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JOHNSON'S 



EXHIBITION 



Early 

 White Branching 



298. This beautiful aster is I 

 a distinct advance in the branch- 

 ing class. It begins blooming in 

 profusion two weeks earlier than 

 the Late Branching, and the large 

 A^hite flowers borne on extra long 

 stems give it an additional value 

 as a cut flower and for vases. 

 Per packet, 10c. 



Giant White 

 Hohenzollern Aster 



299. A magnificent aster 

 borne on long stems, of tall 

 branching habit. The flowers are 

 a pure glistening white, measur- 

 ign 6 to 8 inches across, extreme- 

 ly double, with gracefully curled 

 petals resembling a Japanese 

 Chrysanthemum. As a late cut- 

 ting variety it has no equal. Per 

 packet, 10c. 



New Cardinal Aster 



379. As its name indicates, 

 this new and distinct aster is a 

 bright rich carmine and surpasses 

 all other asters for brilliancy in color and profu- 

 sion of bloom. The flowers are large, round and 

 full and borne on graceful stems of average 

 length. As a bedding aster it vies with the 

 Scarlet Sage and blooms from early August un- 

 til late in the fall. Per packet, 10c. 



PRIZE ASTERS 



ASTER— VIOLET KING. Per pkt., lOC. 



LATE BRAXCHixG ASTER (See Page G2). 



HERCULES WHITE ASTER 



317. This new aster has a most imposing 

 aspect. The plants throw up strong stems 15 to 

 20 inches high, which branch about 4 inches 

 from the ground, bearing at their summit many 

 central flowers, while on the side 

 shoots appear 4 to 6 secondary 

 blooms. The flowers are of the 

 purest w^hite, wdth very long pet- 

 als, and attain the enormous di- 

 ameter of 6 to 7 inches, and can 

 be compared to the large exhibi- 

 tion flowers of the Giant Chry- 

 santhemum. It is excellent either 

 for cut flowers or for planting in 

 borders in the open ground. Per 

 packet, 15c. 



Aster, Violet King 



290. A distinct soft violet 

 aster measuring 4 to 5 inches 

 across, of vigorous habit, long 

 stiff stems, and blooming ten 

 days earlier than the Improved 

 Semple's Branching. The petals 

 somewhat resemble the quilled 

 varieties, but much larger and 

 broader, those in the center b«ing 

 curled and incurved, completely 

 covering the crowns. Per pkt.. 10c. 



DAYBREAK ASTER 



314. Beautiful free bloom- 

 ing pink aster, of bushy, branch- 

 ing habit, borne on long, stiff 

 stems about 2 feet high. The 

 flowers are extremely double, 

 with incurved petals and unsur- 

 passed for cutting purposes. Per 

 packet, 10c. 



