FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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ASTER. 



(Queen Margaret.) 



One of the most popular and efl'ective of our garden 

 favorites, producing in profusion flowers in which richness 

 and variety of colors are combined with the most perfect 

 and beautiful form ; they delis;ht in a rich soil, and in hot, 

 dry weather should be mulched with rotted manure, and 

 well watered, which will increase their beauty and the 

 duration of their bloom ; hardy annuals. per pkt. 



5171 Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. The plants, 

 when well grown, form a complete bouquet of 

 flowers, splendid colors, mixed ; 1 foot 10 



5173 Cocardeau, or Crown. Showy flowers, very 

 double, with white centres, bordered with bright 

 rich colors; 18 inches 10 



5172 Comet. ]?orming regular pyramids 12 to 15 

 inches high, and covered with large double flowers. 

 In shape they resemble a large-flowered Japanese 

 Chrysanthemum, the petals being long and twisted, 

 or curled and wavy. The color is a lovely delicate 

 pink bordered with white 20 



5175 Chrysanthemum FJowered. Pure white 15 



5177 Giant Emperor, Mixed. Flowers of great size, 

 very double, fine form, brilliant colors, and robust 

 growth ; 2 feet 15 



5181 (ioliath. Splendid large-flowering variety of 

 robust habit, blooms profusely and is of perfect 

 form ; '3 feet 15 



5183 Imbricated Pompon. Perfectly shaped and 

 beautifully imbricated ; mi.xed 10 



5192 Dwarf Paeony Perfection. Brilliant Dark 

 Scarlet. This novel race of dwarf Asters is 

 specially adapted to garden or pot culture. The 

 color is very bright and admired by all. Hardy 

 annual; 1 foot 20 



5187 

 5195 



5196 

 5205 



5203 

 5198 



5200 



.5210 

 5220 

 5230 



5179 

 5189 

 5199 

 5209 

 .5219 

 5229 

 5239 

 5249 

 5259 



1— Rose Floweueu. 



2 — Chrysanthemum Floweueu. 



3 — Mont Blanc. 



4 — P.1EONV Perfection. 



PEK PHT- 



yi^g*p^p — Conlintted. 



5206 Dwarf P ae o n y Perfection, 

 Crimson Ball. A fine addition t« 

 the list of Asters. It is of a bright 

 crimson color, dwarf habit and admir- 

 able as a pot plant 'M 



5191 Dwarf Pa!ony Perfection, Crim- 

 son and White. This variety is the 

 same as the above, except in color; 



the flowers are finely mottled 2& 



5190 Paeon y FloAvered Perfection, 

 Mixed. One of the most perfieet; 

 very double, large, and finely-shaped, 

 the petals beautifully incurved, of 

 various bright rich colors; 18 inches.. 10' 



5194 Paeony FI'd Perfection, Pink 15 



5197 Pa!ony FI'd Perfection, Blue 10 



5193 Paeony Flowered Perfection, 



Pure White 15 



5231 Paeony Flowered Perfection, 



Purple Violet 15 



5185 Mont Blanc (Goliath). One of the 

 largest flowering; producing pure 

 white flowers 5 inches in diameter; 



extra double; 2 feet 15 



Needle Perfection. Petals long, quilled and 



sharply pointed ; mixed 1& 



Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, robust habit, regu- 

 larly imbricated ; variously colored, large, very 



double brilliant flowers ; 2 feet Ifi 



Schiller. A very find late Dwarf Bouquet va- 

 riety, profuse bloomer ; mixed colors ; 1 foot 15 



Victoria, Mixed. Very large, of perfectly 

 double form, imbricated and globular, of pyramidal 



habit, various colored flowers; 20 inches 15 



Victoria. Pure White..... 15 



German White Quilled. Double pure white 

 flowers, fine for funeral designs and bouquets ; 2 



feet 5 



German Quilled, Mixed. Perfectly double 

 quilled flowers of beautiful mixed colors; 2 feet... 5 



Choice German, Mixed. Per o/-.,$2.00 10 



Fine Mixed, China. All colors. Per oz.,.?1.00. 5 

 Perennial, Mixed. Hardy herbaceous plants, 

 thriving in any good garden soil. Saved from 

 a splendid collection of single varieties ; if sown 

 early in the spring, they will flower the first 

 season 16 



Imported Collections of Asters. 



Finest Quilled, 18 varieties $1.00 



" " 10 " 60 



TrufTaut's Paeony Perfection, 12 varieties. 1.00 



Victoria, 12 varieties 1.00 



Boltze's Dwarf Bouquet, 12 varieties LOO 



Giant Emperor, 12 varieties 1.00 



Large Rose Flowered, 10 varieties 75 



Cocardeau, or Crown, 6 varieties 50 



Goliath, 6 varieties -• -50 



