68 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



—ASTER— 



THE CHINA ASTER, in its many varieties, is not only one of the most profitable annuals for the professional florist, 

 but also one of the best for the home garden. The plants are of vigorous growth and hardy, even enduring 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 green- 

 house, or even a hotbed. Asters do best in moderately light soil, but will thrive in almost any used for a garden, pro- 

 vided it is well enriched and made friable. 



The seed may be planted out of doors as soon as the ground is warm and dry, and at intervals till the first of July. 

 The more costly seed may be sown in boxes kept in the house, or a hotbed, but given plenty of air and light and the 

 young plants set in the open ground as soon as the weather is favorable. 



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

 the foliage add one-fourth teaspoonf ul 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 has been grown for us from the best types by the most skillful culti- 

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



Extra Early Hohenzollern 



Plants of medium size, extremely early and producing 

 abundantly, blooms of the largest size, fully four inches in 

 diameter. The petals are of open Comet type and unusually 

 graceful in their seemingly careless arrangement. These 

 asters have the desirable combination of extreme earliness, 

 large size and splendid cutting qualities. 



The Bride. A distinctive blush white Pkt. 10c. 



Rose. The earliest red aster Pkt. 10c. 



White. The largest early white aster . . Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. The three varieties, above Pkt. 10c. 



Hohenzollern Silver Lilac. Later but a charm- 

 ing delicate shade Pkt. 10c. 



Queen of the Earliest. The earliest to produce flowers 



which are clear white ; borne on long stems.. Pkt. 10c. 

 Queen of the Market. Plants about one foot high, bearing 



from ten to fifteen finely formed flowers on long and 



graceful stems; blooms very early. 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



Christmas Tree 



Of branching habit, about one foot 

 high; flowers borne on comparatively 

 long stems; very desirable 

 for early cutting. 



Rose, with white cen- 

 ter Pkt 10c. 



Light Blue, with white 

 center Pkt. 10c. 



Victoria 



A recently improved strain in which the petals curve 

 outward, overlapping like those of the double dahlia. 

 Plants about eighteen inches high and very free flowering; 

 flowers of unusually attractive form and brilliant color. 

 Good for pot culture. 



White, pure Pkt. 10c. 



Light Blue " 10c. 



Peach Blossom " 10c. 



Violet " 10c. 



Deep Red " 10c. 



Dark Blue " 10c. 



Crimson , .' " 10c. 



Mixed " 10c. 



Comet, Semi-Dwarf 



This 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 yet is very floriferous. 

 The flowers are three inches or more in diameter with 

 centers very well covered and petals broad and recurved; 

 very satisfactory for cutting. 



White Pkt. 15c. 



Light Rose Pkt. 15c. 



Light Blue Pkt. 15c. 



Lilac .Pkt. 15c. 



Mixed Pkt. 15c. 



Aster, 

 Christmas Tree 



Jewel, or Ball Shaped. 



Plants about twenty 

 inches high, producing 

 abundantly, on long 

 stems, globular flow- 

 ers, composed of very 

 broad comparatively 

 short petals. 

 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 



Diamond. Plants about 

 twenty inches high, 

 with very large and 

 double flowers of great 

 brilliancy and wide 

 range of colors. 



Mixed Colors 



Pkt. 15c. 



Princess. {Pure White 

 or SnoiobaU). Plants 

 wonderfully florifer- 

 ous, often producing 

 as many as thirty fine 

 flowers made up of 

 broad, short, imbri- 

 cated petals. One of 

 the best for cutting. 

 About eighteen inches 

 high Pkt. 10c. 



Japanese. A very vig- 

 orous grov/ing sort, 

 producing large flow- 

 ers with very long, 

 semi-tubular and 

 twisted petals and 

 having the appearance 

 of a large Japanese 

 chrysanthemum. 



Mixed Colors 



Pkt. 



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