UBTO DRIER -PHILADELPHIA^^ 



RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



Dreer's Superb Asters 



-Continued. 



Daybreak Aster. 



Queen of the Harket. Blooms three weeks earlier than 

 other Asters, of branching habit, excellent for growing under 

 glass ; 1 foot. ■ 



PER PKT. PER PKT. 



1407 White 10 1404 Crimson 10 



1405 Pink 10 1406 Purple 10 



1410 Mixed Colors. . 10 



One packet each of the 4 colors, 30 cts. 



1420 Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, robust habit, regu- 

 larly imbricated, large, very double flowers; mixed 



colors ; 2 feet 10 



1418 Imported Collection of 6 colors 50 



1441 Snowball, or White Princess. A beautiful and distinct 

 variety; the flowers are composed of short petals, resembling a 

 Pompone Dahlia ; pure white 10 



1446 Sunlight. This variety resembles in growth and form of flower 

 the Paeony Perfection type, and is said to be the first really yel- 

 low variety introduced 15 



1451 Triumph. A dwarf-growing Preony-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 



1490 Washington. This splendid variety is the largest Aster grown, 

 taring flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter; very double; mixed 



PER PKT. 



1340 China Mixed. A general mixture of fine surts 



and colors. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



Betteridge's Quilled. Perfectly double tube or quilled- 

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



1267 Yellow 5 | 1270 Mixed Colors o 



1268 Imported Collection of 6 colors 25 



1280 Crown," or Cocardeau. Showy flowers, very 



double, with white centres bordered with bright 



rich colors ; mixed colors ; \\ 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 bed- 

 ding 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. 



1316 Fiery Scarlet 10 1 1317 Snow=White 10 

 1315 Dark Blue.. 10 | 1320 Finest nixed 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 10 



1348 Emperor Asters, Imported Collection, in 



6 distinct colors 40 



1417 Fireball. A magnificent sort with very double 



imbricated flowers of a brilliant deep scarlet 10 



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, 

 averaging 5 inches across, composed of wavy and 

 twisted needle-shaped petals, making the flower 



free and graceful ; mixed colors 10 



1370 Mignon. A class very popular for use in cut flower 

 work. The flowers are of the same style as the Vic- 

 toria, but smaller; mixed colors; profuse bloomers. . 10 

 Ostrich Feather. This magnificent class. bears some re- 

 semblance to the Comet, differing 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 beautiful colors, viz.: 

 1371 Pure White... 15 | 1372 Pink 15 



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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 flixed (Starworts 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 



For other varieties of Asters see page 59, also Novelties, 

 pages 11 to 16. 



Giant White Comet Aster. (Offered on page .59.) 



Collections of Seeds of Old-fashioned Flowers, etc., are offered on page 56. 



