CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



CURRIES SUPERB ASTERS. 



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The best results are obtained from rich, well-prepared 

 soil. Sow indoors in February or March for early flow- 

 ering, transplanting into shallow boxes or pots as soon 

 as the seedlings have formed three leaves; plant outdoors 

 when danger from freezing is past. For late flowering 

 they can be sown outdoors in May or June. 



Vick's Mikado Aster. 



A beautiful Aster of the Comet type, flowers often 

 measuring from 4 to 4% inches, borne on long, 

 stout, wiry stems, excellent for cut flower 

 The individual flower is exceedingly double, 

 long curved or twisted petals. This is an Aster 

 flowering at mid-season, enabling a grower, by 

 planting with such sorts as Extra Early Hohen- 

 zollern, and the Semple's Branching, to have choice 

 Asters from July until cut down by frost. 

 White, pkt. 10c; Pink, pkt 10 



Violet King — A distinct style of flower somewhat re- 

 sembling the quilled sorts. The petals, however, 

 are larger and broader near the center; they are 

 twisted, curled and incurved, completely covering 

 the crown. The blooms are large, round and full, 

 many measuring 4 to 5 inches. The color is a soft 

 violet 10 



Aster Early Wonder — The earliest White Aster in cul- 

 tivation, coming in ahead of the well-known Queen 

 of the Market, with pure white double flowers of 

 great size, after the style of Giant Comet. A good 

 variety for early florists' work 10 



Royal Purple — A distinct variety, the flower stems 

 growing direct from the ground, and not on side 

 shoots like other branching sorts. The flowers are 

 large and full to the center and slightly incurved, 

 blooming freely until very late in fall. Color bright 

 purple 10 



ASTER PHEITV. 



ASTEU AMEKICAX BEAUTY. 



OUR GRAND SEXTETTE OF AMERICAN ASTERS. 



Pkt. 

 Daybreak — A beautiful, compact, branching Aster, with 

 large, handsome, globe-shaped flowers, which : ~are 

 borne in great profusion, of a charming shell pink 

 color, similar in shade to the well-known Daybreak 

 Carnation. It comes into bloom very early and con- 

 tinues throughout the. entire season. A truly lovely 

 sort, which should be represented in all Aster gardens. 



Purity — A beautiful pure white Aster, identical in form 

 and habit with Daybreak, to which it forms a worthy 

 companion. It is early and a remarkably free bloomer. 10 



American Beauty — A grand new Aster of vigorous habit, 

 bearing profusely very large flowers on long stems 

 that are similar in color to the American Beauty Rose. 

 It comes in medium early, the plant growing 2 feet 

 high. The petals of the flowers are unusually wide 

 and heavy, lasting a long time io 



Snowdrift — A valuable early Aster with large snow- 

 white feathery flowers of the Ostrich Plume type; 

 comes into bloom in July io 



Cardinal — An exceedingly free blooming Aster, its vivid 

 cardinal colored flowers presenting a striking ap- 

 pearance from midsummer until late in fall. It is an 

 excellent variety for massing 10 



Aster Lavender Gem — This color, while not in so great 

 demand as the pink and white sorts, is nevertheless 

 an essential color for decorative work. This is an 

 early variety of Aster, coming in with the Extra Early 

 sorts, of a delicate lavender blue deepening with age. 

 The flowers are very full and double, of the best Giant 

 Comet type, borne on long, stout stems, making it an 

 excellent Florists' Aster l o 



The American Sextette of Asters, one packet each for 45c. 



