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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Flower Seeds 



Henderson's Famous Asters 



Have Won Hundreds of Prizes at Ex- 

 hibitions in All Sections of the U. S. A. 



Aster, American Beauty 



This beautiful variety is beyond doubt one of the 

 grandest sorts in cultivation. It is of the late branching 

 type, growing from 2 to 2'6 feet high. The flowers are 

 large and full, with incurved petals measuring from 4 to 5 

 inches in diameter, and arc borne on stems from 15 to 20 

 inches long. We ofTer the following colors. (See illustration.) 

 1213 Black Prince. Ft ich black blue, one of the 



darkest shades Pkt. 15c. 



1215 Carmine Rose. The exact color of the 



world-famous American Beauty rose. . . Pkt. 15c 

 1217 Lavender. An exquisite shade of pure 



lavender Pkt. 15c. 



1219 Purple. Surpassingly rich purple, of perfect. 



form Pkt. 15c. 



Aster, Autumn Glory 



1224 This is a most welcome addition to our garden 

 Asters, for it is the latest of all — thus lengthening 

 the Aster season by at least two weeks, coming 

 into bloom just after all other varieties have 

 passed their prime. The plant is a large, strong 

 grower, bearing immense double pure shell-pink 

 flowers of lasting substance on long stems. Pkt. 15c. 



Aster, Mikado Rose 



1228 Great shaggy flowers of long, curled and twisted 

 petals, resembling large Japanese Chrysanthe- 

 mums. They are carried on long stems and are 

 good for cutting. Color deep brilliant rose. The 

 plants are of spreading habit and bloom very 

 early. Mikado is a branching variety bred from 

 Giant Comet, and is increasing in popularity year 

 by year. (See illustration.) Pkt. 15c. 



Aster, Sensation 



rge, full double flowers of most brilliant crimson 



Aster, General Joffre 



1255 One of the most attractive single varieties of r 



One of the most attractive single varieties of recent intro- 

 duction. The plants grow about 18 inches high, producing 

 a mass of bloom of single and semi-double flowers measuring 

 from 1 K to 2 inches in diameter. The color is an intense 

 crimson-scarlet, with a clear golden-yellow disc. A very 

 desirable sort for bedding Pkt. 15c. 



A likin 

 Asters, 



1234 Larg 



on long, well-leaved stems. Most effective for 

 either garden decoration or cut and vased. The 

 plants are good healthy growers of branching 

 bush habit, 15 to 18 inches in height. . . . Pkt. 15c. 



Aster, Large Single China 



single flowers has created a demand for long-stemmed China 

 are of unsurpassed decorative effect when cut and vased. 

 These Asters, of strong, healthy growth, are profuse bloomers and are 

 also showy garden plants. That the hybridizers have been eminently suc- 

 cessful is shown plainly by the many beautiful and interesting sorts that 

 are now in cultivation — the very cream of which are offered in this catalog. 

 (See illustration.) 



1244 Heliotrope Pkt. 10c. 



1246 Rose-pink Pkt. 10c. 



1248 White Pkt. 10c. 



1250 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



1251 Collection of Above 3 separate colors 25c. 



They Praise Henderson' s 



Famous Asters 



k "J must say i/our 



i. Flower Seeds are extra 



^5l good. Asters were the 



|gj best in the district and 



1> were the best out of 20 



entries at the Flower 



Show, gaining first 



Drize" 



H. W. TURNER, 

 Canterbury, N. Z. 

 "/ had some As- 

 ter Seeds from you 

 last spring, and 

 they grew up to be 

 fine strong healthy 

 plants, and the 

 flowers were, and 

 some of them still 

 are. the finest A sters 

 in the City." 

 EDWIN C.YOUNG, 

 Holyoke, Mass. 

 "The Asters which I 

 received at that time were 

 very much admired and 

 I would like to receive 

 again the compliments 

 that were paid me last 

 Fall on their beauty." 



C. H. HUBBELL. 

 Vancouver, B. C, Can. 

 "My asters from your seeds last 

 year were the most beautiful I have 

 ever seen. I picked them by the armfuls." 

 MRS. L. CLAIR CONNER. 

 Orangeville, Penna. 



You will probably need some Garden Tools to cultivate your flowers. See illustrations and descriptions, pages I 73 to 1 95 



