FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. 



RAY ASTERS. 



This new and original class of Asters is a valuable addition to 

 this important annual. They attain a height of about 20 inches, 

 of branching habit and bearing their large flowers on long strong 

 stems ; the flowers measure from 4 to 6 inches in diameter and 

 consist of ray-like slender quilled florets resembling the straight- 

 rayed Japanese Chrysanthemums ; exceedingly pretty and dis- 

 tinct. We offer them in two colors, viz : 



5241 Pure White, and 



5242 Bright Rose. 



Price of either 25 cts. per pkt; 1 pkt of each for 40 cts. 



SINGLE FLOWERING ASTERS. 



5170 It is well known that single flowers have more brilliant and 

 purer colors than double ones, and it is not surprising that 

 the taste for them has been steadily increasing. The single 

 flowering asters are a valuable addition to the list. They 

 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. 

 nixed Colors. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. 



A GRAND NOVELTY. 



DWARF EARLY, Large Flowering 



COSflOS "DAWN." 



Shown in colors on the front cover of this Catalogue. 



Ray Aster. 



5848 It is seldom that a novelty can be offered having so many new and desirable features as 

 has this glorious new Cosmos. The Cosmos is now one of the most popular flowers, but 

 frequently on account of its coming into bloom 

 so late, the plants are destroyed by frost with- 

 out having perfected a solitary flower. This 

 new variety comes into 'full flower in July 

 and continues a mass of bloom until cut down 

 by severe frost. This feature alone is suffi- 

 cient to stamp it as a novelty of the first 

 class and will make their successful cultiva- 

 tion possible in the most Northerly States and 

 Canada ; but added to this, it is of dwarf, 

 compact growth, growing only 4 J feet high, 

 while the old variety growing alongside, 

 towers up nearly 7 feet, a victim to the first 

 strong wind. The flowers are fully as large as 

 in the best selections of the old type, the color 

 is a beautiful white, relieved by a delicate 

 tint of rose at the base of the petals, altogether 

 the finest novelty introduced in many years. 

 It originated in the garden of one of our cus- 

 tomers in Northern New York, who writes 

 about it as follows: "Originated from seed 

 purchased from your firm four years ago. 

 We got only one plant out of the lot and 

 saved the little seed therefrom to try another 

 season. AH the plants raised from this seed 

 began flowering in July, and none of them 

 reverted to the original late flowering type; 

 it has acted this way ever since, and is cer- 

 tainly a great improvement on the original for 

 our Northern country, as we rarely can flower 

 the common kind, they being cut clown by 

 frost before fairly in bloom. Plants of the 

 new variety grow no higher than 4 feet 6 

 inches, while the late flowering kind is more 

 than 7 feet. It grows more compact and 

 bushy. The flowers are as large as in the old 

 variety, the petal being rather broader, which 

 makes the flowers appear rounder; it is a 

 very free bloomer, color pure white with a 

 tinge of rose. Begins to bloom in July and 

 lasts until frost cuts it down; it is always 

 loaded with flowers, and is not apt to be 

 blown over by the wind, as the old tall 

 variety." 



Price per pkt. of 25 seeds, 25 cts. 



Cosmos "Dawn." 



