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ASTERS—Continued. PET, 
CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED, DWARF. 
Bushy plants, 9 ins. high, bearing 20 to 30 
large double perfect flowers. 
Finest mixed cColors..............::0:0:c0ec0e ceceeee ener 10 
Separate colors, a8 below ... each, .10 
Flesh-pink—crimson—brilliant rose, 
dark lavender—scarlet—white. 
Collection of 6 colors, 40c.; 12 colors, 75c. 
GIANT COMET, thrifty growers, 15 ins. high, 
bearing immense long-stemmed flowers, 
composed of long, wavy petals, like the 
disheveled Japanese Chrysanthemums. 
Mixed Colors .............:02ccecceec eee eee cece neeeceeeesssece 10 
Separate colors, as below ......... .......... each, .10 
Crimson—deep blue—salmon-rose tipped white, 
white—rose with white crown—blushstriped pink, 
lavender—salmon-rose—blue with white crown, 
yellow-bright rose-bride, white changing to rose. 
Collection of 6 sep. colors, 40c.; 12 colors, 75c. 
QUILLED COMET, rose-pink flowers with quilled 
centre of white petals ...............c:cceececeeeeeeeeees 15 
TOM THUMB COMET, large double Comet 
flowers, borne on compact plantsonly 8ins. 
high; very early flowering. 
Mixed Colors ........-....2:.cccecceeneseeceeeneeeeees pkt., .10 
Separate colors, a5 below ... ................. each, .10 
Pink—crimson—white—rose, edged white. 
DWARF COMET, sturdy, compact plants, 12 
ins. high, with large flowers 4 ins. across; 
fine for either pots or bedding. 
Empress Frederick, white.............................. 10 
Perfection, white changing to rose................. .10 
CROWN, mixed colors, large double flowers of 
various colors, each containing a white cen- 
tre or crown; plants 1% to 2 ft. .............02... -10 
Collection of 6 separate colors............... 40c. 
CROWN POMPON, mixed colors, compact 
upright plants, 1 ft. high, crowded with 
densely double flowers 24% ins. across, hay- 
ing a white centre or crown surrounded by 
some Other COIOL...............cscseceeceeeceeeceeeeeeers -10 
DAYBREAK, a beautiful bushy branching As- 
ter, 2 feet high, with large double shell- 
pink flowers as perfect as a Dahlia.............. 10 
HENDERSORN’S INVINCIBLE ASTERS. A 
superior strain of Giant Peony-flowered 
Asters; plants of robust branching habit, 2 
ft. high, producing immense flowers often 5 
ins. across and of perfect form and double- 
ness, on stems 15 to 18 ins. long; grand for 
either garden decoration or cutting. 
Mixed COlors............0. :..cccececeeeecuseeeececeeeeeeeeeees 15 
Separate colors, as below ...each, .15 
Rose-pink—lavender—white—blue—crimson. 
Collection of 5 separate colors................. 60c. 
JAPANESE TASSEL, mixed colors, immense 
double flowers, 5 to 6 ins. across, with nar- 
row, long curly petals; plant 15 ins. high, .10 
JUBILEE, late-flowering thrifty plants, 2 ft. 
high, carrying 25 to 40 large double flowers 
of symmetrical form, and remaining in flower 
a long time. 
Mlixed COlors...............-.ceccceeececeeenceeeeeee seteeueaes 10 
Separate colors, as below fae each, .10 
White—crimson—white tinted pink, 
dark blue—lavender—carniine, 
azure-blue—rose-pink. 
Collection of 8 colors....... Reeecenesitsaetace eee 65e. 
MAMMOTH HOHENZOLLERN, or OSTRICH 
PLUME ASTERS, a magnificent class, 
growing 18 ins. high, bearing on long stems 
immense flowers often 6 ius. across, formed 
of long, gracefully curled petals. 
Mixed colors...................:0ccecececneeeceeeeeceeeeeenees 10 
Separate colors, as below each, .10 
W hite—rose—crimson, 
blush-pink—light blue—lilac, 
light yellow—dark blue—carmine, 
terra cotta—white changing to azure. 
_Collection of 6 colors, 50c.; 10 colors, Tic. 
MINIATURE WALDERSEE, plants of compact, 
round habit, 8 ins. high, smothered with 
small double flowers of rose shaded blush.... .15 
MINIATURE APOLLO, similar to the above 
excepting color is blue shaded lavender....... 15 
PERFECTION, PAEONY-FLOWERED. 
Thrifty upright plants, 1% to 2 ft. high, 
producing immense double flowers. 
Finest mixed colors...................:.ccsececeeeecece eee 10 
Separate colors, as below .................... each, .10 
Purple—brilliant rose—azure-blue, 
white—scarlet—surprise (apricot shaded flesh), 
amethyst (white, changing to blue). 
Collection, 6 colors, 40c.; 12 colors, 75c. 
BALSAMS. 
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BELLIS DELICATA. 
ASTERS—Continued. PKT. 
PURITY, plant and flowers similar to Daybreak; 
large; pure white tlowers..:...........0.s.cecceeceeeees 10 
QUEEN OF THE EARLIES (Queen of the Mar- 
ket), valuable on account of their earliness 
and for cutting; plants 12 ins. high; medium- 
sized double flowers on long stems. 
Mixed colors .10 
Separate colors, as below.................0...5 each, 10 
White—indigo-blue—scarlet. 
SEMPLE’S LATE-FLOWERING, the best class 
of autumn-flowering Asters; plants of 
branching habit, 142 to 2 ft. high, bearing 
immense flowers on long stems; fine for 
cutting. 
Mixed Colors.............cccceceececeeecnec seen eneeeeneeeenenes 
Separate colors, as below..................6. CLC. 
White—crimson—lavender, 
purple—shell-pink. 
Collection Of 5 COMOTS.........cccceeeesneeeeereeeees 40c. 
SUNLICHT, new yellow Aster of the Chrysan- 
themum-flowered type..........cccccccecseeneeeee eevee 5 
TRIUMPH, mixed colors, compact dwarf As- 
ters, 8 ins. high, bearing 30 to 40 double 
flowers 214 to 3 inches acroOSS...........csseeeeee eee -10 
VICTORIA, plants of vigorous growth, 18 ins. 
high, bearing magnificent double flowers 4 
to 5 ins. across. 
Finest mixed Colors...............0.:-:::0cceeeereeeereees 10 
Separate colors, as bel BS 
Scarlet—purple—sky-blue, 
white—pink—white tinted rose. 
Collection of 6 colors, 40c.; 12 colors, 75c. 
VICTORIA NEEDLE, mixed colors, largeround 
flowers composed of tubular petals; 14% ft. .10 
AURICULA, finest mixed (Primula auricula), 
low-growing, spring-flowering plants for bor- 
ders or pots; the large single fragrant flowers 
are borne in clusters on 4 to 6-in. spikes......... -10 
BALLOON VINE, rapid-growing annual climber, 
10to15 ft.; white flowers followed by balloon- 
TIKE\SCCM PO GS eiirce-cectuctesssenvocescscccceees ica catteeeecs « 05 
BALSAM, an old favorite garden annual of easy 
culture and thrifty growth; 1% to 2 ft. 
Mixed colors, extra choice double 10 
Double separate colors, as below...........each, .10 
Crimson spotted white—white perfection, 
striped white, red and purple—lavender, 
La Malmaison (pink)—bloodstone (red). 
Goliath, a new variety of phenomenally robust 
growth, throwing up a main stem about 4 
ft. high, the lower half of which carries sev- 
eral side branches, all of which are well clothed 
with very large and very double flowers of a 
charming salmon-pink COlO?r..............:0.00s0ee0e0 o 
Collection of 6 sep. colors, 40c.; 12 colors, 75c. 
BARTONIA aurea, showy garden annual, 1 ft. 
high, with large single yellow flowers. 
BECONIA, TUBEROUS-ROOTED VARIETIES, 
produce magnificent flowers during summer, 
grown either in pots or bedded out; tender 
perennial; 1 ft. 
Single, mixed colors, large-flowering............... .25 
Double, mixed colors, large-flowering.............. -50 
Double Spotted and Marbled, a new type of 
Tuberous Begonias, bearing erect double flow- 
ers of great size—often 414ins. across—of vari- 
ous colors, beautifully spotted and marbled 
with other COIOTS ........2......02-cceeeeeceeeeeceeceeeneeees «OO 
Gigantea cristata, large flowers of various 
colors on which a novel crest or beard is at- 
tached to the centre of each petal .................. .35 
Crispa, mixed colors, enormous flowers of 
various colors with wavy and frilled petals ... .35 
BECONIA, FIBROUS-ROOTED VARIETIES: 
Rex, mixed varieties, ornamental foliage of 
to 
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red, gold, green, bronze, ete..........0.:4e00sceeeeee eee 25 
Vernon, fine bedding andpot plant, 6ins. high ; 
blood-red flowers in profusion.,................0:.000.. -10 
Zulu King, blood-red flowers and black-red 
LEA VESEANGISTEMIS eee entire anssnaaccwessenteceseseesn 10 
BELLIS perennis, double daisies, dwarf, hardy, 
spring-blooming plants for edgings, ete.; ¥% ft. 
Giant Double, mixed colors.................:.c::000e 10 
Giant Rose (Longfellow).... 10 
Giant Snowball (white)..... 10 
Giant Red (B. maxima, fl. pl.). ee lO 
Delicata, white. red centre................06.-ccseeeeeeeeee 10 
Purple Mantel, a new variety, with large 
double flowers of a deep purple-crimson......... .25 
BIGNONIA grandiflora, The Hardy Trumpet 
Creeper; clusters of large orange-red flowers, 
picturesquely effective on arbors, old trees, etc. ; 
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BRACHYCOME iberidifolia, mixed, Swan River 
Daisy; garden annual, making a compact 
bush, 8 ins. high; single blue or white flowers, .05 
TO Ned We Will cond tres wae ietice Latest and Best Methods of Growing Asters, 
9? which tells how to grow them to perfection, both 
in the garden beds and for cut flowers. 
