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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



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P.eonv Perfection. 



Improved Victoria. 



Of the general beauty of these flowers it is unnecessary to speak ; the immense world-wide demand for them shows their 

 adaptability for any climate ; and coming into bloom, as they do, when most other flowers are fading away, enhances their value. 



Culture. — The ground for the cultivation of Asters cannot be too richly prepared. Sow in shallow boxes in the greenhouse, 

 hot-bed or light window, in a temperature of 60 deg., cover the seeds to a depth of about four times their size, press down with 

 a board, water with a spray, and do not allow to dry out ; 'when the seedlings have formed three leaves, transplant 1 inch apart 

 into similar boxes or 2-inch pots, and plant out in the garden after danger from frost is over. They can also be sown in the open 

 ground after danger is over from frost. 



P.EONY PERFECTION ASTERS. 



( Truffaut" s Improved Paony Flowered.') 



One of the most perfect ; very double, large, and finely 

 shaped, the petals beautifully incurved. (See cut.) \\ ft. 



PER PKT. 



5194 Pink 10 



5214 Glowing Crimson 10 



5231 Purple Violet 10 



5197 Light Blue 10 



5193 Pure White 10 



5190 Finest Mixed 10 



COMET ASTERS. 



A very beautiful and distinct class, 

 with long curled and twisted petals 

 formed into a loose yet dense half- 

 globe, resembling the Japanese 

 Chrysanthemum. (See cut.) 

 5172 Pink, Margined White... 10 



5201 Deep Pink 10 



5202 Light Blue 10 



5215 Carmine 10 



5216 Pure White 10 



5221 Peach Blossom PinklO 

 5218 Finest Mixed 10 



MIGNOTV ASTERS. 



A comparatively new class, of 

 semi-dwarf habit flowering profusely 

 has become very popular, especially 

 with florists, for use iri cut-flower 

 work. 



5186 Pure White 10 



5188 Mixed Colors 10 



My Asters -were considered the 

 finest in the city, and 7uere men- 

 tioned in the papers. The seed 

 came from you. 



Miss ANNIE P. STEPHEN, 

 Harrisburg, Pa., March 3, 1894. 



IMPROVED VICTORIA ASTERS. 



A magnificent class either for bedding or for cutting. The 

 flowers are large, beautifully imbricated and perfect in form. 

 (See cut.) I 1 - ft. per pkt. 



5204 Pink 10 



5207 Scarlet 10 



5206 Light Blue 10 



5208 Purple 10 



5203 "White 10 



5205 Finest Mixed 10 



DWARF CHRYSANTHEMIM- 



FLOWERED ASTERS. 



The largest flowering of the 

 Dwarf Asters ; very double. 1 ft. 

 Excellent for ribbon borders. 



5182 Ficrv Scarlet 



5183 Dark Blue... 

 5175 Snow-White . 

 5174 Finest Mixed 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



JEWEL, OR BALL- 

 SHAPED ASTERS. 



A new and beautiful class of 

 Asters, obtained from the well-known 

 Pseony Perfection race ; similar but 

 somewhat dwarfer in habit than the 

 latler, and with shorter petals ; per- 

 fectly round flower.-. ; 20 inches. 



5212 Apple Blossom 10 



5213 I)«-«'|) Pink 10 



5217 Dark Blue 10 



White Comet Aster. 



Note — The past season was a 

 most favorable one for Asters, 

 and our seed this year will be 

 found to be of extra fine quality 

 and of high germination. 



