JOHN LAWRANCE, OGDEN3BURG, N. Y. 
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ASTERS. 
These have now become one of the 
most important summer flowers, and 
the continual improvement made in 
the size of flower, vigor of growth 
and purity of color is remarkable. A 
few years ago we had to rely upon 
European growers for practically all 
of our Aster seed, but today the very 
best seed, of the strongest vitality 
and the very best varieties, is grown 
right here in New York State. As- 
ters succeed with every one and do 
well in any soil, but best results are 
had when extra care is taken in the 
preparation of the soil, which should 
be liberally enriched with well rotted 
stauie manure and a good sprinkling 
of unleached wood ashes or air-slaked 
lime well worked in. They prefer an 
open sunny situation and plenty of 
room to develop, and for best results 
should not be planted closer than one 
foot apart For early blooming, the seed should be sown in the hot-bed or 
sunny window in March or April, but for August and later blooming the 
seed may be sown in the open ground in May or early June. 
Giant Antirrhinum. 
Antirrhinum. (Snapdragon.) One of 
the most valuable annual plants 
for the production of cut-flowers 
in the garden. They grow two to 
three feet in height and are cov- 
ered with blooms from early sum- 
mer until late in the fall. Unlike 
most plants they will stand con- 
siderable frost, and in the cool 
weather of the fall the flowers are 
at their best. The flowers are 
borne in magnificent spikes and 
come in rich and various colors. 
They succeed best in a sunny sit- 
uation in rather light soil. As the 
seeds are very small, care should 
be taken in sowing so as not to 
cover too deep. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
