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HENDERSON'S INVINCIBLE ASTERS 



"My Asters grown from your 

 Invincible strain "were the best of our 

 flower show. Five blooms of the 

 lavender were the finest Asters I ever 

 saw and I have grown Asters for 

 sixty years." 



CHAS. J AS. FOX, 

 South London, Canada. 



"Mrs. Schmell won the first prize 

 at the Interstate Fair at Spokane 

 this fall for large, long stemmed 

 Asters; they were grown from your 

 Invincible Seed." 



C. E. SCHMELL, 



Spokane, Wash. 



"I have had wonderful success 

 with your Invincible Asters this year 

 ■while others in this section fell com- 

 pletely down." 



C. D. TIVNEMEYER, 

 Evans ville, Ind. 



"I had the pleasure last fall of 

 Inking first premium at our County 

 Fair with my Invincible Asters over 

 several other competitors." 



Mrs. CHAS. I. SALE. 



Medford, Wis. 



"I grew your Invincible Asters 

 last year and never saw any to equal 

 them in size, fullness and color." 

 HAROLD BIGGS, 



Berkeley, Calif. 



" We have had many people come 

 from long distances to see our won- 

 derful Invincible Asters. They have 

 grown to a height of 4J4 feet with 

 about 25 immense flowers to each 

 plant." 



CROSS & 3EARDSLEY. 



Numbers 1 and 2 shown in colors on the opposite page 



"THEY ARE ROYALLY GRAND" 



The Largest and Most Beautiful of all Asters 



Henderson's Invincibles are the latest and highest achievements in China 

 Asters, a superior race in every way. The plants are of very healthy, robust, 

 branching growth, about 2 feet high — though under best culture often 3 feet — 

 producing, on long stems, massive Chrysanthemum-like flowers of perfect 

 form and graceful outline, and are exceedingly double to the very center. The 

 flowers are the most beautifully formed of all large Asters. The petals are of 

 thick, durable substance, and in consequence, the flowers last long in perfec- 

 tion. These Asters are wonderfully prolific and continuous bloomers from 

 summer until frost. When grown in masses in garden borders, or grouped in 

 beds, their decorative effect is unapproachably gay and enlivening. When 

 well grown the flowers of Henderson's Invincible Asters average 3)^ inches 

 across; 4-inch flowers are quite common, and if grown especially for cut 

 flowers, the side branches pruned, allowing a plant to carry not over 8 or 10 

 flowers, one flower to a stem, their size will then be enormous, measuring 4'^ 

 and 5 inches across. These magnificent blossoms being gracefully poised on 

 strong, well-leaved stems 15 to 18 inches long, resemble large-sized Chrysan- 

 themums, and are unsurpassed as cut flowers for vases and home decoration. 



We have received many enthusiastic letters of praise from our patrons re- ' 

 garding these Asters — some of whom have been fortunate enough to capture 

 prizes with them at local exhibitions, flower shows, etc. 



HENDERSON'S INVINCIBLE ASTERS, 



Pure White 

 Pearl-pink. 

 Deep Pink. 

 Lavender. 

 Deep Blue. 

 Violet-purple 



Price — Pkl. 



Purest snow-white 



Exquisite blush and shell-pink... 



Lively warm rose-pink 



Charming silvery-lavender 



Bright indigo-blue 



Rich velvety purple. 



of 



30 seeds. 



Per 1,000 seeds 



15c. 



. 75c. 



15c. 



75c. 



15c. 



75c. 



15c. 



75c. 



15c. 



75c. 



15c. 



75c. 



15c. 



75c. 



loo. 



75c. 



15c. 



60c. 



Carmine-rose. Bright rosy-carmine 



Crimson-brilliant. Rich bright red 



Henderson's Invincible Asters, Mixed Colors 

 Customer's Collection of any 4 pkts. selected for 50c. or 2 pkts. for 25c. 

 Henderson's Collection of Invincible Asters, 1 pkt. each of the 8 varieties for 

 $1.00. 



11 I am glad, indeed, to add my 

 praise to your wonderful Invincible 

 Asters. From seeds I bought of you 

 last spring, I produced garden grown 

 Asters that no professional florists 

 could surpass. The flowers were 

 immense and the colors charming in 

 the extreme. We had great quantities 

 of the flowers in our home all season 

 and gave our friends dozens and 

 dozens at a time, and all praised 

 them most enthusiastically." 



Mr. LEE CANTRELL, 

 Nashville, Tenn. 



" The largest and most beautiful 

 Asters I ever saw were your Invin- 

 cibles grown in my flower garden." 

 Mrs. J. K. SUA DM AN, 



Duke Center, Pa. 



"Your Invincible Asters are 

 grand. I entered them in the Mille 

 Lacs Co. Fair last September and 

 they took first prize." 

 H. E. COOK, 



Princeton, Minn. 



"My Invincible Asters are pro- 

 nounced the glory of the neighbor- 

 hood. There are more than 800 

 blossoms standing between three and 

 four feet high with foliage from tip to 

 root; the flowers so large and perfect 

 as to deceive many into believing they 

 are Chrysanthemums. They are a 

 vision of color and beauty. The 

 blossoms measure 4>< inches in 

 diameter and many 5-inch ones. 

 The measurements were taken by 

 florists who came from the extreme 

 limits of North and South Chicago 

 with tape lines and cameras. Do 

 you wonder that I am proud of my 

 Invincible Asters?" 



Mrs. FRANCIS E. FOSS, 



9828 Winston Av„ Chicago, Ills. 



Crego's Giant Comet 

 Asters 



ALSO KNOWN AS ASTERMUMS AND 

 MAMMOTH OSTRICH PLUME ASTERS 



Number 3 shown io colors on the opposite page 



These truly grand Asters win enthusi- 

 astic admiration from all who see them. 

 They are a highly developed American 

 type of the German Comet, Hohenzollern 

 or Mammoth Ostrich Plume Asters and 

 are far superior to imported strains. The 

 flowers are of immense size, 4 to 5 and 

 often 6 inches across, composed of long, 

 wavy, twisted petals, gracefully formed 

 into loose, yet densely double, half-globes, 

 equalling some of the finer Ostrich Plume 

 Chrysanthemums. , The plants, of luxuri- 

 ant branching growth, attain a height of 

 18 inches to 2 feet, each plant bearing from 

 20 to 30 of these magnificent flowers on 

 very long stems, which gives them an 

 added value for cutting and vasing. 



CREGO'S GIANT COMET ASTERS. 

 Customer's Collection — Any three 10c. 

 pkts. selected for 25c. 



Price per 



Per 



,000 seeds 



Pkl 



60c. 



10c 



60c. 



10c 



60c. 



10c 



60c. 



10c 



60c. 



10c 



60c. 



10c 



60c. 



10c 



60c. 



10c 



50c. 



10c 



White 



Rose-pink 



Shell-pink 



Salmon-rose 



Crimson 



Violet-purple 



Azure-blue 



Lavender. 



Mixed Colors 



Complete Collection, 8 varieties, 60c. 



CUSTOMERS PRAISE 

 CREGO'S GIANT COMET ASTERS. 

 "My Giant Comet Asters last year took 

 two prizes at our exhibit, where there was a 

 large and beautiful display. One prize was 

 for my Lavender Comet — it being the largest 

 Aster displayed." 



CORNELIA M. BOARDMAN, 

 1335 River Boulevard, 



St. Paul, Minn. 



Imperial or 



"Daybreak'' Asters 



THE BEDDING ASTERS PAR-EX- 

 CELLENCE FOR AMERICAN 

 CONDITIONS 

 N umber 4 shown in colors on the opposite page 



These comparatively new Asters — made in 

 America — are midsummer flowering varie 

 ties, healthy and vigorous in growth, of 

 upright bushy habit and very profuse 

 bloomers — veritable bouquets of flowers— 

 and in consequence are unrivalled for 

 bedding. The flowers — borne on good 

 long, stiff stems — are so very double as to 

 appear almost like balls. The petals, short 

 and narrow, are slightly folded and of 

 durable, lasting substance. While splen- 

 did as cut flowers, it is as the bedding 

 Asters — par excellence — for our American 

 climate and conditions, that the Im- 

 perial Asters are especially recom- 

 mended. 



Per 1,000 Per 



Pkl. 



seeds 



Imperial Daybreak. An ex- 

 quisite shade of shell-pink 60c. 



Imperial Purity. Pure snow- 

 white 60c. 



Imperial Bluebird. Lively 



bright blue 60c. 



Imperial Salmon. A lovely 



shade of pinkish-salmon. 60c. 



Imperial Violet. Rich dark 



violet-purple 60c. 



Imperial Yellow. Soft 



lemon-yellow 60c. 



Imperial Rose. Bright 



silvery-rose color 60c. 



Imperial Lavender. A deli- 

 cate shade of pale laven- 

 der 60c. 



Imperial Mixed Colors 50c. 



Customer's Collection of any three 10c. 

 pkts. 'for 25c. 



Henderson's Collection of Imperial 

 Asters, above S separate varieties, 60c. 



CUSTOMER'S COLLECTIONS OF 

 ASTERS. 



Any three 10c. pkts. or any two 

 pkts. selected for 25c. 



10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



15c. 



To every purchaser of ASTER SEED we will i*T Q + OC !t onrl Root IX/To+Vinrlc r\f drTwninrr A at ore " which tells how to grow them to perfection 

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