STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Asters. 



Asters constantly receive the closest attention of the most noted ex- 

 perts in the world, the result being constant improvement of the old 

 well-known strains, and now and then an exceedingly valuable new 

 variety. A careful inspection of complete trials of all known varieties 

 has enabled us to revise our l'sts with good judgment, until we now 

 consider our collection the best and most complete offered, for growing 

 in this country. Amateurs cannot do better than plant the entire list, 

 which we will furnish, one packet of each variety, 27 in all, for $2. 



Per Pkt. 

 Betleridge's Prize. — An improvement on the German Quilled 



Aster; splendid large flowers of varied colors. Mixed seed, 2 h.$o 05 

 Chrysanthemum-Flowered Dwarf (see cut). — A most desirable 

 and distinct type ; plants 10 to 12 inches high, bearing handsome 



Chrysanthemum-shaped flowers ; all colors mixed 10 



Cocardeau, or New Crown (see cut) — Flowers large and double, 

 centre pure white, quilled, surrounded with large flat petals of a 



distinct bright color. All colors mixed, 2 ft 10 



Mont Blanc (Goliath). — Colorpurewhite extra double and finely 



formed; flowers 4 inches in diameter, 2^ ft 20 



New Diamond (see cut). — The flowers are extremely beautiful, 2 

 to 2% inches across, each petal being distinctly incurved. The 

 plants grow 18 to 20 inches high. AS the stems and branches 

 are terminated by perfect floweis ; the entire plant appearing a 

 mass of bloom. The colors range from pure white to blackish 

 purple, and dark, rich crimson. 3 pkts. for socts 20 



New Dwarf Pasony Perfection Asters. 



1 he plants do not grow over twelve inches high, and aie of neat 

 compact habit, blooming profusely ; the flowers ate very large, of fine 

 form, perfectly double, and petals beautifully incurved ; the colors are 

 strikingly rich and brilliant. 



— Light Blue, Shining Dark Scarlet, Pure While . ... 30 



Black Blue, Black Blue and White , jo 



— — — Crimson and While, Rose . . 10 



~ Finest Mixed. — All the above colors. ]{ oz., 75 cts. . . 10 



• B """ r 5 Perfection Asters, bocts* __■ 



New and Distinct Asters. 



No. 1, Neiv Diamond. 



No. 2, ....... . New Triumph. 



No. 3, New Queen of Spring. 



No. 4, . Chrysanthemum-Flowered Dwarf. 



No. 5, . . . Cocardeau, or New Crown. 



New Queen of Spring Aster. 



Per Pkt 



Of all Asters it is the earliest, and is so named because 

 if the seed is started early it will flower in full perfec- 

 tion before the calendar months of Spring have ended. 

 In any case, started with other Asters, it will flower 

 from two to three weeks earlier. The plants are 

 vigorous and healthy, of low, dwarf growth, and pro- 

 ^ duce their queenly white double flowers profusely on 

 long stems, making them unsurpassed for cutting. A'l 

 who like Asters will be more than pleased with this 

 grand acquisition (see cut). 2 pkts. for 25 cts. . . . $0 15 



New Triumph Aster. 



This distinct novelty forms compact plants only about 

 eight inches high, each covered with large, handsome, 

 perfectly formed flowers of extra beauty. The indi- 

 vidual flowers measure from 2% to 3 inches across, 

 and are of the most faultless Pa;ony form, all the 

 petals being beautifully incurved. The color is 

 peculiarly rich and brilliant; when beginning to 

 bloom it is a pure scarlet, but when in full bloom it 

 changes to a magnificent satiny scarlet, piesenting thus, with 

 these two brilliant colors, a most lovely sight. The flowers, on 

 account of their weight, bend slightly at varying angles, but do 

 not droop so as to impair their beauty, each plant forming a 

 bouquet of itself. It is the most charming of all dwarf Scarlet 



Asters in cultivation to-day (see cut). 2 pkts., 23 cts 15 



New Dwarf Bouquet. — A most charming class; plants 6 to 8 inches 



high, very compact and covered with flowers; colors mixed . . 10 

 Snow Ball.— Purest White IO 



— — — Fire Ball. — Glowing Crimson 10 



New Rose. — A splendid variety, handsome large flowers, inner 



petals like a Rose, all colors mixed, 2 ft 10 



Prince of Wales. — New an d very ft ne . The plants grow about 

 fifteen inches in height. The flowers are of a deep crimson _'ed 



color, and very large size 10 



Truffaut's Paeony-Flowered Perfection Asters Mixed. — One 

 of the best variet ies in every respect ; flowers very large, double 

 and beautifully incurved ; grows about 18 inches. Over twenty- 

 five distinct colors are included in the splendid strain we offer. 

 Mixed seed, 3 pkts., 25 cts.; J^ 02., 75 cts 10 



Victoria Asters. 



This class is undoubtedly the most improved type in cultivation. 

 The flowers are large, quite double, most beauiiful'y formed and 

 borne in great profusion ; all colors mixed 10 



— — — SnowStorm. — One of the very finest jo 



Peach Blossom. — Very beautiful 10 



Carmine Rose. — Entirely distinct 10 



Light Blue.— A distinct color 10 



Victoria, New Dwarf Mixed. — The same beautiful class as 



above, but of dwarf growth. All colors mixed 10 



Washington. — The flowers are magnificent, and colors unusually 



fine. Mixed varieties, 2 ft ••••». 10 



Mixed Varieties of Asters for General Planting.— Our own 



mixture, embracing many of the choice varieties described. 



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