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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



AST E RS- Continued. 



I'kitmph Aster. 



PER PKT. 



5173 Cocardeau, or Crown. Showy flowers, very 

 double, wiih white centres, bordered with bright rich 



colors ; 1| ft ,. 10 



Dwarf Queen. Large-flowering Aster of dwarf habit; bearing profusely 

 double imbricated flowers of great beautv. 



5184 — White 10 |'5178 3Iixed Colors U) 



5171 Dwarf PjTaniidal Bouquet. Splendid colors, mixed ; 1 ft l<i 



5177 Giant Emperor. Flowers of great size, very double, fine form, brilliant 



colors, and robust growth, mixed colors ; 2 ft 10 



Mignon. The white Mignon Aster has become very popular, especially with the 

 florists, for use in cut-flower work. 



5186 — Pure White 10 | 5188 Mixed Colors 10 



5185 Mont Blanc {Goliath). One of the largest flowering; producing pure white 

 flowers 5 inches in diameter; extra double; 2 ft 10 



5200 Betteridg'e'S Quilled. Perfectly double tube or quill-shaped flowers ; valuable 



for bouquets and other purposes; mixed colors; 2 feet 5 



Queen of the 3Iarket. Blooming three weeks earlier than 

 other asters, of dwarf branching habit, excellent for growing under 

 glass ; 1 ft. 



5226 — White 10 | 5227 Mixed Colors 10 



5195 Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, • robust habit, regularly imbri- 

 cated, variously colored, large, very double brilliant flowers ; 2 ft. . 10 



5211 Snowball or White Princess. A beautiful and distinct 



new variety ; the flowers are composed of short, very thickly set 

 imbricated petals, half globular in form and of the purest white. . . .10 



5223 Seniple'S Branching'. A choice strain of American-grown 

 Asters which has by a careful selection been brought to a high 

 degree of excellence. The plants are of branching habit, producing 

 from ten to twenty perfect flowers from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. 

 Pink and White mixed 10 



5176 Triumph. Flowers of faultless Pseony form, petals beautifully 



incurved. Color scarlet, peculiarly rich and brilliant 10 



5228 Triumph of the Market. New, half-dwarf, beautifully re- 

 curved double flowers 10 



5222 Vick's White Branching-. This new Aster is a strong 

 grower of branching hab;t, and continues to bloom later in the 

 season than any other vanety. The flowers are pure white, four 

 inches and more in diameter, and borne on long stems 10 



5187 Victoria Needle Perfection. Petals long, quilled and 

 sharply pointed ; mixed 10 



5180 Washington. This splendid variety is the largest 

 Aster grown, bearing flowers four to five inches in 

 diameter, very double, mixed colors 10 



5210 Dwarf German, aiixed. Per oz. §1.00 10 



5220 Fine Mixed China. All colors. Peroz. 60cts.. 5 



5230 Perennial Mixed. Hardy herbaceous plants, 

 thriving in any good garden soil. Saved from a splen- 

 did collection of single varieties; if sown early in the 

 spring they will flower the first season 10 



Dw.ARF Qi'EEN Aster. 



fui 



J/j' Asters were considered the Jin-:st in the city, and 'uere 

 mentioned in the papers. Tiie seed came from you. 

 M/SS, ANNIE P. STEPHEN, 



Harrisbiirg. Pa., March 3, 1894. 



Tril'mph of the Market. 



I]IIPORTEI> COLLECTIONS OF 

 ASTERS. 



PER PKT. 



5179 Finest Quilled, 18 varieties 75 



5189 " " 10 " 50 



5199 Truffaut's Paeony Perfection, 12 varieties. .75 



5209 Victoria, 12 varieties 75 



5219 Boltze's Dwarf Bouquet, 6 varieties 50 



5229 Giant Emperor, 6 varieties 60 



5239 liarge Kose Flowered, 6 varieties 50 



5249 Cocardeau or Crown, 6 varieties 50 



5259 Goliath, 6 varieties 50 



