PETE$ tfEflDE^SO^ $t CO., flEW YO^K-— FliOWEt^ SEEDS. 



Pink, white centre 



Crimson, white centre. 



TRIUMPH ASTER. 



Pkt. 10 I 



"10 | 



Mixed Colors 



Triumpii Asters. 



The most beautiful and 

 perfect of all dwarf Asters. 

 Each plant forms an elegant 

 bouquet 7 to 8 inches high, 

 of at least 30 to 40 flowers. 

 The flowers measure from 

 2 '3 to 3 inches across, of 

 faultless form and exquisite 

 beauty. (See cut.) 

 Scarlet Triumph. Rich 



blood scarlet Pkt. 10 



Scarlet Triumph, Edge 

 White. Crimson scar- 

 let; each petal edged 

 white 10 



Pompon Grown flslors. 



This beautiful new class grows very 

 compactly , about 12 inches high, branch- 

 ing out freely, bearing great numbers of 

 densely double flowers 2 to 2}i inches 

 across. A bed of these is very attractive, 

 and they are of scarcely less value as 

 pot plants. Each flower has a distinct 

 white centre encircled with some other 

 color, as below. (See cut.) 



Lavender Blue, white centre Pkt. 10 



Dark Indigo, white centre 10 



10 



EMP11ESS ASTER. 



Various Asters, 



Miniature Bouquet. The little round 

 plants, 4 to G inches high, are fairly hidden 

 with double button-like flowers. Mixed 

 colors Pkt. 10 



Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. Pretty class ; 

 very profuse, producing 20 to 60 heads of 

 bloom ; grows 1 ft. high. Mixed colors. 10 



Crown, or Cocardeau. The centre of each 

 flower is. white, surrounded by a broad 

 margin of color, such as crimson, rose, vio- 

 let, etc.; flowers large and freely produced; 

 height, 18 inches to 2 feet. Mixed colors, 10 



"Queen of the Earlies." The earliest of 

 all by nearly three weeks. Plants are dwarf 

 and very branching, blooming very freely; 

 the pure white, very double flowers are borne 

 on very long stems, rendering them of ex- 

 ceptional value for cutting purposes... ...10 



Dahlia-flowered "Snowball." (White 

 Princess.) Entirely distinct. A plant pro- 

 duces about 30 pure white, faultlessly form- 

 ed, semi-spherical flowers, composed of 

 short, thickly set, imbricated petals, giving 

 the flower the charming appearance of a 

 Lilliput Dahlia 15 



"Zulu King." The plant is of pyramidal 

 growth and bears, on long dark stems, an 

 abundance of medium-sized flowers, of fault- 

 less, globular shape, and of a peculiarly rich 

 black purple color of great intensity, an 

 entirely new color 10 



Harlequin, Mixed Colors. Oddly spotted 

 and striped double flowers of various colors. 

 Dwarf in habit 10 



China, Mixed Colors. A tall, double- 

 flowering class, very largely sold, but by no 

 means equal to the improved varieties. . 6 



Bmpress Asters, 



A magnificent class, dwarf, robust and com- 

 pact in habit, scarcely attaining a height of 12 

 inches. It branches very freely, producing 

 remarkably beautiful flowers on stout stems 

 and in great abundance. The individual 

 flowers are of enormous size, perfectly double 

 and of great fullness, the petals being broad 

 and of massive substance, which enables 

 the flowers to withstand wet weather and last 

 longer in perfection than any other variety. 

 (See cut.) 



Crimson . . . .Pkt. 15 I Bright Blue..P«. 15 

 White 15 I Mixed Colors 16 



Needle arm Quilled Asters. 



Victoria Needle, Mixed Colors. Flowers 

 very double and large ; petals twisted as 

 round as knitting-needles, giving a very 

 unique and charming effect. The plants 

 grow about 18 inches high, and very branch- 

 ing and floriferous. (See cut.) Pkt. 10 



Scarlet Needle. Crimson scarlet 16 



Betteridge's Quilled, Mixed Colors. 



Flowers composed of tube or quill-shaped 

 petals. This is an improved strain, with 

 large double flowers and of beautiful colors . 

 2 feet high. (See cut) 5 



Betteridge's Quilled " Sulphur Yel- 

 low." The most clearly pronounced yel- 

 low known among Asters 10 



VICTORIA NEEDLE ASTER. 



POMPON CROWN ASTER. 



"Ball of Fire » Aster. 



This is the most brilliant red Aster that we have ever 

 seen ; rich, deep, glossy, blood-scarlet color. The plants 

 are of compact pyramidal habit, about 12 

 inches high ; flowers medium size, very 

 double, and borne in remarkable abun- 

 dance, with buds in all stages of 

 development, insuring long sue- , 

 cession of bloom Pkt. 10 



COLLECTIONS OF HSTERS 



AS IMPORTED. 



Perfection. In 6 separate colors. 



40c; in 12 separate colors 75 



Victoria. In 6 separate colors, 



40c; in 12 separate colors... . 75 

 DwarfChrysanthemumFl'd. '-y_ 



In 6 separate colors 40 ^ 



In 12 separate colors 75 < 



Betteridge's Quilled. tv> 



In 6 separate colors 30 rt->S 



In 12 separate colors 50 i 



Miniature Bouquet. V; 



In 10 separate colors 75 



Crown, or Cocardeau. 



In 6 separate colors 40 



Diamond. ^Plfi 1 ,' 1 



In 10 separate colors 60 wSum 



Dwarf Pyramidal. 



In 6 separate colors 30 



Goliath. In 6 separate colors, 40 



betteridge's quelled ajbteb. 



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