WALTER S. SCHELL S QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE MARKET-GARDENER 
Flower Seeds 
My Flower Seeds are the very best that grow. My Aster seed is the finest in the world. That is a strong statement, 
nevertheless true. My grower who supplies me with my Aster seed is acknowledged to be the most expert grower of perfect 
Asters, both as to superior size and beauty. Customers brought specimen flowers to me last fall which they grew from my seed, 
and they marveled at their wonderful size and beauty; some were as large as the big Chrysanthemums grown by the florists. 
If you grow Asters, get my Quality Seed this year and you will be greatly pleased. Do not sow flower seeds too early outdoors. 
This is the cause of many failures. Most flower seeds are tender and must be given gentle care until they are established. The 
seed should not be sown until the ground is thor;oughIy warm, May is plenty early enough and the seed will germinate better 
k- and the plants grow faster than when sown in April. The soil should be made rich and fine, and great care should be taken not 
to get the seed too deep, merely covered; then do not let the top soil bake hard; prevent this by sprinkling sand over it and 
by frequent waterings, using a fine mist. Do not let the soil become wet or soggy — just nicely moist. 
ASTERS 
THE FAVORITE FALL FLOWERS 
The following varieties are the "cream" (the best) of all 
Asters, divided into three classes — Earliest. Second Early and 
Late Blooming. 
If some of each of these are grown you will have a succession 
of bloom from midsummer until very late in the fall. 
SCHELL'S EARLIEST WHITE. The earliest Aster in 
cultivation. It is earlier than the Extra-Early Queen of the 
Market, or Queen of the Earlies. Ten to twenty immense 
double feathery flowers are produced by the plants on long, 
slender, upright stems. The petals are long and beautifully 
recurved. The ragged, irregular petals in the center of the flower 
add to the beauty and grace of this earliest of all Asters. Planted 
at the same time my New Earliest VVliite Aster will bloom a 
week earlier than Queen of the Market. This makes it valuable 
in the markets. Pkt. lo cts., Moz. $2.50. H02. $5, oz. $9. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. This variety is extra early, 
following my Earliest White. The plants are dwarf and branch- 
ing. The flowers are very double and valuable for cutting. I 
have it in the following separate colors. Pure White. Pink, 
Crimson, Blue and all colors mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 35 cts., 
Hoz. 65 cts., oz. $1.25. 
EARLY LAVENDER GEM. When first open the flower 
is an exquisite lavender, deepening with age. The flower is 
always full double, showing no tendency to produce single or 
semi-double blooms. The fluffy effect of the Ostrich-feathered 
type, to which it belongs, is enhanced by the fact that it 
bears a large proportion of long, partly tubular florets, that are 
irregularly cut and slashed, so that the flower looks like a 
ragged chrysanthemum. The plant is erect and of medium 
height, branching close to the ground. The flowers are borne 
in profusion on long slender, wiry stems. In season it comes 
between Queen of the Earlies and Daybreak, and is therefore 
classed with the early sorts. To the florist the value of Lavender 
Gem can scarcely be over-estimated. Lavender. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Moz. $2, Hoz. $.i.so, oz. S6.1 
SCHELL*S NOBLE ASTER. In two distinct colors. 
Noble, because the plants are so vigorous and stand up so 
straight that they cannot but be admired for their firm, upright 
growth. The strong, stiff flower stems are long and straight 
and the flowers are unusually large for so early a variety. The 
flowers are so very double and the petals so close that they 
are almost round or globe-shaped. My Noble Asters follow 
my Earliest White in blooming. They are early but not so 
early as the Earliest White. 
Schell's Noble Aster, White. Pkt. 10 cts.. Hoz. $2, J^oz. 
$3.50, oz. $6. 
Schell's Noble Aster, Llgbt Pink. Pkt. 10 cts.. ^oz. $2, 
Vioz. $3,50, oz. $0. 
Scheirs Noble Aster , Mixed. (Pink and White.) Pkt. 10 cts., 
Moz. $2, ?20z. $3-50, oz. $6. 
Second-Early Asters 
► SCHELL'S GRANDEST ASTER. Without a doubt this 
is the grandest and most beautiful Aster in cultivation. The 
immense flufl^y flowers measuring 4 to ft inches in diameter, are 
a glorious mass of gracefully reflexed petals, crossing and curl- 
ing over each other in their individaul habit, making the 
finished flower the grandest of all Asters. The plants are very 
vigorous and the flowers are borne on long, stiff stems. This 
variety follows in bloom the Noble Asters and precedes in 
bloom the later varieties. I have two colors only of tills Aster. 
Seheirs Grandest Aster, Lavender-pink. Pkt. 10 cts., }4oz. 
$2.2$, V-lOT.. $4, OZ. $8. 
Scliell*5 Grandest Aster, Pure White. Pkt. 10 cts.. )ioz. 
$2,25, !'20Z. $4, OZ. $8. 
DAYBREAK. This beautiful Aster is one of those rare gems 
that have come to stay; no private garden is complete without 
it and for florist's use it is unsurpassed. The flowers arc round 
as a ball, very large and full, on long stems; the color a lovely 
sea-shell pink. The plant flowers very early, and is a continuous 
free bloomer, a compact strong grower, and in all respects a 
desirable addition. Pink. Pkt. s cts., Mgz. 75 cts., Itoz. 
$1.25, oz, $2.50. 
I PURITY. Is a fitting companion to Daybreak, being identi- 
cal with it in form and habit, but the blooms are pure white. 
A finer combination of color cannot well be imagined than the 
j massing together of these two beauties, either in bouquet 
■ groups or for decorative design. The plant is an early free bloom 
er, like its associate. White. Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 75 cts., Moz. 
I $1.25. oz. $2.50. 
SCHELL*S LATE BRANCHING ASTER. This magnifi- 
cent Aster still reigns supreme. It is as well known among 
European as American growers, and every up-to-date florist 
has a fine display in his show windows just before the chrysan- 
themum comes in. — in fact it is often mistaken for the chrysan- 
themum, which it very much resembles. It begins blooming 
about August 15 and continues throughout the season. The 
flowers are of extraordinary size, and are borne on long, graceful 
stems from 15 to 20 inches in length. The plants are extra large 
and of strong growth, one plant often covering a space of 2}4 
feet square. It is unexcelled for cutting, and is by far the most 
satisfactory late Aster grown. The time of blooming can of 
' course be regulated to some extent by sowing the seed in the 
I house in March or April. 
Snowy White, Pink, Crimson, Purple, Lavender and all 
colors mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., J^'oz. 35 cts., '. 20Z. 65c., oz. $1.25. 
I AGERATUM. Dwarf, compact-growing plants. 6 to 8 inches 
I high, covered with a sheet of bloom throughout the season. 
Splendid for bedding, edging or pot culture. 
I Blue Perfection. Deep blue. Pkt. 5 cts., K02. 20 cts. 
Snowball. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts.. J^oz. 20 cts. 
Mixed. Blue and white. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 20 cts. 
Schell's Noble and Daybreak Asters 
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