PETER HENDERSON {*. CO., NEW YORK- 



77 



HENDERSONS 

 SUPERIOR 



GIANT COMET, 



or Ostrich Plume Asters. 



These truly grand Asters win enthusiastic admiration from all who see them. The 

 flowers are of immense size, often 6 inches across, composed of long, wavy, twisted petals, 

 gracefully formed into loose, yet densely double, half-globes, resembling some of the finer 

 Japanese Chrysanthemums. The plants, of luxuriant growth, attain a height of 15 inches, 

 each plant bearing from 20 to 30 of these magnificent flowers on long stems, which give 

 them an added value for cutting for vases. (See cut.) 



Mixed. Per 1,000 seeds, 50c Pkt. .10 I Mikado. Exquisite shell-pink 10 



Beauty, flowers open white, changing to Pluto. Vivid scarlet aging to deep 



10 



10 



clear light blue 

 Brilliant, an effective shade of brilliant 



carmine 



Queen of Spain, primrose yellow, shaded 



blush 10 



Triumph of Paris. Outer rows of white 



petals encircle the golden center of 



quilled petals 10 



Mauve Queen. Rich pearl-grey 10 



Bride, white, changing to rose 10 



blood-red 

 Salmon-red. Bright salmon, with a 



darker salmon center 10 



Deep Blue 10 



Lavender 10 



Yellow 10 



Crimson 10 



White 1(1 



Rose-pink 10 



Salmon-rose 10 



Collection Giant Comet Asters, 6 separate colors, 50c. 



"The Giant Comet Asters I got from you were the finest ever exhibited in Montreal; they 

 were magnificent, no mistake. I did not compete but got a special first prize. So much 

 for an amateur! " \VM. WALKER, Montreal, Can. 



NEW GIANT COMET ASTERS FOR 1911. 



Canary Bird. Large, double flowers of the finest Comet form, colored pure bright 

 canary-yellow Pkt. 25c. 



Pink Bordered White. Quite a new shade. The petals are pink, edged and tipped 

 with white, an exquisite combination Pkt. 25c. 



CROWN COMET ASTERS. 



Strikingly beautiful varieties of the large comet type. The centre of the flower is a 

 crown of pure white surrounded by some rich color, making an effective contrast. These 

 Asters were awarded a diploma of honor by the French Society of Horticulture. 



Crown Comet, Rose, with white crown Pkt. .10 



" " Blue, with white crown 10 



■ " Carmine, with white crown 10 



One pkt. each of the above 3 Crown Comet 

 Asters, 25c. 



EXPRESS COMET 

 ASTEKS, 



or Extra Early Hohenzollem Asters. 



A new early-flowering section of great 

 merit, not only for garden purposes, 

 but of even more value for early cut 

 flowers. Extra early flowering Asters 

 have heretofore been produced at the 

 expense of either size, doubleness, 

 substance or length of stem, but the 

 Express Comets are equally as good 

 as later-flowering sorts and come into 

 bloom in the open ground with us by 

 the middle of July. The biggest early 

 Asters we know of; really large, fine 

 flowers, 3H to 4 inches across, of very 

 double graceful comet type; splendid sub- 

 stance and long stems; plants healthy and 

 sturdy, of branching habit, 18 inches high; 

 free bloomers. 



Express Comet, Salmon-red Pkt. .10 



" Crimson 10 



" Silver-lilac 10 



" Pure White 10 



" Dark Blue 



" Rose-pink 10 



" Mixed io 



Collection of Express Comet Asters 1 Pkt. each of the 

 above 6 separate colors , ■'■ 



Two New Colors for 1911. 



White Passing to Rose — Lovely new color: the flowers open 

 clear white changing day by dav to blush, then pink and finallv to 



a tender rose color pjy. 



Purple Violet. Rich, deep purplish violet .'.".'!! Ph 



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