D, M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 65 
“ustor» CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 
The pleasure resulting from a large and varied collection of flowers will amply repay for time and labor spent. 
The soil adapted to flowering plants is generally a light, Cultural directions are given on nearly all packets, and we 
moderately rich loam, containing a sufficientamount of sand urge purchasers to study them carefully. While some seeds 
to make it friable. A great many varieties will live in almost need special treatment, the following general rules will apply 
any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some carg toall: Make the surface as fine and smooth as possible; do 
should be taken to make it suited to their needs. Many flow- not plant any seeds when the ground is wet: cover each lot of 
ers are better if produced on plants of vigorous growth,soa _ seeds to a uniform depth, which should never be more than 
portion of the garden should be prepared by deep digging, threeor four times the diameterof the seed: press the soil firmly 
thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quan- over the seeds, plant in rows so that the young plants can be 
tities of well rotted manure. easily seen, and pull up all weeds as soon as they appear. 
ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. 
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These Rates apply only to Seeds in Packets, but not to Seeds by Weight or Measure. 
No Discount or Premiums can be Allowed on Flower Seeds by Weight. 
ASTERS. 
The aster is so well known and so universally admired 
that it hardly needs any description. For summer and 
> autumn flowering they are unexcelled by any class 
of plants known to garden culture. None furnish a 
wider range of colors or more perfect flowers 
and but few are easier grown. 
ASTER, QUEEN OF THE MARKET- 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. 
A class of asters characterized 
by extreme earliness and the pro- 
fusion of their flowers. Plants 
average one foot in height, are 
much branched and earry ten to 
fifteen large. finely formed flowers. 
Mixed in many colors..Pkt. 1icts. 
COMET, GIANT WHITE. 
This variety is an improvement 
on the well-known Comet Aster: 
the plant is taller and of greater 
vigor. The pure white flowers are 
of extraordinary size and surpris- 
ASTER, QUEEN OF THE EARLIEST. 
QUEEN OF THE EARLIEST. 
It somewhat resembles the 
Queen of the Market, but is consid- 
erably earlier. The flowers are 
white and produced in great abun- 
dance on long stems. Valuable 
for pot culture as well as for cut 
fiowers. About fourteen inches 
[cro nee ae Pkt. 1icts. 
COMET, ASTER. 
This distinct class of Asters re- 
sembles very much the Japan 
Chrysanthemum in size and shape 
of flowers. They havea wide range 
of handsome colors and are ex- ingly resemble the refined forms 
tremely floriferous. Finest miz- of Japanese Chrysanthemums.... 
fre... pee east eee Pkt. 15cts. ASTER, BR] TRuFFauTis Pkt. 15cts. 
PERFECTION. 
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TRUFFAUT’S PERFECTION PAAONY FLOWERED. 
| This magnificent race must be seen in order to get any adequate idea of the possibilities in aster 
& culture. The plants form large, compact bushes about 
eighteen inches high, which, in the full flower- 
ing season, are literally covered with large, 
extremely double, perfectly shaped flowers. 
While each class of asters 
has a beauty and individu- 
ality of its own, and it is 
better to sow seed of many 
of them, yet if we were 
confined to a narrow range 
of choice and could sow 
but one class, we would 
choose the Truffauts. We 
\ offer seed of the most dis- 
tinct and desirable colors 
separately, or in finest 
mixtures, as follows: 
Truffaut’s Perfection— 
ESRODVE UH MAREE) c= cou cent Pkt.10c 
PaTe: ESING. occa te eee a3 
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Scarlet, White Edged...... 
[ixed, a fine range of colors 
ASTER, 
Comer. Comet, GIANT WHITE. 
