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HENDERSONS 

 SUPERIOR 



GIANT COMET 



or Ostrich Plume Asters 



These truly grand Asters win enthusiastic admiration from all who see them. The 

 dowers are of immense size, often 6 inches across, composed of long, wavy, twisted petals, 

 gracefully formed into loose, yet densely double, half-globes. resembUng some of the finer 

 Japanese Chrysanthemums. The plants, of luxuriant growth, attain a height of IS inches, 

 each plant bearing from 20 to 30 of these magnificent flowers on long stems, which give 

 them an added value for cutting for vases. (See cut.) 



Jliied. Per 1 .000 seeds. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Beauty, flowers open white, changing to 



clear light blue 10c. 



Brilliant, an effective shade of brilliant 



carmine 10c. 



Queen of Spain, primrose yellow, shaded 



blush 10c. 



Triumph of Paris. Outer rows of white 



pet^s encircle the golden center of 



quilled petals 10c. 



Mauve Queen. Rich pearl-grey 10c. 



Bride, white, changing to rose. . . i . . . . 10c. 



Mikado. Exquisite shell-oink. . . . Pkt. 10c, 

 Pluto. Vivid scarlet aging to deep 



blood-red I Oc , 



Salmon-red. Bright salmon, with a 



darker salmon center 10c. 



Deep Blue 10c 



Lavender lOc. 



Yellow lOo 



Crimson lOc 



White 1 Oc 



Rose-pink lOc 



Salmon-rose 10c 



Canary Bird. Large, double flowers of bright canary-yellow 15c. 



Pink Bordered White. The petals are pink, edged and tipped with white 15c. 



Collection Giant Comet Asters, 6 separate colors, 60c., IS separate colors 85c. 



"Last year my Giant Comet Asters from your seed took two first prizes at our Flower Shcrj. 

 where there was a large and beautiful exhibit." CORNELI.A il. BO.ARDM.AN, 



1333 River Boulevard. St. Paul, Minn. 



"The Giant Comet Asters I got from you were the finest ever exhibited in Montreal; they 

 ■vere magnificent, no mistake. I did not compete but got a special first prize. So much 

 'or an amateur! " \vy[. WALKER, Montreal, Can. 



CROWN COMET ASTERS 



Strikingly beautiful varieties of the large comet type. The centre of the flower is a 

 crown of pure white surrounded by some rich color, making an effective contrast. These 

 .\sters were awarded a diploma of honor by the French Society of Horticulture. 



Crown Comet, Rose, with white crown Pkt. 10c 



" " Blue, with white crown 10c 



" " Carmine, with white crown . lOo 



One pkt. each of tlte above 3 Crcrj.n Comet 

 Asters. Soc. 



EXPRESS COMET 



or Extra Early Hohenzollern 



Collect 

 colors, 60c. 



A new early-flowering section of great 



merit, not only for garden purposes, 



but of even more value for early cut 



flowers. Extra early flowering Asters 



have heretofore been produced at the 



expense of either size, doubleness, 



suTjstance or length of stem, but the 



Express Comets are equally as good 



as later-flowering sorts and come into 



bloom in the open ground with us by 



the middle of July. The biggest early 



Asters we know of; really large, fine 



flowers, 3H to 4 inches across, of very 



double graceful comet type; splendid sut>- 



stance and long stems; plants healthy and 



sturdy, of branching habit, 18 inches high; 



free bloomers. 



Express Comet, Salmon-red Pkt. 10c. 



" " Crimson 10c. 



" " Silver-lilac 10c. 



Pure White 10c. 



Dark Blue 10c. 



" Rose-pink lOe. 



" Mixed lOo. 



White Passing to Rose. The flowers open dear 

 ■langing day by day to blush, then pink and 



rose color lOc 



I Violet. Rich, deep purplish x-iolet 10c. 



Express Comet Asters 1 pkt. each of 6 separata 



"My Hohenzollern Asters were simply beautiful, measuring 4 to 6 

 inches across, surpassing your catalogue description.". 



CHAS. W. EGGLESTOX. Xorlh Brookfield. Mass. 



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