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Christmas Tree Aster. 



Aster, Christmas Tree 



This new type has a brandling pyra- 

 midal form of growtli, flowers large and 

 very double and range through many- 

 beautiful colors. The plants are quite 

 early in blooming and should be planted 

 at least one fool apart to show to best 

 advantage. Pkt. 5c. 



Buckbee's Improved 



Aster, Buckbee's Improved Victoria 



Magnificent flowers, massive and showy, with regular overlapping 

 petals clear to the center. The flowers measure four inches and over 

 across, and are of rich and varied colors. The plants grow very even- 

 ly, pyramidal in form, about eighteen 

 inches high and carry from twenty-five 

 to forty flowers. The stems being long 

 and strong makes them fine for cut 

 flowers. Separate Colors: 

 Snow White— Pkt. 6c. 

 Flesh Color— Pkt. 6c. 

 Rich Purple— Pkt. 6c 

 Dark Crimson — Pkt. 6c. 

 Peach Blossom — Pkt. 6c. 

 VICTORl.A CHOICEST MIXED— Pkt. 5c. 



Aster, Fire King 



The Mo.st Brilliant Aster Ever Introduced 



And the nearest approach to scarlet 

 yet obtained, a color previously un- 

 known in this popular flower Habit 

 very compact, not more than twelve 

 inches in height, with large, beauti- 

 fully incurved flowers. Pkt. 6c. 



Aster, Snowball 



A Most Distinct and Handsome Variety, 

 Equally Valuable for Pot Culture 

 and Cut Flowers 



It is a most profuse bloomer, a single 

 plant often producing as many as 

 twenty-five to thirty pure snow-white 

 flowers, globular in form and of extra- 

 ordinary size. Pkt. 6c. 



Astei* 



White Ostrich Plume 



The large size of the flowers, the 

 Bne feathery appearance, long stiff 

 stem, and early flowering habit com- 

 bine to make it most desirable for 

 decorations. Pkt. 8c. 



Aster, Lavender Gem 



One of the finest feathery flowers 

 In the beautiful Comet type. The 

 coloring is an exquisite silvery white 

 when first opening, changing to the 

 most delicate shade of lavender 

 when fuUy expanded Pkt 8c 



Aster, Violet King 



Individual flowers will measure 

 from four to five inches in diameter 

 and are composed of an immense 

 number of long slender curled pet- 

 als of rich violet-purple. Pkt 8c. 



Mrs Mary E. Sutton. R. R. 1, 



Chandlerville. Ills . writes: — I have 

 the nicest lot of plants you ever ."^aw 

 from one packet of Geranium Seed. 

 Ever}' Seed (there were many) came 

 up — they are good enough for me. 



Miss .Miriam Diehl, R. R. 2, Lees- 

 burg Ind., writes; — I have found no 

 Flower Seeds like Buckbee's. 



Victoria Aster 

 Asters begin to bloom. 

 Pkt. 5c. ; i oz. 30c. 



Queen of the Market Aster. 



Aster, Queen of the Market 



Of graceful spreading habit, its great mer- 

 it is its early-flowering character, being in 

 full flower two weeks before most other 

 Deep blue, white, pink and rose iu mixture. 



Aster, Extra Early Hohenzollern 



Plants of medium size, extremely early and producing abundantly, 

 blooms of the largest size, fully four 

 inches in diameter. The petals are of 

 open Comet type and unusually graceful 

 in their seemingly careless arrangement 

 These Asters have the desirable combina- 

 tion of extreme earliness, large size and 

 splendid cutting qualities. We otter the 

 white, and also the pink variety. 

 White— Pkt. 8c. Pink— Pkt. 8c. 



Aster, Daybreak 



The plants grow stiffly erect, eigh- 

 teen to twenty inches in height, with ten 

 to fifteen branches, each bearing a very 

 large extremely double flower with in- 

 curved petals. The broad silvery petals 

 are sufi'used with soft dehcate pink. 

 The plant flowers very early, and is a 

 contmuous free-bloomer, a compact 

 strong grower, and in all respects a de- 

 sirable acquisition. Pkt. 6c. 



Buckbee's Superb Mixture 

 of Giant Asters 



ABSOLUTELY UNEXCELLED 

 Producing beautiful flowers, gigantic 

 in size, gorgeous in colors, perfect in 

 form. This mixture includes the cream 

 of all the Asters on this and the other 

 two pages together with many other 

 sorts of the most beautiful forms and 

 brilliant colors. Especially selected 

 from the finest, large sized, double- 

 flowering types and the most critic- 

 al flower lover will be pleased and 

 astonished at the wide range of col- 

 ors and varieties, and we guarantee 

 it will give satisfaction. Pkt. lOc. ; 

 i oz. 40c. 



Buckbee's Fine Mixed 

 Asters 



This is a most splendid collection 

 of the leading types of this beautiful 

 flower in choice mixture. I have 

 made the price so low that you can- 

 not pass it by. Pkt, Sc.; J oz. 30c. 



Asters, Good Mixed 



Many bright colors from standard 

 varieties, free-bloomers and strictly 

 fresh new seed. Pkt. 3c. ; \ oz. 20c. 



My Mixed Aster Seed is simply 

 grand this year. The seed has 

 been selected with great care, and 

 the blending has been carefully 

 supervised. I unhesitatingly re- 

 commend them to my patrons, 

 because I know satisfaction up 

 to the limit wi'l be the portion 

 of the thousands who will order it. 



Buckbee's Snowball. 



