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Dreer's Superb Late=branching 



ASTERS. 



™ ^Vl^V H^| ' '"'" su P erD "' American origin and especially 



■* '^lM I M^^^M adapted hi cur climatic conditions, has long been one of 



*■• .^^ 1^. \ f J^ our leading specialties, extraordinarj can being given each 



season to the selection of the very finest specimens for stock 

 seed, resulting in a Strain that is acknowledged by the lead- 

 ing growers as unsurpassed. 

 tL, The plants form strong, branching bushes, 



0P\f \ ■r"""*^ - U) -h I * ?ct high, bearing on long, strong 



< _^ stems their handsome Chrysanthemum - like 



■ \ flowers, which, under ordinary cultivation, 



/ — _ ' average over 5 inches across. The form of the 



\vff / X, \ flowers, together with the length of the stems, 



*W-. places them at the head of Asters for cutting. 



They come into bloom from two to three weeks 



ftjjjy after the average type, usually being at their 



^A\ ¥ . fc^^^ ^ y ^nV' ' ,cs1 ^ urm S September, and filling in the gap 



^^ ' i^K % lK^Cif *N ' between the general run of Asters and Chrys- 



1 WH.1 k 1^ ^3 > anthemums. We offer eight beautiful and 



Af ..<- t , distinct colors. (Illustrated on page 71.) 



IKK PKT. 



14 r il Azure-blue. A deep rich lavender. .10 



1452 Deep Crimson. Rich and glowing. .10 



1453 Deep Rose. Distinct and fine 10 



1455 Pale Lavender. Exquisite greyish blue 10 



1456 Deep Purple. A rich royal shade 10 



1457 Rose-pink. A lovely shade 10 



14bl Shell-pink. Soft and dainty 10 



14»>7 Pure White. Perfect in its purity. ... ... 10 



1409 Collection. A packet each of the 8 colors, 60 cts. 



1470 Finest Mixed. All the colors mixed. \ oz., 50 cts.; 



MIKADO ASTERS. 10 cts. per pkt 



We now have so many good Asters that a new variety must 

 be of very high grade before we include it in our list. We have 



had the Mikado Asters under observation for several years, and W\\. m. Mai »\ i k Ml MMJAJa 



had a good area of it planted the past season, which proved to l^^\.^\A \ \ ^ ^VVmlw&llff/i 



be of exceptionally high quality and from which the stock we M^K^O\ V^ 1 V ^ If WJ A V 



offer was harvested. It is a Comet variety, very similar ^^^ \ / / I mr/Wm ' 



to the Crego's Giant offered on the next page, ^MKv^k / /r '^r 



but dwarfer in growth and comes into bloom fully V 7 '/ '"&■ ■/ 



two weeks earlier. The plants attain a height of V^ ^_ ^ ' jr ■' V*^^^J^r 



about 18 inches, of branching habit, and the flowers, N "*w>^^l *• ^r~ f£^s^^ 



Iwrne on Ion ;, strong stems, are of colossal size, 



flowers five and six inches across being the rule. We >w»J'^5 -'' *>» 



offer two colors, viz.: : ^^8^E^^ S,, ^v , » 



1357 Mikado Pink or Rochester. A charming ^tKm '' . * \ 

 shade of pink suffused with lavender. A color -^ gpfai^ B V_ , 4> 

 which shows to great advantage under artificial -^£*^S&~' * - k » " , 

 light. Sg - ' 7 },V 



1358 Mikado White. Of purest glistening white! ^^^^j»<^ ^^ 

 a magnificent and artistic (lower. - i= ^^^^^S^^^^' / 



Price, either of the above, 15 cts. per pkt. ; 2 pkts. > -"^5^B855J'~ ^ V \ ^C^s^" ^^V 



for 25 cts. ^%me£jiW f AF i U A'Vv \ W 



ELECTRIC ASTER. *H&/f, j A J ) ^V J>8 



1321 A variety ofEuropean origin, but the stock which ^^^mmj! m SSL l| \^ 



weoffer is American-grown, and we believe of higher qual- WU^ilJ A fl& ft ■ l ^ 



ity than can be procured abroad. It is a most distinct and 

 distinguished-looking flower, being made up of long, 

 thread-like, quilled petals of snowy whiteness, which forms 

 an airy, graceful bloom, nicely shown in the illustration. 

 These are of very large size, rarely less than 5 inches in 

 diameter, held erect on long, wiry stems; gTows 18 inches 

 high, blooming from early in August to the end of 

 September. This variety will appeal to those who want 

 something different from the usual run of Asters. 15 cts. 

 per ]»kt, ; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



