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Dreer's Six Famous American Asters 



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 ex- 

 celled for quality, we have again selected the following six 

 sorts to offer as a collection, 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- 

 eter, as fine as any Chrysanthemum, and when 

 cut keep in good condition longer than any other 

 of this type. 



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. 



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. 



Dreer's Peerless Pink Aster 



1393 Dreer's Peerless Pink. This is conceded to be the finest pink 

 late-branching Aster ever offered. The plants are of robust free-branch- 

 ing habit, 24 to 30 inches 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 21 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 

 during the early f>art of September, and continuing in good 

 condition well into October. (See cut.) 



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. 



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. 



Price. Any of the above, 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



Collections of 



Dreer's Six Famous American 



Asters 



1338 A packet each of the six splendid sorts offered on this 

 page, a really fine selection for 65 cts. 



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