Choice FtoWer Seeds 



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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN, NEW YORli 



ASTERS. 



There is no flower more popular than the Aster, and upon the general beauty of these annual 

 flowers it is unnecessary to enlarge. The ground for the cultivation of Asters cannot be too 

 richly prepared, and the plants should never be allowed to receive a check, but should continue 

 to grow on uninterruptedly to produce fine flowers. Sow in shallow boxes in greenhouse, hot- 

 bed or light windows ; cover seeds to a depth of about four times their size, press down with a 

 board, water with a fine spray, and do not allow to dry out. Transplant when three or four 

 leaves are developed, and plant out when danger of frost is over. May also be sown in open 

 ground when danger of frost is past. 



COMET ASTERS. 



The flowers of this attractive variety, with their long twisted and curled petals, resemble 

 somewhat those of a Japanese Chrysanthemum. 



Pkt. I 



Pure White $o lo 



Peach Blossom lo 



Dark Rose lo 



Carmine lo 1 



I 'A feet. 



Pkt. 



Pink Bordered White $o lo 



Liight Blue lo 



Dark Blue lo 



Mixed Colors lo 



PERFECTIOX ASTERS. 



(Xraffaut's Improved P£eony-Plo\vered 



Blossoms very large, well shaped, almost perfectly round, with flat, 

 beautifully incurved petals, i H feet. 



Pkt. 



Pure White $0 lo 



Glowing Crimson 10 



Liiffht Blue 10 



Light Blue, edged White . 10 



VICTORIA 



Pkt. 



Rose ■ . ... $0 10 



Purple 10 



Carmine, edged Wliite . . 10 

 Mixed Colors 10 



ASTERS. 



Taking into consideration size, color and profusion of 

 bloom, these are probably the handsomest of all the 

 Asters, and cannot fail to give satisfaction, whether grown 

 in beds, pots or for cutting. I'A feet. 



Pkt. 



White $0 10 



Scarlet iq 



Purple 10 



White, tinted Rose . 10 

 Crimson 10 



Peach -Blossom 



Pink 



Liight Blue . . - . 

 Mi.xed Colors . . . 



Pkt. 



So 10 

 . 10 

 . 10 



branching habit 



Pure W^hite . 



Rose 



Comet Aster. 



EATE-FI,OWERIlVG 

 BRAXCHITVO ASTERS. 



These are, without a doubt, the 

 finest of late-flowering varieties. The 

 flowers are large, very double, and 

 borne on long stems ; fine for cutting. 

 2 feet. p^j 



White $0 10 



Lavender 10 



Shell-Pink 10 



Crimson 10 



Purple 10 



Mixed 10 



QUEEN OF THE 

 MARKET ASTERS. 



Victoria Aster. 



The earliest Aster of all to bloom ; 

 ; excellent for cutting, and very free flowering, i foot. 



Pkt. I Pkt. I Pkt. 



. . .$010 Crimson $010 Dark Blue . . . . fo 10 



.... 10 1 Light Blue 10 I Mixed Colors ... 10 



Tiight Blue 

 Mixed Colors 



Pkt. 

 $0 10 

 . 10 



Triumph Aster. 



IMPORTED COLLECTION OE ASTERS. 



Victoria. 12 separate colors $085 



TrufiFaut's Paeony Perfection. 12 separate colors . 75 



Comet. 8 separate colors 60 



Washington. 6 separate colors 50 



Betteridge's Quilled. 12 separate colors 50 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Prd. 1 2 separate colors . 75 

 Crow^n, or Cocardeau. 6 separate colors 40 



D-WARF CHRYSANTHEMUM-FI^O-WERED ASTERS. 



Large double flowers. Very free-blooming ; fine for pot culture. K foot. 

 Pkt. I Pkt. 



Pure White . . . . $0 10 Peach- Bl ossom 

 Fiery Scarlet .... 10 i Pink fo 10 



BETTERIDGE'S QUILLED. Finest mixed ; perfectly double, quilled flow- 

 ers. lA feet $0 05 



CHINA. A splendid mixture per oz., 75 cts. . 05 



CROWTV, or COCA.RDE VU. Very attractive, the center of the flowers being 

 pure white, bordered with various bright colors. Finest mixed 10 



GERMAN and FRENCH. Finest double mixed ; from the best imported 

 varieties peroz., $1 . 10 



GIANT EMPEROR. Flowers of large size, very double, fine brilliant colors, 

 robust growth. Mixed colors 10 



LILLIPUT. Pure white. Small flowers in great abundance ; fine for cutting . . 15 



MIGNON. A splendid semi-dwarf variety, resembling the Victoria type, but 

 flowering more freely. 



Pure White 15 



Mixed Colors ^ 15 



SNOWBATiL, or WHITE PRINCESS. Beautiful new variety, entirely dis- 

 tinct. The flowers are pure white and closely resemble Lilliput Dahlias ... 15 



TRIUMPH. The prettiest and most perfectly formed of all Dwarf Asters. 



Scarlet 10 



Scarlet, edged White 10 



WASHINGTON. Extra large flowers of great beauty ; very double. Finest 

 mixed 10 



£.lliott's Mammoth Verbenas cannot be beaten for size and brilliancy of floTvers. 



