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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



JOHNSON'S 



e,xe[ibi:tion PRIZE* ASTERS 



The Highest Development has been attained in these Magnificent Asters 



THE BEST INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE LEADING EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN 



SPECIALISTS 



We offer herewith a superb collection of Giant Asters, which cannot be surpassed for free- 

 dom of bloom, perfection of form, brilliancy of color and sturdiness of habit. 



New Aster, Violet King 



290. A new and distinct soft 

 violet aster measuring 4 to 5 

 inches across, of vigorous habit, 

 long stiff stems, and blooming ten 

 days earlier than the Improved 

 Semple's Branching. The petals 

 somewhat resemble the quilled 

 varieties, but much larger and 

 broader, those in the center being 

 curled and incurved, completely 

 covering the crowns. Per pkt., 10c. 



New White Aster, Mikado 



291. A beautiful comet aster 

 of American origin. The flowers 

 are pure white and of immense size 

 with the petals curled and twisted 

 in the center of the flower. It is 

 of medium height and an excellent 

 sort for bedding. Per pkt., 10c. 



Early Giant Ostrich Plume 

 Aster 



Extremely graceful asters with 

 long, wavy, twisted petals, resem- 

 bling the Japanese Chrysanthe- 

 mums. The flowers attain a large 

 size, measuring 4 inches across; 

 extra early, free bloomers, and in- 

 valuable for cutting. 



292. White 296. Dark Blue 



293. Rose 297. Mixed 



294. Lavender 288. Crimson 



295. Light Blue 289. Light Yellow 

 Per packet, 10c. 



Sunset Aster 



300. Similar in habit to the Daybreak Aster. 

 The flowers are a delicate shade of light pink, shad- 

 ing to a deep, rich pink in the center, globe-shaped, 

 borne on long, stiff stems, and a profuse bloomer. 

 Per packet, 10c. 



New Royal Purple Aster 



377. The flowers of this superb strain are 

 large and full, with centers well covered. Although 

 an offshoot from the popular Branching Aster, it is 

 entirely distinct in flower and habit. It is a vigor- 

 ous grower and comes into bloom a few days after 

 the Queen of the Market, and an invaluable variety 

 for cutting. Per packet, 10c. 



Purity Aster 



315. Possessing all the good qualities of the 

 Daybreak, with which it is identical in form and 

 habit, but the color is a pure white. Excellent for 

 cutting. Per packet, 10c. 



NEW ASTER — VIOLET KING. Per pkt., IOC. 



Early Snowdrift Aster 



376. The earliest aster in cultivation, 



being a few days in advance of Queen of the Mar- 

 ket, while the flower is not surpassed in beauty by 

 any of the later varieties. The leaves are narrow 

 and sparse, and the branches spring from close to 

 the ground. The entire energy of the plant seems 

 given to th^r production of twelve to twenty long, 

 slender, upright stems, crowned with immense 

 feathery flowers. The long, recurved petals give 

 the flowers an exceedingly graceful effect, height- 

 ened in many cases by the ragged, irregular charac- 

 ter of the petals in the center of the flower. The 

 type is well established, the flowers all coming 

 perfectly double. (See cut on opposite page.) Per 

 packet, ioc. 



NEW GIANT COMET ASTER 

 Triumph of Paris 



378. A new aster of very handsome and strik- 

 ing appearance. It is of pyramidal habit, grows 

 2 to 2% feet high, and produces large flowers 4K 

 to 6 inches across, with long, pure white outer 

 petals, in the center of which the quilled disc 

 florets form a bright golden-yellow wreath. Per 

 packet, ioc. 



