CHOICE FLOWKR SEEDS 



71 



P>EONY FLOWERED PER- 

 FECTION ASTERS 



A very favorite type. Thrifty upright 

 plants; liirge, fine flowers, with long in- 

 curved petals. The florists' Aster, and 

 •ne of the finest. 



PER PKT. 



321. Snow -wliite SO 10 



322. Glowing crimson 10 



318. Brilliant rose ........ 10 



323. Azure blue 10 



324. Purple ... 10 



320. Carmine, edged white .... 10 



325. Dark rose, " " .... 10 



319. Blue, " " .... 10 



326. Choice mixed sorts 10 



DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 FLOWERED ASTERS 



Plants only ten to twelve inches high, 

 producing flowers of the largest size und 

 choicest colors. 



PEK PKT. 



^7. A. Chrysanthemum Flow- 

 ered, Mixed SO 10 



328. A. Chrysanthemum Flow- 

 ered, pure white ..... 18 



VICTORIA ASTERS 



A magnificent race of Asters. The 

 •elors include many delicate and some 

 gorgeous shades; flowers very double and 

 feur inches across, and from twenty to 

 thirty in a single plant; fifteen to eigh- 

 teen inches high. 



PER PKT. 



355. Pure white $0 10 



3B6. Deep pink. 10 



357. Light blue 10 



358. Deep scarlet 10 



359. Peach blossom 10 



360. Choice mixed sorts 10 



COMET OR PLUME ASTERS 



A very beautiful and distinct class, with long curled and 

 twisted petals formed intoaloose yet dense half globe, re- 

 sembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum. 



PER PKT. 



345. Pure white $0 10 



346. New carmine 10 



348. Deep pink 10 



349. Delicate pink, edged white . 10 



347. Choice mixed sorts 10 



GERMAN QU^LLED ASTER 



Flowers t?omposed of tube or quill-shaped petals. Very 

 beautiful, with a great variety of colors. 



_ PER PKT. 



331. German Quilled. (Bett'ricUje's Prize.) Mixed $0 05 

 832. " " Pure white 5 



DEEP SCARLET TRIUMPH ASTER 



3.38. Tills 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 niea.sure 

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

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

 least thirty or forty flowers of exquisite beauty. Pkt., iLc. 



NEWJEWELOR BALL ASTER 



A magnificent new class. The flowers are perfectlvround 

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

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

 steady habit. 



o^i « , ^, I'ER PKT. 



351. Apple Blossom. Shell pink $0 10 



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



853. Deep Kose. An excellent color 10 



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



354. New Jewel. Mixed colors 10 



NEW YELLOW ASTER 



361. A Yellow Astei isat lastat ourdisposal. Itisadouble 

 flower m the form of a perfect ball; the quills are close 

 together, and of the brightest sulpimr-yelloiv, not a mere indica- 

 tion of the color, as in all former productions. The border 

 petals are broad and of a lighter tint, .•seeming to enclose the 

 flower like an old-fashioned bouquet paper. The flowers are 

 borne upon long, erect stems, excellent for cutting. The 

 plants are twelve to fifteen inches high, of compact, bushy 

 growth, and most abundant bloomers. Per pkt., lOe.; 3 pkts 

 for 2.1C. ^ 



PHOTOGBAPH NEW BKANCHTNG ASTEB. 



NEW BRANCHING ASTERS 



The new Branching Aster is quite ditterent in several 

 respects from any Aster known. The branching habit is ac- 

 companied with great vigor of growth and profusion of 

 bloom. The flowers are of extraordinary size and exceed- 

 ingly graceful, and are borne erect on vei y long steins. 



PER PKT. 



310. VTIilte Branching Aster SO 10 



311. Crimson Branching Aster 10 



313. Shell Pink Branching Aster 10 



312. Finest Mixed Branching Aster 10 



NEW DWARF QUEEN ASTER 



The dwarf, bushy plants grow only ten lo twelve inches 

 high, and while branching very freely, the brandies are up- 

 right (not loose in habit), making a dense, compact biisli, The 

 flowers are of extraordinary size, perfecUy double, and resem- 

 ble the finest Victoria Asters in form. 



PEK PKT. 



.S35. Satin White Queen. Spotless white .... $0 10 

 336. Crimson Queen. Rosy crimson 10 



NEW PEARL ASTER 



This entirely new and distinct class of Asters is superior 

 to most other typos. The plants form handsome pyramids 

 about filteen 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. 



PER PKT. 



.337. New Pearl. Mixed $0 10 



338. " " Pure white 10 



CROWN ASTER 



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

 a broad margin of color, such as crimson, ro'se, violet, etc.; 

 flowers large and freel v produced ; height, eighteen inches to 

 two feet. Pkt., lOc; 3 pkts., 25e. 



POPULAR MIXTURE OF ASTERS 



3fi2. This is a mixture of all the best varieties of Asters 

 suitable for cut flowers, consisting principally of white, pink 

 and the brightest of reel, 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., SI .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. , SI. 50. 



