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Victoria Needle Asters— A free blooming variety witli large double flow- 

 ers similar to Victoria, with the exception that the petals of the flowers 

 are curved roimd as a needle. Mixed 10 



Triumph— This is undoubtedly the most beautiful and perfect of all dwarf 

 Asters. The flowers measure from 2)4 to 3 Inches across, and are of the 

 most faultless Paeony form, all petals being beautifully incurved. The 

 color is rich and brilliant. 

 Deep scarlet 15 | Deep scarlet and white 15 



Dark blue lo 



Bright rose lo 



Mixed colors lo 



SNOW BALL ASTER. 



ASTERS. 



Very beautiful hardy annuals, attaining a height of from 8 to 24 inches. 

 "When grown in rich soil they produce in great profusion tlieir exceedingly rich 

 and showy flowers. H H A. 



China— Fine mixed 5 



Cocardeau, or New Crown— Two-colored flowers, the central petals pure 



white, sometimes small and quilled, surrounded by large flat petals of a 



bright color; IJ^feet; mixed colors 10 



Comet— A beautiful new variety resembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum 



in form; flowers very large and globular, about 4 inches across. 



Deep Eose ;iO I White, with Lilac 10 



Light Blue 10 | Kose and White 10 



Diamond— Is a comparatively new Aster of the Dwarf Imbrique class. 



Plants IV2 feet in height, very robust; blooms freely, flowers perfect and 



compact, large; mixed colors 10 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Flowered— A splendid variety of dwarf, com- 

 pact habit, 9 inches in height; flowers large, and produced when others 



are out of bloom. 



White to azure blue 10 



Flesh color 10 



Snow white 10 



Bright scarlet 10 



Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet— Height from 12 to 15 inches; a very fine 



blooming variety; mixed colors.. 10 



Goliath— The flowers of this class are of enormous dimensions, and of the 



most perfect form. It blooms profusely; the plant is of strong, robust 



liabit; 2 feet 10 



tiiant Emperor— A very beautiful variety, with very large double flowers, 



often measuring from 4 to 6 inches in diameter; 1 foot; fine mixed 10 



Harlequin — A dwarf variety, witli striped and spotted flowers 10 



Hedge Hog, or Needle— Petals long, quilled and sharply pointed; 2 feet, 



mixed colors 10 



Imbricated Pompone— Very perfect, globe shape, and beautifully imbri- 

 cated; mixed colors 10 



Gem or Ball, 



A magnificent class of Asters, vvliich were obtained from the well-known 

 Paeony-Flowered Perfection tribe. Similar but somewhat dwarfer in habit. 

 The flowers, measuring from 2V4 to 3 inches across, are round as a ball, and 

 borne on long stalks. • 



Apple blossom, per packet 10 



Deep rose, per packet 10 



Piose with white, per packet 10 



Dwarf Victoria. 



One of the finest Asters in cultivation ; flowers very large, perfectly double, 

 imbricated and globular ; 20 inches in height. 



Pure white 10 



Kose with white 10 



Crimson 10 



Purple violet 10 



Light blue 10 



Carmine rose 10 



Mixed 10 



TRIUMPH ASTEE. 



Paeony-Flowered Perfection. 



A handsome variety witli incurved petals. The flowers are very large 

 and almost perfectly round; grows about 20 inches high. This is a standard 

 variety for florists' use. 



Pure White 10 



Delicate Kose 10 



Peach Blossom 10 



Purple Violet and White 10 



Mixed Colors 10 



Rose, with White 10 



Crimson 10 



Light blue 10 



Carmine, with White 10 



Black Blue 10 



Azure Blue, with White 10 



Pseony-Flowered Globe— The earliest of the Asters— two weeks earlier 



than Truffaut's Poeony-flowered; flowers very large; plant branching 



and strong, does not require support 10 



Rose— Two feet in height; robust; large flowers; petals finely imbricated 



and of great substance; one of the very best; mixed colors 10 



Truffaut's PBBony-Flowered Perfection— Very double, of fine form, 



round as a ball; produces few side flowers; 1/2 feet in heiglit; many 



colors mixed I" 



Washington— The largest Aster we have ever known, often 5 inches in 



diameter and perfect ; mixed colors 10 



Washington Needle— Like the well-known Washington Aster, this variety 



produces freely flowers of enormous proportions and of almost every 



color. Like tlie Victoria Needle, the petals are curved roimd like a 



needle, presenting a beautiful appearance 10 



Zulu King. 

 A new distinct variety. The plant is of pyramidal growth, and bears on 



long dark stems a great abundance of medium-sized flowers, globular 



shaped and of a peculiar black purple color, never before found among 



Asters 15 



Ne Plus Ultra. 



A new dwarf, very large flowering Aster; is 12 to 14 inches high, lias a 

 stout stem, Candelaber shaped branches, forming a perfectly round bust, and 

 presenting their extremely large, fine shaped and very double flowers of 

 Victoria Aster shape, free and erect to view. 



Mixed colors, crimson, white and pink 15 



Mignon— A handsome pure white variety, similar in shape to the Victoria; 



flowers arched-and somewhat larger than t he Pompone 10 



Miniature Bouquet— A dwarf sort, growing from 6 to 8 inches liigh, and 



producing an abundance of very small double flowers 10 



"Snowball," or Princess White— An excellent new dwarf White Aster, 



producing an abimdance of flowers, semi-spherical in form, composed of 



short, very thickly set imbricated petals, a single plant often developing 



as many as thirty flowers 15 



Reid's German Quilled— Flowers double; the petals have the appearance 



of quills or tubes; height from 1'4 to 2 feet; finest mixed colors 5 



Imported Collection of Asters. 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum— Flowered in G separate colors 40 



Dwarf Victoria— In 6 separate colors 40 



Pseony-Flowered Perfection— In 10 separate colors 65 



Hedgehog— In G separate colors 40 



Reid's German Milled— In 6 separate colors 40 



Corcardeau, or Crown— In 6 separate colors 40 



