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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



ASTER 



The Aster, in its many varieties, is unsurpassed for bedding and cutting, and is not only one of the most profitable annuals 

 for the professional tlorist but also one of the most satisfactory for the home garden. The great diversity of size, color, form 

 and season of blooming makes it one of the most suitable plants for supplying cut flowers. The plants are usually of vigorous 

 growth and so hardy that they endure a slight frost without serious injury. By planting the different strains and at different 

 times, one may have in the latitude of Detroit a constant succession of bloom from the last of July till the middle of October 

 without the aid of a greenhouse or even a hotbed. 



Seed may be sown outdoors as early in spring as the ground is warm and dry, or for earlier blooming may be started indoors 

 or in a cold frame and transplanted in the open ground after danger of killing frost is over. If conditions are favorable they will 

 usually do well in any well prepared garden soil but a strong loam that has been well fertilized the previous year is preferable. 

 In planting cover the seed with about one-fourth inch Of fine soil firmly pressed down. The rows for most of the varieties should 

 be about one and one-half feet apart. When about one to two inches high, thin to sixteen inches apart in the row. It is de- 

 sirable during warm and dry weather to water thoroughly the plants two or three times a week, preferably early in the morning 

 or evening. It is deTirable to change the location as often as practicable. 



Insects, such as the red spider, may be kept at bay by frequently spraying with clear water, or for insects that eat the 

 foliao-e add one-fourth teaspoonful of Paris Green to ten gallons of water. Sprinkle with tobacco water or dust to keep off the 

 plant louse. We offer choice seed that lias been grown for us from the best types by the most skilful cultivators in America 

 and Europe' and which is more certain to give good results than most of that on the market. 



QC *U JiA'tvlra¥ ^^ery desirable on account of extreme earliness as well as profuse blooming and wide 

 U6CI1 or ill6 IVlcli KCl range of colors. The plants are of somewhat compact but branching habit, about sixteen 

 to eio'hteen inches high, bearing on long stems from ten to fifteen finely formed double flowers of medium size. Fine for cutting 

 and used extensively for growing under glass. This class is known also as Queen of the Earlies. 



White. Distinctly early, double, fine form. Oz. 80c. . . .Pkt. 10c. Rose. A fine, very early red. Oz. 80c Pkt. 10c. 



Lavender. Light lavender-blue. Oz. 80c " 10c. Deep Blue. Early and reliable. Oz. 80c " 10c. 



Mixed Many pleasing shades and colors including white, pink, rose, deep red, crimson, lavender, light blue and dark blue. 

 Oz. 75c Pkt. 10c. 



\7";^«.^-:~ -"^n early strain superior to 

 V ICtOria the old type of Victoria. The 

 flowers are large when grown under favor- 

 able conditions, sometimes three and one- 

 half inches across and are very full in the 

 center. The petals are broad and thick 

 and curve outward, overlapping so regu- 

 larly as to resemble those of the double 

 dahlia. Plants about fifteen to eighteen 

 inches high. 



Mixed A very floriferous mixture includ- 

 ing white, light blue, peach blossom, 

 violet, deep red, dark blue and crmison. 

 Oz. $1.25 ...Pkt. 10c. 



rkrv,TU^<:^>>lr This very desirable, me- 

 SJaLyOrGaiK. dium early variety is a 

 compact, upright growing, branching 

 plant. Flowers borne on long stems, al- 

 most round, exceptionally well formed 

 and very double with regularly incurved 

 petals. The color is a delicate light 

 pink. Height fifteen to twenty inches. 

 Oz. S1.50.... Pkt. 10c. 



r, .^ Similar to Daybreak but pure 

 runty white. The flowers are abund- 

 antly produced, symmetrical in form, very 

 full and globe shaped, with rather short 

 petals which are slightly folded lengthwise. 

 One of the best early white asters. An excel- 

 lent variety for cutting. Oz.Sl.50. Pkt. 10c. 



Comet, Semi-Dwarf ™i°f, 



class of semi-dwarf Comet Asters is fully 

 two weeks earlier in blooming than the 

 older Comet strains and though more 

 compact in growth of plant is very florif- 

 erous. Flowers often three inches or 

 more in diameter with centers well covered 

 and petals broad and recurved; very satis- 

 factory for cutting. Plant branching but 

 rather upright in habit, about eighteen 

 inches high. 



White Pkt. 10c. 



Light Rose •' " 10c. 



Light Blue " 10c. 



Lilac " 10c. 



Mixed. Includes the four above 

 varieties mixed " 10c. 



»*•! 1 !-»• 1 (Rochester) A re- 

 Mlkado rink markaWy beautiful 

 mid-season aster of very large size and fine 

 form, at first white but changing gradually 

 to light rose or rose with lavender tint. The 

 petals are quite long and narrow, rather 

 flat, some of them slightly curved and 

 twisted, and cover well the centers of the 

 flowers. Plants about two feet high, 

 branching and t)ear very large flowers on 

 stems twelve to sixteen inches long. 

 Oz. S1.50 Pht. lEc. 



Aster, Purity 



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