Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 
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SUPERIOR TESTED FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 
Holmes' 
Giant Flowering 
ASTERS 
MAMMOTH FLOWERS OF 
PERFECT FORM AND PUREST COLORS 
holmes' BRIDESMAID aster 
AN EXQUISITE ROSY PINK 
A charming favorite whose delicate rosy pink flowers fairly sparkle with 
the brightness that is characteristic of it, there being so much very noticeable 
life about each flower that it appeals immediately to the admiration of all who 
see it. Plants are literally covered with blooms and grow 2 feet high. Pkt. 
10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts., oz. $4. See illustration. 
NEW 
STRAIN OF 
GIANT COMET 
Resembles Japanese Chrysanthemum 
These giant varieties differ from the 
older well-known Comet Asters not only in 
bearing much larger flowers, but the petals 
are longer and broader. 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 Chrysanthemums. Each 
plant bears from 20 to 30 of these magnifi- 
cent flowers on long stems; valuable for 
cutting for vases. Rose, White and Mixed. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. Sepa- 
rate colors, oz. $2.25. Mixed colors, 
$1.50 per ounce. See illustration. 
Holmes' Mammoth Asters 
GIANT COMET ASTER 
Mammoth double flowers, massive and 
showy, with regular overlapping petals 
double clear to the center. The flowers 
measure 4 to 5 inches across, and the colors 
include many extremely delicate and some 
gorgeous shades. Plants grow very evenly, 
18 inches high ; from 25 to 40 flowers on a 
plant. Perhaps the handsomest Asters, for 
size, color and profusion of bloom. Indigo 
Blue, Magenta Red, Dark Red, Light Violet, 
White and Finest White. Pkt. 10c, 3 
pkts. 20c. Separate colors, oz. $1.75. 
Mixed colors, oz. $1.50= See illustration. 
NEW EXTRA-EARLY 
PURE WHITE ASTER 
HOLMES' new fortune teller aster 
The First Aster to Bloom 
Introduced by Us Several 
Years Ago 
The flowers, borne on long, wiry 
stems in great numbers, being so very 
double and unusually large, the plant 
attaining a height of 20 to 24 inches. 
An early Aster with no beauty is unap- 
preciated, while one of beauty coming 
into bloom late also loses its attractive- 
ness ; but a beautiful Aster coming in- 
to bloom before any other makes it a 
treasure in the flower garden. Pkt- 
10 cts., 3 pkts. 20 cts., oz. 
$2.50. See illustration. 
victoria aster 
We issue a Special Plant Catalogue. Ask for it when you order seeds. 
