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JOHNSON’S SUPERB ASTERS 
PHOTOGRAPH QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTER. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTER 
Two to three weeks earlier than most other Asters, of 
dwarf branching habit, very double flowers, valuable for 
cutting. A favorite Florist’s Aster for early market. 
302, White; 303, Pink; 304, Crimson; 305, Light blue; 
306, Purple; 307, Mixed. Price, all the above, 10c. per pkt. 
PZONY FLOWERED PERFECTION 
ASTERS 
A very favorite type. Thrifty upright plants ; large, fine 
flowers, with long incurved petals. Fine for florists. 
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 above, 10c. per pkt. 
VICTORIA 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. 
305, Pure white; 356, Deep pink; 357, Light blue; 358, 
Deep scarlet; 359, Peach blossom; 360, Choice mixed sorts. 
Price, all the above, 10c. 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, Choice mixed sorts. Price, 
all the above, luc. per pkt, F 
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. 
PER PKT. 
351. Apple Blossom. Shell pink .......... $0 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 


GERMAN QUILLED ASTER 
Flowers composed of tube or quill-shaped petals. Very 
beautiful, with a great variety of colors. 
PER PKT. 
331. German Quilled. (Betteridge’s Prize) Mixed . . ¥0 05 
332. <6 aS IPUTeRWAIGes see eee 2, SaarnOS: 
NEW EXTRA EARLY GIANT PLUME 
ASTER 
As early as Queen of the Market and of immense size, many 
blooms measuring five inches in diameter. The long, re- 
curved petals give an exceedingly graceful effect, heightened 
by the irregular character of the petals in the center of the 
flower. Perfectly double. 
364. Pure white. 365. Pure rose; each, 20c. per pkt. 
NEW OSTRICH FEATHER ASTER 
366. The Ostrich Feather Asters are a new type, with 
long, wavy, twisted feathery petals, like the wavy, beautiful 
feathers of the ostrich. Flowers frequently measure four 
inches across, in long, thin, wiry stems. Price, mixed colors, 
15c. per pkt. 
CROWN ASTER 
339. Centers 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 deuble flower in the form of a perfect ball; of 
the brightest sulphur-yellow. Long, erect stems; excellent for 
cutting. Per pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED 
ASTERS 
Plants only ten to twelve inches high, producing flowers 
of the largest size and choicest colors. PER PKT. 
327. A. Chrysanthemum Flowered, mixed ... . $0 10 
328. A. Chrysanthemum Flowered, pure white. . 10 
DEEP SCARLET TRIUMPH ASTER 
333. Beautiful dwarf Aster; immense flowers of faultless 
fo The color is rich, brilliant scarlet; very prolific. 
Pkt., 10c. 
GIANT VICTORIA OR WASHINGTON 
A magnificent variety of compact habit ; flowers measure 
5 inches across, of splendid substance, fine form, and bloom 
profusely during August and September. 
367. Snow white; 368, Peach blossom pink; 369, Dark 
violet ; 370, Azure blue; 371, Bright crimson; 372, Choice 
mixed. Price, all the above, 10c. per pkt. 
NEW BRANCHING ASTERS 
The new Branching Aster is quite different in several 
Tespects 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 PKT. 
310. White Branching Aster. ......... . $0 10 
311. Crimson Branching Aster. ...... PAA cow ie JU) 
313. Shell Pink Branching Aster Aor ouemer A) 
312. Finest Mixed Branching Aster........ 10 
NEW DWARF QUEEN ASTER 
Bushy plants growing only 10 to 12 inches high, and 
branching very freely; branches upright, making a dense 
compact bush. The flowers are of extraordinary size, periectly 
double, and resemble the finest Victoria. — PER PKT. 
335. Satin; White Queen. Spotless white. .... . $0 10 
336. Crimson Queen. Rosycrimson ........ 10 
NEW ASTER, “‘WHITE LADIE”’”’ 
330. Very popular, with long, graceful tubular petals; 
splendid for cutting. Per pkt., 10c. 

POPULAR MIXTURE OF ASTERS 
362. A mixture of all the best varieties of Asters suit- 
able 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. Being made 
by ourselves, we know it 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., loc.; 
0Z., $1.25. 
WHITE ASTERS IN MIXTURE 
363. 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.; 0z., $1.50. LF fis 

