M . FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



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ASTER 



The Aster, in its many varieties, is not only one of the most profitable annuals for the professional florist but also 

 one of the most satisfactory for the home garden. The plants are usually of vigorous growth and quite hardy, even 

 enduring a slight frost without serious injury. By planting the different strains and at different times, one may have 

 in the latitude of Detroit a constant succession of bloom from the last of July till the middle of October, without the aid 

 of a greenhouse or even a hotbed. Asters do best in moderately light soil, but will thrive in almost any used for a 

 garden provided it is well enriched and made friable. 



The seed may be planted out of doors as soon as the ground is warm and dry and at intervals till the first of July. 

 The more costly seed may be sown in boxes kept in the house or in a hotbed, but given plenty of air and light and the 

 young plants set in the open ground as soon as the weather is favorable. 



Insects, such as the red spider, may be kept at bay by frequently spraying with clear water, or for insects that eat 

 the foliage add one-fourth teaspoonf ul of Paris Green to ten gallons of water. Sprinkle with tobacco water or dust to 

 keep ofT the plant louse. We offer choice seed that has been grown for us from the best types by the most skillful culti- 

 vators in America and Europe and which is more certain to give good results than most of that on the market. 

 F-vf*»a Pa*»lv l-IrkVtArk7rk1lAi*n Plants of medium size, extremely early and producing abundantly ; blooms 

 I-'Xira JLaiiy n.OnenZCIlieril of the lai-gest size, fully four inches in diameter. The petals are of open 

 Comet type and unusually graceful in their seemingly careless arrangement. These asters have the desirable combin- 

 ation of extreme earliness, large size and splendid cutting qualities. 

 White. The largest early white aster. Oz. $1.50. .Pkt. 10c. 

 The Bride. A distinctive blush white. Oz. $1.50.. " 10c. 



Rose. The earliest red aster. Oz. $1.50 " 10c. 



Mixed. The three varieties above. Oz. $1.50 " 10c. 



Hohenzollern Silver Lilac. A charmingly 

 delicate shade; a little later than the ex- 

 tra early Hohenzollern. Oz. $1.50. Pkt. 10c. 



Queen of the Market. Plants about one foot 

 high, bearing from ten to fifteen finely 

 formed flowers on long and graceful stems; 

 blooms very early. Mixed. Oz. Toc.Pkt. 10c. 



\T* A. * ^ recently improved 



m/ ICLOITI^ strain in which the 

 * *^«'»»^^* Ml.*, petals curve outward, 

 overlapping like those of the double dahlia. 

 Plants are about eighteen inches high and 

 very free flowering; flowers of unusually 

 attractive form and brilliant color. Good 

 for pot culture. 



White. Clear white, one of the most 

 useful. Oz. $1.25 Pkt. 10c. 



Light Blue, Light lavender blue, 

 very free flowering. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Peach Blossom. Delicate shade of 

 rose. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Violet. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Deep Red. Brilliant carmine shade. " 10c. 



Dark Blue. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Crimson. Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Mixed, Oz. $1.25 " 10c. 



Daybreak. This very desirable variety is 

 a compact, upright growing, branching 

 plant. Flowers almost round, ex- 

 ceptionally well formed and very 

 double ; color, a delicate light pink. 

 Height fifteen inches. Oz. $1.50.Pkt. 10c. 



Purity. Similar to Daybreak but pure 

 white. One of the best early white 

 asters. Can be depended upon for ex- 

 cellent results. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



Comet, Semi-Dwarf class 



of semi-dwarf Comet Asters is fully 

 two weeks earlier in blooming than the 

 older Comet strains and though more 

 compact in growth of plant yet is very 

 florif erous. The flowers are three inches 

 or more in diameter with centers very 

 well covered and petals broad and re- 

 curved ; very satisfactory for cutting. 



White Pkt. 10c. 



Light Rose " 10c. 



Light Blue " 10c. 



Lilac " 10c. 



Mixed " 10c. 



Shakespeare. Plants about six inches 



high, well branched and very florif erous. 



Flowers in a wide range of colors. 



Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



Triumph. Plants about one foot high; 



flowers deep scarlet Pkt. 15c. 



Lilliput. Plant about fifteen inches high, 



bearing many small but perfectly 



formed flowers ; petals finely quilled. 



and brilhantly colored. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



Victoria 



