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DREER'S SIX FAMOUS AMERICAN ASTERS 



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While we offer this season over sixty distinct varieties and 

 colors of American Asters, all of which have been grown 

 under our personal supervision, and which cannot be excelled 

 for quality, we have again selected the following six sorts to 

 offer as a collecLion, which embraces several distinct types 

 and colors, which we feel sure will, on account of their free 

 growth, profuse flowering, large size and general excellence, 

 give entire satisfaction to the most critical growers of this 

 popular flower. 



1281 Crego's Giant White. We consider this 

 the finest and largest of all Comet Asters, bearing 

 immense fluffy flowers 5 inches and over in diam- 



' J eter, as fine as any Chrysanthemum, and when 



cut keep in good condition longer than any other 

 of this type. IS cts. per pkL.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



1282 Crego's Giant Pink. Identical in every 

 / way to the white offered and described above, 



except in color, which is a beautiful soft shell- 

 pink. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



1305 Dreer's Crimson Giant. A late-branch- 



'' ing variety of upright growth, with extra large, 



densely double flowers of rich blood-crimson; 



makes a brilliant bed or border, and is splendid 



for cutting. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



1346 Rose King. A very distinct and desirable 

 sort, with large, handsome double-quilled flowers 

 of a brilliant rose color. A great favorite for 

 cutting with commercial florists, lasting in perfect 

 condition for a long time. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



1393 Dreer's Peerless Pink. This is conceded to he 

 the finest pink late-branching ASJer ever offered. The 

 plants are of robust free-branching habit, 24 to 30 inchc-, 

 high, bearing their magnificent blooms on strong stems, 

 averaging 18 inches in length, and it is hard to find a 

 flower under 4 inches across, and many measure 5 inches 

 by 2\ inches in depth, forming an almost globular 

 flower. The color is a rich shell-pink, and comes into 

 bloom about the middle of August, being its best dur- 

 ing the early part of September, and continuing in good 

 condition well into October. (See cut.) 15 cts. per pkt.; 

 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



1347 Violet King. Similar in habit and time of flowering 

 to our superb late-branching sorts, and of the same strong, 

 free-branching growth, with very double, slightly quilled 

 flowers of a pleasing soft shade of violet. 15 cts. per pkt.; 

 2 pkts., 25 cts. . 



Collections of 



Dreer's Six Famous American 



Asters 



1338 A packet each of the six splendid sorts oflfered on his 

 page, a really fine selection for 65 cts. 



Crego's Gi.^kt Comet Aster 



