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Buckbee s "Full of Life" ASTERS 



Tliii beautiful llower is beiii constantly improved, and is now one of the most desirable and efTective of our garden beauties. As a bedder it is 

 be.vond description, and large beds of these bvely flowers greet you almost everywhere. Indispensable for cut flowers, fine as pot plants and alike 

 desirable to show at fairs and exhibitions. They are easil.v grown, very hardy, and olTer themselves for use at a tiine when other garden favorites 

 are gone, and the select strains we offer cannot fail to give satisfaction to the most critical flower lover. 



My List Contains the Cream of the Up-to-Date Varieties 



New Yellow 

 ASTER. 



The best yellow va- 

 riety known: the flow- 

 ers are of large size of 

 a rich golden color, 

 pe.fectly double and 

 imbricated. Its great- 

 est value lies in its 

 rich color which 

 shows to best advan- 

 tage when grown with 

 other colors. The flow 

 ers are borne upon 

 long, erect stems, ex- 

 cellent for cutting. 

 Pkt. Sc.; i oz. SOc. 



New Diamond 

 ASTER. 



The flowers are two 

 to two and a half in- 

 ches across, perfectly 

 double, and each petal 

 is distinctly incurved. 

 The flowers are par- 

 ticularly valuable for 

 cutting for bouquets. 

 Finest Mixed. Pkt. 4c; 

 J oz. 35c. 



New Giant Quilled Aster. 



Semple's Branching Aster 



SEMPLE'S BRANCHING ASTER 



The plants form strong robust bushes about two feet 

 high, bearing profusely on long, strong stems, hand- 

 some double Chrysanthemum-like flowers, many being 

 over six inches in diameter. The form of the flowers is 

 beautifully shown in the illustration, and as can 

 be seen have none of the stiffness usual to most 

 Asters, making them particularly desirable as 

 cut flowers. They come into flower from two to 

 three weeks later than most sorts, filling in the 

 gap between the general run of Asters and 

 Chrysanthemums. The free-flowering habit and 

 long stems, make it a prime favorite with large 

 growers of Asters. Separate Colors: 



White— Pkt. 4c.; \ oz. 35c.; oz. 90c. 



Pink— Pkt. 4c.; \ oz. 35c.; oz. 90c. 



Purple — Pkt. 4c.; k oz. 35c.; oz. 90c. 



Lavender — Pkt. 4c.; i oz. 35c.; oz. 90c 



Crimson — Pkt. 4c.; \ oz. 35c.; oz. 90c. 



SEMPLE S BRANCHING. .Mixed. Pkt. 



NEW GIANT QUILLED ASTER. 



The flowei-s are very large, often five inches across, are produced on long, thin, 

 wiry stems, perfectly double, with long needle or quill-shaped petals, giving the blos- 

 soms a very distinct appearance. The plants are of healthy and vigorous habit, and 

 grow to a height of about 15 inches. Choice Mixed. Pkt. 6c.; J oz. 35c. 



i oz. 30c. ; oz. 75c. 



sc.; 



NEW GIANT 

 OSTRICH FEATHER ASTER 



This magnificent Aster may be briefly de- 

 scribed as being the finest of the Comet tj-pe yet 

 introduced: differing in the candelabra form" of 

 growth and greater freedom of bloom, but its 

 greatest merit is in the flowers, which are of im- 

 mense size; made up of much longer, more loose- 

 ly formed petals, equalling the best Japanese 

 Chrysanthemums. Blooms in August. When 

 used for cutting, the flowers should be picked 

 when about half expanded and allowed to de- 

 velop In water in a cool room. Pkt. 8c. ; 

 i oz. 50c. 



ASTER.. DAYBREAK 



The plants grow stiffly erect, eighteen to 

 twenty mches in height, with ten to fifteen bran- 

 ches, each bearing a very large extremely double 

 flower with incurved petals. The broad silvery 

 petals are suffused with soft delicate pink. The 

 plant flowers very early, and is a continuous 

 free-bloomer, a compact strong grower, and in 

 all respects a desirable acquisition. Pkt. 6c. ; 

 i oz. 35c. 



New Giant Ostrich Feather Aster. 



