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FLOWER SEEDS 



ASTERS 



American Branching Aster. 



AMERICAN BRANCHING — A beautiful class of Asters of strong 

 and vigorous habit. The flowers are large and double with 

 twisted petals and borne on long, strong stems, from mid- 

 season until late in fall. 



Crimson Deep Pink Rose Blue Lavender 



Purple Shell Pink White 



Each, per pkt., 10e; 3 pkts. 25e; 6 pkts., 40c. 

 Choice mixed colors, pkt., 10c; % ox. 25c; ox., 85e. 



GIANT COMET (Ostrich Plume) — A magnificent type producing 

 immense flowers with broad curved petals on long, stout 

 stems. 



Crimson Light Blue Sulphur Yellow 



Deep Pink Peach Blossom Violet 



Dark Blue Rose White 



The Bride — White, changing to pink. 



Sow in light, rich soil, covering the seed about % inch. 

 When the plants • have three or four leaves, transplant 

 early varieties 9 to 12 inches apart and late sorts 15 to 18 

 inches apart. 



NEW ASTER "CHARMING BRIDE" — A magnificent Aster 

 with long, gracefully reflexed petals curling across 

 each other full to the center. It is a vigorous grower, 

 bearing very large flowers profusely on long, stilt 

 stems. Color a beautiful shade of lavender pink. 

 Pkt. 10c; % ox. $1.00. 



VICK'S NON-LATERAL BRANCHING — A strain of the 

 Late Branching type with flower stems free from side 

 shoots. While the plants do not produce as many 

 flowers as some sorts, they make up for it in size 

 and quality. 

 Rose-Pink, White. Each, pkt., 10c; Vi ox. 75c. 



VICK'S IMPERIAL — Medium early; flowers large and 

 round, full to the center, with long stems. 



Daybreak Rose Lavender 



Each, per pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c. 



VICK'S PINK ENCHANTRESS — A vigorous grower of up- 

 right habit, bearing freely large flowers of a soft, 

 delicate pink color on long stems. The flowers are 

 full to the center with beautifully arranged broad 

 petals. Pkt., 10c. 



MIKADO — An exceedingly handsome Aster of the Comet 

 type with long, narrow, gracefully reflexed petals. It 

 is a vigorous grower, bearing extra large flowers in 

 great abundance. 



Pink (Rochester), White. Each, per pkt., 10c; % ox. ,$1.00. 



LAVENDER GEM — An early variety with large, double 

 flowers of the Giant Comet type. The color is a 

 delicate lavender when first open, deepening with age. 

 The flowers .are borne profusely on long, slender 

 stems, the finely cut, feathery petals giving them the 

 effect of a ragged Chrysanthemum. Pkt., 10c; % ox., 

 $1.00. 



CHINA ASTER — Fine mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; 3 pkts., 10c; 

 ox., 50c. 



Each, pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 6 pkts., 40c. 

 Finest mixed colors, pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 

 ox., $1.25. 



Vj ox., 35c; 



IMPROVED GIANT COMET — A selection made from the finest 

 type of the Giant Comet Aster, producing immense double 

 flowers. Shell Pink, Pink, Pure White Purple. 

 Each, pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; 4 pkts., 40c. 



PEERLESS — A grand Aster of the late branching type, bearing 

 freely very large, perfect shaped flowers on long, stiff stems. 

 Pure White, Shell Pink. Each, per pkt., 10c. 



ASTERMUM. 



A Glorified Aster. 



A magnificent class of Asters of the Comet type, bearing 

 immense flowers of perfect form on strong, straight stems 18 

 to 24 inches tall. Each plant yields from ten to fifteen mam- 

 moth flowers of surpassing beauty. 



White, Pink, Lavender. nl ,. i K „ . . .,_ ,, „ 



Choice Mixed Colors. Pkt - loc; 3 " kts " Soc > V * ox > 7oc - 



Giant Comet Aster. 



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