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



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»HE CHINA ASTER, in its many varieties, is not only 

 one of the most profitable annuals for the professional 

 florist, but one of the best for the home garden. The 

 plants are of vigorous growth and quite hardy, even en- 

 during a slight frost without sei-ious 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 greenhouse, or even a hot-bed. They do best in moderately Ught 

 soil, but will thrive in almost any used for a garden, provided 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 Icept in the house or a hot-bed, but given plenty of air and light, and the 

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



Insects may be kept at bay by syringing with clear water for the red spider, or with that containing about one-fourth 

 teaspoonf ul of Paris green to ten gallons water, for those that eat the foliage, or sprinkling with tobacco water or dust 

 to keep off the plant louse. We offer choice seed of the best tyi)es that have been grown for us by the most skillful cul- 

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



EARLIER AND SOME DWARF SORTS 



r']|s^ Our high opinion of last season concerning 

 ■^^ the desirability of this new class of asters 

 lias been confirmed. Plants of medium size, as early as the earliest, but producing abundantly blooms of the largest 

 size, measuring fully four inches in diameter. The petals are of open Comet type, and unusually graceful in their seem- 

 ingly careless arrangement. Heretofore we have been able to offer no aster having the desirable combination ot ex- 

 treme eaiiiness, large size and splendid cutting qualities. 



Rose. The earliest of all asters Pkt. 35cts 



White. Pure white; a few days later than 



Rose '' 25cts 



Silver Lilac. A charming delicate shade; a 



httle later than White " 35cts 



Queen of the Earliest. A compact growing 

 plant, but of branching habit and medium 

 heiglit; one of the earliest to produce flow- 

 ers, which are white and borne on long 

 stems Pkt. 1 Octs 



Queen of the Market. Plants about one foot 

 high, bearing from ten to fifteen finely 

 formed fiowers on long and graceful stems, 

 and coming into bloom very early. Many 

 colors mixed Pkt. lOcts 



A strain in which 

 the petals curve 

 outward, overlapping like those of the 

 double dahlia. Plants about eighteen inches 

 high and very free flowering; flowers very 

 brilliant in color. Good for pot culture. 



lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 



Bright Red Pkt. 



Peach Blossom " 



Violet " 



White, pure " 



White, turning blue " 



Mixed colors " 



?rfectloii I 



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eighteen 



inches high and pro- 



The plants are about 



duce very large, perfectly formed and brilliantly 

 colored flowers with petals curving upward and inward 

 forming blooms of great beauty. The different colors 

 come quite true to name. 



Snow White Pkt. 



Light Blue " 



Rose '' 



Crimson "■ 



Scarlet, white edge " 



Mixed, a carefully proportioned mixture of all colors "• 



Imbricated Pompon. Plant about eighteen inches high. Flowers of 

 fine form, with the petals arran.2:ed in perfect symmetry; very beau- 

 tiful. Many colors mixed Pkt. 5cts 



Jewel, or Ball Shaped. Plant about eighteen inches high, producing 

 abundantly, on long stems, ball-shaped fiowers composed of very 

 broad, comparatively short petals. Mixed colors Pkt. lUcts 



Charlotte Roumanille. A large flower of the Comet class, of clear rose color with 

 white center, and remains fresh for a long time Pkt. 15cts 



Diamond. Plant about eighteen inches high, with very large and double flowers 

 of great brilliancy of color. Mixed colors Pkt. 1 Sets 



Princess (Pure White, or Snoivball). Plant wonderfully floriferous, often pro- 

 ducing as many as thirty fine fiowers made up of broad, imbricated petals, and 

 of fine color. One of the best for cut fiowers Pkt. lOcts 



Cocardeau, or Crown. Plant about two feet high. Flowers quite flat, made up of 

 short, broad petals, white-centered, with borders of various shades: very dis- 

 tinct and beautiful. Mixed colors Pkt. lOcts 



Lilliput. Plant about eighteen inches high, bearing a great many small but per- 

 tectly formed flowers which are among the most brilliantly colored of all asters. 

 Mixed colors ' Pkt. 1 Octs 



lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 

 lOcis 

 lOcts 

 lOcts 



Aster, 

 Extra Early Hohenzollern. 



