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a M. FEPRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



The aster is so well known and so universally admired 

 that it hardly needs any description. For summer and 

 ? autumn flowering they are unexcelled by any class 

 : of plants known to garden culture. None furnish a 

 -.■^ wider range of colors or more perfect flowers 

 '\r ^s*%'«% ^^*^ ^^^ ^®^ ^^® easier grown. 



ASTER Queen of the Earliest, 



QUEEN OF THE EARLIEST. 



It somewhat resembles the 

 Queen of the Market, but is consid- 

 erably earlier. The flowers are 

 white and produced in great abun- 

 dance on long stems. Valuable 

 for pot culture as well as for cut 

 flowers. About fourteen inches 

 high Pkt. IScts. 



COMET, ASTER. 



This distinct class of asters re- 

 sembles very much the Japan 

 Chrysanthemum in size and shape 

 of flowers. They have a wide range 

 of handsome colors and are ex- 

 tremely floriferous. Finest mix- 

 ture Pkt. IScts. 



Truffaut's 

 Perfection. 



ASTER, Queen of the Market. 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET. 



A class of asters characterized 

 by extreme earliness and the pro- 

 fusion of their flowers. Plants 

 average one foot in height, are 

 much branched and carry ten to 

 fifteen large, finely formed flowers. 

 Mixed in many colors.. Pkt. 15ct8. 



COMET, GIANT WHITE. 



This variety is an improvement 

 on the well-known Comet Aster; 

 the plant is taller and of greater 

 vigor. The pure white flowers are 

 of extraordinary size and surpris- 

 ingly resemble the refined forms 



of Japanese Chrysanthemums 



Pkt. 15cts. 

 Comet, Giant flixed. . Pkt. IScts 



TRUFFAUT'S PERFECTION P^ONY FLOWERED. 



This magnificent race must be seen in order to get any adequate idea of the possibilities in aster 

 "^ culture. The plants form large, compact bushes about 



eighteen inches high, which, in the full flower- 

 ing season, are literally covered with large, 

 extremely double, perfectly shaped flowers. 

 While each class of asters 

 has a beauty and individ- 

 uality of its own, and it is 

 better to sow seed of many 

 of them, yet if we were 

 confined to a narrow range \ 

 of choice and could sow 

 but one class, we would 

 choose the TrufEauts. We 

 offer seed of the most dis- 

 tinct and desirable colors 

 separately, or in finest 

 mixtiu-es, as follows: 



Truffaut's Perfection- 

 Snow White Pkt. 



Light Blue 



Rose 



Crimson 



Scarlet, White Edged 



n i xed , a fine range of colors 



ASTER 



Comet. 



VICTORIA— This class of Asters is only equaled 

 in perfection of form, and variety and purity 

 of colors, by TruffaxiVs Pceony Flow- 

 ered. The petals of the latter curve 

 upward and inward, while those of the 

 Victoria out and down, over-lapping 

 like the petals of the Double Dahlia. 

 Height about two feet. 



Victoria, Bright Red Pkt. lOcts 



" Peach Blossom ... . *' lOcts 



Violet •• lOcts 



Pure White " lOcts 



•• White, turning to 



azure blue *' lOcts 



Victoria, nixed, including aU 



colors " lOcts 



Dwarf Victoria, like tall Victoria in habit. 

 Of great utility for edgings and pot culture. 



Height twelve inches. All colors mixed 



Pkt. lOcts 

 Diamond, has large double flowers of rich and 

 varied colors. One of the best for cut flowers; 



eighteen inches high. All colors mixed 



Pkt. IScts. ASTER, Victoria. 



Shakespeare, mixed, plants form compact 



bushes, ten to twelve inches in diameter, and 



about nine inches high. Extremely 



handsome; very double. All colors 



mixed Pkt. 15cts 



Very Dwarf, or Pygmasa. This beauti- 

 ful gem is very dwarf and forms a 

 charming tuft of leaves close to the 

 ground, surmounted by bright, perfect 



flowers. Various colors mixed 



Pkt. lOcts 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum, flowers large, 



about three inches in diameter; height 



about one foot; this is a late variety. 



All colors mixed Pkt. lOcts 



Pyramidal Bouquet, dwarf, forming a complete 

 pyramidal shaped bouquet, carrying from fif- 

 teen to twenty flowers, which nearly hide the 

 foliage; height one foot. A fine range of col- 

 ors mixed Pkt. lOcts. 



Triumph, deep scarlet, one of the finest dwarf 



asters yet produced; height about nine inches 



Pkt. IScts 



