DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Aster, Imbricated Pompon. 



ASTER. 



No family of plants bears such distinct marks of pro- 

 gress as the Aster, and none are more eagerly sought. 

 An almost endless variety, always reliable, it is not 

 strange that they should become a necessitj'. The 

 kinds found in the flower garden are usually 

 French or German, and when circumstances for their 

 growth are favorable, present a constant varying suc- 

 cession of blossom till frost comes. The taller varieties 

 should be supported bj' stakes or trellis. The seed should 

 be sown early in spring, and the young plants trans- 

 planted from one to two feet apart, according to the 

 height and size. 



Aster, Truffaut's peony-flowered, very large flow- 

 ers, brilliant in color and unsurpassed in habit 

 of plant. One and a half feet high. Twelve 



colors mixed lo 



'• Truffaut's peony-flowered, Perfection. The 

 highest and most perfect type of this class. 

 Seed saved from the most perfect of Mr. Truf- 

 faut's magnificent strain. One and a half feet 

 high. Twelve distinct and brilliant colors 



^nixed .... 15 



" mixed peony-fl»wered. The flowers of this 

 variety are remarkable for their perfect form 

 and immense size, being four or five inches in 

 diameter, oval in shape, not showing an open 

 center till the last stages of growth, on account 

 •f the many closely set reflected petals. The 

 colors run thrtuffh twelve shades. Two feet 



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" Imbricated Pampon, the flowers are of very 

 perfect form, so double as to appear a sphere, 

 and densely imbricated. Plants are of pyram- 

 idal growth, and ab»ut one and a half feet high. 



Twelve distinct colors mixed 10 



" mixed Victoria, one of the most beautiful 

 asters in cultivation. Flowers verj- large, glob- 

 ular in form, and beautifully imbricated. 

 Plants of pyramidal growth, about two feet 

 high, and a single plant will often produce 

 ten to twenty perfect flowers. Thirty dis- 

 tinct colors mixed . 15 



*' mixed rose-flowered, flowers large, brilliant, 

 very double, and regularly imbricated ; they 

 are oval in form, and somewhat resemble a 

 double rose. Plants one and a half feet high. 

 Fifteen colors jnixed. One 0/ the very best 



sorts 15 



*' mixed Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, a mag- 

 nificent dwarf variety, about one foot high. 

 When well grown, a single plant forms a com- 

 plete bouquet of pyramidal shape, and covers 

 itself with blossoms, often numbering i,o to 



. Victoria 



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A. Betteridge's Choice. 



200 flowers, and entirely hiding the foliage. 

 Fine for edging and small beds. Six distinct 



colors mixed jio 



Aster, mixed dwarf chrysanthemum, a dwarf vari- 

 ety, growing only about ten inches high ; is also 

 late, and valuable for succession. The flow- 

 ers are very large, three or four inches in di- 

 ameter, and freely produced. A single plant 

 is a bouquet of itself. There are twenty-Jive 

 distinct colors mixed 15 



" Porcupine, or Hedgehog, the distinguishing 

 feature of this variety is the quills, or sharply 

 pointed petals. The flowers are verj' curious 

 in appearance, and quite show>-. Plaints grow 

 about two feet high. Twelve distinct colors 

 mixed 10 



" Reid's Improved Quilled,^markable for the 

 globular form of its singular flowers. The sin- 

 gle petals consist of tubes or quills, and the 

 outer courses are blossom petals, which are 

 slightly reflexed. Plants are one and a half to 

 two feet high, and there are eight distinct 

 colors mixed 10 



" mixed German Quilled, ver>' double, of oval 

 form ; the petals have the appearance of quills 

 or tubes ; the outer ring is sometimes slightly 

 reflexed, so as to form a sort of guard petal. 

 The colors run through twelve shades. Flow- 

 ers large, brilliant, and freely produced. One 

 and a half to two feet high 5 



" new dwarf Bouquet, (Boltz) about eight 

 inches high, very constant in height and habit 

 of plant, which is a valuable quality. Ex- 

 tremely pretty, and flowers freely. Six splen- 

 did sorts 7nixed 10 



" Betteridge's Choice, this celebrated strain of 

 quilled asters has beeri brought to perfection 

 by Mr. Betteridge, and has taken ten first 

 class prizes. Fifteen colors mixed lo 



" Giant Emperor, STiowy white flowers, very 

 double, of enormous size, and good form. 

 Good for bouquets ; two feet 10 



" Mont Rose, splendid variety, with flowers of 

 a charming peach color. The blossoms are 

 freely produced, of enormous size, and most 

 perfect form. Plants of robust, branching 

 habit 20 



" Mont Blanc, similar to the Mont Rose, but 



having enormous white flowers 20 



" new "Washington. A new, rem.arkably large 

 variety, exceeding all the other varieties in 

 size, frequently measuring five to six inches 

 across the blossom ; of robust growth, and most 

 perfect in form and color. The colors are very 



