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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Flower Seeds 



J ¥7 A J. Have Won Hundreds of Prizes at Ex- 



Henderson s r amous Asters nations in ah sections of the u. s. a. 



^^^^_^^_, Aster, American Beauty 



This beautiful variety is beyond doubt one of the 



r^H grandest sorts in cultivation. It is of the lair branching 



j^B^^'^HP^^^B growing I" high. 



^^BBr ^Y . j large ami full, with incurved petals measuring from 1 to ."> 



m i inches in diameter, and are borne on stems from 15 to '20 



_^ inches long. We offer the following colors. (See illustration.) 



JS 1213 Black Prince. Rich black blue, one of the 



l r ^^H darkest shades Pkl. ISc. 



f^r- ^ \ 1215 Carmine Hose. The exact color of the 



^ _^^B world famous American Beauty rose . Pkl. 15c. 



A* "^^B 1217 Lavender. An exquisite shade of pure 



*, _-.. ^^^^B lavender I'l.i ISc. 



121i> Purple. Surpassingly rich purple, of perfect 



*£.// - <^ f ° rm PW13C " 



<v. "~ \. Aster, Autumn Glory 



^- * -*^*lj^ * 1224 This is a most welcome addition to our garden 



v A Asters, for it is the latest of all — thus lengthening 



fj -g^ -^k. ,x % 3 . ^ the Aster season by at least two weeks, coming 



tf J ^ F 'm^ .^MJ**"* i* * ^mr ^^ '^w^ ' n to D ' oorn i us ' after all other varieties have 



f 4f \Ar ^^^^^^ VM rf^r-N ' *^^AWk 4 passed theii prime The plant is a large, strong 



f\,T^F ^ grower, bearing immense double pure shell-pink 



.! aw ""v ^%t^ » 'te> llowers of lasting substance on long stems. Pkt. 15c. 



T[ s- r\ \<t ^ \ Aster, Mikado Rose 



. 4, -"^f &} JL W "^^ '«^ "> 1228 Greal shagg\ (lowers oi long, curled and luish-'l 



petals, resembling large. Japanese Chrysantlic- 



' f '■ ^ | mums They are carried on long stems and are 



■^ B y \ L^M!^* good I itting Coloi deep brilliant rose. I in 



M Bm % ^ V tA plants are of spreading habit and bloom very 



|T > T'y H early. Mikado is a branching variety bred from 



A A ^^1 i.ianl Cornel and is increasing in popularity yeai 



^—T r v w , ■ bj \Sr, illustration.) Pkt. ISc. 



1 llW^B Aster, Sensation 



fe v II 1234 Large, full double llowers of most brilliant crimson 



™ \ ^B ^H on long, well-leaved stems. Most effective for 



M ™ . ^H either garden decoration or cut and vaseel JThe 



'•/fl)JL. : Mg I 11a % J^flf plants are good healthy growers of branching 



flLvM l '" sh h: ' 1 " 1 i: ' '" ,,s inches in height . . . Pkl. ISc. 



^Ti"^!^^ m^^^^^^B Aster, Large Single China 



^^§ter« Vieneral JOIXre * liking for single flowers has created a demand for long-stemmed China 



..„__ ^ r , . , . r . • . Asters, which are of unsurpassed decorative effect when cut and vased. 



12o5 One of the most attractive single varieties of recent intio- Thcsc Asters of slron g. healthy growth, are profuse bloomers and are 

 duction. The plants grow about IX inches high, producing a , s0 sh gardcn plants. That' the hybridizers have been eminently suc- 



a mass of bloom of single and semi-double (lowers measuring cess f u | is shown plainly bv the manv beautiful and interesting sorts that 

 from 1 '< to 2 inches in diameter The color is an intense arc now ln cultivation — the very cream of which are ofTered in this catalog. 

 crimson-scarlet, with a clear golden-yellow disc. A very (S>( . illustration.) 



desirable sort for bedding. ... /'kl. 15c. 



1244 Heliotrope I'm. 10c. 



1246 Rose-pink Pkt. 10c. 



^ ^^ 1248 White Pkt. 10c. 



J>ftfl l^.->() Mixed Color., Pkt 10c. 

 1251 Collection of Above 3 separate colors 25c. 



* W ^ y ** They Praise Henderson's 



At ^+&&to Famous Asters 



^ J ^^ ^£t "/ must sau your 



m / .^tk^^^ W?^ ^9** ^^^ Flower Seeds Ib^oII ^wi 



^^^ f T5>aT'W^< - ^y '""■' '" ""* district ami ^^^^^ ^^k j 



i ( fid 4t * ^— ^JM^^K,- 1^^^^^ "^^^ f 



Shaw, gaining first 

 prize " 

 Q. '^ // VV. TURNER, 



Canterbury, N . Z. 

 "I had some As- 

 ter Seeds from you 

 ^Bl ' as ' spring, and 

 they grew up to be 

 fine strong healthy 

 plants, and the m^ j 



flowers were and ^V W Ma l \ V 



some of them still MfK A. W ' k ■ ^' 



ore, i/it /inerf .-Isrers ■•^^ J\. " , 1 1 'k 



the City - ■L.^ I 1 I 



EDWIN C.YOUNG. ^^. ■* t \ ' 



llolyoke. Muss. ifete.. N. \ 



received at that lime were Wt 



^rv JL "tS^^ ^h^^^^^" ^k^^ jB* very much admired and ^P* J ^« ■ V 



. again the compliments j^ftt' 



that p'liil ^L^^^my^ ^^^K. 



Fo// on i/ie(> beauty." ■>' 



C. H. HUB BELL. 

 Vancouver, B. C, Can. 

 "My asters from your seeds last 

 year were the most beautiful I have 

 ever seen. I picked them by the armfuls." ^^Mm Jtm ^Evtt&ntL 



" \'\ydf^ ~ MRS. L. CLAIR CONNER. 



Orangeville, Penna. 



You will probably need some Garden Tools to cultivate your flowers. See illustrations and descriptions, pages 169 to 195 



