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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 
SUPERB ASTERS.| 
VASH PHONY PERFECTION ASTERS. 
PEONY FLOWERED PERFECTION 
ASTERS 
A yery favorite type. Thrifty upright plants; large, fine 
diowers, with long incurved petals. The Florists’ Aster, and 
one of the finest. 
321, Snow white; 322, Glowing crimson; 318, Brilliant rose; 
323, Azure blue; 324, Purple; 320, Carmine, edged white; 325, 
Dark rose, edged white; 319, Blue, edged white; 326, Choice 
mixed sorts. Price, all the absye, 10c. per pkt. 
DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED 
ASTERS 
Plants only ten to twelve inches high, producing flowers 
of the largest size and choicest colors. ee 
327. A. Chrysanthemum Flowered, mixed - . . $010 
328. A. Chrysanthemum Flowered, pure white . . 10 
VICTORIA ASTERS 
A magnificent race of Asters. The eolors 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. __ 
355, Pure white; 356, Deep pink; 357, Light blue; 358, Deep 
scarlet; 359, Peach blossom; 360, Choice mixed sorts. Price, 
all the above, 10e. per pkt. 
COMET OR PLUME ASTERS 
A very beautiful and distinct class, with long curled and 
twisted petals formed into a loose yet dense half globe, 
resembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum. 
345, Pure white; 346, New carmine; 348, Deep pink; 349, 
Delicate pink, edged white; 347, Choicemixed sorts. Price, 
all the above, 10c. per pkt. 
GERMAN QUILLED ASTER 
Flowers composed of tube or quill-shaped petals. Very 
peautiful, with a great variety of colors. 
PER PKT. 
331. German Quilled. (Betteridge’s Prize) Mixed. . $0 05 
332. se se JES WAM “S665 6 6 0 0 (5 
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 plant bears at least 
thirty or forty flowers of exquisite beauty. Pkt., 10c. 
NEW JEWEL OR BALL 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 
KT 
steady habit. 
PER PET. 
851. Apple Blossom. Shellpink .......... 10 
352. Crimson. Very showy and handsome...... 10 
353. Deep Rose. Anexcellentcolor. ....... 10 
1 pkt. each of these 3 Glorious Asters, 25c. 
354. New Jewel. Mixed colors............ 10 
NEW EXTRA EARLY GIANT PLUME 
ASTER 
The Queen of the Market Asters have heretofore been 
our earliest Asters, but this new Giant Plume Aster is quite 
as early and grows to an immense size, many blooms meas- 
uring five inches in diameter. The long, recurved petals 
give the flowers an exceedingly graceful effect, heightened 
in many cases by the irregular character of the petals in the 
centre of the flower. The type is well established, the flow- 
ers all coming perfectly double. 
PER PET. 
3642. Pureiwhite ssi.) cocoie es cite c) et ein tet Ee $0 20 
365.) (PULE TOSE yeyverteret ia hed ectel emcee re 2¢ 
NEW OSTRICH FEATHER ASTER 
_ 366. The new Ostrich Feather Asters are a new type, 
with long, wavy, twisted feathery petals, like the wavy 
beautiful feathers of the ostrich. They are a very valuable 
addition to the decorative class of Asters. Flowers frequently 
measure four inches across, in long, thin, wiry stems. Price, 
mixed colors, 15c. per pkt. 
CROWN ASTER 
339. The centre of each flower is white, surrounded by 
a broad margin of color, such as crimson, rose, violet, etc.; 
flowers large and freely produced ; height, 18 inches to 2 feet. 
Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts., 25c. 
NEW YELLOW ASTER 
361. A Yellow Aster is at last at our disposal. It isa 
double flower in the form of a perfect ball; the quills are 
close together, and of the brightest sulphur-yellow. The flowers 
are borne upon long, erect stems, excellent for cutting, Per 
pkt,, 19¢.; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTER 
The earliest Aster known, tio to three weeks ahead of 
most of the other sorts, of dwarf branching habit, very 
double flowers, valuable for cutting. A favorite Florist’s 
Aster for early market. Mixed. 
302, White; 803, Pink; 304, Crimson; 305, Light blue; 306, 
Purple; 307, Mixed. Price, all the above, 10c. per pkt. 
NEW BRANCHING ASTERS .. 
The new Branching Aster is quite different in severa! 
respects from any Aster known. The branching habit is 
accompanied with great vigor of growth and profusion of 
bloom. The flowers are of extraordinary size and exceed- 
ingly graceful, and are borne erect on very long stems. 
PER P&T, 
810. White Branching Aster ............ $0 10 
311. Crimson Branching Aster ........... 10 
313. Shell Pink Branching Aster. ..... 0 ie) 
312. Finest Mixed Branching Aster ....... . 10 
NEW DWARF QUEEN ASTER 
The dwarf, bushy plants grow only 10 to 12 inches high, 
and while branching very freely, the branches are upright 
(not loose in habit), making a dense compact bush. The 
flowers are of extraordinary size, perfectly double, and resem- 
ble the finest Victoria Asters in form. 
3 PER PKT. 
335. Satin White Queen. Spotless white ..... . $0 10 
336. Crimson Queen. Rosycrimson ........ 10 
POPULAR MIXTURE OF ASTERS 
362. This is a mixture of all the best varieties of Asters 
suitable for cut flowers, consisting principally of white, pink 
and the brightest of red, with a small proportion of blue and 
purple and some intermediate shades. This mixture, being 
made by ourselves, we know contains only the most salable 
colors for cut-flower use, and offer it as a good substitute for 
the higher-priced separate colors. Large pkt., 15c.; oz., $1.25, 
363. White Asters in Mixture. This mixture is made 
up by ourselves of all the white-flowering Asters suitable for 
cut flowers, and includes Giant Comet Snow and White 
Branching. Large pkt., 15c.; oz., $1.50. 
GIANT VICTORIA, OR WASHINGTON 
A magnificent variety of compact habit; flowers measure 
5inches across, of splendid substance, fine form, and bloom 
profusely during August and September. 
PER 
PKT. 
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868. Peach Blossom Pink.......... 0 a 10 
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372. Choice Mixed...... EN be atice Bt owel ote ronh, 0 10 
330. White Ladie. Very popular, with long, graceful, 
tubular petals; splendid for cutting ..... 10 
