decidedly the best early aster, 

 producing flowers in profusion on long stems, and 

 being several weeks earlier than any other aster. 

 The flowers are very double, rendering them of ex- 

 ceptional value for cutting purposes. Most of the 

 Queen of the Market Aster seed sold in this coun- 

 try is grown in Germany, but we prefer to grow 

 our own seed, for we must have the best that can 

 be produced for our florist trade. Start your seed 

 of this variety as early as possible to get best re- 

 sults. We offer five distinct colors, white, light 

 blue, dark blue, rose and lavender. Price: Per 

 oz., 60c; H oz., 35c; ^4 oz., 20c; '« oz., 15c. 



Queen of the Market, mixed colors.— Prke: 

 Per oz., 50c; "a oz., 30c; '4 oz., 20c; ■« oz., 15c. 



Another season's trial of this great aster con- 

 firms the opinion we had already formed, that the 

 Upright White Branching Aster is bound to be one 

 of the leading asters for shipping purposes. As 

 the flowers are very large, double and firm, stems 

 long and straight, two feet or more in length, color 

 a pure white, a bunch of twenty-five cut blooms 

 shows up in fine shape. A first-class variety and 

 one that every shipper should grow in- quantity. 

 Earlier than Vick's White Branching. Price: Per 

 oz., $2.00; Ha oz., $1.25; "4 oz., 75c; 's oz.. 50c; 1-16 

 oz., SOc. 



Tall White Mixture 



A very fine selection of the best tall white asters, 

 consisting of tall White Branching, Crego, White 

 Comet, etc. We recommend this mixture as being 

 very fine and offer it with much contidence as 

 being a mixture that will please all. Pkk k; Per 

 oz., $1.00; ^ oz., 60c; ^ oz., 35c; ^b oz., 20c. 



Tall Pink and Rose Mixture 



Like the Tall White Mixture, the Pink and Rose 

 Mixture consists of the very best in its colors, such 

 as Crego in pink and rose and otlier tall pink and 

 rose varieties, and i« in every way first-class. 



Price: 

 20c. 



Per oz., $1.00: 'uoz.,60c: '4 oz., 35c; 'h oz., 



Truffaut's Peony Tlowered Perfection 



A popular af^ter and very fine for lifting and pot- 

 ting when in bloom. Grows about one toot high. 

 We have a good strain of mixed colors. Price: 

 Per oz., $1.85; H oz., 65c; '4 oz., 36c; V oz., 20c. 



Victoria 



Our mixture of this aster covers a wide range of 

 colors. Good for pot plants in August and Sep- 

 tember. Price: Per oz., $1.50; Hj oz., SOc; "4 oz.. 

 50c; ^8 oz., 36c. 



Florists' Special Mixture 



This mixture is made up principally of white, 

 pink, red, rose, purple and violet, and includes the 

 early, mid-season and late classes. The mixture 

 gives the purchaser a great rai ge of varieties and 



colors. Price: 

 36c; V oz., 20c. 



Per oz., $1.00; "a oz., 60c; '4 oz. 



The Crego Aster, White 



A new aster offered last year for the first time, 

 and from what we have seen of this variety we 

 think that it is a good aster and will be very popu- 

 lar for cutting purposes. Price: Per oz., $8.00: H; 

 oz., $4.00: >4 oz., $i.50. Tr. pkt.. $1.00. 



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Rochester, N. Y. 



