HIGHEST QUALITY FLOWER SEEDS 61 



JOHNSON'S 



EXHIBITION 



PRIZE, ASTERS 



TIm Highest Development has be»i attained in these Magnificent Asters 



THE BEST INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE LEADING EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN 



SPECIALISTS 



We offer herewith a superb coUecdon ol Giant Asters, which cannot be surpassed for free- 

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



Lavender Gem Aster 



375. We cannot commend this 

 magnificent ostrich-feathered aster 

 too highly for its many excellent 

 qualities. The color is an exquisite 

 lavender, a profuse bloomer, of 

 medium height, erect habit, and the 

 flowers, which resemble a ragged 

 chrysanthemum, are always double 

 and borne on long, slender, wiry 

 stems. Blooms very early, follow- 

 ing the Queen of the Market and 

 before the Daybreak. Per packet, 



IOC. 



New White Aster. Milcado 



291. A beautiful comet aster 

 of American origin. The flowen 

 are pure white and of immense tize 

 with the petals curled and twisted 

 in the^center of the flower. It ii 

 of medium^h eight and an excellent 

 sort for bedding. Per pkt^ loc. 



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, loc 



Sunset Aster 



too. Similar in habit to the Daybreak Aster. 

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

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

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

 Per packet, loc. 



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 \-igor- 

 ous grower and comes into bloom a few days after 

 the Queen of the Market, and an invaluable variety 

 for cutting. Per packet, loc. 



Purity Aster 



315. Possessing all the good qualities 9i the 

 Daybreak, with which it is identical in form aod 

 habit, but the color is a pure white. ExceUeot f*r 

 cutting. Per packet, loc. 



ASTER — GIANT OSTRICH PLUMK. Per Packet, lOc 



Early Snowdrift Aster 



376. The earliest aster in cultivation, 



being a few days in advance of Queen erf 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 the 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. Per packet, loc. 



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 t© 2K feet high, and produces large flowers 4H 

 to 6 inches across, with long, pure white outer 

 petak, in the center of which the quilled disc 

 florets form a bright golden-yellow wreath. Per 

 packel, IOC. 



