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PETER HENDERSON fl;CO., INEW YORKr 



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GIANT COMET OR 

 OSTRICH PLUME 

 ASTEP. 



Improved Peony Perfection ASTERS 



A giant-flowering type of this favorite class; thrifty, upright 

 growers IJ2 to 2 feet, high, producing abundantly immense double 

 flowers (4 inches across) and almost perfectly round, with 

 incurved petals. 



Perfection, Finest Mixed Colors, Per 1,000 seeds, 50c.; Pkl. 10c. 



Purple Pkl. 10c. I Azure-blue . . . . ... 10c, 



Brilliant Rose 10c. Scarlet. Fiery scarlet 10c. 



White 10c. I Pink.... 10c, 



Collection of 6 colors, 40c.; 12 colors 75c. 



Semple's 



Flowering 



Superior to any other class of late-flowering 



Branching Aster, lengthening the Aster season 



until frost. The flowers are large, 4 inches across, 



are very double, of purest colors and borne oil 



long stems. They begin blooming about the 



first of September. Plants strong growers, 18 



inches to 2 feet high. 



Mixed Colors. P/fei. 10c. I Purple., ..Pkl. 10c 



White 10c. Crimson 10c. 



Lavender 10c. I Shell-pink.... 10c. 



Collection of above S sorts. 40c. 



"/ have grown your Late Branching Asters 

 the past two years and took first premiwn 

 at the Franklin County Fair each time. " 

 Mrs.C. W.HARDY, 

 606 Sycamore St.. Ottawa. Kansas. 



HENDERSON'S 



SUPERIOK 



GIANT COMET 



or Ostrich Plume Asters 



These truly grand Asters win enthusiastic admiration from all who see them. The flowers 

 are of immense size, often 6 inches across, composed of long, wavy, twisted petals, gracefully 

 formed into loose, yet densely double, half-globes, resembling some of the finer Japanese Chrysan- 

 themums. The plants, of luxuriant growth, attain a height of 15 inches, each plant bearing from 

 20 to 30 of these magnificent flowers on long stems, which give them an added value for cutting 

 for vases. {See cut.) 



Mixed. Per 1,000 seeds, SOc Pkt. lOe. 



Beauty. Opens white, changing to light blue lOc. 



Brilliant. A brilliant shade of carmine . . . lOe. 



Triumph of Paris. Outer rows of white 

 petals encircle the golden centre of quilled 

 petals iOo. 



Mauve Queen. Exquisite pearl-grey lOc. 



Bride. White, changing to rose 10c. 



Mikado. Exquisite shell-pink 10c. 



Pluto. Vivid scarlet changing to blood-red. 10c. 



Canary Bird. Bright canary-yellow 15c. 



Salmon-red. Bright salmot, with a darker 

 salmon cenirs.. . Pkt. 10c. 



Deei> Blue 10c. 



Lavender 10c. 



Dark I'urple (novelty). Opens violet-red 

 but when expanded is of a rich, velvety, 

 dark purple 20c. 



Crimson 10c. 



White 10c. 



Rose-pink 10c. 



Salmon-rose lOo. 



Pink Bordered White. Petals pink, edged and tipped white 15c. 



Collection of Giant Comet Asters, 6 separate colors, SOc. ; 12 separate colors, 85c. 

 "Last year my Giant Comet Asters from your seed took two first prizes at our Flower Show where 

 there was a large and beautiful exhibit." CORNELIA M. BOARDM.AN, 



1335 River Boulevard, St. Paul, Minn. 



CROWN COMET ASTERS 



Strikingly beautiful varieties of the large Comet type. The centre of the flower is a crown of 

 pure white surrounded by some rich color, making an effective contrast. These Asters were 

 awarded a diploma of honor by the French Society of Horticulture. 



Rose, with white crown Pkt. 10c. I Carmine, with white crown Pkt. 10c. 



Blue, with white crown 10c. | One pkt. each of the above 3 Crown Comet Asters, 25c. 



CREGO'S ASTERS 



A highly developed type of Comet Aster — selected by Mr. G. S. Crego of Oregon. They are in 

 especial favor among florists for cut flowers. The plants about 2 feet high are well branched with 

 long strong stems, each carrying an immense double flower 4 to 5 inches across, resembling a large 

 Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemum. The flowers are of fine substance and last long in perfection. 



White Pkt. 15c. 



Deep Rose-pink 15c. 



Crimson 1 5c. 



Mixed Colors 15c. 



Shell-pink Pkt. 15c. 



Violet 15c. 



Light Blue 15c. 



Collection of above 6 colors 75c. 



EXPRESS COMET ASTERS 



An early-flowering section of great merit, not only for 

 garden purposes, but of even more value for early cut flowers. 

 Extra early flowering Asters have heretofore been produced 

 at the expense of either size, doubleness, substance or length 

 of stem, but the Express Comets are equally as good as 

 later-flowering sorts and come into bloom in the open 

 ground with us by the middle of July. They are the largest 

 early Asters of which we know, flowers 314 to 4 inches across, 

 of double Comet tvf e; splendid substance and long stems; 

 plants healthy and sturdy, of branching habit; 18 inches high; 

 free bloomers. 

 White Passing to Rose. The flowers open white, changing 



to blush, then pink and finally to rose color Pkt. 10c. 



Crimson Pkt. 10c. I Dark Blue 10c. 



Silver-lilac 10c. Azure-blue 10c. 



Pure White 10c. | Rose-pink 10c. 



Mixed lOc. 



Purple-violet. Rich, deep purplish-violet 10c. 



Collection of Express Comet Asters, 1 pkt. each of 6 sepa- 

 rate colors, 50c. 



"My Express Comet Asters were simply beautiful, measuring 

 4 to 6 inches across, surpassing your catalogue description." 

 CHAS. W. EGGLESTON . North Brookfield, Mass. 



See Page 116 



FOR INDEX OF FLOWER SEEDS, THEIR COMMON NAMES AND 

 AID TO SELECTION FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES AND SITUATIONS 



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