Everyone Admires the Grace and Color of Asters 



Aster, Queen of the Market 



ASTERS 



An open, sunny position and well-prepared 

 soil is needed to grow Asters to perfection. 

 Work a liberal quantity of bone and a little 

 hydrated lime into the soil before setting out 

 the plants. 



Early-blooming Varieties 

 Early Beauty. (Wilt-resistant.) A. Plants 

 grow from to 3 feet high with long 

 stems bearing large, well-formed flowers. 

 The colors are good and keeping qualities 

 are unsurpassed. Blooms early in July. 

 Azure-Blue Flesh-Pink 

 Carmine-Rose Purple 

 Crimson White 



Each, pkt. 15 cts.; Vgoz. 50 cts. 

 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the above 6 



colors, 75 cts. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; Vsoz. 40 cts. 

 Queen of the Market. (Wilt-resistant.) 

 A. These well-known early-flowering 

 Asters are of branching habit, about 20 

 inches high, and bloom in early July. 

 Crimson Peach Blossom 



Dark Blue Scarlet 

 Flesh-Pink White 



Each, pkt. 10 cts.; V40Z. 40 cts. 

 COLLECTION : One pkt. each o£ above 6 colors, 

 50 cts. 



Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; }4oz. 35 cts. 



Midseason-blooming Varieties 

 Mammoth Peony-flowered. A. This 

 superb strain has immense, double flow- 

 ers, borne on long, non-lateral stems. 

 The plants grow 23^ to 3 feet high, and 

 bloom from late July until frost. 

 Azure Fairy Peach Blossom 



Deep Rose Purple 

 Flesh-Pink White 



Each, pkt. 15 cts.; VgOZ. 60 cts. 

 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 

 75 cts. 



Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 50 cts. 

 Improved Ostrich-feathered. (Wilt-re- 

 sistant.) A. The flowers, borne on long 

 stems, are of a loose, feathery character, 

 and frequently measure over 5 inches in 

 diameter. Plants grow about 2}^ feet high. 



Azure-Blue *Purple 

 ♦Crimson *Shell-Pink 

 *Deep Rose Sky-Blue 

 *Light Blue *White 



Peach Blossom 



Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Vioz. 50 cts. 

 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 vari- 

 eties marked*, 50 cts. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts. 



Aster, Heart of France 



Astermum (A.) 



A splendid new type of Aster bearing 

 enormous flowers that give the impression of 

 the Japanese chrysanthemums. Plants grow 

 about 2 feet high, and bloom from July until 

 frost. 



Azure-Blue Rose-Pink White 



Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Vioz. 50 cts. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 40 cts. 



Miscellaneous Varieties 



California Giants, Improved. See page 3 

 for description. 



Giant California Sunshine. See page 3 

 for description. 



Peerless Yellow. A. A splendid new Aster 

 with a border of pure white and the center 

 rich deep yellow. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 75 cts. 



Heart of France. (Wilt-resistant.) A. 

 This is the largest flower of the dark red 

 sorts. Plants grow about 2 feet high and 

 bear ruby-red flowers in profusion in Sep- 

 tember. Pkt. 15 cts.; yioz. 75 cts. . 



Ball's White. A. A fine pure white Aster of 

 dwarf, branching habit. Blooms with the 

 midseason sorts. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 50 cts. 



Hardy Perennial Varieties 

 Michaelmas Daisy, Mixed. H.P. A select 

 mixture. Medium-sized flowers. Plants 

 grow about 3 feet high and bloom in Sep- 

 tember and October. Will flower the first 

 year from seed if started early. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 

 J^oz. 75 cts. 



ARMERIA (Sea-Pink) 



Dwarf plants that will thrive almost any- 

 where. Fine for the alpine garden or for use 

 as edging plants. 



Laucheana. H.P. Produces a mass of 

 double, rosy crimson flowers during May 

 and June. Height, 6 inches. Pkt. 25 cts.; 

 5^oz. 60 cts.; Vsoz. $1. 



ASPARAGUS 



Plumosus nanus. A graceful pot-plant for 

 house or conservatory. Grows freely in any 

 sunny window. Pkt. 20 cts. 



Sprengeri. Long, drooping branches. Fine 

 for hanging-baskets or cutting. Pkt. 15 cts. 



AUBRIETIA (False Wall Cress) 



Large-flowering Hybrids. H.P. A delight- 

 ful group of rock-garden plants that thrive 

 in sunny crevices, covered -with brilliantly 

 colored flowers in spring and early summer. 

 Height, 6 inches. Pkt. 15 cts.; t^^oz. 60 cts. 



Bellis (EngUsh Daisy) 



BALSAM 

 Touch-me-not; Lady's Slipper 

 Double Camellia-flowered. One of the 



easiest annual flowers to grow. Plants 

 reach a height of about 2 feet and bear the 

 flower close against the stems. The ripe 

 seed-pods fly open with an angry jerk if 

 they are touched, scattering the seed for 

 several feet in every direction. 

 Double Pink. A. Light pmk. Pkt. 10 



cts. ; J^oz. 30 cts. 

 Double, Mixed. A. All colors. Pkt. 10 



cts.; J^oz. 25 cts. 



BEGONIA GRACILIS 



Wax Plant 



This Begonia ranks with the geranium and 

 coleus as a bedding plant, doing equally well 

 in full sunlight, and surpassing both in posi- 

 tions partially or wholly in shade. Make 

 dense bushes 1 foot high. 

 Luminosa. A. Fiery, dark scarlet flowers 



and satiny brown foliage. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Primadonna. A. Large, handsome plants 



with shining green foliage and rose-pink 



flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



BELLIS (English Daisy) 



Little rosettes of dark green foliage. Short- 

 stemmed double flowers from early spring 

 until midsummer. While supposed to be a 

 perennial, it may die out after a year or two. 

 Longfellow. T.P. Dark rose. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



J^oz. 50 cts. 

 Snowball. T.P. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



3^oz. 50 cts. 

 Double, Mixed. T.P. A mixture containing 



all the colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 30 cts. 



BRACHYCOME 



Swan River Daisy 



A free-flowering annual about 1 foot high, 

 covered with a profusion of blue, rose, and 

 white flowers the greater part of the summer. 

 Azure Fairy. A. Lavender-blue. Pkt. 10 



cts. ; J^oz. 50 cts. 

 Rosea. A. Rose-pink. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 



50 cts. 



Mixed. A. All colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 

 40 cts. 



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