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 



1 404 — Lavender 



1406 — Rose-pink 



1408 — White 



Price of above Per 1000 seeds 40c; 

 Per oz. $2.00 



1410 — Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds 35c; Per ox. $1.50 



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 



1325 A — Crimson 1328 — Deep Rose 



1326A— Pure Pink 1329 — White 



Price of above Per 1000 seeds 50c; 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 Vi to 2 ft. high. 



1438 — Crimson 1446 — Purple 



1442 — Lavender 1448 — White 

 1444 — Shell-pink 



(Mary Semple) 



Price of above per 1000 seeds 40e; per oz. $2.00 

 1450 — Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds 35c; per oz. $1.50 



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 Erfordia. Rosy-carmine flowers 



1000 seeds $1.00 



1512 Luminosa. Scarlet blossoms with 



brown foliage 1 000 seeds $1 .00 



1512A Christmas Cheer. Bright crimson 

 scarlet, a fine sort for pot cul- 

 ture 1000 seeds $1.00 



1516 Prima Donna. The flowers are 1 

 to 1 Va inches in diameter, and 

 of charming rose color shading 

 to carmine in center 



1000 seeds $1.00 



1518 Vernon. Blood red, fine bedding and 

 pot plant 1 000 seeds $1 .00 



CELOSIA 



1775 — Gilberts Maple Gold. Large crested 

 type. The color is shades of pink tipped 

 gold. Height 3 to "iVi ft. with many 10 

 to 12 inch heads. 



Per 1000 seeds 50c; oz. $3.00 



Celosia 

 Plumosa 



Begonia 



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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., $5.00 

 PLUMOSA or Plumed Cockscomb 



A superior type of Celosia Plumosa, form- 

 ing pyramidal branching plants, ZVi 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., $1.50 



