Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



ASTERS. 



P ae o n y - flowered Perfection . 



Peerless in form, size and the rich and delicate 

 colors of its flowers. 



Snow White, Brilliant Rose, Crimson, Light 

 Blue. Each. 10 cts. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 

 Queen of tbe Market. Three weeks 



earlier than others, and of dwarf, hranching habit. An excellent Va- 

 riet}- for growing under glass. 



Rose, Pure White, Carmine, Light Blue. Each, 10 cts. Mixed, 

 5 cts. per pkt. 



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

 selection has been brought to a high degi-ee of perfection. Plant of 

 branching habit, producing from 10 to 20 large, perfect flowers. 

 White, Pink and Lavender. Each, 10 cts. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Comet. Flowers large and perfect in shape: petals long, wavy 

 and twisted, suggestive of a Japanese chrysanthemum. The flow- 

 ers, which are very handsome, average from 3 to 4 inches across, and 

 are borne thickly on pyramidal plants from 12 to 15 inches high. 

 Pure White, Carmine, Rose, Light Blue. Each, 10 cts. Mixed, 

 5 cts. per pkt. 



ITIig~non. Flowers elegant in shape, and especially useful for 

 cutting. In form and habit the plants somewhat resemble the Vic- 

 toria race. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Ball, or Jewel. Beautiful class, with perfectly round, short- 

 petaled blossoms on long stems, which make them particularly valu- 

 able for cutting. Colors range from apple-blossom pink to purplish 

 violet. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Ne Plus Ultra. Flowers large, double, beautifully imbricated, 

 plants forming shapely rounded bushes, which carry handsome crowns 

 of flowers; dwarf habit. 1 foot. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Dwarf Bouquet. Charming little plants, from 8 to 10 inches 

 tall but quite branching, and each branch bears a flower large for the 

 size of the plant. Mixed, o cts. per pkt. 



Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. Tiny pyramids of flow- 

 ers in white, peach blossom, scarlet and light blue. Mixed, 10 cts. 

 per pkt. 



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 forei-unner, begins to open its buds. 

 The different forms are grown in gardens everwhere. Our collection includes the 

 most distinct and beautiful forms and varieties of rich colors. A good selection will 

 gn e elegant flowers for cutting from July until the late varieties are cut do^\•n by frost. 



I^arg-e-flowering: "Victoria. Immense, showv flowers, perfectly "double 

 to the center, with regularly overlapping petals: distinguished ra appearance, and 

 excellent for cutting. The plants form pyramids 18 inches high, and carrv 15 to 20 

 flowers. 



White, Azure Blue, Peach Blossom, Rosy Carmine, Crimson, Dark Blue. Each, 

 10 cts. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Scarlet Xriumpll. The brilliant petals have a glossy sur- 

 face, and form a fine, paeony-shaped incurving flower, which droops 

 just enough to be graceful. Plants free-flowering. 1 foot. 10 cts. 

 per pkt. 



Yellow Quilled. Bright sulphur-yellow; very double and 

 perfectly ball-shaped. Outer petals broad and of a lighter tint. 10 

 cts. per pkt. 



Vick's Brandl- 

 ing'. Fine for cutting. 

 Flowers very large, 

 graceful and handsome, 

 borne on long stems. 

 Fine mixed, 10c. per pkt. 



B B A C H Y - 

 COMB IBERID- 

 IFOI<I A ( Swan River 

 Daisy). Flowers light 

 and graceful, and borne 

 profusely ; colors blue or 

 white, with dark center. 

 Plants spreading in hab- 

 it, about a foot tall. 

 Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



B ARXOPil A 

 AXJR.EA. Handsome, 

 downy foliage : fragi-ant, 

 large, golden yellow 

 flowers, which open in 

 the evening. Thrive in 

 any soil ; height about 3 

 feet. 5 cts. per pkt. 



BROWAI^I^IA 

 EI,AXA (Amethyst). Ng^.^^. 

 compact little plant about a foot tall, 

 and blooms freely from June until 

 frost. Flowers white or blue, with 

 an eye. Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Comet or Plume Aster. 



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