PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— GENERAL WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 17 



Asters 



Our Asters are 



especially grown 



for us by European 



specialists, fro m. 



selected stock seed, 



and will produce 



extra double flowers 



of fine coloi*s and 



even growth. 



■ crops almost a complete failure, 

 ■y short supply raises prices for '95 



DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED ASTER. 



PERFECTION ASTER. 



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SOLTD COLOR 



3. Per oz. 



crimson 



.. a 50 



iudigo blue 



.. 3 50 



brilliant rose 



. . 3 50 



orange rose 



. . 3 50 



dark lavender. . . 



.. 3 50 





. . 3 50 





.. 3 50 





.. 3 50 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum, Flowered Asters, viz: Peroz. 

 Splendid dwarf class, 9 in. high, fine for either pot cul- 

 ture or cutting, finest mixed $2 50 



two colored. 

 orange rose, white center. 3 50 

 deep carmine. edged white 3 50 

 porcelain shading to white 



center 3 50 



rosy pink shading to white 3 50 

 bright blue shading to 



white center 3 50 



white turning to rose .... 3 50 



Perfection Asters. (Truffaut's improved Paxmy 

 fiawered)18 inches to 2 feet high, large globular flowers, 

 incurved petals, viz : finest mixed 2 00 



SOLID COLORS. Peroz. 



white 3 00 



purple 3 00 



dark crimson 3 00 



brilliant rose 3 00 



azure blue 3 00 



carmine 3 00 



Triumph Asters. 7 to 8 in. high viz: scarlet 3 00 



scarlet, edged white (Surpasse Triornphe) 3 00 



Victoria Asters. 15 to 18 in. high, one of the finest 

 classes grown for either bedding or florists' use, viz: 



TWO COLORED. 





light carmine, edged white 



3 00 



dark scarlet 



3 00 



dark rose " 



3 00 



azure blue " " 



3 00 



dark indigo " " 



3 00 



lavender tipped white. . . . 



3 00 



SOLID COLORS. Peroz. 



white 4 00 



dazzling scarlet... 4 00 



purple 4 00 



crimson 4 00 



peach blossom pink i 00 



sky blue 4 00 



TWO COLORED. 



indigo blue, edged white. 4 



copper red, tipped white. 4 



heliotrope, edged white. . 4 



crimson, edged white. ... 4 



light blue, edged white. . 4 



white, tinted rose 4 



finest mixed 3 



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Mionon Asters. Grand class, 1 foot high, mixed... 3 75 



Per oz. 



snow white 4 d0 I bright blue 4 00 



peach blossom pink 4 00 | carmine red 4 00 



white changing to lilac per packet, 8c. 



white changing to rose " 8c. 



Comet Asters. 1 ft., large double flowers, long wavy twisted 

 petals, mixed colors per £ oz. , 60c. 4 50 



SOLID COLORS. Per % oz. TWO COLORED, i OZ. 



white 751 rose, edged white. . . 75c. 



light blue 75 indigo, edged white. 75c. 



carmine 75 1 lavender, edged white 75c. 



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Empress Asters. 



Per oz. 



Fine, 12 inches high. 



Per oz. 



bright blue 3 50 I crimson $3 50 



mixed colors 3 00 | white 3 50 



Pearl Asters. 12 to 14 in. high. 



Pearl Rouge, orange crimson 3 



Pearl Blanche, pure white 3 



Pearl (type) deep rose sltading blush and white.. 3 



Pearl Kose Crown, carmine rose, white center ^3 



Ball or Jewell. 2 ft. high. 



Apple Blossom, per oz 3 50 | crimson 5 



purple violet 4 



carmine rose, striped white 4 



mixed colors, per \ oz. 



50c. 

 60c. 

 60c. 

 60c. 

 60c. 



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3 50 



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Pompon Crown Asters. 

 pink with white center 

 crimson with white center . . . 

 lavender with white center. . . . 

 indigo with white center 



Various Types of Asters, viz: 

 Late flowering, branching, mixed colors, per pkt. 8c. 



China mixed (German Globe Flowered) 



"Ball of Fire " Brilliant scarlet per i oz., 60c. 4 



Victoria .Needle mixed, quilled petals 3 



•' scarlet, 18 in 4 



Marvel, white with blood red center per pkt., 13c. 



Miniature bouquet, mixed, 4 to 6 in. high 2 



Betteridge's quilled, mixed. 2 ft 



" " sulphur yellow 1 



Crown or Cocardeau, mixed, white centers, 2 ft 2 



Queen of the Earlies, white, fine for cutting 2 00 



Snowball, Dahlia Flowered, white. . .per \ oz., $1.00 



Zulu King, black-purple 3 50 



Giant Emperor mixed, 18 in. high 3 50 



Dwarf pyramidal bouquet mixed, 1 ft 3 00 



Harlequin mixed, striped and spotted 2 00 



Washington, mixed, 1-J ft 3 00 



Hardy .-^ster, dwarf pyramidal per packet, 13c. 



Imported Collections of Asters. Each. 



Betteridge's Quilled. In 6 colors, 15c. ; in 12 colors 25 



Crown. In six distinct colors 20 



Comet, six separate colors 20 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered. In six colors. . 20 



In twelve " ... 40 



Diamond. In ten colors 30 



Dwarf Pyramidal In six colors 15 



Goliath. In six colors 20 



Miniature Bouquet. In ten colors 40 



Perfection. In 6 colors, 20c; in 12 colors 40 



Victoria. In 6 colors, 25c; in 12 colors 45 



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We furnish the trade our Flower Heeds in retail packets, superbly lithographed, at one-third off retail prices, or in quantities of not less than 



five of a kind at ooc-half off. See pages 33 to 40. 



