Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



ASTERS 



Choicest New and Old Varieties. 



The Aster is a royal Annual, glorifying the garden with a rich display of bloom until the chrysanthemum, for which it is a fitting fore- 

 runner, begins to open its buds. The different forms are grown in gardens everywhere. Our collection includes distinct and beautiful forms 

 and varieties of rich color. A good selection will give elegant flowers for cutting from July until the late varieties are cut down by frost. 



PRICE OF ALL PACKETS, 5 CENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE QUOTED. 



Daybreak. When in perfect bloom, the delicate seashell- 

 pint color of the flowers, erect and graceful habit, and immense 

 display of flowers when seen in a mass, are simply charming 

 beyond description. Without doubt the finest Aster vet introduced. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. Tiny pyramids of flow- 

 ers in all colors. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Yellow Quilled. Bright sulphur-yellow; perfect ball-shape. 

 This Aster is much liked for its odd color and picturesaue form. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



WO ROYAL ASTERS 



for the Garden. 



Daybreak Aster. 



Japanese Branching. Flowers of immense size, some 

 what resembling Japanese chrysanthemums. Fine for flower work, 

 and very effective for the garden. The plants grow tall and the flow- 

 ers are borne on long stems, opening quite late. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Vick's Pure White Branching:. Fine for cutting. 

 Flowers very large, graceful, borne on long stems. Pkt. 10 cts. 



L,arge-floweringr "Victoria. Immense, showy flowers, 

 perfectly double to the center, with regularly overlapping petals : 

 distinguished in appearance, and excellent for cutting. The plants 

 form pvramids 18 inches high, and carry 15 to 20 flowers. 

 White, Azure Blue, Rose, Rosy Carmine, Crimson, Dark Blue 

 and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Pa^ony-nowered Perfection. Peerless in form, size, 

 and the rich and delicate colors of its flowers. 



Snow-white, Brilliant Rose, Crimson, Light Blue and Mixed. 



Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Queen Of the Market. Three weeks earlier than others, 

 and of dwarf, branching habit. Excellent for growing under glass. 

 Rose. Pure White, Carmine, Light Blue and Mixed. Ea., pkt. 10c. 



Semple'S Branching:. A choice strain, which, by careful 

 selection, has been brought to a high degree of perfection. 

 White, Pink, Lavender" and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Comet. Flowers large: petals long, wavy and twisted. 

 Pure White, Carmine, Rose, Light Blue and Mixed. Ea.,pkt. 10c. 



Mignon. Flowers elegant in shape, and useful for cutting. 

 Rose, White, Crimson and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Ball, or Jewel. Perfectly round, short-petaled blossoms on 

 long stems. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



A Cluster of Semple's Whi' 



inching Asters. 



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