ASTERS 



'^QUEEN OF THE EARLIES'' 

 (Wilt Resistant) 



(Queen of the Market.) Valuable on 

 account of their extreme earliness and 

 for cutting; plant 18 inches high; me- 

 dium-sized double flowers on long 

 stems. 



1398 — Crimson 

 1402— Dark-blue 

 1 404— La vender 

 1 406— Rose-pink 

 1408— White 

 Price of above Per 1000 seeds 30c.; 

 Per oz. $1.25. 



1410— Mixed Colors. 



25c.; Per oz. $1.00. 



Per 1000 seeds 



KING (Wilt Resistant) 



An American type of distinctive beauty, unlike any other Asters 

 grown. The plants are tall, strong growers, with long stems crowned 

 with massive double flowers 5 inches across, composed of long, 

 narrow, straight petals folded lengthwise, which gives them a 

 quilled appearance. 



SEMPLE'S LATE FLOWERING (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 strong growers, 1 1/2 to 2 ft. high. 



1376— Violet King 

 1378— White King 



1368— Crimson King 

 1372 — Lavender King 

 1374— Pink King 



Price of above Per 1000 seeds 35c.; Per oz. $1.50. 

 1380— Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds 25c.; Per oz. $1.25, 



1438— Crimson 

 1442— Lavender 

 1444— Shell-pink 



(Mary Semple) 



1446— Purple 

 1448— White 



Price of above per 1000 seeds 30c.; Per oz. $1.50. 

 1450— Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds 25c.; Per oz. $1.25. 



BEGONIA, Everblooming 



Fibrous-Rooted Varieties 



The varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias 

 offered below are unsurpassed bedding 

 plants. Thriving equally well in partially 

 shaded or sunny locations, flowering pro- 

 fusely through summer and fall — beds or 

 edgings of these Begonias being a sheet of 

 color continuously. As pot plants for win- 

 ter flowering they are also superb; easily 

 grown from seed. 

 1511— Erf ordia. Rosy-carmine flowers, 



free bloomer. Per 1000 seeds 75c. 

 1512A — Erfordia Christmas Cheer. 

 Bright crimson scarlet, a fine sort for pot 

 culture. Per 1000 seeds 75c. 

 1513— Gracilis Luminosa Compacta. 

 The plants grow only 5 inches high, 

 scarlet blossoms. Per 1000 seeds $1.00. 

 1514— Magnifica. A very striking bed- 

 ding or pot plant, producing bright crim- 

 son flowers; dark bronze foliage, plants 

 bushy and compact, about 10 inches 

 high. Per 1000 seeds 75c. 

 1514A— Multiflora Fl. Pleno ^^Cop- 

 pery Gold." This charming double 

 multiflora Begonia has flowers like tiny 

 roses. The combination of colors is won- 

 derful; the foundation of old gold or 

 golden yellow merges into copper red 

 and is usually tinged with carmine. Per 

 1000 seeds $2.50. 

 1516— Prima Donna. Splendid bushy 

 plants, 10 inches high by 12 inches 

 across. The flowers are 1 to 1 Vi inches 

 in diameter, and of charming rose color 

 shading to carmine in center. (See il- 

 lustration.) Per 1000 seeds 75c. 



1518— Vernon. Fine bedding and pot 

 plant, 6 inches high; blood-red flowers in 

 profusion. Per 1000 seeds 50c. 



1519— Begonia Semper f lor ens Margi- 

 nata ^^Elegant". The flowers are 

 white with a vivid edging of crimson, a 

 combination most charming. The plant 

 is of bushy habit very floriferous. The 

 foliage is green which forms a lively 

 contrast to the attractive color of the 

 blossoms. Per 1000 seeds $2.50. 



BELLIS or 

 Double English Daisy 



Frame grown plants are in great demand 

 by the retail trade for early bedding. 

 1522^Red. Large, densely double flow- 

 ers, glowing red, shaded rose. Per 1000 



seeds 40c.; Per oz. $2.00. 

 1524'^LongiEellow. Extra large double 



rose-pink flowers. Per 1000 seeds 30c.; 



Per oz. $1.50. 

 1526— Snowball. Large, very double 



pure white flowers. Per 1000 seeds 30c.; 



Peroz. $1.50. 

 1530— Double Mixed Colors. Per 1000 



seeds 25c.; Per oz. $1.25. 



BELLIS Monstrosa 



These surpass all other strains in abun- 

 dance of bloom. Each plant produces 12 

 to 15 flowers that measure 2 to 3 inches 

 across carried on long stems. 

 1533— Monstrosa Double Red. 

 1534^Monstrosa Double Rose. 

 1536 — 'Monstrosa Double White. 

 1540^Monstrosa Double Mixed. 



Price of above Per 1000 seeds 40c.; Per 



oz. $2.00. 



BROWALLIA 



1565— Speciosa Major. Free flowering 

 annual for either gardens in summer or 

 pot culture in winter; produces flowers 

 1/2 to 2 inches across, indigo blue with 

 white throat; 1 foot. Per 1000 seeds 

 $1.00. 



1567— Viscosa, ^^Sapphire". Forms 

 compact plants about 8 inches high. 

 Flowers dark blue with white eyes. Per 

 1000 seeds $1.00. 



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