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Daniels Bros. Limited , Norwich , Spring , 1910. 
DANIELS’ SUPERB 
PRIZE ASTERS. 
IMPROVED VICTORIA ASTER. 
DWARF COMET. 
A charming strain of beautiful colours. The plants grow only about 
nine inches high, and the numerous double flowers have the elegant 
form and lovely colours of the larger growing varieties. 
196 PURE WHITE. Beautiful .. ..To 
197 CHOICEST MIXED ..10 
198 „ .. .. .. smaller pkt. 0 6 
DANIELS’ IMPROVED VICTORIA. 
A magnificent class, growing about fifteen inches high, and producing an 
abundance of large, perfectly double and beautifully imbricated flowers, 
four to five inches across. This is one of the most splendid Asters for 
garden decoration, and a first-class variety for exhibition. 
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199 AN ASSORTMENT OF 12 BEAUTIFUL VARIETIES 
200 8 
201 DARK CRIMSON . . . . per pkt. 
202 PURE WHITE 
203 DARK CRIMSON AND WHITE 
204 BRIGHT ROSE 
205 RICH PURPLE 
206 LIGHT BLUE 
207 FINEST MIXED. In beautiful variety 
208 .. . . . . . . . . smaller pkt. 
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DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED. 
This fine class is a decided acquisition. It commences blooming when 
many other Asters are off, and is invaluable for a late display; its height 
is only nine inches, and in consequence of itsfine dwarf habit of growth 
it is admirably suited for beds, edgings, pots, &o. 
209 AN ASSORTMENT OF SIX FINE VARIETIES 
210 FIERY SCARLET 
211 PURE WHITE 
212 BRILLIANT ROSE 
213 DARK BLUE 
214 LIGHT BLUE AND WHITE 
215 CARMINE 
216 VERY CHOICE MIXED 
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LADY IN WHITE. 
A charming variety, with long, narrow, light green foliage, a remark- 
ably free-branching habit of growth, and pure white double flowers ; 
will prove of special value for cut flowers. 
218 Per packet .. .. .. .. Cd. and 1 0 
From Mr. L. ELLIOT, llcnfieki. 
Feb. 15th. 
“ I have grown some'of your Ostrich Plume Asters 8$ inches across." 
From Mr. G. SHIRES, Stoke Fields. 
Feb. 7th. 
*' I had some beautiful Asters, both in size and colour. I can strongly recommend 
them." 
From Mr. G. KINGSWELL, tlardener. Shunklin. 
Feb. 25th. 
“ Your Aster3 turned out the finest I have ever seen." 
CULTIVATION OF ASTERS. 
Cultivation. — Asters form one of tho chief attractions in all gardens in which annuals are grown. They are procurable in every colour from white to 
deep crimson, are very easy to raise from seed, and give a glorious display of bloom in Autumn after many other plants have ceased to flower. 
Asters are alike useful for borders and as cut flowers ; the single kinds being of especial value for the latter purpose. The seed should be sown in 
March or April in boxes of good rich soil, and treated in the same manner as other half-hardy annuals ; give plenty of room between the plants, and place 
the boxes in a sunny position under glass, allowing abundance of air and water ; after about three weeks remove the boxes to a frame where the lights 
can be lifted off during the day, and so gradually harden the plants in readiness for their removal to the borders. The greatest care should be exercised 
in transplanting from the boxes, so as to ensure tho seedlings getting a good start. For a succession of flowers seed may be sown at the latter end of April 
in the open border where they are to bloom. Good sturdy plants may be raised by this method, and will give a supply of late flowers, until the frost 
cuts them off. 
Asters respond readily to liberal treatment although they will thrive in any good garden soil. An excellent position for them is on beds or borders 
which have been well trenched and liberally manured early in the season. Occasional waterings with weak manure water will be found of great 
benefit when the plants are developing their blooms. Such treatment gives substance to the flowers and extends the period of blooming. Where the 
space is available, it is an excellent plan to grow beds in the kitchen garden of separate colours of Asters specially for cutting purposes. Such varieties 
as Giant Ostrich Plume, Improved Comet, and the Single Sinensis will be found admirable for this purpose, and a supply for the house will be at hand 
without spoiling the effect of the beds. When only one kind can be grown we should strongly recommend our customers to try our Giant Ostrich Plume 
as being in our opinion the most delightful of all the doubles. Tho flowers which are very large, are borne on tall graceful stems often 18 inches long, and 
the colours are most distinct and varied. Ostrich Plume are quite as easily grown as the ordinary sorts. 
Our Large-Flowered Comet, while not growing quite so tall as the former, gives large, beautiful flowers, and is of great value both for bedding and 
cutting purposes. The perfect typo of Dwarf Bedding Aster is found in our Dwarf Perfection, which forms an ideal edging to a bed of taller kinds, or is 
equally effective in a bed by itself. 
From Mr. C. KING, Middleton Tyas. 
March 28th. 
'* Your Ostrich Plume Asters were the talk of the district. One of the Judges at 
our Show told it publicly that lie had been at Shrewsbury tho day previous, and out 
of 36 lots of Asters, there were none to equal them." 
From Mr. A. ALDER, London. 
Sept. 22nd. 
“ You will perhaps be pleased to know that the Champion Prize was won by 
Mr. Greenfield with your Asters, beating all exhibits of Dahlias, Roses, etc The 
Judges were D. Macdonald, Esq., (Gardening Editor “Daily Telegraph") and 
II. Cowley, Esq. (Sub. Editor of “The Gardener")." 
