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CKOWN ASTER. 



339. Tlie centre of each flower is white, surrounded by 

 « broad margin of color, such as crimson, rose, violet, etc , 

 flowers large and freelv produced ; height IS inches to 2 

 feet. Pkt., 10c. ; 3 pkts., 25c. 



GEKMAN QUILLED ASTER. 



Flowers composed of tube or quill-shaped petals. Very 

 oeauliful, with a great variety of colors. 



3H1. German Quilled. {Betteridge's Prize.) Mixed, 5c. 

 a32. " " Pure white, 5c. 



DEEP SCARLET TRIUMPH ASTER. 



333. This is undoubtedly the most beautiful and perfect 

 of all dwarf Asters. Each plant forms an elegant bouquet 

 of itself, seven or eight inches high. The flowers measure 

 from two and one-half to three inches across, of faultless 

 form. The color is rich, brilliant scarlet; each plantbears at 

 least thirty or forty flowers of exquisite beauty. Pkt., 10c. 



NEW QUEEN OF THE EARLIEST ASTER. 



."Vt our Floracroft Trial Grounds, this Aster, sown out of 

 doors, bloomed ahead of plants that had been started under 

 glass six weeks before. They are dwarf plants, with fine 

 large flowers of beautiful form. They are without doubt the 

 very earliest aster listed. If weather is propitious they may 

 be had in bloom by the beginning of July. 



347. Queen of the Earliest. Pure white, . . Pkt., 10c. 



348. Queen of the Earliest. Mixed Colors, . " lUc. 



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A'ICTORIA ASTERS. 



A magnificent race of asters. The colors include many 

 delicate and some gorgeous shades ; flowers very double and 

 four inches across, and from twenty to thirty in a single 

 plant; fifteen to eighteen inches high. 



329. A. Victoria. Choice mixed, 10 



330. " Pure white, 10 



TEUPFAtrr S P^ONT PERFECTION ASTBR. 



Truflfaut's Pfeony Perfection Aster. A very favorite 

 type. Thrifty, upright plants ; large, fine flowers, with long 

 Incurved petals. Tlie florist's aster and one of tue finest. 



FEB PKT. 



320. A. Paeony Perfection. Finest mixed, 10 



321. " " Satin white, 10 



322. " " Crimson, 10 



823. " " Dark blue, 10 



324. " " Violet with white, . . 10 



325. '< " Rose " " . . 10 



326. " " White " carmine . 10 



DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERBD 

 ASTERS. 



Plants only ten to twelve inches high, producing flowers 

 of the largest size and choicest colors. 



327. A. Chrysanthemum Flowered. Mixed, ... 10 



328. " " Pure white, 10 



NEW WHITE PLUME 



ASTER. 



Pkt., lOc. 



345. WHITE PLUME, or COMET ASTER. A 



surprisingly beautiful pure white variety. Flowers are 

 very large, with each petal ribbed with a line of satin 

 iwhite, giving the flowers a very elegant appearance. Pkt., 

 lOc. 



.346. CARMINE PLUME, or COMET ASTER. 



Similar in shape and style of flower to the above, but of 

 a beautiful rich carmine color. Pkt., ICc. 



NEW DWARF QUEEN ASTER. 



The dwarf, bushy plants grow only ten to twelve inches 

 high, and, while branching very freely, the branches are 

 upright (not loose in habit), make a dense, compact bush, 

 excellent for pot culture, as well as for bedding. The flowers 

 are of extraordinary size, perfectly double, and resemble the 

 finest Victoria Asters in form. 



335. Satin White Queen. Spotless white. Pkt., 10c. 



336. Crimson Queen. Rosy crimson. Pkt., 10c. 



NEW PEARL ASTER. 



Tliis entirely new and distinct class of A.sters is superior 

 to most other types. The plants form handsome pyramids 

 about fifteen inches high, and are literally covered with a 

 mass of the most perfect flowers, round in shape, and three 

 and one-half to four inches in diameter, finely and fully im- 

 bricated, and borne on long stems. They are most 

 admirably adapted for pots and borders, and especially 

 valuable for cut flowers. 



337. New Pearl. Mixed Pkt., 10 



338. " " Pure white " 10 



New Jew<?l or ^a\\ Aster. 



A magnificent new class. The flowers are perfectly round 

 or ball-shaped. Nine inches in circumference, the petals 

 being short and incurved. Plants grow about 2 feet high, 

 of steady habit. 



351. Apple Blossom. Shell pink, Pkt., 10 



352. Crimson. Very showy and handsome, . . " 10 



353. Deep Rose. An excellent color, " 10 



1 pkt. each of these 3 Glorious Asters, 25c. 



354. Choice Jewel. Mixed, " 10 



