MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 
EXHIBITION ASTER MIXTURES 
A New Departure. The iui-naiiiuir <Ie- 
mauil for asti-ra us cut rtowers lutikes It ilfslr- 
al)le to grow Ihem In svpaniic intlun-. I ilit-iv- 
fore offer ray newest nnil lurgost :«urt9, tliusf 
cspoclully udapted for (.'Xlilbltluii or comniiT- 
clal puriKiei-a. In live grtjups as follows. Read 
ai.il tell ine If this is not a metliod you liave 
luHR tvlshetl for. 
I'riee. per pkt., 1S3 seeds, 60; 3 pkts., one 
of each color, 25o. 
Exhibition Dark Blue and Purple 
Asters. .\ mixture lucludhif; tbetie Biiudes lu 
the CoDiet, CeKO. luvlueilile, Queen of llie 
Market and Semple's classes, niso Vlek's Roy- 
al Purple and Violet Kluj;. 7 sorts. 
Exhibition Deep Pink and Rose 
Asters. A lulxture of these shades In the 
followliift classes: (.'nniel. Invlnelble, tjueen of 
the llurket and Seuiple'.s, also Un'er's Crim- 
son Ivlnc. S sorts. 
Exhibition Lavender Asters. A. 
mixture lueludlUK lavender shades In Ihe Com- 
et. Daybreak. Invluelhle, Queen of the Mar- 
ket and Semple's classes, al.so Viek'fl Lavender 
Gem, 6 sorts. 
Exhibition Light Pink Asters. A 
mixture of light pink, Ineluillni: nil Ihe light 
pink shades listed under Cret.'". luiperlal Day- 
break. Invlnelble, Mikado. Queen of the Mar- 
ket and .S.-raple's eiassea. some S or 10 sorts. 
Exhibition White Asters. A mix- 
ture luclutllng Comet, Crepo, Invincible, 
Purity, Queen of the Market, tieinplc's, 'White 
Fleece and White Parisian Slarket. 8 sorts. 
SPECIAL OFFERS 
Any Ten Full 5-cent Pkts., your 
choice, 40c. 
Any Ten Full 6-cent Pkts., your 
choice, 50c, 
Half-Packet Collection, 14 Kinds, 
35c. Tliehe Are uU inlxeii piu'keis. Including 
Comet. CrcBO. Dnyhrenk, Dwarf, Invlnelble. 
Queen Dt the JIaikei. SempleV. Vlck'8 Earlv 
UranehlnET, Mikado nud Ihe s l*nlor Mixtures. 
(N. 11.— Half packet* of iisiern are not nllcreil 
except 111 Ihe Seinplc's, Daybreak, Peony and 
Ihlt collertlnu.) 
NEW COSMOS, CRIMSON RAY 
A lovely new Cosinos of thn Inie-iloweilnit 
class, JU"t Intrndueed. It l> i|ul'c distinct In 
Us inaaner of iloH-erlnR. there heliig: numer- 
ous narrow and lUited peiaN. sometimes 20 
or more. In itar-llke form and of a hrlUliint. 
iihecny crimson. Decidedly artistic and bcaulirul 
4 to 5 ft. Pkt., ;0 seeds, 6c. 
New Haven, Ct. — "Aslera. Patulot and Sweet Pou from 
yiHt the tiJUt tUrec ica«ou£ are thu fltie.t 1 ever vaw." 
— i'THiik C. Sbeiatin. 
SPECIAL EXHIBITON PRIZE 
ASTERS, MIXED 
This is my special mixture of only hir^ie- 
tlowerlnj; varieties, especially desljtned lor 
those wuo are growlui: for exhlbltinu or eoiu- 
uierclal purposes, ami X do nut hesitate to class 
It with Ihe best on the luarkel. tt luelnilea 
all the larKe-Ilowerlng fonus in an luilnlie 
raune of colors, especially of the llj;hter 
shadei!, ami will please the most critical. I 
have huudreda of letters eoniiuendlnn iny As- 
ters, and know that no other KCUeral mixture 
will Klve better satisfaction. I'kt., 125 seeds, 
6oj two pktB.. lOo; H oz.. 40o. 
IMPERIAL ASTER MIXTURE 
Kor those who would like lo try all of my 
varieties 1 ofTer In this a mixed packet con. 
taluing everylhluR I list (except SluKle). A 
packet of this mixture will surprise you with 
every shade of Aster KTOWn, Riving enrl.v and 
late bloomers, and all the various forms and 
habits ot (irowlh. 1 make this mixture my- 
self, and know that everytblnR Boes Into II, — 
hiKh-prieed as well as medium sorts — all uood, 
fresh seed. I'kt.. lllo seeds, So; 1! pkls.. Bo; 
14 OK., tio. 
ASTERS, GOOD MIXED 
.My left-over mixture. IncludlnK only mioli 
varieties as have tested _\vell. A iarse per- 
100 seeds. So. 
centaire will Kernilnnle. Pkl.. 200 
SPECIAL SEED OFFER 50c. 
If yon don't know wlittt to delect, send me 
5(1 cents, and I will send yon 65 cents worth 
of choice annuals tliat will make your crnr- 
den a blaze of bloom, and will include also 
my booklet, "Culture of Flowers" Free. 
Note Special Offers In Iris. Ptonles and seed 
collections on back cover page. 
Tbr cut on thii pare ihowiMn. Andrwn smonrat h.-r Ai- 
ter». whirli ,he rrew from ray leed, Tlie "Meuace" ah, 
found in them max appear lo you Of It did to me. 
THE MESSAGE OF THE AS1ERS. 
A photo 1 am tendlni! you 
Of flowers that In my jzarden Srcw, 
Asters, purple, pink and while; 
So gay Ihcy were, «ome dark, some IlBht 
Their t>cauly I shall long remember, 
Asteh queen flower of September. 
One day they seemed to speak to mc, 
Whispcrlna softly, earnestly. 
1 listened and they seemed to say 
"Just live as we do, day by day; 
No thousbt have we of care or sorrow. 
Nor do we ever dread to-morrow. 
We're trylnfl to he bright to-day 
To cheer some heart alonK the way." 
That was their message; don't you sec 
A lesson there foi you and mcr 
Maude Anderson, Whtlby, OnU 
