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ASTER — Continued 
VARIETIES OF COMET ASTERS 
No. Pkt. cts. 
91. DWARF COMET — Superb class. Finest mixed varieties 10 
92. EMPRESS FREDERICK — Dwarf Comet. Superb large flowers 4 to 5 
inches across. Purest white 20 
93. KING HUMBERT— Dwarf Comet. New. Pure white petals beautifully 
twisted and curled 20 
94. GIANT COMET — White passing to amethyst blue IS 
95. GIANT COMET (Triumph of Paris) — A new Giant Comet variety of 
pyramidal habit. Grows 2 to feet high and produces enormous flowers 
4H to 6 inches across with long, pure white outer petals, in the centre of 
which the quilled disc florets form a bright golden yellow wreath 30 
EWING'S SELECTED VICTORIA 
ASTER 
Magnificent flowers, double clear to the centre, massive and showy, with 
regular_ overlapping petals. The flowers measure 4 to 5 inches across, and the 
colors include many extremely delicate and some gorgeous shades. The plants 
grow very evenly,. about 18 inches high, and carry from 25 to 40 flowers on a plant. 
Perhaps the handsomest Asters, taken all in all, for size, color and profusion of 
bloom. 
SINGLE ELEGANCE ASTERS 
No. 
96. WHITE 
97. ROSY PINK 
98. LIGHT BLUE. .. 
99. CRIMSON 10 
100. MISS ROOSEVELT— (New) 
Primrose passing to flesh 20 
Pkt. cts. 
10 
10 
10 
No. Pkt. cts. 
101. SUPERB MIXED 10 
102. VIOLET 10 
103. FIERY SCARLET 10 
104. DARK BLUE 10 
105. APPLE BLOSSOM 10 
106. PEACH BLOSSOM 10 
Collection of 6 above, 50c. (Excepting Miss Roosevelt). 
EXTRA EARLY 
HOHENZOLLERN ASTER 
Early-flowering Comet Asters of great merit, not only for garden purposes, 
but of even more value for early cut flowers. Extra-early flowering Asters have 
heretofore been produced at the expense of either size, doubleness, substance or. 
length of stem, but the Extra Early HohenzoUem are nearly as good as late-flower- 
iug sorts. They are the largest early Asters of which we know, flowers to 4 
inches across, of double Comet type: splendid substance and long stems; plants 
healthy and sturdy, of branching habit, 18 inches high; free bloomers. 
No. Pkt. cts. 
107. WHITE 10 
108. DARK BLUE 10 
109. CRIMSON 10 
No. Pkt. cts. 
110. LIGHT BLUE 10 
111. ROSE 10 
112. SUPERB MIXED 10 
113. HERCULES WHITE — CHohenzollern type). Enormously large, long- 
petalled pure white flowers, borne on very sturdy stalks. The plants aver- 
age a height of 10 to 18 inches, and with good culture the blooms will attain 
a diameter of as much as 6 to 7 inches, presenting the appearance of a giant 
Japanese Chrysanthemum 30 
114. HERCULES BRILLIANT ROSE— Lustrous rose of unusual brilliance, 
quite as perfect in every respect as the white parent form 30 
QUEEN OF MARKET ASTER 
Valuable on account of their extreme earliness and for cutting; plants 12 inches 
high; medium-sized double flowers on long stems. 
No. Pkt. cts. 
115. WHITE 10 
116. CRIMSON 10 
117. BRIGHT ROSE 10 
No. Pkt. cts. 
118. FIERY SCARLET 10 
119. DARK BLUE 10 
120. FINEST MIXED 10 
TALL OSTRICH PLUME ASTER 
Of Candelabra habit; a magnificent variety, height about 15 in. Flowers 
are of immense size, often 6 inches across, composed of long wavy twisted petals 
resembling some of the finer Japanese Chrysanthemums and borne on long stems. 
Grand for cutting. 
No. Pkt. cts. 
121. - LIGHT BLUE 10 
122. ROSE 10 
123. WHITE 10 
124. SPLENDID MIXED 10 
No. Pkt. cts. 
125. DELICATE PINK 10 
126. DARK BLUE 10 
127. CRIMSON 10 
128. LIGHT YELLOW 10 
Flowers measure 4 to 6 inches across, 
pretty decorative effects are desired. 
No. Pkt. cts. 
129. WHITE 10 
130. ROSE 10 
They are becoming very popular where 
No. Pkt. cts. 
131. DARK BLUE 10 
132. MIXED 10 
Collection of 6 colors 50c. 
TRUFFAUT'S SUPERB PAEONY- 
FLOWERED PERFECTION ASTER 
133. Collection of 8 separate colors 70 
134. CHOICE MIXED 10 
IMPERIAL or DAYBREAK ASTERS 
These comparatively new Asters are midsummer flowering varieties, healthy 
and vigorous in growth, of upright, bushy habit and very profuse bloomers — 
veritable bouquets of flowers — and in consequence are unrivalled for bedding. 
The flowers — borne on good long, stiff stems — -are so very double as to appear 
almost like balls. The petals, short and narrow, are shghtly folded and of dur- 
able, lasting substance. While splendid as cut flowers, it is as the bedding Asters 
— par excellence — for our Canadian climate and conditions, that the Imperial 
Asters are especially recommended. 
No. Pkt. cts. 
135. IMPERIAL "DAYBREAK"— An exquisite shade of shell-pink IS 
136. " "PURITY" — Pure snow-white 15 
137. " "BLUEBIRD"— Lively bright blue 15 
CHOICE ASTERS (Miscellaneous) 
138. VICK*S AUTUMN GLORY — A new, very late branching Aster. Pure 
sea-shell pink. While similar in color to Semple's Pink, it has a better 
and more substantial flower, a deeper and longer-keeping color, larger 
and stronger type of plant. Its most distinctive characteristic and chief 
claim for recognition, however, is the fact that it is later in season than 
any of the other varieties. While it cannot take the place of Scrapie's 
Pink, and others of similar color, all of which are earlier, it supplements 
them by blooming after the other late Asters are past their prime, and be- 
fore the early Chrysanthemums are ready, thus prolonging the Aster sea- 
son two weeks, and coming at a time when good flowers are extremely 
scarce i 30 
139. VICK'S ENCHANTRESS PINK— Its vigorous, upright habit of growth, 
the profusion of good, strong, flowering stems, together with the size and 
loose, graceful effect of the branching type of flower makes this variety 
a very desirable acquisition. The beautiful, large, double flowers have 
the delicate shade of the Pink Enchantress Carnation. Unlike many 
other pink Asters this variety holds its soft delicate color for a long time 
without fading 30 
140. VICK*S "MIKADO PINK"— The Premier of Shell Pink Asters. In 
type Vick's Mikado Pink belongs to the Comet class. Petals are narrow, 
very long, and gracefully reflexed. The outer petals show to their full , 
extent, while gradually towards the centre they bend and curl across 
each other in magnificent disorder. 4 to 6 inches in diameter 25 
141. SNOWDRIFT — Extra early. A superb plumy snow-white flower. The 
entire energy of the plant seems given to the production of froria twelve 
to twenty long, slender, upright stems, crowned with immense feathery 
flowers 10 
142. CHRISTMAS TREE— Grows ft. high, and branches out from base 
of plant. Entirely different in habit from any other Aster. Mixed colors 15 
143. JAPANESE — ^Blooms are very large, and the long, curiously curled petals 
give them a striking resemblance to the Japanese Chrysanthemum. Colors 
are flesh and rose 15 
144. DWARF BOUQUET — Mixed. Plants form complete bouquets 8 inches 
in height 10 
145. CROWN or COCARDEAU— Mixed. Flowers have white centres bor- 
dered with carmine, blue and crimson 10 
146. GIANT VICTORIA or WASHINGTON— Mixed 10 
147. CARLSON'S BRANCHING— The early flowering Branching Aster. A 
selection of the Paeony Flowered type. Plants grow about 2 feet high 
and come in bloom about 10 days earlier than late Branching. Flowers 
are of good size and stems long and stiff. Mixed 10 
148. CHINA — Double choice mixed 5 
EWING'S MOUNT ROYAL PARK COLLECTION OF ASTERS. 
A choice mixture of all the best standard and newly introduced varieties. 
149. SUPERB MIXTURE— Of tall varieties 10 
150. SUPERB MIXTURE— Dwarf varieties 10 
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