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PETER HENDERSON & CO -FLOWER SEEDS. 



* ASTERS. * 



French, German & China 

 Varieties. 



It seems scarcely ne- 

 cessary to speak of the 

 merits of such univer- 

 sally grown favorites 

 as these ; yet there may 

 be some who are not 

 aware of the great 

 Strides that have been 

 made in recent years, 

 and of the distinct new 

 races that have been 

 originated. 



PERFECTION ASTER. 



Perfection Asters. 



(Truffaut's Improved Pceony Flowered.) 

 A favorite class ; thrifty, upright 

 growers ; flowers large (4 inches 

 across) and almost perfectly round, 

 with incurved petals ; height, 18 inches 

 -to 2 ft. {See cut.) Per Pkt. 



Dark Scarlet and "White 10 



•Glowing Dark Crimson 10 



Satin "White 10 



Brilliant Rose 10 



Purple Violet 10 



Lilac Red and White 10 



Perfection Finest Mixed. Con- 

 tains many exquisite colors. ... 10 

 New " Surpasse Triomphe." (See 

 Novelties.) 25 



Comet Aster. 



Its long wavy and twisted petals 

 are formed into a loose yet dense 

 half-globe resembling the Japan- 

 ese Chrysanthemums ; flowers 3}^ 

 to \% inches across. (See cut). 



Deep Rose 25 



Pink Margined "White 25 



Light Blue. (New, see Novelties.). . 25 

 Blue Edged "White. (New, see 

 Novelties) .'. 25 



mmmms 



VICTORIA ASTER. 



Victoria Asters. 



Probably the handsomest varieties, 

 taken all in all, for size, color and 

 profusion of bloom. The colors 

 include many extremely delicate 

 and some gorgeous shades ; flow- 

 ers very double and 4 inches 

 across ; from 20 to 40 on a plant ; 

 height, 15 to 18 inches. (See cut.) 



Per Pkt. 



Pure White 15 



Dazzling Scarlet 15 



Indigo Blue and "White 15 



Peach Blossom Pink 15 



Crimson and "White 15 



Sky Blue 15 



Victoria, Finest Mixed. Contains 

 many lovely colors . . 15 



The Aster Seed purchased of you last 

 spring produced the grandest collection we 

 ever saw. I have one stalk with three 

 flowers 6, i l i and 1 inches. — Hugh Eogers, 

 Greentree, Pa., August 7th, 1881). 



Betteridge's Quilled. 



Per Pkt. 



Flowers composed 

 of tube or quill-shaped 

 petals. This is an im- 

 proved strain, with 

 large double flowers 

 and of beautiful colors ; 

 2 feet. Mixed colors. 

 (See cut.) .:....- 5 



Victoria Needle. 



Flowers large and 

 double, each petal of 

 which is curved as 

 round as a knitting 

 needle; very unique 

 and beautiful; remark- 

 ably free flowering; 

 grow 18 inches high. 

 Mixed colors. (See cut). 15 



VICTORIA NEEDLE ASTKB. 



BETTERIDGE'S QUILLED ABIES. 



