

CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED ASTER. 


Asters are of wide and never-waning popularity, both on account of beauty and 
They are profuse bloomers in summer and autumn. 
ease of culture. 
have been developed, as shown in the illustrations. 
All are annuals. 
my Briar Crest and Panmure grounds and in part imported from abroad. 
known to the horticultural world. 
MAULE’S 
FLOWER SEEDS 
General List 
Asters, or Queen Marguerites. 
A PAGE OF THE BEST NEW AND STANDARD SORTS. 
(See page 101 for the newest asters.) 



Many types 
I offer all the best asters 
My seed is in part grown on 

New Japanese or Tassel. An 
entirely distinct aster of great merit. 
The plant is of pyramidal growth, about 
18 inches high, bearing on long stems | 
forty or fifty flowers averaging 5 inches 
across, composed of wavy and twisted 
needle-shaped petals. The colors range 
through all shades of pink, white and 
pale blue. Pk&t., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 
Ostrich Plume. A magnificent 
white aster with flowers 5 inches across. 
It resembles Giant White Comet, but 
the petals are both longer and narrower, 
and so loosely arranged as to rival the 
best Japanese chrysanthemums. Grace- 
ful and desirable. Packet, 10 cents. 
Lady. A beautifuland distinct new 
class, out of the ordinary in having ensi- 
form or sword shaped foliage, which is 
of a pleasing light green color. The 
plant is of very graceful habit. The 
flowers are white and rose tints, large 
and handsomely formed. Very free 
bloomer. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 
King Humbert. An exquisite and 
remarkable aster of the Comet type, 
pure white and very early. Its most 
striking characteristics are the large size 
| of the flower (4 to 5 inches across) and 

dwarf habit of growth, the plant not ex- 
ceeding 8 to 12 inches in height. The 
globular flowers are of true long-petaled 
type, and are exceedingly showy; excel- 
lent for pot or border. Packet, 10 cents. 
New Victoria. Flowers large and 
distinguished by an elegant and regular 
overlapping of the petals. Each plant 
bears from 10 to 20 flowers, with the ap- 
pearance of a pyramid. All colors 
mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
New, Mignon. A new and com- 
paratively dwarf aster developed from 
the Victoria type, though more florifer- 
ous. Flowers of semi-globular shape 
and very double. White, rose and blue 
ina mixture. One of the best new types. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Large Rose Flowered. Plant 
24 inches high, of pyramidal shape and 
robust habit. Flowers large, brilliant, 
very double and regularly imbricated. 
All colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
Truffant’s Pzony Flowered, 
Free blooming; 2 feet. Flowers large, 
very double, with florets or petals mostly 
incurved. All colors mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Prony Flowered Dwarf. 
Grows only 12 inches high; neat, com- 
pact habit, blooming profusely. Flowers 
large and perfectly double. Colors pecu- 
liarly rich and brilliant. Strongly rec- 
ommended for planting either in beds 
or masses. All colors mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
New Ray. These beautiful asters 
attain a height of about 20 inches. They 
are of branching habit, and bear their 
large flowers on longstems. The flowers 
measure from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, 
and consist of slender, quilled florets, re- 
Ssembling straight-rayed Japanese chrys- 
anthemums, They are exceedingly 
pretty and distinct. They are quite un- 
like any other aster, and are a decided 
acquisition. The colors are white and 
pink mixed, some of the flowers being 
white blended with pink. Pkt., 10 cts. 
Improved Quilled German. 
Tall and branching. Flowers beauti- 
fully quilled and noted for the cleanness 
of their colors. Profuse bloomers and 
very beautiful. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c. 
Cocardeau or Crown. A very 
showy variety, the centres being white 
and the outside of the blossoms other 
bright colors; 18 inches. All 
mixed. Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 
Improved Giant Emperor. 
Flowers of great size, very double, fine 
form, brilliant colors. Robust growth; 
24inches. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10 cts. 
Shakespeare or Dwarf Pom- 
pon. Exquisitely formed small tlow- 
ers. Plant very dwarf. Bloomsa long 
time. All colors mixed. Packet, 10 ct3. 
colors | 


Chrysanthemum Flowered, 
Dwarf. Fine, large double flowers, re- 
sembling chrysanthemums, and valuable 
on account of profuse flowering when 
others are done; plant 12 inches high. 
All colors mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 
Harlequin. One of the most curi- 
ously marked flowers grown. Pure | 
white petals,irregularly interspersed with 
deep blue or bright red petals, making | 
bright splashes and stripes over the 
snowy groundwork. Medium height. 
Odd and beautiful. Packet, 10 cents. 
New Branching Aster. These 
admirable asters give late flowers, bloom- | 
ing just before the chrysanthemums, | 
and on this account are very desirable. | 
The tendency to form numerous | 
branches gives the class its name. The | 
flowers are 4 inches in diameter, borne 
on long stems and are rich and showy. 
Petals both long and broad, and more or 
less twisted and curled, causing the flow- 
ers to resemble chrysanthemums. I[ | 
offer six separate colors as follows: 
Pure White. Packet, 10 cents. 
Flesh Pink. Packet, 10 cents. 
Rose. Packet, 10 cents. 
Crimson. Packet, 10 cents. 
Lavender. Packet, 10 cents. 
Blackish Blue. Packet, 10 cents. 
All Colors Mixed. Over 20 distinct | 
shades. PkKt., 10c.; 34 0z., 30c.; oz., $1.00. | 
Daybreak. One of the newer as- 
ters, but among the most popular now 
on the market. The color is a very 
delicate pink. The plant is about 2 feet 
high, producing an abundance of large 
flowers on long and graceful stems. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents, | 
Purity. Much like ‘Daybreak, ex- | 
cept that the color is pure, spotless white. 
It grows to a height of about 2 feet, and | 
the globular flowers are borne abun- | 
dantly on graceful stems. Packet, | 
10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Jewel or Ball Shaped. A beau- 
tiful class of asters obtained from the 
famous Pony Perfection race.  Per- 
fectly round flowers. Height of plant, 
20inches. All colors mixed. Pkt.,10c. | 
New Diamond, This aster is ex- | 
tremely beautiful and of the greatest | 
perfection; flowers 2 to 244 inches across, 
perfectly double, with each petal dis- 
tinctly incurved. Flowers especially 
valuable for bouquets; 18 to 20 inches 
high. Plant a perfect mass of bloom. | 
Ten colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. | 
Dwarf White Queen. A dis- 
tinct and handsome pure white aster, 
8 or 10 inches high, each plant bearing 
20 to 30 large double flowers, which al- 
most hide the foliage. Packet, 10 cents. 
New Dwarf Triumph. Large 
scarlet flowers, 244 to 3 inches across, of 
exquisite form. The most beautiful and 
distinct aster in cultivation. A free 
bloomer. 10inches tall. Packet, 10 cts. 
New Giant Comet. These desir- 
able large-flowered asters attain a height 
of 12 to 15inches. They are early bloom- 
ers and quite distinct from all others in | 
their floral shapes. The double flowers 
are sometimes 4 or 5 inches across, with 
long wavy and twisted petals forming a | 
loose half globe, resembling large flow- 
ered Japanese chrysanthemums. I am 
pleased to be able to offer them in nine 
separate colors as follows: 
Pure White. Packet, 10 cents. 
Dark Violet. Packet, 10 cents. 
Sulphur Yellow. Packet, 10 cents. 
Bright Crimson. Packet, 10 cents. 
Azure Blue, Packet, 10 cents. 
Peach Blossom. Packet, 10 cents. 
Pure Rose. Packet, 10 cents. 
Reddish Lilac. Packet, 10 cents. 
The Bride. Exquisite white, chang- 
ing to rose. Packet, 10 cents. 
Mixed. All the beautiful colors and 
tints found in this fine class, represent- 
ing upwards of 15 distinct sorts. Pkt., 
10c.; 3 pkts., 25c.; 34 02., 35c.; 0z., $1.25. 




Aster, Maule’s Ghoice Varieties Mixed. 
A mixture of over 50 varieties of asters, including all sorts, sizes, shapes and 
colors, with many of the fancy and newest types. 
Packet, 10 cents: 3 packets, 25 cents; 44 ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.25. 
I know of no better mixture. 

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