MINNEAPOLIS, MIX X. 



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ASTERS 



Enchantress 

 ENCHANTRESS ASTERS. A splendid Aster. 

 The plants are upright in habit, bearing im- 

 mensely large flowers on long, strong stems. 

 The color is soft pink, like that of the popular 

 Pink Enchantress Carnation. The blooming 

 period is an advantage, too, as they come be- 

 tween the mid-season and the late-blooming 

 sorts. Pkt.. 75 seeds, 8c; *4 oz., 60c. 



PEERLESS ASTERS. Said by ex- 

 perts to be the best shell-pink of 

 its type. It is a cross between 

 the pink Crego and late-branch- 

 ing shell-pink, but is more closely 

 related to the latter class in form, 

 color and season of flowering. 

 They bear immense flowers, 4 and 

 5 inches across, of a beautiful 

 rose or shell-pink color. Pkt., 60 

 seeds, 8c; % oz., 40c. 



GIANT CREGO ASTER. Pro- 

 nounced by many the best Comet, 

 or Ostrich Plume strain. The 

 blossoms measure 4 to 5 inches, 

 their graceful Chrysanthemum ef- 

 fect being heightened by the 

 much twisted petals. Pkt., 100 

 seeds, 5c; *4 oz., 40c. 



Lavender, purple, white, rose, 

 mixed. 



SOLEIL D'OR, Golden Sun. The 



flowers are of good size, borne on 

 long, strong stems; color pleasing 

 light yellow. Pkt., 10c; V* oz., 

 60c. 



HEART OF FRANCE. Claimed 

 to be the best red aster ever in- 

 troduced. Opens red and retains 

 its remarkable beauty to the very 

 end. Plants large and robust, 

 branching type, long stems with 

 few laterals. Flowers large and 

 full, with never a trace of hollow 

 center. Mid-season. Pkt., 15c, y H 

 oz., 75c. 



LATE BRANCHING IMPROVED. Thia 

 magnificent aster, an improved strain of 

 Semple's Branching, produces large dou- 

 ble flowers borne on long, stiff stems and 

 prized by florists for cut flowers. Excel- 

 lent bedder. Use with Queen of the 

 Market and Comet types and have a suc- 

 cession of beautiful asters from mid- 

 summer to first frost. Pkt., 150 seeds, 

 8c; 3 for 20c; % oz., 50c. 



White, rose, crimson, pink, purple, 

 lavender, mixed. 



Collection No. 905 — One packet each of 

 above separate colors, 40c. 

 AMERICAN BEAUTY. Similar in type 

 and growth to the Late Branching 

 Asters, large, full flowers with incurve 

 petals and stout stems from 15 to 24 

 inches in length and longer flowering 

 than any other aster. Should be planted 

 early to give it a longer season of 

 growth and it will continue blooming 

 until killed by the frost. Especially de- 

 sirable for cut flowers and recommended 

 for florists' use. 



Rose, pkt., 10c; Lavender, pkt., 15c; 

 Purple, pkt.. 10c; September Pink, pkt., 

 15c; Yi oz., $1.00. White or Mixed, pkt., 

 10c. 



Collection No. 903 — One packet each, 

 four colors American Beauty Aster, 40c. 

 BALL'S WHITE FLOWER is a sphere 

 of pure white petals, borne on a long, 

 stout stem, a mid-season variety. Pkt., 

 15c; % oz., 50c. 



American Beauty 



