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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



ASTER 



The Aster, in its many varieties, is unsurpassed for bedding and cutting, and is not only one of the most profitable annuals 

 for the professional florist but also one of the most satisfactory for the home garden. The great diversity of size, color, form 

 and season of blooming makes it one of the most suitable plants for supplying cut flowers. The plants are usually of vigorous 

 'gro-\^T:h and so hardy that they endure a slight frost without serious injury. By planting the different strains and at different 

 times, one may have in the latitude of Detroit a constant succession of bloom from the last of July till the middle of October 

 •without the aid of a greenhouse or even a hotbed. 



Seed may be sown ouldoors as early in spring as the ground is warm and dry, or for earlier blooming may be started indoors 

 or in a cold frame .and transplanted in the open ground after danger of killing frost is over. If conditions are favorable they wUl 

 usually do well in any well prepared garden soil but a strong loam that has been well fertilized the previous j'ear is preferable. 

 In planting cover the seed with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. The rows for most of the varieties should 

 be aoout one and one-half feet apart, ^\^len about one to two inches high, thin to sixteen inches apart in the row. It is de- 

 sirable during warm and dry weather to water thoroughly the plants two or three times a week, preferably early in the morning 

 or evening. It is desirable to change the location as often as practicable. 



Insects, such as the red spider, may be kept at bay by frequently spraying with clear water, or for insects that eat the 

 foliage add one-fourth teaspoonful of Paris Green to ten gallons of water. Sprinkle with tobacco water or dust to keep off the 

 plant louse. AVe offer choice seed that has been grown for us from the best types by the most skilful cultivators in America 

 and Europe and which is more certain to give good results than most of that on the market. 



Fvffa Fai»lv HrtK^airzoll^rn Plants of medium size and branching habit, about eighteen inches high, extremely 



'-'Xira daily riUllCIl^UllCril early and producing abundantly on long stems blooms of large size, often four 

 inches in diameter. The petals are long and recurved, of open Comet type and unusually graceful in th ?ir seemingly care- 

 less arrangement. These asters have the desirable combination of extreme earUness, large size and splendid cutting qualities. 

 Knowm also as Express Comet. 



White. The largest earlv white aster. Oz. SI. 50 Pkt. 10c. Rose. The earliest red aster. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



The Bride. A distinctive blush white. Oz. S1.50 " 10c. Dark Blue. The earliest large deep blue. Oz. S1.50 " 10c. 



Mixed. The four varieties above. Oz. S1.50 " lOc. 



HohenzoUem Silver Lilac. A Charmingly delicate shade; a little later than the extra early Hohenzollern. Oz. S1.50 " 10c. 



Queen of the Market sirabie on 



account of earliness as well as profuse 

 blooming and wide range of colors. The 

 plants are of branching habit, about 

 eighteen inches high, bearing on long 

 stems from ten to fifteen finely formed 

 double flowers of medium size. Fine 

 for cutting. The colors include white, 

 pink, deep rose, light blue, dark blue, 

 violet and crimson. This class is known 

 also as Queen of the Earlies. I^Iixed. 

 Oz. 75c Pkt. 10c. 



V» , • An early strain much 



1/»T/>1"1S1 superior to the oil 

 •■•*'*"'^* ■"* type of Victoria. The 

 flowers are large, often three and one- 

 half inches across and are very full in the 

 center. The petals are broad and thick 

 and curve outward, overlapping so regu- 

 larly as to resemble those of the double 

 dahlia. Plants about eighteen inches high 

 and very free flowering. 



White. Clear white, one of the 



most useful. Oz. §1.25 Pkt. 10c. 



Light Blue. Light lavender blue, 



very free flowering. Oz. $1.25.. " 10c. 



Peach Blossom. Delicate shade of 



rose. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Violet. Oz, $1.25 " 10c. 



Deep Red. Brilliant carmine shale. " 10c. 



Dark Blue. Oz. §1.25 " 10c. 



Crimson. Oz. Si 25 " 10c. 



Mixed. Oz. S1.25. " 10c. 



|-k I 1 This very desirable, me- 

 LraybreclK dlum early variety is a 

 compact, upright growing, branching 

 plant. Flowers borne on long stems, al- 

 most round, exceptionally well formed 

 and very double with regularly incurved 

 petals. " The color is a delicate light 

 pink. Height fifteen to twentv inches. 

 Oz.Sl.50 .Pkt. 10c. 



■n •,^ Similar to Daybreak but pure 



r Urity white. One o"f the best early 



white asters. An excellent variety for 



cutting. Oz. Si. 50 Pkt. 10c. 



H/I"! J O* 1 A remarkably beaut i- 

 MlKaaO rillK ful mid-season aster 

 of very large size and fine form, at first 

 white but changing gradually to light 

 rose or rose with lavender tint. The 

 petals are long, rather flat, some of them 

 sUghtly curved and twisted, and cover 

 well the centers of the flowers. Plants 

 about two feet high, branching and bear 

 very large flowers on stems twelve to 

 sixteen inches long. Known also as 

 Rochester. Oz. §1.50 Pkt. 15c. 



Extra Early HohenjolleRn 



