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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



ASPERULA. 



A profuse blooming, dwarf, hardy annual, with sweet 

 scented, delicate lavender blue flowers; beautiful in bou- 

 quets; height one foot. 



As PERU LA. 



Asperula azurea setosa 



ASTER. 



These old, reliable and universal favorites have been so 

 wonderfully improved of late years that now they may be 

 had in almost endless variety of size, form and color. They 

 are all hardy annuals and are all equally easily grown. The 

 following list is arranged according to height. 

 Aster, Shakespeare, mixed, plants form compact 

 bushes, ten to twelve inches in diameter, and six 

 inches high. Extremely handsome; very double. 



All colors mixed, dwarf 20 



" new dwarf Bouquet (Boltz), very constant in 

 height and habit of plant, which is a valuable 



quality. Splendid mixed; height eight inches 10 



** dwarf Chrysanthemum, flowers large, three to four 

 inches in diameter, a single plant being a bouquet 

 of itself; later than the above; height ten inches. 

 All colors mixed 15 



Aster, Chrysanthemum Flowered. 



Aster, dwarf Victoria, like tall Victoria in habit. Of 

 great utility for edgings -and pot culture. Height 

 twelve inches. All colors mixed 10 



tt pyramidal Bouquet, dwarf, a magnificent variety, 



a single plant often forming a complete pyramidal 



shaped bouquet, carrying: from fifteen to twenty 



flowers, and completely hiding the foliage; height 



* one foot. A fine range of colors mixed 10 



" Triumph, deep scarlet, one of the finest dwarf 

 asters yet produced; flowers very large and of 

 faultless paeony form ; height one foot 15 



" Diamond, a variety of the highest merit, having 

 large double flowers of rich and varied colors. One 

 of the best for cut flowers ; eighteen inches high. 

 All colors mixed ..25 



" Rose, large flowered, flowers double, oval, resembling 

 a double rose in shape; colors very brilliant. An 

 extra good sort. All colors mixed: height eighteen 

 inches 15 



" Imbricated Pompon, flowers of perfect form and 

 so double as to appear spherical; height eighteen 

 inches. All colors mixed 10 



I Aster, Imbricated Pompon. 



Aster, German, Quilled, the petals have the appearance 



of quills or tubes; flowers large, freely produced 



and of brilliant colors; height eighteen inches. 



Mixed all colors. 5 



" Liilliput, characterized by the diminutive size and 



abundance of the flowers; fine for cut flowers; 



height one and one-half feet. All colors mixed 10 



" Truffaut's Perfection, paeony flowered; seed saved 



from the most perfect of this magnificent strain; 



height eighteen inches. 



" Truffaut's Perfection, snow white 15 



" " light blue 15 



" " " crimson 15 



" " " mixed, a fine range of 



colors 15 



Aster, P>eony Flowered. 



Aster, Paeony Flowered, flowers of immense size, four 

 to five inches in diameter; height two feet. Mixed, 



many colors 10 



" Victoria, a splendid race of asters; flowers large, 

 globular, very double; height two feet. 



" Victoria, white, turning to azure blue .15 



" " peach blossom 15 



" " violet 15 



" " mixed, including all colors 10 



Aster, Victoria. 



Aster, Cocardeau, or Crown, a most excellent variety; 

 flowers large, white centered surrounded with 

 many bright colors; height two feet. Mixed all 

 colors • 10 



