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; 

 medium-sized double flowers on long 

 stems. 



1398 — Crimson 

 1402 — Dark-blue 

 1404 — Lavender 

 1406 — Rose-pink 

 1408— White 



Price of above Per 1000 seeds 30c; 

 Per oz. $1.50 



1410— Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds 25c; Per oz. $1.25 



GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 



A Majestic recurved Aster of Perfect Form. 

 Vigorous Growth, Fine Stems. 



We take pleasure in recommending this truly grand Aster as 

 being the best in its class ever offered to garden lovers. It is a 

 combination of the well known Comet or Ostrich Plume type of 

 flower, with long-branching stems and sturdy habit of growth. 

 1325 — Light Blue 1327 — Dark Purple 



1325A — Crimson 1328 — Deep Rose 



1326A— Pure Pink 1329 — White 



Price of above Per 1000 seeds 50e; per oz. $2.50. 

 1330 — Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds 40c; per oz. $2.00. 



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 Vz to 2 ft. high. 



1438 — Crimson 1446 — Purple 



1442 — Lavender 1448 — White 

 1444 — Shell-pink 



(Mary Semple) 



Price of above per 1000 seeds 30e; 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 winter 

 flowering they are also superb; easily grown 

 from seed. 



1511 — Erfordio. 



bloomer. 



Rosy-carmine flowers, free 

 Per 1000 seeds $1.00. 



1512A — Christmas Cheer. Bright crimson 

 scarlet, a fine sort for pot culture. 



Per 1000 seeds $1.00. 



1515 — lie de France. Considered the finest 

 pure white variety with yellow stamens, 

 foliage light green, flowers 1 Vi inches 

 across, height 1 foot. 



Per 1000 seeds $1.00 

 Per 5000 seeds $4.00 



1516 — Prima Donna. Splendid bushy plants, 

 10 inches high by 12 inches across. The 

 flowers are 1 to 1 1/4 inches in diameter, 

 and of charming rose color shading to 

 carmine in center. Per 1000 seeds $1.00. 



1518 — Vernon. Fine bedding and pot plant, 

 6 inches high; blood-red flowers in pro- 

 fusion. 



Price per 1000 seeds, $1.00 

 Per 5000 seeds, $4.00 



CELOSIA 



1792 — Pyramidalis — "Flame of Fire." A 



fine variety for growing in pots. They 

 grow 18 to 20 inches high with perfect 

 pyramidal form carrying large blaze-like 

 colored combs on the top. 



Per 1000 seeds 50c; per oz. $3.00. 

 PLUMOSA or Plumed Cockscomb 



A superior type of Celosia Plumosa, form- 

 ing pyramidal branching plants, 31/2 feet 

 high, and bearing large, conical pluming 

 heads. The plants present a showy appear- 

 ance in the summer garden, lasting in bloom 

 until frost. They are also very handsome 

 grown in pots. 

 1794 — Crimson 

 1796 — Golden 

 1800 — Mixed. (Thompson's Magnifica.) 



Above, 1000 seeds, 25c; oz., $1.00 



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