SUPERIOR TESTED FLOWER SEEDS SPECIALTIES 



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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa.' 



HOLMES' GIANT FLOWEmNG LONG-STEMMED j^^ gj T E R g} 



(See also preceding page) ' 



Holmes' 



New Extra Early Pure 1 

 White ASTERiS 



The First Asters to Bloom Introduced by Us Several Years Ago 



The flowers, borne on long, wiry stems in great numbers, being so very donble and unusually, large, 

 the plant attaining a height of 20 to 24 inches. Make this a most valuable variety for both decorative arid 

 market purposes. An early Aster with no beauty is unappreciated, while one of beauty coming into 

 bloom la,te also loses its attractiveness ; but a beautiful Aster coming into bloom before any other, makes ; 



it a treasure in the flower garden. This is triie of 

 our Fortune Toller. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 20 

 cts., oz. $2.50. 



Hdlmes* 



VICTORIA ASTER 



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Mammoth Victoria 

 ; ASTERS 



• Mammoth double flowers, massive 

 and showy, with regular overlap- 

 ping petals, double clear to the cen- 

 ter. The flowers measure 4 to 5 

 Inches across, and the colors include 

 many extremely delicate and some 

 gorgeous shades. Plants grow very 

 jfivenly, 18 inches high ; from 25 to 

 40 flovers on a plant. Perhaps the 

 handsomest Asters, for size, color 

 iand profusion of bloom. Indigo, 

 Blue, Magenta Red, Dark Red, Light 

 Violet, White and Finest White. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 20 cts. 

 Separate colors, oz. $1.75. Mixed 

 colors, oZi $1.50. See illustration. 



holmes' new astek, 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 

 thit 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. 



"'^YX,"'' AGERATUM 



Blue Star. A new variety, tiny 

 and compact, only 4 or 5 inches high, 

 densely covered with light blue flow- 

 ers ; splendid for edgings and ribbon 

 bedding or pot culture. Pkt. 10 

 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



NEW 

 STRAIN OF 



GIANT COMET aster 



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 six inches across, composed of long, wavy, twisted petals, 

 gracefully formed iato 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. Separate colors, oz. $2.25. Mixed colors, $1.50 

 per ounce. See illustration. 



Flowers are large, double, of purest colors, on long stems, blooms until late in the 

 fall. Valuable for cut flowers as well as for bedding. Blooms about September 1 ; 

 18 to 24 inches high. White, Pink, Purple, Lavender, Crimson and Splendid Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. Any separate color, oz. $1. Splendid mixed, oz. SOc. 



Holmes' FAEONY-FEMFECTION 



LONG -STEMMED FLO WEES 

 Plants grow about 18 inches high, free-branching habit, every flower being borne 

 on a long stem; valuable for cutting and bedding. Bright Scarlet, Mauve, Rose, 

 Sky Blue, White, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4 pkts. 15 cts. Separate colors, oz. 

 $1.50. Choice mixed colors, oz. $1.25. 



GIANT COMET ASTER 



SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK, 



