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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



P.toNY Perfection 

 Aster. 



DIVARF CHRY- 

 SANTHEMUM 

 FI^OW^ERED 



ASTERS. 



The largest flowering of the Dwarf 

 Asters ; very double. 1 foot/ Ex- 

 cellent for ribbon borders or pots. 



PER PKT. 



5182 Fiery Scarlet 10 



5183 Dark Blue 10 



5175 Snow- White 10 



5174 Finest Mixed 10 



D'WARF QUEEN 

 ASTERS. 



Large flowering Aster of dwarf 

 habit; bearing profusely full double 

 imbricated flowers of great beauty. 

 Splendid for cutting. (See cut.) 



5184 White 10 



5173 Mixed Colors 10 q,^^^ ^Vhite Comet aster. 



COMET ASTERS. 



A very beautiful and distinct class, with long curled and twisted petals formed 

 into loose yet dense half-globe, resembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum 

 5224 The Bride. A variety of the Giant type. The flowers, on 



opening, are of purest white, changing as they become per pkt 

 older to a beautiful shade of rose, a most unique transformation 15 

 5216 Giant Pure White, a great improvement over the old 



type. (See cut) 10 



Dreer's Superb Asters 



Of the general beauty of these flowers it is unnecessary to 

 speak ; the immense world-wide demand for them shows their 

 adaptability for any climate; and coming into bloom, as they 

 do, when most other flowers are fading away, enhances their 

 value. 



Culture. — The ground for the cultivation of Asters cannot be 

 too richly prepared. Sow in sliallow boxes in the greenhouse, 

 hot-bed or light window, in a temperature of 60 deg., cover the 

 seeds to a depth of about four times their size, press down with 

 a board, water witli a spray, and do not allow to dry out; 

 when the seedlings have formed three leaves, transplant 1 inch 

 apart into similar boxes or 2-inch pots, and plant out in the gar- 

 den after danger from frost is over. Tliey can also be sown in 

 the open ground after danger is over from frost. 



Special attention is directed to the Asters offered on page 5. 



P^EONY PERFECTION ASTERS. 



C)ne of the most perfect ; very double, large, and finely shaped ; the petals beau- 

 tifuUv incurved. (See cut.) lA feet. per pkt. 



^ V ^ 2 ^^g^ ^n\^s. 10 



5214 Glowing- Crimson. 10 



5231 Purple Violet 10 



6197 Light Bine 10 



5193 Pure White 10 



5190 Finest Mixed 10 



JE^VEE, OR BAEE- 

 SHAPED ASTERS. 



A new and beautiful class of As- 

 ters, obtained from the well-known 

 Paeony Perfection race; similar but 

 somewdiat dwnrfer in habit than the 

 latter, and with shorter petals ; per- 

 fectly round flowers; 20 inches. 

 5196 Snow-AA'hite 15 



5212 Apple Blossom. ... 10 



5213 Deep Pink 10 



5217 Dark Blue 10 



BETTERIDGE'S 

 QUIELED ASTERS. 



Perfectly double tube or quill- 

 shaped petals ; valuable for bouquets 

 and bedding; 2 feet. 

 5225 Ifew Yellow. Tliis 



variety is really yello7v,&iS 

 large double flow ers being 

 of a bright sulphur 5 



5200 Mixed Colors 5 



5172 Pink, Margined 



White 10 



5201 Deep Pink 10 



5202 Lisrht Blue 10 



5215 Carmine 10 



5221 Peach Blossom 



Pink 10 



5218 Finest Mixed... 10 



MIGNON ASTERS. 



A comparatively new class, of semi-dwarf habit, flowering profusely, 

 has become very popular, especially with florists, for use in cut- 

 flower work. Tlie flowers are of the same style as the Victoria, 

 but smaller. 



per pkt. 



5191 Ijilac. A charming new 

 shade, exceedingly desirable 

 as a corsage flower 15 



per pkt 



5186 Pure White lo 



5158 Mixed Colors 10 



IMPROVED VICTORIA ASTERS. 



A magnificent class either for bedding or for cutting. The flowers are large, 

 beautifully imbricated and perfect in form. (See cut.) \h feet. 



' " 5208 Purple 10 



5203 White 10 



5205 Finest Mixed 10 



o204 Pink 10 



5207 Scarlet 10 



5206 Light Blue 10 



Improved Victoria 

 Aster. 



Imported Collections are offered on next page. 



