D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 67- 



-:ASTER:- 



THE CHINA ASTER, in its many varieties, is not only one of the most profitable annuals for the professional florist, 

 but also one of the best for the home garden. The plants are of vigorous gi-owth and 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 w^ithout the aid of a green 

 house, or even a hot-bed. Asters do best in moderately light soil, but will thrive in almost any used for a garden, pro- 

 vided, 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 a hot-bed, 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 iil of Paris Green to ten gallons of water. Sprinkle with tobacco water or dust to 

 keep off the plant louse. We offer choice seed of the best types that have been grown for us by the most skillful cultiva- 

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



EARLIER AND SOME DWARP SORTS 



Pvl-Mfk R9ii«la# Urkh£yn'rrkli£>w*t\ Plants of medium size, extremely earlyand producing abundantly, 

 L.AII a La I ly nUliCllAUIBCI ll blooms of the largest size, fully four inches in diameter. The pet- 

 als are of open Comet tvpe. and unusually graceful in their seemingly careless arrangement. These asters have the 

 desirable combination of extreme earliness, large size and splendid cutting qualities. 

 Rose, The earliest red Aster Pkt. lOcts Hohenzollern, Silver Lilac. A charming deli- 

 White. The largest early white aster, and only 



a few days later than Rose Pkt. lOcts 



cate shade Pkt. lOcts 



Queen of the Earliest. The earliest to produce flowers 



which are clear white and borne, on long stems. Pkt. lOcts 



Queen of the Market. Plants about one foot high, bearing 



from ten to fifteen finely formed flowers on long and 



graceful stems, and coming into bloom very early. 



Many colors mixed Pkt. lOcts 



\/ir"lTIPi?l A strain in w^hich the petals curve 



^^ ^ ICI^I lu outward, overlapping like those of 



"^^ the double dahlia. Plants about eighteen inches 



high and very free flowering; flowers of 



very attractive form and brilliant color. 



Good for pot culture. 



White, pure Pkt. lOcts 



Light Blue " 10 cts 



Peach Blossom " 10 cts 



Violet V " 10 cts 



Deep Red " 10 cts 



Mixed colors ** 10 cts 



Christmas Tree S'g* habt 



about one foot high; flowers are borne 

 on comparatively long stems and are 

 very desirable for early cutting. 



Rose, with white center Pkt. lOcts 



Light Blue, with white center " lOcts 



Truffauf s 



Perfection Paeoriy 



flowered 



The plants are about two feet high and 

 produce large, perfectly formed and bril- 

 liantly coloi-ed flowers, with petals curv- 

 ing upward and inward forming blooms 

 of great beauty. The different colors 

 come quite true to name. 



Snow White Pkt. 1 Octs 



Light Blue *' lOcts 



Rose '• l«cts 



Scarlet, white edged *' lOcts 



Crimson " J Octs 



Dark Blue " 1 Octs 



Mixed, a carefully proportioned mixture of 

 all colors " lOcts 



Aster, 



Extra Early 



Hohenzollern 



Jewel, or Ball Shaped. Plant about tw-enty inches 

 high, producing abundantly, on long stems, ball 

 shaped flowers, composed of very broad compar- 

 atively short -petals. Mixed colors Pkt. 1 Octs 



Charlotte Roumanille. A large flower of the Comet class, of clear rose color 

 with white center, and remains fresh for a long time; about twenty 

 inches high • • • • -Pkt. IScts 



Diamond. Plant about twenty inches high, with very large and double flowers 

 of great brillliancy and wide range of colors. Mixed colors Pkt. 15cts 



Princess. (P^lre White or Snoivball). Plant wonderfully floriferous, often 

 producing as many as thirty fine flowers, made up of broad, imbricated pet- 

 als, and of fine color. One of the best for cut flowers. About eighteen 

 inches high ; Pkt. lOcts 



Japanese. A very vigorous growing sort, producing large flowers, made 

 up of very long, semi-tubular and twisted petals, and having the effect 

 of a large Japan chrysanthemum. Mixed colors , ...Pkt. lOcts 



