HENDERSON'S FAMOUS ASTERS 



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Just when summer is beginning to merge into autumn and the floral bloom in the garden is diminishing, along 

 comes the queenly Annual China Aster to make up the deficiency and renew the attractiveness of the garden. 



WILT-RESISTANT ASTER SEED — Through the use of wilt-resistant seed, success may be had where the soil is infected 

 with wilt fungus, where it has been impossible to grow perfect flowering plants. It is not claimed, however, to be free 

 from Aster "yellows" and other Aster diseases or insect pests. 



HEART OF FRANCE (Wilt-Resistant) 



1306 The best pure red ever introduced. Heart of France opens red as the 

 purest ruby and retains its beauty to the very end. The stems are long 

 and strong and have few laterals. The branching plants bloom early in 

 the season and open with the mid-season varieties. (See illustration.) 



Pkt 15c 



IMPERIAL or "DAYBREAK" 



These Asters are mid-summer flowering varieties. The flowers — borne 

 on long, stiff stems — are so double as to appear almost like balls. It is the 

 bedding Aster for our American climate and conditions. 



Per Per 



Pkt. 1,000 seeds 



1316 Daybreak. An exquisite shell-pink 10c 60c 



1318 Purity. Pure snow-white 10c 60c 



KING (See illustration) (Wilt-Resistant) 



An American type unlike any other Asters grown. The plants are tall, strong 

 growers, with long stems crowned with double flowers 5 inches across, com- 

 posed of long, narrow, straight petals, which give them a quilled appearance. 

 The flowers last longer than any other. 



Pkt. 1,000 seeds 



1368 Crimson King. Rich crimson 10c 60c 



1372 Lavender King. Rosy-lavender 10c 60c 



1374 Pink King. Rosy-pink 10c 60c 



1376 Violet King. Purple-violet 10c 60c 



1378 White-King. Pure white 10c 60c 



1380 Mixed Colors 10c 50c 



1381 Henderson's Collection of King Asters. One packet of each of the 

 above five separate varieties 40c 



"QUEEN OF THE EARLIES" 



(Wilt-Resistant) 



(Queen of the Market.) Valuable on account of their 

 extreme earliness for cutting; plant 18 inches high; 

 ^ medium-sized double flowers on long stems. 



^ r - ~ ^M Pkt. 1,000 seeds 



•J /■ 1398 Crimson 10c 50c 



M y ^B 1402 Dark blue 10c 50c 



1404 Lavender 10c 50c 



1406 Rose-pink 10c 50c 



1408 White 10c 50c 



1410 Mixed Colors 10c 50c 



W'JM''^2^ 1411 Collection of above five separate colors .. 40c 



SEMPLE'S LONG-STEMMED 



(See Illustration) (Wilt-Resistant) 



Flowers are large, very double and borne on long 

 stems. They begin blooming about the first of Septem- 

 ber. Plants are strong growers, 1 Y% to 2 feet high. 



Pkt. 1,000 seeds 



1438 Crimson 10c 50c 



1442 Lavender 10c 50c 



1444 Shell-pink 10c 50c 



1446 Purple 10c 50c 



1448 White 10c 50c 



1450 Mixed Colors 10c 50c 



1451 Collection, one packet each of above five sep- 

 arate colors 40c 



LARGE-FLOWERING HARDY (Perennial) 



These "Michaelmas Daisies" form large, bushy clumps, 1 Yi to 2 feet high, covered 

 with clusters of large, single flowers during the late summer months. 

 1462 Farreri. Unlike the other varieties, it begins blooming early in May and re- 

 mains in flower two months, color violet-mauve with a golden disc Pkt. 25c 



1464 Alpinus Goliath. A beautiful lilac with golden center Pkt. 15c 



1468 Wartburg Star Early Flowering. A new, giant-flowering race. The bright 

 lavender-blue Marguerites with yellow centers more than 4 inches across are 



borne on stalks 28 inches long and flower in May and June Pkt. 25c 



1470 Mixed Colors. New. large-flowering hybrids Pkt. 10c 



AMERICAN BEAUTY 



(Wilt-Resistant) 



It is of the late branching type; 2 to 2J^ feet 

 high. The flowers measure from 4 to 5 inches in 

 diameter, are borne on stems from 15 to 20 inches 

 long. (See illustration.) 



1215 Carmine Rose. The exact color of the 



world-famous American Beauty rose. Pkt. 15c 



1219 Purple. Rich purple, of perfect form Pkt. 15c 



AURORA GOLDEN SHEAF 



(Wilt-Resistant) 



1221 The deepest colored yellow Aster yet offered. 

 The flowers are fully double, with an attrac- 

 tive crest-like center Pkt. 25c 



SUPER GIANT 



The flowers of this Giant Race are extremely large and fluffy, measur- 

 ing 4 to 5 ins. in diameter. An early blooming variety, height 2J4 feet. 



1227 Los Angeles. Color, beautiful shell pink Pkt. 25c 



1229 El Monte. Color, deep glowing crimson Pkt. 25c 



LARGE SINGLE CHINA 



A liking for single flowers has created a demand for long-stemmed 

 China Asters, which are of unsurpassed decorative effect when vased. 



1244 Heliotrope Pkt. 10c 1248 White Pkt. 10c 



1246 Rose-pink Pkt. 10c 1250 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



1251 Collection of above three separate colors. 25c 



GIANT COMET (Henderson's) (Wilt Resistant) 



The flowers are 4 inches across, composed of long, wavy, twisted petals, 

 gracefully formed into densely double, half globes, equaling some of the 

 finer Plume Chrysanthemums. Height 18 inches to 2 feet. 

 1264 Azure-blue, 1274 Shell-pink, 



1266 Crimson, 1276 Violet-purple, 



1268 Lavender, 1278 White. 



1272 Rose-pink 



Price of the above, Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 60c. 



1280 Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 50c. 

 1281 Collection. One packet each of the above seven separate colors, 



50c. 



EXPRESS COMET— Extra Early 



Express Comets come into bloom in the open ground by the middle of 

 July. They are the largest early Asters; flowers, 3% inches across; long 

 stems; plants are 18 inches high. 



1292 Azure-blue 1296 Rose-pink 



1293 Crimson 1298 Pure White 



1294 Dark Blue 1300 Mixed Colors 

 Price of the above Pkt. 10c; Per 1000 seeds 60c. 



1301 Henderson's Collection of Express Comet Asters. One packet 

 each of five separate colors 40c 



