CHOICE ASTERS. 
P*lfP TCinO" ^^'^ most brilliantly 
X* 11 C JVXilg colored Asters we have ever 
seen. The flowers are of enormous size, a rich 
shade of deep crimson, and often measure as 
much as 5 inches in diameter. The blooms 
are of perfect form, the petals deep, heavy and 
slightly incurved. The plant is a vigorous, up- 
right grower, about 15 or 18 inches in height 
and produces its mammoth blossoms in wonder- 
ful profusion late in the season, Pkt. I5c. 
QtiawKqII V'aluablc for massing in beds 
OllUWUaiX or pot culture. It grows to a 
height of about 15 inches, and bears large, rather 
globe-shaped, pure white flowers. The plant is 
of upright, bushy habit and ha« been known to 
bear as many as 25 or 30 flowers. The vigorous, 
healthy habit of the plant and the freedom 
with which the flowers are produced recom- 
mend it to everyone. Pkt. I5c. 
A beautiful white mid- 
season sort, introduced by 
us some 15 years ago. It produces large, pur© 
white, double reciu-ved blossoms in great pro- 
fusion. The stems are stiff and erect, holding the 
bloom well up out of the dirt. Pkt. lOc. 
Transvaal Arbor Plant ^^th aZ'v 
Plant is a hardy herbaceous perennial, growing 
readily from seed and attaining gigantic proportions 
in two or three years. Its strong, stiff leaf stalks 
often measure from 6 to 10 feet in height, while its 
rnaminoth leaves are of most distinct and striking 
beauty. When they first appear in the spring they 
are of a beautiful brownish red color, which gratf- 
ually changes to deep olive green. They are from 
3 to 4 feet in breadth, Tsdth strong stout mid- 
ribs, and the whole upper surface studded with 
short, sharp spines, the whole leaf being of stout, 
firm texture, withstanding wind and rain with 
impunity These plants are fine for groups on 
large lawns, etc., or as single specimen plants. They 
require a slight protection of leaves or strawy 
manure in the winter. Pkt. I5c. 
White Star. 
liawaian Treasure Plant. 
Daybreak. 
Imperial German Nas- 
•fin-+itirMe This rare and beau- 
LUl llUIllb tif ul strain, intro- 
duced by us two years ago possesses 
so many points of exceptional merit 
that we offer them to our customers 
and friends with the positive knowl- 
edge that they will give entire satis- 
faction under the most exacting cir- 
cumstances. They are not untried 
no\'elties, neither are they time-worn 
sorts, which every seedsman offers. 
They are the results of years of pains- 
taking hybridizing and careful selec- 
tion on the part of one of Europe's 
leading specialists, who has made 
a life-long study of this class of 
flowers. The colors range from creamy 
white through the various shades of 
yellow, orange, pink, red and scarlet 
to the deejjest crimson, giving the 
widest possible range of tints. We 
offer them in either tall or dwarf 
mixed. Pkt. lOc, oz. 15c, H lb. 40c 
lb. $1.00. 
The Hawaiian Treasure 
"D1or»+ This marvel of growth, 
MriAUl from the far ofl" Pacific, 
is one of the most interesting plants 
we have ever seen. It is an annual, 
growing from 4 to 8 feet in height in a 
.single season from_ seed, and forming 
compact, symmetrical heads of foliage 
of rare grace »nd beauty. It requires 
no trinmiing, naturally forming most 
beautiful plants, useful alike for orna- 
ment and shade. It is moat valuable 
for screening unsifjhtly places as well 
as for single specimen plants on the 
lawn. It )s also beautiful, planted in 
groups and ift rows for an ornamental 
hedge. In late autumn it pnxhices 
minut« scarlet blossoms of rare beauty, 
which are quickly followed by the 
seed. Pkt. lOc. 
MAY'S NEW BRANCHING ASTERS. 
Illustrated on Outside Back Cover. 
GIANTS IN SIZE. MARVELS OF BEAUTY. 
WONDERFULLY PROLIFIC. 
THE BEST CLASS OF ASTERS FOR GENERAL CULTIVATION 
EVER INTRODUCED. 
The plants are compact and bushy, from 24 to 30 inches high, 
and produce from 20 to 30 blossoms each. Tliese are borne on 
strong, stiff stems, are from 3 to 5 inches in diameter, in form, 
shape and color, resembUng Chrysanthemums. As they ar« 
rather erect in growth they can be planted closer together than 
other varieties, and at the same time hold their mammoth blos- 
soms well up from the ground, so that thej' are at all times 
clean and pure. The freedom with which 'they bloom, the ex- 
tra large blossoms, the delicate colors and their vigorous growth, 
all combine to make them a truly remarkable class. They are 
miapproached by any other .Aster, and as they are of easy 
culture, should be extensively grown. We offer them in six 
(ii-tinot shades of color. Bright Carmine, Clear Pink, Lavender 
Blue, Purple, Pure White and Red. Per Packet lOc. Six 
Packets SOc. 
r^aTrViroolr Tiiis beautiful Aster is one 
ua.y Ul CtlJi. of those rare gems that has 
come to stay: no private garden is complete 
without it, and for florists' use it is unsurpassed. 
The flowers are romid 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 - l)loomer, a compact, strong 
grower, and in all respects a desirable acquisi- 
tion. Pkt, lOc. 
Pliritv '^^'^ "ew Aster is the handmaid 
X uxiLj^ to our Daybreak, being identical 
with it in form and habit, but the blooms are 
pure white. A finer combination of color can- 
not well be imagined than the ma.ssing to- 
gether of these two beauties, eitlier in bouquet 
groups or for decorative design. The plant is an 
early and free bloomer, like its companion. 
Pkt. lOc. 
Wonderful Yellow Astor. 
The introduction of a Yellow Aster created a 
sensation with flower lovers, who never im- 
agined such a variety attainable. The flowers 
are of large size, of a rich golden color. The 
plant Ls a strong, thrifty grower, desirable either 
for pot or open ground culture. Its greatest 
value lies in its color, which shows to the best 
advantage when grown in a bed with other 
colors, Pkt, ISc. 
Imperial German Nasturtium. 
