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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



JOHNSON'S 



EXHIBITION 



PRIZE ASTERS 



The Highest Development has been attained in these Magnificent Asters 

 THE BEST INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE LEADING EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN 



SPECIALISTS 



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

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



Lavender Gem Aster 



375. We cannot commend 

 this magnificent ostrich-feath- 

 ered 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 re- 

 semble a ragged chrysanthemum, 

 are always double and borne on 

 long, slender, wiry stems. Blooms 

 very early, following the Queen 

 of the Market and before the 

 Daybreak. Per packet, 10c. 



New White Aster, Mikado 



291. A beautiful comet ast- 

 er of American origin. The flow- 

 ers are pure white and of im- 

 mense size with petals curled and 

 twisted in the center of the flow- 

 er. It is of medium height and 

 an excellent sort for bedding. 

 Per packet, 10c. 



Early Giant Ostrich Plume 

 Aster 



Extremely graceful asters 

 with long, wavy, twisted petals, 

 resembling the Japanese Chry- 

 santhemums. The flowers attain 

 a large size, measuring 4 ins. 

 across; extra early, free bloom- 

 ers, and invaluable for cutting. 



292. White 296. Dark Blue 



293. Rose 297. Mixed 



294. Lavender 288. Crimson 

 289. Light 



Yellow. 



ASTER — GIANT OSTRICH PLUME. Per Packet 



Early Snowdrift Aster 



376. The earliest aster in cultivation, be- 

 ing a few days in advance of Queen of the 

 Market, 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 ex- 

 ceedingly graceful effect, heightened in many 

 cases by the ragged, irregular character of the 

 petals in the center of the flower. The type is 

 well established, the flowers all coming per- 

 fectly double. Per packet, 10c. 



NEW GIANT COMET ASTER 

 Triumph of Paris 



378. A new aster of very handsome and 

 striking appearance. It is of pyramidal habit, 

 grows 2 to 2^/^ feet high, and produces large 

 flowers 4:V2 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, 10c. 



295. Light Blue 

 Sunset Aster 



300. Similar in habit to the Daybreak 

 Aster. The flowers are a delicate shade of light 

 pink, shading 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. Al- 

 though an offshoot from the popular Branching 

 Aster, it is entirely distinct in flower and habit. 

 It is a vigorous grower and comes into bloom 

 a few days after the Queen of the Market, 

 and is 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. Excel- 

 lent for cutting. Per packet, 10c. 



