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HENDERSON'S FAMOUS ASTERS 



Just when summer is beginning to merge into autumn and the floral bloom in the garden is diminishing, along 

 comes the queenly Annual China Aster to make up the deficiency and renew the attractiveness of the garden. 



WILT-RESISTANT ASTER SEED — Through the use of wilt-resistant seed, success may be had where the soil is infected 

 with wilt fungus, where it has been impossible to grow perfect flowering plants. It is not claimed, however, to be free 

 from Aster "yellows" and other Aster diseases or insect pests. 



HEART OF FRANCE (Wilt-Resistant) 



130G The best pure red ever introduced. Heart of France opens red as the 

 purest ruby and retains its beauty to the very end. The stems are long 

 and strong and have few laterals. The branching plants bloom early in 

 the season and open with the mid-season varieties. (See illustration.) 



Pkt. 15c 



IMPERIAL or "DAYBREAK" 



These Asters are mid-summer flowering varieties. The flowers — borne 

 on long, stiff stems — are so double as to appear almost like balls. It is the 

 bedding Aster for our American climate and conditions. 



Per Per 



Pkt. 1.000 seeds 



1316 Daybreak. An exquisite shell-pink 10c 60c 



1318 Purity. Pure snow-white 10c 60c 



KING (See illustration) (Wilt-Resistant) 



_. An American type unlike any other Asters grown. The plants are tall, strong 

 growers, with long stems crowned with double flowers 5 inches across, com- 

 posed of long, narrow, straight petals, which give them a quilled appearance. 

 The flowers last longer than any others. 



Pkt. 1,000 seeds 



1368 Crimson King. Rich crimson 10c 60c 



1372 Lavender King. Rosy-lavender 10c 60c 



1374 Pink King. Rosy-pink 10c 60x 



1376 Violet King. Purple-violet 10c 60c 



1378 White-King. Pure white 10c 60c 



1380 Mixed Colors 10c 50c 



1381 Henderson's Collection of King Asters. One packet of each of the 

 above five separate varieties 40c 



"QUEEN OF THE EARLIES" 



(Wilt-Resistant) 



(Queen of the Market.) Valuable on account of their 

 extreme earliness for cutting; plant 18 inches high; 

 medium-sized double flowers on long stems. 



Pkt. 1.000 seeds 



1398 Crimson 10c 50c 



1402 Dark blue 10c 50c 



1404 Lavender 10c 50c 



1406 Rose-pink 10c 50c 



1408 White 10c 50c 



1410 Mixed Colors 10c 50c 



1411 Collection of above five separate colors. .40c 



SEMPLE'S LONG-STEMMED 



(See Illustration) (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 are strong growers, 1 Yi to 2 feet high. 



1438 Crimson Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



1442 Lavender Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



1444 Shell-pink Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



1446 Purple Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



1448 White Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



1450 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 10c 



1451 Collection, one packet each of above five sep- 

 arate colors . . . . 40c 



LARGE-FLOWERING HARDY (Perennial) 



These "Michaelmas Daisies" form large, bushy clumps, 1 5^ to 2 feet high, covered 

 with clusters of large, single flowers during the late summer months. The charm of the 

 autumn garden. 



1462 Farreri. Unlike the other varieties, it begins blooming early in May and re- 

 mains in flower for fully two months. The color is soft violet-mauve with a golden 



disc Pkt. 25c 



1464 Alpinus Goliath. A beautiful lilac with golden center Pkt. 15c 



1466 White Queen. Pure white, single flowers of immense size Pkt. 15c 



1468 Wartburg Star Early Flowering. A new, giant-flowering race. The bright 

 lavender-blue Marguerites with yellow centers more than 4 inches across are 



borne on stalks 28 inches long and flower in May and June Pkt. 25c 



1470 Mixed Colors. New, large-flowering hybrids. .-i-. Pkt. 10c 



AMERICAN BEAUTY 



(Wilt-Resistant) 



Beyond doubt one of the grandest sorts in 

 cultivation. It is of the late branching type; 2 to 

 2H feet high. The flowers measure from 4 to 5 

 inches in diameter, are borne on stems from 15 to 

 20 inches long. (See illustration) 

 '1215 Carmine Rose. The exact color of the 

 world-famous American Beauty rose. Pkt. 15c 

 1219 Purple. Rich purple, of perfect form 



Pkt. 15c 



AURORA GOLDEN SHEAF 



(Wilt-Resistant) 

 1221 The deepest colored yellow Aster yet offered. 

 The flowers are fully double, with an attrac- 

 tive crest-like center, of good substance and 



find depth of petal. The flowers last well when cut. Height, 18 

 inches Pkt. 25c 



SUPER GIANT 



The flowers of this Giant Race are extremely large and fluffy, measur- 

 ing 4 to 6 ins. in diameter, they are composed of abundant quantities of 

 interlaced plume-like petals borne on heavy stems, a very early blooming 

 variety, height 2J^ feet. 



1227 Los Angeles. Color, beautiful shell pink Pkt. 25c 



1229 El Monte. Color, deep glowing crimson Pkt. 25c 



LARGE SINGLE CHINA 



A liking for single flowers has created a demand for long-stemmed 

 China Asters, which are of unsurpassed decorative effect when vased. 



1244 Heliotrope Pkt. 10c 



1246 Rose-pink Pkt. 10c 



1248 White Pkt. 10c 



1250 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



1251 Collection of above three separate colors 25c 



GENERAL JOFFRE (Wilt-Resistant) 



1255 The plants grow about 18 inches high, producing flowers measuring 

 2 inches in diameter. The color is crimson-scarlet, with a clear 

 golden-yellow disc. A desirable sort for bedding Pkt. 15c 



EXPRESS COMET— Extra Early 



Express Comets come into bloom in the open ground by the middle of 

 July. They are the largest early Asters; flowers, 3}^ inches across; long 

 stems; plants are 18 inches high. 



Pkt. 1,000 seeds 



1292 Azure-blue 10c 60c 



1293 Crimson 10c 60c 



1294 Dark Blue 10c 60c 



1298 Rose-pink 10c 60c 



1298 Pure White 10c 60c 



1300 Mixed Colors 10c 50c 



1301 Henderson's Collection of Express Comet Asters. One packet 

 each of five separate colors 40c 



