I^LOWER 5EED [^OVELTIES.... 



AND SPECIALTIES. 



The General List of Flower Seeds will be found on pages 55 to 92. 

 'WHITE TRIUMPH ASTER. 



5243 New white flowering variety of this splendid dwarf Paeony-flowered 

 Aster; very large incurved flowers; especially adapted for pot cul- 

 ture or for bedding.. Height, 1 foot. (See cut.) 25 cts. per pkt., 

 5 pkts. $1.00 



i;VHITE OSTRICH-FEATHER ASTER. 



5244 This magnificent new Aster bears some resemblance to the Giant 

 White Comet, differing in its cindelabium foiin of growth and 

 much greater freedom of 

 bloom, but its greatest 

 merit is found in its flow- 

 ers, which are of immense 

 size, averaging 6 inches 

 in diameter, of a beautiful 

 snow-white, made up of 

 much longer, more loose- 

 ly formed petals, equal- 

 ing the best Japanese 

 Chrysanthemums. As a 

 cut flower for vases, bas- 

 kets or other floral ar- 

 rangements, these grand 

 long-stemmed flowers are 

 invaluable — a "Gem" 

 among Asters. Awarded 

 a silver medal at the In- 

 ternational Horticultural 

 Exhibition, Hamburg, 

 1897. (See cut.) 25 cts. 

 per pkt., 5 pkts. §1.00. 



Do not fail to try our Su- 

 perb Double-Fringed Pe- 

 tunias, shown in colors on 

 the back cover of this 

 Catalogue. Seeds are of- 

 fered on page 83. 



W HiTF Triumph Aster. 



We call special attention to the 

 following .Asters of recent introduc- 

 tion which will be found oftered with 

 the standard varieties on pages 58 

 and 59 : 



Climax or Tree Aster. 

 Lilac Mlgnon Aster. 

 White Ball or Jewel As- 

 ter. 

 Japanese Aster. 

 Kay Aster. 



Imported collections of 



Asters are offered on page 59. 



A select list of Flower Seeds from 

 Messrs. Sutton & Sons, the cele- 

 brated English seedsmen, will be 

 found offered on page 10. They 

 are sent out in Messrs. Suttons' 

 original packets. 



White Ostrich-feathek Aster. 



DREER^S 



SEI.ECT EATE-FEOWERING 



BRAIVCHIXG ASTERS. 



A selection from Semple's Branching Asters, which 

 for size of bloom, freedom of flowering and other good 

 qualities we have never seen equaled. The plants 

 form strong robust bushes about 2 feet high, bearing 

 profusely on long strong stems handsome Chrysanthe- 

 mum-like flowers, many being over 6 inches in diam- 

 eter. The form of the flowers is beautifully shown in 

 the illustration, and as can be seen have none of the 

 stiffness usual to most Asters, making them parlicu- 

 Jarly desirable as cut flowers. They come into flnwer 

 from two to three weeks later than most sorts, filling in 

 the gap between the general run of Asters and Chry- 

 santhemums. We offer three distinct and beautiful 

 colors : 



PER PKT. 



5235 Pure White 10 cts. 



5236 Shell Pink 10 cts. 



5237 L/avender Blue 10 cts. 



5223 Mixed Colors 10 cts. 



1 pkt. each of the three colors, 25 cts. 



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