ASTERS 
“QUEEN OF THE EARLIES” 
(Wilt Resistant) 
(Queen of the Market.) Valuable 
on account of their extreme earliness 
and for cutting; plant 18 inches high; 
medium-sized double flowers on long 
stems. 
1398—Crimson 
1402—Dark-blue 
1404—Lavender 
1406—Rose-pink 
1408—White 
Price of above Per 1000 seeds 40c; 
Per oz. $2.00 
1410—Mixed Colors. 
Per 1000 seeds 35¢; Per oz. $1.50 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
A Majestic recurved Aster of Perfect Form. 
Vigorous Growth, Fine Stems. 
We take pleasure in recommending this truly grand Aster as 
being the best in its class ever offered to garden lovers. It is a 
combination of the well known Comet-or Ostrich Plume type of 
flower, with long-branching stems and sturdy habit of growth. 
1325 —Light Blue 1327—Doark Purple 
1325A—Crimson 1328—Deep Rose 
1326A—Pure Pink 1329—White 
Price of above Per 1000 seeds 50c; per oz. $2.50. 
OF 
THE EARLpe” 
SEMPLE’S LATE FLOWERING (Wilt Resistant) 
Superior late-flowering Branching Asters. The flowers are large, 
very double and borne on long stems. They begin blooming about 
the first of September. Plants strong growers, 1] Y2 to 2 ft. high. 
1438—Crimson 1446—Purple 
1442—Lavender 1448—White 
1444—Shell-pink 
(Mary Semple) 
Price of above per 1000 seeds 40c; per oz. $2.00 
1330—Mixed Colors. 
Per 1000 seeds 40c; per oz. $2.00. 
1450—-Mixed Colors. 
Per 1000 seeds 35c; per oz. $1.50 
BEGONIA, Everblooming 
Fibrous-Rooted Varieties 
The varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias 
offered below are unsurpassed bedding 
plants. Thriving equally well in partially 
shaded or sunny locations, flowering pro- 
fusely through summer and fall—beds or 
edgings of these Begonias being a sheet of 
color continuously. As pot plants for winter 
flowering they are also superb; easily grown 
from seed. 
1512A—Christmas Cheer. Bright crimson 
scarlet, a fine sort for pot culture. 
Per 1000 seeds $1.00. 
1516—Prima Donna. Splendid bushy plants, 
10 inches high by 12 inches across. The 
flowers are 1 to 1% inches in diameter, 
and of charming rose color shading to 
carmine in center. Per 1000 seeds $1.00 
1515—lle de France. Considered the finest 
pure white variety with yellow stamens, 
foliage light green, flowers 1% _ inches 
across, height 1 foot. 
Per 1000 seeds $1.00 
CELOSIA 
1775—Gilberts Maple Gold. Large crested 
type. The color is shades of pink tipped 
gold. Height 3 to 3% ft. with many 10 
to 12 inch heads. 
Per 1000 seeds 50c; oz. $3.00 
Celosia 
Plumosa 
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Begonia 
CELOSIA 
1792—Pyramidalis—"‘Flame of Fire.” A 
fine variety for growing in pots. They 
grow 18 to 20 inches high with perfect 
pyramidal form carrying large blaze-like 
colored combs on the top. 
Per 1000 seeds 50c; per oz., $5.00 
PLUMOSA or Plumed Cockscomb 
A superior type of Celosia Plumosa, form- 
ing pyramidal branching plants, 32° feet 
high, and bearing large, conical pluming 
heads. The plants present a showy appear- 
ance in the summer garden, lasting in bloom 
until frost. They are also very handsome 
grown in pots. 
1794—Crimson 
1796—Golden 
1800—Mixed. (Thompson’s Magnifica.) 
Above, 1000 seeds, 25c; oz., $2.00 
