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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1907 



The Deadly Parallel in Seeds 



No. 2. HIGH-BRED vs. ORDINARY ASTERS 



THIS IS THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF CONFIDENTIAL TIPS 

 ABOUT THE SEED BUSINESS WHICH WILL REVEAL SOME 

 INTERESTING AND VALUABLE SECRETS THAT YOU OUGHT 

 TO KNOW, IF YOU WANT THE BEST THERE IS TO BE HAD 



HY the Chinese, who brought the chrysanthemum to such an extraordinary pitch of per- 

 fection before their country was opened to the world, have never bred up the native aster 

 of their country is something hard to understand, for the China aster has a far wider and 

 more beautiful range than the chrysanthemum. Nowhere in nature do we find more pure 



and tendet pinks and sky-blues then in the aster. 



The first single aster did not reach Europe until 1731, and it was not until the middle of the 19th 

 century that the first important " break " occurred. This was the quilled flower — a stiff, formal thing 

 which suited that age — but it is only within the last quarter of a century that we have secured those 

 extraordinary types of asters which mimic the chrysanthemum in its wildest as well as its most refined 

 moods. The aster is now second only to the chrysanthemum in the variety of beautiful and picturesque 

 shapes that it presents. Nothing can be more interesting than to grow a collection of the different types of 

 asters showing the wonderful variation in form and color, and the extraordinary products of high-breeding. 

 But there is nothing in seeds that shows on the face of them their high-breeding; nothing to tell of 

 the thousands of plants which the ordinary person would be glad to have, but which our specialist ruth- 

 lessly destroys. This process is called " rogueing," and we believe that no other grower rogues his 

 asters so relentlessly as our grower. That is why our high-bred aster seeds must cost more than 

 common kinds, and that is why you get such extraordinary purity of color and size of flower from our 

 high-bred aster seed. 



Why not get a complete collection of high-bred asters and make a little informal study of the 

 whole group so that you can see for yourself in what an extraordinary way this plant has varied in 

 cultivation and what the "high-breeding" upon which we lay so much stress, really means? 



Why not have an "aster show" in your garden this year that will be a joy to your family and friends? Write to-day for a 

 collection, because the demand for out high-bred seeds is so great that you may not 

 be able to get them late in the season. 



Unimproved type of asters 



Seeds that Should Be Sown during January and February 



ASTERS 



High-bred Hohenzollern, white, rose, dark blue and mixed 



Crown Prince, brilliant carmine 

 Syringia, blue, beautiful variety 

 Giant Comet, white, rose, dark blue and mixed 

 Daybreak, a beautiful pink variety 

 Purity, pure white, magnificent . 

 Dwarf Queen, for bedding, white, brilliant rose 



light blue, dark blue, crimson 

 Late Branching, in 5 colors or mixed 

 Verbena Mammoth, mixed ...... 



Also include varieties of seeds listed in last month's issue. 



per pkt. 



$0.20 

 .25 

 .50 

 .10 

 .10 

 .20 



.1 5 

 .10 

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VEGETABLES 



Cauliflower, S. & W. Co.'s Best of All . per^oz. $2.00 



Cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield . per 1 oz. .30 



Early Summer ..." .25 



Early Spring . . . . " .50 



Lettuce, Golden Queen ..." .25 



per pkt. $0.2 5 

 .10 

 .10 

 .15 

 .10 



Begonias, S. & W. Co.'s Gold Medal Strain. These bulbs should be started 



inside during February to give the best results during the summer. 

 bmgle 1 uberous Rooted white, yellow, nankeen, pink, rose, red, dark red, salmon, orange or 



mixed: Each, 5c; perdoz., 50c; per 100, $4,00. 

 Double .Tuberous Hooted, same colors as single: Each, lOc; doz., $1.00; per 100, 



$6.00. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO. 



50 Barclay Street, New York 



High-bred aster 



