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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



[iiprovbd Victoria Aster. 



SINGLE-FLOWERING ASTERS. 



PBK PKT. 



1440 The single China Asters are very effective in beds or bor- 

 ders, and offer a pleasing change to the innumerable 

 double sorts; mixed colors. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



SUNLIGHT ASTER. 



1446 This resembles in form of flower the Paeony Perfection 

 type, and is the only really yellow variety yet intro- 

 duced 15 



HARDY PERENNIAL ASTERS. 



1271 AlpintlS. Indispensable for the rockery, or edge of 



hardy border; grows 6 to 10 inches high, 



and bears large showy bluish-purple 



flowers in May and June 10 



127 - — Albus. A pure white variety ... 10 

 1400 Mixed (Michaelmas Daisies), single 



fall flowering hardy herbaceous plants, 



thriving in any good garden soil. If sown 



earlv they will flower the first season; 3 



ft. J oz. 50 cts 10 



ASPARAGUS. 



1231 Plumosus Nanus. This graceful As- 

 paragus is an excellent house plant. $1.00 

 per 100 seeds 25 



1232 Sprengeri (Emerald Feather). One of 

 the best plants to grow in suspended bas- 

 kets, window boxes, vases, etc., for the 

 greenhouse in winter and outdoors in the 

 summer: 50 cts. per 100 seeds 10 



ASPERULA. 



1241 Odorota (Sweet Woodruff). An old- 

 fashioned favorite, grown for its fragrant 

 leaves, which have an odor not unlike new- 

 mown hay, and are used for putting among 

 clothes, etc.; best grown in semi-shaded 

 positions, flowers white. J- oz., SO cts. . . 10 



1242 Azurea Setosa. A splendid annual va- 

 riety of easiest culture, not used as much as 

 it should be; grows about 9 inches high and 

 covered throughout the summer with light 

 lavender-blue fragrant flowers; makes a 

 splendid blue line. Oz., 30 cts 5 



AliriCtlla (Primula Auricula.) See page 115. 



IMPROVED VICTORIA ASTERS. 



magnificent class, either for bedding or for cutting. The 



ants form pyramidal bushes about 18 inches high, and bear 



during August and September large, beautiful imbricated 



flowers of perfect form, which are well shown in the 



illustration; one of the best. (See cut. ) 



PHR PKT. PER PKT. 



1471 Scarlet lo I 1474 Pink 10 



1472 Purple 10 I 1475 White 10 



147:; Light Blue 10 | 1477 Rose, tinted white 10 



1 478 Collection of the colors offered above 50 



1479 Imported Collection of 12 colors 75 



1480 Finest Mixed. $ oz., 60 cts 10 



VIOLET KING ASTER. 



1482 Described on page 61 15 



WASHINGTON OR GIANT 



VICTORIA ASTERS. 



A superb type with magnificent flowers, resembling the 

 Victoria somewhat, but of larger size and more loosely ar- 

 ranged petals; plants grow 18 inches high, and their bloom- 

 ing period covers the largest part of August and September. 



483 Azure Blue 15 



484 Bright Crimson 15 



r > Dark Violet 15 



486 Peach blossom Pink 15 



Snow White 15 



I 190 Choicest nixed. } oz., 75 cts 10 



1480 Collection. A packet each of the five colors 60 



WALDERSEE ASTERS. 



1493 A perfectly distinct type, forming dense, globular 

 plants from 8 to 9 inches high and literally smothered 

 — over 200 flowers have been counted on a single 

 plant — with small, double, flat flowers, each about an 

 inch across, in a large variety of colors; of great value 

 for edges of beds, pots, etc. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



WHITE FLEECE ASTER. 



1 494 Described on page 61 15 



Do not overlook the Aster* offered on page* 59 to 61, alio 73 to 76. 



