ASTERS 



Paeony Perfection Aster. 



The most noted of all 

 the Asters. The flowers 

 are very double and of 

 great size, which with 

 their beautifully in- 

 curred petals gives a 

 perfection of form un- 

 surpassed in any other 

 variety. In habit the 

 plant is much branched 

 and pyramidal-shaped, 

 making the flowers 

 splendid for cutting, 

 while the range of col- 

 ors is exceedingly wide. 

 Truffaut'6 Perfection, 

 the variety here offered, 

 is the latest improve- 

 ment of this most d<^sir- 

 ableAster. Mixed. Pkt., 

 4tts.: 3pkts., 10c. 



Ea?t Constable. N.Y., Apr., 



23, '99.— "My Asters last year 



were beautiful, as were my 



Giant 1 ouMe Petunias." 



Mes. Cora FUEUi. 



neii) 6iant Brancbing Comet nmr. 



A grand new Comet Aster, forming a much branched, vigorous plant, 

 growing to a height of eighteen inches. The flowers are very large, some- 

 times measuring six inches in diameter, and the petals are so twisted and 

 curled as to give a decidedly Chrysanthemum effect. The flower-bearing 

 stems are long and splendid for cutting. The originator claims that there 

 are "no handsomer Asters in existence."' Like the ordinary Comet, they are 

 early flowering, hence should be sown with latevarieties to give a succession 

 of bloom. Mixed. Pkt., 7 cis : .Spkls.. 15 ct». 



Giant Branching Comet IVhite. White striped with pink, Rose-pink, 

 Carmine striped with pink. Separate, each per pkt , 7 cts. 



DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM ASTER. 



In size of flowers and habit of growth, no dwarf variety is more desira- 

 ble. The flowers are large, chrysanthemum-shaped, and produced in clus- 

 ters of fi^fteen to twenty, or even more, in a truss, each plant forming in 

 itself a beautiful bouquet. It will be found very nseful for edgings, beds 

 and for pot culture. Mixed. Pkt., 75 seeds, 4 cts. ; 3 pkts, 8 cts. 



JEWEL, OR BALL, ASTER. 



This variety is somewhat after the Peony Perfection 

 type, with petals incurving, forming handsome ball- 

 shaped flowers, splendid for cutting. The plant is tall and 

 much branched and a great bloomer. Mixed. Pkt., 6 cts. 

 VICTORIA ASTER. 



One of the most desirable strains. The plant is tall, 

 of pyramidal growth, and when in bloom the foliage is 

 completely hidden by the massive flowers. The petals 

 curve outward. Mixed. Pkt., 4 cts. ; 3 pkts., 10 cts. 



PRIZE QUILLED ASTER. 



This variety is unlike any other in that the petals are 

 tube or quill-shaped, bunchedin a dense mass, surrounded 

 by an involucre of ordinary shaped petals. The plants 

 are tall and bear a great profusion of blossoms, which re- 

 main perfect many days aftercutting. Mixed. Pkt . 4 cts. 



