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Dreer's Superb Asters. 



Betteridge's Quilled. Perfectly double tube orquilled- 

 shaped petals; valuable for bouquets and bedding ; 2 feet. 



PER PKT. PER PKT. 



1267 Yellow o | 1270 Hlxed Colors. . 5 



1268 Imported Collection of 6 colors 25 



Crown, or Cocardeau. Showy flowers, very 

 double, with while centres bordered with bright rich 



colors ; mixed colors ; 1 J feet 10 



1278 Imported Collection of 6 colors 40 



1311 Daybreak. A grand variety, of American origin. 

 The illustration gives an excellent idea of the sym- 

 metrical growth and habit of the plant. It attains a 

 height of 18 to 24 inches, and produces lavishly its 

 perfect globe-shaped flowers of beautiful shell-pink 

 color. A magnificent variety, either for bedding or 

 for cut flowers. (See cut. ) 2 pkts. for 25 cts. . . 15 

 Dwarf Chrysanthemum Flowered. A large flower- 

 ing dwarf Aster ; very double ; 1 foot. Excellent for ribbon 

 borders, beds or pots. We had three beds of this Aster at the 

 Pan-American Exposition, which were greatly admired. 



1.316 Fiery Scarlet. 10 I 1317 Snow=White 10 

 1315 Dark Blue ... 10 | 1320 Finest Mixed 10 



1318 Imported Collection of 6 colors 40 



1330 Dwarf Queen. Large flowering Aster, of dwarf 

 habit, bearing profusely full double flowers of great 

 beauty. Splendid for bedding or cutting ; mixed 



colors 



1417 Fireball. A magnificent sort with very double im- 

 bricated flowers of a brilliant deep scarlet 



1360 Japanese, or Tassel. Entirely distinct and novel. 

 Plants of pyramidal growth, about 18 inches high, 

 bearing on long stems from 40 to 50 flowers, aver- 

 aging 5 inches across, composed of wavy and twisted 

 needle-shaped petals, making the flower free and 



graceful ; mixed colors - 



1370 Mignon. A class of semi-dwarf habit, flowering 

 profusely ; very popular for use in cut flower work. 

 The flowers are of the same style as the Victoria, but 

 smaller ; mixed colors 



10 

 10 



10 u 



Daybreak Aster. 



10 

 Ostrich Feather. This magnificent class bears some re- 

 semblance to the Comet, diftering in the candelabrum form of 

 growth and greater freedom of bloom, but its greatest merit is 

 in -the flowers, which are of immense size; made up of much 

 longer, more loosely formed petals, equaling the best Japanese 

 Chrysanthemums. We offer two distinct and beautiful colors, 

 viz.: 



1371 Pure White . . 15 I 1372 Pink 15 



10 

 50 



10 



10 



White Cosiet Astek. (Offered on page 67.) 



Queen of the Jlarket. Blooms three weeks earlier than 

 other Asters, of branching habit, excellent for growing under 



glass ; 1 foot. PER PKT. PER PKT. 



1407 White 10 1 1406 Purple 10 



1405 Pink 10 | 1410 Mixed Colors... 10 



1420 Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, robust habit, regu- 

 larly imbricated, large, very double flowers ; mixed 



colors ; 2 feet 



1418 Imported Collection of 6 colors 



1441 Snowball, or White Princess. A beautiful and 



distinct variety ; the flowers are composed of short 



petals, resembling a Pompone Dahlia ; pure white . , 



1451 Triumph. A dwarf-growing Paeony-flowered Aster ; flowers 



perfectly double, of faultless form and of the deepest, richest 



scarlet . 



1461 Vick's White Branching. This Aster is a strong grower, 

 of branching habit, and blooms later in the season than any 

 other. The flowers are pure white, 4 inches and over in diam= 



eter, and borne on long stems 10 



1470 Victoria Needle Perfection. Petals long, quilled and 



sharply pointed ; very odd ; mixed colors 10 



1490 Washington. This splendid variety is the largest Aster 

 grown, bearing flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter; very double; 

 mixed colors 10 



1340 Fine Mixed [China). A splendid mixture of colors. Per oz., 



50 cts 5 



1440 Single Flowering. These form globular plants and carry on 

 long stout stalks a mass of .star-shaped flowers, which appear 

 early and continue late into the autumn. Very effective in beds 

 or borders, and offer a pleasing change to the innumerable 

 double sorts ; mixed colors 10 



1400 Perennial Mixed [Stai-woris or Michaelmas Daisies). Single 

 flowering ; hardy, herbaceous plants, thriving in any good garden 

 soil. If sown early in the spring they will flower the first season 10 



1348 Imported Collection of Emperor Asters, in 6 distinct 



colors 40 



For other varieties of Asters see page 67 ; also Novelties, pages 13 to 18. 



