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ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 



First introduced in 1896, this beautiful plant has 

 fully established its worth and jjopularity. There 

 is nothing handsomer for a hanging basket, with 

 its drooping feathery sprays of emerald green, 

 growing to a length of from two to eight feet, and 

 for bouquets, wreaths or other decorating it far 

 surpasses any other Asparagus. It keeps for weeks 

 after cutting. In a single year, its growth is so 

 rapid, the long beautiful sprays will number close 

 upon a hundred. Flowers white, followed by red 

 berries. Greenhouse perennial. Pkt., 10 

 10 cts. 



ARABIS ALPINA. 



A hardy perennial, especially welcome, be- 

 cause it comes among the earliest spring flowers. 

 Its mass of pure white flowers makes a pleasing 

 contrast to tne more brilliant colors of the peren- 

 nial bed. Pkt., 150 seeds, 4 cts. 



ASPARAGUS VERTICILLATUS. 



Ladies who arrange cut flowers or do much deco- 

 rating often lack plenty of green. With its fine feath- 

 ery foliage, this is invaluable for this purpose, and 

 with its bright scarlet berries it also makes a fine 

 show anywhere. Ten feet. Perennial. Pkt., 10 

 seeds, 6 cts. 



ASTERS. 



NEW GIANT 

 COMET ASTER. 



Semi-dwarf, with ex- 

 tremely beautiful flowers, 

 their narrow, recurved 

 and twisted petals giving 

 them a resemblance to the 

 large-flowered Japanese 

 Chrysanthemums. It is 

 among the earlier flower- 

 ing varieties and splendid 

 for cutting. No Aster bed 

 is complete without it. 

 The colors are all light 

 shades and very pleasing 

 to the eye. Mixed. Pkt., 

 75 seeds, 5 cts.; triple 

 pt., 225 seeds, 12 cts. 



DWARF CHRYSAN- 

 THEMUM ASTER. 



In size of flowers and 

 habit of growth, no dwarf 

 variety is more desirable. 

 The flowers are large, 

 chrysanthemum - shaped, 

 and produced in clusters 

 of fifteen to twenty, or 

 even more, in a truss,each 

 plant forming in .itself a 

 beautiful bouquet. It 

 will be found very useful 

 for edgings, beds and for 

 pot culture. Mixed. Pkt., 

 75 seeds, 4 cts.; triple 

 pkt., 225 seeds, 8 cts. 



JEWEL, OR BALL 

 ASTER. 



This variety is some- 

 what after Paeony Per- 

 fection type. Plants are 

 tall and much branched, 

 and great bloomers. None 

 handsomer for cutting. 

 Mixed. Pkt., '^^ c,=^^a. 

 5 cts. 



