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MLIAfitE FLOWER SEiM 



Dreer's Famous American Asters 



Royal Aster Improved Victoria Aster 



Royal Asters Red Aster "Sensation" 



A recentlj' developed tj-pe that might briefly be described as 1442 This is the reddest of all Red Asters, the color being a rich 



an early flowering form of our Superb Late Branching variety, garnet or ox-blood red, which glistens in the sunshine like a 



having all the good quaUties of the latter, but coming into bloom live coal. The plants are of free-branching habit, about 18 



in July or early August, and lasting in perfect condition for a long inches liigh; the verj- double flowers, averaging 3§ inches 



time. The habit of the plants and their free-flowering make them across, are borne freely on stems a foot long from early in 



very desirable for beds or borders, while their long-stemmed August till the close of September. The intense color shows 



flowers are ideal for cutting. The form of the flower is well shown up well when cut, and makes a verj- brilliant bit of color in 



in the illustration. We offer six beautiful and distinct colors. a bed or border. 15 cts, per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



PER PKT. 



1412 Lavender. Soft lavender \aolet SO 15 



1413 Purple. Rich, deep \'iolet purple 15 



1414 Rich Rose. A bright color 15 



1415 Rose-pink. Verj' pretty, shaded white at centre. . . 15 



1416 Shell-Pink. Very delicate 15 



1417 White. Purest white 15 



1419 Collection of a packet each of the six colors 75 



1420 Mixed. Containing all of the colors, i oz., 75 cts.. . . 10 



Improved American Victoria Asters .-^^^ ^ ^.,^_^_. 



This is by far the finest of all Asters for beds or borders where ^^^^^*i«jfllH^^B*-^S4" " 



an even growth and a mass of flov.^ers are wanted for effect; the 

 sturdy upright plants, 12 to 14 inches high, carrj' not less than 

 50 flowers each, producing a mass of color unequalled bj' any 

 other; blooms from early August till late October. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. '^.^ 



1471 Daybreak. Delicate La France pink SO 15 ' -^Pv>\ 



1472 Purity. Purest white 15 ^ ' 



1473 Pale Lavender. A delicate shade 15 



1474 Rose-Pink. Rose, shading to blush-pink 15 



1475 Salmon-Pink. Rich salmon-pink, exquisite 15 



1477 Azurea. Rich, deep lavender-blue 15 



1478 Collection of a pkt. each of the above 6 colors 60 



1480 Choicest Mixed. .AH colors. J oz.. 75 cts 10 



Hardy Perennial Aster ^iffl^Mia^^^ iss^ 



1400 Mixed {Michaelmas Daisies). Single fall-flowering 

 hardy herbaceous plants, tliriving in any good garden 

 soU. If sown early they will flower the first season; 

 3 feet, ioz., SOcts 10 Red Aster Sens.xtio-N 



We offer a number of splendid NOVELTIES and SPECIALTIES in Flower Seeds. See pages 52 to 62 



