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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



ASTERS. 



CURRIE'S COLLECTION OF SUPERB AMERICAN ASTERS. 



The best results are obtained from rich, well- - repared 

 soil. Sow indoors in February or March for e' fly flow- 

 ering, transplanting- into shallow boxes or po- s as soon 

 as the seedings have formed three leaves; pi' nt outdoors 

 When danger from freezing- is past. For late flowering 

 they can be sown outdoors in May or June. 

 Rochester — An unrivalled, mid-season, lavender-pink, 

 Giant Comet type of Aster of vigorous habit, indi- 

 vidual plants frequently bearing on long, graceful, 

 strong stems as many as a dozen blooms four to 

 'six inches across. The color is exa.uisite; the 

 petals are gracefully reflexed, those at the center 

 bending and curling across each other in charming 

 disorder. This is beyond doubt the premier shell — 

 or lavender-pink Aster for the florist and horticul- 

 turist; pkt 10 



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 uses. This Aster flowers at mid-season, en- 

 abling a grower, by planting with such sorts as 

 Extra Early Hohenzollern, and the Semple's 

 Branching, to have choice Asters from July until 



frost. Colors White and Shell-pink, pkt. each 10 



Crimson King — This beautiful Aster first introduced 

 about four years ago has since been steadily im- 

 proved each year by careful selection until it is 

 now perfect in every way. It is of the late branch- 

 ing type with extra large, very double flowers 

 easily 5 inches across, borne on long, stiff stems 

 fully 15 to 18 inches in length. The color is a rich 

 blood-crimson, and the plants in bloom are inde- 

 scribably handsome. No Aster makes a more bril- 

 liant bed or border and none excels it for cutting 



purposes. Pkt 10 aster American beauty. ' 



Pkt. 

 A r iolet King — A distinct style of flower somewhat resemb- 

 ling 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 often measure, 4 to 5 inches. The color is a 



soft violet 10 



Peerless Pink and Peerless White (Smith's) — See de- 

 scription page 4. 2 pkts. 25c 15 



Crego's Giant Comet — White, Shell-pink and Lavender — 



See description page 4 10 



Daybreak — A beautiful, compact, branching Aster, with 

 large, globe-shaped flowers, of a charming shell pink 

 color. It comes into bloom very early and continues 



throughout the entire season 10 



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 large flowers on long stems 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 10 



Snowdrift — A valuable early Aster with large snow- 

 white feathery flowers of the Ostrich Plume type; 



comes into bloom in July 10 



Cardinal — An exceedingly free blooming Aster, its vivid 

 cardinal colored flowers presenting a striking appear- 

 ance from mid-summer until late in fall. It is an 



excellent variety for massing 10 



Lavender Gem — This is an extra early variety of a deli- 

 cate lavender blue deepening -with age. The flowers 

 are very full and double, of the best Giant Comet type, 



borne on long stout stems 10 



Any 3 packets 25c; any 6 packets 40a 



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