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DREER'S FAMOUS AMERICAN ASTERS 



Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster 



r. opv 1393 This is conceded to be the finest pink, late- branching 



' Aster ever offered. The plants are of robust, free-branch- 



ing habit, about 2 feet high, and it is hard to find a flower 

 under four inches across, forming an almost globular 

 flower. (See illustration.) 15 cts. per pkt.; Special pkt., 

 50 cts. 



Dreer's Six Famous 

 American Asters 



1338 This splendid collection containing one packet 

 each of the following six sorts is fully described on 

 ^Mfr . MKw page 45. The six pkts. for 50 cts. 



'SKSBf^T' f i" **' ' ' Immr per pkt. 



Ul * 'wff^TtlB 1273 Purple Beauty. Rich glittering purple. . SO 15 



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" -""HP 1281 Crego's Giant White. The finest white 



Comet Aster 10 



""anaa^ 1346 Rose King. Handsome quilled flowers of 

 WL^^^. a brilliant rose color 10 



1393 Dreer's Peerless Pink. The finest shell 



pink late branching Aster ever offered 15 



1442 Sensation. The reddest of all Red Asters 15 



1451 Late Branching Azure Blue. Rich 



deep lavender or azure-blue color 10 



Hardy Perennial Asters 



1476 Alpinus. Dwarf Alpine Aster indispensable for 

 ' ^ ( .'. MBk V { Vj the rockery or edge of hardy borders, grows 6 to 10 



W^H|^^.~ -^M inches high, showy bluish purple flowers in May 



'i ml and June. Special pkt., 50 cts 15 



1480 Mixed {Michaelmas Daisies). Single fall-flowering 

 hardy herbaceous plants, thriving in any good 

 garden soil. If sown early they will flower the 

 first season; 3 feet. Special pkt., 50 cts 15 



Dreer's "Peerless Pink" Aster 



Dreer's Superb Late-Branching 

 Asters 



The plants form strong, branching bushes 2 to 2\ feet high, 

 bearing on long, strong stems flowers which, under ordinary 

 cultivation, average 5 inches across. They are usually at their 

 best during September, and, all things considered, are the most 

 valuable of all Asters, either for cutting or for bedding, and if 

 only one kind of Aster is grown this is the type which will 

 likely give the best results. per \ oz. per pkt. 



1451 Azure Blue. A deep rich lavender $0 50 $0 10 



1452 Deep Crimson. Rich and glowing 50 10 



1453 Deep Rose. Distinct and fine 50 10 



1455 Pale Lavender. Exquisite greyish- 

 blue 50 10 



1456 Deep Purple. A rich royal shade 50 10 



1457 Rose-pink. A lovely shade; very 

 popular 50 10 



1461 Shell-pink. Soft and dainty 50 10 



1467 Pure White. Perfect in its purity 50 10 



1469 Collection. A packet each of above 8 colors for 60 cts. 



1470 Finest Mixed. All the colors mixed, 10 cts. per pkt.; 

 40 cts. per j oz.; $1.25 per oz. 



Red Aster "Sensation" 



1442 This is the reddest of all Red Asters, the color being a rich 

 garnet or ox-blood red, which glistens in the sunshine like a 

 live coal. The plants are of free-branching habit, about 18 

 inches high; the very double flowers, averaging 3j inches 

 across, are borne freely on stems a foot long from early in 

 August till the close of September. 15 cts. per pkt.; Special 

 pkt., 50 cts. 



Dreer's Late-Branching Aster 



To procure maximum results with Asters follow cultural instructions on page 5§ 



