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DREER'S FAMOUS AMERICAN ASTERS 



fC-TfT\ /u ^ Asters will thrive in any good soil, prepared in the same way 



*IL m fc\ ^Mmfiki, ,i- you would for a crop of vegetables. They should have an 



open, sunny position, and preferagood, heavy, loamy soil, enriched 

 with a liberal quantity of bone meal or other good cora- 

 ^^^^^ mercial fertilizer; and the addition of wood ashes or air- 



Cf^-iSE^ 'a WBf slacked lime, and should not be grown on the same ground 



year after year; it must be changed each season. 

 tj A ' $ The main essentials to insure fine Asters are a 



grt'-^H flfek '" ' ' new r ' c ^ s0 ^' ^ re Q uent cultivation, no check to 



-'i&r] their growth from start to finish and ample room 



W-~- ' to develop. When wanted for cutting with long 



" ^'7:^Pft)|p[^B^J^i^^^^^B ^ stems, they should be set out not closer than 



■jt ; ,y »- JAkj^Ktkr^^Pw^K/D^ 2L apart in the rows and two feet 



^"^^•^■■■^JiM ^HjAtmSHb} between the rows. When wanted for mass 

 "*" in beds they may be planted nine inches to a foot 



apart each way. 



Asters are sometimes attacked by an aphis at 

 . _ i^^m^^^m*} K their roots; also by stem rot. Both of these troubles 



* ■» - *■ i^Br\ * ■ fjjj,- are rarely met with if the plants are grown on new 



soil, and are not checked in their growth. The 

 ^^^^ 1 ^K^^^^^W^^^^K^ addition of wood ashes or air-slacked lime at the 



time of the preparation of the beds also helps to 

 prevent these troubles. 



Astermum Asters 



r, » A strain of Comet Asters which, on account of 



™ their size and Chrysanthemum like appearance, 



s '' have appropriately been named Astermums. The plants grow 



about 2 feet high, and come into bloom a little earlier than 

 the Crego's Giant. We offer three fine colors, as under: 



k « — 1261 Lavender. A rich shade of lavender or light violet. 



Purple Beauty BB \J jHW-^F 



Aster 1262 Pink. A very attractive shade of lively rose-pink. 



1263 White. Purest snow-white. 



Price. Any of the above 15 cts. per pkt. 



Beauty Asters 1269 Collection a packet each of 3 kinds, 35 cts. 



A late flowering strain coming into bloom in late September, 

 and being at their best through October, the plants grow nearly 



3 feet high, and bear their very large, densely double flowers on C 

 long strong stems. per pkt. / • 



1271 American Beauty. Bright cerise-rose. $0 15 r 



1272 Lavender Beauty. Soft lavender 15 tL 



1273 Purple Beauty. Rich deep purple 15 m / ^ 



1274 September Beauty. Delicate shell-pink 15 < \ 'lAt *# t/Tf 



1275 Peachblossom Beauty. Peach- ^ 

 blossom pink 15 f " 'm^S tlL n 



1276 White Beauty. Purest white 15 , -/^IK^ .' 



1279 Collection, a packet each of the "'^D^* ^VjMflMr *4 

 6 sorts, 75 cts. '4&bV ^n->_JBJ P* ~* wS jjf . 



1278 Finest Mixed. All colors, C">^ •• i Wm llHBEO % • A> 



75 cts ^^.fcffl^JCw^ 



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California Giant Asters 



A splendid midseason to late flowering 

 strain, plants grow 3 to 3 1 feet high with long, '■>' ■ fJH / 



strong stems 18 to 24 inches in length bearing SKL ' ' . > rfZP ^*^^^*WH|Br^^~J "x 



beautifully formed curled and interlaced 

 flowers 5 inches and over across. per pkt. 



1291 Lavender Blue $0 20 



1292 Peach Blossom 20 



1293 Pure White 20 f'/JT 



1294 Deep Purple 20 / V? v / jBUF^W jflBBfet? • , |tT" 



1295 Rich Rose 20 * x ' //■' M wKKL. A ¥ 



1296 Parma Violet -^I'fdtw A% 9 > 



1299 Collection of Jkw^r ^HlW PB«Bl.^W ' % 



above 6 colors 1 00 j *mNW'' 



1300 Finest Mixed. All colors. I { 'W'WM r 

 oz., 75 cts 15 :! MWM' WW 



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China Asters 



1280 General Mixture. This mixture was saved from 

 many double flowering sorts. 10 cts. per pkt.; \ oz., ^ ^| 

 25 cts. California Giant Aster 



We call Special Attention to our Collection of Six Famous Asters offered on page 50 



